Seven Sleepers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Of The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus: "One is inclined to think that almost all Christians now have taken them for patron-saints."
From Time Magazine Archive
It may afford, perhaps, a lively illustration of the principle here insisted upon, if I recall to the reader's recollection the legend of the Seven Sleepers.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
A little sob ended the entreaty, and as though he understood every word she had spoken Apache gave a neigh loud enough to waken the Seven Sleepers.
From A Dixie School Girl by Jackson, Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie)
Not if the garrison have had the least warning, and, thank Heaven, there's enough noise to waken the Seven Sleepers.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
St Samson and six others who fled with him from Britain, 350 Seven Sleepers, The.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
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