Samuel Johnson quote: Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake...

Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections their author.

Samuel Johnson

Favorite

Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles, Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers, Gilbert Wakefield (1806). “The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Verse and Prose: Containing the Principal Notes of Drs. Warburton and Warton: Illustrations, and Critical and Explanatory Remarks, by Johnson, Wakefield, A. Chalmers ... and Others; to which are Added, Now First Published, Some Original Letters, with Additional Observations, and Memoirs of the Life of the Author”, p.16

← Prev Samuel Johnson Quotes Next →