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Quotation by Samuel Johnson
As we walked along the Strand to-night, arm in arm, a woman of the town accosted us, in the usual enticing manner. "No, no, my girl, (said Johnson) it won't do."
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), British author, lexicographer. (Originally published 1791). Boswell's Life of Johnson, July 30, 1763, p. 323, Oxford University Press (1980).
Boswell and Johnson on an evening stroll.
Boswell and Johnson on an evening stroll.
Surprise me with a
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