| 单词 | superlatively |
| 例句 | Jefferson threw up his hands at the sheer stupidity of Adams’s proposals, calling them “the most superlatively ridiculous thing I ever heard of.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A car so fantastically powerful, so superlatively beautiful that it had all the nature of an apparition. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Compton’s report of the Schenectady meeting to Bush asserted firmly the practicality of building a “fission bomb of superlatively destructive power” and of separating isotopes on an industrial scale for no more than $100 million. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And again the result was a performance that conveyed superlatively Schubert’s inimitable entwinement of filigree and frenzy. Music Review: Interpreting Several Phases of a Singular Creator 2011-02-27T22:57:49Z Set in a carnival in some backwater of hell — think of the old Coney Island, post-apocalypse — this superlatively acted production is as thrilling as it is bone-rattling. ‘Assassins,’ Sondheim and Weidman’s Musical, in London 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z That superlatively grim novel provides “Mr. Fullerton” with one of its best moments, which the playwright sets up perfectly. Onstage, the Pen Is Usually Duller Than the Sword 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Which is to say that this superlatively silly movie is, like the “Final Destination” franchise, a precision-tooled machine that promises an infinite number of sequels. Review: Trapped in a Deadly Game of ‘Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare’ 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z And if you think it’s impossible for a tenor to cap phrases of a dreamy aria with melting, pianissimo high notes, report to the Met to hear Mr. Polenzani demonstrate how this is done superlatively. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Canada is a superlatively good book, richly imagined and beautifully fashioned. Canada by Richard Ford - review 2012-05-25T09:00:01Z Off to the side, the musicians of the NewBorn Trio rub the rims of glassware, strike metal objects and blow into bamboo flutes, producing a superlatively haunting score. Review: In ‘Sleep,’ a Wakeful Woman Faces Long, Surreal Nights 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Two little-known American plays have not only been rediscovered by a regional theatre but are superlatively played by a predominantly young company. In praise of ? Northampton 2010-05-03T23:05:00Z The superlatively fluffy pita is imported from Israel. Mimi’s Hummus, Spreading Its Middle Eastern Influence 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z He was always himself — he couldn’t help it — but he was superlatively, extraordinarily himself in these two ever-astonishing films. DVDs: Samuel Fuller, Eccentric Stylist of Poverty Row 2011-01-23T02:30:16Z “A script that is swift and sure in movement, aromatic English settings and costumes and superlatively sensitive direction and acting are conjoined to make a rich and charming job,” Crowther wrote. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Better Call Saul’ and a Freddie Mercury Tribute 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z But he realized each and every challenge superlatively. Triumphant 'Otello' marks Muti's return to CSO 2011-04-08T16:30:00Z It’s a superlatively eclectic view of human potential; Cunningham was celebrating human diversity. Dance Review: Cunningham Company Dances 'Nearly 902' in Montreal 2010-05-31T22:24:00Z The story was included in “Hue and Cry,” his first short story collection, in 1969, which Laurence Lafore praised in The New York Times Book Review as “superlatively moving and haunting.” James Alan McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer, Dies at 72 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z One carries a hatbox, another a baguette, and the fatuously chic way they present their faces and swerve their hips to the beat is superlatively witty. Review: Mark Morris’s ‘The Hard Nut,’ Tchaikovsky With Cartoon Wit and Verve 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z This performance, however, proved, as always, how superlatively Cunningham’s dances project from behind a proscenium arch. Dance Review: Merce Cunningham Dance Company in ?Roaratorio? - Review 2011-12-08T23:13:25Z The Brontes were superlatively good at exploring the darkest recesses of the human heart and showing the violence and cruelty within Victorian society, as was Thomas Hardy. If you like books like these: dark teen reads 2012-05-31T10:17:09Z Indian dance, though often addressing the divine and the formal, is also superlatively human. An Enchanted Evening of Indian Dance Under a Turner Sky 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z I don’t care how many taste tests you do, “delicious” is superlatively subjective. Perspective | These foods are climate-friendly and, just as important, delicious 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Indeed, the weather is superlatively bad almost everywhere outside of California. Christmas on the beach in Southern California, as rest of country copes with monster winter storm 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z “But he also gave superlatively, he also loved superlatively. He admonished superlatively. Nothing was in half measures in Archbishop Desmond.” South Africa Begins a Week of Mourning for Desmond Tutu 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Thomas Jefferson, author of the country’s “all men are created equal” creed, wrote off Adams’s title campaign as “superlatively ridiculous.” No Country for Old Pretentious Titles 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z It is a fitting venue for a superlatively perverse dining experience. Koks, the World’s Most Remote Foodie Destination 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Are we truly this evenly matched, this obstinate and, under incredible pressure, performing so superlatively, inning after breathless inning? Perspective | Game 5 of the 2017 World Series was not the best ever. But it was an instant classic. 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Isn’t denying access to the facts of the prosecution’s case ‘‘blind to the superlatively important public interest in the acquittal of the innocent?’’ She Was Convicted of Killing Her Mother. Prosecutors Withheld the Evidence That Would Have Freed Her. 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z The resulting cautionary tales are superlatively moving and thought-provoking, imbued with disarming pathos and a palpable sense of wonder and loss. Alexander Weinstein’s ‘Children of the New World’ finds some eerily plausible futures 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The rest of the column is devoted to describing Trump as superlatively unsuited to lead the country. The Atlantic Endorses Hillary Clinton, Just Third Endorsement in Magazine’s History 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z After a week of superlatively mild temperatures, Paris was drenched on Friday in heavy rain. Paris attacks: capital's youth vow not to lose their joie de vivre 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z After a week of superlatively mild temperatures Paris was drenched on Friday in heavy rain. Paris attacks: woman killed in St-Denis raid 'did not blow herself up' 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z But the folks back home do not really care as long as the foreign exchange continues to arrive - currencies superlatively muscular against the increasingly weak Nigerian naira. Why visa rejections do not halt Nigerian migrants - BBC News 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Bayley—who recently wrote that the London Olympic logo is "one of the most superlatively awful devices of all time," and the mascots are "computer-generated Smurfs"—accused the committee of selling "Chinese junk." London Swimming in Olympic Tchotchkes 2012-07-26T01:36:37Z I felt superlatively well in the midst of a crowd; I followed gayly the surging of men, shouting when they shouted, and observing them attentively whilst they abandoned themselves to enthusiasm. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z When I found myself alone in this fine room—my own room, all to myself!—I felt superlatively overjoyed. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z After a week of superlatively mild temperatures Paris was drenched on Friday in heavy rain. Paris attacks: woman killed in St-Denis raid 'did not blow herself up' 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z As a matter of fact, both are so superlatively magnificent that whichever place one is in, that he thinks the finer. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Had she read his words in a novel they would have seemed to her priggish, unnatural, and superlatively impertinent. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Aberdeen Free Press: "Mr. Strang may congratulate himself on having achieved another superlatively good story." Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z Never, not even among the Himalayas, have I seen anything so superlatively grand, though I have always imagined that such scenes must exist somewhere on the earth. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z At this time when so many translations from the Russian are appearing, well advised and ill advised, it is good to be able to put the hand on one superlatively good book. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z For an example of usefulness, we must consider the precious Jesus, and pray for grace to imitate Him in all His ways; then we shall not willingly do wrong, for He is superlatively good. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z And this identity, coupled with the fact that Essenism is the older system, is of itself most superlatively fatal to all pretension or claim to originality for the doctrines of the Christian faith. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z And as Albert Eddie produced a two-dollar bill and she took it, she was easily, superlatively, meaningly arch as she said, "We don't give change at church fairs to gentlemen." Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress 2012-01-12T03:00:14.550Z I shed tears over the latter part of your letter, where you say, I could be happy, superlatively so, with Sir William in a desert; but here it is impossible. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Again, you may watch the superlatively difficult operation of centring a lens. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z "I spent eight days with my new and good friends in Gloucestershire, where I was superlatively happy." The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z And yet strange, superlatively strange, not one of the numerous historians of that age makes the slightest allusion to such an astounding event. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z I always thought Australia was such a superlatively free country!’ A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z The superlatively trained athlete knocks off for a day or two before an important contest—and perhaps has a dash at the flesh-pots by way of relaxing tension from the snapping point. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z Upon the whole we think his play has not been much admired, although his backers have been vehement in superlatively praising it. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z It is that day in your career when everything went wrong just when everything seemed to be superlatively right. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Even pure gold, as they told the materialistic world who worship gold, was penetrated and whelmed by this subtle, superlatively refined spirit of matter. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z The productions of such a mind, being a transcript of its impressions, would present nothing as real or symmetrical; but everything as disfigured, indistinct, shadowy, inharmoniously blended, or superlatively gigantic. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z She was rather a dear, and superlatively, almost superfluously, pretty, but she made my head ache, and beside her youth and effervescence I felt curiously old. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z This individual was, comparatively, young in years, but superlatively old in cunning; and he possessed in an eminent degree the low arts of deceit which are usually held to constitute the high art of statesmanship. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Mr. Robert on this high-mettled horse was superlatively alive, and was glad because of it. A Man of Honor 2011-10-02T02:00:16.927Z And a lady that is died for, must of course be superlatively charming. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The white man could think, could create, could fight superlatively well. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z Before a comparatively simple portico a superlatively splendid menial looked askance at the doctor's borrowed furs, but was not unimpressed by a curt inquiry for Mr. Topham Vinson, and consented to inquire in his turn. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z The Apostle's own statements show him to have been superlatively visionary and impressionable, with restless nervous energy it is true, but, at the same time, with keen physical and mental susceptibility. Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z I made no endeavour to stop, but, adopting Holt's tactics, managed to give a clumsy imitation of his superlatively clever avoidance of the blockade. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z The whole short, broad street was superlatively genteel. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z It is safe to say that among the millions killed will be a million who are carrying superlatively effective inheritances—the dependence of the race’s future. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z You must understand that Michael Bradshaw, of 3 Parkington Terrace, South Kensington, was that sort of superlatively clever person who, after a life of grand coups, always comes to grief in some superlatively silly fashion. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z An author would need to be superlatively sensitive who could take offence at this paragraph, and an author who could find pleasure in it would have to be unspeakably vain. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z The effect of the Dome is superlatively grand. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z He cooks only one thing, whole hogs, and he cooks them superlatively well. BBQ's Best Secret Is Out: Fame Comes to Rodney Scott 2011-07-27T05:20:00Z "Come along, then; let us each put on the armour of a good shawl, and steal away from this superlatively dull party by the hall-door." The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z It is a superlatively excellent sword, "it is a right Jerusalem blade." The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z He was a poor cook, but a superlatively ingenious robber. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z He delivered his message, but not without endeavouring to make her understand how superlatively happy the commission had made him. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z As long as public order was the most pressing question, Philippine gubernatorial reticence selected that branch of our colonial problem either for especial silence or for superlatively casual allusion, as we have already seen. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Its power and expression are universal and its character and process superlatively grand. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Modern Chesterfields, who pretend to be superlatively well-bred, tell one never to be "in a hurry." Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness 2011-05-08T02:00:05.770Z He looked so superlatively elegant and handsome now, the younger women sighed whilst they admired him. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Then, their surprise giving way to their appreciation of his attainment, their commendation for the young Easterner soared to superlatively profane heights. I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z I find myself highly enamored of a superlatively attractive young lady who has, however, one apparent drawback to me. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z The theme of Il Grasso is a superlatively comic beffa of this sort, played by Filippo Brunelleschi on a friend of his. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z You are either a superlatively finished hypocrite or a philosopher of sorts. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z His Majesty seemed in a superlatively good humour, and sat back in his chair, his fat body shaking now and again with bursts of merriment. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z And in the midst of one of those bitter, griping struggles to keep his vagrant mind from running into vinous paths, the brakes clamped down and the porter, superlatively polite, announced: "This is Colt, sah." I Conquered 2011-04-15T02:00:19.800Z The apprehension of future punishment, as in the Tusculan Disputations, is laid entirely aside, and it is assumed as a principle, that, after death, we either shall not be miserable, or be superlatively happy. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Thus happily did the dinner proceed; and when the servants retired, M'Kinlay had arrived at that point of beatitude in which he regarded the company as something superlatively high, and himself fully worthy of it. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The melodrama music here is so superlatively good that one hardly notices it, such is its absolute Tightness. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z His behaviour was superlatively correct even in this terrible emergency, and there was nothing in his deferential attitude to indicate that he thought anything abnormal had occurred. