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Dennis (John)

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called the “best abused man in England.” Swift and Pope both satirised him. He is called Zoïlus.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Demodocos
Demogorgon
Demon of Matrimonial Unhappiness
Demos (King)
Demosthenēs Lantern
Demurrage
Demy
Den
Denarius
Denizen
Dennis (John)
Dénouement
Denys (St.)
Deo Gratias (Latin)
Deo Juvante (Latin)
Deo, non Fortunâ (Latin)
Deo Volente
Deodand
Depart
Department
Dependence

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