Famous quotes containing the words johnson and/or village:
“Year chases year, decay pursues decay,
Still drops some joy from withring life away;
New forms arise, and diffrent views engage,”
—Samuel Johnson (17091784)
“Tom was a glittering hero once morethe pet of the old, the envy of the young. His name even went into immortal print, for the village paper magnified him. There were some that believed he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)