entireness

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It was in these terms that Bonheur described herself in the interview: “Art is an absorbent — a tyrant. It demands heart, brain, soul, body, the entireness of his votary,” she said.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

In one sense, indeed, we may admit a human genus,--such as every man must be in his individual entireness.

From Lectures on Art by Allston, Washington

With what tenderness he sings, yet with what vehemence and entireness!

From Life of Robert Burns by Carlyle, Thomas

The day for depreciating Wordsworth has gone by; but calmer critics must still object to his poetical views in their entireness.

From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry

Even when cleft or bored through it is not comprehended in its entireness.

From Walden by Thoreau, Henry David