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单词 encomium
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I was expecting a stodgy, older gentleman who’d offer me canned encomiums about Hopkins and then stiffen and ask for the check when he found out the details of my standardized test scores. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z
“Automatic,” the album’s lead single, takes the same approach, though with far less wit; it’s an encomium to simpler days as lazily unexamined as “Somethin’ Bad.” Miranda Lambert catches a spark on exuberant 'Platinum' 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z
Within each brief life, he inserts an extended encomium to some useful virtue, be it humility or sacrifice or, in one case, passionate love. ‘The Road to Character,’ by David Brooks 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z
The ensuing encomiums, as much as anything, draped Carter in the credibility he needed to become a presidential contender in 1976. The Feats and Failures of Jimmy Carter 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z
Instead of being chastened, Springer and his producer Richard Dominick incorporated the questionable encomium into each episode's introduction. Jerry Springer, talk TV's ringmaster, leaves an entertainment legacy we'll be living with for years 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z
The liner notes for “This Departing Landscape” include an encomium from one the British scene’s elders, Julian Anderson. In a Dark Time, This Music Will Make You Smile 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z
“But we are not screening encomiums to Putin.” Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform? 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z
These omissions restrict the film to the role of well-deserved encomium, but this also frees Mr. Hubbard to remind us that, notwithstanding his documentary’s title, rage was not the sole sustaining emotion. Movie Review: ‘United in Anger: A History of Act Up,’ by Jim Hubbard 2012-07-05T22:29:35Z
Much of the rest consists of encomiums from people who worked with Mac, who died in 2008 at 50. Critic?s Notebook: Films Celebrate Bernie Mac and All Jokes Aside Comedy Club 2012-02-17T23:41:44Z
Indeed, five years ago in the Guardian Hughes wrote a long encomium to the artist to celebrate publication of The R Crumb Handbook. Drawing a blank with Robert Crumb 2011-01-12T11:03:43Z
It's impossible to imagine what his thoughts must have been as he heard Macmillan's confident encomium. Restless – and its roots in the Cambridge spy ring 2012-12-21T22:55:09Z
It's a harsh, forceful film, directed with considerable confidence, but I'm not persuaded by these encomia that it really ploughs new ground. Ill Manors – review 2012-06-09T23:08:05Z
On Wednesday, he described all the encomia as “over-the-top” and said he found it “flattering, embarrassing and gratifying.” Review: David Letterman Says Goodbye, With Self-Mockery and a Little Mush 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z
The Guardian's daily editorial encomium Previous: 18 Mar 2010: In praise of… Democracy Club In praise of ... index Related information Books Ted Hughes · Poetry Culture Series In praise of ... In praise of ? Ted Hughes | Editorial 2010-03-23T00:05:00Z
For drama, Filson included in his encomium a chapter on Boone’s adventures in “the best tract of land in North America, and probably in the world.” How Hunting Became a Macho Sport 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z
Forty years ago, in an encomium to Walt Whitman, Guy Davenport wrote, “No one phrase is ever going to label Whitman’s theme.” The “Sea-Salt” in Walt Whitman’s Poetry 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z
These aren’t just hollow encomiums from co-stars eager to sell the product. Robert Downey Jr. hasn’t just made it all the way back, he’s made it all the way to the top
It spreads southward as critics chip in with their encomiums; the studios maneuver their actors through TV interviews; and, voilà!, by November an awards campaign is spawned. Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal in Prisoners: Don’t Buy the Hype 2013-09-07T19:20:48Z
One of the best reasons to pick up “White Heat 25” is for the encomiums from chefs like Mr. Chang, Mr. Ramsay and many others across American and England. Marco Pierre White’s ‘White Heat’: A Game-Changer, Revisited 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z
Aaron Garretson scrawls a string of hoped-for encomiums — “author of countless,” “survived by adoring” — beneath a doleful self-portrait. Critic?s Notebook: SoHo, Steadfast Bastion for Alternative Works 2011-04-22T03:29:51Z
The series is a generous tribute, but it feels more like an encomium than a history lesson. Television Review: PBS Documentary About Former Secretary of State 2010-07-11T22:03:00Z
But this encomium to creative fidelity surely shows Badiou to be a man out of his time. Alain Badiou: a life in writing 2012-05-18T21:55:11Z
American royalty gets a well-deserved encomium in Beth Harrington’s fond documentary, “The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music.” Review: Generations of Music by the Carter Family, Documented 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z
As the epigraph to her book, Mays quotes Milton’s encomium to Shakespeare’s poetry as his “live-long monument.” ‘The Millionaire and the Bard,’ by Andrea Mays 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
Both husband and wife deliver separate encomiums, Matilda in soaring song, to the beauty within their existence, despite its privation. Theater Review: ‘The Suit’ at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-01-21T23:45:57Z
The frequent deployment of the encomium “Yay, you!” I’m Not O.K. Neither Are You. Who Cares? 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z
Spurred on by Kate Kellaway's review and by two consecutive evenings of encomia from friends, I spent a night off in the theatre. Timon of Athens; Peace Camp; The Only True History of Lizzie Finn – review 2012-07-21T23:05:46Z
The last thing heard is a short synth wave, growing loud then back to soft, a quiet encomium to a big, swaggering work. Electronic percussion, evolving: Rosenboom, Winant at REDCAT 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z
Even as we admire Herblock’s gut sense, informed not by reflexive cynicism but by a big heart for his country, all these encomiums grow wearying to watch. Movie Review: ‘Herblock: The Black & the White,’ About Herbert Block 2013-08-16T00:11:08Z
And encomiums about one staff member or another are never far away. Television Review: ‘Brooklyn DA’ Begins on Tuesday on CBS 2013-05-27T21:42:21Z
The film, directed by Daniel H. Forer, is heavy on nostalgia and encomiums, but light on serious consideration of what it all means, besides acknowledging the many imitators “Mike and the Mad Dog” inspired. Review: When Mike Met the Mad Dog, Sports Talk Livened Up 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z
The subject of this encomium was visibly moved, and there were more expressions of mutual admiration before Mr. Palmieri approached the piano to deliver an expressive dramatic monologue. Music Review: 2013 N.E.A. Jazz Masters Are Honored 2013-01-15T22:24:48Z
To see intelligent persons expressing themselves in such a loose and foolish manner elsewhere, you have to look at similarly dubious encomia regarding God, or love, or politics. Reading is overrated 2011-02-17T15:48:22Z
An encomium to octopuses leads into a reflection on the value of a happy childhood. The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson - review 2012-12-25T07:00:15Z
Now it’s a married yogi in a BabyBjörn who tweets exclamatory encomia from the kale section at the Park Slope Food Co-op. Future Tense: Celebrities Behaving Well 2014-03-07T21:36:13Z
Whether this will diminish when I reach "the tinny-sounding encomium to a socialist future that ends the novel" remains to be seen. Letters: Alone under a dictatorship 2011-01-15T00:06:19Z
The Guardian's daily editorial encomium Previous: 30 Mar 2010: In praise of … second-class MPs | Editorial In praise of ... index Related information Art and design Tate Modern · Art Culture Museums Series In praise of ... In praise of ? Vicente Todol? | Editorial 2010-03-30T23:05:00Z
Fellowes gave one of the two encomia, and recalled being summoned to her bedside last June for lunch, and to be instructed as to what he should say at this service. Simon Hoggart's week: Nick Clegg strikes a chord as spiritual leader 2012-09-28T23:01:19Z
I ordered a life-affirming encomium to the simple fact of existence? Sweet Baboo, Nelly, Nadine Shah: this week's new tracks 2013-04-15T05:00:00Z
The result is both an encomium and an acknowledgment of music’s progress since the days of Xenakis. A Musician’s Turn to Improvisation Bears Fruit 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z
What once passed for spirited dinner conversation has become, if the guest list includes a high-ranking politician or billionaire, a round robin of escalating encomiums. Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z
Well, everyone, but space perforce places limits on encomiums. Review | ‘The Ferryman,’ an explosive, exhilarating human drama 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z
Half memoir, half stump speech, the book often dissolves into vague encomiums to “the flame of freedom” and textbook bullet points on the rule of law. The Varieties of Chinese Repression 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z
All the encomia to The Great British Bake Off, particularly during its moment of peril, are deserved. I love The Great British Bake Off, but won't miss Mel and Sue 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z
Freeman's work, along with many other encomiums, resulted in a cult of Lee and a cult of the Lost Cause that curses us to this day. Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z
And several partners at Andreessen Horowitz, the influential venture capital firm, have tweeted similar encomia to Mr. Musk’s management style. Elon Musk, Management Guru? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z
Some that had lionized Bankman-Fried have scrubbed their encomiums from their websites; Sequoia similarly removed Fisher’s lengthy piece from its website. Column: How Sam Bankman-Fried exploited the 'effective altruism' fad to get rich and con the world 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z
Seen thus, the Alger books are not merely encomia on hard work but disturbing texts about power, desire, eros and fantasy — elements that are also integral to American perceptions of wealth. Rags-to-Riches Stories Are Actually Kind of Disturbing 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
As the priest assured their families that the quartet's loss was not in vain, the choir chanted the encomium "Memory Eternal" in Ukrainian. Ukrainian brothers in arms buried within days of each other 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z
Taking precedence over encomiums and recitations, costumes and nostalgia is the book itself, 710 pages of inner monologue and dialogue, stream of consciousness, blank verse, Greek classics and the venues and byways of Dublin, 1904. For its 100th birthday, 'Ulysses' gets a makeover from a late, great Spanish artist 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z
I’m as guilty as anyone of having blithely used that exaggerated encomium in composing year-end lists in the past. Perspective | Best of theater 2021: ‘Come From Away’ on the Mall, Macbeth in London and a streaming movie 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z
So the mass murder and mass suicide were replaced with an encomium to the virtues and prowess of the American spirit. Remembering 9/11: The evil we do is the evil we get 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z
Barrack managed to slip an encomium to his alleged clients into the chat, mentioning as “allies ... countries like Abu Dhabi with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed,” the emirate’s crown prince. Column: Tom Barrack's willing enabler — TV news 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z
By then the Judge was plainly ailing, but he sat patiently through the endless encomiums, doing his best to smile through the pain. What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z
These encomiums stood in stark contrast to Harlan’s reputation among many of his contemporaries and later generations of legal chroniclers. Review | The Supreme Court’s complicated civil rights hero 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z
Obama's encomiums to Reagan were so effusive and consistent that Douglas Brinkley, the popular historian and editor of Reagan's diaries, posited that Reagan was Obama's "role model." Now we're supposed to think Reagan, Bush and the Cheneys are cool? They got us here 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z
In an evening filled with heartfelt encomiums to the enduring power of cinema, the Oscars made a powerful, if at times slightly panicked feeling, argument that movies are primed for a rebound. Key Oscar takeaways: 'Nomadland' wins best picture, as Hollywood looks to rebound from pandemic 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z
Limbaugh passed away this week and the right-wing encomiums to his decency and intellectual prowess are unsurprising but infuriating nonetheless. From Newt Gingrich to Donald Trump: Rush Limbaugh's legacy is the modern GOP 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z
Those who long idolized Mr. Limbaugh for his willingness to offend the monitors of politically correct speech incorporated that spirit in their encomiums. Rush Limbaugh’s passing elicits conservative tributes, liberal sniping 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z
No such controversy surrounded Pence’s encomiums to the president on Wednesday. Opinion | The only old-fashioned aspect of the RNC: The jockeying for 2024 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z
The encomiums were not all of a political nature. John Lewis, a man of ‘unbreakable perseverance,’ laid to rest 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z
Not with fuzzy, feel-good encomiums but with a clear-eyed look at his monumental accomplishments and the work still left undone. Opinion | How to remember John Lewis 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z
One can only speculate, had it not been overhyped and financed by such an influential and powerful film company, would it have been the recipient of such superfluous encomiums and rewards. Feedback: What readers think about petition to name Dr. Anthony Fauci 'sexiest man' 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z
When I arrived in Augusta, it occurred to me that as familiar as Tiger is in my life -- the televised tournaments, commercials, billboards and sports-page encomiums -- I had never seen him in person. First Impressions: Tom Brokaw visits the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z
Granted, those who claim the authority to instruct the rest of us on what deserves that encomium missed its true significance. How "historic" are we? 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z
He wooed American presidents, drawing encomiums from Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as an indispensable partner in keeping the peace in a region where that was a rare commodity. Hosni Mubarak dies at 91. His autocratic rule of Egypt ended with a citizens’ revolt. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z
Much of what is heard now in the halls of the Capitol sounds familiar — invocations of constitutional duty, encomiums to the rule of law and complaints about witch hunts and partisan coups. The Trial That Would Be a Template 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z
Certainly there was no evidence in its encomium to Koch. Column: How MIT whitewashed the climate change denialism of a major donor, David Koch 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z
“Malibu,” a road-trip song that takes place on California’s Highway 1, is a slow encomium to a carefree couple steering a “little red number” along the Pacific Coast. Sharon Van Etten Finds Peace After Ache 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z
When George HW Bush was laid to rest last week, the encomiums appropriately remarked on his general decency and competence, which tended to be followed by a “but”. George HW Bush was fiscally responsible – unlike Donald Trump | Jeffrey Frankel 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z
Apart from describing his military service, these encomiums tend to focus on his later years, after he had been elected to high office. Elite secret society tied Bush to circles of power 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z
A seasoned practitioner of politics, he was more partisan than many of the encomiums to him since his death on Friday would suggest. A Kinder, Gentler Nation? Maybe for a Few Days 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s encomium described Bush as “great in his character, leading with decency and integrity.” ‘Honorable, gracious and decent’: In death, Bush becomes a yardstick for President Trump 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z
And, frankly, if this encomium doesn’t end in Simon Fuller personally biking me round an Access All Areas lanyard, then I simply don’t know what “positivity” is supposed to be about. The Spice Girls showed us how to party. In dark times, they’re back to remind us | Alex Clark 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z
Most members gave stirring encomiums to their late comrade on the Senate floor this week, undoubtedly annoying Trump to no end. Why do Republicans prefer a racist Democrat to John McCain? Because they’re craven hypocrites 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z
Republican senators, who will outdo one another in their lavish encomiums to their longtime colleague McCain, have the power to push back hard — yet they refuse to consider legislation to protect the Mueller probe. Opinion | Want to honor McCain, GOP? Grow a spine. 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z
Moreover, the focus on how a progressive platform might be unsettling to Maryland’s business interests made clear that it was setting up an encomium to rationalize a “Democrats for Hogan” movement. Opinion | Loaded words don’t do justice to Ben Jealous’s candidacy 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z
Mr. Sullivan, who acknowledged that he is not familiar with the inner workings of the Scott campaign, said such encomiums are nice but that the money edge remains significant. Rick Scott-Bill Nelson Florida Senate race tests value of campaign cash 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z
The story was an encomium to the heretofore undetected charms of North Korea’s first sister, who is the North’s lead emissary to the games. The Pyongyang Olympics 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z
Martial encomiums that would go on for two hours. Military parade? What a waste 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z
There were so many encomiums for various Americans in the President’s speech that the personal, anecdotal stories blurred into each other. Janet Yellen deserves more praise for the economy than Donald Trump | Jill Abramson 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z
Minutes after his death was announced, French President Emmanuel Macron issued an encomium to the man who “for more than 50 year was a living icon.” Johnny Hallyday, France’s First Rocker, Dies at 74 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z
The real black-robed priests talked of the end of pain, but there was no encomium, no evocation of the man who had died. ‘Dazzling and worrying’: my memories of Bruce Chatwin and In Patagonia 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z
Most people are lucky to hear such unending encomiums once in a lifetime. Where Trump Learned To Love Ritualized Flattery 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z
No encomiums for Mr C His bias for Trump shows clearly, He makes his denial Seem one of pure style It sounds like horsefeathers to me! Comey Tried to Shield the F.B.I. From Politics. Then He Shaped an Election. 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z
It was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection, received unanimous critical encomiums and — accolade of accolades — was given an entire window at Macy’s. George Braziller, Publisher of Fresh Literary Voices, Dies at 101 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z
Do his frequent encomiums reflect a respect for the military’s discipline and expertise, or could he be using the uniform as a backdrop to bolster his popularity? Military brass like what they hear from White House — but worry about becoming props 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z
Colleges and universities offer encomiums to free speech and inquiry, which the First Amendment protects, at least in theory, at public institutions. How State Lawmakers Can Restore Freedom on Campus 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z
Despite the encomium from Roberts, district judges are a rarity at the Supreme Court. Roberts steers clear of controversy, praises district judges in year-end report 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z
He ended his encomium thus: “In Trump we trust!” Trump and Putin could be on the same side in this troubling new world order | Matthew d’Ancona 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z
In 1922, his book was republished with an encomium from Lenin himself. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 47 – Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed (1919) 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z
According to the CIA, Russia struck back hard at Clinton through the hacks and was determined to help elect Trump who, for his part, has issued one encomium after another to Putin. Will the GOP be the pro-Putin party? 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z
It appeared in an encomium to Elie Wiesel shortly after his death. Aleppo’s fall is Obama’s failure 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z
This engendered an outpouring of Democratic encomiums about Comey’s unimpeachable integrity and Solomonic wisdom. Final days, awful choice 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z
It was at this point that Blair delivered his encomium to Hillary Clinton. Tony Blair Praises Hillary Clinton and Issues an Appeal to Americans 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z
The second, from last week’s NBC forum, is Donald Trump’s encomium for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been attacking the United States and its allies in Ukraine, Syria and cyberspace. The danger of Trump the dealmaker 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z
The subversion began with his encomium to freedom—it seemed, in this context, like a challenge to the crowd, and perhaps to the Republican Party itself. Ted Cruz Has a History of Getting Himself Booed During Speeches 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z
There were encomiums in the global press and memes featuring van Gaal’s face on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue. Manchester United Jettisons Louis van Gaal, ‘the Best Coach in the World’ 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z
Rather than the more familiar encomiums to consensus, coordination and stakeholder buy-in, entrepreneurs see more promise in the messy workings of trial and error. Entrepreneurship as Empowerment 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z
In fact, “competent” is too weak an encomium for Mr. Lew’s elegant handling of a sensitive task — to include images of women and minorities on heretofore white-male-dominated paper money. The Treasury’s brilliant plan to redesign U.S. currency 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z
