E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Snow King.
Gustavus Adolphus, of Sweden. (1594, 1611–1632.)
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“At Vienna he was called in derision the Snow King, who was kept together by the cold, but would melt and disappear as he approached a warmer soil.”—Dr. Crichton: Seandinavia, vol. ii. p. 61.
