Pym

[ pim ]

noun

1. John, 1584–1643, English statesman.

Pym

/ pɪm /

noun

1. PymBarbara (Mary Crampton)19131980FBritishWRITING: novelist Barbara ( Mary Crampton ). 1913–80, British novelist, noted for such comedies of middle-class English life as Excellent Women (1952), A Glass of Blessings (1958), and The Sweet Dove Died (1978)
2. PymJohn?15841643MEnglishPOLITICS: politician John. ?1584–1643, leading English parliamentarian during the events leading to the Civil War. He took a prominent part in the impeachment of Buckingham (1626) and of Strafford and Laud (1640)

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Francis Pym, Foreign Secretary, made it clear publicly that Britain wholeheartedly condemned Israel's invasion.

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Pym: A Novel by Mat Johnson A riveting adventure novel that is also a cutting meditation on race, literature, and obsession.

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This winter the famous Pym died; a man as much hated by one party as respected by the other.

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He wanted radical reforms, but would have preferred to gain them in a constitutional way, like Pym, in the English Revolution.

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Who would expect eloquence from Pym—who would read poems 65 by Pym—who would bow to the opinion of Pym?

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The illustrations, by T. Pym, show how charmingly unconventional life can be in such circumstances.

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Pym, therefore, called back to the trench, and Sergeant Hollowell crept out towards him.

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