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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


*Stilling (John Henry),*

surnamed Jung, the mystic or pietist; called by Carlyle the German Dominie Sampson; “awkward, honest, irascible, in old-fashioned clothes and bag-wig.” A real character. (1740–1817.)	1

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