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When Beauclerk {243} lay dying Johnson said, "I would walk to the extent of the diameter of the earth to save Beauclerk"; and when he was dead, Johnson wrote to Boswell, "Poor dear Beauclerk -- _nec, ut soles, dabis joca_."
Dr. Johnson and His Circle John Cann Bailey 1897
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'Poor dear Beauclerk [1291] -- _nec, ut soles, dabis joca_ [1292].
Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 James Boswell 1767
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Sam at the same window not so much this time (and usually I find Sam to be the hotter one). joca (17 posts) on May 4, 2008 - 3: 01am. pinka9 (9 posts) on May 4, 2008 - 8: 19am.
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Curtis, & eorum pertinenciis in mani - ius prediSii Epifcopi, & e/us „ 4d-joca - li.
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'Poor dear Beauclerk [1291] ” nec, ut soles, dabis joca [1292].
Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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