argosy
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Accompanied by his wife Muriel, more than 50 reporters, staffers and Secret Service men and an argosy of silver bowls, spoons and forks to bestow on his hosts, Humphrey deplaned first at Geneva.
From Time Magazine Archive
With this statement I climb down the pilot's ladder to an argosy of dreams.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Kobler's new "argosy of dreams" is the New York Daily Mirror.
From Time Magazine Archive
As happens to the ship which is too heavily freighted with even the best cargo, our argosy capsized.
From Time Magazine Archive
We were launched upon the sunny sea of high society, our "argosy" a noble and stately ship; and now, Kitty, we lie stranded, shattered, and shipwrecked.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Lever, Charles James
