| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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So called from the Latin, cicer (a wart or vetch). Plutarch says “a flat excrescence on the tip of his nose gave him this name.” His real name was (Tullius) Tully. | 1 |
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La Bouche de Ciceron. Philippe Pot, prime minister of Louis XI. (1428–1494.) | 2 |
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The Cicero of France. Jean Baptiste Massillon (1663–1742.) | 3 |
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The Cicero of Germany. Johann III., elector of Brandenburg. (1455–1499.) | 4 |
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The Cicero of the British Senate. George Canning (1770–1827.) | 5 |
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The British Cicero. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708–1778.) | 6 |
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The Christian Cicero. Lucius Cœlius Lactantius, a Christian father, who died 330. | 7 |
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The German Cicero. Johann Sturm, printer and scholar. (1507–1589.) | 8 |
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