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

Yet He knows,—if the entireness of a gift means anything,—that I have not given with a reserve, that I am yours in my life and soul, for this year and for other years.

From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert

It has all that grand simplicity, that entireness which characterizes his works: it contains, too, some admirable pictures.

From The Diary of an Ennuyée by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

The charm of a landscape is entireness, unity; it strikes the eye at once and as a whole.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various

But though they cannot preserve its entireness, the manner in which it shall yield to modification is in a great measure at their command.

From An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by Foster, John