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An English nurse of the nineteenth century, known for establishing a battlefield hospital for British soldiers wounded in the Crimean War. Her tireless service, at night as well as during the day, gained her the nickname “Lady with the Lamp.”

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notes for Nightingale, Florence

Florence Nightingale's diligence made her a symbol (see also symbol) for all nursing and for any kind of dedicated service.

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How to use Nightingale, Florence in a sentence

Arthur Acton decided to go into business with a neighbor in Florence, Bernard Berenson.
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According to Hales, Florence was a town ruled by and for men.
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But the Mafia also took its revenge, setting off bombs in Rome, Florence and Milan that killed ten people.
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The next morning, guests boarded private jets to Florence for the ceremony at the Forte di Belvedere, rented for a cool $400,000.
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They will reportedly take a smaller group of friends to another villa outside Florence to continue the celebrations on Sunday.
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Menshikova will do very well; she sings the Nightingale song in the second act beautifully.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
You are thinking: Lucky fellow, first he writes from Venice and then from Florence.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
This day I saw the Florence Ambassador go to his audience, the weather very foul, and yet he and his company very gallant.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
At this rehearsal, then, she would show what she could do; she would look at no one; she would sing like a blind nightingale.
Black Diamonds|Mr Jkai
Savonarola kindled a greater fire in Florence than all the artists whom the Medici ever patronized.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord