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The conclusion of the essay on Theodore Hook is not easily surpassable as an example of solid polished prose, which is prose, and does not attempt to be a hybrid between prose and poetry.

From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by Saintsbury, George

Gilbert Osmond had a high appreciation of this particular patriciate; not so much for its distinction, which he thought easily surpassable, as for its solid actuality.

From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by James, Henry

You will not be ashamed of her looks, for she is a copy in little of her beautiful mother—and it is that Andalusian beauty which is not surpassable, even in your country. 

From A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark

In the combination of two gifts, music and meaning, he is hardly surpassable at his best by any poet. 

From More Pages from a Journal by Rutherford, Mark

All good critics have agreed that his letters are not surpassed, perhaps not surpassable.

From A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) by Saintsbury, George