10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAIDNESS»
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staidness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
staidness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Virtues, including excellences (second, third, fourth, & ...
9828-9836] [SOBERNESS, SEDATENESS, STAIDNESS. [9828] The opposite
style, in a kind of rudeness, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, reminds one
of the words of Cowper — • The man who styles you Tom or Jack, And proves by
...
Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones, Charles Neil, Joseph Samuel Exell, 1889
He was not led away by the bewitching young ladies, whose lot was cast in the
same country school-house as his own, from the staidness of demeanor which
was the principal element of that directness in manner of life before mentioned.
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The Commercial telegraph code. A re-compiled ed. of the ...
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
The state or character of being staid; sobriety; gravity; sedateness; steadiness: as
, staidness and sobriety of age. The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness,
but levity and want of experience rnaketh apt unto innovations. Hooker, Eccles.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1897
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The Pearl-strings: a history of the Resúliyy dynasty of Yemen
For youth is not a hindrance to staidness ; in sooth, staidness is found in young
men and in greybeards." So those who were present, of the select and the
common people, together with the foremost among the officers of state at the time
, took ...
ʻAlī ibn al-Ḥasan Khazrajī, Sir James William Redhouse, Edward Granville Browne, 1907
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Selections from the Letters and Memoranda of Mary M. ...
portions. I very much admire the touching staidness and repose of character of
some I sometimes meet with, who have been ' refined through sufferings.' If it
does not seem to thee presumptuous, I should be glad thou would offer them my
love.
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Cotton telegraph code [by H.R. Meyer].
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spotting spouse sprain sprawled sprawling spray spread spreading sprigged
sprightly spring springhalt springing springtide sprinkle sprinkling sprite spritsail ...
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A Vocabulary of English Rhymes Arranged on a New Plan
3] ladies [MX, above] gladen shadeful tgradin spadeful cradle laden tradeful ladle
maiden paidle* men haden or fady dis cradle man haden cadi?l en cradle lady
staidness or stayednesst strap padoed ttradesmen un staidness bas ti nadoed ...
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The works of Beaumont & Fletcher: the text formed from a new ...
If my strict face and counterfeited staidness ' Could have won on you, I had
caught you that way, And you should ne'er have come to have known who hurt
you. Prithee, sweet count, be more familiar with me. However we are open in our
...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Alexander Dyce, 1845
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The history and adventures of Godfrey Ranger
A mixture of Staidness and Humour. A here cannot, in the opinion of a certain
great, though neglected philosopher, be a stronger demonstration of a mean
mind, than the pursuit of fame. ' It is frequently sought,' says he, by such trifling
means, ...
David William Paynter, 1813
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAIDNESS»
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staidness is used in the context of the following news items.
Haute off the runway
And while its lines may occasionally be innovative, it's always steeped in the staidness of what has gone before. Even the venues vary little: Chanel reinvents the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Paris autumn/winter 2015 couture report:
And while its lines may occasionally be innovative, it's always steeped in the staidness of what has gone before. Even the venues vary little: Chanel reinvents the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Taboos are Broken, Embraced, and Explored in Jennifer Tseng's …
... she finally screws up her courage to proposition him, and they begin a relationship, at which point it immediately becomes clear that the apparent staidness of ... «Elle.com, Jul 15»
Hutch's earns 10 plates
Hutch's menu has a core of legacy dishes, which draws sniffs from innovators, but it avoids staidness with an extensive specials list, with 19 dishes at my visit. «Buffalo.com, Jun 15»
Wizards will likely be at full strength against Pacers
... at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday morning, the Indiana Pacers walked onto the floor for their own session with a staidness not evident in the Wizards. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
Better Call Saul "Five-O" Recap: Full Measures
Saul continued to shove aside any notions of structural staidness in favor of yet another brilliant twist in narrative. The quiet inexpressible sadness underneath ... «Gothamist, Mar 15»
Interview: Russell T Davies on his new Channel 4 shows, Cucumber …
It seems to be partly a rumination on the staidness of middle age. Is that something that you worry about as you approach that stage? You're very kind – as I ... «seenit.co.uk, Jan 15»
RTE's big political drama debuts.
The dialogue could be much looser, more real, but there's a lot of starch here; in the collars of the Charvet shirts, the physical staidness of the actors, the tunnel ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
Time Magazine's silly proposal to ban the word “feminist”
... “feminist” is far too unsettled and contested a word to be tarred with the staidness Steinmetz ascribes to it. Our debates would be poorer for its loss, and for the ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
Another Day, Another Dose Of Bad News For Biglaw
Law firms pride themselves on their staidness. Lawyers get paid to manage risk, so it makes sense when you think about it. But this conservative approach ... «Above the Law, Nov 14»
