gladsomeness
Example Sentences
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Whatever difference of opinion there may be as to the character of the Nightingale's song—whether it partakes more of joyousness or of melancholy—the gladsomeness of the Blackcap's warble is beyond all dispute.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Rev. C. A. Johns
And yet they no whit Do get a larger fruit of gladsomeness Than got the woodland aborigines In olden times.
From On the Nature of Things by William Ellery Leonard
She played a little Nevin, played it with a lightness, gladsomeness, he had never felt in her touch before.
From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Susan Glaspell
So shall we praise Thee with gladsomeness, O most gracious Father, for Thy dear Son's sake, Jesus Christ!
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
Compare the Saxon and the Celt with regard to the gladsomeness of life as shown in their literature.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by William Joseph Long