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He [the poet] must write as the interpreter of nat — Samuel Johnson

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Human life is everywhere a state in which much is
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He [the poet] must write as the interpreter of nature, and the legislator of mankind.

Rasselas (1759) ch. 10; see Shelley 315:6

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Samuel Johnson

1709-09-18 — 1784-12-13 · Lichfield

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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