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Perceval
[ pur-suh-vuhl ]
noun
- Spencer, 1762–1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809–12.
- Arthurian Legend. Percival ( def 1 ).
Perceval
/ ˈpɜːsɪvəl /
noun
- PercevalSpencer17621812MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Spencer. 1762–1812, British statesman; prime minister (1809–12); assassinated
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Spencer Perceval, prime minister of Great Britain, shot in the lobby of the house of commons.
It sent me this thieving, rascally scheme of this man Perceval's, and it turned my boy's head, and lost him to me.
He was a public man; and he turned paler, as he thought of Julius Caesar and Mr. Perceval.
He had applied to Perceval for redress, and the inevitable refusal inflamed his crazy resentment.
War to the knife ensued between us and Mr. Perceval, who had likewise got a new five-rater from Payne.
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