amiableness

Example Sentences

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But the imaginative man cannot be content to regard the sea with this ignorant amiableness.

From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert

Young women of strong sensibility may be carried by the very amiableness of this temper into the most alarming extremes.

From Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies by More, Hannah

The amiableness and dignity of Madame La Fayette forced respect from the bloodthirsty Jacobins who ultimately released her.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

When he got here, he chatted to R—— over our lunch, with something of the simple amiableness of a child, about the wild flowers, the ways of insects, and notes of birds.

From Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 3) Essay 2: The Death of Mr Mill - Essay 3: Mr Mill's Autobiography by Morley, John

In her personal appearance Elizabeth was stately and majestic, but by no means remarkable for her beauty, or amiableness of temper.

From Nature and Culture by Rice, Harvey