It is entertaining, thoughtfully researched and — the ultimate encomium where HGB was concerned — fun. The woman who encouraged women to be girly on the path to equality 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z
A Juilliard ensemble played a Haydn string quartet, and later Alfred published a collection of encomia. Mrs. Knopf, Invisible Tastemaker 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z
Similarly, I was struck by the encomia lavished on the late Justice Scalia. Call it David Brooks syndrome: Antonin Scalia, Marco Rubio and the media’s morally hazardous obsession with manners 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z
The occasion put aside — momentarily — the partisan battle over the court that Scalia’s death has occasioned and was remarkably free of the encomiums that usually mark the send-offs of Washington’s political class. Antonin Scalia’s funeral reflects the justice’s life of faith 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z
Tsarnaev concluded his courtroom remarks with a few final encomiums to Allah. The Lawyer Who Defended Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z
Amid all the celebrating, the years of planning, of conferences, exhibits, speeches, papers, symposia and encomia extolling Magna Carta, it might seem churlish to take another view. Magna Carta, Still Posing a Challenge at 800 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z
He intersperses studiously boring tweets about small-bore political issues with a barrage of cat pictures and encomiums to sudsy baths, rubber duckies, and Teddy bears. Where the Bodies Are Buried 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z
Whether he fully deserved the encomiums showered on him is another matter. A life of the greatest man in World War II 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z
The piece is not quite what one might have expected, with Franzen clearly annoyed by some of the encomia that had been written after Wallace’s passing. The Turbulent Genius of David Foster Wallace
It was an encomium not only for Updike but for all the Great Male Narcissists, “phallocrats” like Norman Mailer, Charles Bukowski and Philip Roth. Richard Ford: Heart of the Country
It’s a moving encomium, but it will be put to the test once “Love Is Strange” gets underway. ‘Love Is Strange’ movie review: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina love and learn
Usually when someone dies, there are encomiums about how kind, generous and loving the person was. An Interview With Elaine Stritch? Are You Crazy? 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z
One by one, MPs rose to issue their encomiums. Out of the mire 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z
But this is my encomium to the glory of a mind adrift. The Importance of Daydreaming 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z
The celebration went on, as did the encomiums to Nigeria’s greatness. Letter From Africa: In Nigeria, No One Has Your Back 2014-03-04T16:52:37Z
But rarely are we treated to encomiums about the cultural superiority of the Borscht Mom. The Tiger Mom Superiority Complex 2014-01-28T06:20:27Z
Mr. Buffett replies, “The advantage it has is brains,” before launching into an encomium of the Wertheimer family that founded the industrial parts maker. DealBook: Live Blog: Berkshire Hathaway’s 2013 Shareholder Meeting 2013-05-04T17:13:35Z
The governor's staff has been known to write praise-filled encomiums about the governor for outside groups to recite. City Room: Whoopi Goldberg Plays, but Not Too Much, Working at Cuomo Event 2013-01-08T22:42:59Z
Or how about an encomium meant to express the idealized, almost religious purity of Apple products? Tim Cook makes his pitch to win back Apple aficionados 2012-12-06T19:18:43Z
Despite not being conspicuously successful in purely statistical terms, Pujara won rich encomia from those who matter in world cricket. India Ink: Can Pujara Step into Rahul Dravid's Shoes? 2012-10-18T06:45:54Z
The encomia to the sporting prowess of "God's Own County" note that its athletes despite having a population of just over five million. 10 ways to fill the Olympics void 2012-08-13T23:32:53Z
But omitted from this encomium is what must surely pass for Hilton's greatest contribution yet to modern international relations: wearing socks to meet President Obama. There's power dressing and then there's Steve Hilton 2012-05-19T23:06:24Z
It was the Tophams who made these discoveries and bestowed these encomiums now. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z
It may be that we are to be content with very limited results, and with the encomium bestowed on the woman in the Gospel, “She hath done what she could.” The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z
I did not neglect the musicians, and we had a great deal of music, but I cared little in reality for their flattering encomiums. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z
The work in the original French received the warmest encomiums from the European clergy, and the author was honored, at the conclusion of his labors, by a kind letter from the Pope. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
I cordially assent to your encomium on England's young general. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-03T02:00:26.740Z
Not many years ago, owing to the encomiums of Fordyce Barker,75 the tincture of veratrum viride was in great favor in puerperal fever as a means of reducing the excited pulse of inflammation. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z
They had no affected display of superior accomplishments to delight society, and had no flattering encomiums passed upon them for their gentility. Geoffery Gambado A Simple Remedy for Hypochondriacism and Melancholy Splenetic Humours 2012-03-14T02:00:27.650Z
Did he at the same time write another encomium and sign it “Ignoto”? Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z
Apparently, they wish to draw the likeness of a perfect being, and to that extent they have made the subject of their encomiums appear unreal. William Hickling Prescott 2012-03-11T03:00:12.297Z
It is said to have called forth flattering commendation from the heads of State and the highest encomiums from the Majesty of Spain. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z
Butler uses this verb as descriptive of the encomiums empirics heap upon their nostrums. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z
Ralph flushed at the hearty encomiums of this loyal old friend. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z
Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomiums upon Massachusetts. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
Her beauty drew encomiums from Congreve and from Steele in the pages of the Tatler, and her other qualities were praised by William Law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z
As the faithful, unwavering ally of the English, Uncas has received the encomiums of their historians. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
"After all I couldn't disappoint poor old James," he said, fishing for an encomium and dangling his own good heart as the bait. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z
There are the encomiums to the wonder of space flight. With Gingrich on the Trail in Florida, Romney Surrogates Are Never Far Behind 2012-01-29T06:05:20Z
I daily experience the pleasure of hearing encomiums on his virtue and abilities, from those who are capable of distinguishing between real and pretended merit. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z
To connect with South Carolinians, he beefs up his encomiums to the military, attacks the locally unpopular National Labor Relations Board at each stop, and even recites his favorite patriotic verses. Well Positioned and Plenty Lucky, Romney Works to Hold His Lead in South Carolina 2012-01-19T10:05:33Z
In the large society where she is so well known, and so much respected, to mention her name is to draw forth affectionate encomiums on all sides. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z
Having received such encouragement and flattering encomiums from the greatest painter of the age, Fuseli directed nearly the whole of his attention to drawing; and at the recommendation of Reynolds, afterwards tried oil colours. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z
What an encomium I have paid him in one word! The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
So you see, my good friend, I am determined to be wise; to read your encomiums with allowance; and, having painfully escaped from danger, to be cautious how I tempt it again. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
However undeserving I may be of such encomium, the style and manner exhibit a striking proof of your poetical talents. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z
The next day, when they met again, Harte said, “You made a man very happy yesterday by your encomiums on a certain book.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z
That they succeeded in covering enough of the position to conceal our retreat after night is sufficient encomium of their valorous spirit. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z
I was handed to the coach by his Lordship, who took that opportunity of condemning Sir William's want of taste; and lavishing the utmost encomiums on your Julia—with whom they passed as nothing. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
To a man, they voted the girl most attractive and exceedingly well built; and they rivalled one another in passing encomiums upon the grace with which she wore her modest costume. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z
With curiosity stimulated by this mysterious encomium I rose softly and half opened the door in order to obtain a view of the Modulator. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z
"And very plain," put in a third, taking up the encomium like a part in a fugue, "as plain as the grass on the hills!" In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z
In professional encomiums like this one, it’s always best to start with how long and how well you knew the person in question. Media Decoder Blog: Romenesko Taken to Woodshed for, um, Not Much. And Then Resigns. 2011-11-11T14:31:18Z
Lady Besford was lavish in the encomiums of her woman, who had had the honour of being dresser to one of the actresses many years. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z
The German savan continues to justify the high encomiums we passed upon the earlier portions of his work. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z
She walked round Louie's bedroom, bestowing encomiums and preening herself on her own pound a week. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z
No expense has been spared to produce a work worthy the scene it represents, and the high encomiums given it by eminent judges is the best proof of the result. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z
It would be almost criminal to proceed in my account of the present cry without passing a due encomium on the subject of it. The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times 2011-10-23T02:00:21.883Z
The fact that Michellet's work is approved of by the Quarterly Review, of the American Protestant Association, is the highest encomium that can be passed upon it. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z
These fervent encomiums were fully warranted by the acts of various Northern mobs, that had maltreated abolitionist speakers, broken up anti-slavery meetings, and committed numerous other deeds of lawless violence. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z
Of course it would be impossible even for a lady of the kindest heart and most flattering tongue to pay such an encomium now. Fifty Years of Golf 2011-09-14T02:00:50.627Z
For which encomium he was set at liberty; and being gone out of the Pope's jurisdiction, he sent to his Holiness, and desired, according to his own true meaning, to read the self-same verses backward. Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z
Twenty-five stories below, the subject of his encomium was now entering the side door of a shabby café, followed by his cabby. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z
With these encomiums ringing in her ears, and confirmed by what she herself had seen and heard, Mrs. Bindle closed the door and returned to the kitchen. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z
“It’s perfect,” he finished his encomium with, and faced his hostess again with an enigmatic smile. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z
We are inclined to give the book the highest of encomiums as a sound, wholesome, and most amusing story.”—N. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z
Lord Chesterfield pleasantly remarked this difference to Faulkener, the printer of the Dublin Journal, when he was vainly making encomiums on his own paper as the most complete of any in the world. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z
The encomiums bestowed, for example, upon such tales as those which are written by the ladies who call themselves "Rita" and "The Duchess" and "The Authoress of The House on the Marsh," seem hopelessly uncritical. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z
Mrs. Stitchley, who purposely had partaken of a light luncheon and no tea, was particularly loud in her encomiums, preluding each sausage-roll she took, from the sixth onwards, with some fresh adjective. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z
He had done but little that he should deserve all the glowing encomiums that had been pronounced upon him. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z
This is mentioned in this connection, not as an encomium upon the family, but simply to show the reader the universal love and respect that its head always commanded. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z
Bates and Fuller give many encomiums on its powers in asthmatic cases. Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion 2011-07-29T02:00:29.353Z
Then the Cape Colonists began to be vastly appreciated, and to receive the highest encomiums from all who had the good fortune to serve with them. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z
Thus, some have fallen into the hands of the Mormons; and they have returned from Utah delighted, and let fall from their lips naught but encomiums for the priesthood and apologies for the Mormon system. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z
Then observing the pleasure my encomiums gave him, I ventured on something a little more lofty and poetic. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z
It became the topic of general remark, and of high encomium. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z
I hear encomiums on all sides as to his conduct. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z
The conduct of the Sultan was simply perfect; and his efforts to supplement the hostess in her endeavour to give pleasure won the encomiums of all. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z
Princess Jones listened to these encomiums with tender sighing, while her soft large orbs rested on Mr Bhosh with ever-increasing admiration. A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z
She received my encomium on her boy with speechless indignation, and rose and left the room. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z
No one of them could do anything poorly enough to get anything but a warm encomium. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z
It is only fair to say that in his own experience the encomium was wholly deserved. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z
Thanks to Mrs. Blandish's inexhaustible talent for encomium, I shall be relieved from one part of a companion that my nature revolts at. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z
One or two specimens we shall give, in order that you, our dear and sporting reader, may judge whether these encomiums of ours are exaggerated or misplaced. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z
She was, indeed, very handsome, and the inconsiderate encomiums that had, in her presence, been lavished on her beauty made her, even at that early age, affected. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z
The historians of France record, with high encomium, the virtues of one of their princes, a son of Louis Fifteenth, who died before his father. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
He amused us a good deal by his pompous encomiums on the valour and tall stature of the Prussians. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
Mendelssohn, the recipient of many a generous and whole-hearted encomium from his devotee Schumann, does not return this fraternal enthusiasm. A Day with Robert Schumann 2011-06-21T02:00:28.690Z
In spite of the encomiums made by nearly all my best European friends—many of them English—and all my compatriots who had been received at court, we in Denmark distrusted the Kaiser. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z
All these prestiges will vanish if we render to Charlemagne his well deserved encomium:—he was a great warrior, a great statesman, fitted for his own age. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z
At the request of Mr. Lowe, it was presented by the writer, then a member of the senate, and was adopted by the senate and house with many encomiums upon its beauty and appropriateness. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z
The general was severely reprimanded, almost disgraced, and the robbers continued to merit official encomiums. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
As for the poets of America, he poured encomium upon them ungrudgingly. A Day with Walt Whitman 2011-06-05T02:00:12.967Z
Now, wherein is it that this Government deserves these encomiums, which come from the intelligent and profound wisdom of statesmen, and gush spontaneously from the unlearned hearts of the masses of the people? Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z
And having delivered himself of this modest encomium on his own worth, there was a stage-wait of about a minute, that might have been relieved by some words conceding his superiority, but wasn't. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z
And I don’t have to struggle to come up with the right language for that achievement, because one of its chief architects volunteered his own encomiums. The Tipsy Diaries: Improve Your Skin by Imbibing: Radical or Fadical? 2011-05-12T19:20:06Z
The management and success of the expedition, it may here be said, fully justified the selection by and encomiums of Jefferson. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z
Consider me no more, I intreat you, as a founder, or any great personage; your encomiums do but ill agree with such multiplied weaknesses. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z
His encomiums to a command economy and broadsides against “savage capitalism” flopped at the polls. Peru Election Is Evidence of Reinvigorated Region 2011-04-24T05:00:00Z
This encomium will apply to her sentiments On Household Economy, and On Deportment towards Servants. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z
I have no temper or spirit just now for encomiums. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z
And Paul was sorely puzzled, whether the encomium applied to the defunct or himself. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z
Mr. President, I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts—she needs none. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z
You know a good number of English ladies; what encomium could you give of half a dozen of them? Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z
He now entered with pleasure upon something that was as ardent as his own soul,—encomiums. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z
His professional abilities are well known, and no encomium of mine will advance the general and merited opinion of them. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z
But now, when they hear he has volunteered on this dangerous service, as it were offering up his life for theirs, encomiums are loud on all sides. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z
This was much more numerous; and a new speech received still greater encomiums. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z
B is for boring encomiums thanking mum, dad, Fido the dog – and, of course, my wonderful wife. Rupert Murdoch: don't fear an old man in his twilight years 2011-03-06T00:12:22Z
At the very moment that our political system has broken down, one hears only encomiums to it, the Constitution and the perfect Republic that it created. Are America's Best Days Behind Us? 2011-03-03T09:10:00Z
No higher encomium could be passed upon a gouty man than to say that, with all his torments, he never swore, and was seldom petulant. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z
A businessperson who steps down from the helm of a company usually does not deserve the encomiums he or she inevitably receives. In praise of ? Sir John Rose 2011-02-11T00:01:02Z
Perhaps she had been hearing too many encomiums upon Olympe’s beauty. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z
These lands are so well known that they require no further encomiums than the virtues they possess. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z
Like most warm and impulsive natures, she was greedy of approbation; even failure itself was consoled by a word of encomium on the effort. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z
But if there be any voice, any feeling, any science, the touching melody, made vocal by youth and taste, will obtain even a far higher degree of encomium than, perhaps, it actually merits. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z
At thirty-four he was heard of as the actor of Knowell in Ben Jonson's comedy of Every Man in his Humour† and he received the glowing encomium of Meres in Wits Treasury. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z
Scobell assisted manfully in landing the cargo, and earned the encomiums of the Captain for his diligent labor. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z
After such an encomium on Captain Cook, less regard may justly be paid to the deductions from it, which are added by Dr. Forster. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z
An article on the enfranchisement of women was made the occasion for another encomium. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z
He was well versed in Dryden, Virgil, and Shakespeare, and passed the highest encomiums on the genius of Mr. Henry Fielding. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z
The nobleman received me more as an equal than as a servant, and uttered many encomiums on my father's worth, which could not but prove grateful to a heart like mine. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z
He hasn't exactly driven his teammates forward with passionate encomiums. Europe's Real Problem: Its Captains 2010-06-21T02:10:00Z
According to the judgment of some critics, the Murcian officer, if he merits this encomium, may be thought to have the advantage of Hita himself. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies
Notwithstanding this high encomium, Sir Hans exhibited no kindliness of feeling towards him. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History
He led them around the house and down the terraces of the formal garden, and here the major’s encomiums broke forth again. The Valiants of Virginia
In 1784 he was appointed Receiver of Taxes for North Carolina—a high encomium upon his reputation for integrity. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
We have already quoted the enthusiastic encomium of Columbus upon Cuba at his first sight of and landing upon its shore. The History of Cuba, vol. 1
By these encomiums, however, it is not intended that he was exempted from a participation in that polution of our nature which is common to every individual of the human family. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate...
Michael in consideration of Nancy's encomium tried to take a fresh view of Stella and was able sincerely to admit that, compared with many other little girls of the neighbourhood, Stella was fairly pretty. Sinister Street, vol. 1
Boone caught his breath and listened, his eager eyes conspicuous among the immobile and stolid faces of the unresponsive throng as the speaker let flow his words of encomium. The Tempering
Admiring nations have united in bestowing the highest encomiums upon this sacred instrument. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
Many high encomiums were lavished upon him by those whose friends and neighbours had participated in this campaign, and who were consequently familiar with its details, and with the merits of their commander. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
"And none more demoralized," lauded a joiner, unconscious of the import of his encomium. The Progressionists, and Angela.
Linton smiled at an encomium for whose accuracy he would not have vouched, and then tried to ascertain, in the same careless fashion, in what direction Keane had gone; but the woman could not tell. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)
Mr. Kendall acted with his usual judgment; and his prudence and humanity, in refraining from firing, merit the highest encomiums. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea
His fame is worthy of the highest encomiums—his example should be more closely imitated. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
Many high encomiums were lavished upon him by those whose friends and neighbours had participated in this campaign, and who were consequently familiar with its details, and with the merits of their commander. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
As a lover of Nature, and an artist in prose, he needs no encomium to-day.  The Vagabond in Literature
At first sight the encomium might seem as extravagant as the action. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II
My invisible audience listens apparently with interest to my story; and Number Four sums up his impressions with another enthusiastic, “Well, Tom, you’re all right!” which seems to be his highest form of encomium. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York
These multiform duties strictly discharged are stronger encomiums upon his talents, energy and patriotism than a volume of panegyric from the most accomplished writer. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution
This high encomium came from those whose friends and neighbours had participated in the late campaign, and who were consequently familiar with its details, and with the merits of the commander. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact
He was a Bohemian of the finer order, and his graces of character need no encomium to-day.  The Vagabond in Literature
I freely acknowledge that it deserves all the encomiums lavished upon it, for it is a bold and earnest piece of work. A Top-Floor Idyl
I opened the window, and in the bright moonlight beheld the party leading up a short, rugged-looking pony, whose breadth of beam and square proportions fully justified all Joe's encomiums. Jack Hinton The Guardsman
It was a high gratification to Washington when Congress made this appointment; accompanying it with encomiums on Lee as a brave and prudent officer. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
It was a delightfully picturesque and retired place, with its one long steep street, and flat massive church tower; and seemed to deserve all the encomium which Bindley had bestowed upon it. A Veldt Vendetta
Scholarship is seldom in peril of receiving too high encomium. Letters from a Father to His Son Entering College
Next, as an encore, came "He shall feed His flocks" from the Messiah, which received similar encomiums and the singer retired, smothered in flowers and followed by uproarious approval. A Top-Floor Idyl
The composition and structure of the poem are less deserving of encomium than the wisdom of its precepts. Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series
What, however, produced a greater effect upon Schuyler than any encomium or entreaty on the part of Congress, were the expostulations of Washington, inspired by strong friendship and kindred sympathies. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
The encomium holding good of herself, she refrained from lecturing him on the subject of the vilified Denham. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion
And with this profound encomium on himself he dismissed the secretary, and proceeded to read the morning papers. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
One may venture to affirm, that there is no poem of equal length that abounds with so many impassioned encomiums on the fair sex as the Lusiad. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem
This letter besides passed many high encomiums on the Conquistadores, and I still remember that it was signed with the words, I the king and Infante of Castile, countersigned by the private secretary Castillejo. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.
Thus lived, and thus died a "Christian" queen who had received high encomiums from one of the greatest bishops of history. Women of Early Christianity
The young peer, indeed, bore up with a fortitude that attracted the highest encomiums, and from an audience the greater portion of which knew in their own persons most of the ills he suffered. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands
Conventionality would be actual boorishness, and a woman must try and earn for herself the title of a good scout, it being the highest encomium the North can pass upon her. Seeds of Pine
And, as he was the father of navigation, particularly of the voyage of Gama, to sum up the narrative with his encomium has even some critical propriety. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem
No after-dinner encomium was ever as absolutely true as that of Sir Robert Peel on the sons and daughters of the last King of France, when he described them as respectively brave and chaste. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
Such, and such like, were the encomiums they were wont to utter; and wherefore was it that they uttered them no more? Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day
The maidens on these occasions would make, by means of jests, befitting reflections on the young men who had misbehaved themselves in the wars, and would sing encomiums upon those who had done gallant actions. Greek Women
Reserve your encomiums and caresses until he has delivered it. The Dog
We have already seen the warm encomium paid by Tasso to his contemporary, Camo�ns. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem
Woman was no longer designated as the daughter of the Church, which was formerly the highest encomium that the condescension of the Church could afford her. Women of England
The exceptional genius of Cotes earned encomiums from both his contemporaries and successors; Sir Isaac Newton said, “If Mr Cotes had lived, we should have known something.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy"
The turn of this passage manifestly proves that our poet had in view that incomparable encomium of Virgil's second Georgic on philosophy and a country life.—Wakefield. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition
The Dauphin is here made to apply it as an encomium. Folk-lore of Shakespeare
The ladies pronounced him "a love," and the men, in less polished, but not less hearty, encomium, called him "a devilish good fellow for a Frenchman." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
No sooner had the lovers disappeared in orthodox fashion, than encomiums broke out all round. Leonore Stubbs
Having come leisurely and comfortably, all were in the proper frame of mind and body for its enjoyment, and the scrupulously clean cabin came in for its share of deserved encomiums. The Song of the Wolf
There are none of the fine expressions of friendship, none of the many honied words, none of the encomiums on his correspondent's good nature and humility. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition
This offer his excellency, Lord Lake, accepted, with encomiums on my zeal, and a promise that, if I escaped, I should have a commission. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment
The encomiums pronounced as each dish came and went satisfied me that the feast was unexceptionable. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I
But how, I pray, can the Landholder be certain that I deserve this encomium? Essays on the Constitution of the United States
Your encomium," said Spangenberg, "was admirable, and heartily felt on your part. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
The dinner was excellent, and I paid it the encomiums which were its due. Olla Podrida
In the next general orders my name appeared as Ensign in his majesty's 65th regiment, with many flattering encomiums by the commander-in-chief. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment
Leberfink also poured out all his great admiration of the young lawyer's acuteness and energy in exaggerated encomiums. Weird Tales, Vol. II.
For at least three or four minutes he put his ingenuity to the rack in lavishing encomiums on the property, without his zeal and eloquence being rewarded by a single new bidding. Old and New London Volume I
"I praise the married state, but chiefly for this, that it provides virgins," had been the more than doubtful encomium of St. Jerome. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
No higher encomium could be paid a regiment than that awarded the gallant 2nd by the poet Boker: The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War
You have adopted and inserted in your Clarissa the four following verses, of a poetical encomium which was made upon it. Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754)
He had served in the infantry for more than a year; he had seen Belmont, Shiloh, Farmington, and Perryville, had behaved with the greatest gallantry, and had won the encomiums of his chiefs. History of Morgan's Cavalry
The skilful generalship of the French marshal elicited of course no encomiums from the English caricaturists. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.
This work holds a high rank in modern Catholic literature, and is brought before the American public by Bishop Hughes in a warm introductory encomium. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.
