A flight of steps sank into the darkness of the interior, and a cold strange smell floated up, with something of a dry Earthiness of flavour and a mingling of leather and timber.
"The Frozen Pirate"
W. Clark Russell
Closer and closer he drew to the deep, sweet Earthiness and the mysteries carried on outside the ken of most men.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
That a feeling so pure, vivid, and unselfish, so devoid of mere Earthiness-a feeling that apparently contains within itself the very essence of immortality-can be instantly blotted out as a flame is extinguished, has become a terrible thought.
"His Sombre Rivals"
E. P. Roe