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a1450 (?c1421) J. Lydgate Siege Thebes (Arun.) (1911) 2463 (MED) Euery man hath swich opynyoun In Tydeus for his gentyllesse..That he was holde the moste famous knyght.

c1451 J. Capgrave Life St. Gilbert (1910) 112 (MED) He led a solitary lif in þe mountes and was in gret opinion both to þe Pope & þe court.

1545 Bp. S. Gardiner Let. 7 Nov. (1933) 179 If we leave nowe, we shal wynne this opinion, that we leave required and desired.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 115 Those who stande so much in opinion of their owne sufficiencie.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 94 They have a great Opinion of Holy-Wells, Rocks, and Caves, which have been the reputed Cells and Receptacles of..Saints.

1729 W. Law Serious Call xix. 357 If a woman had no opinion of her own person and dress.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. vi. 239 I know you have no Opinion of my Parts; but I'll shew you on this Occasion who is a Fool. View more context for this quotation

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. ii. 9 She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her. View more context for this quotation

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. xvii. 282 I must tell you I should have no opinion of you, Biddy, if he danced at you with your own consent.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped v. 38 I had a great opinion of my shrewdness.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. i. 10 Leonard might be the darling of his mother's heart, as indeed he was, but it was clear that his father had no great opinion of him.

1976 N. Freeling Lake Isle xx. 140 I've no opinion of the stuff the supermarket calls Scotch.

1986 P. O'Brian Reverse of Medal viii. 237 Stephen had no opinion of that vapouring quack.