"Are you a botanist, Dr. Johnson?" "No, Sir, (answered Johnson,) I am not a botanist; and, (alluding no doubt, to his near sightedness) should I wish to become a botanist, I must first turn myself into a reptile."


Boswell's "Life of Samuel Johnson ", Summer 1762 (p. 267)

Samuel Johnson Quotes

Are you a botanist, Dr. Johnson? No, Sir, (answered Johnson,) I am not a botanist; and, (alluding no doubt, to his near sightedness) should I wish to ...

Are you a botanist, Dr. Johnson? No, Sir, (answered Johnson,) I am not a botanist; and, (alluding no doubt, to his near sightedness) should I wish to ...

Are you a botanist, Dr. Johnson? No, Sir, (answered Johnson,) I am not a botanist; and, (alluding no doubt, to his near sightedness) should I wish to ...

Are you a botanist, Dr. Johnson? No, Sir, (answered Johnson,) I am not a botanist; and, (alluding no doubt, to his near sightedness) should I wish to ...