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Definition: Horace Walpole |
Horace WalpoleNoun1. English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Horace WalpoleSynonyms: Fourth Earl of Orford (n), Horatio Walpole (n), Walpole (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Horace Walpole |
| Specialty definitions using "Horace Walpole": Angelical Stone ♦ Ultimus Romanorum. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Clever | Every drop of ink in my pen ran cold. (references; author: Horace Walpole) The wisest prophets make sure of the event first. (references; author: Horace Walpole) The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel. (references; author: Horace Walpole) Life is a comedy for those who think... and a tragedy for those who feel. (references; author: Horace Walpole) This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel. (references; author: Horace Walpole) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | The Honble. Horace Walpole / G.P. Harding, F.S.A., del.; W. Greatbatch [sic], sculp. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Horace Walpole | Every drop of ink in my pen ran cold. |
| The wisest prophets make sure of the event first. | |
| The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel. | |
| Life is a comedy for those who think... and a tragedy for those who feel. | |
| This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel. | |
| Men are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. | |
| Oh that I were seated as high as my ambition, I'd place my naked foot on the necks of monarchs. | |
| It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink. | |
| Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
horace walpole | 13 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-h-l-l-o-o-p-r-w" | |
-4 letters: holloware. | |
-5 letters: acalephe, callower, coalhole, hallower, hollower, poechore, wallaroo, walloper. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 6F 72 61 63 65 57 61 6C 70 6F 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01101111 01110010 01100001 01100011 01100101 00100000 01010111 01100001 01101100 01110000 01101111 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H o r a c e   W a l p o l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 006F 0072 0061 0063 0065 0057 0061 006C 0070 006F 006C 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)428184676971257677882817871 |
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