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by Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 54

1831 - 652 pages
...filled Stratford-on-Avon, with a placard around his hat, bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that...talebearer, an eavesdropper, a common butt in the taverns of London, — so curious to know every body who was talked about, that, Tory and High Churchman...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 8

1832 - 428 pages
...filled Stratford-onAvon, with a placard around his hat, bearing the inscription of Conica Bos•K-nll. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that...Edinburgh he was known by the appellation of Paoli lions-all. Servile and impertinent, — shallow and pedantic,— a bigot and a sot, — bloated with...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 8

1832 - 424 pages
...filled Stratford-onAvon, with a placard around his hat, bearing the inscription of Corsica Hour-all. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that at Edinburgh he was known by the appellation of Fault Boswell. Servile and impertinent, — shallow and pedantic, — a bigot and a sot, — bloated...
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The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review, Volume 12

Charles Hodge, Lyman Hotchkiss Atwater - 1840 - 644 pages
...filled Stratfordon-Avon, with a placard around his hat, bearing the inscription of Corsica JBoswell. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that...talebearer, an eavesdropper, a common butt in the taverns of London, — so curious to know everybody who was talked about, that, Tory and High Churchman...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 516 pages
...filled Stratford-on-Avon, with a placard around his hat, bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that...talebearer, an eavesdropper, a common butt in the taverns of London,— so curious to know everybody who wa's talked about, that, Tory and High Churchman...
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Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 2

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 410 pages
...filled Stratford-on-Avon, with a placard around his hat, bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that at Edinburgh he was known by the appellation ofPaoli Boswell. Servile and impertinent—shallow and pedantic—a bigot and a sot— bloated with...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...which filled Stafford-on-Avon, with a placard around his hat bearing the inscription of Cornea Bottwll. X"d" N"\"]"^" BoivxS. Servile and impertinent — shallow and pedantic — a bigot and a sot — bloated with family...
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A Course of Reading for Common Schools and the Lower Classes of Academies ...

Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 pages
...hat, bearing the inscription of Corsica Boswell. In his tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that 15 at Edinburgh, he was known by the appellation of Paoli...to be a talebearer, an eaves-dropper, a common butt ia the taverns of London; so curious to know everybody 16 who was talked about, that, tory and high...
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The Modern British Essayists: Macaulay, T.B. Essays

1852 - 780 pages
...filled Staffbrd-on-Avon, with a placard around his hat bearing the inscription of Corsica Baswell. L.H Ii o = U 9 t ĕʌ U K Botwell. Servile and impertinent — shallow and pedantic — a bigot and a sot — bloated with family...
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Essays, Critical and Miscellaneous

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pages
...which ftlled Stafford-on-Avon, with a placard around his hat bearing the inscription of Cornea Boswcll. In his Tour, he proclaimed to all the world, that at Edinburgh he was known by the appellation of Paalt Lostcell. Servile and impertinent — shallow and pedantic — a bigot and a sot — bloated...
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