It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young. From LearnThat.org. [Harry Fosdick (1878-1979)]
Madam Newcott, kneeling in front of Caroline and intent on putting the finishing touches on what she called a magnificent creation, ignored the comment. From Wordnik.com. [Rebellious Desire] Reference
The magnificent is two to three times larger than its cousins. From Wordnik.com. [mjh's blog — 2008 — July] Reference
Kuhn, Hausser and Meyerhof began work in magnificent new laboratories. From Wordnik.com. [The Foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Medical Research] Reference
How great, how illustrious, how magnificent, is his name in all the earth!. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
If something this magnificent is happening, I've got to think of it seriously. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Barkley wants to play with Jordan] Reference
The Mixtecs left much of their history recorded in magnificent deerskin codices. From Wordnik.com. [The Classic Period (300-900 AD) Part 2: Cholula] Reference
SEATTLE (AP) Todd Collins 'transformation from mothballs to magnificent is over. From Wordnik.com. [Memory of Taylor stings after Redskins' loss] Reference
The old curé preached, attired in magnificent vestments of white and gold brocade. From Wordnik.com. [Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys] Reference
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. From Wordnik.com. [Jack London's "Credo"] Reference
When a king comes, something great and magnificent is expected, especially when he comes to take possession of his kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
This is either a magnificent hoax or just plain magnificent -- either way, I love this Little Brother Watches Back parable. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: May 21, 2006 - May 27, 2006 Archives] Reference
The greens of the foliage pop with vivid colors, and the idyllic, endless blue of the ocean is captured in magnificent detail. From Wordnik.com. [A PERFECT GETAWAY DVD Review – Collider.com] Reference
Here he found but two young heifers being tested for tuberculosis, and a magnificent Duroc Jersey boar in magnificent condition. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London] Reference
As well as offering impressive courses in magnificent settings, New Mexico also provides golfers with excellent value for money. From Wordnik.com. [Golfing in the Land of Enchantment – New Mexico] Reference
I was shocked by a sequence showing ducks in magnificent flight against the sky, and then dropping one by one as hunters kill them. From Wordnik.com. [01.04] Reference
A painting by a Royal Academician portrays him in magnificent costume as Bobadill, in Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour, which Dickens also directed. From Wordnik.com. [Dickens Our Contemporary] Reference
We agreed to this proposal; and, taking the old seaman between us, steered in the direction of his cabin, as he called his magnificent and well-furnished house. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844] Reference
At each end of the room are placed, in magnificent gilt frames, the most splendid looking-glasses that could be procured to give effect to the general brilliant appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen: Her Homes and Her Friends] Reference
Bolton win over Blackburn 'magnificent' - Owen Coyle - 7 hrs ago. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
Then how magnificent is that chorus, when they pour the vinegar down the rocks!. From Wordnik.com. [A Dialogue for the Year 2130] Reference
Bonhams calls the plane "magnificent" -- and it's true: The wing span is just under 50 feet. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
Bonhams calls the plane "magnificent" -- and its true: The wing span is just under 50 feet. From Wordnik.com. [At Auction: A Glenn Curtiss-Designed Flying Boat] Reference
I knew him well, and it is easy to recall his magnificent voice as he recited his poetry. From Wordnik.com. [Giorgos Seferis - Nobel Lecture] Reference
His song "Hollow" is described as a magnificent song, written in despair by a lonely heart. From Wordnik.com. [Oikotimes.com RSS Feed] Reference
Digicel has created what can be described as a magnificent replica of the French Red Windmill Cabaret Building. From Wordnik.com. [Jamaica - Full Feed] Reference
The "Nancy" was what nautical men would call a magnificent craft, and landsmen would naturally dub her a "daisy.". From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
If a tumbler of the precious metal could be called a magnificent goblet -- it was scarcely bigger -- it deserved the title. From Wordnik.com. [A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg] Reference
The circuit was getting better through the session, but my last lap wasn't magnificent, which is why I'm not on the front row. From Wordnik.com. [Grandprix.com Current News] Reference
The tone of the bell is described as magnificent, and when struck with the open hand, the vibration may be heard a hundred yards off. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown)] Reference
From the summit of the Kaisargarh peak a magnificent view is obtained which practically embraces the whole width of northern Baluchistan. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Every now and then a soldier was killed or wounded, and we thought what "magnificent" folly. From Wordnik.com. ["Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show] Reference
The Japanese proverb in substance runs: "Do not use the word 'magnificent' until you have seen Nikko.". From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
To those of us who find it a kind of magnificent sham, it's the audience that's getting shamelessly plucked. From Wordnik.com. [Light & 'Dark'] Reference
The period of Louis XIV in France was another "magnificent" period and should not be used in small or simple houses. From Wordnik.com. [Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today] Reference
Though its courts may have been "magnificent" and "ample" to the contemplation of the kindly Lamb, they would scarce be so accounted now. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885] Reference
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