Lecky

[ lek-ee ]

/ ˈlɛk i /

William Edward Hart·pole

[hahrt-pohl] /ˈhɑrt poʊl/,1838–1903, Irish essayist and historian.

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Captain Lecky, seated on a large coil of rope, placed on the box of the rudder, was spinning Mabelle a yarn.

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century |W. H. Davenport Adams
According to Mr. Lecky, human reason is the only factor of history.

History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology |John F. Hurst
It must be taken, as Mr. Lecky truly says, as the "defence of the Convention before the bar of history."

The Framework of Home Rule |Erskine Childers
Miss Lecky agreed with her, and asked if there were any church which they could see on their way back.

Flora Adair, Vol. 1 (of 2) |A. M. Donelan

Mr. Lecky has testified to their importance in a reconstruction of the past by placing "Amelia" among his authorities.

A History of English Prose Fiction |Bayard Tuckerman

Lecky

/ (ˈlɛkɪ) /

William Edward Hartpole (ˈhɑːtˌpəʊl). 1838–1903, Irish historian; author of The History of England in the 18th Century (1878–90)