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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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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