choiceness

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The invitation was accepted, and the two sat down to a most sumptuous repast, the delicacy of the viands being only surpassed by the choiceness of the wine.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.

In respect of literary and artistic merit, and a choiceness in contents which secures adaptation to the widest range of needs, these books are unrivalled.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various

Another characteristic of the Traveller is the extraordinary choiceness and conciseness of the diction, which, instead of suggesting pedantry or affectation, betrays on the contrary nothing but a delightful ease and grace.

From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William

Hence arose, as that vast number of his books, so the choiceness and rarity of the greatest part of them, and that of all kinds, and in all sorts of learning.'

From The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting by Roberts, W. (William)

Beddoes' genius was essentially lyrical: he had imagination, the gift of style, the mastery of rhythm, a strange choiceness and curiosity of phrase.

From Figures of Several Centuries by Symons, Arthur