pliableness
Example Sentences
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This trait of the young poet speaks sufficiently for itself;—the sensibility, the temper, the ingenuous pliableness which it exhibits, show a disposition capable, by nature, of every thing we most respect and love.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
His good nature, his benevolence, and the pliableness of his disposition may surely be allowed to compensate for many defects.
From Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian by William Godwin
The very versatility and pliableness, so loudly condemned in his former situation, is now an additional recommendation.
From Four Early Pamphlets by William Godwin
They are endowed with a pliableness and versatility of mind, that with a little attention and management may easily be turned to any pursuit.
From Four Early Pamphlets by William Godwin
The goodliest minds are those that have most variety and pliableness in them....
From Montaigne and Shakspere by J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson
