I believe long habits of virtue have a sensible effect on the countenance. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin]
A pleasant countenance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Sometimes, not always, the countenance is the index of the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
'I do not doubt it,' replied the other, your countenance is a letter of recommendation to every heart. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Castle of Wolfenbach] Reference
In our language, the word countenance refers to the face only. From Wordnik.com. [Barnes New Testament Notes] Reference
– "His countenance is our glory, his presence our happiness!". From Wordnik.com. [The Scottish Chiefs] Reference
This invitation, which may derive some countenance from the loose expressions of Gildas and. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The expression of his countenance is mild and thoughtful, and rather pleasing than otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Rocky Mountains] Reference
Members found this theatre many some-more engaging in countenance of feeling than progressing scenes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference
He seeth in all dark places; by night as well as by day; and the light of his countenance is over all his works. From Wordnik.com. [Hymns in Prose for Children] Reference
They will justly be put to shame, for they have forsaken him who alone can keep them in countenance when troubles come. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
– Adieu, my child; – be not angry, – I cannot stay with thee; – Oh, Evelina! thy countenance is a dagger to my heart!. From Wordnik.com. [Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World] Reference
What a comfort it is that you & I can keep one another in countenance — & “throw meta-physics to the dogs” tho no doubt. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 167] Reference
"'Neither long faces nor short faces are appropriate to the Sabbath, but a pleasing and dignified countenance is ever commendable.'". From Wordnik.com. [Prudence Crandall, Woman of Courage] Reference
All the spirit of her countenance is returned: she walks in air; her cheeks have the blush of pleasure; I never saw so astonishing a change. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Emily Montague] Reference
He went out and returned, wan of face, changed in countenance and with his side-muscles a-quivering; so I asked him, ‘What aileth thee?’. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
His countenance was the image of a grinning death's-head. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
His countenance was the fiery laugh of a thirster for strife. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragic Comedians — Complete] Reference
When he rejoined us I noticed that his countenance was a trifle pale. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance] Reference
A tone lingered in his ear; he recalled the countenance of one absent. From Wordnik.com. [Tancred Or, The New Crusade] Reference
Perhaps my features may recall her countenance to your recollection? '. From Wordnik.com. [The Pickwick Papers] Reference
Picture me of lofty carriage and beautiful countenance, which is not true. From Wordnik.com. [The Sagebrusher A Story of the West] Reference
The transformation of his countenance was a further revelation, had she needed any. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Rainbow] Reference
His countenance was a mask of ferocity restrained by intelligence, cold and calculating. From Wordnik.com. [The Snare] Reference
His countenance was a little graver; his voice a little lower; his manner a trifle more subdued. From Wordnik.com. [The Hand but Not the Heart] Reference
But that other, the Serapis, is above care of every kind; on his countenance is a divine placidity. From Wordnik.com. [The Emancipated] Reference
The count was silent, but the shame and confusion depicted upon his countenance were a fearful answer. From Wordnik.com. [Fairy Fingers A Novel] Reference
Poor man, his countenance is the very picture of horror, and he looks like one rather dead than alive. From Wordnik.com. [History of Tom Jones, a Foundling] Reference
And because her countenance was a true mirror of her mind, she argued shrewdly now, so shrewdly that she drove. From Wordnik.com. [The Snare] Reference
Her countenance was the index of a benevolent and excellent heart; and in truth she was a most estimable woman. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
The deadly palor of her countenance was the only sign of the anguish she suffered; outwardly, she was very calm. From Wordnik.com. [Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma] Reference
Then the lute snapped between his fingers, and Richard shuddered, and his countenance was the face of a man only. From Wordnik.com. [Chivalry] Reference
In short, it is a strong likeness of your features, but not of your countenance, which is better, and more serene. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4] Reference
The great good thy soul can wish is, that the Lord lift upon thee the light of His countenance, which is better than life. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers] Reference
Her countenance was the light of it, and her modest, womanly manner had a softening influence on the rough men who surrounded her. From Wordnik.com. [Away in the Wilderness] Reference
This picture is an emblem of an enlightened face, that is, a countenance which hath taken a share of the outpouring of the manifest Light. From Wordnik.com. [Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas] Reference
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