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| − | + | '''John Bull''' was a personification of [[England]], a typical [[Englishman]], represented as a stout red-faced farmer-like man in a top hat and high boots. It was originally the name of a character representing England in the [[Arbuthnot]] satire '[[Law is a Bottomless Pit]]'. | |
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Revision as of 00:56, April 28, 2008
John Bull was a personification of England, a typical Englishman, represented as a stout red-faced farmer-like man in a top hat and high boots. It was originally the name of a character representing England in the Arbuthnot satire 'Law is a Bottomless Pit'.