单词 | queen and country |
释义 | > as lemmasQueen and Country b. Queen and Country: a female sovereign and her people, considered together as objects of patriotic allegiance. Cf. King and Country at king n. 1d. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > objects of allegiance King and Country1563 Queen and Country1572 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 96 These now being the profites and frutes that your Queene and Countrey haue reaped and gathered of this Tree of mutation. 1603 T. Bell Anat. Popish Tyrannie sig. B4 They tell vs they will take part with our Queene and countrie, against the Pope and king of Spaine. 1653 J. Ford Queen i. sig. B2 Now the sword of Law Must cut the vein that swell'd with such a frensy Of dangerous blood against your Queen and Country. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Devon 261 Cock was the onely man of note of the English, who fighting a Volanteer in his own ship, lost his life to save his Queen and Countrey. 1706 G. Farquhar Recruiting Officer v. vi. 72 I endeavour by the Example of this worthy Gentleman to serve my Queen and Country at home. 1791 J. West Edmund Ironside i. iv, in Misc. Poems 145 As oft I grasp'd his arm And begg'd him for his Queen and Country's sake To deign to live. 1861 C. M. Yonge Young Step-mother xxix. 443 His son got his death fighting for his queen and his country. 1881 D. M. M. Craik Children's Poetry 32 But am I not grandfather's sword to get, And fight for my queen and country yet? 1900 Times 2 Apr. 7/1 It was a keen joy..to be allowed to fight for his Queen and country. 1966 J. Gardner Amber Nine i. 28 Anyway, got to go. Queen-and-Country as my lovable boss would say. 2001 Navy News Sept. 6/5 Any man or woman who has had to face the real possibility of dying for Queen and Country..should be entitled to due recognition from those he is employed to defend. < as lemmas |
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