sagacity
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Sagacity, benevolence, and playfulness were expressed in both physiognomies.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
Sagacity may be manifest in the nod of Burleigh’s head; but it does not follow that all who nod are Burleighs.
From Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord
A man cannot acquire science by nature, or without teaching: but he may acquire Intellect and Sagacity by nature, simply through, long life and abundant experience.
From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander
The people that would be Free and Independent, must possess Sagacity, Forethought, Foresight, and careful Circumspection, all which are included in the meaning of the word Prudence.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
Sagacity suggests that this should not be all for nought: “there ought to be some honorarium paid—Savoy and Nice, for example.”
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
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