Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Esmond

(Henry). A chivalrous cavalier in the reign of Queen Anne. The hero of Thackeray's novel entitled Esmond.

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