resignedness

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And have I any encouragement to follow too implicitly the example which my mother sets of meekness, and resignedness to the wills of others?

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Richardson, Samuel

Where be the blest subsidings of the storm Within; the sweet resignedness of hope Drawn heavenward, and strength of filial love, In which I bow'd me to my Father's will?

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

And then, seeing the blank expression with which he looked down at her, she added with a prescient resignedness, "I'm afraid, dear, you'll be so disappointed when we're married if you find this so tedious."

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various