You have heard, no doubt, of his giving me the reversion of a good living in Worcestershire. ‥Wonders will never cease.
[1776 H. Bates in T. Boaden Private Correspondence of D. Garrick (1823) II. 174]
The by-standers‥looked from one to the other, with expressions of mingled surprise and dread. ‥‘Blessed hour. ‥Wonders will never cease.’
[1843 C. J. Lever Jack Hinton I. xx.]
Wonders will never cease. ‥Early Tudor—practically untouched.
[1974 A. Price Other Paths to Glory i. vii.]
Related to: marvels
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