Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about pleasure, poetry, art, magic, truth

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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about pleasure, poetry, art, magic, truth.

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson 1709 - 1784, english author

Was born on: 18 sep 1709.
Died on 13 dec 1784, at 75 years old.

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