(3 syl.), in the satire of Absalom and Achitophel, by Dryden and
Tate, is meant for George Edward Sackville, called General
Sackville, a gentleman of family, and a zealous partisan of the
Duke of York. Benaiah was captain in David's army, and was made
by Solomon generalissimo. (1 Kings ii. 35.) Nor can Benaiah's
worth forgotten lie, Of steady soul when public storms were
high; Whose conduct, while the Moors fierce onsets made, Secured
at once our honour and our trade. Part ii. 819-20. Source:
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on
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