Boece

American  

[boh-ees] / boʊˈis /

noun

1. Boethius.

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Example Sentences

Ay, ay," rejoined Oldbuck, "you mean, I suppose, Mair and Boece, the Jachin and Boaz, not of history but of falsification and forgery.

From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Boece, whose authority is unfortunately not much to be depended upon, has a still more distinct and graphic story of judgment and firmness on the part of the young captive.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George

The story was quaintly told a century before Shakespeare lived, in a history of Scotland by Boece.

From A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland by Parmele, Mary Platt

Were there not in Scotland or its islands other such "turres rotundae mirâ arte constructae," to borrow the phrase of Hector Boece regarding the Brechin tower?

From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John

At the request of James V. he translated the Historia Gentis Scotorum of Boece.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)