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“Our supple tribes repress their patriot throats, And ask no questions but the price of votes.”

Book:Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson and William Shenstone

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Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson and William Shenstone

The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Samuel Johnson, and William Shenstone is a compilation that brings together the literary contributions of four prominent 18th-century English poets. This volume includes a selection of poems from each author, offering readers a glimpse into the poetic styles and themes of these influential figures in English literature. more

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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, and lexicographer, renowned for his comprehensive English dictionary, 'A Dictionary of the English Language', published in 1755. His distinctive writing style and wit have cemented his place as a significant figure in the history of English literature. more

Book:The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers ... and Others; to which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author

Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers ... and Others; to which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author

“It is thus that mutual cowardice keeps us in peace. Were one half of mankind brave and one cowards, the brave would be always beating the cowards. Were all brave, they would lead a very uneasy life; all would be continually fighting; but being all cowards, we go on very well.”

Wells Would Be Fighting Half Mankind Goes On Brave Mutual Coward Cowardice Uneasy One Half Easy Life

Author:Samuel Johnson

“Credulity is the common failing of inexperienced virtue; and he who is spontaneously suspicious may justly be charged with radical corruption.”

May Common Virtue Failing Corruption Radical Suspicious Credulity

Book:The Wisdom of the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler

Source: The Wisdom of the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler

“The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a poisoned arrow.”

Differences Abuse Clubs Cruelty Wounded Arrows Refined Bruised Coarse

Book:The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and Morals

Source: The Table Talk of Dr. Johnson: Comprising Opinions and Anecdotes of Life and Literature, Men, Manners, and Morals

“We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in their full magnitude, but the gradual growth of our own wickedness, endeared by interest, and palliated by all the artifices of self-deceit, gives us time to form distinctions in our own favor”