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Hobson's Choice
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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i.e. "HOBSON'S CHOICE this or nothing," an expression that arose from the fact that the Cambridge-London carrier, Thomas Hobson (1544-1630), refused, when letting his horses on hire, to allow any animal to leave the stable out of its turn. Among other bequests made by Hobson, and commemorated by Milton, was a conduit for the Cambridge market-place, for which he provided the perpetual maintenance. See Spectator, No. 509 (14th of October 1712).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hobson's Choice'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hobsons-choice.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hobson's Choice'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/h/hobsons-choice.html. 1910.
