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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Barrier

Treaty November 5th, 1715, by which the Dutch reserved the right of holding garrisons in certain fortresses of the Spanish Netherlands.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

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