While, an author is yet living we estimate his pow · Samuel Johnson

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While, an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance, and when he is dead we rate them by his best.

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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'.