His sense of discretion was praised by his contemporaries.

Al-Haythami was praised for it by his contemporaries and by later scholars.

Basiron's music was widely distributed in Europe, and was highly praised by his contemporaries.

This style of government was highly praised by his contemporaries and by later generations.

Despite these political and military failures, William's liberality was praised by his contemporaries.

Dantan's works followed the academic tradition of painting, and were praised by his contemporaries.

She was praised as a great dramatic by her contemporaries.

Because of its excellent descriptions of plants, this work was highly praised by Pollich's contemporaries.

Rowley served with distinction in a number of battles throughout his career and was highly praised by his contemporaries.

Pepin was praised by his contemporaries for his good government and wise counsel.