Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexic · Samuel Johnson

I am not yet so lost in lexicography, as to forget

Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.

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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'.