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Geboortedatum
1720
Overlijdensdatum
1808
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From Boswell's Life of Johnson:
"That learned and ingenious Prelate it is well known published at one period of his life .Moral and Political dialogues, with a woefully whiggish cast. Afterwards, his Lordship having thought better, came to see his errour, and republished his work with a more constitutional spirit. Johnson, however, was unwilling to allow him full credit for his political conversion. I remember when his Lordship declined the honour of being Archbishop of Canterbury, Johnson said, 'I am glad he did not go to Lambeth; for, after all, I fear he is a Whig at heart."… (meer)
 
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