Basil I

British

noun

known as the Macedonian . died 886 _ad , Byzantine emperor (876–86): founder of the Macedonian dynasty

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“Are there any adders around the Mossflower region, Basil? I mean, if there were, then you’d be the very creature to know about them, being an expert and all that.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Forsooth, no friend to me or mine Is that same Abbot Basil; I thought he wronged us by his greed.

From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Clarke, Marcus Andrew Hislop

"Well, Basil, I don't know what right you had to put me in that odious light," said my wife.

From A Pair of Patient Lovers by Howells, William Dean

"But I do like it, Basil; I like it better than the other side," said Diana.

From Diana by Warner, Susan

Basil, I don't feel at all sure that your uncle would wish you to be talking with strange workmen.

From Margaret Montfort by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)

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