About Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, often called Dr. Johnson, was an English writer and polymath. He worked as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor and lexicographer. His most famous work is the Dictionary of the English language, which contains 42,733 entries.
![“To APPAL (APPA'L) v.a.[appalir, Fr. It might more properly have been written appale.]To fright; to strike with sudden fear; to depress; to discourage.” quote by Samuel Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ea5/samuel-johnson-50_fear_to-appal-appa-l-v-a-appalir-fr-it-might_2703298.png)
