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 King of Misrule.King of Preachers. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
King of Painters.
 
A title assumed by Parrhas’ios, the painter, a contemporary of Zeuxis. Plutarch says he wore a purple robe and a golden crown. (Flourished 400 B.C.)   1
 


 King of Misrule.King of Preachers. 

 
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