Doge

From the hour they made me Doge, the _Doge_ they _made_ me --

The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

Genoa, while in the enjoyment of her liberty, a magistrate is created with the consent of the people, whom they call the Doge; not that he is absolutely a prince, or that he alone has the power of determining matters of government; but that, as the head of the state, he proposes those questions or subjects which have to be considered and determined by the magistrates and the councils.

The History of Florence 2003

In the city of Genoa, while in the enjoyment of her liberty, a magistrate is created with the consent of the people, whom they call the Doge; not that he is absolutely a prince, or that he alone has the power of determining matters of government; but that, as the head of the state, he proposes those questions or subjects which have to be considered and determined by the magistrates and the councils.

History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy Niccol�� Machiavelli 1498

Venice strains out from the steadfast land, and in old times would send forth the chief of the State to woo and wed the reluctant sea; but the stormy bride of the Doge is the bowing slave of the Sultan.

Eothen 2003

Because the so-called Doge steers all the business to Adorno weavers.

Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus Card, Orson Scott 1996

The Government a Republic, headed by a Doge, that is chosen every two years from among the

The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 of 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... George Augustus Sala 1861

Venice strains out from the steadfast land, and in old times would send forth the chief of the State to woo and wed the reluctant sea; but the stormy bride of the Doge is the bowing slave of the Sultan.

Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East Alexander William Kinglake 1850

a true baritone's heft, and the Doge is a different man as a result.

The Guardian World News 2010

How otherwise can we account for that chapter about the 'Doge's Home' being read and admired by sixteen different people before it is even printed.

New Treasure Seekers Edith 1925

How otherwise can we account for that chapter about the 'Doge's

New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune 1891