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One leaves all these Nobilities standing in their niches of honour: the rugged out-cast Cromwell, he is the man of them all in whom one still finds human stuff.

From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Carlyle, Thomas

Sweet mercy is Nobilities true badge, Thrice Noble Titus, spare my first borne sonne    Tit.

From Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare, William

Nobilities that had so long governed the island were nobilities no more.

From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Nukariya, Kaiten

One leaves all these Nobilities standing in their niches of honor: the rugged outcast Cromwell, he is the man of them all in whom one still finds human stuff.

From On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History by Carlyle, Thomas

At Glatz during dinner, numerous Nobilities are again in waiting.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Carlyle, Thomas