saneness

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But in packing every other moment with something wild and anchoring it with a pointless arc about Debbie and Rusty’s marriage, “Vacation” has diverged from the simple saneness and sophisticated, of-its-time satire of the first.

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2015

Goethe sympathised with Antonio’s point of view; he had in his nature so much of the spirit of conduct, of saneness, of the common reason of the world.

From Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. by Morley, John

All his most characteristic utterances, such as: "blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God;" "who loves much shall be forgiven much;" reveal unsurpassed saneness and truth of perception.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

The saneness and manliness were still needed, but the joy had gone, or at least was veiled.

From Gone to Earth by Webb, Mary Gladys Meredith

Yet it needed some relief from the very saneness of its rationalism, and it found the antidote to its vicious court life in the crystal springs of Castaly.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.