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  • So he kissed her, said she was braver than when she fought the sheep-dogs, called her Boadicea, and abstained very carefully from reminding her that they would have to pay a considerably higher rent on account of the little voice with which Dings greeted the perpetual uproar of the city.

    Tales of Space and Time 1906

  • He has already produced one piece on the story of Boadicea, which is rather a drama than a regular tragedy.

    The Diary of an Ennuyée 1827

  • Worse still, it turns out she's not even called Boadicea - that was a mistranscription by some careless mediaeval scribe.

    The Himalayan Times RSS 2009

  • One hopes the series will be somewhat more respectful of historical fact than were the Xena episodes,one of which did not scruple to put Boudica "Boadicea" and Julius Caesar in the same time frame.

    Boudica, Queen of the Iceni Carla 2006

  • Indeed, that Cowper is remembered at all is due more to his shorter poems such as Boadicea and The Wreck of the Royal George, and chiefly, perhaps, to John Gilpin, which in its own way is a treasure that we would not be without.

    English Literature for Boys and Girls

  • Mr. Selous is _your_ friend -- whether 'Boadicea visiting the Druids,' suggested by you, I think, as a subject, is this victorious 'Boadicea' down for a hundred pound prize?

    The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) 1907

  • The title was "Boadicea," and the figure seemed to fill all out-of-doors.

    The Four Million O. Henry 1886

  • No metre had any difficulties for her, and no theme seemed dull to her vivid intelligence, -- her fancy being roused to action in a moment, by the barest hint given either by Nature or Art. Her first drama was written at this early age; it was called "Boadicea," and was composed immediately after she had been shown a field at Islington where this queen is said to have pitched her tent.

    Elizabeth Sara Sheppard Anonymous 1862

  • No metre had any difficulties for her, and no theme seemed dull to her vivid intelligence, — her fancy being roused to action in a moment, by the barest hint given either by Nature or Art. Her first drama was written at this early age; it was called "Boadicea," and was composed immediately after she had been shown a field at Islington where this queen is said to have pitched her tent.

    Elizabeth Sara Sheppard 1862

  • There’s Ethel and Alice, and Aunt Anne wanted the baby to be called Boadicea, only uncle wouldn’t; and there’s Barnes and Egbert and little

    The Newcomes 2006

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