nobleness

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"All is arranged, Nobleness," replied the official, bowing involuntarily at the mention of the money.

From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd

We construct our theory of Human Duties, not on any Greatest- Nobleness Principle, never so mistaken; no, but on a Greatest- Happiness Principle.

From Past and Present by Carlyle, Thomas

But prove they under stress of action's fire Nobleness, to that test of Reason highest, She bows: she waves them for the loftier lyre.

From Poems — Volume 2 by Meredith, George

Nobleness is made the slave of avarice, just as a pure stream is taught to turn a mill-wheel and become foul and muddied.

From Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

Nobleness of heart is essential to all true renown; and perhaps it is not less essential to all real security.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various