Sentence examples for daylight upon from inspiring English sources

We must not let in daylight upon magic".

The old Bagehot line about the monarchy echoes around London -- "We must not let in daylight upon magic".

Bagehot famously argued that "We must not let in daylight upon the magic" of royalty; the queen has done just that.

Walter Bagehot, the influential 19th-century constitutional theorist, famously said of Britain's monarchy: "We must not let in daylight upon magic".

In fact, the royal family started to change before Diana became part of it: the queen had begun to "let in daylight upon the magic", which the original Bagehot warned against, as early as a royal television documentary of 1969.

Long before Walter Bagehot warned against poking about in royal business, arguing "we must not let in daylight upon magic", kings, queens and their offspring cast a powerful spell.

I congratulate Greenberg, in Walter Bagehot's phrase, for letting "daylight in upon the magic".

At 4.30am, as hazy daylight came upon the city, I began climbing down the ladder of a fire truck.

Does standing up and mumbling a few words of thanks while one pockets the cheque let too much daylight in upon magic?

He seemed to be forgetting Walter Bagehot's insight about the risks of letting "daylight in upon the magic": treating something as nothing more than a brand can actually diminish its brand equity.

The royal skill, to quote Walter Bagehot, a renowned 19th-century British writer and onetime editor of The Economist, lies in ensuring that they do not let "daylight in upon the magic" of their mystique.