Life of Johnson. J MENTIONED a nobleman, who I believed was really uneasy if his company would not drink hard. Johnson. “ That is from having had people alfout him whom he has been accustomed to command.” Boswell. “ Supposing I should be tete-a-tete with him at table.” Johnson. “ Sir, there is no more reason for your drinking with him, than his being sober with you.”
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 12
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