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Gresham   /grˈɛʃəm/   Listen
Gresham

noun
1.
English financier (1519-1579).  Synonym: Sir Thomas Gresham.



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"Gresham" Quotes from Famous Books



... tales, "Waste Not, Want Not" was long considered a model. In it what Mr. Edgeworth styled the "shafts of ridicule" were aimed at the rich nephew of Mr. Gresham. Mr. Gresham (whose prototype we strongly suspect was Mr. Edgeworth himself) "lived neither in idleness nor extravagance," and was desirous of adopting an heir to his considerable property. Therefore, he invited two nephews to visit him, with the object of choosing ...
— Forgotten Books of the American Nursery - A History of the Development of the American Story-Book • Rosalie V. Halsey
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Words linked to "Gresham" :   financier, moneyman


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