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Portrait Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Each person's work is always a portrait of himself.
- I had rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
- I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world
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