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Definition of Gwynn
1. Noun. English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687).
Generic synonyms: Comedienne
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gwynn
Literary usage of Gwynn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United States Secret Service by La Fayette Curry Baker (1867)
"General Haupt claims, in a letter to Stuart Gwynn, under date of May 17, 1863, "
before he (Gwynn) got the contract, he (Haupt) exerted himself tc bring his ..."
2. The Assassination of President Lincoln: And the Trial of the Conspirators by David E. Herold, Benn Pitman (1865)
"Q. Were you with your brothers, Andrew Gwynn and George Gwynn, about Dr.
Mudd's house lust year? A. No, sir. I have not been in Dr. Mudd's house since about ..."
3. A Treasury of Irish Poetry in the English Tongue by Stopford Augustus Brooke, Thomas William Rolleston (1900)
"A woman's name, but not your name, Poor maiden Marjorie.' STEPHEN LUCIUS Gwynn
BORN 1865 in the County Donegal, a son of the Rev. John Gwynn, Denn of ..."
4. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Douglas Hyde, Charles Welsh, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"STEPHEN Gwynn. (1865 ) STEPHEN Gwynn was born in 1865 in the County Donegal.
He is the eldest son of the Rev. John Gwynn, regius professor of divinity in ..."
5. The Pageant by Charles Hazelwood Shannon, Gleeson White (1896)
"Slandered by England as a loose-lipped liar, Banished from Ireland, branded rogue
and thief, Here stands that Gwynn, whose life of torments dire Heaven ..."
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