Brewer's: Pharaoh

in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, means Louis XIV. of France.

If Pharaoh's doubtful succour he [Charles II.] should use, A foreign aid would more incense the Jews [English nation].
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Related Content