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urbanity

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Urbanity ushers in water that needs no apology, and gives a zest to the worst vintage.

Walter Bellamy, Esquire, sitting in state, received his friend and partner with many smiles and much urbanity.

All the urbanity of Frenchmen, joined with the delightful frankness of the profession, assured us we were welcome.

"Nothing what-ever," she answered, with an urbanity that defied the suggestion of malice.

Michael turned out of the noisy main road into the sylvan urbanity of Holland Walk.

I like lessons in getting on—in other words I suppose you mean in urbanity—from you, Julia!

I talked to two most charming young men, who discussed the war with me with perfect freedom and urbanity.

His manner was decidedly captivating, and his fine manly features produced in my mind a favourable impression of his urbanity.

To the polished urbanity of a perfect gentleman, he unites the kindly charity of a true Christian.

"Miss Dormer's herself an English picture," their visitor pronounced in the tone of a man whose urbanity was a general solvent.

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