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Literature | Handkerchief and Sword With handkerchief in one hand and sword in the other. Pretending to be sorry at a calamity, but prepared to make capital out of it. "Abbé George ... mentions in [a letter] that `Maria Theresa stands with the handkerchief in one hand, weeping for the woes of Poland, but with the sword in the other hand, ready to cut Poland in sections, and take her share.' " - Carlyle: The Diamond Necklace, chap. iv. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 41 4E 44 4B 45 52 43 48 49 45 46 41 4E 44 53 57 4F 52 44 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01000001 01001110 01000100 01001011 01000101 01010010 01000011 01001000 01001001 01000101 01000110 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01010011 01010111 01001111 01010010 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H A N D K E R C H I E F   A N D   S W O R D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0041 004E 0044 004B 0045 0052 0043 0048 0049 0045 0046 0041 004E 0044 0053 0057 004F 0052 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)423548384539523742433940235483825357495238 |
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