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The interior of our cabin--artistically plastered, carpeted, well-furnished, and with superlatively rich details--was in keeping with the exterior. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z He knew her to be gentle and kind and superlatively lovely, but as yet she had endured no trials,—her courage and fortitude had been put to no test. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z For a New Year’s party at the Websters to be anything but jolly,—superlatively merry—was an unheard of thing. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z I am afraid I have done injustice to this lady, for really, on the present occasion, she did not look superlatively hideous. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z But when the latter are taken into the account, it must be superlatively absurd to suppose new systems can grow out of old ones by merely natural operations. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z In spite of Banning's superlatively healthful climate, and her own stalwart frame, Mrs. Clark was besieged and temporarily conquered by a horde of influenza germs--or viruses, whichever they are. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z The whole of this district between the two great lakes is superlatively beautiful, and was the first settled district in Upper Canada; it is now the best cultivated. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z He rang the bell, and almost immediately there appeared in answer a butler, thin, pale, and of uncertain age, but even to Helmar’s unpractised eye superlatively autocratic, hopelessly correct. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z From being positively wild, she became superlatively wildest, and drove Miss Jerusha and Mr. Wildair daily to the verge of desperation for the next two weeks. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z She nearly always had partners, for she danced reasonably, though not superlatively, well, and introductions were still the fashion. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z It was a consolation to see how handsome and superlatively smart he looked! Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Amongst the Persian poets, the beauty of the peris is proverbial: insomuch that a woman superlatively handsome, is styled by them, the offspring of a Peri. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z This species is really poisonous, and the Kamschatkans are said to make their vodka superlatively intoxicating by the addition of this fungus to it. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z “Blind!” exclaimed Mr Carlyle, using his own eyes superlatively. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z If an accomplished and sweet-tempered wife, a fine family, an attached friend, good health, and a competent fortune, could make any one happy, then Tom Mortlake was superlatively blessed. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 But, at the same time, her gentle nature was too superlatively and exquisitely feminine and also too motherly to look upon physical love as the only needful thing. Small Souls He wished this not because he was proud of his work, or thought it superlatively good, but because he hoped that it might comfort her. Where the Path Breaks I therefore immediately fell to upon the roasted monkey, which I found superlatively delicious; the flesh of the parrot was far from being so tender and palatable. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 He was in a dirty, reddish night-gown, and very dirty night-cap bound round the forehead with a superlatively dirty, chocolate-colored ribbon. Maria Edgeworth A week passed happily, and Mortlake, in the society he esteemed and respected, was superlatively blessed. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 The way in which a man’s family and friends are taken away seems superlatively cruel. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York No; once missing my prize of the superlatively beautiful Manzoni Palazzo, I have not been tempted to try a fresh spring unbaulked by rascality. Fragments of an Autobiography Whether or not one-half billion is invested in China is, nationally speaking, superlatively unimportant. American World Policies I could tell you more about the real-estate situation only Jane Austen says if a woman knows anything she should strive superlatively to conceal it. Seeds of Pine In fact, the whole of the scenery on Mount Athos is so superlatively grand and beautiful that it is useless to attempt any description. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant On every item in the Miscellaneous List the return is comparatively, as well as positively and superlatively satisfactory. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The section of country to which your attention is called was flat—positively flat—comparatively stale, and superlatively unprofitable. The History and Records of the Elephant Club To develop millions of landless men without wealth and with precarious jobs is to create a material superlatively inflammable. American World Policies Everything inclines us to believe, for all that, that the astonishing writer was the least part of Fenelon—he was superlatively the Director. Priests, Women, and Families The pyramidal group, formed by an old man and four female figures, is superlatively lovely; the countenances wonderfully expressive, and sparkling with animation. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 "Awfully common trash," said Shorty, looking over the assortment disdainfully, for he wanted something superlatively fine for his letter. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures Anyway, the wild raven has been superlatively shy of man ever since the flood. Our Southern Highlanders IT must be awful to live with a man after you have reformed him and he has become so superlatively good that you don't feel superior to him any more. Reflections of a Bachelor Girl Everything she did was good, nothing superlatively good. Studies in Contemporary Biography "What are you hanging your head for, superlatively happy man, who can kiss and caress his darling every day?" The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II If he comes to any passage which he is disposed to think superlatively bad, let him be assured that it is not mine. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. In the mellow light of a superlatively fine afternoon the Downs wore their gayest raiment of blue and purple, red and green—decked, too, with ribands of white roads and ruffs of rose-laden hedges. Cynthia's Chauffeur The temptation itself was removed; and no beer was any longer allowed to be sold at that fated railway station, by reason of its being so superlatively excellent. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years And all ashore under this alluring blue haze lay a country that was superlatively lovely even under frozen skies and on the shortest day of the year. Old Plymouth Trails Byron’s poetry bulks very large, though it is not estimated as superlatively as in the criticism of our own day. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Suffice it for the purposes of this work to take up a few of the superlatively great fortunes as representatives of those based upon land. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times American policy, however, pursued the object Page 391 of a "Peace without Victory," from the standpoint of practical politics, in order that, neither Germany nor England should attain to a superlatively powerful position. My Three Years in America How superlatively rare must be the English volumes which the eyes of Farmer and Baker never lighted on! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors One superlatively important effect of wide reading is the enlargement of vocabulary which always accompanies it. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 I little thought last February that in July I should witness such superlatively interesting scenes. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) Every individual has a perfectly balanced ration of the most superlatively good quality, slowly beginning to assimilate within him.” Outside Inn Then, as the trio on the balcony stepped in through the window, he turned suddenly and superlatively scarlet. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel All the kangaroo's strength seems to have settled down into the hind legs and the tail, leaving the other parts comparatively weak, and the head superlatively useless, except as an attachment for the mouth. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly A work of art was either superlatively beautiful, or it was contemptible. My Autobiography A Fragment For two thousand years the world, without a dissenting voice, has borne witness that he is the one man who came into the earth and walked through it superlatively good. Christ, Christianity and the Bible He had been trying for weeks, as we know, to keep superlatively still, and trying it largely in solitude and silence; but he looked back on it now as on the heat of fever. