sealed book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sealed book
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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To his fellow-passengers Wagram was a sealed book, in that all conjectures as to his identity and his circumstance failed.
From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford
It will be seen, hence, that the career of the author was a sealed book to all but himself.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
Never before had I realised so fully that he was the possessor of gifts the nature of which was as a sealed book to the common mortal.
From Mrs. Fitz by J. C. Snaith
It has been asserted by some writers that Beethoven was insensible to the charms of woman, and that love was to him a sealed book!
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Elliott Graeme
Perhaps I cannot open my subject in any better way than by giving a few reasons why a knowledge of The Beyond has remained a sealed book for centuries.
From Beyond by Henry Seward Hubbard
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