... a renown soextraordinary appeared like something supernatural? that they regardedit as wholly beyond their power...
George Grote 「The Two Great Retreats of History」
...This, Sancho, is the road to lastingfame, and a good and honourable renown...
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 「The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha」
... It is easy to see at once that a tailor of such renown, instead of running after customers, made difficulties about obliging any fresh ones...
Alexandre Dumas, Pere 「The Man in the Iron Mask」
...Delemy's renown had spread far to the south,even unto Sudan: from the latter country he wasvisited by some people, who wore circular ringsof pure gold, through the cartilage of the nose...
Abd Salam Shabeeny 「An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa」
...Washington, whose language isquoted above, has, by his eminent services in the cause of education, wondeserved renown...
Booker T. Washington, et al. 「The Negro Problem」
..." Such is the bad renown of this formidablepoison, that an individual suspected of having it in hispossession, is cautiously shunned by his neighbours...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...Likethe rest, in spite of his legendary renown, he has no guide but theunconscious promptings of instinct...
Jean Henri Fabre Alexander Teixeira de Mattos 「The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles」
...No, my intention is not to lessen your renown...
J. H. Fabre 「The Wonders of Instinct」
...The farmer prevailed on his wifeto undertake a journey to a wise woman of renown inBanffshire to ask a charm against the effects of the 'ill eye...
Sir James George Frazer 「Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I.」
...Another account represents him as having been a thane of greatwealth and renown, and that this abbey was dedicated by him "as thefirst fruits of the Mercian church...
W.D. Sweeting 「The Cathedral Church of Peterborough」
..."In the Agamemnon," says VON SCHLEGEL,"it was the intention of Æschylus to exhibit to us a suddenfall from the highest pinnacle of prosperity and renown into theabyss of ruin...
Marcius Willson 「Mosaics of Grecian History」
...We know how he gained renown for all time bythe accuracy of the portraits he painted of various members of thecourt of Philip IV...
Jennie Ellis Keysor 「Great Artists, Vol 1.」
...The king thought I ought now to set forth in quest of adventures, so that I might gain renown and be the more worthy to meet Sir Sagramor when the several years should have rolled away...
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 「A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Complete」
... Your General congratulates you! In the pride of his strength and the vanity of his renown, an arrogant enemy came against you...
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 「A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Complete」
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