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For the tea-hour I constantly strove to provide some appetizing novelty, often, I confess, sacrificing nutrition to mere sightliness in view of my almost exclusive feminine patronage, yet never carrying this to an undignified extreme.

From Ruggles of Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon

Although tired with exertion and worn out with heat, yet beauty leaves not their forms, like the sightliness of the wreaths worn by the celestials although exposed to the Sun.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Handsome buildings have sprung up on all sides, each one adding to the sightliness of the place; and on the surrounding hills wealthy residents have built their charming homes.

From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.

Where is she goin' to find a home like this? for stock, or for truck, or for sightliness, there ain't its ekal in the county.

From The Wooing of Calvin Parks by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

The good lady paused, gurgled an apology, and stooped for the tray which disfigured the sightliness of the neatly kept hall.

From The Chief Legatee by Green, Anna Katharine