discerner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of discerner
Example Sentences
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But he received still higher encouragement by the patronage of the earl of Orrery, who was a discerner of merit, and saw, that as yet, Mr. Farquhar's went unrewarded.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume III by Cibber, Theophilus
Innocentius the Eleventh Was kind-hearted, a discerner Of men's hearts.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von
It was no discerner of people; its area was limitless, it harvested whence it would and, while it was named, it was not understood.
From The Shield of Silence by Loughridge, George
It was an acknowledged sign of a true prophet to be a discerner of hearts.
From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William
Queen Elizabeth had several of his plays acted before her, and that princess was too quick a discerner, and rewarder of merit, to suffer that of Shakespear to be neglected.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. by Cibber, Theophilus
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