gladsomeness
Example Sentences
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She sang like a bird for very gladsomeness.
From Remember the Alamo by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
Then, in the gladsomeness of contest, everything stirred, and came into activity, shouting for joy.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm
Moreover dawn was now appearing; the birds were singing louder every minute; the silence of night was dying in the gladsomeness of a new day.
From The Coming of the King by Hocking, James
There was no lack of gladsomeness, of jests, of toasts, of noise; though the weather was marvellous, and the sun warm beyond wonder.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Then let us rise above all imperfection, and set our heart, as I said, on true virtues, which are of such joy and gladsomeness as tongue could not tell.
From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Catherine, of Siena, Saint