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robert stephenson smyth
[smahyth] /smaɪθ/ (show ipa), 1st baron, 1857–1941, british general who founded the boy scouts in 1908 and, with his sister lady agnes, the girl guides in 1910.
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a party of sergeants in baden-powell’s old regiment were once asked by a civilian whether the men liked him.
the story of baden-powell harold begbie

he, too, saw this spectacle, and sent an account to prof. baden-powell.
the book of the d-mned charles fort

on his head was a battered stetson, known to the trade as a baden-powell.
adventure jack london

example—the mafeking stamps bearing the head of baden-powell.
peeps at postage stamps stanley currie johnson

while he was doing lessons at home baden-powell gave evidence of his bent.
the story of baden-powell harold begbie

mr. baden-powell, the father of our hero, was a man of great powers.
the story of baden-powell harold begbie

on the same day colonel baden-powell sent two truckloads of dynamite out of the place.
the great boer war arthur conan doyle

baden-powell’s quality as a schoolboy may be judged by his later life.
the story of baden-powell harold begbie

baden-powell was keen about his work from the first, and never posed as a drawling silenus in gold lace.
the story of baden-powell harold begbie

says baden-powell, “there is no superfluous verbosity there.”
the story of baden-powell harold begbie

noun
robert stephenson smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st baron baden-powell. 1857–1941, british general, noted for his defence of mafeking (1899–1900) in the boer war; founder of the boy scouts (1908) and (with his sister agnes) the girl guides (1910)