| 单词 | nobleness |
| 例句 | She stood tall, with a nobleness to her stature that I had seen often when we walked on the llano. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z With a lifted head he raised their tragedy to nobleness and gravity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences, praising the singer's "remarkable talent, strong will, nobleness and self-dignity." Russian opera diva Vishnevskaya dies at 86 2012-12-11T15:39:08Z “Meanwhile forgetting about other fans and players. Selective nobleness.” India awarded chess gold with Russia after server outage leads to reprieve 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z In the pages which follow there is much nobleness and elevation of thought. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z You must couch your message in much more flowery language, such as, “I want to honour myself by coming to see your nobleness.” Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Rupert received this message "with much nobleness and civility," and at once placed his own horse at Digby's service. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z His very antagonism to the religious conventions of his time had something of nobleness in it. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z There is a nobleness of sentiment in his wild and beautiful fancies which seems to lift us out of this world into a higher sphere. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z She combined the utmost gentleness and sweetness, with great decision of mind and nobleness of heart. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z You see, I began to doubt after a while whether it was really my nobleness after all. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z People did not at first see how much ability there was in him—very few indeed saw how much of genuine manhood and nobleness there was in him. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z It drags the nobleness and kindness out of the port and bearing of a man; it takes the soul out of his laugh, and all stateliness and freedom from his walk. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z O base ungrateful people, Have ye no other Swords to cut my throat with But mine own nobleness? Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject 2012-03-26T02:00:33.817Z It is a face and head corresponding perfectly to the character given her by common report, full of nobleness and kindness. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z I no sooner found myself before the Chung-wang than I respected him—he appeared so unmistakably a master spirit, with the innate nobleness of presence of one born to command and govern. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Your nobleness need not be told what paper. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Ulysses and Siegfried stand in the centre of two of the chief stories, and exemplify great qualities of character, strength, wisdom, and nobleness of mind. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Still there was in Horace a robuster fibre, inherited from the old Italian race, which moved him to value the dignity and nobleness of life more highly than its ease and enjoyment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Greatness of mind, and nobleness, their seat In her build loveliest. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z And shall such live, while earth's best nobleness Departs and leaves her barren? Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Although uneducated, yet we are not such fools as your nobleness takes us for. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Maybe Benjamin Franklin put it best when he wrote: "To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness." Hiring a Leader? Vet How She Treats Subordinates 2012-02-23T02:30:00Z The style is greater or less in exact proportion to the nobleness of the interests and passions involved in the subject. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z I see and feel the harm done by this crude speculation, whilst I also see much nobleness to bind me to its advocates. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Even the poem shows how large is his nature—its most careless utterance full of grandeur, its tamest of bold nobleness. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z “We’ll pour it over the stuff and set fire to it, your high nobleness.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z It is the mission of a kindly humor to take a person full of foibles and weaknesses and suddenly to reveal his unsuspected nobleness. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Its nobleness has been sufficiently insisted upon in the place before referred to. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z However grave a sin this may be against common sense, it is none against purity, nobleness, or the laws of private or public virtue. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z If the performance of his prime do not entirely correspond with the brilliant lights of its dawn, it is yet aspiring, and with a large kernel of healthy nobleness in it. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z "Mount with me in these beams to the abodes of the blessed," cried the same sweet voice, "for thou hast deserved by thy nobleness of soul to view the blessedness of Paradise." Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z But it possesses a still higher claim to our admiration in the presentment of at least one character of true nobleness. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z O most meek and free, Most gentle spirit of true nobleness! Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z My Lord Kinnaird, we have a history behind us only second in nobleness to that of the Jew. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z As a thinker, men have learned to pardon what they consider errors in opinion for the sake of singular nobleness, purity, and love in his main tendency or spirit. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Many persons present began to say something complimentary about benevolence and compassionate hearts, and the young lady talked of generosity and nobleness of feeling. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z The innocence and nobleness of that man moved me. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z He flung the reins he held in his hand from him, and over the sin-marked features of the man there came somehow an expression of nobleness. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z He almost starved at it, but he stuck to it with great nobleness of mind. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z We know no sign of the times more encouraging than the increasing nobleness and wisdom of view as to the government of asylums for the insane and of prisons. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z I consoled myself by recalling my friend's nobleness of nature, and felt sure that I should be able to repay him on reaching home. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z “If that were so, where would be the use of all its sacrifices, and conquests, and nobleness?” Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z It would be more plain than ever that there is a soulfelt charm and nobleness and happiness in a spirit of reverence, of justice, of charity, of domestic attachment, and of devotion to truth. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z Her father died; Ejestein had by his valour and nobleness made his former enemy his 72 friend, and after their long separation the lovers were to meet again. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z He sees the charm and nobleness of this new life, but knows not how to live it. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z A true friend will appear such in leaving us to act according to our intimate conviction,—will cherish this nobleness of sentiment, will never wish to substitute his power for our own. The Golden Link of Friendship 2011-11-13T03:00:11.967Z Rightly balanced, the whole sum of Emilia’s gifts and graces would have weighed little against Mary’s nobleness of heart and unselfish devotion; her talents might not even have borne serious comparison with Clare’s vivacious intellect. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z No expedients, no tricks of show met the eye; but all was well set forth with a sort of nobleness, yet nothing of pomp. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z This would be to bring the millennium nearer, and give our country “a nobleness in record upon” all others. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Life had ripened from the green bud, and I had seen the difference, wide as from earth to heaven, between nobleness and the fulfilment of nobleness. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The myths and heroic poems are not wanting in ideal heroes, who are models of goodness of heart, justice, and the most sensitive nobleness. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z What to thee now, O pitiable boy, for these laudable efforts,825 What shall the pious Æneas, befitting such nobleness render? Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z To be in his society was to be impelled in the direction of all nobleness. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Just by that shop, where, out of your nobleness, you promised me a new silk gown. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z He is too rich for his nobleness, too judicious for his inspiration, too humanly wise for his divine mission. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Bear in thy veins the gentleness of thy mother, the nobleness of thy father. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z Mathilde found in him a nobleness which responded to her ideal of a man's character, and he recognized in her his ideal of melancholy beauty. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z My father was a part of the noblesse of France, but we lost all our nobleness by the revolution. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z After all, his character, I must say, was stamped with both nobleness and strength. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z When Elena says, "The body,—O!" we could echo that "long, funereal note," and weep as if the sun of heroic nobleness were quenched from our own horizon. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z This man, whom his contemporaries called the German Socrates, and whose nobleness of soul and intellectual powers they so admired, was the son of a poor sexton of the synagogue at Dessau. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z With the nobleness of unsuspicious integrity, the Bishop wrote an account of this disaster to Lord Denmeath; whose answer contained tidings of the death of the old Earl, and reclaimed the promissory-note for revisal. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z They are both ideal figures,—the offspring of a strong mental desire for creatures well rounded in their elevation and heroism,—creatures who should illustrate the nobleness of human nature divorced from its smallness. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z Such words express True chivalry and Christlike nobleness. Sonnets and Other Verse 2011-09-11T02:00:08.503Z He was the friend of liberty, the friend of man, in the sense that Burns was—of the native nobleness of man. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It is a canker, a creeping leprosy, which eats sincerity and nobleness and strength out of a man. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z She had not time to pause, or estimate properly that spirit, exceptional in its nobleness. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z Mother of the White Lamb, Protect us, thou Virgin of nobleness, Queen of beauty! The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z He has an inherent nobleness unknown to the latter, but unfortunately made subservient to a banality which even the genius of Balzac cannot efface. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Revive in the betrayed and forsaken heart that belief in virtue and nobleness, without which life is an odious, disconnected dream. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The softening and hallowing influence of death reveals the nobleness and sweetness of those who are gone. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z But amid all the harshness of that strong face there shone something new, something never seen there before, like light flashed fitfully through dark clouds—an element of dignity that was almost nobleness. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z Mother of the White Lamb, Protect us, thou Virgin of nobleness, Queen of beauty! The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z I can only bear witness that he was a man of rare spiritual nobleness, distinguished and cultivated in the best sense, who combined tenderness and delicacy with complete sincerity, kindness and sensitiveness with complete candour. Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov 2011-08-21T02:00:35.470Z Those who so rapturously welcomed one who had sealed his faith by deeds of devotion, must yet acknowledge in their breasts the germs of like nobleness. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Young men and maidens are to remember that the nobleness and heart-repose of their whole life may be made or marred by marriage, and to take heed where they fix their affections. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z He had not been taught that in self-denial there is nobleness which brings peace after the pain. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z But love, and truth, and faith, all the nobleness given by the Redeemer,—these endure. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z How should I love," I answered, "Were it not that when the dawn has lit my bed And shown my husband sleeping there, I have sighed, 'Your strength and nobleness will pass away.' Responsibilities and other poems 2011-07-28T02:00:10.517Z There is none that may not be used with nobleness. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The highest nobleness of which man is capable is reached when, moved by the mercies of God, we yield ourselves living sacrifices, thank-offerings to Him Who yielded Himself the sin-offering for us. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z The Roman's most pleasing characteristic is his genuineness; that, and a certain magnanimity, a certain nobleness of mind. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Why should Mr. Cobden walk through the snow to put new power in their hands—save from nobleness of nature, which helped others, irrespective of any advantage to himself—irrespective even of their goodwill? Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z Yet, one hundred years after, a latent nobleness of sentiment appeared, which gave a million of lives in order that black men with large feet, as was scornfully said, should be free. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z There is no chapter in the book that bears comparison in point of moral vigor or nobleness with the twelfth chapter of Romans, or the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Neither the phrase ‘a strumpet’s fool,’ nor the assertion ‘the nobleness of life is to do thus,’ answers to the total effect of the play. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z A mother, with nobleness of nature and sweetness of disposition, is too magnanimous for such an apprehension. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z He had told the world that the "subtle, all-penetrating spirit of Christ has an inspiring nobleness philosophy cannot reach, nor science, nor nature impart." Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z There is a nobleness of soul in a western community in this respect that does honor to human nature. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Felix himself is one of George Eliot's masterpieces in the way of nobleness of ideal and firmness of drawing. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z No; the instinctive nobleness of blood Would start beyond the reach of such cold scruples, And instant gratify its generous ardour. The Count of Narbonne A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-07-03T02:00:12.153Z But is the nobleness consistent with the number? Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z "God thank thee, Lord," said Balin, "for no man can reward thy bounty and thy nobleness; but at this time I must needs depart, praying thee ever to hold me in thy favor." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z I fancy she was gentler and of a truer nobleness. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z "No, Se�ora, I do think well of Colon's scheme; for to me it seemeth of that nobleness and grandeur that Providence would favor, for the good of man and the advancement of the church." Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Here was nobleness such as he himself had failed to reach. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Everything he had told her about Beryl had been thought over so continually that the very character of the woman of beauty, refinement and nobleness had become indelibly impressed upon the maiden's plastic nature. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z "Look that your heart and your mouth accord," said the good man, "and ye shall have more honor and more nobleness than ever ye have had." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z It is this nobleness of character which makes me reverence him more than any mere successes could. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z But there is sterling merit in this Colon to sustain him in all that he sayeth and doth; wisdom of speech, dignity and gravity of mien, and nobleness of feeling and sentiment. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z In his diary he evoked “the glorious image of the loftiness, purity and nobleness of our ancestors.” The Idea of Germany, From Tacitus to Hitler 2011-06-10T21:25:11Z The amplitude and nobleness of the draperies recall those of Raphael. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z When Sir Tristram beheld their nobleness and valor, he marveled much. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z "I know, that Sorrow is that nobleness alone, Which never may corrupted be by hell nor curse, I know, in order to enwreathe my mystic crown I must inspire the ages and the universe." The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z It ranks second in size to the sugar-pine, but is a near rival in strength and nobleness of form. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Hitherto we have seen Joan, a gracious figure always—better always and nobler than her surroundings—but never yet solitary in goodness and nobleness. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z In that we behold the grand lines of the Roman school, its design full of nobleness and truth at the same time. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Napoleon, with talents which it is perfectly childish to question, though the attempt has been made since the close of his brilliant career, wanted this nobleness of heart, and through its want ultimately perished. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Unkind she would not be unto no creature, nor forgetful of any kindness or service done to her before, which is no little part of nobleness.... Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z There were no lords like them in all the east country for nobleness and bounty. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z She was an amiable but spoiled child, with native nobleness of character, but with those defects which are the natural consequence of the frivolous education she had received. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Thy look was noble, and thy port such as became the nobleness within. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z It is an act of courage, and, at the same time, it contains in it delicacy and tenderness; especially when the subject is a woman, that virtue sometimes amounts to nobleness, or even sublimity. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Richard knew this, and paid her nobleness its just tribute even while he chafed in his own moodiness. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z She received Formosanta with a respectful nobleness, blended with an air of interest and sorrow, which made a very lively impression upon the princess. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z "Such a book is well fitted to strengthen the courage and inspiration of every woman who is learning to comprehend something of the inherent nobleness and glory of her sex." Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z The horse alone, with a boldness and freedom that became the nobleness of his nature, delivered a contrary opinion. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z “But think, the young pharaoh has a heart full of nobleness; he wishes to give the seventh day for rest, just courts, and even land.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z I can't tell you what your generosity and nobleness mean to me. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z And everywhere there is such nobleness and firmness, such repose and greatness. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z No man, perhaps, ever passed through so much abuse, and I am confident no one ever bore up against its insolence with more nobleness of spirit. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z By such depravation, nobleness of character is utterly destroyed. Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman 2011-02-28T03:00:32.460Z By action thought is rendered more masculine, attains to greater breadth, and acquires a certain nobleness and dignity. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z Ours, in his life; in his nobleness; in his soul-arousing eloquence; in the valor, and the effulgent glory of his death—the result of another whim, and lo! the consequences! Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z Ah! but you don't know him as I know him; the truth of his inner self, the nobleness of his character, the earnestness of his nature. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z Always stay up at the level of Milton's Time poem, or of his At a Solemn Musick, strung high up to an unchanging pitch of frigid splendor and nobleness? Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z “The nobleness of that boy surprises me,” said the tutor, as they went along. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z The effects of the benevolence of the generous M. Poydras, will for ever remain monuments of his piety and of the nobleness of his nature. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z Was ever woman's nobleness of character so exemplified as in your life? The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z The light that radiates from his own terrible nobleness has shown me how black and polluted a soul is mine. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z For it is no reason to presume of so excellent a prince, that the nobleness of his heart, and the effect of his will would permit him to suffer any unjust thing. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z Let not my hapless condition extinguish in me, the nobleness which I equally inherit with thee. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z As one lamp lights another nor grows less, So nobleness enkindleth nobleness. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z We should not pay them the doubtful compliment of attributing to them merits alien to their tradition and scope, as if the nobleness they actually possessed—their conscience, vigour, timeliness, and influence—were not enough. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z I could see that Annie was pained at the fellow’s presence, but she evidently forbore to speak to Fred, who held him in high estimation; and in the nobleness of his heart was beyond suspicion. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z Excellence, popular or odious, he is to commend by its own name, to stimulate men to all nobleness of character and life, whether it please or offend. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z But the nobleness of Virgil’s nature is not the nobleness of those qualities which make men great in resistance to wrong, but the nobleness of a gentle and gracious spirit. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil I loved him well, as did every one who knew him, and can hardly believe that I saw so much worth and nobleness sink into the earth--there, by the Pyramid of Cestus. Four Phases of Love Fear not; he has a soul of nobleness— He will consent; and, when you are my wife, You'll have a host of friends. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 To this nobleness of design—conceived and adhered to by all the signers of the Declaration, may be attributed that lofty dignity which pervades that unique document. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Those in whom the sense of imperfection and strangeness overpowers sympathy for grandeur, and enthusiasm for nobleness, and joy in beauty, he certainly would have left to themselves. Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. In the Georgics, the sense of the relation of Nature to human energy imparts greater nobleness to the conception. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil I did not then recall the circumstance of my having seen and known my beloved child, and, moreover, discovered in her untold treasures of goodness and nobleness of character. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 "With a countenance full of nobleness and goodness." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 The private character of Mr. Livingston was a continued eulogy upon virtue, philanthropy, benevolence, urbanity, integrity, nobleness, honesty, patriotism, consistency and all the leading qualities that render man dignified on earth and fit for Heaven. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution His eye indicated a nobleness of mind; he was naturally cheerful, although his aspect was tinged with melancholy, and his disposition was rather of the romantic cast. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact Her life, if she has a woman's nobleness and the sense of a woman's mission, is one long travail. Misread Passage of Scriptures It created an art purer and loftier than that of paganism; and a literature rivaling in elegance of form, and surpassing in nobleness of spirit, the sublimest productions of the classic muse. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs I know of no passage in his writings which for spacious eloquence, nobleness of thought, beauty of expression, can rival this. The Vagabond in Literature Mrs. Gereth's free manner always made a joke of weakness, and there was in such a welcome a richness, a kind of familiar nobleness, that suggested shame to a harried conscience. The Spoils of Poynton If there is something in nobility, it should be nobleness of character in those who belong to it. Her Royal Highness Woman Tell commerce that she needs the inspiration of this duty, that the dull, the common, the base may be transfigured and wear the forms of beauty, nobleness, and truth. Misread Passage of Scriptures The governor of the Katchi was thirty-two years old; his face full of nobleness and majesty, breathed at the same time, a kindness and candour well calculated to arouse our confidence. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 His task, by universal confession, was the noblest that could be enjoined on man, and he sustained it with powers fitted to its nobleness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 Many high-minded men have gone with the South because their state went that way, and it takes nobleness indeed to rise above the call of one’s own state when the government demands the sacrifice. A Daughter of the Union “You are well born: all gentlemen are equals,” said Riccabocca, with a sort of easy nobleness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. There was little that was noble in the words of Adam on Eve's temptation in the garden; indeed, on neither side does any nobleness appear. Misread Passage of Scriptures "Is it your wish," she inquired with much nobleness, "to confront me, to my confusion, with my inconsistency?" The Sacred Fount To his protection, to his generosity, to his nobleness of heart, I owed my education, my hopes, all my prospects in life. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 By means of it, you have obtained a fresh proof of his nobleness. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Did you ever hear of any other book of history, and poetry, and memoirs, and letters that had this power to turn men towards nobleness and righteousness of life? Some Essentials of Religion Montgomery treated the people of Montreal with great consideration, and gained their good-will by the affability of his manners and the nobleness and generosity of his disposition. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Her nobleness offered itself somehow as such a rebuke to my mere logic that, in my momentary irritation, I might have been on the point of assenting to her question. The Sacred Fount Her sad, worn face had all the nobleness That lovely spirits gather from distress. King Cole This is the true feudal spirit, which looks upon labor as something humiliating and disgraceful, whereas, in reality, man's only true nobleness consists in labor. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Yet, whatever esteem the prudence of Camo�ns may lose in our idea, the nobleness of his disposition will doubly gain. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem Yet she felt not the less convinced of the generosity and nobleness of her nature. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) The stroke was extraordinary, but extraordinary for its nobleness. The Sacred Fount Endowed with singular nobleness of mind, he had the happiness to enjoy an unblemished reputation. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. With all this, she is not without nobleness; she likes to help the sick, only is somewhat despotic in recommending her remedies. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The aim of the society is nobleness and goodness, and great and unselfish deeds. The Wouldbegoods This striking apparition was further commended in Margaret's eyes by "the expression of goodness, nobleness, and power" that characterized the countenance of the great French-woman. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) And as a sign that my King sees no cowardice, but rather nobleness, in my homage, I beg a favour. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) She resembled her mother in height and nobleness of form, but her more sharply-cut features were filled with fiery and passionate life, which was only slightly concealed under an aspect of artificial coldness. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Sonnenkamp was highly pleased; he had perfect confidence in the nobleness of her motives, and, for awhile, he himself experienced a like elevation. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine But notwithstanding these peculiarities there is always in his works a grandeur and nobleness of conception, as all must acknowledge who have inspected his designs for the Ludwigskirche, for the Campo Santo, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The greatness of his genius, and the nobleness of his character would naturally remove Bossuet far from the petty passions of the vulgar herd of directors, their meanness, jealousy, and vexatious tyranny. Priests, Women, and Families "Cease your mockery, and do not refuse admiration to nobleness of mind, you, who yourself are noble!" A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) He assured her of his most heartfelt appreciation of the purity and nobleness of her character, and of her priceless worth as a wife and a mother. Josephine Makers of History I honor the nobleness of mind and the modesty so manifest in your offer, but feeling assured that you entirely mistake yourself, when you think that you can be satisfied in so limited a sphere. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine One evening he sent for me to attend him alone in his closet, and displayed to me in this serious interview all the nobleness of his great mind. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors It was strange to see what nobleness of mind and generosity of feeling existed beneath her light and careless demeanor; and while these characteristics humiliated her lover, they filled him with genuine pride and admiration. A Life Sentence A Novel A man of your bounty and nobleness should not be without a wife. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur His manly courage and self-forgetful nobleness were not lost upon the crowd about him, nor upon the country. John Brown An Address at the 14th Anniversary of Storer College With characteristic nobleness and fortitude, Mrs. Sherman sacrificed her her own to her son's wishes, and it was not until the morning of his departure, that her courage faltered. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier Then he told of the nobleness of his race, of the mighty men and warriors who had died. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon Morally, he impressed those who knew him not only by his kindness of heart, but by a remarkable purity and nobleness of aim. Studies in Contemporary Biography Thus Tristram grew in accomplishments and nobleness till he attained the age of nineteen years, when he had become a youth of handsome face and powerful form, being large of size and vigorous of limb. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Thus, in the very first elements of form, a lesson is given us as to the true source of the nobleness and chooseableness of all things. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) If we have lost some of the heroic physical qualities of our ancestors, we have replaced them with a spiritual nobleness that turns aside wrath and binds up the wounds of the vanquished. Optimism An Essay Giovanni Gradenigo was one of the noblest cavaliers of Venice—but nobleness, as we know, is not always, perhaps not often, the credential in behalf of him who seeks a maiden from her parents. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 She had not that sustaining affection, that nobleness of purpose, which enabled her father and sister to endure so cheerfully all the hardships of their present situation. Cudjo's Cave This is to me," said Leodegrance, "the best tidings that any man living could bring; that a monarch of such prowess and nobleness should ask to wed my daughter. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Canon Lyttleton, formerly Head Master of Eton College and later Canon of Westminster, believed that "viewed rightly, the subject of sex, the ever-recurring miracle of generation and birth, is full of nobleness, purity, and health." Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life A distinguished courtesy and nobleness of tone prevailed at the beginning. The History of Freedom Nature and propriety are not only strictly observed, but we see the greatest nobleness of soul, generosity of sentiments, filial affection, delicacy, modesty, and every female virtue, finely maintained and consistently conspicuous all along. Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela (1754) "You are well born: all gentlemen are equals," said Riccabocca, with a sort of easy nobleness. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Turenne, now by their good qualities, now by their caprices, now by their deeds and now by their looks, resembled heroes of romance, and popularized in France an ideal of nobleness and greatness. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare This is the spirit of nobleness, because the spirit of charity and of God. Talkers With Illustrations There were three distinguished men of that time, who one after another were Spenser's friends and patrons, and who were men in whom he saw realized his conceptions of human excellence and nobleness. Spenser The first denotes asperity and ostentation; the second indicates simplicity, softness, and nobleness. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 I try to lift up my eyes to the heavens, to the true, the beautiful, the good, the eternal nobleness which was before all time, and shall be still when time has past away. Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 Philip was a very able man, and had a good deal of nobleness in his nature. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History I have never seen anything approaching it in animation, in vigor of portraiture, or nobleness of line. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) He had not Sidney's fine enthusiasm and nobleness; he had not either Sidney's affectations. Spenser VII. as one of the chief noblenesses of the Gothic schools. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Full of glancing humor and playfulness of expression, never scorning homely conditions, she yet lived constantly in the realm of nobleness. The Brownings Their Life and Art Its claim to superiority rests upon a certain boldness and refinement of execution, combined with nobleness of outline and a type of design much in advance of other isthmian decoration. Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 3-188 I am speaking now of the highest duty we owe our friends, the noblest, the most sacred,—that of keeping their own nobleness, goodness, pure and incorrupt. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 I hardly know of any men who have surpassed him in nobleness of conduct. Anarchism and Socialism Their likeness to anything does not affect their nobleness. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Never could the world have understood the ineffable love and beauty and nobleness of the characters of both Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, had these letters been withheld from the public. The Brownings Their Life and Art The truth, simplicity, frankness of his manners, the nobleness of his integrity, the reality and elevation of his piety, won him friends in every grade. Shirley Sanguine credit had traded on the honor and faith and nobleness of man toward man, and, behold, it had all been selfishness and falsehood and dishonor. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart How could I speak thy nobleness of nature! Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The fact is, we none of us enough appreciate the nobleness and sacredness of color. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Jack's nobleness and magnanimity were the hourly theme of her clogged fancy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 In all things the Pampangos have a nobleness of mind that makes them the Castilians of these same Indians. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The Spartans are 'of right the leaders of Hellas by their natural nobleness and their skill in war. Five Stages of Greek Religion The same kind of feeling, though manifested in ways of much less unequivocal nobleness, was at the bottom of his many efforts to make himself of consequence in important political business. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 And the nobleness of it appealed to her simple woman’s mind as something sublime. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country I call you always Sir as title to nobleness of character. The Eye of Dread "It must be remembered, however, that I honoured her intellectual powers and the nobleness and generosity of her propensities; mere tenderness would not have been adequate to produce the happiness we experienced." Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle But they held nobleness and heroism to be identical. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad He could not but admire the generosity and nobleness of feeling which thus voluntarily condemned itself to a life of solitude and despair, rather than deviate in the smallest degree from moral rectitude. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. His nobleness to her was the nobleness which was not the result of a selfish love that looks and hopes for its reward, she told herself. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country We must not assume that man is the nobler animal, and then deduce the nobleness of his delights; but we must prove the nobleness of the delights, and thence the nobleness of the animal. Modern Painters Volume II (of V) A loftier ideal of the nobleness of true womanhood has come to me. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance "Then for thy own heart's nobleness Tell forth thy boon," he said; "Before thou tell'st thy thought, I guess What wish doth it pervade." The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme And the trials which followed, though they showed the strength, the nobleness, the rare balance and solidity of his character, did not create these virtues, which had been formed and established by habit long before. Sir Walter Scott Famous Scots Series His idea had accordingly been to surrender her to her wish with all nobleness; it had by no means been to have positively to keep her off. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 There were no spontaneous exhibitions of those noblenesses of nature which mark the true reformer, and which compel the respect of even enemies. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Thou canst conceive our highest and our lowest Pulses of nobleness and aches of shame. Lotus Buds He ended with, "It will be a nobleness for you to not produce a cold show for her, but pay a small damage sum for such a beautiful lady and call it all off." Blue-grass and Broadway February 27.—O! could I from every word, from every page of this Diary, for eternities, make coruscate the nobleness, the simple faith with which the people sacrifices all to the cause. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Shall, then, an artist propose to himself a higher aim, with reference to the beauty of figures, than a virtuous citizen with reference to the nobleness of action? The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero He was a republican in sentiment, and a character of exceeding nobleness and energy. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 All these I saw at a glance; but what fixt my attention was the expression of goodness, nobleness, and power that pervaded the whole—the truly human heart and nature that shone in the eyes. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index From a practised diplomatist, this advice was characteristic; but it did not suit the frankness of Milton's manners, nor the nobleness of his mind. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Events may transform Lord Lyons into an official enemy of the Union; but a mind soured by human meanness is soothingly impressioned by such true nobleness in a diplomat and an Englishman. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The nobleness of the action seemed to lift her up out of her grief. Lover or Friend Of smaller works, statuettes and groups, she has left some two hundred in terra cotta, among them a St Augustine, said to be admirable for expression and nobleness. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 Now I do know you, and I see that no girl in the school can be compared to you for nobleness and courage, and just for being downright splendid. The School Queens However clearly one saw one's mistakes, however much one admired nobleness, and generosity, and courage, could one change the innermost character at all? Beside Still Waters He felt, no doubt, that a show of nobleness in this respect would do him better service than the withholding of the soldiers. The Life of Cicero Volume II. Pequanon was at his place in the inside as usual, watching, in the nobleness of his soul, the life of Rosalind. The Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border And all the time Primrose Henry was thinking if—if a man who was nobleness and goodness and tenderness itself, loved her, and would never love anyone else, what ought she to do? A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia He said this with an air which convinced me that his long familiarity with war had not robbed him of his nobleness of heart. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services What he was now garnering was impressions of personalities and characters, the odd perversities that often surprisingly revealed themselves, the strange generosities and noblenesses that sometimes made themselves felt. Beside Still Waters What can there possibly be in a large paper copy of a Catalogue of Books which merits the appellation of "nobleness" and "richness?" Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance I guess there is not much true nobleness but where the religion of Christ comes in. Nobody May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine! Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts The importance, the nobleness and helpfulness of this doctrine is beyond our power of expression. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost At times the old irritability was hard to vanquish; there were still dark moods of restlessness when her companionship was trying; but it was now that Herbert proved the nobleness and reality of his repentance. Not Like Other Girls But I would not have it supposed that I do not see the greatness of that ideal, and the nobleness of the reality out of which it arose. The Countess of Albany The frank nobleness which belonged to it was encouraging, and yet she did not speak. Nobody There was something eloquent of singleness of heart and nobleness that seemed to buoy up this man with his broken honour. A Modern Mercenary His eye indicated a nobleness of soul; although his aspect was tinged with melancholy, yet he was naturally cheerful. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father She must not be so lightly won; she must not stoop down from her maidenly pride and nobleness at his first words because she had grown to care for him. Not Like Other Girls How can you expect, from such women, any nobleness or appreciation of nobleness? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The calm, clear frankness and nobleness of his face and bearing made her heart fairly swell with its gladness and admiration; but it filled the other woman's heart with a different feeling. Nobody The character of Vasco Nuñez had, in fact, risen with his circumstances, and now assumed a nobleness and grandeur from the discovery he had made, and the important charge it had devolved upon him. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 It sought to educate the entire man, giving him beauty of form, keenness of intellect, and nobleness of heart. History of Education The tragic hero is the man of innate nobleness who yet has some one defect that lays him open to ruin. Progress and History But above all, this act of exclusion has shown how far the Society of Friends is fallen from its ancient state of greatness and catholic nobleness of spirit. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I He was not a beauty of Tom Caruthers' sort, but he was what I think better; manly and intelligent, and with an air and bearing of frank nobleness which became him exceedingly. Nobody I defiled my soul with the blood of innocence, virtue and nobleness. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. The nobleness of grief is gone— Ah, leave us not the fret alone! Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold This woman, she Is proud, methinks, and fears my birth and name Will mar her nobleness. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes No real nobleness will be imperiled by impartial listening to our plea. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The nobleness of form, the wealth of colour, the multiplied richness of both, almost bewildered her at first entering. The End of a Coil But it failed to perceive that, in the most effectual manner, it annihilated all real liberty, all true nobleness, and made of man an abject slave. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles True, the nobleness of man May be by man effaced; man can control To pain, to death, the bent of his own days. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold In God's name, since thou hast undone the fear Within me, coming thus, all nobleness, To one so vile, grant me one only grace. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes He allowed wickedness to do its worst, and thereby made the disinterested nobleness of the character of Jesus all the clearer. The New Theology The life and light of Rome to a blind stranger, That honourable war ne'er taught a nobleness Nor worthy circumstance show'd what a man was? A History of Elizabethan Literature Noblesse oblige—Nobility imposes the obligation of nobleness. The Martian We cannot merely grow into strength, beauty, nobleness, and power of helpfulness, without discipline, pain, and cost. Personal Friendships of Jesus “His orations and addresses are marked by classical purity, chaste elegance of expression, a certain nobleness of diction, and a just proportion of sentence to idea.” Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader He has all the nobleness of that temper, but also all its baseness. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving Poets are great or little according to the nobleness of their endeavour to build a mansion for the soul. William Shakespeare Sir G. 'Tis your nobleness To think it such. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 The price which had to be paid to attain this nobleness of character and this vastness of holy influence was not too great. Personal Friendships of Jesus The world of peace, of nobleness, of serenity, died into a parish of bustle and scandal and worry. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) No root of nobleness is lacking in her; when the season comes, the plants will spring and the garden bloom. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice The nobleness of one whose head was covered by that royal basnet; the fearlessness of one whose brows were consciously shaded by it. The Old Helmet, Volume I There was enough natural nobleness in Betty to understand Pitt, at least in a degree, and to be mightily attracted by all this. A Red Wallflower His cultivation has not been of that æsthetic character that he has an especial drawing toward nobleness, or purity, or elevation. Village Improvements and Farm Villages And now, in the last place, I have a few things to tell you respecting that dangerous nobleness of consummate art,—Composition. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing I, Chios, admired the nobleness, the beauty, of this slave, until I worshipped her and loved her beyond expression. Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Very unlike all other calmness and nobleness that she had seen. The Old Helmet, Volume I And besides, there was in his face and manner a nobleness and a pureness which at one blow drove home, as it were, the impressions of the last year. A Red Wallflower Be noble! and the nobleness that lies in other men, sleeping, but never dead, will rise in majesty to meet thine own.—Lowell. The Girl Wanted It is just as true for us, as for the crystal, that the nobleness of life depends on its consistency,—clearness of purpose,—quiet and ceaseless energy. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Yet even this hath this inconvenience in it—that it makes its possessor neglect the furnishing of the mind with nobleness. Pearls of Thought And besides the nobleness and pleasure of the studies, may we not be so bold as to say that they are no small help to the advancement of wisdom and morality?—Huyghens, Myths and Marvels of Astronomy How much genuine nobleness in the quiet, unconscious discharge of duty! Humanity in the City So died a Polycarp as had died an Ignatius, both martyred, and both memorable for 'nobleness, patient endurance, and loyalty to their Master.' The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 None can study his life without feeling the nobleness of his character. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History There is often a spirit of defiance in us, having something of nobleness in it, and not utterly condemnable, which withholds strong characters from reforming and improving, notwithstanding all the admonitions of conscience. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck Against your command, Almurah, did he wound this animal, which I endowed with speech for the service of Urad, to teach her that strength and nobleness of soul would always support the innocent. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Three important qualities of poetry are therein set forth: beauty of language, nobleness of content, and the fable in its totality—all of which belong to the preceding narrative. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I beseech indulgent consideration while, confiding in the nobleness of His Majesty's mind, and in the high wisdom of His Majesty's Ministers, I proceed to describe it. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 A perennial nobleness and even sacredness in Work. Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. Oh! that is what it is to have nobleness enough truly to overcome the world, truly to turn one’s back upon pleasures and honours—what are they to such as this?’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster There is a nobleness in taking an independent stand on the side of economy, and saving something to benefit dying souls. Thoughts on Missions What have you ever been but an angel of nobleness and heroism and devotion to duty? A Beautiful Alien Among the impressions which this meeting left upon me, what I chiefly remember to have remarked was the nobleness of his air, his beauty, the gentleness of his voice and manners. My Recollections of Lord Byron What is the meaning of nobleness, if this be 'noble'? Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. She was a tall and slender girl, with a beautiful long white throat, smooth and round, that took on entrancing curves of pride and gentleness, of humility and nobleness. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls In the hour of his last combat the thought of his brother-in-arms returns to him, and the memory of Hector is the spur to nobleness and valour which he bequeaths to his boy. Stray Studies from England and Italy There was a nobleness in his voice which she had not noted before; it charmed and lulled her. The Proud Prince He further says, " his elaborate and ingenious pen has not a little added to the nobleness of our subject." On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions He draws them with a rare perfection, and always—little definite, delicate, tremulous things as they are—with a certain nobleness. Picture and Text 1893 Doubtless moral qualities are of the first rank; they are the motive power of civilization, and constitute the nobleness of the individual; society exists by them alone, and by them alone man is great. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. They had lost all love for freedom and nobleness; they cared only for doles and excitement. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 You shall find pride lauded and called high spirit and nobleness: covetousness is prudence and good thrift: flattery and conformity to the world are good nature and kindliness. Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall His own composure and nobleness must be according to the composure of his thought to his toil. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature This "nobleness" on Mr. Parsons' part is the element of style—something large and manly, expressive of the total character of his facts. Picture and Text 1893 At that time, however, painting itself was full of architectural severity and plastic nobleness of form. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture His name is preserved in history, alike for his military talents and services, for his attainments in literary pursuits, and his nobleness of mind. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 She was an active and inspiring companion and correspondent, and all the art, the thought and nobleness of New England seemed, at that moment, related to her and she to it. Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies But mechanical ingenuity is not the essence either of painting or architecture, and largeness of dimension does not necessarily involve nobleness of design. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Yet his character was stamped with nobleness as well as strength. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 Rauch executed many excellent busts; he made good portraits, and yet he elevated the character of his subjects to the greatest nobleness of which they were capable. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture The whole self-respect and nobleness of the man shines out in these generous lines. Horace All that the trading classes loved in Chatham, his nobleness of temper, his consciousness of power, his patriotism, his sympathy with a wider world than the world within the Parliament-house, they saw in his son. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 He was a restless, often a very naughty boy; but when you looked at his broad forehead and truthful eyes, you felt that, back of all his faults, there was nobleness in his boyish soul. Captain Horace But alas! how large a portion of the apparent generosity and nobleness which shows itself among potentates and kings, turns into selfishness and hypocrisy when closely examined. Xerxes Makers of History We do not know whether this was by Krafft or not, but it has a purity and nobleness that scarcely any other German sculptor attained. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Somewhere serene thy watchful power inspires, Thou art a living purpose, being dead, Fruitful of nobleness in lesser lives, A guardian and a guide; Hail and farewell! The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula The beauty and nobleness of the stallion could not fail to excite envy wherever and by whomever seen. Deerfoot in The Mountains If so, he had the magnanimity to prefer the good of Peru to his own glory, a virtue never found except amongst men of great nobleness of soul. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 Brought face to face, each must recognise the nobleness of the other. Robert Elsmere Manuela," she cried, "did you ever see such nobleness, such lofty yet gracious courtesy? Rita As for goodness, truth, or nobleness of any sort, there is not a syllable recorded in his favor. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture The Religion of Self-interest is narrow, poor, mostly inoperative of any lofty enthusiasm or high nobleness of character. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The distinguishing expression of the features of the young prince is that of nobleness and gravity. Hortense Makers of History Series Delighted to grant what he desired most of all things in the world, he extended his hand to the Duc with all the nobleness and kindliness of a Bourbon. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I "The nobleness of Alick conquered me, and I am a better fellow than I ever was before in my life." Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida He often painted the single figure of Christ, of which Lübke says: “By grand nobleness of expression, solemn bearing, and an excellent arrangement of the drapery, he reached a dignity which has rarely been surpassed.” A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Hard work, honest effort, continuous and persevering, is His simple recipe for all nobleness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John I rejoice as much in the nobleness of his character, as I grieve at being unable to render his life more happy. Hortense Makers of History Series In other words, the same influences which elevate and widen our sense of human duty give corresponding height and nobleness to our ideas of the divine character. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre These questions define a hypothesis not without its difficulties, but the dignity of which in relation to the world's knowledge was demonstrated by the nobleness of the men whom it sustained. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 And it is lovely to see how, even thus early, the Feudal chivalry depended for its life on the nobleness of its womanhood. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens To be always seeking after pleasure, however, exercises a dissipating and debilitating influence on the mind, and prevents the acquirement of true nobleness and worth of character. The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866 She has a numerous train of domestics, and it is among them that the traces are still observable of bygone pretensions, long since abandoned by the true nobleness of their mistress. Hortense Makers of History Series The contagion of nobleness finds a susceptibility for that contagion in yourself. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion Its interests and ours are fundamentally one and the same.—If the society in which we live is elevated and pure and noble we share its nobleness and are elevated by it. Practical Ethics A sort of nobleness in her own love—despite the flippant beginnings of it—made her able to believe that he had not considered money or ambition any more than she had done. The Privet Hedge I suppose most people would say here what is said everywhere else about the nobleness and privilege of the task of teaching children. Deerbrook He seemed to grow in grace and charm and in all nobleness with every day he lived. Mushrooms on the Moor It was not given him to die for the noblest cause, and yet he died because of his nobleness. Romola I had a dream that a man’s wife stood for his ideals, that he might mold his life by her purity and nobleness and love. Jewel Weed She considered his pure life and enlightened mind, and inquired, "Where is the young man that has more nobleness than he?" Summerfield or, Life on a Farm On the personal answer to that question depends all the success or the failure; all the nobleness or the unworthiness of the individual life. The Life Radiant If you did but know her, her nobleness, her misery! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 This might be a woman’s weakness, but it is closely allied to a woman’s nobleness. Romola "But think, the young pharaoh has a heart full of nobleness; he wishes to give the seventh day for rest, just courts, and even land." The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt No English ruler has ever shown greater nobleness of natural temper or a wider capacity for government than the Somersetshire squire whom his enemies, made clear-sighted by their hate, greeted truly enough as "King Pym." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Whatever other objections have been made to this second proposition, arise, as far as I remember, merely from a confusion of the idea of essentialness or primariness with the idea of nobleness. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 Independence, courage, patience, fortitude, nobleness, self-sacrifice, and tenderness become the national ethics. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It is plain, therefore, that he is not speaking "au réel" here, and we accordingly find him talking clap-trap about the nobleness of the lion in having no species immediately allied to it. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin Elsewhere men aim to be successful, or enterprising, or eloquent, or scholarly, but that nobleness of hospitality, high spirit, dignity, and affability which constitute our idea of chivalry is everywhere save here an exotic. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The people itself brought its nobleness and its vileness to the boards. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 And therefore we can have no good portraiture; for in the striving after that which is not in their model, they lose the inner and deeper nobleness which is in their model. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 To exhibit the repentance of a lovely but erring woman, to show us how her soul may be restored to its primitive nobleness, by sufferings, devotion and death, is the object of Maria Stuart. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works In all this they display a nobleness of soul and constancy of mind, at which we rarely arrive, with all our philosophy and religion.” Diary in America, Series Two Not for an instant did she doubt her husband’s nobleness. Marcia Schuyler And now I will tell you all its nobleness," says Marco, "for without doubt it is the largest city in the world. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole The nobleness of her sentiments, her elevated and candid views, her genuine feelings of humanity, and the elegance and eloquence of her pen, are brought out in these pages with their full brilliancy and effect.” Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver But the very strength of his generosity and nobleness will make him angry. Orley Farm He stifles what nobleness of character he may have and he cultivates depravity and barbarism. No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes To be virtuous, it is necessary to unite nobleness of soul with an enlightened understanding. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. The magnificent audacity of it, the assumption of man's essential nobleness, the contemptuous refusal to make any terms with selfishness, captivated our imaginations. A Positive Romance 1898 In all the pictures in which the painter has represented the apostles, he has drawn them with great nobleness; he has given them as much dignity as the human figure is capable of receiving. Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. But he is so good, and has shown to me such nobleness and affection, that I can hardly bring myself to have any secret from him. Orley Farm Last came Sir Thomas Palmer, in whom, to judge by his method of taking leave of life, there was some kind of nobleness. The Reign of Mary Tudor Sir Lancelot, with his nobleness and courtesy, and his tales of fair ladies and brave knights, so won upon them all, that it was late ere they each departed to their beds. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Apollo has not the muscles of the trained athlete, but in his nobleness of countenance and perfect symmetry of shape, he stands for all that a young man might grow towards by self-restraint and aspiration. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield You have killed every good thought in me, every desire that might perhaps have had some element of nobleness in it. Molly Bawn Its almost womanly sweetness was chastened and redeemed by the massiveness of the head, the deep penetrating eye, and an aspect of uncommon elevation and nobleness. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Then King Anguish and Sir Tristram joyfully took their leave, and sailed into Ireland with great nobleness. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" And he thanked her, saying he would do naught that should shame her, but would remember all the nobleness of her teaching; also, that he would return to see her within a little while. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Love, friendship, nobleness of soul, genius, cannot be purchased. Life and Conduct Is nobleness of sentiment never to spring up among us? Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American But it was a coarse practical jest, conveying a rude insult, and the quickly returning nobleness of his nature made him ashamed of it, as soon as he had clambered back with his trophy. The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms The ribanded old dog is paralytic all down one side, and that the side of nobleness. The Confidence-Man By the noble fellowship of the Round Table was King Arthur and his realm borne up, and by their nobleness the king and all his realm was in quietness and in peace. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls There was a kind of rightness and nobleness in what he did; but it was in the wrong place. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion But Grant was strong because of the innate nobleness of the men he commanded, and the magnificent steadfastness of the people who supported him. The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President “Yet they know not one-tenth part of his worth; his nobleness of mind, his generosity, his tenderness,” she said to herself. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War And, in other points, what desire seems most in the father's mind, that his son should cherish nobleness for himself, or be on his guard against the contrary thing in others? The Confidence-Man For, as King Arthur was already famous for his prowess and nobleness and his love of knightly men and brave deeds, Leodegrance knew that this would be a gift beloved of Arthur. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls And in the second place, our own energies are inconstant almost in proportion to their nobleness. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Self-dependence is a great virtue, and the mother of much energy and nobleness, but it is also a great error and a great sin. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. The regularity of his features and the nobleness of his carriage, form, by their beauty, a contrast with the unfavorable opinion generally held concerning the Negro physiognomy. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 May God thy gold refine Till all success be nobleness And every gain divine! Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year He gave me credit, I fear, for a good deal more nobleness than I had a right to claim. My Friend Smith A Story of School and City Life For Alexander, I guessed, would have easy work with the foe; and ’twas like Ludar’s nobleness to leave this new glory to his brother. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The acceptance of that aim as ours will give nobleness and blessedness to our lives as nothing else will. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Those who have studied the character of one whom even the rigid Austin thought worthy to be called 'the godlike Turgot,' know both the nobleness and the rarity of this type. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 3) Essay 2: The Death of Mr Mill - Essay 3: Mr Mill's Autobiography To learn to love all kinds of nobleness gives insight into the true significance of things, and gives a standard to settle their relative importance. Friendship "The greatest part of them," says Charlevoix, "have truly a nobleness and an equality of soul which we cannot arrive at with all the helps we can obtain from philosophy and religion." Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 The nobleness of his figure and simplicity of his manners produced a most agreeable impression on us. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 So we set ourselves to try and move our lives into holiness and beauty and nobleness, and it is dispiriting work. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. If man is to rise to nobleness, he must first be slain.' Short Studies on Great Subjects He studied the beautiful eyes with their frank innocence, the dainty mouth and chin, the proud, uplifted expression that indicated nobleness and no self-consciousness. A Little Girl in Old Detroit Those who have searched into human nature observe that nothing so much shows the nobleness of the soul as that its felicity consists in action. The De Coverley Papers From 'The Spectator' Good humour too, nay tender affection, nobleness, and depth: this man could have been a Poet too! Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History The condition of all nobleness and all growth upwards is that we shall die daily, and live a life that has sprung victorious from the death of self. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. The well-being of our souls depends only on what we are; and nobleness of character is nothing else but steady love of good and steady scorn of evil. Short Studies on Great Subjects Thou canst conceive our highest and our lowest, Pulses of nobleness and aches of shame. Letters to His Friends The honor and nobleness of the old "knight-errantry" consisted in defending the innocence of men and protecting the chastity of women against the assaults of others. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Another incident recorded of Henry of Monmouth at this period, strongly marking the kindness and generosity and nobleness of his mind, was the removal of the remains of Richard II. from Langley to Westminster. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth What is that which gives an element of nobleness to the lives of great idealists, whether they be poets, artists, students, thinkers, or what not? Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. What is goodness then? and what is nobleness? and where are the examples? Short Studies on Great Subjects He "excelled every one as much in agility in breaking spears as in nobleness of stature". Henry VIII. So passionately fond of work was he, and so high an idea had he conceived on the sacredness and nobleness of work, that integuments savoring of Sabbath indolence were particularly intolerable to him. My New Curate What charms him, Mother, is thy nobleness Of spirit. Freedom, Truth and Beauty Surely this is the charm which brings rest into the most troubled history, and nobleness into the lowliest duties. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. And then bursts forth all the nobleness of David’s heart. True Words for Brave Men All that I know is, that I have the most absolute confidence in the queen, which she merits by the nobleness of her character. The Queen's Necklace Yahya was "highly distinguished for wisdom, nobleness of mind, and elegance of language." A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions But the races of Saxon root fail in the chin, which wants nobleness and volume. Recollections of Europe To-day the mellow sunlight crowned her ancient nobleness with a becoming hue, as Gard was jogged along in a roundabout way through the city. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life It brings out nobleness in return to Saul himself. True Words for Brave Men Perfect obedience to all of nature's laws, including of course all moral laws, is necessary to perfect health and perfect nobleness of character. Plain Facts for Old and Young For there were hearts to whom the nobleness of this man was known; and his worth to the Puritan Cause was evident. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Yahya was highly distinguished for wisdom, nobleness of mind, and elegance of language. Arabic Authors A Manual of Arabian History and Literature She understood the English character; she comprehended, appreciated, and admired its nobleness; and she had sagacity enough to see that this very character constituted her chief glory. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 Nobleness in thee shall bring out in answer nobleness in him, and if not, thou hast done thy duty, and the Lord judge between him and thee. True Words for Brave Men It combines the Doric and Ionic orders, but both are most skilfully used with equal grace and nobleness of proportion. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 08, August 1895 Fragments of Greek Detail A wave of contrition, of shame, had swept over her—a quick desire to atone for her secret swerving by a renewed recognition of the nobleness of such a life as Miss Birdseye's. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) You could contest neither the measurements nor the nobleness, and had to feel that Mrs. Farrinder imposed herself. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) Arthur, at whose back march all the legions of Tennyson's poetry celebrative of manhood,—Arthur asserts the nobleness of manhood, irrespective of the accidents of wealth or birth. A Hero and Some Other Folks She appeals to his known nobleness of mind, and takes for granted that he will hear reason—takes for granted that he will do right—and so brought him to himself again. True Words for Brave Men Your majesty alone displayed nobleness, energy, and courage, in this triumvirate; but your friends were unworthy of your honorable conduct. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia He must have knowledge, wit, wisdom, fancy, imagination, courage, nobleness, sincerity, grace, a heart of fire. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Lantaro, the boy hero, had the blood of chiefs in his veins, and was endowed by nature with beauty of person, nobleness of character, and intrepidity of soul. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III The world will cluster to him hereafter, himself being God's hand to lift them to his Alp of nobleness. A Hero and Some Other Folks For the Spirit of God had not left David; and it was the Spirit of God which gave him nobleness of heart—the Spirit of God which made him answer, p. True Words for Brave Men Courageous heart, thy mission was so pure, Suffering humanity must thy loss deplore; Henceforth with martyred heroes thou shalt live, Crowned with all honors nobleness can give. Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two From the inmost heart of the worker rises his God-given Force, the Sacred Celestial Life-essence, breathed into him by Almighty God; and awakens him to all nobleness, as soon as work fitly begins. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Community of faith, of loyalty, of nobleness, joined them. The Friendships of Women Every true soul is impressed continually by the glimpses it has of loveliness, of holiness, or of nobleness in others. Making the Most of Life My mother was to me a creature next to God, and I have sometimes dared to put her first when I have felt most deeply all her nobleness. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 Except in purity is there no royal birth, No true nobility but nobleness of heart and mind. Poems Vol. IV To be modest and unaffected with our superiors is duty; with our equals, courtesy; with our inferiors, nobleness. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry His unconscious suavity, his abnegated personality, formed a mighty magnet; and every soul, with any steel of nobleness in it, fondly swayed to him. The Friendships of Women But here again we learn that it is out of just such struggles that we must get the nobleness and beauty of character after which we are striving. Making the Most of Life There are before it unlimited truth, beauty, power, nobleness, to be contemplated, mastered, acquired. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Elina Gyldenlove,—I have no right to keep you here; but 'twill be unlike your nobleness if you refuse to hear what I have to say to you. Henrik Ibsen's Prose Dramas Vol III Lady Inger of Ostrat There is a perennial nobleness and even sacredness in work. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The most important principle for the guidance of such an inquirer is this: Friendship can be carried, without adulteration or peril, to a degree proportioned to the nobleness and consecration of the parties. The Friendships of Women Passing by him toward an open door are certain figures which represent opportunities; they come to invite the young man to nobleness, to manliness, to usefulness, to worth. Making the Most of Life There is a gleam of cheer and of nobleness in this representation; but, upon the whole, it is perhaps as ineffectual as the former. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life "I love Mademoiselle de la Valliere," he said, suddenly, with mingled nobleness of feeling and passion. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" There was an uprightness and nobleness too, characterizing Guly's every deed which the merchant had not failed to observe, and which had created a respect and esteem for the boy even in that obdurate heart. The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans In the first, the sovereignty is the bond of a common nobleness; in the second, the bond of a common ambition. The Friendships of Women Faith's face glowed as she listened, at the nobleness of these two; of the generous, Christian gentleman—of the coarse workman, who wore his nature, like his garb—the worse part of an everyday. Faith Gartney's Girlhood Perhaps one who rejects the ordinary doctrine of a future life can be solaced and edified by these substitutes in proportion to his fineness, greatness, and nobleness. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life All my life through have I maintained that kings are above all other men, not only from their rank and power, but from their nobleness of heart and their true dignity of mind. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" And the fountain whence she drank the charmed water of this delight was the lips of that grand youth, all nobleness and devotion. Alec Forbes of Howglen "Greatness of mind and nobleness Build in her loveliest, and create an awe About her, as a guard angelic placed." The Friendships of Women And there was, in truth, a new strength and nobleness in look and tone, when, presently, he spoke. Faith Gartney's Girlhood All noble and sweet beliefs grow with the growing nobleness and tenderness of characters sensitive to those fine revealings which pachydermatous souls can never know. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life "I think it will be to-morrow, if your majesty—" "Were we not under M. Fouquet's roof, you were going to say, perhaps," replied the king, with something of nobleness in his manner. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" And what a creature, not only in genius, but in nobleness of character, potentially at least, if right models had been put gently before him!' Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 Besides, freedom and knowledge are the guides to every form of nobleness. The Friendships of Women Great riches here did I possess, Whereof I made great nobleness; I had gold, silver, wardrobes, and Great treasure, horses, houses, land. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 In every moment of supreme nobleness and sacrifice personality vanishes. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life In spite of himself, the king could not but admire her; he was overpowered by the passionate energy of her voice; by the nobleness of the cause she advocated. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Vermeyen was an especial favorite of Charles V., who ordered his bust to be executed in marble, "for the sake of the gravity and nobleness of his countenance." Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) Though personal nobleness was honored in both, polished fashion predominated in one, devout principle in the other. The Friendships of Women The peculiar repulsiveness of Constantius is not due to any flagrant personal vice, but to the combination of cold-blooded treachery with the utter want of any inner nobleness of character. The Arian Controversy Sight of truth, with devout and loving submission to it, is an achievement whose nobleness outweighs its sorrow, even if the gazer foresee his own destruction. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The figure of the Virgin is singularly dignified: the broad and severe curves traced by the hem and deepest folds of her dress materially conducing to the nobleness of the group. Giotto and his works in Padua An Explanatory Notice of the Series of Woodcuts Executed for the Arundel Society After the Frescoes in the Arena Chapel But the Sioux chief walking up to him discovered a nobleness of disposition which would have done honor to the most enlightened of men. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk It cannot recognise the nobleness of the human heart. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc Even the weakness of Athanasius is full of nobleness. The Arian Controversy To the superficial observer of human life the whole scene of struggle, sin and sorrow, nobleness and joy, triumph and defeat, is a tangled maze of inconsistencies, a painful combination of violent discords. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life There is, my Lords, a nobleness in modesty, while insolence is always base and servile. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) This letter is characteristic of the discernment and nobleness of Washington. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States The well-being of our souls depends only on what we are, and nobleness of character is nothing else but steady love of good, and steady scorn of evil. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc I know and am satisfied, that, in the nobleness of your judgment, you will always make a distinction between the person that gives the order and the organ that is to execute it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12) If he ever varied from the nobleness which was natural to him, silence was sometimes sufficient to bring him to himself. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air I can not tell you what I think of the nobleness of the inheritance which has descended upon us, of the sacredness of the duty of maintaining it. Successful Methods of Public Speaking For thou couldst not have had Othello's flaw, Not erred with Brutus,--greater, then, than those For all their nobleness. More Songs From Vagabondia How all this nobleness ebbed away, and Christianity became what we know it, we are partially beginning to see. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc It was so different from what he had always found, and yet there was the nobleness of self-forgetfulness in the difference. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 This is the outgrowth of kindness of heart, of nobleness, and of courage. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society The council, after haranguing the imperial spouses on the nobleness of their mutual sacrifice, accepted and ratified the dissolution of the marriage. The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Of Durham's nobleness of character I can here give a charming trait. My Life as an Author Pocahontas loved animals; the nobleness and fidelity of their instincts, harmonized with the large faithfulness of her own nature. Princess At first, contrasting them with those, you may have thought that there was even something in them mean or abject, for the abstract lines of the face have little nobleness and the colour is wan. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers What varied, what infinite forms of nobleness that word might include, ever increasing, as men’s notions of the gods became purer and loftier, or, alas! decreasing, as their notions became degraded. Health and Education Without that enthusiastic belief in the necessity and nobleness and value of the sacrifice, what could there be but physical pain and the despair of a useless death? Sunrise Of his father he says that he towered above them all, in stature, in wisdom, and in nobleness of bearing. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence Since Jabliak we had not seen an ugly man or woman, and the dignity of their carriage was exceeded only by the nobleness of their features. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia Her gait, or rather her flight through the air, is stamped with royal nobleness and dignity. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers |
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