 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1833 - 448 ページ
...English middle and country life of her own time."—Literary Gazette' 1' This work we have always held to be one of the best, if not the very best, of its class. Chaste- yet witty, it can boast of excessive purity without dulness, turns morality into... | |
 | 1839 - 534 ページ
...Bayle, in his Dictionary, has pronounced a very high eulogium, and which is still generally considered to be one of the best, if not the very best, of this class of works. It was originally published in two volumes, the first of which appeared in 1693,... | |
 | 1839 - 532 ページ
...Bayle, in his Dictionary, has pronounced a very high eulogium, and which is still generally considered to be one of the best, if not the very best, of this class of works. It was originally published in two volumes, the first of which appeared in 1693,... | |
 | Titus Maccius Plautus - 1852 - 580 ページ
...way of a piece of boasting. 3 Give us loud applause) — Ver. 1162. This Comedy, which is considered to be one of the best, if not the very best, of all the plays of Plantus, is thought by some t have been derived from one of Menander's, as there are... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 646 ページ
...anecdotes, that will interest those not gifted with the faculties good whist requires. Mr. Clay is reported to be one of the best, if not the very best, of modern players. The Dedication is as follows: "To the Members of the Portland Club, admitted among... | |
 | 1873 - 590 ページ
...d'hotes of the 'grand' type was started at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, and this banquet continues to be one of the best, if not the very best, of well-provided, well-garnished, well-attended, and well-served dinners. In London, the table d'hote... | |
 | George F. Kunz - 1917 - 534 ページ
...Sani, or the " Old Smith." Cassilio is said to have been still living about 1872. An artisan considered to be one of the best, if not the very best of the Navajo silversmiths of our day, who is called Beshlagai Ilini Altsosigi or the " Slender Silversmith,"... | |
 | 1928 - 728 ページ
...in a predicament in which emotion was more probable than a collected calmness. Mr. Peisley is going to be one of the best, if not the very best, of Miss Italia Conti's pupils. Miss Sarah Allgood made the part of Mrs. Nolan almost unbearable. She seemed... | |
 | Belgravia - 1873 - 586 ページ
...d'hotes of the ' grand' type was started at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, and this banquet continues to be one of the best, if not the very best, of well-provided, well-garnished, well-attended, and well-served dinners. In London, the table d'hote... | |
 | 1873 - 870 ページ
...Richelieu, which, in its subsequent renderings, has been variously criticised, but is now generally admitted to be one of the best, if not the very best, of American creations of dramatic genius. He remained upon the stage, though with longer intervals of... | |
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It is proved to be one of the best, if not the very best, of manures; and it is only the fearful ten pounds per ton which makes it so comparatively little used. 