In the midst of this rapture, I considered how I could draw nearer to her without startling her, when chance-no auspicious fate-came to my aid.
"The Dead Lake and Other Tales"
Paul Heyse
He entered on the discharge of his duties as President under the most auspicious circumstances.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
What could he be thinking at this most auspicious evening?
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills