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Boswell

Boswell

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A Scottish writer who wrote a famous biography of Samuel Johnson
  • proper noun
: Boswell
  • As Samuel Johnson observed in his 1766 Letter to Boswell: "Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions."
  • James Boswell

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Examples

  • As Samuel Johnson put it in a letter to James Boswell.

    Academic text (2000)

  • In 1775, Dr. Johnson published his Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, an account of his and James Boswell's Scottish tour.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And listen, Boswell, can you tell me where the can is in this place?

    Mr. Destiny (1990)

  • Samuel Johnson and his faithful dachshund Boswell decided to go trick-or-treating a few days before Halloween.

    Blog text (11)

  • Rob Zaretsky teaches history at the Honors College, University of Houston, and is completing Boswell's Enlightenment, which will be published next year.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In his famous biography, James Boswell chronicled the life and thoughts of Samuel Johnson.

  • James Boswell is celebrated for his detailed accounts of his time with the writer Samuel Johnson.

  • The correspondence between Samuel Johnson and his friend Boswell reveals much about their intellectual bond.

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Etymology

Boswell comes from the Scottish writer James Boswell, who wrote the famous 'biography' of Samuel Johnson and carefully recorded his conversations and life.