We have no meanings for "great brevity" in our records yet.
1 The BURHAN-I MAASIR passes over this war with great brevity .
2 At first his victim refused point-blank, and with great brevity .
3 It was a most singular conversation-syllabicand disjointed-heaffecting great repugnance, she great brevity .
4 Several fat old Manjours eyed us closely and answered with great brevity our various questions.
5 To Orde's inquiry he stated with great brevity that Miss Bishop was not yet visible, and prepared to close the door.
6 He meant to practice great brevity , but in a moment he added, "I have seen beauties, however, who pleased me less."
7 Besides, your promise ought to bind you to still greater brevity .
8 Which implies that the Metaphor admits of greater brevity .
9 The length of the preceding remarks admonishes us to greater brevity in the further discussion of this subject.
10 But Marfa Strogoff, from a caution which may be easily understood, never spoke about herself except with the greatest brevity .
11 When the comparison is an involved one, the greater force of the metaphor, consequent on its greater brevity , becomes much more conspicuous.
12 "Our chore-boy," answered Thorpe with great brevity , for he was thinking of something much more important.
13 The same hath been taught by many, but no man better, and with greater brevity , than by that excellent learned gentleman, Sir Francis Bacon.
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