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> [!SUMMARY] [[0 - Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson|Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson]] and [[Thraliana]] December 1777
> Verses written by [[Dr. Samuel Johnson]] on the occasion of the thirty-fifth birthday of [[Hester Thrale née Salusbury]].
> Oft in danger, yet alive,
> We are come to thirty-five;
> Oft may better years arrive,
> Better years than thirty-five.
> Could philosophers contrive
> Life to stop at thirty-five,
> Time his hours should never drive
> O'er the bounds of thirty-five.
> High to soar, and deep to dive,
> Nature gives at thirty-five.
> Ladies— stock and tend your Hive,
> Trifle not at thirty-five!
> For howe'er we boast and strive,
> Life declines from thirty-five.
> He that ever hopes to thrive
> Must begin by thirty-five;
> And those who wisely wish to wive
> Must look on [[Hester Thrale née Salusbury|Thrale]] at thirty-five.
## See also
![[hester-lynch-thrale-1741-1821🔎#^hester-lynch-thrale-infoblock]]![[samuel-johnson-1709-1784🔎#^samuel-johnson-infoblock]] •
#history/person/SALUSBURY/hester-lynch-born-1741
#history/person/JOHNSON/samuel-born-1709
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