Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Annus Mirabilis

The year of wonders, 1666, memorable for the great fire of London and the successes of our arms over the Dutch. Dryden has written a poem with this title, in which he describes both these events.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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