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The vanity of human wishes

Book • 1927
Author
Samuel Johnson
The Vanity of Human Wishes, by Samuel Johnson, is a poem that explores the futility of human desires and ambitions.

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 as one of Johnson's celebrated poems, referenced earlier in their Peter the Great series.
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