lightsomeness
Example Sentences
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Carlisle responded to this sensible treatment with what lightsomeness she could muster; but the odd truth was that she hardly listened to Hugo.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
Kindelon seemed to muse for a brief space; and any such unconversational mood was rare, as we know, with his mercurial lightsomeness of manner.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
“Looks like you were interested in His Resplendent Majesty,” Fra Diavolo began with weighty lightsomeness.
From The Missourian by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
‘The company separated at an early hour,’ consoled for the loss of their bargains and the emptiness of their pockets by the lightsomeness of their heads and hearts.’
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 by Lewis Gaylord Clark
Couldst thou not stamp thy joy upon the page, That they who should come after thee might feel Their spirits gladdened by it, and their hearts Made lighter with thy lightsomeness?
From The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
