Dr. Sam Johnson.

AuthorMoore, John Rees
PositionPoem

That great hulk of a man, Dr. Johnson, Had many ills both of mind and body As Boswell shows; in spite of melancholy He could be merry, and simply bent on fun. His opinions were bold, and I can tell you, His authority was kingly, his generosity as well. To his verbal sword Lord Chesterfield fell. A writer writes better than he lives, it is true, Nine years on his dictionary, what a noble feat! Hester Thrale "betrayed" him; he...

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