Eric XIV

/ (ˈɛrɪk) /

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noun

1533–77, king of Sweden (1560–68). His attempts to dominate the Baltic led to war with Denmark (1563–70); deposed and imprisoned

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Words nearby Eric XIV

ericoid, Ericson, Ericson, Leif, Ericsson, Eric the Red, Eric XIV, Eridanus, Eridu, Erie, Erie Canal, Erigena

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Obviously a tremendous question arises here as to how a story should be found in Genesis xiv.
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Charles XIV., a man of regrets, spent the remainder of his life buried in the memories of the past.
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Eric learnt the whole landscape by heart, and thought himself a most happy boy to come to such a place.
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Eric secretly thought that he a very nice-looking specimen of Roslyn School.
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“You brutal cowardly bully,” shouted Eric; and in another moment he would have sprung upon him.
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