Amanuensis

Which amanuensis is a drunken, bankrupt village grocer, of whom my son-in-law is one of the defrauded creditors – Mr. L — having intrusted him with about forty pounds 'worth of the plantation rice, to sell on commission for him, which rice, indeed, was sold, but was never accounted for, and as the man is a bankrupt, never will be. ❋ Unknown (1891)

Paul's autograph salutation (so 1Co 16: 21; 2Th 3: 17), attesting that the preceding letter, though written by an amanuensis, is from himself. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Eight to five you never heard the word amanuensis and you never saw a cocklebur.” ❋ Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 (1954)

The amanuensis was a red-haired young man -- probably a colonial from one of the worlds of Rita's Veil, judging by his accent. ❋ Unknown (2004)

My amanuensis is a gentleman who acted as my aide-de-camp, and I beg you will acquaint his good father that he acquitted himself highly to my satisfaction, and showed himself deserving the stock from which he sprung. ❋ John Ross (1816)

Driven by the "very human desire for philosophical immortality," Bruno recites his life story to a young researcher, his "amanuensis," in a lab where he's being held for murder. ❋ Ron Charles (2011)

In the screenshot above, I'm using YubNub to do a Google search for the word "amanuensis". posted by Jonathan at ❋ Jonathan Aquino (2007)

You were added to the list for one reason, John: you added the word "amanuensis" to my vocabulary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Madison did perform a hugely important function as an "amanuensis," dutifully and painstakingly recording the convention proceedings in what historians today call an accurate and complete stenographic record, the best available. ❋ Unknown (2007)

To these people I have been a kind of amanuensis: they have dictated their stories to me and I have retold them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Given the scale and quality of his achievement, and that of his partner and amanuensis, Lady David, I wonder how on earth this is possible? ❋ Unknown (2009)

This small flaw, I guess, must be laid at the door of her "as-told-to" amanuensis, John Miller. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He has followed the great dramatist at close quarters for nearly three decades, as friend, advocate, amanuensis, scholar. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I was hope's amanuensis but I was low on carburetor oxygen and my fraud protection had just expired. ❋ Bill Yarrow (2011)

I dictated letters, I dictated articles, and now I dictate this journal, although no longer to my daughter Anna, sweet amanuensis, qui a disparue thus in French in the MS. ed. ❋ James Greer (2011)

With his loyal black servant, Frank Barber, serving as counter-amanuensis, he spent a week at the task of self-immolation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The amanuensis accidentally [copied] the stories [out of order] resuling in major confusion for the students who were the children of the [pharoh]. ❋ Brintney (2007)