the better sorts
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Because it contains some typical examples of the better sorts of information in these works, I have thought it worth while to quote two passages from it.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph
These wilding trees are, in the main, more hardy than the improved varieties, hence are largely employed as stocks for the better sorts, as well as for the plum and apricot.
From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.
This was of various kinds, for the mountain was very rich in the better sorts of metals.
From The Princess and the Goblin by MacDonald, George
The commonest were made of terra-cotta, the better sorts of bronze or silver, often richly ornamented and sometimes very graceful.
From Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)
Of course they're rather dull, but then you get very few of the better sorts.
From Priscilla's Spies by Birmingham, George A.
