10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTLIEST»
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portliest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
portliest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Life and Letters of Leslie Stephen
And so, acting in another capacity, I believe that he was ever courteous and
considerate to the portliest of his contributors, even when he was most
strenuously insisting that girth must be reduced and fat replaced by muscle. In
course of time ...
Frederic William Maitland, Leslie Stephen, 2012
The portliest of three brothers, Nicolas wore enough hair on his lip to make up for
everything that was missing fiom the top of his head. He said, “If that's so, then it's
a gift for me. Saint James blessed it with my mark.” Four faces turned sideways ...
3
Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal
Unawed by the- apprehension of efficient censure, the most worthless and paltry
of the scribbling tribe assumed the portliest shapes, like shrivelled apples
swelling themselves up in vacuo ; and the more an author's writings were unlike
what ...
4
dublin university magazine
Mr. Viking, round and stout, did the honour of the table in the portliest of manners,
being flanked on one side by Dr. Project, and on the other by Mr. Hoyle. At the
opposite extremity of the festive board, sat Mrs. Viking, radiant but snappish, and
...
... waist," says Fischer product manager Chris Clapp, whose company has seen
growing demand for its portliest production model, the Big Stix 10.6. Others in the
industry agree, though they're reluctant to go on record dissing their customers.
6
American Review : a Whig Journal of Politics, Literature, ...
... him a proportionately exalted notion of men and their works. Seen from only
two hundred feet perpendicular, the Belgian giant becomes a Tom Thumh, the
portliest senators show scarce so gross as beetles, an umbrella that seems no
larger ...
And lofty, princely palaces — What dreary deeds of woe, What untold, mortal
agonies Their arras chambers know ! Yet is without all smooth and fair As
Heaven's blue dome of summer air. And even the portliest citizen Within his
doors doth ...
8
Recollections of a Busy Life
The portliest of the number (weighing good two hundred), who had already twice
taken his own portrait by a flying-leap into a snow-drift, and had received some
severe contusions and a hard wrench in the later operation, when he narrowly ...
Horace Greeley, Robert Dale Owen, 1868
9
The prince and the page. By the author of 'The heir of ...
Nay, fair one, you pass not our bounds without toll,' said the portliest of the set. '
Hush, rudesby ; fair dames in disguise must be treated after other sort.' Every
variety of half-insulting compliment was pouring upon her; but 226 The Prince
and ...
Charlotte Mary Yonge, 1866
10
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction
Zap grew to be eighteen pounds, and he is the happiest, mellowest, portliest
creature I have ever encountered. He's sweet and loving toward me, even after
we've moved so many times, even after he's been left alone with strangers while I'
ve ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTLIEST»
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portliest is used in the context of the following news items.
Vauxhall Viva allows you to live it up
Inside, there's more than enough room for even the portliest of passengers, while the 206 litres of boot space is pretty much standard for ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
Jared Sullinger responds to fans who keep telling him to lose weight
Jared Sullinger is one of the portliest players in the NBA, a rebound machine who knows how to throw his weight around. But being a heavy ... «FOXSports.com, Jun 15»
Improving Mustang Front Suspension Geometry with Maximum …
Follow us as we make one of the portliest 1979-2004 Mustangs, a 2003 Cobra, more nimble on its feet. The heart of the Maximum Motorsports ... «Mustang 360, Apr 15»
Holy roast! Religious Brits more likely to be overweight than atheists
Lycett's study found that while Christians were the portliest, Sikh men came in at a close second, with "a significantly higher waist-to-hip ratio ... «RT, Dec 14»
2015 Honda Civic Si Coupe Review
This puts the Civic Si at its portliest curb weight ever, but the bigger eye-opener was the nose-heavy weight distribution of 61/39 front-to-rear. «autoevolution, Dec 14»
Pablo Sandoval's deal: five years, $98 million plus an option
The Sox fielded and DH'd one of the portliest ballplayers not named “Jose Molina” for years. In that time they enjoyed exceptional production ... «NBCSports.com, Nov 14»
Highlights from Hopscotch
I returned several minutes later, completely drenched in the sweat of some of the portliest pony-tailed gentlemen the crowd had to offer. «Duke Chronicle, Sep 14»
CROWDER: What Obama's "workouts" tell us about the man
... been disclosed, there is no reason for a man of his age and size to be using weight that would shame even the portliest of Kardashians… «Washington Times, Aug 14»
2015 Audi A3 Tops List of Luxury Sedans [Sponsored]
“It bewilderingly weighs just 44 pounds less than the biggest and portliest-in-rodeo Regal, but will fly on country back roads with a crisp throttle ... «Long Island Press, May 14»
Timothy Busfield to play Ben Franklin on Sleepy Hollow
This news comes from Entertainment Weekly, which reports that The West Wing's Timothy Busfield will be playing America's portliest founding ... «A.V. Club DC, May 14»