Nor have the Americans been less grudging in their encomiums. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles
All the encomiums pronounced upon Liberia can never form the least temptation to induce us to leave our native soil, to emigrate to a strange land. Thoughts on African Colonization
There could hardly be a more generous or a better deserved encomium. Campaigning in Cuba
Where is the man who has the moral courage, the self-abnegation to throw back honied encomiums which come with apparent reality, although from a flatterer? Talkers With Illustrations
Few ladies have received such warm encomiums in England as Mrs. Lowell, and few have as richly deserved them. Home Life of Great Authors
The chartered asylums of that country have for a long period received encomiums from those who have visited them. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles
And she—to have given herself a day of such keen misery unconscious of their covert encomiums! The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories
I must admit none the less that I felt vaguely pleased at his encomiums. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 9, 1920
The highest encomiums were passed upon it by such critics of ripe scholarship as Emerson and Hawthorne. The Song of Hiawatha An Epic Poem
The wretched inability to think where to dispose of one's hands and gaze during the genial delivery of after-dinner encomiums; the distressing difficulty of replying! The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
The second treatise he composed at the age of eighty-six: it contains farther encomiums on sobriety, and points out the means of mending a bad constitution. Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life Wherein is demonstrated, by his own Example, the Method of Preserving Health to Extreme Old Age
I wonder, as I scan my programme, whether the monastic playwrights of old ever published encomiums on their weird productions by prominent highwaymen. An Ocean Tramp
His stirring encomium is ingeniously continued by Mr. William T. Harrington, who adds many merited words of praise for our kindred across the seas. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922
Lockhart advised Murray not to publish it, at least at his own risk, but he bestowed great encomiums on the work, and urged Taylor to publish it himself. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III
The fact is he turns out an incomparable King, and deserves all the encomiums that are lavished on him. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II
It must have melted the cynical heart of many a critic in the audience, and I for one was almost persuaded to confine myself for the future to encomium in these columns. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CL, April 26, 1916
Tara heard much talk of Sussex Downs, and when she came to scamper over them, found herself in thorough agreement with every sort of joyous encomium she heard passed upon them. Finn The Wolfhound
There are few whose qualities could evoke so sincere an encomium, and few encomiasts who could render so felicitous an expression of esteem. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922
They enjoyed the feast prepared, and passed encomiums on their hostess for her cookery. The Broom-Squire
As long as a German professor is at the head of affairs and can do something for his pupils, his pupils are very loud in their encomiums, both in public and in private. My Autobiography A Fragment
But what a difference between your encomiums and my thoughts! Pepita Ximenez
As will be seen, these volumes are of remarkable interest, and fully justify the encomiums that heralded their appearance in this country. Fungi: Their Nature and Uses
As the editor of numerous papers during every stage of her career, she exhibited phenomenal taste and enterprise; never failing to create enthusiasm and evoke encomium with her ventures both individual and co-operative. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922
The oriel or tower of enriched workmanship, which, by projecting into the court, breaks the uniformity of the elevation, is perhaps the part that more than any other merits such encomium. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy
But its worth transcends our encomiums, and its glory will outsound our praise. Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc.
And if a dog ever did deserve the encomiums that were showered upon him Tartar certainly was that dog. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life
These negro West India troops won the highest encomiums from every British commander under whom they served. The History of the First West India Regiment
The sentiment is noble, and the encomium well bestowed, though the metre could be improved in polish. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922
It might be a sufficient encomium on this beautiful ode to observe, that it has been particularly admired by a lady to whom nature has given the most perfect principles of taste. The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir
Olympia was not particularly pleased with this high praise of another, though all her ambitious hopes lay in the success of the person on whom these encomiums were lavished. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals
A flood of light seemed to burst upon him with the encomiums showered upon his son. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life
These two paintings were exhibited at the Philadelphia Exposition, and won high encomiums. Aztec Land
Sir," said his dragoman, "you flatter us by such encomium. Another Sheaf
There was something in the sardonic smile that accompanied this encomium which set Hardy thinking. Hidden Water
Followin' which encomium Bland sends to San Francisco an' changes in the money from five hundred steers for an outfit of diamonds, to go 'round her neck, an' preesents 'em to Missis Bland. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories
Dear Sir,—You will, no doubt, be surprised at seeing the enclosed letter, in which the encomiums bestowed on me are as undeserved, as the censures aimed at you are unjust. Patrick Henry
If you look on these as goods, what greater encomiums can the gravity of a philosopher be entitled to than the wild opinion of the vulgar and the thoughtless crowd? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero
"Methinks they both deserve your encomiums; but I would fain know which of the two your lordship means, for fame speaks you a dangerous rival against whom to enter the lists." Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848
An unlucky question, for it led into a disquisition o all dukes, ancient and modern, and an encomium on the late Duke of Beaufort, as the best soldier that England had ever produced. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845
The encomiums which have been passed here upon my country are such that to know of them must in itself be an incentive to deserve them. Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root
We should not first extol sympathy, and then disdain affectation; our encomiums frequently produce the faults by which we are disgusted. Practical Education, Volume I
Bessie would willingly have heard some encomium on the snug quarters provided for the weary guest, but Edna only looked round her indifferently, and then stifled a yawn. Our Bessie
St. Austin, therefore, does not condemn the encomiums which are bestowed on the heathens, but only the excess of them. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6)
Perhaps no woman in the State, as a speaker, has won higher encomiums from the press or has better deserved them. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
The ensuing specimens of a few of the book-treasures in this collection prove that Lysander's encomium upon the collector is not without foundation. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance
Some preceptors, with benevolent intentions, labour to preserve a perfect equality amongst their pupils, and, from the fear of exciting envy in those who are inferior, avoid uttering any encomiums upon superior talents and merit. Practical Education, Volume I
Now listen to the eulogies and encomiums passed upon him. A California Girl
My somewhat more mature proportions, occasioned by the difference of a few years in our ages, were therefore fully appreciated and drew from him the warmest encomiums and the most luxurious caresses. Laura Middleton; Her Brother and her Lover
His encomium on this distinguished man appealed to me as I am sure it does to others; he spoke of him as the "Confucius of his country." As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
The driver seemed satisfied with the sincerity of our admiration, and, like a good patriot, evidently considered our encomiums as a personal compliment to himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845
I was surprised, while standing on the ship, to hear my name called by an Indian in a canoe at the side, coupled with encomiums of the native variety, quite flattering. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
As an author, it is sufficient to say, he is appreciated by his contemporaries—than which, on a literary man, no higher encomium can be passed. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier
The Fire-fly certainly deserved every encomium bestowed upon her by her captain; yet was she not the most pleasing residence for a delicately-nurtured female. The Buccaneer A Tale
I can not pass this Godly man by without an encomium to his memory. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century
Nor did the press of the country, nor people of culture generally, fail to pass upon him the highest encomiums. Music and Some Highly Musical People
The compliment thus paid him, was perhaps more prized than all the encomiums of the evening. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson
Spectator's encomium on Booth is, however, sufficiently slight. Coronation Anecdotes
I received my sword from the President, Admiral Sir George Martin, with a high encomium. A Sailor of King George
This is high encomium, but the audience paid him higher still. Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864
The Daily Herald" of that city the following encomium:— "Whoever of our readers failed to visit the Academy of Music last evening missed a rare musical treat. Music and Some Highly Musical People
It is a broad and sheltered basin, fully entitled, I understand, to the standard encomium of a harbor of the first rank, namely, that it will float the united navies of the world. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
Namik Pasha15 was at the palace to-day; he professes to be highly gratified with his reception in England, and is quite enthusiastic in his encomiums on Lord Grey, the English ministry, and the ladies. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833
I was compelled to listen to many encomiums upon my courage and dexterity, and some of the young braves ventured the opinion that Tahteckadahair would soon be as great a warrior as Hissodecha. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography
In this letter, he refers to the Salem witchcraft prosecutions, and pronounces unqualified approval and high encomiums upon Richards's share in the proceedings, as one of the Judges. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply
Jenny Lind was the recipient of world-wide fame and the most lavishly-bestowed encomiums from the most musical critics in the Old and New World simply because she sang that note in Vienna twenty years ago. Music and Some Highly Musical People
At anchor in the harbor was seen the celebrated Alabama—a beautiful specimen of naval architecture, eliciting encomiums for evident neatness, good order, and a well-disciplined crew, indicative of efficiency in any duty required. The Story of the Kearsarge and Alabama
Her gaze grew kindly again and she halted and stared up into my eyes, flushed with pleasure, and waited to hear more encomiums. A Virginia Scout
Perhaps this is not the proper place to bestow an encomium on a treatise from which so much entertainment and instruction will be derived. New observations on the natural history of bees
She says that she received the highest encomiums upon the poem “by the first literary characters of the age.” Anna Seward and Classic Lichfield
The slave, hearing this encomium, bowed down her head; for the guards who held her prevented her falling prostrate. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers
Forth, however, it went to the world, and I experienced a philanthropic emotion in fancying how pleased the little, hard-faced old gentleman would be with these flattering encomiums on his "Thespian Magazine." The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851
The force of prejudice appears in nothing more strongly than in the encomiums which have been lavished upon Lucretia for laying violent hands upon herself, and Virginius for killing his own daughter. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World
It was no subterfuge, for even in the short period of two months the "McRae Cattle" were earning encomiums, from those who knew stock, for their good condition and the flavor of their beef. A Tar-Heel Baron
He passes his most generous encomiums when we are not there to hear them. John the Baptist
Washington pronounced on them a proud encomium when he declared, during the darkest period of the Revolution, that if his efforts should fail, then he would erect his standard on the Blue Ridge of Virginia. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America
“She looks it,” said Stonor, with a sidelong glance at the object of her encomium. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River]
For nearly a century the master craftsmen of a nation conspired to its beatification, and certainly for gorgeousness and extravagance Versailles has merited any encomiums which have ever been expended upon it. Royal Palaces and Parks of France
He translated with such truth and spirit, the celebrated Essays of Montaigne, that he received from that superior critic, the Marquis of Halifax, a most elegant encomium. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions
