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is not an exact statem description of
what Sir Alexander Boswell
wrote. The libel was in
some verses in which he
called Stuart "coward"
(or rather "cooart" rhyming
to "Stuart"). Stuart had
gone with one or two retainers
and thrashed or endeavoured
to thrash the printer of the
Beacon. The printer sent
him a challenge which Stuart
declined on the ground that
the printer who had printed
libels for hire was not
entitled to the privileges
of a gentleman [This is
exactly the same position as