elegancies

Example Sentences

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Speeches were always in order—the smooth elegancies of a Davis, the high-flown outpourings of a Harvey, the salty blasts of a Dawes.

From Time Magazine Archive

He consorted with English lords, rode to hounds, learned to love foppery and all the elegancies, became a past master of dancing, of gambling, polite drinking and exquisite flirtation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Age-old elegancies did not harmonize with her vivid self.

From The Gorgeous Girl by Bartley, Nalbro

The historian or the philosopher does not aim at all the beauties or elegancies of expression, but only such as are proper to history or philosophy.

From A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism by Spingarn, Joel Elias

However, we are apt to forget the elegancies and excellencies of the courtly man whose life was dedicated to useful service in a note that is struck by the home in which he lived.

From Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town by Goolrick, John T.