ampleness

Example Sentences

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There was much of the ampleness of Mirabeau, but no heaviness; there was so much soul that this carried that lightly.

From Balzac by Lawton, Frederick

When the war is over, their claims will be reaffirmed with increased ampleness and energy.

From England, Canada and the Great War by Desjardins, Louis-Georges

Another long silence ensued; the tranquillity of the universe had such an August ampleness that the sounds remained on the lips as if checked by the fear of profanation.

From The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows by Conrad, Joseph

As part of his romantic endowment, he prefers to place plot and personages in the dim backward of Time, gaining thus in perspective and ampleness of atmosphere.

From Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities by Burton, Richard

It tells you that by its goodly old-time ampleness, its high panelled walls with their dimming portraits, its great chimneypiece flanked by tall cupboards, and its massive overshadowing stairway.

From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Hutchins, Frank W.