trustiness
Example Sentences
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—And in the Resurrectio Pilate rewards the gaoler for his trustiness with the Cornish manors of 'Fekenal, Carvenow and Merthyn,' and promises the soldiers by the Sepulchre 'the plain of Dansotha and Barrow Heath.'
From From a Cornish Window A New Edition by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Our womankind are prone to a sort of helpless intimacy with those who serve them; the ladies had an instinctive perception of Lemuel's trustiness, and readily gave him their confidence and much of their history.
From The Minister's Charge by Howells, William Dean
We have felt in Mr. Root's words the vibration of the American soul in all its intensity, in all its eloquence, in all its power, in all its trustiness.
From Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root by Bacon, Robert
How then may I not swear this that thou biddest me, and that with all joy and trustiness?
From The Water of the Wondrous Isles by Morris, William
In sooth my plan would call for a large share of it, but I want the old-fashioned trustiness and integrity.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
