"Wenn jemand Londons überdrüssig ist, ist er des Lebens überdrüssig; denn in London hat man alles, was das Leben bieten kann."
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"The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D." von James Boswell, Eintrag vom 20. September 1777. London: Hutchinson & Co., 1791. Band 2, S. 160
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Samuel Johnson
1709 – 1784
englischer Gelehrter, Schriftsteller, Kritiker und Lexikograph
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