Dr. Johnson

I should prefer a more prescriptive dictionary, one that notes, where called for, that an entry is a "cant" word, to use the term Dr. Johnson used in his Dictionary.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol III No 4 1977

Owing to the fact that Dr. Johnson was one of the original members, and dominated its policy after his usual autocratic manner, it is sometimes known as Dr. Johnson's Club.

Inns and Taverns of Old London

I called Dr. Johnson's attention to this, that I might hear his opinion if it was right.

Life of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887

Cham of Literature,” as he called Dr. Johnson, he affords one of the first satisfactory specimens upon a fairly large scale.

Travels through France and Italy 2004

The prospect of finality, to paraphrase Dr. Johnson – the essayist, not the cosmetic surgeon – should concentrate the mind.

Millennial Fashion: Mourners in Pastel, Celebrities Everywhere 1999

The prospect of finality, to paraphrase Dr. Johnson – the essayist, not the cosmetic surgeon – should concentrate the mind.

Millennial Fashion: Mourners in Pastel, Celebrities Everywhere 1999

The prospect of finality, to paraphrase Dr. Johnson – the essayist, not the cosmetic surgeon – should concentrate the mind.

Millennial Fashion: Mourners in Pastel, Celebrities Everywhere 1999

How forcibly the whole scene recalled Dr. Johnson's words: "Patriotism, sir, is the last resort of a scoundrel".

With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train Ernest N. Bennett

Then I recall Dr. Johnson's preface to his Dictionary -- "written not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amid inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow."

Pipefuls Christopher Morley 1923

Here we naturally recall Dr. Johnson's love of it -- his defence of it against all comers.

Immortal Memories Clement King Shorter 1891