Loftiest

But under the paragraph from which we take our text, the blessed Master rises to what we call the loftiest pinnacle of eloquence and plunges into the very essence of his Gospel by saying, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." ❋ Unknown (1901)

_Randal_, (in his turn interested and interrogative.) -- "What do you call the loftiest, and what the vulgarest?" ❋ Various (N/A)

-- "What do you call the loftiest, and what the vulgarest?" ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

The loftiest is the church of St. Peter and St. Paul. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

It will be seen that my language covers all from the loftiest, that is Jefferson Davis, to the most obscure constable or Justice of the Peace. ❋ Unknown (1911)

Let us forget the other names of American statesmen that have been stamped upon these hills, but still call the loftiest Washington. ❋ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1834)

Let us forget the other names of American statesmen that have been stamped upon these hills, but still call the loftiest WASHINGTON. ❋ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1834)

Told that Germany's second-choice keeper was watching an international friendly match from high up in the stands, Schumacher remarked acidly, "He should remember that even when sitting on the loftiest Himalayan peak, a dwarf is still a dwarf." ❋ Unknown (2011)

LONDON—The head of Scotland Yard stepped down on Sunday and Rebekah Brooks —a close confidante of News Corp.'s top executive, Rupert Murdoch —was arrested as a convulsive phone-hacking scandal raced into the loftiest ranks of Britain's business and law-enforcement worlds. ❋ Cassell Bryan-Low (2011)

Scarcely could it be called timber, for it was a dwarf rock-spruce that never raised its loftiest branches higher than a foot above the moss, and that twisted and grovelled like a pig-vegetable under the moss. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's difficult enough for a producers and actors to transport people back in time using clever and innovative tactics to remind people of what the '90s were like in Alphabet City; but it's ever harder to achieve it if you're being forced to live up to the loftiest of expectations - making people experience their favorite musical as if it's the very first time. ❋ Danny Groner (2011)

Winners may see the podium as the loftiest platform they're ever likely to get for their pet issue. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Even then, behind bars, with blood and whiskey and spittle smeared across her face, Yetta held her head as high and proud as an Astor, as a Vanderbilt, as the loftiest society grande dame. ❋ Margaret Peterson Haddix (2011)

"Once Upon a Car" also takes us inside Detroit's loftiest precincts and shows us their earthy reality. ❋ Ed Niedermeyer (2011)

And ultimately, more focused means more effective in the pursuit of your loftiest business goals and overall pursuits. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Looking towards the north, we see the balanced recession of the loftiest summits – Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill – and, turning round, our gaze takes in the crumpled, wooded crests that descend in waves to the south. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Saints Jon Stinchcomb and Evans also threw bouquets Freeney's way, though perhaps Muir paid him the loftiest tribute. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Woman; that of all women she is dearest to me; that of all the walks of life, that one is pleasantest wherein I may walk with her; that with her I shall find the supreme expression of myself and the life that is in me; that in all this I honour her in the finest, loftiest fashion that man can honour woman. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Author Ann Beattie, one of the keynote speakers, described Updike's work as featuring "the loftiest imagining slamming into the highest brick wall"; these abrupt disappointments and obstacles are evident in his inspirations as well. ❋ Anthony Paletta (2010)