The anti-Catholic papers and men lavish the most extravagant encomiums on Wetherell’s speech, and call it ‘the finest oration ever delivered in the House of Commons,’ ‘the best since the second Philippic.’ The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I
Such praise as this the painter greedily drank in, and was as delighted as a child by the encomiums of the press, even when bought and paid for with his own money. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847
In the evening, she came to the library, and many and many a conversation was there held," he tells us, "whose details, if they could be preserved, would justify all encomiums. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies
On the occasion of the marriage of Napoleon to Marie Louise a series of fêtes took place here which evoked the especially expressed encomiums of the emperor. Royal Palaces and Parks of France
No one who knew intimately our lamented relative and friend, but will confirm the justice of this encomium. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6
The forbearance of the American people is a subject of wonder, if it is not a theme for encomium. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866
By the time our friend has reached the eleventh chapter of Hebrews the eloquent encomium which is there pronounced upon faith will not seem strange to him. The Pursuit of God
Paul’s encomiums were not undeserved by the yacht; she was everything he said; we thought so, at all events. A Yacht Voyage Round England
He had interspersed encomiums upon his own sovereign, the 'temperate, revengeless, liberal, wise, and just,' though 'he may err.' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
A Poet may even merit a great encomium who excels in painting the effects, and in copying the language of Passion, though the Disposition of his work may be otherwise irregular and faulty. An Essay on the Lyric Poetry of the Ancients
During this time they received the highest encomiums from critics and the press, and were pronounced the most notable series of historic pictures ever painted in this country. Thirteen Chapters of American History represented by the Edward Moran series of Thirteen Historical Marine Paintings
He had spoken to her in praise of another woman—with loud encomiums too, with a brightened eye, and a look which told her more than his words. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851
The precautions annexed to his encomiums of this medicine, lead one to think that he has spoken from his own proper experience. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases
Madison was really a nice fellow, and quite deserved all Mrs. Hill's encomiums. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
She was a thirty-six gun frigate, and worthy of all the encomiums Terence had lavishly bestowed on her at dinner. The Three Midshipmen
Mrs. Makebelieve's mind was exercised in finding out who had recommended her to this new lady, and in what terms of encomium such recommendation had been framed. Mary, Mary
The countess had not heard the enthusiastic encomium of Maurice, nor his last, involuntary remark. Fairy Fingers A Novel
Over a hundred head of the purest blood-stock were here, and Dexter, who was thoroughly conversant with horse-flesh, passed the highest encomiums of praise on many of the animals. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
The poet Cowper sings of— Berries that emboss The bramble black as jet; and truly a plant which diffuses so many benefits, even under the least advantageous circumstances, may well deserve encomium. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852
Mr. Patrick Gillespie writes a preface to the reader, wherein he expresses his high opinion of it in the following encomium. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
This plea was admitted; and sir Philip Yorke, who then presided in that court, dismissed the information with encomiums upon the purity and excellence of Mr. Savage’s writings. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II
It received the most glowing encomiums from people of musical culture, and largely enhanced Kelley's musical reputation in its run of something over a year. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions
She always felt honored by the encomiums of M. de Champlain. A Little Girl in Old Quebec
Loyal Flora Burgess had lavished on “Miss Lydia’s” first dinner party her entire vocabulary of deferential, not to say reverential, encomiums. The Squirrel-Cage
The ladies of America needed no encomiums from him, and yet he was sure that he should give no offense by saying that they were of a type unknown in history. Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic
Loud rang encomium and blessing on the king, as the people that night crowded in the rear courtyard around the great tables set in the open air, and groaning beneath viands, nutritious and succulent. Under the Rose
For who ever bestowed such encomium upon his country as Euripides did in the following lines? Plutarch's Morals
Does the world-renowned story of William Penn alone merit our encomiums, except that we have forgotten this earlier but not less beautiful example? Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses
His first laurels were gained at Williamsburg; but the story of a celebrated charge that won him the day's applause, and McClellan's encomium of the "Superb Hancock," was altogether fictitious. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War
The dinner was excellent, and I paid the encomiums which were its due. Olla Podrida
At this moment she felt really “engaged,” and agreed rapturously with all the encomiums which she had heard given to this happy condition. The Love Affairs of Pixie
We want to give and mean to give—we may perhaps even say that we hope to give—the Cabinet our countenance and some measure of our approval, but neither adulation nor encomium. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916
How lavish was I of encomium on this my infant production! The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers
Her personal appearance, it is true, was a favorite subject for the encomium of poets; but her portraits fail to justify their panegyrics, and convey no impression of beauty. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1
The Library, from very early times, has enlisted the enthusiasm of the learned, and the encomiums of the wise. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries
Yet I forbear to speak of this, simply because I dare not seem to couple your well-known perfection with any imperfect encomium. Chivalry
But to discountenance nagging is not to encourage laudation, adulation, or encomium, or even praise. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916
He entered upon a high encomium of Huss; and declared he was ready to follow him in the glorious track of martyrdom. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs
If you are wise, repress your encomiums; do not disturb the hornets, and spend your time in your favorite studies. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1
But this encomium may have been in large measure due to gratitude, for the company had just saved the Water-Poet from a very embarrassing situation. Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration
They need no encomium of mine, but I am prepared to stand by them to the last ditch. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
The Mohammedans of China seem to partake of the mild and quiet character of the inhabitants generally, and are therefore tolerated; though there have been some exceptions to this encomium. History of the Moors of Spain
She is a talented lady and deserves all the encomiums that she receives. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child.
So marked was their valor on that occasion that it evoked from their great commander the warmest encomiums, as will be seen from his dispatch announcing the brilliant victory. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time
Mr Scott first appeared as an author in 1851, by the publication of "Lelio, and other Poems," a volume which was received with warm encomiums by the press. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
In plain English, then, it is not a matter of opinion as to whether Mr. Crockett is worthy of the stilted encomium which has mopped and mowed about him. My Contemporaries In Fiction
Frequently in the course of the evening he drew from that gentleman well-merited encomiums on his clear head and methodical ideas. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
Captain Barber received them in the elaborate velvet smoking-cap with the gold tassel which had evoked such strong encomiums from Mrs. Church, and in a few well-chosen words—carefully rehearsed that afternoon—presented his housekeeper. A Master Of Craft
It would be useless, Sir, after stating the circumstances of the action, to pass encomiums upon Colonel Johnson and his regiment. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876
At the age of twenty-two, he produced a volume of poems which attracted much attention, and called forth the warmest encomiums from the press. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
"I hope her father is very good to her!" cried Joyce, becoming at once a partisan of the plucky child, upon whom the other was showering encomiums. Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls
How he is chattering away to his wife, repeating again and again his encomiums on Hiram, till she is really convinced. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
We fear that so general an encomium could not truthfully be bestowed on all the volunteer nurses. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience
I have the highest encomiums in letters from Croker and Mr. Hay; but I rest most upon the warm feeling it has created in Gifford's critic heart.... The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3
The boys were, of course, somewhat confused at the encomium, and the Professor came to their rescue. The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island
I make no more apology for this account than for the encomiums I have bestowed on him. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II
No wonder the servants looked tired and overworked, though I fancy the luxury and good living downstairs was quite equal to that which elicited encomiums from bon-vivants and connoisseurs above. Kate Coventry An Autobiography
The greatest conciseness is visible in his epigrams and in his compliments:— “A vile encomium doubly ridicules: There’s nothing blackens like the ink of fools.” A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2
Where were those observances of the ancients, the effigies of the dead laid in state on a bed, hymns composed in memory of departed virtue, with encomiums and tears? The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume II (of X) - Rome
My curiosity was raised to see this rustam of a warrior, for his exploits and unvaried success were constantly the theme of the sultan’s encomiums. The Pacha of Many Tales
It was with delight that Newton heard these encomiums upon Isabel, and, her resolution not to marry. Newton Forster The Merchant Service
“When shall we sail?” inquired Willy, after bestowing more judicious encomiums upon the vessel than might be expected. The King's Own
Mr Knapps, to further his views, took an opportunity to mention with encomium my talent for drawing, added that he had seen several of my performances. Jacob Faithful
She was full of grateful encomium for the kind attention of the sisters, and expressed an earnest desire to hear their music. Gryll Grange
I was as highly flattered with those encomiums passed on Solon as I was with the compliments paid to myself. My First Voyage to Southern Seas
Altogether, she fully merited the encomiums Ellen had passed on her. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
From infancy he had been brought up to, and had heard every encomium upon dishonesty, without having one friend to point out to him the advantages of pursuing another course. The King's Own
I found my friend’s encomiums were fully justified by the excellence of the tobacco; nor was his coffee to be despised. Hurricane Hurry
Jack looked round to see whether any of the young ladies gave responsive looks to the encomiums passed on Gerald. The Three Admirals
He was one of the best Smiths that ever came to this country, which is as large an encomium as a man cares to travel with. Comic History of the United States
The highest encomiums were accepted for what he believed them to be worth. Forty-Six Years in the Army
My father was out, but he soon returned, and expressed his satisfaction at the high encomiums which had been bestowed upon me by Colonel Duffield, and even by Bolivar himself. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots
Little Jack sat upon Twidget, reloading his rifle, and trying to appear insensible to the flattering encomiums that hailed him from all sides. The Rifle Rangers
The ability and skill displayed by Mr. Evans in carrying the tariff bill of 1842 through the Senate, fully justified the high encomiums bestowed by Mr. Clay. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860
All have had some word of encomium on our efforts. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels
Eric’s encomium was all the more appreciative from the fact of his having been familiar with the ship through part of her last voyage. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes
“Go on with your nonsense; get along!” cried she mockingly, in apparent disbelief of Jupp’s encomiums, and pretending to wrench her arm out of his so as to give point to her words. Teddy The Story of a Little Pickle
Captain Dinks, at once “cutting short” any further rhapsodical encomiums he may have contemplated anent the merits of the Nancy Bell, turned round. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land
The encomium was answered by the Marquis's complaints of the sad change in the spirit and loyalty of the Clan since the defection of their "unnatural brother James" from the Stuart cause. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III.
For I was deceived by thy encomium, expecting a woman altogether different from her, who was only but a specimen of her sex. The Substance of a Dream
The words which I have spoken, you, Phædrus, may call an encomium of Love or anything else which you please. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece
But the wines which drew forth all these encomiums were far from resembling the champagne of modern times. Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines
I was quite astonished at the general encomiums bestowed upon it, and was not at all aware that I had done so well. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII
Many encomiums like the preceding—yes, a thousandfold—could easily be gathered if necessary to show the regard and confidence held for this remarkable man to whom America is truly very deeply indebted. Priestley in America 1794-1804
No doubt, it is in all these respects deserving of all the esteem and encomiums that fall to its share. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation
We believe Gordon answered to all these encomiums and well deserved them. General Gordon Saint and Soldier
As such encomiums became more frequent, successful integration became a source of pride to the services. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965
I was quite astonished at the general encomiums bestowed upon it, and was not at all aware that I had done so well. Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII
But all the encomiums throughout the Word of God are uttered upon those who are utterly rash in their giving. Sermons on Biblical Characters
At this point it should be recalled that it is the pattern of Periclean Athens that is continually in mind in these encomiums. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation
Mary Clement has written a violin sonata and shorter pieces that have won encomiums from no less a man than Max Bruch. Woman's Work in Music
I must acknowledge that I felt a little envious at the encomium, not so much to William, as to the proud peacock, Bacon, who came in the train of the Queen. Shakspere, Personal Recollections
That prelate, whose high reputation dispenses with my encomiums, mentioned your uncle to me on the very day of my arrival. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
All His encomiums are for those who trust Him with a romantic recklessness. Sermons on Biblical Characters
Prominent among his bon mots was an encomium of Representative Dawson, of Louisiana, who was noted for his intemperate habits, the elaborate ruffles of his shirts, and his pompous strut. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
D——'s encomiums have rendered my humility still prouder; they are indeed superb, and worthy of an opposer of the German war. Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica
And this, as I well remember, was his encomium in Latin to the "Gentlemen" and "Queen" of independent, gold-getting, robbing, murdering, fantastic Italian "society." Shakspere, Personal Recollections
In the tenth homily he pronounces an encomium of the blessed Mary, mother of God. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
The reader will find that there is no exaggeration in these encomiums. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws
Several light songs were performed with fine taste and skill, and received the warmest encomiums of her listeners. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems
Mr. President: I shall enter on no encomium upon Massachusetts. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
When the Proclamation of Emancipation, of January 1, 1863, was issued, the closing sentence attracted universal attention, and in every part of the world encomiums were pronounced upon it. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
His encomiums of Abraham and other patriarchs, are set off by delicate strokes. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
James B. Steedman was forty-four when he received Mr. Lincoln's special encomium for bravery. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860
The dictator, after passing the highest encomiums on the consuls in the senate and before the people, and yielding up the honour of his own exploits to them, resigned his dictatorship. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
Buchanan's quatercentenary was celebrated at different centres in Scotland in 1906, and was the occasion of several encomia and studies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
A just eulogy of Mr. Lincoln is a continuing encomium of the Republican Party. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
If these encomiums are high, they must not be deemed extravagant, rather the necessary eulogy of truth. A Hero and Some Other Folks
His conduct on that day received high encomium from General McClellan. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
Enthusiasm was at the highest pitch and encomiums of praise were showered upon us. Sixty Years of California Song
With many encomiums on the Doctor's learning and moral conduct, he urged him to that conformity which would preserve him in a state of usefulness. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
The quarterly organ of the Unitarians, The Christian Examiner, has passed an encomium on the same exponent of English Rationalism, in which it manifests no tempered gladness at skepticism within the pale of the church. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology
He gave indication of poetical ability in a metrical translation of a part of Lucan's "Pharsalia," which was rewarded with a prize, and received warm encomiums from the professors. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
We annex a few stanzas, in illustration of our encomium: Thrust him in his narrow bed, Heap the cold earth on his head, But be sure no tear ye shed— Not a tear for him! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1
I was pleased to hear your name mentioned by them in terms of encomium and sincere regard.  Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle
Monthault, seeming to enter into his feelings, uttered many encomiums on young De Vallance, whom he said he really thought one of the finest gentlemen in England. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
They imparted much old news, and volunteered many encomiums on the landlord and his inn. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett
Our funeral sermons and newspaper paragraphs have taken the place of the Greek encomiums. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
It needed not the high patronage of Queen Victoria, the praises of English royalty and nobility, nor the warm encomiums of Allston, Sully, Moore, and others, to secure attention to these graphic sketches from nature. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1
Why want we then encomiums on the storm, Or famine, or volcano? The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2
And in all three respects the Americans from the very outset have so conducted themselves and their craft as to earn the highest encomiums from the Entente admiralties. Our Navy in the War
Burr tactfully advanced to the borders of familiarity by giving Madam Blennerhassett an embellished report of the encomiums which Brackenridge had bestowed upon her and her ancestors. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett
On returning to London, Cromek received from his young friend packets of "old songs," which called forth his warmest encomiums. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
Along with several shepherds in the forest, who were of studious inclinations, he formed a literary society, which proposed subjects for competition in verse, and adjudged encomiums of approbation to the successful competitors. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century
Joy is our duty, glory, health; The sunshine of the soul; Our best encomium on the power Who sweetly plans the whole: Joy is our Eden still possess'd: Begone, ignoble grief! The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2
The best English writers bestow high encomiums on Sir William Howe for his military skill, and masterly movements during this period. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
The detachment employed on this enterprise consisted of about three thousand men, composing the flower of the British army; and high encomiums were bestowed on the resolution they displayed. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
At the time of the resistance to the Persian invasion, there was no end to the encomiums and pæans. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
This makes the encomiums conferred in this letter more significant, since they must have been bestowed after the delation against Albinus and Boethius. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator
Richard read and re-read the four words, and it must be confessed felt somewhat ashamed at the good they did him—being the first words of encomium that had ever come his way. The President A novel
Dear Sir,—You will no doubt be surprised at seeing the enclosed letter, in which the encomiums bestowed on me are as undeserved, as the censures aimed at you are unjust. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States
Journals the world over have spoken not unkindly of the feat; encomiums in seven languages reached us through the newspapers while we lay moored in Washington. Voyage of the Liberdade
My books had taught me the dignity and safety of the middle path, and my darling writer abounded with encomiums on rural life. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
There spoke the soldier to whom praise from his chief was the best praise and more valued than any other encomium. My Second Year of the War
Rodney shared Hawke's general encomium, that "as far as fell within my notice, the commanders, their officers, and ships' companies, behaved with the greatest spirit and resolution." Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy
Her admiration of her youthful lover is now approved by his illustrious birth and my encomium of his high descent. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
A thing of small value. effulgence   Brilliant radiance. elegiac   Mourning for that which is irrecoverably past. emoluments   Payment for an office or employment; compensation. encomiums   Warm, glowing praise. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States
No encomium can be more exalted or more beautifully expressed. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12)
The high encomium passed upon "the Student, the Soldier, the Traveller, the Patriot, the Poet, the mighty Man of Genius" by Burton, appears to be in no way exaggerated. Spanish Life in Town and Country
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