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II And Lorimer's own laugh rang out merrily at what seemed to him a superlatively good joke. The Dominant Strain If anything with us is good, it is superlatively good for being brief. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I stopped a bare-legged boy, and found that the place belonged to a Black Protestant, and, what was worse, a Presbyterian, and, what was superlatively bad, a Scots Presbyterian. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule At the call of his name he unwound his legs from the rounds of the stool and leaped into the Doctor’s presence with a superlatively high-bred bow. Dr. Sevier The first step towards amalgamation was negative in character, but superlatively politic. England and Germany "His work has been superlatively good; conduct excellent; drawing poor; written work marred by blots and smudges." War Letters of a Public-School Boy And, perhaps, this may be a kindness to us, since some are so superlatively so, that should they continue a much longer space, mankind could not support themselves under these ecstacies. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness Was he densely stupid, or was she superlatively clever? Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 All God could do He has done to render each sex superlatively happy in the other. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society It was very funny and also very unfair in more ways than one, because I did not start my crusade with any idea of becoming important, and I have no feature which is superlatively large. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate They were divided into boxes or pews, and were generally speaking clean and well ordered; the prices were moderate, and the fare simple but superlatively good. All About Coffee A few ounces of grated cheese make it superlatively good. Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six The streets of Helston are a trifle larger and a trifle duller than the streets of Liskeard; the church is comparatively modern in date, and superlatively ugly in design. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot Beginning and conducting courtship as this chapter directs, avoiding the errors and following the directions it specifies, will just as surely render all superlatively happy as sun will rise to-morrow. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society So is she superlatively fetching when she is charming. The Smart Set Correspondence & Conversations Oh, it was sickening—it was sickening—to think that life was so grim and hard for the thousands, and so unnecessarily, so superlatively beautiful for the few! The Beloved Woman The palette of the embroiderer in silk is superlatively rich. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery At the same time there has always been, and will be, a powerful curiosity in the direction of knowing or hearing what certain rare or superlatively important books occasionally bring. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time The Grand Duke, looking up, found her flushed and flashing, and superlatively handsome. A Modern Mercenary "The Brooklyn Union" says,— "They are superlatively excellent." Music and Some Highly Musical People In the latter, one or two of her works have been criticised with overwhelming power, and in a tone and spirit superlatively bitter. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Yankeeism pourtrayed, in its raciest aspect, constitutes the contents of these superlatively entertaining volumes, for which we are indebted to our facetious old friend, 'Sam Slick.' Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 She was always mounting staircases, going up in lifts, and driving about leaving cards, and was extremely hospitable and superlatively social. Bird of Paradise The branches part, and reveal Kundry, youthful, gorgeously apparelled and superlatively beautiful, lying upon a flowery bank. The Wagnerian Romances Beldam's superlatively courteous tones as of one who is ready to die to serve you, and then another voice—rather loud and sharp, but pleasant, with the sound of a laugh in it. The Wooden Horse Lastly, in this connection, he has superlatively the laugh known as the ‘infectious laugh.’ When Winter Comes to Main Street Their hair was superlatively beautiful, and would have been envied by many a courtly dame. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Mrs. Harding is superlatively happy in her husband, her children, her foster-father, whom she still lovingly calls "mon père" and in her noble brother. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter So Phyllis made herself out a list in a superlatively neat library hand: One string of blue beads. The Rose-Garden Husband In the last act, his performance was superlatively great. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 He was now exquisitely sensitive to the touch of her hands, and to the nearness of her breathing mouth as her face bent over him, tender, absorbed, and superlatively grave. The Creators A Comedy He smelt the smoke after the brougham had passed, and he recognised the fact that it was superlatively fragrant. Fair Margaret A Portrait On the promenade the mothers had their sons by their side, and Mrs. Blossom had secured possession of Felix in some manner that did not appear; but the good woman seemed to be superlatively happy. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Her pearls might not be real, but her gown was superlatively expensive, her evening wrap of mauve velvet lined with ermine, and her little car perfectly turned out. Black Oxen "And I am superlatively clever—without doubt the cleverest of all!" The Crown of Success "What you mean," I said, "is that if we don't show those girls a superlatively good time this winter we won't get a look at the election next spring?" At Good Old Siwash But philosophy is essentially unitary and systematic—and thus superlatively liable to revision. The Approach to Philosophy Nothing more superlatively dingy could well be imagined. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 She was in the highest spirits, and looked superlatively lovely. Fairy Fingers A Novel The first bold advance of this diminutive vessel against a giant like the Merrimac was superlatively grand. The Monitor and the Merrimac Both sides of the story But his marks in Imagination, the Psychological Moment and Dodging Consequences were plus perfect, extra magnificent, and superlatively some, respectively. At Good Old Siwash A dull-witted folk with few ideas, the Turks could do two things superlatively well—obey orders and fight like devils. The New World of Islam The young man unfolded a woollen wrapper, and then a lawn one inside it, and handed to his father three silken scarves, of superlatively fine texture, and covered with most exquisite embroidery. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century Hour after hour, he sat and read to her,—sat and talked to her,—sat and looked at her,—and never was weary,—never was so superlatively happy in his life! Fairy Fingers A Novel I did not always know whether Bederhof was so superlatively dull as to believe a thing, or merely so permissibly dull as to consider that he ought to pretend to believe it. The King's Mirror I rather think," he said, laughing uneasily, "that I only meant that not many people are superlatively happy. A Venetian June Their eyes are upon honour, as upon some new and superlatively sweet enchantment, and, bemused to starboard, they view the scene to port with somewhat extravagant biliousness. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind The down-east dialect is managed with consummate skill, the character-drawing is superlatively fine, and the sentiments uttered, ringing like a bell, carry conviction. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 And I had been so blind that a moment since I was saying that if another man had wrought this changed mind in Gladys Todd he must be a superlatively wonderful man. David Malcolm When a heroine was of a superlatively fascinating description, she was “Just like Rosalind”; when an article of dress was unusually fine and dainty, it would “do for Rosalind.” About Peggy Saville Yet if there is one country in the world where poverty is a thing to be superlatively ashamed of, that country is England. Nights in London The "problem of education" is a problem only to the superlatively wise and the tremendously great. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen There were two books and four magazines, with superlatively good-looking, well-groomed young men and divinely lovely girls for the heroes and heroines. Lady Betty Across the Water In my case it was another woman, but a superlatively wonderful woman. David Malcolm Now the subaltern was one of the many of us civilians who have a burning ambition not only to achieve perfection always, but also to maintain on all occasions a superlatively military bearing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916 And if he isn’t neither—” Of that fact Clarice felt superlatively convinced. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him Retain the Good In preparing a critical analysis of the character of Jesus, it is freely admitted that many of the thoughts attributed to the son of Mary are superlatively fine. The Mistakes of Jesus Anyhow, whatever the superlatively clever thing was that Mrs. Pitchley had done, there was no longer a question of her being kept out from the Pink Ball, or anything else. Lady Betty Across the Water In hers it might be another man, a superlatively wonderful man. David Malcolm So superlatively wretched a butt could not hope to look on long unmolested. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln In how much better taste it is to say simply, "She plays the piano well," or, more superlatively, "exceedingly well," or "admirably"! The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Hers was the only vanity I have ever known that made its possessor superlatively soft. Embarrassments Hadria said she did not believe it, or rather she believed that he was inordinately, tenderly, superlatively human, and that he had gone many steps farther in that direction than the rest of his generation. The Daughters of Danaus He was not unusually wise or superlatively clever, but he had “a heart at leisure from itself to soothe and sympathise.” Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories But Tollman read into both the smile and the straight-gazing eyes a hypocrisy which superlatively embittered the blood in his veins. The Tyranny of Weakness His name was Auku-wonze-zee, that is to say, “he who is superlatively old.” Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Yet evermore, with toil and care He ponders on devices For stuffs superlatively rare, Celestial fabrics past compare, At reasonable prices. 'That Very Mab' Only a superlatively good man, only a man of genuine piety, could use honestly such language as this. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings Messalla is a superlatively good consul, courageous, firm, painstaking; he praises, shows attachment to, and imitates me. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Clapperton and Dangle were not superlatively clever boys; but, whether by chance or design, they certainly hit upon an admirable method for bringing the matter to a crisis. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth Though of a very timid nature, they are superlatively inquisitive, and can be easily attracted within rifle range, by agitating, from behind a tree, a white or red handkerchief. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet It was true that he wanted but one woman superlatively; but it was eminently Grifone's maxim that, failing that which you need, you should take that which you can get. Little Novels of Italy By this time we had come in sight of a building superlatively beautiful. The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell A great portion of this area is of superlatively tropical richness of production. Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.) I shall always have a superlatively good opinion of Chief Ellis. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College To show surprise is to declare ignorance—and the British and Dutch South Africans, after the manner of all superlatively ignorant races, have the profoundest contempt for those in whom they themselves can discern ignorance. On the Heels of De Wet As a speaker he was ready, precise, fluent and his manner before a popular assembly was just as he pleased to make it; being either superlatively ludicrous or very impressive. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Travellers may talk as they please of mosquitoes being the scourge of new countries; the bugs in Canada are worse, and the black fly and sand-fly superlatively superior in annoyance. Canada and the Canadians Volume I It was the reluctant withdrawal of stubborn, angry, and above all, superlatively brave men from positions too strong and well-organised to be taken by the means that had been adopted. With Our Army in Palestine The watching group now gave a loud murmur of wonder and admiration, as if they had divined some superlatively clever trick of their master's, and were applauding it. Jack Haydon's Quest I, too, am comparatively spotless," he went on, protecting his protégée by putting himself on her level, "and superlatively hungry. The Heather-Moon Cultivated society has always been afflicted with a class too superlatively intellectual to enjoy what everybody else likes. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters A few select friends were admitted as intimates, and only these knew that Dr. Beaumont had a superlatively lovely and enchanting daughter. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel The following day saw us homeward bound, only this time the travelling was not so romantic, for a "mild" had set in, and the going was superlatively slushy. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour New assize courts, superlatively ugly, proudly rose in their stead. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See It will not be absolutely divine, but superlatively human. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The saints have always suffered abundantly; the Prophets have suffered superlatively. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era The resolution was extremely noble, but to execute it was superlatively difficult. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel "There is, however," confesses Bates, after ten years' experience, "a considerable number of superlatively lazy, tricky, and sensual characters among the half-castes, both in rural places and in the towns." The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Here is a field of influence superlatively fitted for the activity of women, and worthy of the aspirations of the most favored and admirable representatives of the sex. The Friendships of Women If Ad be a chief, or king; Adad should be superlatively so, and signify a king of kings. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. In the harshness of the mood which gripped him, she seemed to him superlatively adorable; the softness of her eyes at the moment before he had kissed her haunted him. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch Many spectators would find it merely morbid and gloomy; others would find it superlatively illuminative and eloquent. Shadows of the Stage He is not at all like the Venus people, who have become so superlatively clever that they are always bored to death. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) Just now, for instance, I rather feel that I may be at the gates of Heaven; but I am not, therefore, superlatively happy. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties This word, among others, he has preserved; and he makes use of it adverbially in its proper sense, when he describes any body superlatively great, and excellent. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Henry and he once got up a notion of inventing a new drink which was to make them both everlastingly famous and superlatively rich. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel I must add that the position is at once the more honorable and the more onerous, because I am called to follow a gentleman whose administration of the office has been so superlatively successful. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z In one or two instances we pointed to something superlatively good. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 There are a far greater number of indifferently good and indifferently bad people than of the superlatively good or bad. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul This afternoon they were sitting together in their superlatively neat drawing-room, and Miss Dobson was knitting while Miss Frances was reading a novel from the circulating library. Enter Bridget At such times the remarks may be superlatively pleasant, but they are more often superlatively disagreeable. A Girl's Student Days and After "I felt as though I wanted to be superlatively good all the rest of my life," confessed Miriam on the way home. Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College George Silver was a financier in the great style, and a superlatively honest one. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs He was, to the outward seeing eye, superlatively well. The Helpmate It was not in his nature to be superlative in anything; unless, indeed, he was superlatively middling, the quintessential extract of mediocrity. Scenes of Clerical Life Such a family, according to all rule precedent, should be superlatively happy; but there seems to be a disturbing element in all families, and mine, alas! proved no exception. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays If knowledge is a thing superlatively good, ignorance —the opposite of knowledge—is a thing superlatively bad. Practical Essays No; says the objector, God is superlatively the best being in the universe. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation That a man should be superlatively good in one single line of effort is the demand of modern life. Craftsmanship in Teaching It is, outwardly, not original nor superlatively striking in any way. Greenwich Village I never knew before how superlatively graceful my dives could be. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 And that he has not been wholly unsuccessful we may believe when we hear one of Behmen’s ablest commentators writing of his Election as ‘a superlatively helpful book,’ and again, as a ‘profoundly instructive treatise.’ Jacob Behmen an appreciation Jan never had been so superlatively fit; so instinct in every least hair of his coat, in every littlest vein of his body, with tingling life and pulsing energy. Jan A Dog and a Romance Indeed I am, at present, in superlatively ecclesiastical health, Miss Norah. Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The hotel en masse, at least the feminine portion of it, had had a prior interview with the manager which had been superlatively unpleasant for him. Leonie of the Jungle The men so employed commonly get nothing; but the native officer receives credit for all manner of superlatively good qualities, which are enumerated in a certificate. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official But constant study and experience have eliminated even this defect, so that to-day the singer and actor are justly balanced; both are superlatively great. Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers The bed was superlatively good, as a matter of fact. Jan A Dog and a Romance She had shining, abundant hair, and a face rendered superlatively beautiful by the glowing of vivacity, understanding, feminine vitality behind it and through it, like a lamp held up within. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Yet she was superlatively handsome with her warm and swarthy skin, under which the scarlet blood circled freely. Red Money Instead of which he always remained superlatively unsatisfactory and superlatively irresistible. Balloons It seems to me that the brains and the imagination of America shone superlatively in the conception and ordering of its vast organizations of human beings, and of machinery, and of the two combined. Your United States Impressions of a first visit Much of the literature found among his chattels was of a superlatively vituperative character, and attacked the white race in unstinted language and asserted the equal rights of the Negro. Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics The deed now in prospect is high, but not superlatively heroic. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees Why she should be, was a puzzle to many women, as being the wife of a superlatively rich man, she had all the joys that money could bring her. Red Money His eyes were alight, and he passed an unsteady hand across his forehead in a superlatively impatient gesture. The Man in the Twilight But it turned out to be otherwise; for the Wenus produced from behind her superlatively radiant form a lump of slate which she had extracted from the coal-box. The War of the Wenuses As she spoke she swept aside her veil and he saw her face, a superlatively pretty face with scarlet smiling lips and dark luminous eyes that were smiling, too. The Just and the Unjust The Big Three are superlatively unsympathetic to most of the envoys from the lesser belligerent states. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The man of a single fine book would have to be superlatively great to equal one who could show such fertility in creation of characters or produce such masterpieces of description. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 For that matter, Madam, I cou'd dispence with 'em all, and as many more; but a Lady that declares against Marriage, to suffer such a Train of Beaus, shews her self superlatively Vain-glorious. The Fine Lady's Airs (1709) Having presented them, therefore, with some nails and halfpence, I sent them on shore superlatively happy. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Aunt Sarah tells the loftiest truth, Uncle William," said the professor; "every Christian emblem about the church is superlatively correct, but paleontologically it is a fraud. Esther The Council of Five then was a superlatively secret body. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference We found lobsters among the rocks, too, and on some beaches a strange kind of lobsterish delicacy called in Tahiti varo, a kind of mantis-shrimp that looks like a superlatively villainous centipede. White Shadows in the South Seas MacDowell used to tell of a student who could play an ascending scale superlatively well, but who was helpless before the problem of playing the same scale in its descending form. Edward MacDowell There was a sense he could not get rid of, in which it might still be considered superlatively right. The Divine Fire No girl lived with more all-embracing reasons for being superlatively happy. V. V.'s Eyes For when suspicion became unendurable he had consulted Anthony who assured him that Frances, who ought to know, was convinced that there was nothing in it except incompatibility, for which Bartie was superlatively responsible. The Tree of Heaven He had never seen a woman so invincibly and superlatively alive. Superseded The countess remained until the eve of Mariette's wedding, and she passed those six months in one of the superlatively beautiful mountain resorts of Austria. The White Morning The gesture seemed to convict Rickman of taking advantage not only of his phrase but of his influenza, behaviour superlatively base. The Divine Fire The harvest will be plenteous indeed, but unless my advice be followed in some shape or another, the labourers will be comparatively few and superlatively inadequate. Some Private Views His name was Auku-wonze-zee, that is to say, "he who is superlatively old." Monsieur Violet Do those grinning, superlatively insolent cynics really represent the mighty Mother of Nations? The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour Even the finest black fox skin is nothing superlatively beautiful! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation She thought that Lucia's perceptions in this matter were blunt, when they were only superlatively fine. The Divine Fire All women know the psychological effect of being superlatively well dressed. The Conqueror Though of a very timid nature they are superlatively inquisitive, and can be easily attracted within rifle-range by agitating, from behind a tree, a white or red handkerchief. Monsieur Violet The little unfinished portrait I heard of, from those whose opinion is sought, as a superlatively lovely thing. The Collectors Such flight would be painful, even in the flush of spring-time, but superlatively aggravating if in cold weather; and therefore they were told to pray that their flight be not in the winter. The Abominations of Modern Society That touch of exaggeration in the curves of her soft figure made her irresistibly, superlatively feminine. The Divine Fire Moreover, I conceded right there that he had a right to laugh, and especially when he saw me so superlatively scrambled. Reveries of a Schoolmaster Piper was just the sort of man to enjoy superlatively all his newly acquired consequence. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 If the Being of the Upani@sads, the superlatively motionless, was the only real, how could it offer scope for further new speculations, as it had already discarded all other matters of interest? A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 "Blind!" exclaimed Mr. Carlyle, using his own eyes superlatively. Four Max Carrados Detective Stories And as she met that look, so luminously, so superlatively sincere, she knew that he had lied. The Divine Fire Everybody wears "Sunday clothes" on this street and seems to be superlatively happy. Laugh and Live Cad is what I call handsome, but 'Lena is beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful—now you have it superlatively. 'Lena Rivers That hardest thing in the whole range of human action to overcome, either by God or man or the devil--prejudice--they had, in the Simon-pure form, superlatively refined. Quiet Talks about Jesus A superlatively fine cigar did a little—not much—to solace him. Mr. Prohack The paper was superlatively fine and the print a gem of art. The Reason Why How superlatively happy she had been that night! The Top of the World Later he began to think of it as some sort of superlatively powerful being that, alone in the whole world, ranked above his father even. The Soul of a Child "But, pray condescend to tell us how you know this fine old boy to be superlatively rich." Round the Block But pert as the superlatively pert may think me, I thought not myself wiser, because I was older; nor for that poor reason qualified to prescribe to, much less to maltreat, a genius so superior. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 The stench emitted by the common snake, when molested, is superlatively noisome; and is given off so powerfully and copiously, that it infects the air around to a diameter of several yards. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number) "Mamma," inquired an infant aristocrat of a superlatively refined mother, "when shall I be old enough to eat bread and cheese with a knife, and put the knife in my mouth?" Collections and Recollections It is superlatively well placed on an eminence by itself, and its dimensions are tremendous. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front There are also other adverbs, which, though not varied in themselves like much, more, most, may nevertheless have nearly the same effect upon the adjective; as, worthy, comparatively worthy, superlatively worthy. The Grammar of English Grammars And since, in her habitual half-starved state, all food looked superlatively good to her, cake was the first word she learned to speak. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 The difficulty of meeting this with an adequate and evenly-distributed pressure is well enough known, and we find in that a further reason that the treatment of canker is superlatively difficult. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Moreover he was even more interesting because of his superlatively bad reputation which still followed him. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth I therefore immediately fell to on the roasted monkey, which I found superlatively delicious: the flesh of the parrot was far from being so tender and palatable. A Woman's Journey Round the World If the counting-house of Chicksey, Veneering, and Stobbles had ever been shut up by three happier people, glad as most people were to shut it up, they must have been superlatively happy indeed. Our Mutual Friend Although Mr. Bounderby carried it off in these terms, holding the door open for the company to depart, there was a blustering sheepishness upon him, at once extremely crestfallen and superlatively absurd. Hard Times By this pregnant speech the farrier had re-established his self-complacency, and waited with confidence to hear himself named as one of the superlatively sensible men. Silas Marner Those amazing words are not only extraordinarily good, practical politics; they are also superlatively good hygiene. Heretics One's got to do a thing superlatively, nowadays, to be recognized. Fanny Herself He was the taller; and the robust manliness of his appearance, his splendid health and boxer's figure offered a sharp contrast to the superlatively lean tippler. The Flirt But every Saturday morning the climax of the week is reached, when three superlatively good boys give him a nice lathery bath with hot water and flea soap. Dear Enemy And so it befell at dinner in the tapestried dining-room that Psyche Bines received assiduous attention from two gentlemen whom she considered equally and superlatively fascinating. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation But honesty compels me to state that there has never been a truly great American who spoke any speech but his own—except that superlatively great Philadelphian, Benjamin Franklin—of Boston. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories I don't draw superlatively, but I do handle infants' wear better than any woman I know. Fanny Herself Denzil was a superlatively perfect lover and knew the immense value of tender words. The Price of Things I am superlatively glad now that we didn't spend Jervis's money last summer; it would have been intensively tragic to have had that burn. Dear Enemy By candour, philanthropy and a noble expansion of heart, she seeks to render me all that is superlatively great and good—Why did she not seek all this in a less offensive way? Anna St. Ives Of the Monody on H., I will here only notice these lines, as superlatively excellent. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 In contrast to this one little spot of excited activity, the rest of the scene was almost superlatively peaceful. The Gray Dawn But, alas! we too generally use the terms that are meant to express the absolute, as mere comparatives taken superlatively. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge It was on superlatively thick paper and bore a coronet in one corner. The Isle of Unrest I judged him to be superlatively erratic, but without an atom of real evil in his being. A Strange Discovery Your monody is so superlatively excellent, that I can only wish it perfect, which I can't help feeling it is not quite. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 Experiences, intense and often superlatively painful, have come to them in rapid succession, forcing them to think and develop. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament Madame —— said of me that I must be "superlatively feminine" in all my perceptions. Amiel's Journal "Then, have a chair," said Tanno, rolling himself luxuriously on the deep, soft mattress of one of my uncle's superlatively comfortable sofas. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire It relieves me to know she is alive, revives me, and makes me superlatively brave: if he has dared to kill her, I will report it at once. Look Back on Happiness Mrs. Batty liked to talk to her and Henrietta could sink into one of the superlatively cushioned arm-chairs and listen or not as she chose. The Misses Mallett The Bridge Dividing A dark stranger came into Huntercombe village, no longer young, but still a striking figure: had once, no doubt, been superlatively handsome. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day California was replete with charming, beautiful, and superlatively healthy girls; the climate produced them as it did its superabundance of fruit, flowers, and vegetables. The Avalanche The man whipped up his horses and made off, and Mr. Haldimands tried in vain to hush up a story which made him appear so superlatively ridiculous. The Englishwoman in America Indeed, superlatively excellent objects of every sort are rare, nor is anything more difficult than to discover that which is in all respects perfect in its kind. De Amicitia, Scipio's Dream But I've not so much as thought of Mr. Mitchett—who, rich as he may be, is the son of a shoemaker and superlatively hideous—for a reason I don't at all mind telling you. The Awkward Age He was dressed in black, with a white tie, and his clothes were well cut, and seemed superlatively so, owing to the importance and symmetry of the figure they covered. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day If there is one talent which the Germans superlatively lack, it is that of ruling over other peoples and inducing other people to become part of their nation. My Four Years in Germany No discord is so dread as that carried on under the cloak of religion, and religious journalism in the States is on a superlatively bitter footing. The Englishwoman in America Then to show that his position was superlatively clear he made her, with a kindness that even Sir Claude had never surpassed, tremble again as she had trembled at his first outbreak. What Maisie Knew And as she held it in her arms, she thought: Can he be the husband promised through a thousand secret voices, whom a superlatively good Providence had thus thrown across her path? Une Vie, a Piece of String and Other Stories Another person, who was present, and accidentally took part in the proceedings, was sir Thomas Browne, the superlatively eloquent and able author of the Religio Medici. Lives of the Necromancers Poe's style is both too much his own and too superlatively good to be successfully imitated—whom have we had who, even if he were a master of structural effects, could be a second Poe? The Best American Humorous Short Stories He is the superlatively deferential man, and walks about with murmured wonder at the wisdom and discernment of everybody who talks to him. Impressions of Theophrastus Such As I am true mortall Knight, it is most superlatively good, this. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 To him no sin was so great as the sin of weakness in a man, and certainly Gaspar was superlatively weak. The Rangeland Avenger You will find the roads, when there are roads, superlatively excellent—particularly, if you do not mind an occasional hill or sharp and sudden shower of rain. From Yauco to Las Marias A recent campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade under the command of Brig. General Schwan We assured our host that the ham was superlatively good. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch One point will always remain inexplicable: why Russia should have taken the superlatively serious step of general mobilization, which could not be and was not a simple measure of precaution. Peaceless Europe The hillsides about these lakes," remarked the Doctor, "must be superlatively beautiful in the fall, when the forest puts on its autumnal foliage. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod Gilbert Bromhead's wife was southern, a small appealing compound of the essence of the superlatively feminine. Cytherea In "Dance," here reproduced, the beautiful movement of the figures and the garlands, full in volume but light in weight, are superlatively well presented. The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Art of the Panama-Pacific international exposition Know, then, that in this bowl is a solar powder superlatively proper to exalt the fire we have within us. The Queen Pedauque Goodness gracious! that will certainly be superlatively fine; I should like to have one copy at least, if you think of publishing it. The Pretentious Young Ladies The greatest name in southern literature is that of Edgar Allan Poe, the literary artist, the critic, the developer of the modern short story, the writer of superlatively melodious verse. History of American Literature In adult life, whilst the perceptions are obtuse, men and women talk vehemently and superlatively, blunder and quarrel; their manners are full of desperation; their speech is full of oaths. Representative Men He was especially gentle with his wife, and superlatively so with his daughter, both of whom were slow to show the slightest sense of responsive warmth. The Rose in the Ring Either positively, comparatively or superlatively, a bad elephant is a cunning, treacherous and dangerous animal. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations In their practice these arts are as superlatively unwholesome as in their result, successful or not, they are unnatural. Stella Fregelius Grace, this water of life, therefore is good, superlatively good, good in the highest degree, for that it makes all things good, and preserveth them good. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Set in a face of unusual pallor, they were no doubt rendered superlatively brilliant by contrast. Viola Gwyn Constance observed that they were superlatively 'good' trunks; also that Sophia's clothes, though 'on the showy side,' were superlatively 'good.' The Old Wives' Tale I have seen only one that stands out in my records as superlatively fine,—for horses. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Oh, no, he wasn't so superlatively beautiful either. When We Dead Awaken He looked at two cocottes dining at a neighboring table with three thin young men, superlatively correct, and he slyly questioned Olivier about all the well-known girls, whose names were heard every day. Strong as Death To be sure he was not superlatively handsome, but he had a foreign air, which was considerable among the girls; and his appearance indicated wealth, for his dress was of the first quality and cut. Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us The terms, admirable, excellent, superlatively great, wise, and holy; these sufficiently fill the imaginations of men; and any thing beyond, besides that it leads into absurdities, has no influence on the affections or sentiments. Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Notwithstanding all these disadvantages, his eyes were so superlatively beautiful that they almost persuaded you into the belief that he was handsome. Prince Eugene and His Times CEN: And yet not so superlatively neat as some, madam, that have their faces set in a brake. Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman Nyons was celebrated for its wine, its olive oil, its silk, and its truffles, all of them superlatively good. The Days Before Yesterday There's always something professional about doing a thing superlatively well. Pygmalion Despite all the accusing features her case offered, I should have said just then, as I watched Miss Esme Falconer, that she was nothing more or less than a superlatively nice girl. The Firefly of France He was a villain; but he was superlatively handsome, and a feather might turn the scale of life or death. A Woman-Hater But he lacked the courage to speak and continued to hope that some day, by some miracle, she might become less superlatively neutral, less almost boyish in her way of treating him. Who Cares? a story of adolescence She liked him because he was a superlatively gracious, flattering, emotional man where women—pretty women—were concerned. The Titan In the level rays of the morning sun we beheld a gradation of rare tints 'infinitely harmonious and yet superlatively rich.' See America First I met with grand sympathy in 'words,' superlatively impotent even to move for the restitution of my watertight boots! The Eureka Stockade But think of the polished Roman debating the question of survival with the superlatively dirty barbarian of the North! Such Is Life Surely not, if the superlatively laudatory congratulations of their various ambassadors are of any account. The Life of Cesare Borgia Without heavy metal the sport would be superlatively dangerous if regularly followed up. The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Julia was now comparatively happy, and so indeed was Alfred; but then the male of our species likes to be superlatively happy, not comparatively; and that Mrs. Dodd forgot or perhaps had not observed. Hard Cash They assume something intrinsically holy in the feelings of a mother, and something superlatively efficacious in her ministrations. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) Is that the language in which you speak of those whose conduct from first to last has been superlatively excellent? Framley Parsonage But he wished also to be superlatively gentle. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 You don't, I mean, as a rule, get it all so superlatively together. The Good Soldier But he did want to win the election, and he knew that he must have something superlatively fine to offer, if he was to have any hope of carrying the discredited Republican party to victory. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times But the ability to do a thing superlatively well is by no means always implied in the knowledge of how it ought to be done. The Women of the French Salons There was a deliciousness in it that eluded analysis, and—like whatever else is superlatively good—was perhaps better appreciated in the memory than by present consciousness. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni Of no race, a mongrel par excellence, a heterogeneous scrabble, the genius of the admixture was superlatively Abel Ah Yo's. On the Makaloa Mat A man sparing of words, sparing even of looks; will hardly lift his eyelids for your sake,—will lift perhaps his chin, in slight monosyllabic fashion, and stalk superlatively through the other door. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 16 To Maria Theresa's affairs he has been superlatively useful, for these Two Years past; and truly she is not too punctual in the returns covenanted for. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 Friedrich cannot be said, either as Prince or as King, to have been superlatively successful in his choice of associates. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 10 No other young American approached him for the combination of chances -- physical energy, social standing, mental scope and training, wit, geniality, and science, that seemed superlatively American and irresistibly strong. The Education of Henry Adams There is one kind of fungus that I have met with in the forests which, from its offensive odor and disgusting appearance, should be something superlatively bad. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon You couldn’t succeed because you were superlatively desirable and precious already; but you should never have experimented. The Diary of a Goose Girl The lecturer stands on a large raised platform, on which sit around him the bald and hoary-headed and superlatively wise. North America — Volume 1 An elderly, bald man, with a superlatively calm, remote eye, stood by a table with a book in his hand, his finger still marking a page. Whirligigs All these gentlemen were superlatively honorable; if one could not believe them, Truth in politics might be ignored as a delusion. The Education of Henry Adams Yes, Kitty was superlatively, stridently maritime; you could have known from a great distance that she belonged to the very latest steam yacht class, and that she was perfectly ignorant of the whole subject. Lady Baltimore As a sample of her stock please note: A superlatively exquisite, essentially beautiful, and important lace flounce for sale, at a reasonable price. Penelope's English Experiences When we all went upon the platform, some one proposed that the clergymen should lead the way out of the little waiting-room in which we bald-headed ones and superlatively wise were assembled. North America — Volume 1 But this superlatively practical mind is incapable of moral error. Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things Hers was the only vanity I have ever known that made its possessor superlatively soft. Glasses Plenty of things in real life are superlatively uninteresting; so that it is one-half of art to select from realities those which contain possibilities of poetry. The Message The tender service of the proudest-souled of women, wifely rendered, how superlatively charming! Hiero So I went out to Roxbury with a party, and found myself honored by being placed on the platform among the bald-headed ones and the superlatively wise. North America — Volume 1 |
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