Note 35 — No. 208. [Steele. From Saturday, Aug. 5, to Tuesday, Aug. 8, 1710.
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A hanger-on. As Mr. Dobson points out, Thackeray gives the title of "led-captain" to Lord Steyne's toady and trencher-man, Mr. Wagg ("Vanity Fair," chap. xxi.).