elegancy

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Delight, or pleasure, as when one is entertained, or ravished with music, painting, oratory, or any such elegancy, shews itself by the looks, gestures, and utterance of joy; but moderated.

From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by Moore, John Hamilton

The elegancy of the style and the turn of the periods make the chief impression upon the hearers.

From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by Wragg, H.

Never did the captain sacrifice force to elegancy of expression.

From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

Whence it comes to pass that all her gifts, elegancy, and graces corrupt and perish.

From The Praise of Folly by Wilson, John

But yet, since princes will have such things, it is better they should be graced with elegancy, than daubed with cost.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis