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I Do Not Much Wish Well To Discoveries, For I Am Always Afraid They Will End In Conquest And Robbery.
-Samuel Johnson
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I Do Not Much Wish Well To
Samuel Johnson
I Do Not Much Wish Well To Discoveries, For I Am Always Afraid They Will End In Conquest And Robbery.
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