narrowness

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My Fortune must alter from what it is, before I can speak my Heart to her; and her Circumstances are not considerable enough to make up for the Narrowness of mine.

From The Spectator, Volume 2. by Addison, Joseph

Narrowness, lack of tolerance, prejudice, and similar forms of undeveloped consciousness must be wiped out by the broad understanding and sympathy that come only from experience.

From Reincarnation and the Law of Karma A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect by Atkinson, William Walker

Oh, how oft ye have refreshed me, When escaping from the daily Narrowness of petty town life, Out to you I used to wander.

From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von

Narrowness of vision often obstructs acceptance of truth.

From In His Image by Bryan, William Jennings

I never saw those at Versailles: But in my Opinion, the Walks at Aranjuez, tho' noble in their length, lose much of their Beauty by their Narrowness.

From Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton by Defoe, Daniel