Let us turn to the more definite consideration of the writings which have given this author so brilliant a fame.

Louis and his army continued their march across Asia Minor, and gained in Phrygia, at the passage of the river Meander, so brilliant a victory over the Turks that, "if such men," says the historian Nicetas, abstained from taking Constantinople, one cannot but admire their moderation and forbearance.

Under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Burton, all of the independent companies and rangers left the camp, not, indeed, making so brilliant an appearance as the regulars,who stood on either side and laughed at us,but with a clearer comprehension of the work before us and a hearty readiness to do it.

"I should think that the contessina must be charmed at having so brilliant a companion as yourself in her solitude," I said, feeling my way to the point.

It has something ..." Mr. Russell swallowed something that he had thought of saying, and instead drew his Hound's attention to a yellow square of mustard-field which made brilliant the distance.

The Majesty of the holy god goeth forth and advanceth even unto the land of Manu; he maketh brilliant the earth at his birth each day; he journeyeth on to the place where he was yesterday.

We ought to be grateful to the august sovereign of Monaco in that he enabled an enterprising individual to keep open for us in so brilliant a fashion the last public gambling-house in Europe.

One is tempted to say that there is no psychology in Brandhe is a mere incarnation of intransigent idealismwhile Peer Gynt is as brilliant a psychological inspiration as Don Quixote.

Paternal love robbed age of its terrors in the delight of contemplating so brilliant a life.

Possibly she may have loved so interesting and brilliant a man as the great Caesar, aside from the admiration of his position; but he never became her slave, although it was believed, a hundred years after his death, that she was actually living in his house when he was assassinated, and was the mother of his son Caesarion.

I dwelt upon those aspects of it differing most from school as she knows itthe "Scholarship Medal," the "Prize for Bible History," and the other awards, the bestowal of which made "Commencement Morning" of each year a festival unequaled, to the pupils of "our" school, by any university commencement in the land, however many and brilliant the number of its recipients of "honorary degrees."

Though it was easy to see that the Queen was suffering, so charming and easy were her manners, so brilliant her very presence, that a new animation and gayety was diffused throughout the entire assemblage.

So brilliant a prospect, however, gave the favoured courtier courage to plead his cause so successfully with his royal mistress, that she was at length induced to consent that, if he were enabled to persuade the Swiss themselves to solicit his appointment, the difficulty should be overcome.

That ancient city never saw so brilliant a spectacle as that which took place in honor of its immortal deliverer, who was executed so cruelly under the superintendence of a Christian bishop,one of those iniquities in the name of justice which have so often been perpetrated on this earth.

She would not go to the theatre to witness the acting of her own dramas; not even to see Mrs. Siddons, when she appeared as so brilliant a star.

I've never seen so brilliant a sunshine or such colours: don't wonder that the artists rave about the place and are never tired of painting it.

How elegant his manners, and how brilliant his wit!

In the meantime there assembled at Verona a Congress composed of nearly all the sovereigns of Europe, with their representatives,as brilliant an assemblage as that at Vienna a few years before.

how they jumped up and down!" He pressed his hand over his eyes as if to shut out the brightness of the roomthe glaring gas and brilliant decorationsthe shining bottles and the many tables which would not keep still.