It was the comparative insignificance of ourselves and our world, when placed in comparison of the mighty whole of which man is an atom, that first led me to imagine that our pretensions to eternity might be overrated.

His present conviction certainly is, that he has overrated that improvement, and that in point of fact Negro Slavery is, in its main and leading feature, the same system which it was when the Abolition controversy first commenced.

The bright yellow-green of the beeches, mingling with the dark and gloomy olive shade of the firs; here and there fields laden with the blue columbine and the "overrated" asphodel; the boulder-strewn slopes on our left, and the snow-ridges on the right; and the strong, fresh, and foaming cascade of Sidonie tumbling down beside us, made a very delicious contemplation as we went on our way.

In a similar manner had the islands themselves been overrated.

Thus it cannot be deemed an American exaggeration to declare the opinion as to the influence of the "Intelligencer" over our public counsels, that its value is not easily to be overrated.

There is a growing belief among jam manufacturers that Lord RHONDDA'S business ability has been overrated.

"It's overrated," Joe said.

In this respect, certainly, the Ettrick Shepherd has a place in Burns's school, and, in our own opinion, one which has been very much overrated.

If not, they must be unworthy of credit, more particularly in the amount of the Indian population, which was certainly greatly misrepresented by the Spanish historians, and which has been always overrated.

Our men greatly overrated the strength of the new column that presented itself,at least, so we judge from some powerful narratives of the crisis at Manassas that have appeared.

In short, we can scarcely conceive a work that is likely to be more extensively useful than the present: it concerns the business of all; it is perhaps less domestic than in previous years; but as "great wits have short memories," its scientific helps are not overrated.

It served only to confirm the impression, which by this time had become general, that the capacity of the Mormons to resist the army had been greatly overrated, and that a vigorous effort to penetrate to the Valley early in the spring would inevitably have succeeded.

The study of grammar has been often overrated, and still oftener injuriously decried.

Iyou've overrated me.

Their friendship, meanwhilein the eyes of the worldconferred a peculiar distinction upon the young mana distinction not at all displeasing to the ambitious artist; and the value of which he, probably, overrated.

The merchants seem not to have calculated on this event's so soon taking place, or to have overrated the increase of prosperity and population in their own country, as up to that period, and for some years afterwards, there does appear to have been no relaxation of ship-building, and little diminution of mercantile speculations.

But the service cannot be overrated, to all parties, of the protest which his life and all his words were against dangers which were threatening all parties, and not least the Liberal partythe danger of shallowness and superficial flippancy; the danger of showy sentiment and insincerity, of worldly indifference to high duties and calls.

Mind thou wrappest the lucre snugly in thy cummerbund, that it be not lostfarewell, little brother!" While the gentlemen of the Happy Valley have been lashed by the tongue and pen of every traveller, the ladies, on the contrary, have been rather overrated.

As a matter of fact, there is more danger of its being overrated.

He spoke learnedly of atolls, copra, and missionaries, and, referring for a space to the Fijian belles, thought that their charms had been much overrated.

'I greatly fear,' he wrote, 'the soil and fertility of that part of this province is overrated by people who have explored it partially.

I was disappointed in my visit to this part of the country as it did not leave a favourable impression of its fertilitystill it afforded me an opportunity of judging by comparison of the quality of the soils in Western Australia and on the banks of the Fitzroy, and I was happy to find I had not overrated the latter.

Perhaps I have overrated the abilities of the class, but I have not intended to assign you more than you can accomplish.

However, both young ladies declare that it is "a good riddance," and they thought "that ERNIE 'ORKINS never meant to go," which seems amply to console them for having slightly overrated their powers of fascination.

The importance of this concession to the commercial and political interests of the United States can not easily be overrated.