splendent
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Those who know thee—once splendent in power and in pelf, King erstwhile in Zion—uplifting the hand, Shall curse thee, Zedekiah.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
Radiant and serene, in the boundless calm of the heavens, the splendent lanterns seemed suspended on stationary craft peacefully rocked at anchor.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
The triumph strode splendent over sea and shore, subduing waves and rocks to a path for its mighty entrance into that dark cave on the human coast.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
It seemed that this splendent host must have been placed here by some magic hand, alert, vigorous, immaculate, eager for the battle.
From A Soldier of Virginia by Burton Egbert Stevenson
And so the tiny Cadet-drillings have ended; long Files of Giants, splendent in gold-lace and grenadier-caps, have succeeded; and earnest work instead of mimic, in that matter, has begun.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 by Thomas Carlyle
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