amiableness

Example Sentences

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If he was lenient it was the error of amiableness.

From Abraham Lincoln A Memorial Discourse by Eddy, Thomas Mears

He was a man of blameless morals, deep erudition, and sincere piety; and he was greatly beloved for the amiableness of his manners. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert

Mr. Selden, who possessed in a remarkable degree the amiableness that he had ascribed to another, swallowed the wine and approved the toast.

From Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is by Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson)

“I am lost in admiration of the amiableness of your temper, Tom,” remarked the major.

From Hunting the Lions by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

In her personal appearance Elizabeth was stately and majestic, but by no means remarkable for her beauty, or amiableness of temper.

From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey