myrmidon
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Upon leaving the atrium, Ben-Hur gave a last look at the myrmidon as he lay in the Jewish vestments, and was satisfied.
From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis
"Well," he said, looking up and seeing that his myrmidon still stood there.
From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony
His wife followed him, and did not hear the blandishments with which Thompson instructed his myrmidon to follow through the mud on foot.
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony
The bludgeon of a ministerial myrmidon paralyzed his brilliant intellect, and he was not allowed to participate in the scenes of the Revolution which ensued.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 by Various
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
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