myrmidon
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The other myrmidon, however, having dispatched his subordinate to headquarters with particulars of his destination, took up the chase.
From The New Tenant by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
She, to turn back her eyes afraid, Accelerates her hasty pace, But cannot anyhow evade Her shaggy myrmidon in chase.
From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry
The myrmidon fell heavily, and without a cry, and lay still.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
And he loathed the notion of his proud, strong daughter being affianced to a man who, however excellent intrinsically, was the myrmidon of that sublime showman, Mr. Asprey Chown.
From Mr. Prohack by Bennett, Arnold
His myrmidon remained behind and carried out his chief's orders with inflexible severity, unsoftened by blandishments, unshaken by threats.
From It Is Never Too Late to Mend by Reade, Charles
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