peaceableness
Example Sentences
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Because of its mountain beauty and the diversity, industry and peaceableness of its 8,500,000 inhabitants, Ceylon has been called the Switzerland of the East.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fact is that the world was not ready for the utter peaceableness of the Gospel, and it had to be accommodated to the violence of the world.
From Where No Fear Was by Arthur Christopher Benson
The virtues could, of course, be similarly classified; the ferruginous virtues would include courage, self-reliance and hopefulness; the non-ferruginous, peaceableness, meekness and chastity.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
I can't array all my reasons now, or we should sit here all night—but I will tell you one main reason, and that is the immensely increased peaceableness of the world.
From Father Payne by Arthur Christopher Benson
He did not have to be constantly scuffling to guard his self-respect, and at the same time he gained the good-will of the better sort by his evident peaceableness and integrity.
From Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 by John George Nicolay
