propitiousness

Example Sentences

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Kenkenes had come to the Nile that morning, rejoicing in the propitiousness of his opportunity.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

On the contrary, there is between the propitiousness of soil and climate and the establishment of civilization, a complete independence.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

“Will you have the propitiousness, the kindness to stay and communicate unto me whether Squire Foster is in his residence?” said Mr. Hill.

From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John

Their ventures were usually of the most modest kind: beginning with a peseta, and graduating upwards, in proportion to the propitiousness of Fortune.

From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne

She did not foresee the means by which this would be effected, but her heart was lightened by a secret and inexplicable faith in the propitiousness of some event that was yet to occur.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden