Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Times

(The). A newspaper, founded by John Walter. In 1785 he established The Daily Universal Register, but in 1788 changed the name into The Times, or Daily Universal Register. (See Thunderer.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Timoleon
Time-honoured Lancaster
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