- a variation of Ahithophel.
Achitophel
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Borrowing from Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel, for example, the Prime Minister has scoffed at Thatcher in the Commons as "Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was every thing by starts, and nothing long."
From Time Magazine Archive
Dryden wrote hurriedly, to provide for the day; but his Absalom and Achitophel, and the beautiful imagery of the Hind and Panther, must have been fostered with parental care.
From Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches by Anonymous
A nickname given to the Earl of Shaftesbury and used by Dryden in his satirical poem of "Absalom and Achitophel."
From Every-Day Errors of Speech by L. P. Meredith
Achitophel, grown weary to possess A lawful fame, and lazy happiness, Disdained the golden fruit to gather free, And lent the crowd his arm to shake the tree.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
In 1681, when nearly fifty years old, by the publication of "Absalom and Achitophel," he suddenly became famous as a satirical poet.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by James Baldwin
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