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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| Lame King. | |
| A Grecian oracle had told Sparta to “Beware of a lame king.” Agesila’os was lame, and during his reign Sparta lost her supremacy. | 1 |
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