benignancy

Example Sentences

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She took his great toil-worn hand, and her hot tears fell on it, for his gentleness, his benignancy, had touched her deeply.

From The Valley of the Giants by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

The face which had not lost all its underlying benignancy even when it looked its coldest, had now become settled and hard.

From Dark Hollow by Green, Anna Katharine

Angelico's benignancy and sweetness are here, but it is not the equal of the "Coronation," which is a blaze of pious fervour and glory.

From A Wanderer in Florence by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

She gazed upon the two silent men with an expression that united benignancy with profound inquietude and sadness.

From The Price of Love by Bennett, Arnold

He had to perfection that reserve, that kind benignancy that a Beaminster ought to have; whenever Lady Adela questioned the foundations upon which the stability of her life depended he reassured her.

From The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary by Walpole, Hugh, Sir