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Cover of A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson

A Dictionary of the English Language

Samuel Johnson · 1747
Mentioned 2 times across 2 podcasts · 2026
Mention timeline2 mentions
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Where it's mentioned
Why the “Pursuit of Happiness” Is a Bad Idea
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos · Jun 2026
“Samuel Johnson, right, Doctor Johnson, the great English man of letters, in his dictionary of English language, defines pursuit as to follow in hostility”
London’s Golden Age: Sex and Scandal in Georgian Britain (Part 2)
The Rest Is History · Mar 2026
“in his dictionary he had notoriously defined oats as a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people”