much-honoured

Francis, fifth Earl of Etherington, and my much-honoured father, was what is called a very eccentric man — that is, he was neither a wise man nor a fool — had too much sense to walk into a well, and yet in some of the furious fits which he was visited with, I have seen him quite mad enough to throw any one else into it. —

Saint Ronan's Well 2008

“It is even so, gentlemen,” said the Duke, reddening with indignation, after having perused the letter, which was written upon a very dirty scrap of paper, but most punctiliously addressed, “For the much-honoured hands of Ane High and Mighty Prince, the Duke,”

Rob Roy 2005

Close behind him there was a ruck of Ministers, with the much-honoured grey-haired old Premier in the midst of them.

Phineas Finn 2004

But the mind of a saint is above or below the present world; and while the pupil proceeded on his travels, the tutor remained at Putney, the much-honoured friend and spiritual director of the whole family.

Memoirs of My Life and Writings Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794 1994

He hears them toss from lip to lip his own much-honoured name:

The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) Harry Furniss

However, the marriage took place in spite of the inequality of rank, and the much-honoured husband bore his wife with him to London, where for a time the modest comfort of a house in distant Bayswater satisfied them.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 18, 1891 Various

The persons eulogised accepted of their praise, without being singularly thankful for it; while the neglected gentlemen showed traces of their spleen by a thousand methods; and constantly found mean to make it very disagreeable for their once much-honoured patron to appear among them.

Chapter IX. Book III 1917

` ` It is even so, gentlemen, '' said the Duke, reddening with indignation, after having perused the letter, which was written upon a very dirty scrap of paper, but most punctiliously addressed, ` ` For the much-honoured hands of Ane High and

Rob Roy 1887

As this speech was totally unintelligible to me --- as, besides, it did not seem to be delivered for my use, or benefit, but was spoken as it were aside, and as if expressing aloud something which was passing through the mind of my much-honoured uncle,

Rob Roy 1887

After some time I took an opportunity to open my mind therein unto my much-honoured friends Isaac and Mary Penington, who then stood parentum loco (in the place or stead of parents) to me.

The History of Thomas Ellwood Written by Himself Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713 1885