Sheel come in stately weedes to please your sence. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedie of Mariam, the Faire Queene of Jewry Written by That Learned, Vertuous, and Truly Noble Ladie, E. C.] Reference
The chieftains of the tribe in stately silence stood around. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America] Reference
Elizabeth turned and walked off in stately fashion to the door of the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [The Hills of the Shatemuc] Reference
The elder nuns in stately array, occupied the other arm-chairs, and looked like statues carved in stone. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
One saw life-sized ladies and gentlemen dancing in stately rounds or laughing under trees and among flowers and butterflies. From Wordnik.com. [A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago] Reference
Upstairs in stately Norris Hall, sits a room full of my current office setup. 40 plus Mac Pro towers adorned with 22 inch Cintiqs. From Wordnik.com. [PvPonline » Archive » More thoughts on SCAD] Reference
In the middle of the black water, growing in stately solitude, was a lily – a lily from which an intensely brilliant light seemed to pour. From Wordnik.com. [The Lily of Life: A Fairy Tale] Reference
A few who used obsolete dictionary words pronounced him proud -- a term stately enough to constitute somehow a tribute, though a damnatory one. From Wordnik.com. [On the Stairs] Reference
Lord Grey was a noble illustration of what may be described as the stately order of Parliamentary eloquence. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV (of 4)] Reference
The story itself moves at a pace best described as stately, punctuated by fast action sequences in battle or hunt. From Wordnik.com. [Pendragon, by Stephen Lawhead. Book review.] Reference
Though one of the earliest of Fox's "testimonies" was in reprobation of "steeple-houses", that is, the stately edifices with which. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI] Reference
Lisa: Thank you , I don't moisturize enough but I guess marfans gave me 'stately' hands. From Wordnik.com. [Beth goes a Begging!] Reference
Holds, and reveals in stately phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Lines Written After Reading Sir Edward Seaward's Narrative By Mrs. Fletcher (Late Miss Jewsbury.)] Reference
His bones do lie interr'd in stately Pauls. From Wordnik.com. [Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, Full of Delight] Reference
The word "stately" was in later editions altered by the author to "noiseless.". From Wordnik.com. [Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists] Reference
And sometimes there is a grand march afterward, which is a kind of stately dancing. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Girl in Old Boston] Reference
Coming from the kind of stately artist, this seemed even more astonishing than the event. From Wordnik.com. [artforum.com] Reference
And such conceits as clownage keeps in pay, to 'stately' themes which beget 'high astounding terms'?. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespearean Tragedy Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth] Reference
"I hope we shall see you at the Court some day," Clarissa's husband said, with a kind of stately cordiality. From Wordnik.com. [The Lovels of Arden] Reference
As a result they were soon fleeing for their lives; and within "one short hour" nothing was left of the "stately" Globe. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration] Reference
Then her heart began to dance in a kind of stately measure, and she marched solemnly to the sound of bells into a great castle. From Wordnik.com. [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference
Yeah, Star Trek and its spinoffs have all tended to be more "stately" and talky -- dare I say, maybe even a little bit more intellectual?. From Wordnik.com. [Occasional Superheroine] Reference
"stately," made of brick; three stores, and besides a town house, a market house, and several schools. From Wordnik.com. [History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6)] Reference
"stately," more and more now feature the phrase "as is" to describe storm-damaged houses owners are trying to sell without making repairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
He stares warily at the stately oak desk where Rudy Giuliani used to sit. From Wordnik.com. [Mayor Mike, Inc.] Reference
Shaggy protesters built an unwieldy tent city inside stately Harvard Yard. From Wordnik.com. [AT HARVARD, SKEPTICS RULE] Reference
So instead, the Obama family has been holed up at the stately Hay-Adams Hotel. From Wordnik.com. [Traffic Jam? Blame Bush.] Reference
A stately figure, he thinks he's been properly patient and is now properly seasoned. From Wordnik.com. [Political Lives: Is Bush Unbeatable In 2004 Election?] Reference
Teachers emerge from the stately villa in an exclusive Moscow suburb, children in tow. From Wordnik.com. [The Caviar Curriculum] Reference
NOWDecades later, the patrol is still there ... and still plans on moving to quieter, more stately digs. From Wordnik.com. [We'll See You Back At The Station House] Reference
By contrast, standard economics says preferences take a stately stroll downslope every day, step by equal step. From Wordnik.com. [A Win For The Dismal Science] Reference
At night, 19th-century traditionalists should check into the stately Hotel Bayerischer Hof (bayerischerhof. de). From Wordnik.com. [Travel: A Munich Milestone] Reference
Italy's Piedmont, home of the stately Barolo, and Germany's legendary Mosel, have been on a roll for the last sunny decade. From Wordnik.com. [Vins D'angleterre?] Reference
Unlike many past gatherings, this was a stately affair, graced by traditional dances, flower arrangements and a tea ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [The Ever-Expanding Plague] Reference
Like a poker player artfully hiding the full house in his hand, he gives us 10 minutes of stately, nearly immobile exposition. From Wordnik.com. [Swords, Sense And Sensibility] Reference
His frat brothers carried him back to his basement room in their stately Boston mansion, then noticed he wasn't breathing well. From Wordnik.com. [Drinking And Dying] Reference
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