John Wilson (Scottish writer)

John Wilson (18 May 1785 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish writer, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym Christopher North of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.

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"Music is the universal language of mankind."

- John Wilson (Scottish writer)

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"You did late review my lays, Crusty Christopher; You did mingle blame and praise, Rusty Christopher. When I learnt from whom it came, I forgave you all the blame, Musty Christopher; I could _not_ forgive the praise, Fusty Christopher."

- John Wilson (Scottish writer)

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