crowning stroke
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The crowning stroke of ingenuity was a tale that received wide credence among quite intelligent Egyptians.
From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)
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
But the crowning stroke of feeling is dependent on a circumstance seldom observed.
From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
This marriage was the crowning stroke of Wordsworth's felicity—the poetic recompense for his steady advocacy of all simple and noble things.
From Wordsworth by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)
To C�sar it fell to put the crowning stroke to that work.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
