Portee

a miser, by saving a penny and wrangling for twopence, who was undoing himself at the same time by living above his income, and not attending to essential articles which were above his 'portee'. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

It was titled Civitas Maxima: origins, fondements et portee philosophique et pratique du concept de supranationalite, and it argued that the “City of God” could be created on earth. ❋ Strobe Talbott (2008)

The Ities had enough Fucilieri to cover the whole front with mortars, artillery (75s + 105s) & AA (Lancias & 20mm portee) in support. ❋ Nick (2005)

I have known many a man pass for a miser, by saving a penny and wrangling for twopence, who was undoing himself at the same time by living above his income, and not attending to essential articles which were above his portee. ❋ Unknown (2005)

When you are in company, bring the conversation to some useful subject, but a portee of that company. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I recommended to you, in my last, some inquiries into the constitution of that famous society the Sorbonne; but as I cannot wholly trust to the diligence of those inquiries, I will give you here the outlines of that establishment; which may possibly excite you to inform yourself of particulars, which you are more a portee to know than I am. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Baron d'Holbach suffit pour donner une idee juste de ses lumieres, mais le hasard m'a mis a portee de les juger encore mieux. ❋ Max Pearson Cushing (1918)

L'eloge funebre que M. Naigeon a consacre a la memoire de M. le Baron d'Holbach suffit pour donner une idee juste de ses lumieres, mais le hasard m'a mis a portee de les juger encore mieux. ❋ Cushing, Max Person (1914)

I have known many a man pass for a miser, by saving a penny, and wrangling for two-pence, who was undoing himself at the same time, by living above his income, and not attending to essential articles, which were above his portee. ❋ Various (1913)

He loved the unimportant talk [les causeries sans portee] of people whom he esteemed; he delighted in the childish pleasures of young people. ❋ Niecks, Frederick (1888)

"J'etais," she says, "un etre de sentiment, et le sentiment seul tranchait pour moi les questions a man usage, qui toute experience faite, devinrent bientot les seules questions a ma, portee." ❋ Niecks, Frederick (1888)

Il n'est done pas etonnant que votre livre m'ait vivement interessee et que j'aie voulu le mettre a la portee d'un grand nombre. ❋ Prentiss, George L (1882)

And yet a Roman villa, in spite of statues, ideas and atmosphere, affects me as of a scanter human and social < i > portee , a shorter, thinner reverberation, than an old English country - house, round which experience seems piled so thick. ❋ Henry James (1879)

Our opponent does not seem to understand the portee of our objections. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)

Page 140, 'Le Congres qui se trouvoit a la portee des rebelles fut effraye.' ❋ Jefferson, Thomas (1829)

I recommended to you, in my last, some inquiries into the constitution of that famous society the Sorbonne; but as I cannot wholly trust to the diligence of those inquiries, I will give you here the outlines of that establishment; which may possibly excite you to inform yourself of particulars, which you are more 'a portee 'to know than I am. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)

When you are in company, bring the conversation to some useful subject, but 'a portee 'of that company. ❋ Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1733)