I do not know, sir, that the fellow is an infidel; but if he be an inf…

Samuel Johnson
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I do not know, sir, that the fellow is an infidel; but if he be an infidel, he is an infidel as a dog is an infidel; that is to say, he has never thought upon the subject. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 2, p. 95 (19 October 1769); referring to Samuel Foote q.v.
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I do not know, sir, that the fellow is an infidel; but if he be an infidel, he is an infidel as a dog is an infidel; that is to say, he has never thought upon the subject. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 2, p. 95 (19 October 1769); referring to Samuel Foote q.v.

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