Lecky

[ lek-ee ]

/ ˈlɛk i /

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noun

William Edward Hart·pole

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

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And Lecky says, "Only an infinitesimal portion of the soil belongs to the descendants of those who possessed it before Cromwell."
Is Ulster Right?|Anonymous
Similar superstitions attached to somnabulism; see Lecky, “History of Rationalism,” vol.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
The whole field of modern discovery, says Lecky in his Democracy and Liberty was outside his range.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
The uses made of this passage are referred to by Lecky, Hist.
The City of God, Volume II|Aurelius Augustine

On these kinds of devils, see the note of Vives in loc., or Lecky's Hist.
The City of God, Volume II|Aurelius Augustine

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Lecky

/ (ˈlɛkɪ) /

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

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