Prosperity Robinson
Preserved but no longer current.
F. J. Robinson, Earl of Ripon (1782-1859), Chancellor of the Ex- chequer in 1823, so called by Cobbett. In 1825 he boasted in the House of the prosperity of the nation, and his boast was not yet cold when a great financial crisis occurred.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Prosperity Robinson” mean?
F. J. Robinson, Earl of Ripon (1782-1859), Chancellor of the Ex- chequer in 1823, so called by Cobbett. In 1825 he boasted in the House of the prosperity of the nation, and his boast was not yet cold when a great financial crisis occurred.
Is “Prosperity Robinson” formal or informal?
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