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
He is not passing any general criticism on "him who drew Achitophel."
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
The poem is largely an attack upon the Earl of Shaftesbury, who in it bears the title of Achitophel.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
I wish him from my heart a better end than Achitophel had, though his device and advice in this matter was of like malice.
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
Ishban, in Absalom and Achitophel is Sir Robert— Ishban, of conscience suited to his trade As good a saint as usurer ever made.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
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