propitiousness

Example Sentences

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This smithy of Newlands filled the function which under a higher propitiousness of circumstance is answered by a club.

From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Caine, Hall, Sir

Their ventures were usually of the most modest kind: beginning with a peseta, and graduating upwards, in proportion to the propitiousness of Fortune.

From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne

And then, sure of the shadow and the propitiousness of the moment, he kissed her.

From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison

They lay at anchor in river mouth, waiting on propitiousness.

From 1492 by Johnston, Mary

“Will you have the propitiousness, the kindness to stay and communicate unto me whether Squire Foster is in his residence?” said Mr. Hill.

From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John