Excellency

Your excellency is doubtless aware that all the modern improvements in the arts of war & navigation are adopted and practiced in my country quite as thoroughly and extensively as in Europe. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Its sole excellency is that it should bear fruit; when it does not bear fruit, it is not only not better, but inferior to other trees: so if ❋ Unknown (1871)

Paul implies that His one sacrifice, by its matchless excellency, is equivalent to the Levitical many sacrifices. ❋ Unknown (1871)

By the gospel life and immortality are brought to light, are brought to hand, a life which transcends this as much in excellency as it does in duration. ❋ Unknown (1721)

They were before you in excellency, above what you are yet arrived at; they were before you in time, that they might be examples to you of suffering affliction and of patience, James v. 10. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The psalmist gives an account of the excellent properties and uses of the word of God, in six sentences (v. 7-9), in each of which the name Jehovah is repeated, and no vain repetition, for the law has its authority and all its excellency from the law-maker. ❋ Unknown (1721)

In the kingdom of grace: His excellency is over Israel; he shows his sovereign care in protecting and governing his church; that is the excellency of his power, which is employed for the good of his people. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Higher in the heart of the country are shady woods and forests, graced and beautified with stately trees of frankincense and myrrh, palm trees, cinnamon and such-like odoriferous plants; for none can enumerate the several natures and properties of so great a multitude, or the excellency of those sweet odours that breathe out of every one of them, for their excellency is such that it even ravishes the senses with delight, as a thing divine and unutterable, and these spices have nothing of a faint and languishing ❋ Unknown (1892)

34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Your excellency is the lion of which the fable remarks: ❋ Unknown (2002)

So that, if there be any thing in the nature of God, in his infinite, eternal excellency, that is suited to the relief of a soul, he hath made his covenant sufficient to convey it unto the souls of believers. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)

"Then I beg to call your excellency's attention to the fact that a trip to Siberia or to the gallows as a condemned Nihilist awaits you." ❋ Milton Goldsmith (N/A)

"Your excellency is the only man sufficiently powerful to induce the king to come to such a decision," said Zastrow. ❋ F. [Translator] Jordan (N/A)

"Does he so?" quoth Fifanti, sourly as I thought; and he looked at the legate as though his excellency were the very reverse of a happy harbinger. ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)

"Kyrios," rejoined Demetrius, "the man who survived assures me that the verses at least were wretched, though your excellency was a very good wrestler." ❋ William Stearns Davis (1903)

"His excellency is a bit tempted to play the high tragedian to-night," sneered Domitius, recovering from his first consternation. ❋ William Stearns Davis (1903)

"If your excellency is the vice-queen of the ladies," said the Fisherman's wife, "I am the vice-queen of the women of the people." ❋ John [Editor] Rudd (1885)

To show that my fear of the progressive nature of these encroachments is not imaginary, I pray leave to call your excellency's attention to the inclosed report from the ❋ Unknown (1878)

"I thought your excellency was a foreigner," the driver said, "but I see you are one of us." ❋ Walter Paget (1867)

Such then are the ruins of Babylon -- the whole that can now with certainty be assigned to the "beauty of the Chaldees 'excellency" -- the ❋ George Rawlinson (1857)

[Yes] this game is excellency. Yes your excellency [i will] get your [glass of water] ❋ Chris West (2005)

User 1: "I can't get this stupid sumif to work in this [vlookup] because of [the stupid] [pivot] table!" User 2: "Dude, you're suffering from excelitis, take a screen break!" ❋ Aquaxander (2008)

I was working on our [company's] [analysis] and was [excelling] at that for many hours! ❋ Malnic (2021)

Wow, [the car] is in [excellent] condition even though it is [15] years old! ❋ Google Tricks (2023)

"Excellent." ❋ Occifer (2008)

[Webster's Dictionary] defines "excellence" as "the state or [condition] of being [excellent]." ❋ MasterPrime (2005)

"[Wayne's World], Wayne's World. [Party time], excellent!" "That pie was excellent!" "I just saved a bunch of money on my [car insurance] by switching to Geicko...excellent!" ❋ Blahblahblah293 (2005)

"She has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of [excellence] while serving her country during the difficult circumstances administering corrections at [Abu Ghraib] prison" "At the Library of Congress we value diversity and excellence, while [fostering] a compassionate environment of professionals" "Leadership excellence" "An environment of excellence" "Tools of excellence" ❋ DeskJockey1 (2010)

Mr Burns "[Smithers] have [the hounds] been released?" Smithers "[Yes sir]" Mr Burns "Excellent" ❋ RayzorSharp (2007)

[Yakoob] & [Samra] was on their excelator. This why we've [private] excelators for two! ❋ Universal-Truth-Homey (2018)