John of Leyden
Americannoun
noun
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The imposter John of Leyden, who wore a false but very stylish crown in Giacomo Meyerbeer’s “Le Prophete,” was devoured by flames in a fire that he set himself.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2012
Meyerbeer had little or no feeling for characterisation, so that the opportunities for really dramatic effect which lay in the character of John of Leyden have been almost entirely neglected.
From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by J. A. Fuller-Maitland
John of Leyden found, in his studies of the Bible, that he should marry eleven women at once.
From Public School Education by Michael Müller
For a moment John of Leyden could not speak; then he said: "Leave us!"
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
John of Leyden, an Anabaptist leader, was the husband of seventeen wives, and he held that it was his moral right to marry as many as he chose.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
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