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Imagine Samuel Johnson posing for this portrait for hours on end.
What was he thinking, doing this face?
Also, does /lit/ like Samuel Johnson?

>> No.21758529
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The virgin English man of letters vs. the Chad Scottish lawyer
>Doctor Johnson proposed to define the word ‘oats’ thus: ‘A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.’ And I replied: ‘Aye, and that’s why England has such fine horses, and Scotland such fine people.’

>> No.21758552

>>21758504
I suspect this was his resting face just like Harold Bloom constantly has that frowning thing going on.

>> No.21758572

>>21758552
He had a stroke, so he probably looked even more disgusted in real life, but the painter gave him a touch up

>> No.21758588

>>21758504
Samuel Johnson is the only man who travelled to find books he couldn't read to criticise them

>> No.21759422
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Johnson is awesome. I took a grad school class about him and went from never having heard about him to loving him.

Everyone should read him. Start with the Rambler essays.

>> No.21759467

>>21758504
How is this related to books.