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*'''watch and ward:''' (''phrase'') continuous vigilance and guard; service as a watchman or sentinel required from a feudal tenant | *'''watch and ward:''' (''phrase'') continuous vigilance and guard; service as a watchman or sentinel required from a feudal tenant | ||
| − | **most obvious reference in Gilbert and Sullivan’s ''Yeoman of the Guard'' lyrics (the Tower of London motto): | + | **most obvious reference in Gilbert and Sullivan’s ''Yeoman of the Guard'' lyrics (the Tower of London motto): “The screw may twist and the rack may turn,/And men may bleed and men may burn,/O'er London town and its golden hoard/I keep my silent watch and ward” |
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Latest revision as of 22:48, 4 October 2020
- Watch and Ward: a Boston censorship organization similar to Ireland’s vigilance committee
- watch and ward: (phrase) continuous vigilance and guard; service as a watchman or sentinel required from a feudal tenant
- most obvious reference in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Yeoman of the Guard lyrics (the Tower of London motto): “The screw may twist and the rack may turn,/And men may bleed and men may burn,/O'er London town and its golden hoard/I keep my silent watch and ward”
