| 单词 | comeliness |
| 例句 | Ms. Surya smartly foregrounds all that comeliness and every so often folds in a long shot that turns the characters into doll-like figures, a downsizing that gestures toward a nature vs. culture dynamic, maybe. Review: Vengeance Is Hers in ‘Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts’ 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The couple’s comeliness is incontestably part of their viral appeal. The Viral Wedding Photos That Conquered China 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Most dung fungi are *not* known for their, er, comeliness. How Ballistic Cup Fungi Fire Their Spores (and Look Cool Doing It) 2012-09-05T20:45:15.367Z He was startlingly like his father, a circumstance not adverse to his future comeliness as a man, but which made him a little portentous as a baby. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z Possibly, some one has gone out whose memory of it in the ends of the earth will transform it into something of comeliness and beauty. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z And in conclusion, we blushed never a deal at the matter, we wiped away all shamefastness, and shoved aside all the bars of comeliness. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z And is not Christ still to many as a root out of a dry ground, without form or comeliness wherefore they should desire Him? The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z It was then that in all the shore towns arose the fine colonial mansions of the traders along the main streets, that are even admired today for their size and comeliness. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Put the uneasiness that it gives you as to her light-mindedness out of your thoughts, nor dwell over-much upon her comeliness, for your own good! A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z A young man may be very fastidious, but neck-ribbons awry and brown hair in rich disorder do not entirely close his eyes to a maiden's comeliness. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z Therefore they rather put away desire, And crossed their hands and came to sanctuary; And veiled their heads and put on coarse attire: Because their comeliness was vanity. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z We want all this new blood, but we want it purified, assimilated, or it will take all form of comeliness from the growing nation. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The difference between rudeness and refinement in daily habits consists in putting first order and propriety, then comeliness and cheerfulness into our homes and habits. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z The young birds hatched from these lovely eggs are proverbial for their ugliness, Pichon de Urraca being a term of contempt commonly applied to a person remarkable for want of comeliness. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z It has quiet, freshness, and a certain rural comeliness. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I see all love in lowly things, No less than in the lusts of kings: All beauty, shape and comeliness, All valour, strength and gentleness, All genius, wit and holiness. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z The leaves and bracts are quite viscid, and have a rather rank, unpleasant odor; but the flowers are not without a certain comeliness. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Gerard continued: "My mother was ever good and kind, but I noted not her exceeding comeliness till now." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z A merry voice just beyond the purdah suddenly interrupted the father's thoughts and the curtain was lifted to admit a young man about eighteen years of age, of striking build and comeliness. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z It has neither form nor comeliness, though it is admirably situated for excursions to points on the eastern and southern shores of the island as far as Great Head and Otter Creek. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The young man, who was good-looking, with the comeliness which a fresh complexion gives, showed his white teeth, and broke into a merry laugh. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Esquemeling says: "Her years were few, and her beauty so great, as, peradventure, I may doubt whether in all Christendom any could be found to surpass her perfections, either of comeliness or honesty." The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z So far as "comeliness" is concerned, Charles II. at a later period had a much humbler view of the matter than Sir Thomas here expresses. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z But to be noticed here is, not their individual comeliness, but the beauty of their companionship. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z The original represents a comely, graceful and elegant being without a symptom of anything but comeliness, grace and elegance,489 and might be the portrait of any man of fashion of the time. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z But I would like this life which moves and yearns in me, to be able itself to attain to comeliness, though but in transitory performance. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z In spite of her shaven head and coarse garment, her youth and comeliness asserted themselves. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Be smart, be comely, be gay—why not?—only ring true also, and the men who admire you for your comeliness, will worship you for your goodness. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Thus Lincoln has given to civics ideal comeliness and dignity. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z It is despised by many, and has "no form or comeliness" in their eyes. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z It was not, however, this comeliness that Mrs. Spash seemed to be examining. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Being very agile, she danced admirably to a musical accompaniment, yet with beauty and comeliness, for the silent and gentle movement of her limbs kept time to the harmony of the chords. Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z Sal is more esteemed than beauty in a woman; it is more fascinating than physical comeliness. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Now, when she came up to him, she admired his comeliness—for he was exceeding fair of countenance—and said: "By God, we have no fit entertainment for thee, but only dates." A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z To my surprise the raffle, which a few moments before had been disfiguring the side, was gone, and even the bulwark itself had recovered its proper shape and comeliness. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z He had "no form nor comeliness in their eyes." Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z "Nothing," she answered, "save thou hast gathered perils around thee, forced thyself into sterner deeds, and there—" She laid a pink finger-tip between his eyes. "—there is a blight on thy comeliness." Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Procopius, the best historian of the day, says “that it was impossible for mere man to describe her comeliness in words, or imitate it in art.” The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z There was about her a captivating nameless grace of womanly finish, delicacy and comeliness. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z ‘Once I was fair as your Pepita, but I sat so long at my spinning wheel, that all my comeliness left me.’ The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z He had then admitted that for a girl who wasn't a howling beauty she had at least the comeliness of being quite perfectly made. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Even then, is Tiberius thy better in comeliness? Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Said not the prophet rightly, when he foretold that there should be nothing lovely in His life and circumstances, as men count loveliness; "no form or comeliness;" "no beauty that we should desire him"? Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z As to her comeliness, however, the opinion prevailed that she was not sufficiently pretty for one to lose his head and that Krzycki was marrying for money. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z So that again did comeliness bring me succor.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z I honour it as a covering altogether worthy of thy comeliness. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z While he played the Princess marveled at his comeliness. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z With a naturally strong intellect and good judgment, she also coupled the agreeable attraction of personal beauty; but the outward comeliness of her person was far eclipsed in his eyes by more enduring loveliness. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee, they set forth thy comeliness. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Lilian's white-robed figure was forced up sharply in a manner that emphasized its comeliness by the somber background of larches; and the last of the ruddy light deepened the faint, warm tinge in her cheeks. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z They increase comeliness, comfort, health and length of years—advantages now shared more or less by the poorer classes—once confined to the wealthy alone. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z His lameness had not affected the comeliness of his limbs or his erect carriage. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z These earthly objects have a comeliness, a simple dignity, and nattiness which are beyond the reach of art. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Really, they spoke so much about my comeliness that I felt quite shy and uncomfortable. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z Gradually Hume’s face regained some of its comeliness, but he seemed to live in an atmosphere of gloom, and spent much of his time alone, looking to the west for the return of his friend. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z But, fair Jaqueline, Setting aside the comeliness and grace Of this young rustic, which, I own, are rare, And baits to catch all women, pr'ythee tell, Why are you thus solicitous to see him? The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z Begone, then," answered the woman, "for I know thee not, and thy comeliness makes me afraid. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z A stranger not knowing the antecedents of the little sanctuary would discern no form nor comeliness in it. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Alfred contrasted her delicate features with the exuberant comeliness of the late parlourmaid. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z And he made a point of telling me that the restaurant employs models and actresses, commenting on the comeliness of the waitstaff. City Room: A Candid, and Prophetic, Interview With Weiner 2011-06-07T19:51:21Z He was much like Nelly, though his was strictly a masculine, as hers was purely a feminine, type of comeliness. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z If I had your "advantages" of youth and comeliness I'd go to the sheriff and ask him to lock me up. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Also it need not be said that Francesca’s woman’s eye had summed at a glance the smooth oval face, rounded arms, shapely figure; yet their undeniable comeliness brought no pleasure to her expression. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Yet those blue eyes of hers, and that comeliness of form, is quite new to me. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z So all the maidens looked up and beheld his comeliness, and were amazed. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z She flushed; but she knew he could not help being insolent in the presence of grace, comeliness and luxury, and all these were before him. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Josey's complexion was dark—her forehead, like those of the best models of female comeliness among the ancients, low. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z The softer sex of Tajúra, whilst young, possess a tolerable share of comeliness, and a pleasing expression withal; but they are speedily past the meridian of beauty. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Where have you acquired such a comeliness? and how came you by that glorious strength?” Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z I still behold a comeliness in thee, Which to express I cannot language find, Nor vent the deep emotions of my mind! Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z There is a deal of magnetism about her that attracts all those who hear her sweet, well-trained voice, and that draws us towards her by the comeliness of her graceful presence. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z Forty or more years ago she was a Piegan maiden known only in her tribe, and there for nothing more than her good origin, her comeliness, and her consequent value in horses. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z When Daniel too saw "a certain man clothed in linen" "there remained no strength" in him, for his "comeliness was turned" in him "into corruption." An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Struck by the beauty and comeliness of the little one, Paula offered to buy her. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z As he stood back with one leg forward, arms folded, and head held high, Curtis thought him an image of dashing, picturesque, masculine comeliness. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The language, oscillating before her time between French and German, formless, corrupt and invertebrate, took shape and comeliness, which none of the male pedants could give it, from the impassioned hands of a woman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z I saw perhaps a dozen fine-looking men, half a dozen attractive girls, and something like a hundred children of varying degrees of comeliness—pleasing, pretty, or beautiful. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z And as for the soul, we may judge of its excellency and beauty by the form and comeliness of the body which God has prepared for its reception and residence. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z When the cook beheld Ḥasan Bedr-ed-Deen, and observed his beauty and comeliness, love for him entered his heart, and he said to him, Whence art thou, O young man? The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments In fact, Mrs Slee had, since her instalment as housekeeper to the vicar, grown less angular and pasty of face, even approaching to her old comeliness. The Parson O' Dumford Her chief characteristic besides her comeliness seems to be a conviction that she has made a mistake in coming with such a crowd. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise "Beauty is but skin deep," said Mrs. Prime, with no little indignation in her tone, that a thing so vile as personal comeliness should have been mentioned by her mother on such an occasion. Rachel Ray Youth, comeliness and fine linen, in the world he knew, were a fair exchange for wealth any day. The Valiants of Virginia His pride in the Bront� superiority had rested mainly on the thews and comeliness of the family, and he found it difficult to associate mental greatness with physical littleness. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 The same avoidance of all desire for comeliness was visible in the dress. The Children of the World Now the wind was blowing the coat open, revealing the soft comeliness of the satin and lace costume beneath. The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines That smile would often meet him throughout life, and so he would see her, moving delicately and gracefully, making order and comeliness about her, for many years. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece The Izumo type is not a good-looking one,—the complexion darker and less fresh than that of the Tokyo women—but comely, with the comeliness of truth, common-sense and goodness she always must have been. Lafcadio Hearn For a Tuscan he hath also a certain comeliness, but then I have ever sworn, in good faith too, that I would not marry a Tuscan, were he the best made man in Italy. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life Childless old Mrs. Dormer was delighted to listen, to feast her eyes on his comeliness, and to pet him to any extent he desired. The Great Miss Driver But I could only see Frances, the woman beautiful, who, unlike most others, has a soul to illumine her comeliness. A Top-Floor Idyl And in this he was guided less perhaps by good breeding—for breeding, like every varnish, may cloak the coarsest fibre—than by native comeliness of thought. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Notwithstanding these vast dimensions, there was yet a comeliness about her bulk, and an expression of benevolence and good-nature in her rosy countenance, that rendered her altogether by no means an unpleasing object. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Further investigation would reveal it a female form, securely bound and lashed to a pole; a female form too, dowered with no small share of symmetry and comeliness. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Think of the position of the Grand Jury and County Court which were to decide as to whether "apparell" went beyond the "necessary end for covering or comeliness!" Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) But the greatest alteration of all was in the face itself, where a dawning happiness brought out afresh all the good points of a former comeliness. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn This she did not do by her boldness, for she was not bold, but by her comeliness and her sex and her smile. Fairfax and His Pride Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they hung the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. The Bible Story He was now twenty-one years of age, and was distinguished by a comeliness of person, remarked upon by more than one who had access to his presence. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 At all events, the bite on Tony's cheek was just enough to give the spirit of envy a little "but" to hang on the end of an acknowledgment of her comeliness. Black Forest Village Stories It was queer how she was beginning to see these little points of comeliness. Helen Grant's Schooldays Their home was at Nazareth, a beautiful hill town of Galilee, noted for the comeliness of its women. Women of Early Christianity Foolish and pathetic and middle-aged she had been only yesterday, but to-night love and joy had had their way with her for a little while and had transformed her almost into youth and comeliness again. The Torch Bearer She was comely and sweet-tempered enough, but then, as now, comeliness and a sweet temper do not count for much in the French matrimonial market, and least of all in the provincial one. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Myself I know it well, how wise Penelope is meaner to look upon than thou in comeliness and stature. Tales of Troy and Greece For so healing was the virtue of that precious vessel that it not only drove the cloud of madness from his mind, but gave him back all his old might and comeliness of body. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Procopius, the best historian of the day, says that "it was impossible for mere man to describe her comeliness in words or to imitate it in art." Women of Early Christianity The audience was highly respectable, and the female portion still preserved my appreciation of their beauty on the former visit—there was less youth, but an equal degree of matronly comeliness. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia For, through long drudgery and privation, in cabin after cabin, Mrs. Lincoln had lost all her comeliness, and became bent and care-worn and sad-faced while Abraham was still an impressionable youth. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 The Beauty of Cob As to their comeliness and longevity, a day’s walk in Devon, or, failing that, a glance at the printed pictures will tell all that need be told. Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) Boys could not fail to admire the strength and goodliness of men displayed in the comeliness of perfected development. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion Margaret Duff represented some simplicity of attitude, some generosity of spirit, some shapeliness of form, some comeliness of feature,—it was not more. The "Genius" I did forget that the poor miller’s child had no right to obtrude her comeliness in the presence of the banker’s daughter. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Thus they propagate disease; thus they breathe on and obliterate comeliness and health, the objects of their envy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) He was tall and sinewy, handsome with the comeliness of the East. Mary Magdalen No dire accident, the consequence of foul neglect, had marred his shape, or tarnished his comeliness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 It means that this purchaser will pay fourteen dollars and no more in order to have the second utility, consisting in comeliness, added to the first utility, capacity to keep him warm. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy That man Is but the standing ruin of his former self, And yet, for beauty, comeliness and grace, He still is model to the colony. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts After they are three weeks old, every day detracts from their comeliness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 There is then another element of comeliness hitherto overlooked in this analysis: the contents of the phrase. