elegancy

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Not long afterwards he brought me some verses written upon that model, a specimen of which I subjoin, having changed some phrases of less elegancy, and a few rhymes objectionable to the cultivated ear.

From The Biglow Papers by Hughes, Thomas

However, he is a fanciful man, and thinks there is no 220 elegancy nor wit but in his own way of talking.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac

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

Wit, ingenuity, and learning in verse; even elegancy itself, though that comes nearest, are one thing.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

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.