pleasantest

And these three disorders we must endeavour to master by the three great principles of fear and law and right reason; turning them away from that which is called pleasantest to the best, using the Muses and the Gods who preside over contests to extinguish their increase and influx.

Laws 2006

Carver smiled his pleasantest, which is a truly frightful thing.

Lorna Doone Richard Doddridge 2004

The children in the crib, the stockings in which Santa Claus deposits his treasures, recall the pleasantest night of the year.

The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer John Beatty

But in looking through the piles of letters with which the kindness of my friends has favoured me from time to time, I come across many a relic of the past that recalls the pleasantest associations.

The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins Brampton, Henry H 1904

That afternoon, as Amherst walked out toward Westmore for a survey of the final preparations, he found that, among the pleasant thoughts accompanying him, one of the pleasantest was the anticipation of seeing

The Fruit of the Tree Edith Wharton 1899

She desired once more to see the places which recalled the pleasantest memories of her first journey: the lake of Como, with the Villa Julia and Pliny's house; the Lago

The Court of the Empress Josephine Arthur L��on Imbert de Saint-Amand 1867

They pointed out how much it was for the peace of all the family, and for mine own benefit; but I would not listen for a moment, though the Counsellor was most eloquent, and my grandfather begged me to consider, and Carver smiled his pleasantest, which is a truly frightful thing.

Lorna Doone; a Romance of Exmoor 1862

To be admitted within it was a privilege eagerly coveted, and with good reason, for not only was this in itself a stamp of distinction, but his parties were well known as the pleasantest in

Horace Theodore Martin 1862

"How do you like to go up in a swing, up in the air so blue?" she asks—and I ride the question up and up, then sail back down at "Oh, I do think it's the pleasantest thing ever a child can do!"

How Memorization Makes Words Live Carol Muske-Dukes 2011

It was during this period, between the death of Johansen and the arrival on the sealing grounds, that I passed my pleasantest hours on the Ghost.

Chapter 16 2010