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"Oh! a well-known piece," said Lord Nigel, impatiently throwing down the Proclamation, which he had hitherto been twisting to and fro in his hand,—"an excellent and well-approved piece—A New Way to Pay Old Debts."

From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir

"Entia non sunt multiplicanda præter necessitatem" is an old and well-approved maxim, applicable alike to the countless myriads of living organisms, as to the innumerable crystalline forms to be found everywhere in nature.

From Life: Its True Genesis by Wright, R. W.

All the beauty of fair women, the gallantry of brave men, and the gaiety of well-approved wits could compass, perpetually surrounded his majesty, making the royal palace a lordly pleasure house.

From Royalty Restored by Molloy, J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald)

Before landing, they chose Mr. John Carver, "a pious and well-approved gentleman," as the governor of their little republic for the first year.

From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Of the other party the chiefest knights were the King of an Hundred Knights and the King of Scots, and both of these were very famous and well-approved champions, of high courage and remarkable achievements.

From The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Pyle, Howard