as ... as ever:表示空前的
as goodly a child as he ever saw:是他曾经见过最优秀的孩子
例如:
He is As brilliant a politician As ever lived. 他是古今最卓越的政治家。
为什么非要当成短语呢 ?
大使回信给 Henry,也就是英国国王: Mary 这个称号,是 “他所见过最好的孩子”。
as as 句型 中间通常是形容词和副词,当是形容词,并且有后面有名词时,紧跟形容词后
例如 he is as clever a boy as Tom.
大使给英国国王Henry回信,说玛丽是“他所见过的最完美的孩子”。