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Hyde

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Hyde  (hd), Douglas 1860-1949.
Irish nationalist and writer who founded the Gaelic League (1893) and was president of Ireland (1938-1945).
Hyde, Edward. First Earl of Clarendon. 1609-1674.
English politician who was chief adviser to Charles I during the English Civil War and later to Charles II, who appointed him Lord Chancellor (1660-1667). After being falsely accused of treason he fled to France, where he wrote his major work, The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England (printed 1702-1704).
Hyde [haɪd]
n
(Placename) a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester; textiles, footwear, engineering. Pop.: 30 666 (1991)
Hyde2
n
1. (Biographies / Hyde, Douglas (1860-1949) M, Irish, MISC: scholar, WRITING: author, POLITICS: head of state) Douglas. 1860-1949, Irish scholar and author; first president of Eire (1938-45)
2. (Biographies / Hyde, Edward) Edward. See (1st Earl of) Clarendon


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Jekyll's "disappearance or unexplained absence for any period exceeding three calendar months," the said Edward Hyde should step into the said Henry Jekyll's shoes without further delay and free from any burthen or obligation beyond the payment of a few small sums to the members of the doctor's household.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
I daresay that when night comes, this Hyde Park which is so gay by day, is haunted by the ghosts of many mothers, who run, wild-eyed, from seat to seat, looking for their sons.
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
We must now convey the reader to Mr Western's lodgings, which were in Piccadilly, where he was placed by the recommendation of the landlord at the Hercules Pillars at Hyde Park Corner; for at the inn, which was the first he saw on his arrival in town, he placed his horses, and in those lodgings, which were the first he heard of, he deposited himself.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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