“Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.”
Samuel Johnson, letter to Francesco Sastres, Aug. 21, 1784
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
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Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
“Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.”
Samuel Johnson, letter to Francesco Sastres, Aug. 21, 1784
An ArtsJournal Blog