Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas'd, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain, And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff 'd bosom of that perilous stuff, Which weighs upon the heart ? Doct. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. - Page 536by James Boswell - 1907Full view - About this book
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