Samuel Johnson Quote

They are forced plants, raised in a hot-bed; and they are poor plants; they are but cucumbers after all.

Of Thomas Gray's Odes

James Boswell Life of Samuel Johnson (1791) 1780


They are forced plants, raised in a hot-bed; and they are poor plants; they are but cucumbers after all.

They are forced plants, raised in a hot-bed; and they are poor plants; they are but cucumbers after all.

They are forced plants, raised in a hot-bed; and they are poor plants; they are but cucumbers after all.

They are forced plants, raised in a hot-bed; and they are poor plants; they are but cucumbers after all.