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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—Z

Zadoc

in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is designed for Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Zadoc the priest, whom (shunning power and place),
His lowly mind advanced to David's [Charles II.] grace.

Part i. lines 801-2.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Zakarija ibn Muhammed
Zadkiel
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