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
Unfortunately, Scribe, with all his cleverness, was quite the worst man in the world to deal with the story of John of Leyden.
From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by Fuller-Maitland, J. A.
It was left to Duprez, Nourrit's successor, however, to be the first exponent of John of Leyden.
From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
We do not know how Meyerbeer got his idea of putting the schismatic John Huss on the stage under the name of John of Leyden.
From Musical Memories by Rich, Edwin Gile
John of Leyden, whose name was Buckhold, was a butcher of the same place, but a crafty, eloquent, and seditious fellow and one of those called Anabaptists.
From Hudibras by Butler, Samuel
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