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Life of Johnson, Volume 4, 1780-1784

Note 326 — THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. (continued 2)

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See ante, iii. 65. Wilkes was by this time City Chamberlain. 'I think I see him at this moment,' said Rogers (Table-Talk, p. 43), 'walking through the crowded streets of the city, as Chamberlain, on his way to Guildhall, in a scarlet coat, military boots, and a bag-wig—the hackney-coachmen in vain calling out to him, "A coach, your honour."'

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