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Boswell

[ US /ˈbɑzwɛɫ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
  2. Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)

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  • _Journey_, and which once led him to question whether there was a tree between Edinburgh and the English border older than himself; and to reply to Boswell's suggestion that he ought to be whipped at every tree over 100 years old in that space, "I believe I might submit to it for a baubee! Dr. Johnson and His Circle
  • Boswell's father wrote frankly to a female friend that his son had got the pox again; in reply, she noted that the disease had grown quite common.
  • _Boswell's conversation with the King about the title proper to be given to the Young Pretender. Life of Johnson, Volume 6 Addenda, index, dicta philosophi, etc.
  • And when he is joined by Russell Barr as a Boswell who is a mixture of close companion, whipping-boy and assiduous note-taker, you feel you are eavesdropping on one of the great double-acts in literary history. A Dish of Tea With Dr Johnson – review
  • I cannot pretend to do much, being but a shallow philologist; yet, since I received your last Number, I have lighted on a passage in that volume of "omnifarious information" Croker's _Boswell_, which will not be deemed inapplicable. Notes and Queries, Number 185, May 14, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
  • Robbie Painter fed the loose ball to Paul Helliwell, but Boswell got a firm hand to his cross and deflected the ball away.
  • The anecdote reached a peak of popularity at the end of the century, partly as a result of the influence of Boswell as a retailer of anecdotes.
  • The study looked at using a concentrated extract of the Indian frankincense plant, Boswellia serrate, for osteoarthritis in the knee. Frankincense extract: A wise treatment for osteoarthritis?
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  • When he was figuring at Boswell's dinner in Old Bond Street in the "ratteen suit lined with satin, and bloom-coloured silk breeches," the clothes belonged to his tailor, and remained unpaid till his death. Thrift
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