The New International Encyclopædia/Great Unwashed, The
GREAT UNWASHED, The. A designation applied to the multitude. It was used by Sir Walter Scott, and is attributed to Edmund Burke.
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GREAT UNWASHED, The. A designation applied to the multitude. It was used by Sir Walter Scott, and is attributed to Edmund Burke.