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Addington [ˈædɪŋtən] n (Biographies / Addington, Henry,1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757-1844) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. 1757-1844, British statesman; prime minister (1801-04) and Home Secretary (1812-21) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His boyhood had been saturated with Ruskin, and he had read all the latest books: John Addington Symonds, Vernon Lee's "Euphorion," the essays of P. Addington sat bowing and smirking in a ghastly manner, and would not be behindhand when the noiseless bottle went round; Scott, from under bushy eyebrows, winked at the apparition of a beeswing; Wilberforce's eyes went up to the ceiling, so that he did not seem to know how his glass went up full to his mouth and came down empty; up to the ceiling which was above us only yesterday, and which the great of the past days have all looked at. |
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