compend

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His papers are a rare compend of literary criticism.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.

I shall write only whereof I know—not by any means a compend of Creole cookery.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha

As the notes and additions contain valuable information, especially upon the discovery of new matter for the illustration of the general subject, we shall endeavor to present an intelligible compend of their substance.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 by Various

With more immediate reference to the exposition herewith submitted, it is enough to intimate that it is neither a compend of criticism, nor merely a series of sermons.

From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William

In January, 1874, he published, in the "Quarterly Journal of Science," a brief compend of the notes of his investigations during the four years preceding.

From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various