over-good

In the end we ate Mr. Jerome's supper, and got back to our little beds at two in the morning: not an over-good preparation for a great race, as any driver will admit; but my friend seemed himself again, and I would have eaten half a dozen suppers to bring that about.

The Man Who Drove the Car Max Pemberton 1906

Under these circumstances a political deal was resorted to, and Virginia was offered by John and Samuel Adams, as the price of an adoption and support of the New England army, the appointment of commander-in-chief, though the offer was not made with over-good grace, and only because “we could carry nothing without conceding it.”

The True George Washington Ford, Paul L 1896

It was thus that I escaped the fate of the over-good who die young and became a factor in the world of affairs rather than a pleasant memory in the minds of my family.

The Autobiography of Methuselah John Kendrick Bangs 1892

Ruskin scolded and fought and did yeoman service, somewhat hindered by his over-good conceit of himself; but it is not the worship of beauty we need so much as the beauty of holiness.

The Roadmender Michael Fairless 1885

While they have had much reason to complain, I have not had an over-good bargain.

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880

Mrs. March joined him in deriding the superstition of people, and she parted gayly with this over-good young couple.

Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 1 William Dean Howells 1878

Mrs. March joined him in deriding the superstition of people, and she parted gayly with this over-good young couple.

Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878

I cannot say much for the cigars; they are not over-good in England: too long at sea, I suppose.

The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 Ambrose Bierce 1878

Mrs. March joined him in deriding the superstition of people, and she parted gayly with this over-good young couple.

Their Silver Wedding Journey — Complete William Dean Howells 1878

God himself, too much can not be made of it, still there is no superlative, over-good, kind of goodness in it.

The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871