| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4022 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Addison. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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