most sagacious
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The accursed vermin died somewhere in the Cottage; but whether beneath a floor, within lath and plaster, or in roof, baffled the conjectures of the most sagacious.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
His most sagacious friends then had fears either that he would not live to old age, or, if he did, that his later years would be unquiet.
From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Ballou, Maturin Murray
At another time Ballard might have wondered why the great St. Bernard, most sagacious of his tribe, should thus attach himself to a stranger and refuse to be shaken off.
From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis
Our hearts bore pleasant memories and our hands baskets of grapes, given us at the last moment by that excellent and most sagacious person, our milkwoman.
From One Year Abroad by Howard, Blanche Willis
I never shall forget the delusion which seized our best and most sagacious friends, the dear inhabitants of Boston, the winter before last.
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail
