| 单词 | sedateness |
| 例句 | He glanced at the dead face one more time, and then with widowed sedateness he opened the door that led out into the hospital corridor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A hurriedly donned black robe billowed about him when at last he arrived, but it was with impressive sedateness and dignity that he asked, “Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached your verdicts?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “The shock of the elevator emphasizes the sedateness of the rooms,” he explains. Andrew Zobler, Line Hotel's Boutique Warrior 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z She also frequently fixes her camera on characters as they impassively recount stories of past traumas, such as an abortion and an apostasy; the sedateness of her shots mirrors the dispassion of their accounts. ‘All Eyes Off Me’ Review: Scenes of Seduction 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The Vivaldi hung fire, providing sedateness even where the composer's marking is "spirited." An ambitious program teams Bella Voce and Callipygian Players 2011-03-06T18:12:00Z Bussum, for all its leafy sedateness, had a lively cultural scene. The Woman Who Made van Gogh 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z They were well-bred lads with inborn sedateness, never boorish nor loud-voiced; noblesse oblige still is a reality in spite of the dissipated, smart set in Madrid by which we too often generalize. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Hereupon the good old man determined to go, and did so; and both on the voyages and in the islands he served his companions as a great example of religious devotion, sedateness, and patience. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 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, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z There was no more sedateness, no more going sadly, after this; nor ever did scolding seem more entirely thrown away than that extempore sermon upon the day of Dolly's return. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z It was the sedateness of his preparations, the slow stealth of his sap, the unswerving calmness of his approaches at which her soul revolted. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z By burying himself in the sedateness and reticence of office, Pitt sought to break with his dazzling indiscretions, and mature himself for statesmanship. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Even still there is a scholarly sedateness in the neighbourhood. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z His never-failing sedateness, his self-possessed and serene eloquence, his long-tailed coats, his ideas of order, and his legal diction had aroused against him a prejudice as cruel as it was unjustified. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z They may be good soldiers," said the priest, "but they are giddy heads in whose sedateness we cannot put confidence. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z "For she is less giddy, and has more sedateness and dignity." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z But you need sedateness; for that, marriage is the best thing. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z She turned her eyes to his, smiling with a certain diffident, sweet sedateness. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Martine had taken the precaution to tether her horse to a hitching-post, but Mr. Frazer, trusting too implicitly to the sedateness of his steed, had left it unfettered to nibble the grass by the roadside. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Nigel had become noted for sedateness of conduct, economy in expenditure, and close application to his studies. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z We had supposed that our hack belonged to some “serious family” of horses; and that the natural sedateness of his disposition had been augmented by years of toil and starvation. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z All that she had said of the opinions of men, of the need of sedateness, of disgrace, slipped along on him like a dart on steel armor. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z He is early instructed in lessons of sedateness and self-respect, and if not cheerfully willing to obey and listen, a few taps of the rod soon bring him to his senses. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Father says," Deirdre said, a quaint air of sedateness settling down on her, "that he's 'shamed to send me without stockings or a wedding garment, Mrs. Cameron. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z "I aims to be," he asserted stoutly, "but it wouldn't skeercely be charitable to be the cause of your breakin' an arm or"—he paused an instant before adding with sedateness—"or a limb." The Tempering Here and there a foreigner with coal black hair, a soft shirt front and a fancy white waistcoat, spiced with originality the sedateness of English gaiety. A Bed of Roses They were attended by a man who, even thus far off, showed the sedateness of age; and, a short space behind them, rode a few files of troopers in military array. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Now she would be demure, now venturesome, now childishly merry, now assuming a premature sedateness. The Great Miss Driver He sank into a cold sedateness of change. The Day of His Youth Murder in Gramercy Park was a novelty which no one aware of its sedateness could comfortably resist. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The fifth canto containing the story of Rimini's unhappy lovers, lay open in its usual place, on the evening so much longed for by Felice, but Lydia received him with maidenlike sedateness. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Those who liked sedateness, solidity, sincerity, the commoner virtues of faithfulness and effort, admired Angela. The "Genius" All the playfulness and sprightliness she had hitherto displayed was now changed to gravity and sedateness. The Grandee Thus the officer, whose sedateness of manner acts beneficially. When Ghost Meets Ghost As he grew up, however, it grieved his protector to observe that he manifested but little of the piety, and less of the sedateness of his own children. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative She looked younger than her years in spite of her little cap and the sedateness of attire then common to women past their youth. The Gorgeous Isle A Romance; Scene: Nevis, B.W.I. 1842 In the church great sedateness and devotion or silence reigns. 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 Her sedateness, her retired manner of living, and her melancholy, are such that one might suppose she lamented the death of her husband as much as though he had been a handsome young man. Pepita Ximenez Now when Lucy Meade, practically a child for all her sedateness and serious eyes, married him, two things terrified her on the day. Love and Lucy He could not but admit to himself the prettiness of her trim figure, the quiet sedateness of her beautiful, gentle face. The Hound From The North At this startling proposition even the Oriental sedateness of our majestic host gave way, and he allowed his astonishment and displeasure to become visible. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. The trepidation which first seized upon him, was of but momentary duration, and was succeeded by a most dignified sedateness and stoical apathy. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State We don’t desire to see in boys the sedateness and gravity of demeanor that we like to see in men. Stuyvesant A Franconia Story "I have planned for the last two years to come over," said the winsome voice with the sound of glad, merry youth in it that jarred on the sedateness of his listener. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Perhaps it was this very sedateness—this polished reserve—that formed the spring of my suspicion. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The lawyers were clothed in sheep-skin, to remind them of the attributes of their calling—innocence, faithfulness, and sedateness. 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. She continued this with a certain sedateness and concentration until the tassel went beyond her reach and caught in the curtain. Children of the Desert Their simplicity, fervor, and sedateness had won his regard. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges “You look forward to other people’s grey hair and sedateness of face, though you will not to your own.” Deerbrook The blazing northern lights plodded their ghostly measure with the sedateness of the ages through which they had endured, while the youth sat on unstirring, smoking his pipe of perfect peace. The Heart of Unaga The inhabitants are distinguished for their sedateness and moderation; old age is more respected by them than by any other community. 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. She looked across the dining-room to where the child was talking with old-fashioned sedateness to her father. Children of the Desert Wych Hazel bowed her head with extreme sedateness and went on with her dinner. The Gold of Chickaree Edgar paused for a moment, for, in spite of the powerful restraint put on himself, and the intended sedateness of his words, his feelings were almost too strong for him. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters It was rather unreasonable of him, she thought at first, to be otherwise than content with the young girl in her new sedateness. Janet's Love and Service Yet were the priests now and then angry with him for his great sedateness and reservedness, which they called pride and haughtiness. 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. I mean to spend Saint Chrysostom with Mary Boswell and Lucy Cheyne, and their friends: and I promise thee we shall not have no sadness nor sedateness in the company.” The King's Daughters Her early gravity of manner, and sedateness of mind, might be more easily accounted for. The Beauty Of The Village "Do you know what time it is?" asked Mary, who, by virtue of the sweet sedateness of her disposition, was rather the monitress of the company. The Old Folks' Party 1898 In The Death of Hippolytus there is something of the aloofness, the blitheness, the thrust of phrases, the grimness, the sedateness which we associate with Greek drama. Personality in Literature Whether this arose from pure melancholy, or the still lingering hope of making her conquest, by that sedateness of manners which she knew her guardian admired, she herself perhaps did not perfectly know. A Simple Story The Turk," says Mr. Thornton, "is usually placid, hypochondriac, and unimpassioned; but, when the customary sedateness of his temper is ruffled, his passions ... are furious and uncontrollable. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity His wife, whose costume I will not describe and whose state of mind I shall not explore, showed a subdued sedateness—though a glad—which restored the balance. On the Stairs To-day, littered as it was with trunks and clothes, the room lacked its usual sedateness and dignity, but Helen did not mind. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure There were some who lounged with a false sedateness, and some who fluttered in an equally false timidity. Here are Ladies Il Francia is thought to have united, in his works, a certain calm sedateness and frank sincerity to the dreamy imaginativeness of some of his contemporaries. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art The doctor's laughter echoed between the banks, and hers fell in with it, though she had told her story with the utmost sedateness. The Emigrant Trail And held to a proud sedateness by their tiny riders, the contenders in the derby filed through the paddock-gate. Blister Jones So she faced the doctor, and answered him with the sedateness of fifty years "I can't very well tell you, Dr. Sandford." Melbourne House Her superior age, sedateness, and prudence, gave my deportment a filial freedom and affection, and I was fond of calling her "mamma." Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 This is a favourite path of contemplation with him, and he pursues it with a gloomy sedateness of acquiescence, which is more affecting than if he raved and foamed against the inevitable. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country He has a more expressive countenance, a striking sedateness of carriage, and a settled gravity of manner, especially when silent, which makes him seem wiser than he is. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters It was her sweet sedateness that gave sureness and reality to the whole affair. The Measure of a Man He was surprised at the sedateness of her answers, and at a strange look of excited solicitude that arose in her eyes. What Necessity Knows She again noticed my sedateness, and inquired into the cause. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 "Take note of the easy sedateness of your father in the road there." Jan A Dog and a Romance Its was clear that during the whole evening she had been unusually pensive, if not actually depressed, although a general observer would have seen nothing in her beyond the natural sedateness of her manner. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two His manner was marked by the same melancholy sedateness which we have already described. The Dead Boxer The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two His sedateness and taciturnity, his indifference to juvenile amusements, his slowness and difficulty in learning, and his ready submission to his equals, induced them to consider him as one irrecoverably stupid. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions The sedateness of the elder formed an amusing contrast with the laughing eye and untamable vivacity of the younger; but they smiled and they wept in unison. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 She felt too young for the sedateness into which her life was settling. Married Life The True Romance Luncheon was announced, and they went into the other room, accompanied by Miss Carry, who had suffered herself, to be introduced to Major Stuart with a certain proud sedateness. Macleod of Dare But hardly had he himself been a moulder three days, when his previous sedateness of concern at his unfortunate lot, began to conform to the reckless sort of half jolly despair expressed by the others. Israel Potter Of another of these critical friends he speaks with more sedateness, but with a strong conviction that the critic, a very sensible man, had no sympathy with the poet. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions I had behaved with unusual sedateness, had showed an aplomb I had never before evidenced. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative "Would you care to see it?" she replied, with a studied sedateness which Osborn found unutterably sweet, and which did not in the least deceive the watching mother. Married Life The True Romance This excitement over, the respective crews sink into a sort of melancholy sedateness, and Green in vain endeavours to kick up a quadrille. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities This idea has arisen from his dress and his sedateness, which together have produced an appearance of age above the youth in his countenance, or the stature of his person. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 Her presence disturbed the sedateness of the place. Septimus At this the three big hussies felt alarmed, stepped back, and subsided into sedateness. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Well, good-by"; and as Derry and Toms began to turn with his customary sedateness of motion she made the remark, "I'm so glad you don't wear trouser clips, Marko. If Winter Comes Her wonted sedateness vanished as she thus became her daughter's playmate. A Love Episode In France and Italy I have been struck by the greater sedateness of Continental children. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women The other partner, however, maintained his sedateness, and kept carving on, with the air of a thorough man of business, intent upon the occupation of the moment. Tales of a Traveller And she always expressed herself with the same sedateness and dignity, the same reasonableness, in imitation of her husband. The Darling and Other Stories But the free, liberty-loving American yields shyly to her captor, while the sedateness of the prospective matron has already taken possession of the dusky sister. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines Constant employment had developed my mind, and I flattered myself on having acquired a wisdom and sedateness such as ten years of quiet experience could not have given me. Strange Visitors Her way of twisting her dark hair—which waved over the brows from a central parting—into the simplest kind of knot gave her an air of sedateness beyond her years. The Wild Olive So she faced the doctor and answered him with the sedateness of fifty years—"I can't very well tell you, Dr. Sandford." Melbourne House, Volume 1 "You alarm me exceedingly, by this moving sedateness." Pamela, Volume II On the previous night Braiding, in all the customary sedateness of black coat and faintly striped trousers, had behaved just as usual! The Pretty Lady There were also a sedateness and gravity in the appearance of all, which the dress tended greatly to augment. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa Despite her sedateness she had unmistakably the air of waiting at a tryst. The Roll-Call Indeed, I had seen there, in my youth, many a time, crowds of white settlers inferior to these in sedateness and self-possession. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 Although Mr. Hordle had the reputation of "being fond of his joke" in private life, in his official capacity his manner offered a model of middle-aged sedateness and restraint. Deadham Hard They found a fox after some delay in a copse on the side of a hill, and the run that followed scattered even Anne's sedateness to the winds. The Knave of Diamonds I hope she will not diverge too far from her present sedateness and solidity; yet I am not without apprehensions of danger on that score. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton Through this circumstance she learned that Don José was not yet fifty, and that his gravity of manner and sedateness was more the result of fastidious isolation and temperament than years. Frontier Stories These minutes and imperfect sketches enabled me, as God has graciously given me time and sedateness, to digest them into the form in which they appear.' Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 They seemed very solemn, but Keith sensed the happy spirit underlying their outward sedateness. The Soul of a Child He was a grown man, neither wise nor clever; but with a man's sedateness of spirit and a man's hopes. Hodge and His Masters Her pale, dejected countenance, with the sedateness of her manners, so different from the lively glow of health, cheerfulness, and activity which formerly animated her appearance and deportment, struck me very disagreeably. The Coquette The History of Eliza Wharton The sedateness of her aspect and her kind compliance in this meeting gave me hopes. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 There was a gentleman of the court celebrated for his sedateness and solemnity; my aunt was piqued into emulating Orpheus, and six weeks after her confinement she put this rock into motion,—they eloped. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829 We shall go together after a minute with sedateness, as if we had been studying the stars. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth There was a gravity and sedateness in Miriam's countenance, which was not at all school-girlish, and which pleased La Fleur; in her eyes it gave the girl an air of distinction. The Girl at Cobhurst The abandoned rake put on the outward sedateness of a philosopher; the scoffing sinner proclaimed that he had forsaken his evil ways, and would live thenceforth a model of virtue. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 I am not persuaded that this is agreeable to religion; and I am still less convinced that it is compatible with the sobriety and sedateness of common sense. Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Sylvie asked, walking with a little extra sedateness, by way of example to Bruno at the other side, who never ceased jumping up and down. Sylvie and Bruno Her hair, put up on silver or jade jewelled hairpins, decorated with many flowers, is very heavy, and easily tilted to one side or the other if not carried with the utmost sedateness. Court Life in China He invented the most wonderful stories, and told them with imperturbable sedateness. Tracks of a Rolling Stone “The lamb has an entirely unmerited character for sedateness,” agreed Clovis. Beasts and Super-Beasts She has left off the giddiness of childhood to take on the sedateness of youth. Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish Perverse nature, we know, loves not to be prescribed to; although youth is not so well qualified, either by sedateness or experience, to choose for itself. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 Now I said to myself that she had certainly a look of greater sedateness than before. Wilfrid Cumbermede While she spoke this she began gradually to gain a more entire sedateness and self-command. Imogen A Pastoral Romance "As to sedateness, you know, sir, since I saw you last, I may well be sobered a little, for I have suffered—not a little," said Harry. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 Young as she was, she had lost much of the girlish air, in the sedateness and propriety of the young woman. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale "But, my dear Titbottom," said I, "what is the matter with you this morning, your usual sedateness is quite gone?" Prue and I His features assumed an actor's mobility foreign to their previous military sedateness, and he used his delicate hands in expressive gestures. The Mountebank Let us then, my Imogen, compose ourselves to the sedateness of despair. Imogen A Pastoral Romance I protest, Harry, you perfectly astonish me, by the sedateness of your mind and manner. Tales and Novels — Volume 09 The mistress and the maid are nearly of the same age, and, though equally innocent and good-humoured, the former has more sedateness and reserve than the latter. Jane Talbot To turn out of Fifth Avenue into the quiet streets where people live is to receive a distinct impression of sedateness such as New York is never supposed to convey. Roving East and Roving West His mother was a negro slave, tall, erect, and well-proportioned, of a deep black and glossy complexion, with regular features, and manners of a natural dignity and sedateness. Frederick Douglass A Biography Alas," cried Imogen, "I understand not in what the sedateness of despair consists. Imogen A Pastoral Romance But, indeed, she only to make a face at me, so that I did be near like to shake her unto sedateness. The Night Land But if you do attend, observe gravity and sedateness, and also avoid making yourself disagreeable. A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion The teacher descended the hill with all firmness and sedateness; he looked like a ramrod, or a poker, or anything stiff and straight, and suggestive of unpleasantness. The Wolf's Long Howl A conspicuous exception to the rule of philosophic sedateness in newly caught birds is the loon, or great northern diver. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations She alarms me sometimes for herself, at other times she has a sedateness that wonders me still more. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 But the pharmacist lost all his sedateness as he sprang out of the crosstown car after his transfer at Fourteenth Street and Fourth Avenue. The Midnight Passenger : a novel There is another passion but its sedateness hardly qualifies it for that intense term. Praetor's Lunch Moreover, not a thrill of life stirred her tight-fitting bodice; she was all massiveness and all sedateness. The Fat and the Thin This time Margaret had left something of her sedateness behind; she struck Richard as being both less ripe and less immature than he had fancied; she interested rather than amused him. The Stillwater Tragedy Ever since the accident there has been a staidness and sedateness about her manner which seemed like great improvement, as far as I have seen. Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering With all her queenly beauty and grace, the girl had that simplicity and sedateness which often goes with regularity of feature, and was hardly conscious of the admiration she excited. Magnum Bonum He stood and spoke softly and sedately, but in his tranquillity and sedateness there was more of animation and strength than in all Nazarka's loquacity and bustle. The Cossacks To him, Mary had only grown more matronly, and, wisely laying aside the frivolity of girlhood, had acquired the sedateness of riper years. The Wedding Guest Margaret, of whom he was a trifle afraid at first, amused him with her candor and sedateness, seeming now a mere child, and now an elderly person gravely inspecting matters. The Stillwater Tragedy Rhoda did not miss the humorous intention, veiled, as usual, under a manner of extreme sedateness. The Odd Women Clifford was left with knitted brows and uneasy mind; he had not believed her capable of this sedateness. The Emancipated She had hardly completed her fourteenth year, yet she possessed the prudence of old age and the sedateness of a matron, with the sweetness of a child and the modesty of a maiden. Letters of the Younger Pliny, First Series — Volume 1 The sedateness of his deportment and the apparent regularity of his life delighted austere moralists. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 5 But the farther he went and the more his attention was diverted by the ever-increasing crowds moving toward the Kremlin, the less he remembered to walk with the sedateness and deliberation of a man. War and Peace Through this circumstance she learned that Don Jose was not yet fifty, and that his gravity of manner and sedateness was more the result of fastidious isolation and temperament than years. On the Frontier With a glad exclamation, which coming through her habitual sedateness showed how much she loved the young girl, Sister Ruth started to her feet. The Man To-day he has all his sedateness and scrupulous attention, but all like a shadow of former time—not a morsel of sententiousness, and seeming positively grateful to be treated in the old fashion.' The Heir of Redclyffe For Miss Kate, from her earliest youth, had been distinguished by that matronly sedateness of voice and step, and completeness of figure, which indicates some members of the gallinaceous tribe from their callow infancy. Snow-Bound at Eagle's A sedateness, a care, an economy, an industry, took possession of them, to which there seemed to be no bounds but in their physical strength. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter He walked apart and did not condescend to idle chatter with his companions, but, as it were, tried to show everyone, even the fog, his sedateness and discretion. The Witch and other stories The sedateness of Eldon is so remarkable, that it is difficult to conceive that he was ever young; but Erskine cannot grow old; his spirit is still glowing and flushed with the enthusiasm of youth. The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family But I was taken by that air of cold And statuesque sedateness, when she said 'I'm going'; lit a taper, bowed her head, And went, as with the stride of Pallas bold. Poems — Volume 1 She brought the coffee and the bacon with a sedateness that propriety itself could scarce have surpassed. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains No longer puppies, vaguely proud of the sedateness of maturity, they strove to be proud and sedate while all their impulse was to rush together in a frantic ecstasy. Jerry of the Islands After I settled down to the sedateness which is supposed to belong to the Staff, I began to enjoy life very much. Vanished Arizona |
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