magnific
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Geneva refused asylum to the proscribed philosopher; he was warned of hostile intentions on the part of the magnific signiors of Berne.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert
Thus far, in magnific strain, A young poet soothed his vein, But he had nor prose nor numbers, To express a princess' slumbers.—
From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles
Two temples of magnific size Attract the curious traveller's eyes, That might be envied by the Greeks; Raised up by you in twenty weeks: Here gentle goddess Cloacine Receives all offerings at her shrine.
From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst
And dare earth’s bold inhabitants deny The sumptuous, the magnific embassy A moment’s audience?
From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Young, Edward
Or, again, this of the sun swinging himself above the dark shoulder of Jura-- "Gay he hails her, and magnific, thrilled her black length burns to gold."
From Life of Robert Browning by Sharp, William
