benignancy

Example Sentences

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His brow under his snow-white hair was lofty and calm; his eyes were clear and kindly; his mouth expressed both firmness and gentleness; his whole face was benignancy itself.

From Gordon Keith by Page, Thomas Nelson

He regarded Gaspard the smith with real benignancy.

From The Ten-foot Chain or, Can Love Survive the Shackles? A Unique Symposium by Abdullah, Achmed

He had to perfection that reserve, that kind benignancy that a Beaminster ought to have; whenever Lady Adela questioned the foundations upon which the stability of her life depended he reassured her.

From The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

Mordecai's brilliant eyes, sunken in their large sockets, dwelt on the scene with the cherishing benignancy of a spirit already lifted into an aloofness which nullified only selfish requirements and left sympathy alive.

From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George

When I had ended he was looking at me with a benignancy that I had never seen before upon his face.

From Jacqueline of Golden River by Coleman, Ralph P. (Ralph Pallen)