seasonableness

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He cannot repeat too often, that upon the quantity and seasonableness of these succors, the fate of his Majesty's allies must necessarily depend.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared

But if there was a defect as to the seasonableness, it was not because it was so soon set about, but because it was no sooner.

From The Auchensaugh Renovation of the National Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant With the Acknowledgment of Sins and Engagement to Duties, as They Were Renewed at Auchensaugh, Near Douglas, July 24, 1712. (Compared With the Editions of Paisley, 1820, and Belfast, 1835.) Also, The Renovation of These Public Federal Deeds Ordained at Philadelphia, October 8, 1880, by the Reformed Presbytery, with Accommodation of the Original Covenants, in Both Transactions, to Their Times and Positions Respectively by Presbytery, The Reformed

As to the seasonableness of such a publication, there can be but one opinion among Churchmen.

From Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 by Lathbury, Thomas

First, The seasonableness: there is a time for all purposes, and every word and action is beautiful in his own time.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

But what I wish to dwell on now is not so much the quantity of vegetable produce we ought to consume, as the necessity of its seasonableness.

From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence