The amiableness and dignity of Madame La Fayette forced respect from the bloodthirsty Jacobins who ultimately released her.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
Those same elms, or their successors, still flung a noble shade over the same old house, which the magic hand of Alcott has improved by the touch that throws grace, amiableness, and natural beauty over scenes that have little pretension in themselves.
"Septimius Felton or, The Elixir of Life"
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Alas, the church at that day when she is a woman only, or a temple either, may be without that beauty, treasure, amiableness, and affecting glory that she will be endowed with when she is a prosperous city.
"The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3"
John Bunyan