英语词汇“unsurpassable”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Nixon lecturing Khrushchev on American achievements in color television during the “kitchen debate” in Moscow will always be unsurpassably weird without “The Birds” looming somewhere in the future. | 'Double Take': Grimonprez Makes Hitchcock a Symbol of Cold War Era 2010-06-01T22:24:00Z

“Ali” has the unsurpassable merit of its main character, Muhammad Ali, who is both one of the most serious people in the world and one of the funniest. The Stylish, Empty Realism of Michael Mann 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z

"The nation joins me to pay tributes to his unsurpassable genius, his art, and his humility." Tributes pour in for Ravi Shankar 2012-12-12T17:16:51Z

“That instrument is just unsurpassable. That little vocal box and all that stuff comes out — it’s just, to me, it’s some kind of its own perfection,” she says. Listening to her older records, Joan Baez hears perfection in an ‘unsurpassable’ voice 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

The nation joins me to pay tributes to his unsurpassable genius, his art and his humility. Ravi Shankar – tributes paid to a 'leader, teacher, icon and statesman' 2012-12-12T11:31:45Z

For the rest of their careers—glorious in Dietrich’s case, but less in movies than in life; frustrated and frustrating for Sternberg—their shared work marked an unsurpassable summit. The Front Row: Marlene Dietrich in “Dishonored” 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

But he also placed it firmly in a context that made one think about Beethoven's artistic journey towards the originality of the Ninth and about the enduring legacy of this most unsurpassable symphonic statement. Philharmonia/Salonen – review 2012-09-28T11:49:31Z

And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable. Perspective | The ugly underside of Brad Pitt’s cool car in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

But it remains a central, seemingly unsurpassable text. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Roth is telling me that my personality is not the only possibility: Some men just can't stop thinking about the unsurpassable pleasures of sex. No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

At times, the compositional skills that Mr. Wheeldon shows with ensembles and solos in “Bound To” seem unsurpassable. Review: San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival Plunges Into the New 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

The emotion of this seemed unsurpassable, but there was another surprise in store for us. Returning to the scene of the crash: A survivor of the Uruguayan rugby team plane crash reflects 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z

Many of the animators at Pixar, too, thought the movie was unsurpassable, which is why the idea of yet another sequel was shunned for so many years. Don't Ruin Toy Story 3 With Toy Story 4 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

I hope he will forgive me for sticking with Bill Withers's unsurpassable original. Readers recommend: songs about hands – results 2013-01-03T15:38:47Z

And all of these follow on the heels of at least another half-dozen magisterial biographies published in the past two decades, including Martin Brecht’s exhaustive three-volume masterpiece, “Martin Luther,” which Metaxas praises as “unsurpassable.” Slaying the Dragon of the Dark Ages 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

It’s starting to look that way, though “Matilda” partisans are hoping that its unsurpassable reviews from theater critics will trump the feel-good momentum of its two competitors. Predictions From Tony Award Voters 2013-06-06T16:30:00Z

The Arena experience is unsurpassable in a triumphal march, the most famous moment of "Aida." Revel in opera in Italy 2010-07-25T04:46:00Z

But as a story about where imagination can take you, it's unsurpassable. The Mind Robber: Doctor Who classic episode #4 2013-03-28T13:01:24Z

He regards Yoko Ono’s early conceptual work as “unsurpassable” and he worked, or played, with Dalí. 'I was very angry' – the last interview with Jonas Mekas, godfather of avant garde film 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z

It’s not hard to imagine “unsurpassable fetes” — as Kelly described them — in the palace. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

The opening number of “The Lion King” is well-nigh unsurpassable. Perspective | ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Wicked’ return to Broadway — and it’s the heart that sings 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z

Set entirely in a wooden box several feet underground in an Iraqi desert, it takes compressionism to an unsurpassable extreme. Buried 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z

It’s easy to imagine a producer like DJ Quik finding some usable material here, though the recording has already served an unsurpassable function on screen. Drummers’ Choices: Setting the Beat, Calling the Tune 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Rebuffed, she marries Walter, who is "unsurpassable in providing the rabid fandom which, at the time, she needed even more than romance". Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z

There are records that seem unsurpassable — only to be felled by the wrecking ball of a single stirring, stunning outlier of a performance. Luis Arraez Is Chasing One of Baseball’s Sacred Feats and Sports Divinity 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

In these moments, Cameron’s deranged dream of a sustained immersion in a world of natural-yet-wholly-artificial wonders is thrillingly, perhaps unsurpassably realized. All the 2023 best picture Oscar nominees ranked, from worst to best 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

In his early days he spoke of creating monuments that would have “an unbridled intense satanic vulgarity unsurpassable, and yet be art.” Claes Oldenburg, the founding father of Pop art, has died 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z

These bludgeoning pressures alone are at once singular and unprecedented, unsurpassed and quite possibly unsurpassable in their magnitude. Opinion | A 2009 Supreme Court ruling may require Barrett to recuse herself from 2020 election cases 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z

For unsurpassable splash, look to 1960 live broadcast recording from the Metropolitan Opera, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and featuring Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli trying to outdo each other. The Tao of 'Turandot': Why there's no escaping Puccini's opera 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z

Finally, there is the debate over holes in one, which are a powerful concept in a vexing game since they are moments of unsurpassable perfection. With Precautions, Golf Is Back. So Are Scoring Squabbles. 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z

“He’s faced more adversity than most,” Romeo said, “so therefore no challenge should be unsurpassable for him.” Football player channels adversity into success on field 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z

A new study quantifies for the first time an unsurpassable “ceiling” for endurance activities such as long-distance running and biking—and it also finds that pregnancy’s metabolic toll resembles that of an ultramarathon. Study of marathon runners reveals a ‘hard limit’ on human endurance 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

As a vocalist, at the height of his popularity, he was unsurpassable and influenced multiple generations as a result. 'They’re film scores to his imagination': music stars pay tribute to Scott Walker 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

After all, one is not always in raptures over this country and its prowess at nurturing, in its own distinctive manner, unsurpassable callousness, matchless greed, small-minded sectarianism, and a gruesome infatuation with firearms. I Have Fallen in Love with American Names 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z

At a very youthful 59, he has a chance to surpass Hale Irwin’s long considered unsurpassable career win record of 45. Gary Player insists that they've got the career senior major count all wrong - Golf Digest 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z

The narrative entering the season was that Stephen Curry, the N.B.A.’s unanimous most valuable player last season, and Kevin Durant, the team’s star off-season acquisition, would create an unsurpassable one-two punch for the Warriors. Klay Thompson Pours in 60 Points, in Just 29 Minutes 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z

Life was understood to be constant moral work, a job that could never really be “done,” because the ideal was Jesus’ unsurpassable perfection. Lessons from My Mother 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

Baez was one of many singers hailing the move to award Dylan the literary world's highest honour, saying: "His gift with words is unsurpassable." Bob Dylan: Nobel Prize is a step towards immortality, says Joan Baez - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

A mountain of perfectly cooked, unsurpassably succulent meat in its own juices – complete with slightly charred bones you’ll end up gnawing on – it’s the Platonic ideal of a soul-satisfying Sunday roast. On my radar: Steve Silberman’s cultural highlights 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

In the book, she writes about her arduous quest for the Hermès Birkin bag, the unsurpassable status symbol, nearly as hard to acquire as an hour of personal styling from Michelle Obama. A Hobby Anthropologist Dissects the Tribes of the Upper East Side 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Many centuries later Dante crystallised it in four unsurpassable lines. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z

With such easy conditions of tenure and lands of unsurpassable quality for grazing, it might naturally be expected that these pioneers amassed easy fortunes. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z

By many of his own time Delavigne was looked upon as unsurpassed and unsurpassable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z

One thing that strikes the beholder of this country with greatest force, is the unsurpassable beauty of its scenery. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z

As a scenic route for tourists it is unsurpassable, threading its way amid many islands with abrupt and thrilling turns. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z

This the defenders of the cause have sufficiently proved in their no less erudite than learned writings with their very strong arguments and their unsurpassable learning. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z

The prices of the other are lower, the cuisine much the same, the upper windows set to command a view of the Acropolis, which is in itself an unsurpassable picture. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z

Compact in form, with a continuous seacoast, unsurpassable harbours, and a great extension of navigable rivers, water communication between the different parts is easy and the danger of dismemberment by external attack a minimum. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z

To my mind I give each unsurpassable praise and glory when I call Webster the northern Toombs and Toombs the southern Webster. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z

The view to the north of Clew Bay, with its hundreds of islets and Achill beyond, is unsurpassably lovely. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z

Finally, the book contains some of Jokai's happiest descriptions, and in this department it is generally admitted that the master, at his best, is unsurpassable. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z

He did not cut himself entirely adrift from the revolutionaries—the Bolsheviks of that time—but defended them with unsurpassable energy. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z

Dias represents the negro—unsurpassable in fidelity and personal courage, and needing only leadership to show transcendent military qualities. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z

These continual indirect reproaches had long been a source of irritation to Levin, more particularly as Charles Nicholas drew a definite, unsurpassable, although indefinable, line between assessors and secretaries. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z

The incomparable and unsurpassable, the grandest achievement of his architecture. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z

As an exhibition of the art of show-jumping it seemed to me unsurpassable. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z

For perfection of character and richness of humour, it seems to me unsurpassable. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z

And then it should be remembered that the limited scale of the fresco palette, so far as it extends, is unsurpassable for glow and atmosphere and strength. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z

What unsurpassable oxen they must have been to walk for sixteen hundred years behind the plough and never conceive the idea of inventing a song! The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z

And because of their proximity to the hitherto unsurpassable tax boundary, now might need to be the time to cross it. Off the Dribble: Is It Time for the Bulls to Spend Serious Money? 2011-03-25T21:07:19Z

Lupton was not going to be all garlic: it was to be infinitely the best scholastic dish that had ever been served—the ingredients should be unsurpassed and unsurpassable. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z

The figure of the poor little victim of reform, the street-boys and their surroundings, are all unsurpassable; while to an artist the composition of the figures and the arrangement of light and shadow are excellent. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z

And to crown all, as though mockingly, there rang out the music of those unsurpassable bells—the bells of Moscow, of which all the world has heard. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z

"Paltry children of the earth, not to be compared with the lenten or the tiger lily, or the fiercer beauty of the sunflower, or the hues of the unsurpassable thistle!" Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z

The story is admirable, and is put together with unsurpassable art, care, life, and simplicity. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z

The Greek instinct for pose is unfailing and unsurpassable. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z

Of these, the possession of the swiftness of thought is ability to act with unsurpassable celerity. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy

Many pens have described, with more or less fidelity, the details of this unsurpassable tragedy. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z

In fact, we can say that it is one of the best, if not the very best, of the countries lying within the tropics; and, during the dry season, it is unsurpassable anywhere. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future

Let us make him the small amende in our power to say, that in his present functions he was unsurpassable; and here, for the moment, we leave him. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II)

"It is the one chance I get of listening to eloquence that I feel sure is unsurpassable." Faith and Unfaith

His execution was unsurpassed and unsurpassable, of a kind which at the present day is well-nigh obsolete, and is associated in the public mind with sopranos and tenors only. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday

Many episodes, describing the society at the Prussian court and the relations of Frederick to Voltaire, are unsurpassable as humorous portraiture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades"

His mastery over mere language is accompanied by a very fine sense of the total form of his tales, so that the already-mentioned Morte Amoureuse is one of the unsurpassable things of literature. A Short History of French Literature

Although Cushing was a young man of unsurpassable bravery, ready at all times to take desperate chances, there was what might be termed method in his madness. The Greater Republic A History of the United States

And now from their lofty elevation they were able to gaze forth upon a scene of unsurpassable wildness and grandeur. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt

Now both are encouraged, and the men, receiving their full rations, are unsurpassable in endurance at work and in marching. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"

This series is unsurpassable in its vivid realness. Astounding Stories, June, 1931

Thus every one of his works was a real, unsurpassable chef-d'œuvre, which set the person who had ordered it into amazement. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II

For his unsurpassable achievement he received the thanks of Congress, and the king of France presented him with a gold sword. The Greater Republic A History of the United States

But he is alive to the power of its evocation, to the unsurpassable thrill. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium

Shelley has the poetical music in an unsurpassable and sometimes in an almost unapproached degree, but his verse is admittedly very difficult to set to music. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860

These questions have already been treated in detail and with unsurpassable lucidity by Helmholtz and Poincar�, whereas I can only touch on them briefly here. Relativity: The Special and General Theory

But even this love, unsurpassable in its tenderness, was only as a faint shadow in a thirsty land. Name and Fame A Novel

Japanese women will coal a vessel with a rapidity unsurpassable by men. The Truth About Woman

But the night brings some relief, not only in her calm beauty, but cooling dews refresh the heated atmosphere, and the moon and stars shine forth in unsurpassable glory in the cloudless heavens. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc.

God knows of what they were thinking—as little probably as the smoke they blew through their chiselled nostrils—but their beauty and grace were unsurpassable. Another Sheaf

But they were for the most part men, vigorous, dauntless men who not only made history, but prepared the way for those who were to come after, leaving them a heritage of unsurpassable magnificence. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills

He could see no flaw in her now, and he believed that she would still seem unsurpassably fair after a lapse of time. Olive in Italy

He sees “places of terrible grandeur unsurpassable, I should imagine, in the world.” Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war

Dickens's early novels, said Fitzjames, represented an avatar of 'chaff'; and gave with unsurpassable vivacity the genuine fun of a thoroughbred cockney typified by Sam Weller. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice

It was to have been done by a brilliant and unsurpassable stroke of combined strategy, tactics, manœuvres, marches, and swimmings; also on land and water. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862

Madam," replied Mr. Tickels—"I am struck dumb by your unsurpassable beauty. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life

But in its own way it is unsurpassable. Birds in the Bush

An unsurpassable actor of noble parts, he seemed created to play the hero in deeds, the poet in thoughts, the lover on all occasions. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange

An element in his discontent with the earth had been perhaps his sense of life-wide separation from her, of unsurpassable barriers between them, the vanity of aspiration. The Wagnerian Romances

Here we get a lesson of human life expressed, not didactically, but in a concrete form of unsurpassable strength, harmony, and concision. Old Familiar Faces

"Oh, she is an unsurpassable creature!" exclaim the whole tribe of contemptible, sycophantic, brainless calves in broadcloth, who are ever ready to fall down and worship the golden emblem of themselves. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life

It is astonishing that a language which had had, if only in verse, such an unsurpassable tale-teller as Chaucer, should have been so backward. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800

Ineffable, unsurpassable those hours of initiation which the Broadway of the 'fifties had been, when all was said, so adequate to supply. A Small Boy and Others

I have a large room here, with three fine windows, overlooking the Park—unsurpassable for airiness and cheerfulness. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870

But being much higher, the ascent and the descent range over a much greater space of country; and on both sides there are places of terrible grandeur, unsurpassable, I should imagine, in the world. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete

His talent is unsurpassably fine, and yet we reflect with complacency that he picked it up altogether at home. Picture and Text 1893

On each were seen captives, chained in all sorts of fashions, but chained only by little Loves, unsurpassably executed. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800

I must now group together a number of short notes on sonnets: I think Blanco White's sonnet difficult to overrate in thought—probably in this respect unsurpassable, but easy to overrate as regards its workmanship. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The treasure of the Sanoms, renowned through the whole world as the most wondrous collection of magnificent and unsurpassable gems, has been cleared out and the entrance re-closed in a manner little short of marvellous. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason

He was in the habit of putting his pictures on exhibition, and charging an admittance fee, just as artists do now: he called himself “the unsurpassable,” and said and did many vain and foolish things. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture

Once this condition is fulfilled, they can focus their own impressions and render them with unsurpassable skill. Renée Mauperin

It is the comic "Vanity of Human Wishes" in prose, as Rasselas is the tragic or, at least, serious version: and, as has been said, the two make an unsurpassable sandwich, or, at least, tartine. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800

He is the same unsurpassed and unsurpassable model of every virtue to the Christians of every generation, every clime, every sect, every nation, and every race. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

Of Gothic, mind you; Gothic clear of Roman tradition, and of Arabian taint; Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and unaccusable;—its proper principles of structure being once understood and admitted. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens

His drawings are in the highest form of Impressionism, reproducing every phase of fleeting expression and suddenly-arrested action with a certainty and accuracy which are absolutely unsurpassable. The History of "Punch"

They stand by themselves, unsurpassable, lines such as are only to be found here and there even in the great poets. Personality in Literature

But as a punster Hood is merely unsurpassable. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation

Many of the works of the later centuries were in their way almost unsurpassable. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield

But, from a stoat standpoint, the stump was unsurpassable. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character

There is an air of unsurpassable dignity in the design of the two old comrade-statesmen, mounted knights armed cap à pie, riding forth, representative of Christendom and the nation's conscience. The History of "Punch"

Or in a better strain yet, a strain, his admirers will say, unsurpassable— 'To make a happy fire-side clime To weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life.' Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American

It is, indeed, in the recitatives and declamatory passages of Gluck, Handel, Sacchini, that lyric artists will find unsurpassable material for study. Style in Singing

We go to the last new authorities for our science and our history, but the essential thoughts and emotions of human beings were incarnated long ago with unsurpassable clearness. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century

An inconceivable, and, in its monstrous irony, unsurpassable drama, which is put forward as the introduction to the great era. The New Society

Louise discovers something so unsurpassably excellent in everything with which she furnishes herself, whether it be an earthen or a silver vessel. The Home

Although Frans Hals impressed me more than any other painter with the power with which he wielded the brush, even he was put in the shade by Rembrandt's unsurpassable colour effects. Rembrandt

Without unsurpassable difficulty, I was able to operate the machinery and steer, first for Betelguese, then for the sun. Out Around Rigel

It is admirable, indeed unsurpassable; but it is not intelligent. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told

M. Coppée is a Parisian from his youth up, and even in prose he is a poet; perhaps this is why his pictures of Paris are unsurpassable in their felicity and in their verity. Ten Tales

Alone, "without one counsellor on her side among so many," Mary conducted the whole of her own defence with courage incomparable and unsurpassable ability. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10

The andante is of unsurpassable beauty, and it was rendered by the composer in such a manner as to excite the audience to enthusiasm. Story-Lives of Great Musicians

But the variety of his interests—aesthetic, philosophical and ethical—is astonishing, and his successes are poems which stand out as unique and unsurpassable in the literature of his time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"

This is the imagination in which Shakespeare is unsurpassable. Platform Monologues

Lucretius, therefore, had outgrown mythology, was hostile to religion, and burned with unsurpassable enthusiasm to indoctrinate his Roman readers with the weighty conclusions of systematised materialism. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series

This is so finely ground that, although wholemeal, it may be used in the manufacture even of sponge cake, while for bread it is unsurpassable. Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses

The challenge to the moon is unsurpassable in its unconscious humor. Robert Burns How To Know Him

In these tales of unsurpassable power and beauty, Fiona Macleod has created the Gaelic Christ. Among Famous Books

A few hours' work completed a portrait which, for fidelity of likeness, harmony of accessories, and felicity of coloring, was almost unsurpassable. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales

Then he looked at her and he felt an unsurpassable abyss between them. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4

The response was prompt, for the British sailor fights with unsurpassable heroism, but at the critical moment the forebrace was carried away, the ship was thrown into the wind and exposed to a raking fire. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders

These Sermons exhibit many of those features of unsurpassable excellence which have gained for the preacher a reputation which has had no equal in our time. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series

His father was unquestionably trying, but Eugie was unquestionably strong, and she loved her people with a passion which he felt to be romantically unsurpassable. The Voice of the People

It cost a small fortune, of course, but it was unsurpassed and unsurpassable. Ishmael Or, In the Depths

There are passages toward the close of the book which may fitly be compared with the lyrical freedoms of no matter what epic, and which display an unsurpassable dexterity of hand. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911

If they possess only one of the elements of architectural excellence, they possess that element to so great an extent that in respect of it they are unsurpassed, and probably unsurpassable. Ancient Egypt

There is much glorious music in the last act; the "Good Friday music" is divine; the last scene is gorgeously led up to; and the music of it, considered only as music, is unsurpassable. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians

An unsurpassably beautiful and eligible plot of ground at no great distance from the town was given me on which to erect the proposed theatre. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers

It is unsurpassable for sheer decorative charm, I think. The House in Good Taste

There the words stand—in the immensity of their vulgarity, in their unsurpassable degradation, let them lie. Sketches in the House (1893)

A mighty brain and mightier heart must have worked with passionate energy, the fires must have burnt at an unbroken white heat, to produce so much unsurpassable music in so short a time. Purcell

While others were striving after income and reputation, he calmly and modestly, without obtrusion or upbraiding, held on his own way, with unsurpassable curiosity, to the discovery of all which life might have to reveal. Master of His Fate

Michael knew that his only chance of getting out of Germany was to show an unsurpassable incompetence. The Tree of Heaven

In all my wanderings over two hemispheres I remember no vision so enchanting and unsurpassable! The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson

In the latter case it is sweet and thick and the tiny cup is half full of grounds; in the former the coffee is clear and bitter and of unsurpassable flavor. War in the Garden of Eden

Claudius saw no more clearly than they; not only was the girl an unsurpassable idol, but to its very feet it was pure gold and immaculate ivory. The Son of Clemenceau

French critics can discriminate between French productions with unsurpassable delicacy and precision. Since Cézanne

In this famous phrase many historians have seen a confession, an acknowledgment of the long rôle of deceit that the unsurpassable actor had played to his public. Characters and events of Roman History

In the matter of physical courage they were unsurpassed, unsurpassable. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights

The Philosophumena say nothing on this point, except that Epinoia "throws all the Powers in the World into confusion through her unsurpassable Beauty." Simon Magus

I have a large room here, with three fine windows, overlooking the Park,--unsurpassable for airiness and cheerfulness. Yesterdays with Authors

Or in a better strain yet, a strain, his admirers will say, unsurpassable— "To make a happy fire-side clime To weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life." Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold

In it are many sublime beauties, many figures of unsurpassable majesty if we take them separately. The Earlier Work of Titian

Her head of the somewhat impracticable but always earnest senator from Massachusetts—Sumner—is unsurpassable and beyond praise. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.

There is little of the humor which relieves the pathos of Valdés in the equal fidelity of his Marta y Maria or the unsurpassable tragedy of Galdós in his Doña Perfecta. The Shadow of the Cathedral

And all this unsurpassable glory we owe to—dust! English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice

Hinpoha was trying to think of "unsurpassable," and "impassable" was the nearest she came to it. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos

They inventoried the furniture, gave mother cookery recipes, described minutely the unsurpassable talents of each of their children, and descanted volubly upon the best way of setting turkey hens. My Brilliant Career

It is equally applicable to that which is naturally unsurpassable, and to that which stands within the narrowest limits of comparison. The Grammar of English Grammars

The adroitness and perfection with which he performed the duties of his place were unsurpassable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859

There is a picture of Bellini's in S. Zaccaria at Venice—Madonna enthroned with Saints—where the skill of the colourist may be said to culminate in unsurpassable perfection. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts

"But I thought I might venture to submit to your consideration a pound of our unsurpassable tea." Essays in Rebellion

In the manufacture of silks and crape shawls, the Chinese are unsurpassable; the latter especially, in beauty, tastefulness, and thickness, are far preferable to those made in England or France. A Woman's Journey Round the World

The love scenes in Weir of Hermiston are almost unsurpassable; but the central interest of the story lies elsewhere—in the relations between father and son. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial

For six months he had known the unsurpassable luxury of wanting and of knowing what he wanted. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation

Mr. Gladstone's speech during this debate is described as "a long and eloquent address, unsurpassable for its comprehensive grasp of the subject, its lucidity, point, and the high tone which animated it throughout." The Grand Old Man

His artistic faculty enabled him to give unsurpassable descriptions of the catharsis and of other effects of art, but he fails to give a precise definition of the aesthetic function. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic

As a friend of mine, Barry Tompkins, says, it's a place where you get an unsurpassable English mutton-chop, a perfect baked potato, a mug of delicious ale, and afterward a cup of unexceptionable coffee. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day

The Tennesseeans, good men to start with, and already well trained in actual warfare under Jackson, were in their own way unsurpassable as soldiers. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

