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Word: alix (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...could she succeed when against her were arrayed triumphant Obstinacy, personified by Queen Victoria, and triumphant Cynicism in the person of Alexandra's own husband, later Edward VII? It is reported on excellent authority that the Great Cynic laughed at his wife: "You are a sentimentalist, Alix, I am glad May is not. One in the family is enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: May Queen | 3/17/1930 | See Source »

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