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Show Real Jack Robinson. "Jack Koblnson" has long beon a favorlto synonym for rapidity of speech or action, hut possibly fow people peo-ple who use the phraso nro aware that "Jock Hoblnson" was n real, live person. per-son. As a politician John Robinson wns n great favorlto with Georgo III. Ilia t political career wa3 a long ono, for ho wnn member for Harwich during 20 yeura, being on ono occasion bitterly attockod by Sheridan, who, denouncing denounc-ing bribery unci Its Instigators, replied to tho cries ot "Name, name," by Am. pointing to Itoblasun on tho treasury bench, exclaiming at tho name tlmo: A "Yes, I could namo him as soon as I I could say Jack Koblnson," nnd thus 1 originated tho saying still current at tho present day. |