A review by aclassicalmess
Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.0

‘Among these unhappy mortals is the writer of dictionaries; whom mankind have considered, not as the pupil, but as the slave of science; doomed only to remove rubbish and clear obstruction from the paths of Genius and Learning, who press forward to conquest and glory, without bestowing a smile on the humble drudge that facilitates their progress.’