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- proper noun   A semi-legendary king of Assyria , as portrayed in Greek and later European art and literature.
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								He was no doubt one of the "two kings called Sardanapalus," celebrated by Hellanicus; he must have been 
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								By this post, five packets, I send you the tragedy of Sardanapalus, which is written in a rough hand: perhaps Mrs. Leigh can help you to decipher it. Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854 
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								Greeks have called Sardanapalus, burned himself in his palace rather than fall into the hands of the Median conqueror. Ancient States and Empires John Lord 1852 
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								By this post, _five_ packets, I send you the tragedy of Sardanapalus, which is written in a rough hand: perhaps Mrs. Leigh can help you to decipher it. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806 
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								The notion was to rehabilitate the reputation of Asurbanipal, the second-last King of Assyria, whom the Greeks called "Sardanapalus," who reigned in Nineveh six hundred years before William of Germany Stanley Shaw 
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								"Sardanapalus" [An opera planned by Liszt] (Italian) will most probably be produced next season (May) in Vienna. Letters Liszt, Franz 1893 
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								In the course of the summer my "Sardanapalus" (in Italian) will be completely finished, and I shall be delighted to undertake another work at once. 
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								"Rob Roy"; a cantata on "Sardanapalus," and music for the ghost scene in A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century 1886 
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								'Sardanapalus' is, however, almost a comic character: but, for that matter, so is Richard the Third. Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854 
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								I must put more love into 'Sardanapalus' than I intended. Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854 
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