Bunyan
John, 1628–88, English preacher: author of The Pilgrim's Progress.
Paul. Paul Bunyan.
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Based on his sock puppet, I expected him to be a burly bearded giant clad in plaid—basically, a Canadian Paul Bunyan.
Canada’s Subversive Sock Puppet: Ed the Sock Isn’t Afraid to Say Anything | Soraya Roberts | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is best known from its connection with the immortal dreamer, John Bunyan, whose memory it now delights to honor.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyYou are to remember besides there is that paper of mine on Bunyan in the Magazine of Art.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonBut Bunyan had never been great had he been merely disagreeable.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice DaviesBunyan had a perfect wealth of sectarian scurrility at his command.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
So much the more creditable to Bunyan the ascendancy he gained.
Mystic London: | Charles Maurice Davies
British Dictionary definitions for Bunyan
/ (ˈbʌnjən) /
John . 1628–88, English preacher and writer, noted particularly for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
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