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"This last enconium by Mr. Charles Pettigrew, the Bishop-elect from Edenton, added when he visited us."
History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868 Kemp Plummer 1907
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The preface contains a very liberal enconium on the blooming excellence of Mr. Theophilus Cibber, which Mr. Savage could not in the latter part of his life see his friends about to read without snatching the play out of their hands.
The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902
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Polly, we knowed of course that wuz the highest enconium possible for us to give.
Samantha on the Woman Question Marietta Holley 1881
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His exordium was for the most part a beautiful and highly wrought enconium on the character and history of the Indians; particularly of his own people, in the past.
An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 John Niles Hubbard 1856
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His remarks on peace were introduced by a beautiful reference to a picture of Penn's treaty with the Indians, and an enconium on the governors of
An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 John Niles Hubbard 1856
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Walsh then goes to relate this rather boilerplatish enconium
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561 For the style of this enconium (of the nomimos) cf. “Ages.” i. 36; and for the
Memorabilia 2007
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"I thank you most sincerely for your polite notice of me in the elegant lines you inclosed, and, however undeserving I may be of such enconium and panygeric, the style and manner exhibit a striking proof of your poetical talents, and as a tribute justly due to you, I would have published the poem had I not been apprehensive that, whilst I only meant to give to the world this new instance of your genius I might have incurred the imputation of vanity."
History of the Afro-American Group of the Episcopal Church George Freeman 1922
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The movement was so well executed as to call forth from the division commander the following enconium: "I observed this movement from the Fort San Juan
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army T. G. Steward
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