congeries

• It is tempting to dismiss the "pro-war left" as a congeries of discredited left-wing apostates and Nato liberals. —  The Guardian World News
• In his treatment of literary subjects, we miss the purely human touch, the grip of affection, the accent of scorn, that so pleasantly characterize the writings of Mr. Lowell. Emerson, it is to be feared, regarded a company of books but as a congeries of ideas. —  Obiter Dicta Second Series
• First, it may be regarded as a congeries of inspired prophecies, a scenic unfolding, with infallible foresight, of the chief events of Christian history from the first century till now, and onwards. —  The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
• [Applause And New England is not alone a place and a race; it is as well an idea, or a congeries of ideas, so closely joined as properly to be called but one; and this idea is not the idea of force, but the force of ideas But, gentlemen, I am in danger of forgetting that a marked characteristic of New Englanders is an unwillingness to talk, and especially to talk about themselves. —  Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z
• This, however, is a mere optical illusion; and, instead of one range, the Himalayas may be regarded as a congeries of mountain ridges, covering a superficies of 200,000 square miles, and running in as many different directions as there are points in the compass Within the circumference of this vast mountain tract there is great variety of climate, soil, and productions. —  The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters"

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