Pater Patriae
Americannoun
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There was one named Cosimo, who did so much to make his city famous that he was called Pater Patriae, the father of the country, as was, centuries afterwards, our own Washington.
From Michelangelo A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Master, With Introduction And Interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
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 Johnson, Samuel
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 Froude, James Anthony
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
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 Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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