I do not feel very sorry for him: he cared little for life for its own sake, and the life which he was forced to lead was too far below his great soul, and the goodness and tenderness of his heart, and the nobility of his noble scornfulness.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
After the young Bohemian's father had departed this life, the Emperor himself had dubbed his sorrowing son Knight, and nevertheless he was devoid alike of pride and scornfulness.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
The line reaching to a dimple from the upper lip was saved from scornfulness by the lovely gleam, half-challenging, half-consoling, regal, roguish-what you would-that sat between her dark eyelashes, like white sunlight on the fringed smooth roll of water by a weir.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith