RICHARD
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd], \ɹˈɪtʃəd], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d]\
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pers. name. R. Roe, typical name for defendant in ejectment suit (cf. JOHN Doe); Poor R. s sayings, maxims from almanacs issued by Benjamin Franklin with Poor R. as pseudonym; R. s himself again (f. interpolation in Cibbers version of Shak. R. III), said by or of person recovered from despondency, fear, illness, &c.
By Sir Augustus Henry
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