The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies the lights of a picture are created by the shades the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. (Samuel Johnson)

The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies the lights of a picture are created by the shades the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue.

Samuel Johnson

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