chrestomathy
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Perhaps relevant: The Ted Cruz 2016 pocket Constitution that his volunteers distribute features a Ted Cruz introduction and a Ted Cruz chrestomathy before the document’s text.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2016
The words that Congressmen speak in debate are duly entered in that chrestomathy of tedium, the Congressional Record, then laid aside to gather dust and oblivion.
From Time Magazine Archive
His latest chrestomathy reaffirms Gould's position alongside Physician-Essayist Lewis Thomas as an indispensable bridge between the "two cultures."
From Time Magazine Archive
Today Tomfoolery, a chrestomathy of 28 Lehrer hits, seems about as audacious as a glass of eggnog.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Persian text of these fables appeared in 1805 in the chrestomathy appended to Fr.
From The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Remy, Arthur F. J.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
