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Johnson was a conservative supporter of [[King George III]]. He wrote "[http://www.samueljohnson.com/tnt.html Taxation No Tyranny]" (March 1775) to instruct Americans that they should quietly and obediently pay their taxes. Johnson often ridiculed the American Revolution -- as indeed he ridiculed most politicians in London in his brilliant conversations, which were often recorded in the touchstone of all English biographies, [[James Boswell]]'s ''Life of Samuel Johnson''.

Johnson was a conservative supporter of [[King George III]]. He wrote "[http://www.samueljohnson.com/tnt.html Taxation No Tyranny]" (March 1775) to instruct Americans that they should quietly and obediently pay their taxes. Johnson often ridiculed the American Revolution -- as indeed he ridiculed most politicians in London in his brilliant conversations, which were often recorded in the touchstone of all English biographies, [[James Boswell]]'s ''Life of Samuel Johnson''.

A man of enormous energy despite perpetual poor health and erudition, Johnson was a polymath with an unusually wide range of knowledge.  He wrote for nearly all genres excelling in literary criticism, satire, plays, biography, the moral essay, fiction, scholarly editing, travel writing, political pamphleteering, journalism, and of course lexicography. He wrote fine both in English and in Latin, composed noteworthy sermons and impressive prayers, and left a candid diary, and superb letters.  

A man of enormous energy despite perpetual poor health and erudition, Johnson was a polymath with an unusually wide range of knowledge.  He wrote in nearly all genres, excelling in literary criticism, satire, plays, biography, moral essays, fiction, scholarly editing, travel writing, political pamphleteering, journalism, and of course lexicography. He wrote well both in English and in Latin, composed noteworthy sermons and impressive prayers, and left a candid diary and superb letters.  

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