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 Father Thoughtful.Father of his Country. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Father of Waters.
 
The Irawaddy, in Burmah, and the Mississippi, in North America. The Nile is so called by Dr. Johnson in his Rasselas. (See FATHER THAMES.)   1
 


 Father Thoughtful.Father of his Country. 

 
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