most philosophic

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A faithful and loyal staff officer was Horton, but one of the most philosophic, if not phlegmatic, souls in the service.

From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by King, Charles

Judge R. is as remarkable for resolute fearlessness as for talents, firmness, and integrity; and after having provided himself with defensive weapons, entered upon the discharge of his duties with the most philosophic indifference.

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various

The same period does not produce its most popular poet, its most effective orator, and its most philosophic historian.

From The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin by Newman, John Henry

It was a most philosophic and jesuitical motorman.

From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Dreiser, Theodore

As it was, I had no ear for his choicest phrases, his subtlest criticisms, or his most philosophic disquisitions.

From The Old Stone House and Other Stories by Green, Anna Katharine