Lecky

[ lek-ee ]

/ ˈlɛk i /

noun

William Edward Hart·pole

[hahrt-pohl] /ˈhɑrt poʊl/, 1838–1903, Irish essayist and historian.

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Captain Lecky, seated on a large coil of rope, placed on the box of the rudder, was spinning Mabelle a yarn.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century|W. H. Davenport Adams
According to Mr. Lecky, human reason is the only factor of history.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology|John F. Hurst
It must be taken, as Mr. Lecky truly says, as the "defence of the Convention before the bar of history."
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Miss Lecky agreed with her, and asked if there were any church which they could see on their way back.
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Mr. Lecky has testified to their importance in a reconstruction of the past by placing "Amelia" among his authorities.
A History of English Prose Fiction|Bayard Tuckerman

British Dictionary definitions for lecky

Lecky

/ (ˈlɛkɪ) /

noun

William Edward Hartpole (ˈhɑːtˌpəʊl). 1838–1903, Irish historian; author of The History of England in the 18th Century (1878–90)

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