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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Ishbosheth

in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for Richard Cromwell. His father, Oliver, is called Saul. At the death of Saul, Ishbosheth was acknowledged king by a party, and reigned two years, when he was assassinated. (Part i. 57, 58.)

They who, when Saul was dead, without a blow,
Made foolish Ishbosheth the crown forego.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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