| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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So called by Magellan, because he enjoyed calm weather and a placid sea when he sailed across it. All the more striking after the stormy and tempestuous passage of the adjoining straits. | 1 |
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The Pacific. | 2 |
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Amadeus VIII., Count of Savoy. (1383, 1391–1439; died 1451.) | 3 |
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Frederick III., Emperor of Germany. (1415, 1440–1493.) | 4 |
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Olaus III. of Norway. (*, 1030–1093.) | 5 |
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