It is indeed a structure of perfection and beauty unsurpassable, and I never tire of it. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy

The sense of her beauty—of her unsurpassable charm, mingled with the voluptuous music—pierced his heart with insupportable pain. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada

A more delightful summer abode cannot be conceived, for it has the advantage of mountain air, and the view from it is unsurpassable. Sketches from Concord and Appledore

No doubt he was very observant, and had a wonderful memory for animals and their ways, as well as some invention; he had also unsurpassable technical skill, of a superficial kind, in painting. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894

As always this unsurpassable sight filled me with intense emotions. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

Hasty and grotesque as are some of the names, others are of an appropriateness and originality unsurpassable. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy

The crushing burden of debt she owed rose like an unsurpassable mountain between her and what she longed for. The Shadow of the East

For reckless and evil splendour the figure was unsurpassable. The History of David Grieve

The solemn grandeur of some of his verses is unsurpassable, and, enshrined in the Aeneid, their dignity seems enhanced by their surroundings. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius

North of Corsica, in fact, we sped, with a fair following wind and we had an unsurpassably fortunate voyage; skies clear, wind always favorable, steady and neither too gentle nor too strong. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

Comparing their opinions with those of law officers of other days, which I often at the Foreign Office had to read, I should call James and Herschell unsurpassed and unsurpassable for such a purpose. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1

These two riders were talking the common topic--in that famous Blue Grass region where fillies and fill-es, as the voyageur from Canada said in his broken English, are unsurpassable for grace and beauty. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form

Brahman—a being that is the Lord of all Lords, all-knowing, all-powerful, instantaneously realising all its purposes, free of all blemish, not limited either by place or time, enjoying supreme unsurpassable bliss. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48

The architect built not only with a constant instinct of beauty, but with unsurpassable science and skill. Seven English Cities

She was handling an unsurpassable necklace of big pearls. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

When I go from hence let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable. Gitanjali

But there was at hand a fearless general whose reputation was staked on this battle: Gen. Beauregard promptly offered to lead the Hampton Legion into action, which he executed in a style unsurpassed and unsurpassable. The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3

For to all meditations on Brahman alike Scripture assigns one and the same result, viz. intuitive knowledge of Brahman, which is of the nature of supreme, unsurpassable bliss. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48

What unsurpassable beauty is in the simple story! Expositions of Holy Scripture

All slaves wear amulet-bags, if they can get them; ours are old, worn and soiled and will make unsurpassable hiding places for as many gems as they will hold. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

The loveliness of that silent conquest was unsurpassable. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers

Moved not by this bribe, but by the unsurpassable beauty of Venus, Paris awarded her the apple, and thus gained for himself and for his people the hatred of Juno and Minerva. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4

The intuitive knowledge of Brahman constitutes supreme, unsurpassable bliss; and if such intuition may be reached through one meditation, of what use could other meditations be? The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48

The Daughter of the Regiment and the Somnambule are certainly Jenny Land's most unsurpassable parts; no second can take their places in these beside her. True Story of My Life

The food, of course, was unsurpassable and our appetites keyed up by our mutual emotions. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

Hygienic, unsurpassable, spacious—” The friars looked at one another uneasily. The Reign of Greed

We have it on her own authority, which, in such matters, was unsurpassable, that she was "the best match in Europe, except the Infanta of Spain." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858

But this preposterous, disgusting, outrageous, ridiculous, contemptible, disgraceful, unsurpassable swindle prevented anything like a mutual understanding. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870

There was support to my idea of the convent in the expiring light, for the scene was in its way unsurpassable. Italian Hours

It was Ofatulena's unsurpassable farm bread, half wheat flour and half barley flour and at that more appetizing and flavorsome than any wheat-bread I ever tasted. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

Not but what we really loved her deeply, while her affection for us was unsurpassable still, we loved her less than we loved my father, and this was the grievance. The Fair Haven

Consciousness ran fluttering along the edge of something hard that hitherto had seemed an unsurpassable barrier. The Extra Day

His energy in all he undertakes is untiring and unsurpassable. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia

These questions have already been treated in detail and with unsurpassable lucidity by Helmholtz and Poincaré, whereas I can only touch on them briefly here. Relativity : the Special and General Theory

You may be an unsurpassable expert on dress and manners, on perfumery and jewels, but you could know more law. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire

A being of marvellous delicacy, of purest instincts, of unsurpassable sweetness. Born in Exile

The form of the closely-shaven skull and the features of the strong face, wrinkled by age, have been reproduced by the sculptor with unsurpassable fidelity. A History of Greek Art

And, standing at the stake amid his yelling tormentors, he bequeathed to the world an example of fortitude sublime, unsurpassed, and unsurpassable. The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness

It was a picture unsurpassable in richness of tone; the dense leafage of deepest, warmest green glowed and flashed, its magnificence heightened by the blaze of the countless golden spheres adorning it. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy

Ungloved at present, they lay on the open pages of the book, unsurpassable for delicate loveliness. A Life's Morning

In the welcome which greeted his appearance, he could detect no suspicion of simulated warmth, though his ear had unsurpassable discrimination. Born in Exile

He saw Cecily's unsurpassable grace as she walked beside him, and her look of winning candour turned to him so often, and he fancied that it had given him pleasure to be with her. The Emancipated

And to him, she was so sweet, she was such bliss of release, that he would have suffered a whole eternity of torture rather than forego one second of this pang of unsurpassable bliss. Women in Love

But in the opinion of all, Redford had celebrated Christmas in an unsurpassably proper manner. Sisters

The spurious facetiousness which deals mainly in mere jargon words ill-spelt and worse pronounced; in bizarre contrast of ideas, and in ultra-Rabelaisian exaggeration, is American wit and humour—therefore unsurpassable. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16

In these few moments of dialogue, Godwin reached the conclusion that Sidwell had not much sense of humour, but that the delicacy of her mind was unsurpassable. Born in Exile

Each gust seemed unsurpassable in intensity, but was succeeded, after a pause, that was not a lull but a gasp, by one of more frantic violence. For the Term of His Natural Life

Some for the Bunions that afflict us prate Of Plasters unsurpassable, and hate To Cut a corn—ah cut, and let the Plaster go, Nor murmur if the Solace come too late. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories

So I am sending you her picture to use—and to reproduce with photographic exactness the unsurpassable expression and all. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906)

The famous and unsurpassable Burgundy was served with the roast. The Grand Babylon Hotel

Ah," said he, and his tone was an insult unsurpassable, "perhaps it is to be preferred. Saint Martin's Summer

The bridge that united us had given way, and there was now this unsurpassable chasm. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories

The enormous gape of their mouths, with their blood-red lining and long fringes of teeth, and the uncouth shapes of their bodies, made a picture of unsurpassable ugliness. The Naturalist on the River Amazons

Then, his calculating eyes raised, he fixed her long enough to exclaim with unsurpassable horror and contempt: "You raving maniac!" The Marriages

Yet more than this; when the poet has to speak of the matter, he never fails to rise to the occasion in a way that even now we can see to be unsurpassable. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology

Without jesting, the grandeur, majesty, and repose of this figure were unsurpassable in nature, and such as have vanished from sculpture two thousand years and more. A Simpleton

There are souls who die out, after burning with unsurpassable moral beauty and grandeur, without ever having found a way, and even without ever having felt the need, of revealing themselves to others. Mauprat

Their steadiness, their swiftness and exactitude were unsurpassable. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18

The officers have given their horses for the baggage-wagons, made every sacrifice; the word Homewards kindles a strange fire in all hearts; and the troops, say my French authorities, are unsurpassable. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14

Best not to act at all, if one can help it; and follow the Mayor of Grunberg's unsurpassable pattern!— History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12

All that scene appears to me no less unique, no less unsurpassable, no less perfect, than the “Ode to the Nightingale” of Keats, or the Lycidas of Milton. Essays in Little

A good instance occurs in the fourth book, where a delightful passage of unsurpassable narrative tells how the Greeks rewarded and dismissed a guide who had led them through dangerous country. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft

For freshness of style, lucidity, ingenuity, largeness of view, that opening Harangue of his was unsurpassable:—had not the subject-matter been so appalling. The French Revolution

Here in Geometry and Arithmetic, here was order and harmony unsurpassed and unsurpassable. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought

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例句	unsurpassable Nixon lecturing Khrushchev on American achievements in color television during the “kitchen debate” in Moscow will always be unsurpassably weird without “The Birds” looming somewhere in the future. \| 'Double Take': Grimonprez Makes Hitchcock a Symbol of Cold War Era 2010-06-01T22:24:00Z “Ali” has the unsurpassable merit of its main character, Muhammad Ali, who is both one of the most serious people in the world and one of the funniest. The Stylish, Empty Realism of Michael Mann 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z "The nation joins me to pay tributes to his unsurpassable genius, his art, and his humility." Tributes pour in for Ravi Shankar 2012-12-12T17:16:51Z “That instrument is just unsurpassable. That little vocal box and all that stuff comes out — it’s just, to me, it’s some kind of its own perfection,” she says. Listening to her older records, Joan Baez hears perfection in an ‘unsurpassable’ voice 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The nation joins me to pay tributes to his unsurpassable genius, his art and his humility. Ravi Shankar – tributes paid to a 'leader, teacher, icon and statesman' 2012-12-12T11:31:45Z For the rest of their careers—glorious in Dietrich’s case, but less in movies than in life; frustrated and frustrating for Sternberg—their shared work marked an unsurpassable summit. The Front Row: Marlene Dietrich in “Dishonored” 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z But he also placed it firmly in a context that made one think about Beethoven's artistic journey towards the originality of the Ninth and about the enduring legacy of this most unsurpassable symphonic statement. Philharmonia/Salonen – review 2012-09-28T11:49:31Z And the great Italian sports cars are obviously unsurpassable. Perspective \| The ugly underside of Brad Pitt’s cool car in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z But it remains a central, seemingly unsurpassable text. Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Roth is telling me that my personality is not the only possibility: Some men just can't stop thinking about the unsurpassable pleasures of sex. No Longer Writing, Philip Roth Still Has Plenty to Say 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z At times, the compositional skills that Mr. Wheeldon shows with ensembles and solos in “Bound To” seem unsurpassable. Review: San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival Plunges Into the New 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z The emotion of this seemed unsurpassable, but there was another surprise in store for us. Returning to the scene of the crash: A survivor of the Uruguayan rugby team plane crash reflects 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z Many of the animators at Pixar, too, thought the movie was unsurpassable, which is why the idea of yet another sequel was shunned for so many years. Don't Ruin Toy Story 3 With Toy Story 4 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z I hope he will forgive me for sticking with Bill Withers's unsurpassable original. Readers recommend: songs about hands – results 2013-01-03T15:38:47Z And all of these follow on the heels of at least another half-dozen magisterial biographies published in the past two decades, including Martin Brecht’s exhaustive three-volume masterpiece, “Martin Luther,” which Metaxas praises as “unsurpassable.” Slaying the Dragon of the Dark Ages 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z It’s starting to look that way, though “Matilda” partisans are hoping that its unsurpassable reviews from theater critics will trump the feel-good momentum of its two competitors. Predictions From Tony Award Voters 2013-06-06T16:30:00Z The Arena experience is unsurpassable in a triumphal march, the most famous moment of "Aida." Revel in opera in Italy 2010-07-25T04:46:00Z But as a story about where imagination can take you, it's unsurpassable. The Mind Robber: Doctor Who classic episode #4 2013-03-28T13:01:24Z He regards Yoko Ono’s early conceptual work as “unsurpassable” and he worked, or played, with Dalí. 'I was very angry' – the last interview with Jonas Mekas, godfather of avant garde film 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z It’s not hard to imagine “unsurpassable fetes” — as Kelly described them — in the palace. In the French city of Poitiers, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s influence is everywhere 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The opening number of “The Lion King” is well-nigh unsurpassable. Perspective \| ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Wicked’ return to Broadway — and it’s the heart that sings 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Set entirely in a wooden box several feet underground in an Iraqi desert, it takes compressionism to an unsurpassable extreme. Buried 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z It’s easy to imagine a producer like DJ Quik finding some usable material here, though the recording has already served an unsurpassable function on screen. Drummers’ Choices: Setting the Beat, Calling the Tune 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Rebuffed, she marries Walter, who is "unsurpassable in providing the rabid fandom which, at the time, she needed even more than romance". Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z There are records that seem unsurpassable — only to be felled by the wrecking ball of a single stirring, stunning outlier of a performance. Luis Arraez Is Chasing One of Baseball’s Sacred Feats and Sports Divinity 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z In these moments, Cameron’s deranged dream of a sustained immersion in a world of natural-yet-wholly-artificial wonders is thrillingly, perhaps unsurpassably realized. All the 2023 best picture Oscar nominees ranked, from worst to best 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z In his early days he spoke of creating monuments that would have “an unbridled intense satanic vulgarity unsurpassable, and yet be art.” Claes Oldenburg, the founding father of Pop art, has died 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z These bludgeoning pressures alone are at once singular and unprecedented, unsurpassed and quite possibly unsurpassable in their magnitude. Opinion \| A 2009 Supreme Court ruling may require Barrett to recuse herself from 2020 election cases 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z For unsurpassable splash, look to 1960 live broadcast recording from the Metropolitan Opera, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and featuring Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli trying to outdo each other. The Tao of 'Turandot': Why there's no escaping Puccini's opera 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Finally, there is the debate over holes in one, which are a powerful concept in a vexing game since they are moments of unsurpassable perfection. With Precautions, Golf Is Back. So Are Scoring Squabbles. 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “He’s faced more adversity than most,” Romeo said, “so therefore no challenge should be unsurpassable for him.” Football player channels adversity into success on field 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z A new study quantifies for the first time an unsurpassable “ceiling” for endurance activities such as long-distance running and biking—and it also finds that pregnancy’s metabolic toll resembles that of an ultramarathon. Study of marathon runners reveals a ‘hard limit’ on human endurance 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z As a vocalist, at the height of his popularity, he was unsurpassable and influenced multiple generations as a result. 'They’re film scores to his imagination': music stars pay tribute to Scott Walker 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z After all, one is not always in raptures over this country and its prowess at nurturing, in its own distinctive manner, unsurpassable callousness, matchless greed, small-minded sectarianism, and a gruesome infatuation with firearms. I Have Fallen in Love with American Names 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z At a very youthful 59, he has a chance to surpass Hale Irwin’s long considered unsurpassable career win record of 45. Gary Player insists that they've got the career senior major count all wrong - Golf Digest 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The narrative entering the season was that Stephen Curry, the N.B.A.’s unanimous most valuable player last season, and Kevin Durant, the team’s star off-season acquisition, would create an unsurpassable one-two punch for the Warriors. Klay Thompson Pours in 60 Points, in Just 29 Minutes 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Life was understood to be constant moral work, a job that could never really be “done,” because the ideal was Jesus’ unsurpassable perfection. Lessons from My Mother 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Baez was one of many singers hailing the move to award Dylan the literary world's highest honour, saying: "His gift with words is unsurpassable." Bob Dylan: Nobel Prize is a step towards immortality, says Joan Baez - BBC News 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z A mountain of perfectly cooked, unsurpassably succulent meat in its own juices – complete with slightly charred bones you’ll end up gnawing on – it’s the Platonic ideal of a soul-satisfying Sunday roast. On my radar: Steve Silberman’s cultural highlights 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z In the book, she writes about her arduous quest for the Hermès Birkin bag, the unsurpassable status symbol, nearly as hard to acquire as an hour of personal styling from Michelle Obama. A Hobby Anthropologist Dissects the Tribes of the Upper East Side 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Many centuries later Dante crystallised it in four unsurpassable lines. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z With such easy conditions of tenure and lands of unsurpassable quality for grazing, it might naturally be expected that these pioneers amassed easy fortunes. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z By many of his own time Delavigne was looked upon as unsurpassed and unsurpassable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z One thing that strikes the beholder of this country with greatest force, is the unsurpassable beauty of its scenery. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z As a scenic route for tourists it is unsurpassable, threading its way amid many islands with abrupt and thrilling turns. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z This the defenders of the cause have sufficiently proved in their no less erudite than learned writings with their very strong arguments and their unsurpassable learning. The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book 2011-12-08T03:00:22.847Z The prices of the other are lower, the cuisine much the same, the upper windows set to command a view of the Acropolis, which is in itself an unsurpassable picture. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Compact in form, with a continuous seacoast, unsurpassable harbours, and a great extension of navigable rivers, water communication between the different parts is easy and the danger of dismemberment by external attack a minimum. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z To my mind I give each unsurpassable praise and glory when I call Webster the northern Toombs and Toombs the southern Webster. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The view to the north of Clew Bay, with its hundreds of islets and Achill beyond, is unsurpassably lovely. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z Finally, the book contains some of Jokai's happiest descriptions, and in this department it is generally admitted that the master, at his best, is unsurpassable. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z He did not cut himself entirely adrift from the revolutionaries—the Bolsheviks of that time—but defended them with unsurpassable energy. The life and teaching of Karl Marx 2011-09-03T02:00:19.203Z Dias represents the negro—unsurpassable in fidelity and personal courage, and needing only leadership to show transcendent military qualities. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z These continual indirect reproaches had long been a source of irritation to Levin, more particularly as Charles Nicholas drew a definite, unsurpassable, although indefinable, line between assessors and secretaries. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z The incomparable and unsurpassable, the grandest achievement of his architecture. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z As an exhibition of the art of show-jumping it seemed to me unsurpassable. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z For perfection of character and richness of humour, it seems to me unsurpassable. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z And then it should be remembered that the limited scale of the fresco palette, so far as it extends, is unsurpassable for glow and atmosphere and strength. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z What unsurpassable oxen they must have been to walk for sixteen hundred years behind the plough and never conceive the idea of inventing a song! The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z And because of their proximity to the hitherto unsurpassable tax boundary, now might need to be the time to cross it. Off the Dribble: Is It Time for the Bulls to Spend Serious Money? 2011-03-25T21:07:19Z Lupton was not going to be all garlic: it was to be infinitely the best scholastic dish that had ever been served—the ingredients should be unsurpassed and unsurpassable. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The figure of the poor little victim of reform, the street-boys and their surroundings, are all unsurpassable; while to an artist the composition of the figures and the arrangement of light and shadow are excellent. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z And to crown all, as though mockingly, there rang out the music of those unsurpassable bells—the bells of Moscow, of which all the world has heard. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z "Paltry children of the earth, not to be compared with the lenten or the tiger lily, or the fiercer beauty of the sunflower, or the hues of the unsurpassable thistle!" Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The story is admirable, and is put together with unsurpassable art, care, life, and simplicity. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z The Greek instinct for pose is unfailing and unsurpassable. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z Of these, the possession of the swiftness of thought is ability to act with unsurpassable celerity. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy Many pens have described, with more or less fidelity, the details of this unsurpassable tragedy. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z In fact, we can say that it is one of the best, if not the very best, of the countries lying within the tropics; and, during the dry season, it is unsurpassable anywhere. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future Let us make him the small amende in our power to say, that in his present functions he was unsurpassable; and here, for the moment, we leave him. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) "It is the one chance I get of listening to eloquence that I feel sure is unsurpassable." Faith and Unfaith His execution was unsurpassed and unsurpassable, of a kind which at the present day is well-nigh obsolete, and is associated in the public mind with sopranos and tenors only. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday Many episodes, describing the society at the Prussian court and the relations of Frederick to Voltaire, are unsurpassable as humorous portraiture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" His mastery over mere language is accompanied by a very fine sense of the total form of his tales, so that the already-mentioned Morte Amoureuse is one of the unsurpassable things of literature. A Short History of French Literature Although Cushing was a young man of unsurpassable bravery, ready at all times to take desperate chances, there was what might be termed method in his madness. The Greater Republic A History of the United States And now from their lofty elevation they were able to gaze forth upon a scene of unsurpassable wildness and grandeur. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Now both are encouraged, and the men, receiving their full rations, are unsurpassable in endurance at work and in marching. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" This series is unsurpassable in its vivid realness. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Thus every one of his works was a real, unsurpassable chef-d'œuvre, which set the person who had ordered it into amazement. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II For his unsurpassable achievement he received the thanks of Congress, and the king of France presented him with a gold sword. The Greater Republic A History of the United States But he is alive to the power of its evocation, to the unsurpassable thrill. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium Shelley has the poetical music in an unsurpassable and sometimes in an almost unapproached degree, but his verse is admittedly very difficult to set to music. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 These questions have already been treated in detail and with unsurpassable lucidity by Helmholtz and Poincar�, whereas I can only touch on them briefly here. Relativity: The Special and General Theory But even this love, unsurpassable in its tenderness, was only as a faint shadow in a thirsty land. Name and Fame A Novel Japanese women will coal a vessel with a rapidity unsurpassable by men. The Truth About Woman But the night brings some relief, not only in her calm beauty, but cooling dews refresh the heated atmosphere, and the moon and stars shine forth in unsurpassable glory in the cloudless heavens. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. God knows of what they were thinking—as little probably as the smoke they blew through their chiselled nostrils—but their beauty and grace were unsurpassable. Another Sheaf But they were for the most part men, vigorous, dauntless men who not only made history, but prepared the way for those who were to come after, leaving them a heritage of unsurpassable magnificence. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills He could see no flaw in her now, and he believed that she would still seem unsurpassably fair after a lapse of time. Olive in Italy He sees “places of terrible grandeur unsurpassable, I should imagine, in the world.” Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war Dickens's early novels, said Fitzjames, represented an avatar of 'chaff'; and gave with unsurpassable vivacity the genuine fun of a thoroughbred cockney typified by Sam Weller. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice It was to have been done by a brilliant and unsurpassable stroke of combined strategy, tactics, manœuvres, marches, and swimmings; also on land and water. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Madam," replied Mr. Tickels—"I am struck dumb by your unsurpassable beauty. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life But in its own way it is unsurpassable. Birds in the Bush An unsurpassable actor of noble parts, he seemed created to play the hero in deeds, the poet in thoughts, the lover on all occasions. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange An element in his discontent with the earth had been perhaps his sense of life-wide separation from her, of unsurpassable barriers between them, the vanity of aspiration. The Wagnerian Romances Here we get a lesson of human life expressed, not didactically, but in a concrete form of unsurpassable strength, harmony, and concision. Old Familiar Faces "Oh, she is an unsurpassable creature!" exclaim the whole tribe of contemptible, sycophantic, brainless calves in broadcloth, who are ever ready to fall down and worship the golden emblem of themselves. Venus in Boston; A Romance of City Life It is astonishing that a language which had had, if only in verse, such an unsurpassable tale-teller as Chaucer, should have been so backward. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Ineffable, unsurpassable those hours of initiation which the Broadway of the 'fifties had been, when all was said, so adequate to supply. A Small Boy and Others I have a large room here, with three fine windows, overlooking the Park—unsurpassable for airiness and cheerfulness. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 But being much higher, the ascent and the descent range over a much greater space of country; and on both sides there are places of terrible grandeur, unsurpassable, I should imagine, in the world. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete His talent is unsurpassably fine, and yet we reflect with complacency that he picked it up altogether at home. Picture and Text 1893 On each were seen captives, chained in all sorts of fashions, but chained only by little Loves, unsurpassably executed. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 I must now group together a number of short notes on sonnets: I think Blanco White's sonnet difficult to overrate in thought—probably in this respect unsurpassable, but easy to overrate as regards its workmanship. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti The treasure of the Sanoms, renowned through the whole world as the most wondrous collection of magnificent and unsurpassable gems, has been cleared out and the entrance re-closed in a manner little short of marvellous. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason He was in the habit of putting his pictures on exhibition, and charging an admittance fee, just as artists do now: he called himself “the unsurpassable,” and said and did many vain and foolish things. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Once this condition is fulfilled, they can focus their own impressions and render them with unsurpassable skill. Renée Mauperin It is the comic "Vanity of Human Wishes" in prose, as Rasselas is the tragic or, at least, serious version: and, as has been said, the two make an unsurpassable sandwich, or, at least, tartine. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 He is the same unsurpassed and unsurpassable model of every virtue to the Christians of every generation, every clime, every sect, every nation, and every race. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Of Gothic, mind you; Gothic clear of Roman tradition, and of Arabian taint; Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and unaccusable;—its proper principles of structure being once understood and admitted. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens His drawings are in the highest form of Impressionism, reproducing every phase of fleeting expression and suddenly-arrested action with a certainty and accuracy which are absolutely unsurpassable. The History of "Punch" They stand by themselves, unsurpassable, lines such as are only to be found here and there even in the great poets. Personality in Literature But as a punster Hood is merely unsurpassable. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation Many of the works of the later centuries were in their way almost unsurpassable. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield But, from a stoat standpoint, the stump was unsurpassable. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character There is an air of unsurpassable dignity in the design of the two old comrade-statesmen, mounted knights armed cap à pie, riding forth, representative of Christendom and the nation's conscience. The History of "Punch" Or in a better strain yet, a strain, his admirers will say, unsurpassable— 'To make a happy fire-side clime To weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life.' Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American It is, indeed, in the recitatives and declamatory passages of Gluck, Handel, Sacchini, that lyric artists will find unsurpassable material for study. Style in Singing We go to the last new authorities for our science and our history, but the essential thoughts and emotions of human beings were incarnated long ago with unsurpassable clearness. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century An inconceivable, and, in its monstrous irony, unsurpassable drama, which is put forward as the introduction to the great era. The New Society Louise discovers something so unsurpassably excellent in everything with which she furnishes herself, whether it be an earthen or a silver vessel. The Home Although Frans Hals impressed me more than any other painter with the power with which he wielded the brush, even he was put in the shade by Rembrandt's unsurpassable colour effects. Rembrandt Without unsurpassable difficulty, I was able to operate the machinery and steer, first for Betelguese, then for the sun. Out Around Rigel It is admirable, indeed unsurpassable; but it is not intelligent. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told M. Coppée is a Parisian from his youth up, and even in prose he is a poet; perhaps this is why his pictures of Paris are unsurpassable in their felicity and in their verity. Ten Tales Alone, "without one counsellor on her side among so many," Mary conducted the whole of her own defence with courage incomparable and unsurpassable ability. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 The andante is of unsurpassable beauty, and it was rendered by the composer in such a manner as to excite the audience to enthusiasm. Story-Lives of Great Musicians But the variety of his interests—aesthetic, philosophical and ethical—is astonishing, and his successes are poems which stand out as unique and unsurpassable in the literature of his time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" This is the imagination in which Shakespeare is unsurpassable. Platform Monologues Lucretius, therefore, had outgrown mythology, was hostile to religion, and burned with unsurpassable enthusiasm to indoctrinate his Roman readers with the weighty conclusions of systematised materialism. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series This is so finely ground that, although wholemeal, it may be used in the manufacture even of sponge cake, while for bread it is unsurpassable. Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses The challenge to the moon is unsurpassable in its unconscious humor. Robert Burns How To Know Him In these tales of unsurpassable power and beauty, Fiona Macleod has created the Gaelic Christ. Among Famous Books A few hours' work completed a portrait which, for fidelity of likeness, harmony of accessories, and felicity of coloring, was almost unsurpassable. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Then he looked at her and he felt an unsurpassable abyss between them. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 4 The response was prompt, for the British sailor fights with unsurpassable heroism, but at the critical moment the forebrace was carried away, the ship was thrown into the wind and exposed to a raking fire. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders These Sermons exhibit many of those features of unsurpassable excellence which have gained for the preacher a reputation which has had no equal in our time. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series His father was unquestionably trying, but Eugie was unquestionably strong, and she loved her people with a passion which he felt to be romantically unsurpassable. The Voice of the People It cost a small fortune, of course, but it was unsurpassed and unsurpassable. Ishmael Or, In the Depths There are passages toward the close of the book which may fitly be compared with the lyrical freedoms of no matter what epic, and which display an unsurpassable dexterity of hand. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 If they possess only one of the elements of architectural excellence, they possess that element to so great an extent that in respect of it they are unsurpassed, and probably unsurpassable. Ancient Egypt There is much glorious music in the last act; the "Good Friday music" is divine; the last scene is gorgeously led up to; and the music of it, considered only as music, is unsurpassable. Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians An unsurpassably beautiful and eligible plot of ground at no great distance from the town was given me on which to erect the proposed theatre. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers It is unsurpassable for sheer decorative charm, I think. The House in Good Taste There the words stand—in the immensity of their vulgarity, in their unsurpassable degradation, let them lie. Sketches in the House (1893) A mighty brain and mightier heart must have worked with passionate energy, the fires must have burnt at an unbroken white heat, to produce so much unsurpassable music in so short a time. Purcell While others were striving after income and reputation, he calmly and modestly, without obtrusion or upbraiding, held on his own way, with unsurpassable curiosity, to the discovery of all which life might have to reveal. Master of His Fate Michael knew that his only chance of getting out of Germany was to show an unsurpassable incompetence. The Tree of Heaven In all my wanderings over two hemispheres I remember no vision so enchanting and unsurpassable! The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson In the latter case it is sweet and thick and the tiny cup is half full of grounds; in the former the coffee is clear and bitter and of unsurpassable flavor. War in the Garden of Eden Claudius saw no more clearly than they; not only was the girl an unsurpassable idol, but to its very feet it was pure gold and immaculate ivory. The Son of Clemenceau French critics can discriminate between French productions with unsurpassable delicacy and precision. Since Cézanne In this famous phrase many historians have seen a confession, an acknowledgment of the long rôle of deceit that the unsurpassable actor had played to his public. Characters and events of Roman History In the matter of physical courage they were unsurpassed, unsurpassable. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights The Philosophumena say nothing on this point, except that Epinoia "throws all the Powers in the World into confusion through her unsurpassable Beauty." Simon Magus I have a large room here, with three fine windows, overlooking the Park,--unsurpassable for airiness and cheerfulness. Yesterdays with Authors Or in a better strain yet, a strain, his admirers will say, unsurpassable— "To make a happy fire-side clime To weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life." Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold In it are many sublime beauties, many figures of unsurpassable majesty if we take them separately. The Earlier Work of Titian Her head of the somewhat impracticable but always earnest senator from Massachusetts—Sumner—is unsurpassable and beyond praise. Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. There is little of the humor which relieves the pathos of Valdés in the equal fidelity of his Marta y Maria or the unsurpassable tragedy of Galdós in his Doña Perfecta. The Shadow of the Cathedral And all this unsurpassable glory we owe to—dust! English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice Hinpoha was trying to think of "unsurpassable," and "impassable" was the nearest she came to it. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos They inventoried the furniture, gave mother cookery recipes, described minutely the unsurpassable talents of each of their children, and descanted volubly upon the best way of setting turkey hens. My Brilliant Career It is equally applicable to that which is naturally unsurpassable, and to that which stands within the narrowest limits of comparison. The Grammar of English Grammars The adroitness and perfection with which he performed the duties of his place were unsurpassable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 There is a picture of Bellini's in S. Zaccaria at Venice—Madonna enthroned with Saints—where the skill of the colourist may be said to culminate in unsurpassable perfection. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts "But I thought I might venture to submit to your consideration a pound of our unsurpassable tea." Essays in Rebellion In the manufacture of silks and crape shawls, the Chinese are unsurpassable; the latter especially, in beauty, tastefulness, and thickness, are far preferable to those made in England or France. A Woman's Journey Round the World The love scenes in Weir of Hermiston are almost unsurpassable; but the central interest of the story lies elsewhere—in the relations between father and son. Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial For six months he had known the unsurpassable luxury of wanting and of knowing what he wanted. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation Mr. Gladstone's speech during this debate is described as "a long and eloquent address, unsurpassable for its comprehensive grasp of the subject, its lucidity, point, and the high tone which animated it throughout." The Grand Old Man His artistic faculty enabled him to give unsurpassable descriptions of the catharsis and of other effects of art, but he fails to give a precise definition of the aesthetic function. Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic As a friend of mine, Barry Tompkins, says, it's a place where you get an unsurpassable English mutton-chop, a perfect baked potato, a mug of delicious ale, and afterward a cup of unexceptionable coffee. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day The Tennesseeans, good men to start with, and already well trained in actual warfare under Jackson, were in their own way unsurpassable as soldiers. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans It is indeed a structure of perfection and beauty unsurpassable, and I never tire of it. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The sense of her beauty—of her unsurpassable charm, mingled with the voluptuous music—pierced his heart with insupportable pain. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada A more delightful summer abode cannot be conceived, for it has the advantage of mountain air, and the view from it is unsurpassable. Sketches from Concord and Appledore No doubt he was very observant, and had a wonderful memory for animals and their ways, as well as some invention; he had also unsurpassable technical skill, of a superficial kind, in painting. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 As always this unsurpassable sight filled me with intense emotions. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Hasty and grotesque as are some of the names, others are of an appropriateness and originality unsurpassable. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The crushing burden of debt she owed rose like an unsurpassable mountain between her and what she longed for. The Shadow of the East For reckless and evil splendour the figure was unsurpassable. The History of David Grieve The solemn grandeur of some of his verses is unsurpassable, and, enshrined in the Aeneid, their dignity seems enhanced by their surroundings. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius North of Corsica, in fact, we sped, with a fair following wind and we had an unsurpassably fortunate voyage; skies clear, wind always favorable, steady and neither too gentle nor too strong. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Comparing their opinions with those of law officers of other days, which I often at the Foreign Office had to read, I should call James and Herschell unsurpassed and unsurpassable for such a purpose. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 These two riders were talking the common topic--in that famous Blue Grass region where fillies and fill-es, as the voyageur from Canada said in his broken English, are unsurpassable for grace and beauty. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Brahman—a being that is the Lord of all Lords, all-knowing, all-powerful, instantaneously realising all its purposes, free of all blemish, not limited either by place or time, enjoying supreme unsurpassable bliss. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 The architect built not only with a constant instinct of beauty, but with unsurpassable science and skill. Seven English Cities She was handling an unsurpassable necklace of big pearls. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire When I go from hence let this be my parting word, that what I have seen is unsurpassable. Gitanjali But there was at hand a fearless general whose reputation was staked on this battle: Gen. Beauregard promptly offered to lead the Hampton Legion into action, which he executed in a style unsurpassed and unsurpassable. The Great Conspiracy, Volume 3 For to all meditations on Brahman alike Scripture assigns one and the same result, viz. intuitive knowledge of Brahman, which is of the nature of supreme, unsurpassable bliss. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 What unsurpassable beauty is in the simple story! Expositions of Holy Scripture All slaves wear amulet-bags, if they can get them; ours are old, worn and soiled and will make unsurpassable hiding places for as many gems as they will hold. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The loveliness of that silent conquest was unsurpassable. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers Moved not by this bribe, but by the unsurpassable beauty of Venus, Paris awarded her the apple, and thus gained for himself and for his people the hatred of Juno and Minerva. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 The intuitive knowledge of Brahman constitutes supreme, unsurpassable bliss; and if such intuition may be reached through one meditation, of what use could other meditations be? The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 The Daughter of the Regiment and the Somnambule are certainly Jenny Land's most unsurpassable parts; no second can take their places in these beside her. True Story of My Life The food, of course, was unsurpassable and our appetites keyed up by our mutual emotions. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Hygienic, unsurpassable, spacious—” The friars looked at one another uneasily. The Reign of Greed We have it on her own authority, which, in such matters, was unsurpassable, that she was "the best match in Europe, except the Infanta of Spain." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 But this preposterous, disgusting, outrageous, ridiculous, contemptible, disgraceful, unsurpassable swindle prevented anything like a mutual understanding. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870 There was support to my idea of the convent in the expiring light, for the scene was in its way unsurpassable. Italian Hours It was Ofatulena's unsurpassable farm bread, half wheat flour and half barley flour and at that more appetizing and flavorsome than any wheat-bread I ever tasted. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Not but what we really loved her deeply, while her affection for us was unsurpassable still, we loved her less than we loved my father, and this was the grievance. The Fair Haven Consciousness ran fluttering along the edge of something hard that hitherto had seemed an unsurpassable barrier. The Extra Day His energy in all he undertakes is untiring and unsurpassable. Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia These questions have already been treated in detail and with unsurpassable lucidity by Helmholtz and Poincaré, whereas I can only touch on them briefly here. Relativity : the Special and General Theory You may be an unsurpassable expert on dress and manners, on perfumery and jewels, but you could know more law. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire A being of marvellous delicacy, of purest instincts, of unsurpassable sweetness. Born in Exile The form of the closely-shaven skull and the features of the strong face, wrinkled by age, have been reproduced by the sculptor with unsurpassable fidelity. A History of Greek Art And, standing at the stake amid his yelling tormentors, he bequeathed to the world an example of fortitude sublime, unsurpassed, and unsurpassable. The Jesuit Missions : A chronicle of the cross in the wilderness It was a picture unsurpassable in richness of tone; the dense leafage of deepest, warmest green glowed and flashed, its magnificence heightened by the blaze of the countless golden spheres adorning it. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy Ungloved at present, they lay on the open pages of the book, unsurpassable for delicate loveliness. A Life's Morning In the welcome which greeted his appearance, he could detect no suspicion of simulated warmth, though his ear had unsurpassable discrimination. Born in Exile He saw Cecily's unsurpassable grace as she walked beside him, and her look of winning candour turned to him so often, and he fancied that it had given him pleasure to be with her. The Emancipated And to him, she was so sweet, she was such bliss of release, that he would have suffered a whole eternity of torture rather than forego one second of this pang of unsurpassable bliss. Women in Love But in the opinion of all, Redford had celebrated Christmas in an unsurpassably proper manner. Sisters The spurious facetiousness which deals mainly in mere jargon words ill-spelt and worse pronounced; in bizarre contrast of ideas, and in ultra-Rabelaisian exaggeration, is American wit and humour—therefore unsurpassable. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 In these few moments of dialogue, Godwin reached the conclusion that Sidwell had not much sense of humour, but that the delicacy of her mind was unsurpassable. Born in Exile Each gust seemed unsurpassable in intensity, but was succeeded, after a pause, that was not a lull but a gasp, by one of more frantic violence. For the Term of His Natural Life Some for the Bunions that afflict us prate Of Plasters unsurpassable, and hate To Cut a corn—ah cut, and let the Plaster go, Nor murmur if the Solace come too late. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories So I am sending you her picture to use—and to reproduce with photographic exactness the unsurpassable expression and all. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) The famous and unsurpassable Burgundy was served with the roast. The Grand Babylon Hotel Ah," said he, and his tone was an insult unsurpassable, "perhaps it is to be preferred. Saint Martin's Summer The bridge that united us had given way, and there was now this unsurpassable chasm. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories The enormous gape of their mouths, with their blood-red lining and long fringes of teeth, and the uncouth shapes of their bodies, made a picture of unsurpassable ugliness. The Naturalist on the River Amazons Then, his calculating eyes raised, he fixed her long enough to exclaim with unsurpassable horror and contempt: "You raving maniac!" The Marriages Yet more than this; when the poet has to speak of the matter, he never fails to rise to the occasion in a way that even now we can see to be unsurpassable. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology Without jesting, the grandeur, majesty, and repose of this figure were unsurpassable in nature, and such as have vanished from sculpture two thousand years and more. A Simpleton There are souls who die out, after burning with unsurpassable moral beauty and grandeur, without ever having found a way, and even without ever having felt the need, of revealing themselves to others. Mauprat Their steadiness, their swiftness and exactitude were unsurpassable. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 The officers have given their horses for the baggage-wagons, made every sacrifice; the word Homewards kindles a strange fire in all hearts; and the troops, say my French authorities, are unsurpassable. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 Best not to act at all, if one can help it; and follow the Mayor of Grunberg's unsurpassable pattern!— History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 All that scene appears to me no less unique, no less unsurpassable, no less perfect, than the “Ode to the Nightingale” of Keats, or the Lycidas of Milton. Essays in Little A good instance occurs in the fourth book, where a delightful passage of unsurpassable narrative tells how the Greeks rewarded and dismissed a guide who had led them through dangerous country. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft For freshness of style, lucidity, ingenuity, largeness of view, that opening Harangue of his was unsurpassable:—had not the subject-matter been so appalling. The French Revolution Here in Geometry and Arithmetic, here was order and harmony unsurpassed and unsurpassable. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought
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