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On Sunday, he went to a Friends meeting, where he listened to Rufus Jones, whom he called the uncrowned Quaker pope.

Human Smoke Nicholson Baker 2008

Their leader, Heydebrand, is known as the uncrowned king of Prussia.

My Four Years in Germany Gerard, James W 1917

Vollmar, for example, who in his own land possesses so great an influence that he has been called the uncrowned king of Bavaria, cannot consent to play second fiddle in the German national organization.

Political Parties; a Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy 1916

Heydebrand, leader of the Conservative Party, called the uncrowned King of Prussia, said yesterday in the Prussian Chamber that "America was among the worst enemies of Germany."

Face to Face with Kaiserism 1909

Their leader, Heydebrand, is known as the uncrowned king of Prussia.

My Four Years in Germany 1909

Sir Frank Leader was known as the uncrowned king of the world's pulp-wood trade.

The Man in the Twilight Ridgwell Cullum 1905

But as you are a kind of uncrowned queen these days, Kara, I thought you might be permitted to offer a sweet now and then to your ladies in waiting. "

The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest Margaret Vandercook

By the 1880s, Parnell had become the face of Irish Nationalism, and so popular was he, during his tour of Toronto, an associate dubbed him the “uncrowned king of Ireland.”

Everyday Life in the British Parliament: Home Rule | Edwardian Promenade 2009

Prince was led away by these uncrowned heroes who had seen history made, who regarded the great and the romantic as but the ordinary and the incidental in the routine of life.

An Odyssey of the North 2010

"Against the mighty forces of the assembled star-kings, the army of Valkyr counted for almost nothing; but the savage fighting men of the Edge carried with them their talisman -- Alys Imperatrix, uncrowned sovereign of the Galaxy, Heiress of the Thousand Emperors ..."

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