Dobell

/ dəʊˈbɛl /

noun

1. DobellSir William18991970MAustralianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Sir William. 1899–1970, Australian portrait and landscape painter. Awarded the Archibald prize (1943) for his famous painting of Joshua Smith which resulted in a heated clash between the conservatives and the moderns and led to a lawsuit. His other works include The Cypriot (1940), The Billy Boy (1943), and Portrait of a strapper (1941)

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Children suffering from adenitis should use a spray of Dobell's solution in the nose and throat three or four times daily.

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Mrs. Dobell informs us that she has already published sixteen volumes of poetry and that she intends to publish two more.

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Mr. Dobell has had it patented, and we have been offered one hundred thousand pounds for the American rights alone.

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He sat down, very happily, near the fire and listened to Miss Dobell's shrill proclamation of her adoration of Browning.

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Sydney Dobell has a poem entitled Balder, published in 1854.

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