I have tried too in my time to be a philosopher; but, I don't know how, cheerfulness was always breaking in.
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Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell
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Edwards, Oliver. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 17 Apr. 1778.
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Edwards, Oliver. Quoted in Life of Samuel Johnson. Written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
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