Samuel Johnson Quote

There are, indeed, few kinds of composition from which an author, however learned or ingenious, can hope a long continuance of fame.


The Rambler (ed. 1801)


There are, indeed, few kinds of composition from which an author, however learned or ingenious, can hope a long continuance of fame.

There are, indeed, few kinds of composition from which an author, however learned or ingenious, can hope a long continuance of fame.

There are, indeed, few kinds of composition from which an author, however learned or ingenious, can hope a long continuance of fame.

There are, indeed, few kinds of composition from which an author, however learned or ingenious, can hope a long continuance of fame.