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) But then, her face, that youth's comeliness still clung to, invited it. When Ghost Meets Ghost This man would give more than twenty dollars rather than go uncloaked; for it is plain that, if he will pay fourteen dollars for comeliness, he will give more than six for warmth. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy Can flagellation, fasting, Nor fervent prayer itself, not cleanse my soul From its fond doting on her comeliness? The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts When he came she praised him greatly to his face, not only for his gallantry in battle, but also for his comeliness; but at her honeyed words the youth, quite abashed, sat silent, saying nothing. Legends & Romances of Brittany When we grow elderly, how the room 270 brightens, and begins to look as it ought to look, on the entrance of youth, grace, health, and comeliness! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) There Bentley’s great qualities are represented as “tall, without shape or comeliness; large, without strength or proportion.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He is willing to pay only fourteen dollars for the comeliness, which is the second utility that the garment contains, and he is therefore a marginal purchaser of this second utility. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy He had neither the comeliness of a beast nor the intellect of a man. Alaska Days with John Muir "The damsel is not without comeliness," he remarked to Horace; "but there are lovelier far than she." The Brass Bottle Aurora was out of place, it could not be blinked; and that she was so visible, in her able-bodied comeliness, her supremacy of dimples, her extremely good corset, increased the offense. Aurora the Magnificent Here on earth men differ in point of strength, comeliness, intellect, yet all enjoy the same animal life. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The consequence of these ferocious habits is evident enough in the appearance of most of the young women, who have any good looks or personal comeliness to boast of. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Her beauty was pretty much surface comeliness, and it was all there was of her, like a great singer who sometimes is nothing but a voice. The Bondboy There was the turn of youth there yet, it comforted her to see, and some degree of comeliness. Claim Number One Some men make Him to be “a root out of a dry ground,” “without form or comeliness.” The Way to God and How to Find It He had pitched, as I have said, against the bulwarks, where he lay like some horrible, ungainly sort of puppet; life-size, indeed, but how different from life’s colour or life’s comeliness! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) But even fiercer than his animal impulse was his rage of hatred at the look of cleanliness and comeliness, the environment of luxury only emphasized by her peasant disguise. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Like a faint lingering beam of autumn sunshine, this comeliness, this blithe and unforgettable charm of youth, still hovered about his heavy and plethoric figure. The Romance of a Plain Man She was aware of her comeliness, and she treasured it; not, however, for herself. Kildares of Storm Because of this men looked at him and saw neither form nor comeliness; neither was there any beauty in him that they should desire him. Christ, Christianity and the Bible If their comeliness matures, like the fruits of their native clime, early and rapidly, it is sad to know that it also fades prematurely. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Senators and parliamentarians generally are sober entities, but wives and daughters made up for them in colour and in comeliness. Westward with the Prince of Wales The cheap finery of her hat and dress showed a pathetic attempt to increase her natural comeliness. In the Shadow of the Hills The best looking among the peons lose their comeliness after a few years, owing to hard labor, childbirth, and deprivations. Aztec Land A standard which covers just the very rudiments of proportion and comeliness. Another Sheaf Mrs. Hanna, a buxom lady of middle age, was hard at work, but for all that, the picture of comeliness and neatness. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Where America edges the gorge with commercial buildings, Canada has constructed her beautiful promenade, which continues the comeliness of the Falls Park through a pretty residential district. Westward with the Prince of Wales She leaned toward him, her great eyes shining in the light, her face eager in its sorrowful comeliness; she put out her hand and touched his arm. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek Physical hardships do not tend to develop comeliness. Aztec Land But when you get so high a proportion of comeliness in remote country districts in England, it is fair to assume that climate does not account for anything like all the difference. Another Sheaf The dress of his wife is quite refreshing in its graceful comeliness v in these days of revived “farthingales and hoops.” Animaduersions uppon the annotacions and corrections of some imperfections of impressiones of Chaucer's workes 1865 edition It has new suburbs full of houses of symmetrical Western comeliness in a tract wearing the air of Buffalo Bill. Westward with the Prince of Wales Much of her comeliness remained in her sad face and great, luminous, appealing eyes, for it was the comeliness of melancholy which sorrow and hard usage refined. The Flockmaster of Poison Creek The town of Portsoy in itself cannot be said to have much comeliness; the streets are irregular, the houses dismal, and the shops few. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland But, alas! its comeliness was destined for a time to be destroyed. The Macdermots of Ballycloran He had not realized that the girl A-ya, with her straight limbs and her strong comeliness, might stir the craving of others besides himself. In the Morning of Time Mrs. Ross had also been a very pretty woman, and even now she retained a good deal of pleasant middle-aged comeliness. Lover or Friend The mud falls upon the board before the potter, a rude mass, without form or comeliness. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character Happy parents stood by, with their household bands around them, in health and comeliness, and felt the sad prophecy of those shrivelled limbs, those wasted fingers, those lamp-like eyes, with their bright, dark lustre. The Grey Woman and other Tales Sarah French, the girl in Fidelis whose comeliness so nearly drew the hero from his old allegiance, has ‘a strong and good, rather than a pretty, face,’ with a ‘large and substantial figure.’ Australian Writers She had merely the comeliness of tanned and hair-bleached peasant youth; he was wizened, lined, browned and bent. The Belovéd Vagabond She knew who had transformed Mattie’s dowdiness into comeliness and neatness. Not Like Other Girls Can comeliness of form or face so fair With kindliness of word or deed compare? As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century When the Word of God was read on the comeliness and plainness of female attire, the lady in the plain dress smiled and nodded assent. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity And even in Em'leen there was a sort of smothered natural comeliness, trying pathetically to push through, and never getting a chance. Tatterdemalion The surrounding scenery, fraught with the natural softness of beauty and severe grandeur of Norway, resembles most other things that bear, seductively, external comeliness, and carry an antidote unseen. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition Siege confinement and siege terrors, siege smells and siege diet, had made strange havoc of the plump comeliness of a matronly lady who once rustled in purple satin befitting a Mayor's wife. The Dop Doctor It’s a good wash they want, both for health and comeliness; and I make ’em take it that way. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford He had no remains of the pleasant comeliness of youth as she had, but there were the same lines of patience and courage in his face. David Fleming's Forgiveness Thy comeliness Hath ever favor won and fond caress. Jewish Literature and Other Essays He is a handsome man, with keen hazel eyes set far back under brows as dark as a Spaniard's, but his face, for all its comeliness, is almost forbidding in its sternness. Only an Irish Girl He was strong and active, and handsome in appearance, and there was no one in the country round equal to him either in strength or comeliness. Children of Borneo Is there any comeliness in a witch, that a man should desire her? The Arrow-Maker A Drama in Three Acts She must have felt some tenderness for her cousin, whose comeliness spoke to every eye, whose wit was extolled by every lip. A Book About Lawyers He had pitched, as I have said, against the bulwarks, where he lay like some horrid, ungainly sort of puppet; life-size, indeed, but how different from life's color or life's comeliness! Treasure Island Her locks were simply gordianed up and braided Leaving in naked comeliness unshaded Her pearl round ears, white neck, and orbed brow. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) That taper elegance which modern craftsmanship can give mahogany was most apparent, lending the usual suite unusual comeliness. Anthony Lyveden The farmwife’s bright face had lost nothing of its comeliness in spite of the anxieties through which she had so recently passed. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Though many of the men were physically powerful, few of them could boast of any physical comeliness. Change in the Village Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature He can see the face in part only, but warms with instantaneous pleasure in its comeliness. The Wagnerian Romances To a people addicted to the idolatry of perfect form and comeliness, no object could be more attractive than the queen of the night. Moon Lore But the Spirit whom I must invoke to effect the promised change in thee, and by whose aid you can be given back to youth and comeliness, will demand some fearful sacrifice at your hands. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf On the ground lay many a sketch that resembled the daughters of the Campagna, in their fresh, hearty comeliness, but the two originals were far handsomer than their portraits. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Beauty penetrates deeper than grace and comeliness; it is not confined to the pretty and agreeable. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life Men, she knew, did not make fools of themselves from a purely artistic appreciation of feminine comeliness. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Let us bow in silence before the Holy One, until our comeliness too be turned into corruption. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy By dint of much attention and many devices, the outside of the body is maintained comely in the eyes of people whose notions of comeliness are thoroughly artificial and sophisticated. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Himself an ugly man, insignificant of appearance, he prized very highly comeliness in others. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands He saith, that comeliness requireth the use of such ceremonies as may cause a due respect unto, and regard of, the works of God's service, and thereby stir men up to greater fervour and devotion. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) She was still beautiful, albeit her comeliness was now of a chastened and saddened order, and, save her eye, there was no light or sparkle in her face. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... The whole creation groans, And waits to hear that voice That shall restore her comeliness, And make her wastes rejoice. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse It was gall to her that this hideous building should be so placed as to destroy the comeliness of that side of her abode. The Vicar of Bullhampton And she would ask me ever and again, "Nurse, wherefore are women at any time born with dark hair, to mar ev'n such small comeliness as they might otherwise have?" A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales To have restored it to its original dignity and comeliness would have cost at least five thousand. Vixen, Volume III. The words are not those of one dead in trespasses and sins, to whom the Lord is as a root out of a dry ground—without form and comeliness. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon Exclusive of their beauty and comeliness of appearance, they are brought up in a knowledge of all those arts, both useful and ornamental, which are so brilliant an addition to their native attractions. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Stay—while, in token that my heart is changed, I coax it into comeliness anew. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887 No epithet commonly applied to women in this country could adequately describe their want of comeliness. The Bertrams But, apart from this and her comeliness, which was marked, there was that in her personality which spoke of evenness and depth of character. The Long Portage He takes delight in her beauty, but that is not so much the cause as the effect of His love; for He took her up when she had no comeliness. Union And Communion or Thoughts on the Song of Solomon And Edith answered, in that low, tender voice— “‘Thy beauty was perfect through My comeliness which I had put upon thee.’ It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot The mortal, corruptible form, devoid of comeliness, once polluted with sin, becomes perfect, beautiful, and immortal. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan I think he was blessed with all the comeliness and goodliness of the Golden Age.” The Proud Prince The boy's calm assurance of success pleased her, and his unusual beauty attracted her, as all personal comeliness invariably did. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Nay; for, in the profligate experience of capitals, the sage is saddened with the knowledge that comeliness, at best, is but an exquisite hypocrisy. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 And he would have it there was none offence in these naked bodies, clothed upon enow with their owne grace and comeliness. The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche And Child Life in Town and Country In the words of the prophet to Israel, “Thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through My comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord God.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan When his father’s death brought him over-seas to Sicily, I must needs come too, for my wry wit diverts him and my wry body sets off his comeliness. The Proud Prince His fleetness of foot, his skill with bow and rifle, his personal daring and prowess, his quickness and strength, his comeliness of face and form, were dwelt upon and pictured in the most glowing language. Deerfoot in The Mountains And thus Ennius, in his tragedy of Menalippus, uses an admirable expression to designate women of the proper degree of matrimonial comeliness, such as a philosopher would select. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 Still, in spite of sin, it yet retains, in many individuals, much of its primitive comeliness. The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through My comeliness, which I had put upon thee.... The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan He was not one of the irrepressible west countrymen who brought their nimble wits, comeliness, and courage to the market of the Court. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Uncle Jesse was quite keenly aware of his lack of outward comeliness and lamented it, for he was a passionate worshipper of beauty in everything. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 The mother also looked at him in an engaging way, as though she rather admired his youthful comeliness in spite of his well-brushed, shabby apparel. The Opal Serpent Look well, and nothing have they invented—nothing put together for comeliness' sake. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies When the Africans' environments robbed them of comeliness and attractive qualities, they were thrown off to their own one blood, no one courting alliance with them. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist Our discussions alone will give it form and comeliness. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Even the female sex, those arch innovators upon the tranquillity, the honesty, and gray-beard customs of society, seemed for a while to conduct themselves with incredible sobriety and comeliness. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 The twins in wrappers, bending over their books, had a certain comeliness. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) I am aware that I have not the graces of youth and comeliness, and for various reasons your family might oppose. Floyd Grandon's Honor I want no other beauty than the beauty of her face, What brighter vision is there than her comeliness and grace! The Minstrel A Collection of Poems "He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him."—Isaiah liii. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) When ye see one arm here, another there, and a leg scattered beside them, hath that image any comeliness? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The real trouble may be, not want of comeliness in Lily, but a sad lack of appreciation in themselves. Mushrooms on the Moor ‘As a root out of a dry ground’—‘no form nor comeliness’—‘no beauty that we should desire Him,’—‘despised and rejected of men’—and lastly, ‘we hid our faces from Him.’ Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century There was about her a quiet power of endurance, and at the same time a comeliness and a womanly softness which seemed to fit her altogether for his wants and wishes. Miss Mackenzie "He hath no form nor comeliness," as his Lord and Master before him. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) But what beauty or comeliness, what majesty can be in rulers or judicatures, when the image of God is not in them! The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning He came forward between the two, very erect and military, and rather splendid with his high-held head and drilled comeliness of body. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories His face reddened to a colour that obscured his comeliness. Moor Fires Kenwick, taking his cue from the Colonel, had mischievously carried out the principle, by presenting a soldo to each one of the assembly having the slightest pretence to comeliness. A Venetian June "He hath no form nor comeliness," says the Prophet, speaking of our Lord and Saviour, "and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him." Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) Every saint hath put on the Lord Jesus, and is perfect through his comeliness. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning His face, with its vacant comeliness, wore a formality that was almost austere. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories He was of stature moderately tall; of a straight and equally-proportioned body, to which all his words and actions gave an unexpressible addition of comeliness. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel They took the profoundest interest in the selection of the toilet she should wear, and regarded with a 179charmed surprise the particular aspect of Lydia’s slim comeliness which it brought out. The Squirrel-Cage "He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him."—Isaiah liii. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) The beauty and excellency of this world consists, not only in the perfection and comeliness of each part in it, but especially in the wise and wonderful proportion and union of these several parts. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning All are aware that uneasy feelings, existing habitually in the breast speedily exhibit their signature on the countenance, and that bitter thoughts or a bad temper spoil the human expression of its comeliness and grace. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage It took England many centuries to accomplish this work, and fashion herself into the plastic form and comeliness of her present unity and proportion. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Albeit their arms are red and coarse with the combined effect of iron-water, hot sun, and exposure to the air, their faces make ample amends in their innocent, good-tempered comeliness. A War-time Journal, Germany 1914 and German Travel Notes "He hath no form nor comeliness, and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him." Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) Of this youth, who inherited the personal comeliness and ability of his father, little is recorded except the following story. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin They are not, like the coast Indians, of small stature and inelegantly made, but remarkable for comeliness of person and elegance of carriage. Handbook to the new Gold-fields I remarked particularly the broad shoulders and athletic arms of the woman, whose many childbirths had left no traces upon her comeliness. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War An upright, white-haired woman, with some remnant of former comeliness; but Mother Joan was blind. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel He wanted the roundness of forehead, the short lines, and the graceful curves of face which are necessary to unadorned manly comeliness. Orley Farm Gone—the beauty and comeliness of the young wife! The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon The house at Runiroi was a comfortable, old, rambling structure, in a green yard and flower garden, not ugly, but quite innocent of any pretensions at comeliness. Plantation Sketches No doubt both are "mere externals," as we are told, and so are the splendors of scenery, the beauty of flowers, and the comeliness of the human form, or features, or costume. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries For this common sharing of a common comeliness among them there was a reason. From Place to Place Heph�stus thus revenged himself on his mother for the cruelty she had always displayed towards him, on account of his want of comeliness and grace. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Then they floated away on the rolling mists, and he found real faces bending over him,—the nurse's with its fresh comeliness, and Anthony's with a light on it which transfigured it. Glory of Youth Such sympathy as he had was either purely sensuous, as for youth and beauty and all kinds of comeliness; or purely intellectual, as for intelligence, artificiality, servility, p. 26meanness. Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation The comeliness, too, of his hostess led him, by inference, to suppose that the chaperon in question would prove to be of a peculiarly vicious and aggressive type. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book All faded and worn and torn, no painting or patching can renew its comeliness! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5 A new feeling arose that mere living was a big part of life, and with it came a new passion, the passion for beauty, for grace, and for comeliness. The Venetian Painters of the Renaissance Third Edition God gave us these bodies of ours, not that we might torture them unwisely, but that we might use their strength and comeliness in His service. A Child's Book of Saints This comeliness was wanting in queen Mary, otherwise a very good and honorable princess. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth From it our bones and nerves, our muscles and brain, our comeliness or ugliness, all come. Pushing to the Front It was old-fashioned 44 now, though once of proper cut and comeliness. The Singing Mouse Stories To be short, her body was not much better than her mind: yet her good grace and comeliness, and the force of her beauty was not altogether defaced. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece We rejoice in our strength and comeliness, scarcely thinking that we owe it all to the Divine love. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. Some of the other furniture was changed and it made a very pretty room, so Eunice came back to it very much pleased, though not quite sure so much comeliness was best for the soul. A Little Girl in Old Salem There are two chief factors in good appearance; cleanliness of body and comeliness of attire. Pushing to the Front He deprived the corrupt clergy of their benefices with an unhesitating hand, and upon their successors and those that remained he imposed laws of comeliness and simplicity. Highways and Byways in Sussex The face, too, was singularly manly, and had once been handsome, even; nay, it was not altogether without claims to be so considered still; though intemperance was making sad inroads on its comeliness. The Two Admirals She was thin, for one thing, and without any of the comfortable comeliness that makes young men doubtful and old men sure. Vrouw Grobelaar and Her Leading Cases Seventeen Short Stories It was tender and radiant, comeliness lived everywhere, and goodwill. Here are Ladies This mask obliterates all comeliness, for only the eyes peep out from the weird face-protector. Denmark In Mayfield's street even the new houses have caught comeliness from their venerable neighbours. Highways and Byways in Sussex Struck by his comeliness, he recited the poem to some companions and inserted his name at the end. A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions All those nice little fancies that should have grown into real flesh-and-blood articles for my publisher, hung up to dry and shrivel without shape or comeliness! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 And truly he never saw a maiden more full of comeliness, and grace, and beauty, than she. The Mabinogion Vol. 2 But in Fräulein the extraordinary combination of volatile comeliness and unimpeachable earnestness daily worked growing wonders in Kirtley. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life She greatly surpassed the other two in elegance of figure and comeliness of face; but in nothing was her superiority more remarkable than in the beauty of her locks. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales To be short, her body was not much better than her mind: yet her good grace and comeliness and the force of her beauty was not altogether defaced. A Book of English Prose Part II, Arranged for Secondary and High Schools Nothing could destroy the sweet comeliness of her face, however, but in the struggle for life she and Fashion had fallen out—Fashion went in one direction, and Mrs. Staunton strayed gently in another. A Girl in Ten Thousand Lo, his face was again beautiful, and all his comeliness had come back to him again. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs Of this youth, who inherited the personal comeliness and ability of his father, little is recorded except the following story. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals The ceremony is conducted by a woman selected from among the friends of the girl's parents for her comeliness, activity, and good character. The North American Indian This people is far and away superior to the others, for strength and physical courage, for health, beauty and comeliness. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá When once I came to see the great beauty of our Lord, it turned all other comeliness to corruption to me. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings But no; a young woman was standing up in the choir; she was pretty, with quite a different air and a finer comeliness than that of the theatre girls of the night before. The Cow Puncher He had an independent bearing, as well as an independent portion of the world's goods; he was really a manly fellow in his brown, ruddy, curly, strapping comeliness. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Dutton called at the office upon business, accompanied by a young woman of remarkable personal comeliness, but, as a very few sentences betrayed, little or no education in the conventional sense of the word. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Under Guido's hand he is a model of mere carnal comeliness. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series All have admitted that the bronzed American may have character, intellect, capacity, wealth, industry and comeliness—yet he is a social "Pariah" because of his social identification. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro And because comeliness is ascribed to chastity antonomastically, it follows that surpassing beauty is ascribed to chastity. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province A larger part of the house than both these together had been left as generations past had left it, in various stages of refinement, comfort, and comeliness. Queechy, Volume I Like its great Author, when it first made its appearance, it had "neither form nor comeliness" in the eyes of many. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story They must be careful that the firewood is not unusually speckled or dirty, as the child that is to come might be lacking in due comeliness. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir It loosens what ought to be tight, it contracts the nerves, and so shortens the limbs that a tall man finds all the comeliness of his stature taken from him while he is still unmutilated. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Angeline's dress was usually of plain blue homespun, woven by her own hands, and with her cap and apron of snowy whiteness she presented a picture of neatness and comeliness not seen in every house. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family The Hawaiian brave feared that the comeliness of his dear captive would cause her to be coveted by the chiefs of the land. Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends Soul transfusing comeliness or blemish Can alone lend beauty to the old. Behind the Arras A Book of the Unseen Of a middle height, well made, extremely fair, with very fine light hair, she attracts regard from her sweet, fresh face, which had in it a comeliness independent of regularity of feature. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Nature had been very good to him, making him comely inside and out,—and with this comeliness he had crept into popularity. Phineas Finn The Irish Member I answer that, A stain is properly ascribed to corporeal things, when a comely body loses its comeliness through contact with another body, e.g. a garment, gold or silver, or the like. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition One of them—the Curator of our famous museum—lacks comeliness of figure, though at moments he can be very impressive. The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow In very primitive times when a utensil is produced functional ideas predominate, and there is, perhaps, so far as its artificial characters are concerned, a minimum of comeliness. A Study Of The Textile Art In Its Relation To The Development Of Form And Ornament Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, (pages 189-252) Moreover, she was never known to go to weddings or feasts unless accompanied by her husband, whose worth and virtue she prized so highly that she set them before all the comeliness of other men. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) Mrs. Bunce was probably not aware herself that the comeliness of her lodger had pleased her feminine eye, and touched her feminine heart. Phineas Finn The Irish Member Wherefore the loss of comeliness occasioned by this contact, is metaphorically called a stain on the soul. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Between Dauphin� and Provence there lived a gentleman who was far richer in virtue, comeliness, and honour than in other possessions, and who was greatly in love with a certain damsel. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V.) In this Lord's household there was a gentleman who, for stature, comeliness, and grace, surpassed all his fellows. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) But the other holy writers understand by formlessness, not the exclusion of all form, but the absence of that beauty and comeliness which are now apparent in the corporeal creation. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition She had a woman's instinctive partiality for comeliness in a man, and was very fond of Phineas Finn because he was handsome. Phineas Finn The Irish Member On the other hand a stain denotes something permanent in the thing stained, wherefore it seems in the nature of a loss of habitual rather than of actual comeliness. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition As with the contradictory critiques about one's writings, so also is it with the conflicting apparitions of comeliness or ugliness in the heliotyped exploits of different—some of them indifferent—photographers. My Life as an Author It seemed, to him, as he looked at himself in his mirror, that no lady in the world could deny herself to one of his comeliness and grace. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) He had a lightning-like impression of her beautiful shoulders rising from her plain black gown, her delightfully easy walk, the slimness and comeliness and stateliness of her. Nobody's Man Honest Abe was deeply impressed by her talk and fine manners and general comeliness. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy If, however, we find it stated anywhere that it does induce a stain, this is in a restricted sense, in so far as it hinders the comeliness that results from acts of virtue. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition She began to call to mind the comeliness of his person, the honor of his parents, and the virtues that, excelling both, made him so gracious in the eyes of every one. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy She vied with her husband in grace and comeliness, and there was great love between them, until a certain day in Carnival time, when the King went masked from house to house. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. I. (of V.) Bessie, her beaming comeliness notwithstanding, could assume in an instant a touch-me-not air, and gave her hand only, though that with a kind frankness; and then they sat down and talked of Caen. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax He had felt it brooding behind the towering Colossi at Thebes, in the skeletons of wasted temples, in the uncouth comeliness of the Sphinx, and in the crude terror of the Pyramids even. Four Weird Tales Not a beautiful man, by any means, but the best type of English comeliness: ruddy-coloured, straight, and healthy; muscular, but without a suggestion of brutality. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Ta-meri sank back in her chair and regarded him from under dreamy lids—her senses charmed, her light heart won by his comeliness and talent. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness. The Life of Jesus She turned her wheel, a woman not yet old and with a large, tranquil comeliness. Foes Certain it is, that the natives of the southern parts of Europe have neither the beauty, the strength, nor comeliness of men born in more northern climates. A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, 1777 Volume 1 A feast for the eyes of a host, to gaze on their comeliness and their garb, as if it was going forth to some great surpassing assembly was each single man of that company. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge The summer morning filled the room with light, and revealed no flaw in their young comeliness. What Necessity Knows Aware of Sleeny's good looks, if not of his own ugliness, he hated them both for the comeliness that seemed to make them natural mates for each other. The Bread-winners A Social Study As all barbarians are much taken with exterior form, and the advantages and distinctions which are conferred by Nature, the Saxons set an high value on comeliness of person, and studied much to improve it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) I saw no comeliness in you, To bid my grace such wonders do. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. "A tender youth that has assumed arms amongst us 1to-day for luck and good omen,"1 the horseboy answered, "is come to the edges of the marshes to display his comeliness." The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge There was, however, no visible eye there to observe her youthful comeliness or her youthful distress. What Necessity Knows Surely the mystery of the comeliness of flesh, and the mystery of that by which it is moved, are the secrets of the Supreme Tao. Some Chinese Ghosts There was a freshness of tint, and a comeliness of appearance, among the bourgeoises and common people, which were not to be eclipsed even by the belles of Coutances. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Accounted extremely pretty in her youth, her features and person expanded as she grew older, without much detriment to their original comeliness. Jack Sheppard A Romance Brick and marble are of equal æsthetic value in this magic city, in which the uncomely parts and materials have a more abundant comeliness by reason of the medium through which they are seen. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood In her large comeliness she suggested less of feeling than of force, just as the gown she wore had more pretension to fashion than to grace. What Necessity Knows Marian Bethune is a tall woman, with a face not perhaps strictly handsome, but yet full of a beautiful diablerie that raises it above mere comeliness. The Hoyden She was looking serious this evening, but that did not interfere with her comeliness or her pleasant manners. Uncle Max No, no; beauty is in the mind; in the soul; otherwise Phelim never could have been such a prodigy of comeliness among the girls. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three I found her tending the plants on her window-ledge; and when she turned, I saw that years had not taken from her comeliness one jot. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches The Christian image is without form or comeliness,—rejects all outward graces, seemingly glories in abasement and deformity, fearing only to attribute to Matter some value of its own. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 It was terrible to think that mere youth and comeliness and virility should blind her judgment and strip her of common sense. Joanna Godden I had not been long in this room, before I was called out to see the beauty and comeliness of the house. A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel And then returns Richard—the gay, the handsome, the irresistible Richard—who adds to the stalwart comeliness of a colonial gentleman the style, the grace, the cultivated manners of the Old World. A Woman Named Smith And yet in a general way I may say that there seemed to be no doubt as to her comeliness. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment There was no particular shape to the structure, and certainly nothing of neatness or comeliness about it. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East And then, I speak it with yet greater pride, there were few, if any, lasses who could compare in comeliness with the rosy-cheeked, dark-haired, bright-eyed lasses of Lancashire. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Verily, she is endued with as much comeliness and splendour as she had ever been before. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Verily, I cannot dispel the idea from my mind that this child endued with comeliness and youth and blazing with beauty is alive. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 And without saying anything, they mentally paid him homage, 'Oh, what comeliness! The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 There are others equally good and talented who are not blessed with comeliness, who are not bright and winning in conversation, who are awkward in dress and manner. Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls That she is comely I admit; but it is the comeliness of a child of sin. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Verily, O king, having assumed a form unrivalled for comeliness and exceedingly tempting to women and highly agreeable to look at, Indra entered the ascetic's asylum. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Indulgence in sorrow destroys personal comeliness, prosperity, life, and virtue itself, O chief of the deities! The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 It teems with a mighty brood, of which this may be entitled to the distinction of comeliness as well as of primogeniture. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) Her hands and neck were coarsely fashioned: her comeliness was brawny, literal, unfinished, as it were. Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship Then I took occasion to commend your good qualities; as the sweetness of your humour, the comeliness of your person, your good mein, your valour; but, above all, your liberality. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 Sometimes he becomes ugly and sometimes as possessed of great comeliness of person. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Her winning and surpassing comeliness proved no solace to his disappointment. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 All this lay growing and developing; but as yet she was still a girl, with a new shyness and comeliness and a bold, searching heart. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel I am not as a rule a judge of good looks; and no doubt 'tis unreason in me to pity her the more for her comeliness. Lady Good-for-Nothing I shall never forget her kindness to me any more than I shall forget the comeliness of her face or the gleam of her golden hair. The Tragedy of the Chain Pier Everyday Life Library No. 3 Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552-1618: a man famous for his personal strength and comeliness, vigor of mind, valor, adventures, and sufferings. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction His face has not only lost comeliness, but character. David Lockwin—The People's Idol He was correctly dressed, and the white shirt set off the comeliness of his black face in compelling contrast. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel But he was still of rude comeliness, his shape being squarely fitted and tolerably proportioned, while his broad, red-maned visage wore a constant glow of plain, though sincere, kindliness and good-humor. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy What orations on the benefit of starvation—on the comeliness of rags! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 For him, sweetness, gentleness, self-control, sound common sense, shrewdness, and domestic virtues are incomparably superior to any mental brilliance or physical comeliness. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment One might have expected her childish comeliness to exercise something of a mollifying effect on his brutality. A Maid of the Silver Sea Here was her most haunting failure, this girl whom she first had seen twelve years ago in her wonderful girlish comeliness. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel Hence they grow old beardless and their young men are 128 without comeliness, because a face furrowed by the sword spoils by its scars the natural beauty of a beard. The Origin and Deeds of the Goths She had inherited the Courthorne comeliness, and the Barringtons she sprang from on her father's side had always borne the stamp of distinction. Winston of the Prairie Nevertheless it was agreeable to be preferred to his female cousins on the score of comeliness. Unleavened Bread He was going on blindly, confidently, trusting, Janet thought bitterly, to his own sweetness of nature, to his comeliness and the fineness of his sympathies—who had ever refused him anything yet? A Daughter of To-Day "It was by reason of his great name, and of the report I heard of his bravery and of his comeliness," she said. Gods and Fighting Men As I took a few rapid steps toward her, I had full opportunity to see that no grief had preyed upon her comeliness, nor had concealment fed upon her damask cheek. 