St. Andrews); he was also "commendatory" abbot of important monasteries both in Scotland and England. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference
The good-ought tie-up works for the commendatory use of. From Wordnik.com. [How to Kill a Missionary] Reference
In his commendatory sonnet in the Second Folio (1632), Milton took the. From Wordnik.com. [Some Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespear (1709)] Reference
John Taylor, penning a commendatory poem for Heywood's Apology for Actors. From Wordnik.com. [Wrong Side of the River: London's disreputable South Bank in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Jessica A. Browner] Reference
"I wish you would see her," said Colette, ignoring his commendatory words and voice. From Wordnik.com. [Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley] Reference
He enforces the teachings of Evelyn and Duhamel, and is commendatory of the views of Tull. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
From almost every quarter of Canada I received commendatory letters and offers of assistance. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 13th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. September, 7, 8 and 9, 1922] Reference
We prefer this method to passing over the merits of these works with mere commendatory generalities. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828)] Reference
Commission, who at the first meeting held in the building passed commendatory resolutions concerning Mr. Luce. From Wordnik.com. [New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904 Report of the New York State Commission] Reference
The last verse of some commendatory verses prefixed point out the author as the son of some well-known character. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850] Reference
But most of the letters were of a highly commendatory character, expressing the deepest and widest possible interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of The American Legion] Reference
It's an organic question, but it's an embarrassing question for me because it's one of my least commendatory moments. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery] Reference
As she read the commendatory words, she smiled at the thought of having at least one talent to use in her Master's service. From Wordnik.com. [Beth Woodburn] Reference
This Seraph was of no higher than terrestrial order, being no other than the Armenian to whom we had the letter commendatory. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847] Reference
The LDS situation seems pretty weak, too – the references to social justice are pretty rare, and not all that commendatory. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Beck vs Social Justice] Reference
He has made many memorable speeches and has been the subject of so many analytical and commendatory articles in famous journals. From Wordnik.com. [Our Economic Prospects and Policies] Reference
T. Carew, in some commendatory lines on Sir William. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete] Reference
He flourished a commendatory salute to the vigilant warder. From Wordnik.com. [When Egypt Went Broke] Reference
Carefulness read narrate book of battery, use commendatory battery. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Publication of commendatory orders, desirable special duty details, etc. 4. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition] Reference
To begin with, he was a friend of Ben Jonson and wrote a set of commendatory verses for the Laureate's "Sejanus.". From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography] Reference
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