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 More on Pharaoh from Fact Monster:
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