crowning stroke
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By a crowning stroke of imbecility, and to make his misfortunes perfect, his protector's advice had thrown him into painting, in spite of the real taste that he showed for wood carving.
From His Masterpiece by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
And the use of the Oxford binding was the crowning stroke of commercial insight.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers by Hubbard, Elbert
The arrangement of the Mounteney property was the crowning stroke of Mr. Stapylton Toad's professional celebrity.
From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
To this condensed account of Byron’s strategy we must add the crowning stroke of policy which transmitted this warfare to his friends, to be continued after his death.
From Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Fate had the crowning stroke though still to give, for the young mother, agonized by this loss, was seized with a fatal inflammation of the brain.
From Great Italian and French Composers by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
