To literary men he was indeed a benefactor -- hence the encomia which have been lavished upon him, and which, more than any merity of his own, obtained him distinction.
His death caused a stream of encomia from critics, journalists and public figures.
Their work fully deserves the encomia passed on it in this debate.
A great dinner was organised in his honour, at which lavish valedictory encomia were pronounced.
I was hoping that he was going on to say that encomia were this afternoon at premia.