54-40 or Fight For, as we said just now, that which hath no true comeliness of its own now receives, now loses, lustre at the caprice of those who have to do with it. The Consolation of Philosophy So distinguished was my name, and I possessed such advantages of youth and comeliness, that no matter what woman I might favour with my love, I dreaded rejection of none. Historia Calamitatum When the years gave a thin curly beard to his cheek they took nothing from its delicate comeliness. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance She was a plain woman; but there was no envy in her, and she took the keenest pleasure in Margaret's comeliness. The Magician She lifted a gently disapproving face, in a movement which showed anew the large comeliness of head and neck. The Marriage of William Ashe They both originate from a very uncouth state, without form or comeliness; and pass through various stages, uncertain of success. An History of Birmingham (1783) She could see that he was admiring the spacious room and herself in her beautiful afternoon dress, and the pensive and the sprightly comeliness of her daughters. Leonora His comeliness, however, was so feminine, that he was sometimes called "Fonoo," or the Girl. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I She had never looked more lovely than on this afternoon, and she busied herself with the preparations for tea with a housewifely grace that added a peculiar delicacy to her comeliness. The Magician Our strength, our wit, our comeliness, all those virtues and graces that you pilfer with such gentle hand, did you not give them to us in the first place? Mince Pie Let then such critics know, my face Gives them their comeliness and grace: While every line of face does bring A line of grace to what they sing. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 It is not a matter of size, nor bodily attitude, nor attire, nor personal comeliness: it is a state of inward being, and of knowing your cause is just. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors His freckled visage and pudgy face were types of noble beauty, standards of comeliness and human excellence; his ways were ways of pleasantness and all his paths were peace; Margat Burns was sure of it. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned After a while, Pandosto began to have doubtful thoughts, considering the beauty of his wife, and the comeliness and bravery of his friend. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Christine had a good, strong face, plain, rugged features, but a countenance that indicated so much good sense, probity, and kindliness of heart that it was attractive in spite of its lack of comeliness. The Two Elsies A Sequel to Elsie at Nantucket What mighty wonders love performs, And puts a comeliness on worms! Hymns and Spiritual Songs Her mother looked mollified, and gazed at the girl's pretty face with satisfaction in its comeliness for a few moments in silence. Women of the Country The morning sun, which had ever been my delight, seemed now a mocking imp of curiosity; the house and grounds looked bare and desolate; a blight had fallen upon their former comeliness. Strange Visitors "And I'm feeling fine," assented Mrs. Fields, her spare face lighted into something like real comeliness by the pleasure in her heart. The Second Violin Antonyms: homely, ugly, repulsive, unlovely, hideous, uncomely, inelegant. beautify, v. embellish, adorn, grace, garnish. beauty, n. loveliness, fairness, elegance, comeliness, pulchritude, grace, exquisiteness, charm, attraction. Putnam's Word Book Drake was looking at a face distinguished by considerable comeliness. The Philanderers Even the female sex, those arch innovators upon the tranquillity, the honesty, and grey-beard customs of society, seemed for a while to conduct themselves with incredible sobriety and comeliness. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Bad teeth, too common among us, help to breed good dentists, no doubt; but besides this there is an absolute demand for a certain comeliness of person throughout all the decent classes of our society. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 The last trace of comeliness has long left the faces of these repulsive beggars, but there is a type of feminine beauty that comes with years. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great She ran into the kitchen, and returned holding high a lighted torch—a grey-haired woman with traces of past comeliness, overlaid now by an air of worry, almost of fear. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Theodora had become suspicious of one of her servants named Areobindus, a barbarian by birth, but a youth of great comeliness, whom she had appointed her steward. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian Mr. Holborn's poetry is delicate, musical, rhapsodic; often shaped to enfold classical themes, always of proportioned comeliness, filled with a vague haunting of indefinable beauty that can never be embraced in words. One Hundred Best Books Nelly sat still, watching him, as he had watched her—all the young strength and comeliness of the man to whom she had given herself. Missing Great and illustrious personages, famed as a tribe for grace and comeliness! put aside, I pray, the world's high thoughts, and now accept the abounding lustre of religious teaching. Sacred Books of the East I make this maiden an ensample To Nature, through her kingdoms ample, Whereby to model newer races, Statelier forms and fairer faces; To carry man to new degrees Of power and of comeliness. Poems Household Edition He boiled with inward anger at the sight of his own comeliness; he was like a shell within which a puny evil genius was ever busy in crushing the inner pearl. Recollections of My Youth None had the least pretension to permanency, comeliness, or even architectural decency. The Roll-Call He was himself, in his early years, one of those glorious youths who have the genius of charm and comeliness, of grace and strength and the arts. Old and New Masters Spoon River has not even the outward comeliness which the village of tradition should possess: it is slack and shabby. Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) You are a seaman, Captain Ludlow, and have an eye for comeliness in a craft, as well as in a woman. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas The mouth was very large, to be sure, and the jaw too heavily square, and the nose needed somewhat greater length and less width for real comeliness. The Night Horseman I passed the new house, and again circumvented it meditatingly to discover its available points of possible future comeliness, but remained as convinced as ever that there are absolutely none. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 The woman's grave comeliness flowered naturally, as it were, out of the scene. Fenwick's Career She was plunged in these perplexing reflections; meanwhile, all the people in the square and on the road, seeing her beauty and comeliness, were struck with astonishment, and remained utterly confounded. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes Nay, for work and want Mar maiden comeliness and matron grace. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 2, 1890 Although of humble origin, he must have possessed a singular charm of manner, and a comeliness of person calculated to find favour, particularly with the fair sex. Giorgione I look out at the stiff comeliness of the variously tinted asters, at the hoary-colored dew that is like a film along the morning grass. Nancy As to her infantine bones, they were such as needed not to fail of straightness in the limbs, compactness in the body, smallness in hands and feet, and exceeding symmetry and comeliness throughout. The Grandissimes She was heartily pleased to see him without the disfiguring glasses, for the brown eyes were fine ones, and the face was full of character as well as comeliness. Strawberry Acres Hostile, predatory, it rushes upon us; and we, cutting at it in brave self-defence, hew it above our hope into shapes of celestial and immortal comeliness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 He had a figure awkward, as yet, but fast shaping to comeliness. Darrel of the Blessed Isles Thy beauty and gracefulness are of the very first order and the comeliness of thy features is unparalleled. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva It is a characteristic of gunners to be neat and to have an eye for the comeliness of things. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form He hated her for what he saw in her, and for her buxom comeliness, and for the softness of her youth. The Three Sisters His frail comeliness was radiant from his poetical ecstasy—of a sudden too flushed, one would think, for a youth whose aspirations were all toward the intangible. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 As the rearmost ship was passing the house Anna, her comeliness restored, half rose from her bed, where Miranda stood trying to keep her. Kincaid's Battery There was nothing superannuated about Bracegirdle when she made her exit, for the actress still displayed that comeliness which had, until recently, held the attention of London. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Only her height and her striking comeliness marked her off from the other girls. The Torrent Entre Naranjos You had comeliness and wit and youth and courage, and these you gave the image, shaping it boldly to your proud youth's will and in your proud youth's likeness. Figures of Earth He instructed the Arabian to fashion him a charm that would overspread his ugly face with comeliness, change his uncouthness into geniality. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 The weather had been magnificent throughout; Rose's cheeks were more than touched by the sun, greatly to the advantage of her unpretending comeliness. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories Some sort of comeliness, picturesque though rude, showed in the scant attempts to modify nature in the arrangement of the grounds. The Purchase Price In this way He can call us "perfect through my comeliness which I had put upon thee." Morning Bells; Or, Waking Thoughts for Little Ones The comeliness of average humanity was enough for them; the difficulties of reproducing what they saw, exhausted their force. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts With her return to health and comeliness there had come back to her a thousand little graces of dress and manner and speech. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West She was a tall, strongly built girl of six-and-twenty, with a face of hard comeliness and magnificent tawny hair. The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories For the Boot, tho' its lustre be dimm'd, shall assume New comeliness after a while; But no art may restore its original bloom, When once it hath fled, to the Tile. The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) They left an ugly gaping space upon the tree, so that the Lebanon looked unfinished, half destroyed, a monster shorn of its old-time comeliness and splendor. The Man Whom the Trees Loved Will you, my sisters, trust to the comeliness of visage and splendor of raiment in which such a woman as this can outshine you? The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage His courage was gone, his garb was squalid, and the comeliness and clearness of his countenance was utterly obliterated. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are Infants in heaven become men of stature and comeliness, according to the increments of intelligence with them; it is otherwise with infants on earth, 187. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love The physical beauty of his adolescent model in the limbs and body redeems the grossness of the motive by the inalienable charm of health and carnal comeliness. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Not a beauty in the land, Though she knew no peer Both for comeliness and grace, But must take a second place— The snow is here. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 It is one of our most common pasture-trees, and its deep-green foliage makes amends for the general want of comeliness in its outline. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Even now, what with her fresh complexion, her white teeth, and plump figure, she made no slight pretensions to comeliness. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The superior comeliness of the female countenance, person, and manners, above that of the men, adds itself as a proper object of desire. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love Ballad: An English Girl A wonderful joy our eyes to bless, In her magnificent comeliness, Is an English girl of eleven stone two, And five foot ten in her dancing shoe! Songs of a Savoyard What doth it matter if thou hast lost thy comeliness? A House of Pomegranates I admired the strength, comeliness, and speed of the inhabitants; and such a constellation of virtues, in such amiable persons, produced in me the highest veneration. Gulliver's Travels A wonderful joy our eyes to bless, In her magnificent comeliness, Is an English girl of eleven stone two, And five foot ten in her dancing shoe! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan A glow of artistic approval brightened over Alice Pyncheon's face; she was struck with admiration—which she made no attempt to conceal—of the remarkable comeliness, strength, and energy of Maule's figure. House of the Seven Gables The knight was of great comeliness and young of age. The High History of the Holy Graal Keep company with me this one night only, and grant me to revel in thy beauty, and do thou in turn take thy fill of my comeliness. Barlaam and Ioasaph She was comely, but with such a curious, delicate comeliness—totally unlike the robust beauty of Concha ... Chita: a Memory of Last Island But the woman persisted, and a Lemnian wife, as she is beyond other wives in virtue and comeliness, excels them in stubbornness of temper. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Straightway fell she down Into the dust of earth, the arms of death, In grace and comeliness fell, for naught of shame Dishonoured her fair form. The Fall of Troy Amongst the mass of these things we found some greatly meriting to be restored, which when skilfully cleansed and freed from the disfiguring rust of age, deserved to be renovated into comeliness of aspect. The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury There were many who said that with respect to comeliness, strength, and bodily expertness, he might be considered the third remarkably distinguished for these that Norway had ever produced. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway How many things are there which a man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do himself? The Essays of Francis Bacon He was quite keenly aware of his own lack of outward comeliness and lamented it. Anne's House of Dreams She still bore traces of her former comeliness, and had probably lost little of her sparkling vivacity. Tracks of a Rolling Stone And I saw under the worth and the comeliness of the man the humble reality of things. The Shadow Line; a confession She was a very pretty child, and she lost none of her comeliness and none of her sweetness of character as she approached maturity. The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac In person Mrs. Hay Denver was tall and stout, with a bright, round, ruddy-cheeked face still pretty, with a gracious, matronly comeliness. Beyond the City Indeed, in the higher walks of fiction art has never reproduced anything, but has always dealt with the facts and laws of life as so much crude material which must be transmuted into comeliness. The Certain Hour Comely the creature is, but the comeliness is not of this world. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East It was a trying, though rather unjust thought, for Carrie had now developed an equally pleasing figure, and had grown in comeliness until she was a thoroughly attractive type of her colour of beauty. Sister Carrie: a Novel He was the constant lover, and though she grew old, losing her rounded lines and her fair comeliness, to him she would certainly never alter. Moon and Sixpence He was about as white as anybody on the plantation; and in manliness of form, and comeliness of features, he bore a very striking resemblance to Mr. Murray Lloyd. My Bondage and My Freedom Afterwards, when those who loved him were in tears, there was something in all this unspotted comeliness that seemed to lend a mockery to the causes of their sorrow. Roderick Hudson Extraordinary, how these creatures are made to torment us with their intolerable comeliness! The Haunted Bookshop At sixteen, I suddenly grew tall, and something like comeliness appeared on a Sunday, when I had time to wash my face, and put on clean clothes. Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman Sometimes her face seemed to be reviving temporarily a comeliness which had been constant in former days; then again it would look decidedly, organically, plain. The Damnation of Theron Ware Bar 5:1 Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever. Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha He had pitched, as I have said, against the bulwarks, where he lay like some horrible, ungainly sort of puppet, life-size, indeed, but how different from life's colour or life's comeliness! Treasure Island There are certain persons who, independently of sex or comeliness, arouse an instant curiosity concerning themselves. The Centaur I may say that I was a wholesome-enough looking young fellow, very tall and broad-shouldered, with a long, dark face, which was ugly in childhood, but had grown now into something like comeliness. In the Valley Now, though he did not overvalue them, he rejoiced in his new surroundings, and the girl's comeliness and quickness of comprehension had their full effect. Vane of the Timberlands Its youth and comeliness smote her, seemed to knock at her heart and soften something there that had been hard. Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California Demetrios lay upon the divan supported by many pillows, as though he had not ever stirred since that first day when an unfettered Melicent, who was a princess then, exulted in her youth and comeliness. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship He appeared like a young man twenty-one years of age, and his new apparel imparted to him a grace and comeliness that he lacked when he left Boston. From Boyhood to Manhood Life of Benjamin Franklin His face was, I thought, too long and white for comeliness, yet his features were high and noble, with well-marked nose and clear, searching eyes. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 It was clear only that he was more contented in her presence, and that, apart from her physical comeliness, she had a stimulating effect upon his mental faculties. Vane of the Timberlands Catherine de Vaucelles was now, at twenty-three, in the full flower of her comeliness. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages It is gone now, the comeliness Demetrios was pleased to like. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship She had a round, peasant face, not without comeliness, and a lustreless shock of black hair. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume I Three girls, in whose dark cheeks glowed a rich French comeliness, were comparing purchases near the store. The Forest Sin and evil passions glowed through its comeliness, and wrought a horrible deformity; a smile gleamed in her eyes, as of triumphant mockery, at their surprise and grief. John Inglefield's Thanksgiving (From: "The Snow Image and Other Twice-Told Tales") But to Imogen that figure presented no such comeliness and beauty. Imogen A Pastoral Romance From him as from her the mask of comeliness and good manners had fallen. Sanine Far be it from me to depreciate physical symmetry and personal comeliness. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays The Byzantine school conceived of Jesus as without beauty of person,—literally "without form or comeliness." Outline of Universal History He felt himself coming to a better adjustment with her mature and massive comeliness, her rich and elaborate attire, her full-toned and friendly fluency. With the Procession A larger part of the house than both these together had been left as generations past had left it, in various stages of, refinement, comfort and comeliness. Queechy Do you remember that incomparable scene in which he suddenly begins to notice that some feature of Consuelo is handsome, and, with surprise, calls her attention to its comeliness? Tales from Bohemia I had hardly realised the comeliness of its intellectual vigour without this abrupt contrast. Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett She was tall, and lovely and tender to regard: and hers was not the red and white comeliness of many ladies that were famed for beauty, but rather it had the even glow of ivory. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice He will value ceremony, but rather for its comeliness than for its utility, as one esteeming the lily, say, to be a more applaudable bulb than the onion. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes So, were not the beard even as the tresses in comeliness, it had not been coupled with them, O silly woman! The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV At seventeen she had learned what styles of attire, what arrangements of her hair, were best suited to display effectively her comeliness. Tales from Bohemia |
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