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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

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Birth: 1709-09-18 , Lichfield
Death: 1784-12-13 , Londres
Samuel Johnson was a prominent 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary figures in British history, famous for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'.
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Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause a while from learning to be wise. There mark what ills the scholar’s life assail— Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail.

Vanity of Human Wishes, l. 157

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