As all who come into the country must obey the King, so all who come into an university must be of the Church. - James Boswell

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As all who come into the country must obey the King, so all who come into an university must be of the Church.

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About James Boswell

James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh. He is best remembered for his biography of the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, one of contemporaries, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom claimed is the greatest biography written in the English language.

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Also Known As: Bozzy
Alternative Names: James Boswell I James, I Boswell
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