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ivory tower

Phrase coined by French poet Gérard de Nerval as an imaginary goal for poets away from direct political involvement pour nous isoler de la foule, ‘to keep us apart from the crowd’.
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Watch out for the new Ivory Tower that will be erected to house this new council.
No savings; LETTERS to the EDITOR by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
HOW comforted I was to read that the GBGB had found time from worrying over furnishing their new ivory tower to punish a 'serious' misdemeanour by my trainer Ricky Holloway over 'unlicenced' kennelhands working in his kennels.
GBGB focus wrong; LETTERS by The Racing Post (London, England)
PARK football - the origin of the beautiful game - seems a million miles away from the ivory tower of the Premiership boardroom, where club owners feverishly negotiate multi-million pound rights for television appearances.
Tighter rules on ownership; Issue of the week: Football by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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