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Sentences starting with dignity

Dignity and pride were both sustained by silence and a wave of the hand, which in fact said to the world, "Look you, my masters, they belong to Jean Jacques. [11]

Sentences ending with dignity

But the woman who gives only one person reason to despise her signs the death-warrant of her own dignity. [10]
They were shocked when they heard him cap an argument upon grave affairs of state with a story about "a man out in Sangamon County,"--a story, to be sure, strikingly clinching his point, but sadly lacking in dignity. [7]
His unconstrained bearing was instantly transformed into one of unapproachable, icy dignity. [10]
The maiden's brow was grave and thoughtful, the lips firmly set; but she seemed to Dido to have grown, and to have gained something of her mother's mature dignity. [10]
M. Fille bridled up, and his spare figure seemed to gain courage and dignity. [11]
He drew himself up with rigid dignity. [11]
When he stood up he was much taller than common, and he walked with princelike dignity. [10]
We hail only two men who could make speeches for their parties and preserve their honor and their dignity. [5]
But he was troubled to analyze her gravity, her dignity. [9]
Yet the home too had its dignity. [11]

Short sentences using dignity

He never forgot his dignity. [4]
Come, guess, Ma'm'selle Dignity. [11]

Sentences containing dignity two or more times

Here is the dignity which commands reverence,--a dignity which, with all Ralph Waldo Emerson's sweetness of manner and expression, rose almost to majesty in his serene presence. [6]

