Could such a claim ever be made for the coatdress, a fashion evergreen that looks starchy in the best of circumstances?
No critic has ever been wiser about the limits of criticism, and about how few rules can ever be made for writing; Johnson is the model of a reactive critic, seeing when a piece of writing was made, and how it works, then and now.
The price breaks not only the previous record for the renowned eggs, of which around 60 are thought to have ever been made, but also for Russian artwork, excluding paintings, and for any timepiece, clock or a watch.
Conchita Wurst got up on that stage on Saturday and sang for everyone who has ever been made to feel ashamed or afraid for being different.
Martin Amis, himself no stranger to the damning review, whether as perpetrator or victim, has called the book review "the lowest and noblest literary form", and critics have continually, and for ever, been made to feel like tapeworms.
On the other hand, no direct comparison has ever been made between the two drugs, allowing for a definite confirmation of any different efficacy and safety.
In the summer the MP spoke to me of potential legislation that would insist that a pub, should it ever be made available for sale, be available first as a going concern.
Philip Cerny Professor emeritus of politics and global affairs, University of Manchester and Rutgers University Gordon Brown is wrong in thinking that economic globalisation, which has made life so precarious and insecure for the majority in most countries, can ever be "made to work for all".
But who knows if it will ever be made, we've written some notes for some different film ideas.
And Hall, tireless as ever, is making plans for the future.
