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View synonyms for Nightingale, Florence
Nightingale, Florence
- An English nurse of the nineteenth century, known for establishing a battlefield hospital for British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War . Her tireless service, at night as well as during the day, gained her the nickname “Lady with the Lamp.”
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Parsons, who preceded Hopper, was Florence Nightingale compared to her eventual rival.
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Then she went away, and began to read a paper about sick people written by Florence Nightingale.
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Mr. Strachey, without abandoning the acridity of his style, exposes Florence Nightingale as a great constructor of civilization.
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How did the English army fare till Florence Nightingale came by and knocked their granary doors open?
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"I am emulating Florence Nightingale," she returned lightly.
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Even Florence Nightingale's maimed dolls were tenderly nursed and bandaged.
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