gladsomeness

Example Sentences

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Moreover dawn was now appearing; the birds were singing louder every minute; the silence of night was dying in the gladsomeness of a new day.

From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James

Cara, while passing, and without stopping, said, with evident gladsomeness: "But I talked long with father to-day, long."

From The Argonauts by Curtin, Jeremiah

Then let us rise above all imperfection, and set our heart, as I said, on true virtues, which are of such joy and gladsomeness as tongue could not tell.

From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint

She sang like a bird for very gladsomeness.

From Remember the Alamo by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

She played a little Nevin, played it with a lightness, gladsomeness, he had never felt in her touch before.

From The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love by Glaspell, Susan