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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—D

Derwentwater

Lord Derwentwater's lights. The Aurora borealis; so called from James, Earl of Derwentwater, beheaded for rebellion February 24th, 1716. It is said that the northern lights were unusually brilliant on that night.

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