She who in the beginning had tacitly agreed with those who considered her the obvious superior now felt humbly pleased in recognizing that he was of grander, finer, and more delicate stuff than herself.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Three times they took me to London with them, and I saw still grander people and grander life.
"Fairies and Folk of Ireland"
William Henry Frost
It is more venerable and interesting in its associations than the grander Cathedral of St. Isaac's, while its mast-like, slender spire, being fifty or sixty feet higher than any other pinnacle in the city, is more conspicuous as a landmark.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou