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Definition of George I
1. Noun. Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727).
Group relationships: Hanover, Hanoverian Line, House Of Hanover
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Derivative terms: Georgian
Lexicographical Neighbors of George I
Literary usage of George I
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"GEORGE. I 'm glad of it ; For you 're a pretty fellow, and deserve To fall with
credit. ... GEORGE. I'm pink'd egad; who would have thought it? S'death! ..."
2. Representative British Dramas: Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"GEORGE. I've nothing to say. ESTHER. That's no reason. ESTHER. ... Do you know,
George, I should like to be married all over again. GEORGE. ..."
3. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"The fault of George II. was in his bad pronunciation of English ; but George I.
was not even able to pronounce it badly, and could only converse with his ..."
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