Basom was a powerful young man, tall and well-proportioned. From Wordnik.com. [The Destroyers] Reference
The original looked so solid and well-proportioned, yet understated. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Focus] Reference
A well-proportioned head, but slightly compressed at the sides, denoted. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
Her complexion was fair; and her figure, though small, well-proportioned. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III.] Reference
All true and well-proportioned living must begin in well-proportioned thought. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
They seemed to be a pacific people, intelligent and well-proportioned physically. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
The well-proportioned rose has a thickness about one half as great as its diameter. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
There was not a straight line or an angle about her plump and well-proportioned figure. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] Reference
We commend the "Essay" to all lovers of solid and well-proportioned critical discourse. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865] Reference
He was in his twenty-fourth year, stood six feet high, was handsome and well-proportioned. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843] Reference
It became smoky, then solid, taking the shape of a well-proportioned woman, scantily clad. From Wordnik.com. [Demons Don't Dream]
His uniform was regulation, but it had been tailored to fit his short, well-proportioned body. From Wordnik.com. [the ship who sang]
He was big and hefty enough, but no match for the well-proportioned, muscular giant before him. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
Tall, straight as an arrow, and singularly well-proportioned, the picturesque costume of the 129th. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of the Ice A Novel] Reference
He stood six feet two inches in his moccasins, was well-proportioned, and had a remarkably fine face. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Legends of Minnesota] Reference
Noah is only nineteen, quite dark, well-proportioned, and possessed of a fair average of common sense. From Wordnik.com. [The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author.] Reference
He was a man about six feet high, and well-proportioned, and known as a man of great strength and power. From Wordnik.com. [The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave] Reference
He was a well-proportioned man, and such was his height that the historian Motley stood under his armpits. From Wordnik.com. [The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 2, November, 1884] Reference
Rousseau is by far the handsomest man in the army; tall and well-proportioned, but possibly a little too bulky. From Wordnik.com. [The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer] Reference
'A well-proportioned head betokens a fine brain: whereas a skull that is cramped contains probably a mean one. '. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Add to this a tall, well-proportioned figure, and a certain air of authority, and my grandmother stands before you. From Wordnik.com. [A Grandmother's Recollections] Reference
But she was tall and well-proportioned, and Tess knew from patting her that her muscle tone was better than average. From Wordnik.com. [In a Strange City]
Their arms were long and as spare as their legs, but their hands, although small, were well-proportioned and powerful. From Wordnik.com. [Omega, the Man] Reference
Though the allusion to the dog's well-proportioned form, or extreme sagacity, was one which answered itself, I replied. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
To his astonishment, he found children in place of young dogs, all living, well-proportioned, and beautiful, but small. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
The courses of stone above the base of the triforium are not by any means so smooth and well-proportioned as those beneath. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See] Reference
Mr. Walters was above six feet in height, and exceedingly well-proportioned; of jet-black complexion, and smooth glossy skin. From Wordnik.com. [The Garies and Their Friends] Reference
That can lay up remedies for the time of sickness and improve the strength nature hath given by a well-proportioned exercise?. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
It is a well-proportioned tree, but stiff-looking, and the dark foliage, which never seems to change, gives it a gloomy aspect. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Trees at Elmridge] Reference
While probably never quite as snappy and brilliant as the regular brilliant cut, a well-proportioned step cut stone can be very brilliant. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public] Reference
They were elaborate and beautiful, and always gave the impression of being perfectly supported on the well-proportioned cornice and walls. 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
He is a tall, large, coarse-featured, but well-proportioned man, with black hair, inclining to curl, dark complexion, and very black eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864] Reference
His mouth was well-proportioned, his lips full and high-coloured; his eyes were grey, sometimes arrogant but usually amiable in expression. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
The well-proportioned short transept breaks the monotony of the long clerestory, without unduly hiding it, as transepts with more projections do. From Wordnik.com. [Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys] Reference
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