Pater Patriae
Americannoun
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At the end of the corridor is the chapel which Cosimo de' Medici, Pater Patriae caused Michelozzo to build for his delight.
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Edward Hutton
He was given two palaces, many privileges, and the title of Liberator et Pater Patriae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
Prefixed to the original publication were an "Ode to the King, Pater Patriae," and an "Essay on Lyric Poetry."
From Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 by Samuel Johnson
To all the ladies of the land A courteous king, and kind, was he-- The reason why, you'll understand, They named him Pater Patriae.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Hamilton Wright Mabie
They struck medals for him, in which he was described as Pater Patriae, an epithet which Cicero had once with quickened pulse heard given to himself by Pompey.
From Caesar: a Sketch by James Anthony Froude
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