subtilty

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But there is a variety and subtilty in the Anglo-Saxon measure which is not found in the Middle English, and which is much more definitely under metrical rules.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)

For ought not true art to work upon us like a higher Nature, without putting forth much ingenuity and subtilty, without all that complication of poetical affinities and philosophical finesse?

From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. by Heyse, Paul

The Apostle recognises, beyond the subtilty of Jacob and behind the blessing of Isaac, the Divine retribution.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews by Edwards, Thomas Charles

Quiddit, kwid′it, n. an equivocation: a subtilty or quibble.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Though now his fortune was low, yet he got another ship with craft and subtilty, and in it twenty-one men.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Whymper, Frederick