Charles Caleb Colton vs. Samuel Johnson
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
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Charles Caleb Colton
1780 – 1832
Religion
Kingdom of Great Britain
Charles Caleb Colton was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities.
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"If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself ~ all that runs over will be yours."
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Samuel Johnson
1709 – 1784
Literature
Kingdom of Great Britain
Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".
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"Declamation roared, while Passion slept."
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Connections
Samuel Johnson was influenced by Charles Caleb Colton
Shared era: 1780 – 1784
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