The Only Use of
tyranny
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Saint Antoine's blood was up, and the blood of tyranny and domination by the iron hand was down—down on the steps of the Hotel de Ville where the governor's body lay—down on the sole of the shoe of Madame Defarge where she had trodden on the body to steady it for mutilation.†
Chpt 2.21
Definition:
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(tyranny) harsh and unjust rule