moderateness

Example Sentences

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That moderateness of temper and that attitude of toleration which characterized the leading men in England had shown themselves at Cambridge, and with a strength that could not be overcome.

From Unitarianism in America by Cooke, George Willis

With thanks for the moderateness of the estimate, one-third of that number would have been more satisfactory.

From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Morgan, Lewis H.

I am the Tsar—not you, And I am only piqued in moderateness.

From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas

This modest order was popular with them because of the moderateness of its cost.

From Saturday's Child by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

The moderateness of Rupert's words, the coolness of his manner, here brought Tanty rapidly down from her pinnacle of passion.

From The Light of Scarthey by Castle, Egerton