Thomas Carlyle's Quote - Johnsons are rare; yet, Boswells are perhaps still rarer. – Thomas

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Johnsons are rare; yet, Boswells are perhaps still rarer. - Thomas

Johnsons are rare; yet, Boswells are perhaps still rarer. – Thomas Carlyle

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