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William IV. of England; who entered the navy as midshipman in 1779, and was made Lord High Admiral in 1827. (1765, 1830–1837.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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