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FIRST PORTRAYAL OF JOHN BULL. In the seventeenth century. ;i man named John Arbuthnot wrote a political sketch in which England was depicted as John Bull. Queen Anne as Mrs Bull, the Church as . Mrs Bull's mother, and Scotland was John Bull's sister, Peg. Other nations were similarly dealt with. John Bull was described as :i man of very good nature, honest, plain-dealing, courageous, but rather hot-temper-ed. He was very difficult to deal with, especially if anyone tried to master him; but if treated with kindness and a little flattery, he could be led by a child. The name has stuck ever since.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 4, 16 January 1942, Page 6
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105QUAINT ORIGIN Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 4, 16 January 1942, Page 6
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