E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Cicero. | |
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 |
La Bouche de Ciceron. Philippe Pot, prime minister of Louis XI. (14281494.) | 2 |
The Cicero of France. Jean Baptiste Massillon (16631742.) | 3 |
The Cicero of Germany. Johann III., elector of Brandenburg. (14551499.) | 4 |
The Cicero of the British Senate. George Canning (17701827.) | 5 |
The British Cicero. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (17081778.) | 6 |
The Christian Cicero. Lucius Clius Lactantius, a Christian father, who died 330. | 7 |
The German Cicero. Johann Sturm, printer and scholar. (15071589.) | 8 |
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