Southwell

/ ˈsaʊθwɛl /

noun

1. SouthwellRobert, Saint?15611595MEnglishWRITING: poetRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint Robert. ?1561–95, English poet and Roman Catholic martyr, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed for his Jesuit activities. His best known poem is `The Burning Babe'

Example Sentences

There is a cathedral at Southwell, and as we permitted no cathedral to escape us, we paused there for a short time.

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Yet even then it held out till the king had surrendered at Southwell, when, in accordance with his orders, it capitulated.

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Southwell had been a pupil of the great Lessius at Louvain, and had made the "grand act" in philosophy at the age of seventeen.

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The supporters of Viscount Southwell are two "Indian" goats.

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This place is a monotony of endless variety—like it—hate Southwell.

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