Samuel Johnson

Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager read more

Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife,
And watch the busy scenes of crowded life.

But here more slow, where all are slaves to gold,
Where looks are merchandise, and smiles are sold.

But here more slow, where all are slaves to gold,
Where looks are merchandise, and smiles are sold.

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of
a garden.

A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of
a garden.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.

An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.

An age that melts with unperceiv'd decay,
And glides in modest innocence away.