beadroll
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of English worthies, to find how few are directly represented in the male line.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Fame's eternall beadroll, 302. eternal camping-ground, 181. proud temple shines afar, 670.
From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
In fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be fil'd.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
XL "God you reward, Sir Siegfried!" said the noble child, "For all your high deservings in honor's beadroll fil'd, The which I know from all men have won you fame and grace."
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
"On fame's eternall beadroll worthie to be fyled."
From The Spirit of 1906 by Brooks, George Washington
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