But the seven books which we have named are the only ones for which Caxton troubled to procure sets of cuts, and of these seven sets, as we have seen, one was certainly and another probably imported, one certainly and another probably copied, and only three are of English origin, and these the rudest and clumsiest.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard
But in the early part of the century there was little use for carts, even of the clumsiest kind.
"A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4)"
Justin McCarthy
He persisted in an assumption of good-humour, which betrayed itself as mere artifice in the clumsiest manner: "I declare I feel as if I were in a court of justice, being cross-examined by a lawyer of skill and dexterity!
"Blind Love"
Wilkie Collins