circumstantiality

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"But the better to vamp up a show of reality, "The tale must be told with circumstantiality, "What vessels were conquered by Britain's bold sons, "Their quotas of men, and their number of guns.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Freneau, Philip

There is, however, a strange story, told with much circumstantiality, which gives an elaborate but incomprehensible account of a tragic underplot in connection with him.

From What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence by Gerard, John

His story has none of the circumstantiality of an actual occurrence; his statements are as indefinite as the agents were shadowy.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

Then followed a description of the process, narrated with horrible circumstantiality.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred

The circumstantiality of the account was equally horrible and amusing.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker