Lismahago(Captain), in Smollett's Humphry Clinker. Very conceited, fond of disputation, jealous of honour, and brim-full of national pride. This poor but proud Scotch officer marries Miss Tabitha Bramble. The romance of Captain Lismahago among the Indians is worthy of Cervantes. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Lismahago from Infoplease:
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