Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
The sand should be neither coarse nor fine but of a middling quality or about the size of the common pop(p)y seed. If the sand is too coarse the mortar will be short or brittle. . . If the sand is too fine the cement will shrink and crack after it has been used.
Nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a large one.
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
Two people can have a middling day, but one rounds up and the other rounds down.
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
A middling talent makes for a more serene life.
Prosperity of the middling and lower orders depends upon the fortunes and light taxes of the rich.