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 Hugh Lloyd’s Pulpit (Merionethshire).Hugh of Lincoln. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Hugh Perry.
 
An English perversion of “Euper’ion,” a predecessor of lucifer matches invented by Heurtner, who opened a shop in the Strand, and advertised his invention thus—   1
       
“To save your knuckles time and trouble,
Use Heurter’s Euper’ion.”
   (See PROMETHEANS, VESUVIANS.)   2
 


 Hugh Lloyd’s Pulpit (Merionethshire).Hugh of Lincoln. 

 
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