More example sentences with the word dignity in them

If I comprehend your art aright, its essence is opposed to the addition of superhuman dignity and beauty, with which you, or the model you used, strove to ennoble and deify your Demeter. [10]
He did so, yet I thought it hurt his sense of dignity to be shifted to a bedroom. [11]
If it might yet be something more than a mere post of honor to be the wife of Verus, I would not ask for the new dignity of becoming wife to Caesar. [10]
Besides, the judges would be charged with partiality by the tailor and his followers, and to show such visible tokens of favour threatened to prejudice the dignity of the court. [10]
He was quite without self-consciousness, although there was that little touch of irresponsibility in him which betrayed a readiness to sell his dignity for a small compensation. [11]
There he is, with the whiskers and the tall hat and the comfortable face, which wears already a look of gubernatorial dignity and power. [9]
Beautiful, wild, invested with the mystery which belongs to untrodden spaces, and with enough of terror to give it dignity, it had yet closer relations with the town over which it brooded than the passing stranger knew of. [6]
Both ladies rose with grave dignity, conferred upon Laura a formal invitation to call, aid then retired from the conference. [5]
He himself rode with dignity, though this journey was the first occasion on which he had sat on horseback. [10]
She answered them with dignity, but one saw that they gave her pain. [5]
He bears himself with a calm, stately dignity, and is a man of noble presence. [5]
There was in William Wetherell, as he sat in the chair with his eyes fixed on his visitor's face, a dignity which Mr. Merrill had not seen before--had not thought the man might possess. [9]
The dignity with which he appeared in public was truly imperial and unapproachable, and even when he sat with his intimates in his favorite room he was grave, gloomy and taciturn. [10]
How much more when the scholar is wrapped in those flowing folds, with their flaming borders, and feels the dignity of the distinction of which they are the symbol! [6]
If a man were told in German to go there, could he really rise to thee dignity of feeling insulted? [5]
As several millions were involved in this one branch of the case --the suit of the bondholders--the newspapers treated it with the consideration and dignity it deserved. [4]
The moment we were in the road I ran; and after a moment he threw dignity aside and followed. [5]
And it is well; her act being proportioned to the dignity of one who carries in her head and heart riches which outvalue any that any King could add, though he gave his all. [5]
The song was weird, with a strange thrilling charm; it had the slow dignity of a chant, the roll of an epic, the delight of wild beauty. [11]
I am afraid we were an undistinguished set, for I do not remember anybody near a bishop in dignity graduating from our benches. [6]
The imaginary man was unprincipled, and had no dignity, but he had such influence over Austen Vane that he had induced him to drive twice within sight of Fairview gate, when Austen Vane had turned round again. [9]
To him it was the name, the dignity, and the fortune he brought her. [11]
The town itself was squat but amiable: small houses and large huts; the only place of note and dignity, the new town hall, which was greatly overshadowed by the big mill, and even by the two smaller ones flanking it north and south. [11]
But Joan's dignity was not ruffled, her bearing was not discomposed. [5]
However, perhaps he was merely engaged in 'upholding the ancient dignity of the Senate,'--then. [5]
The whole town was laughing in its sleeve, and the court knew it, and its dignity was deeply hurt. [5]
A third servant was handing him the crosier, the insignia of his dignity as a prelate, when a priest entered and announced the scribe Pentaur. [10]
The Manor Casimbault was destined to be an example of ancient dignity and modern bad taste. [11]
Cambyses' first glance was bestowed on Nitetis; she sat by him in all the splendor and dignity of a queen, but looking very, very pale in her new purple robes. [10]
This maidenly dignity was at all times shielded by the five brothers, who treated her with a constant and reverential courtesy. [11]
And the style Wald--or wood--Stromer is to be set down to the fact that this branch had, from a long past time, heretofore held the dignity of Rangers of the great forest which is the pride of Nuremberg to this very day. [10]
The elder Herr von Nordwyk agreed with him, exclaiming: "With all due respect to your dignity, Herr Peter, your three companions in office belong to the ranks of bad friends, who would willingly be exchanged for open enemies. [10]
Titianus received his visitor, lying down, and yet his demeanor revealed the self-possessed dignity of a high-born Roman, and the calm of a Stoic philosopher. [10]
Matronly dignity was visible in every movement, and the charm of her manner lay, not in a youthful endeavor to be pleasing, but in the effort of age to please others, considering their wishes, and at the same time demanding consideration in return. [10]
Already an imprudent violation of his extreme sense of the dignity of majesty, or of the confidence which he bestowed upon her, might become fatal to it. [10]
The house was very still, and the far-off, muffled rumble of omnibuses and cabs gave a background of dignity to this interior peace and luxurious quiet. [11]
She smiled a vacuous smile; she played "the lady" terribly, as, with a curious conception of dignity, she held her body stiff as a ramrod, and with a prim merci sailed into the street. [11]
Then with her usual dignity she pointed to a seat and said: "Be seated while I dress. [10]
Barbara drew herself up, and the air of unapproachable dignity which she assumed well suited the aristocratic gentleman at her side, whom every one knew as the most brilliant, witty, and extravagant noble at the Emperor's court. [10]
She drew herself up, and said with dignity and fire: "What I said to them was, 'Ride those English down! [5]
He drew himself up with dignity, his face became graver. [11]
I never rightly understood how it was that Mr. Carvel was deceived in Mr. Allen; perchance the secret lay in his bold manner and in the appearance of dignity and piety he wore as a cloak when on his guard. [9]
Without the least unbending from his dignity, he told me many anecdotes about city politicians, which would have been amusing if I had not been anxious about other things. [4]
He had a touch of the assured yet fine dignity of a well-placed and well-educated Catholic prelate, though combined with the warlike spirit of a Protestant. [10]
One of them told me, as illustrating his want of dignity, that as he was going home late one night through the nearly empty streets, he was met by a roystering party who were making a night of it from tavern to tavern. [4]
I suspect that to you there is still dignity in human life, and that Man is not a joke--a poor joke--the poorest that was ever contrived. [5]
She was ready to throw herself at his feet and implore him to control himself, to guard himself against further wrong-doing--but she maintained her proud dignity, and the eyes that met his were not less indignant and defiant than his own. [10]
Then I turned to the Chevalier, who was watching me curiously, yet hiding anxiety, for he had upheld his dignity with some accent since he had come into my service: "Chevalier," said I, "you shall find me more humane than my persecutors at Quebec. [11]
The dignity, not to say the formality of an Academic assembly was startled by the realism that looked for the infinite in "the meal in the firkin; the milk in the pan. [6]
I want you to maintain your dignity always with such persons, and I beg you not to go to the study of this clergyman, unless some older friend goes with you on every occasion, and sits through the visit. [6]
It is felt to lower the dignity of the white agricultural laborer in Queensland, and beyond a doubt it lowers his wages there. [5]
The Macedonian bowed to his sovereign with calm dignity, and in the name of the municipally hoped he had rested well. [10]
It seemed strange to her, too, how well this man, naturally so insignificant in person, succeeded in giving his small figure the appearance of majestic dignity. [10]
I took her to her first assembly, where her simple and unassuming ways had made her an instant favourite; and her face, which had the beauty of dignity and repose even so early in life, gained her ample attention. [9]
Do I seem to have lost my solemnity, my gravity, my poise, my dignity? [5]
Nothing was wanting to give dignity to the spectacle. [4]
If I write to break off the engagement I shall lose dignity, and it will appear as though I had regrets. [9]
Nature is apt to be belittled by this sort of display, but the noble dignity of the vast arch of stone was superior to this trifling, and even had a sort of mystery added to its imposing grandeur. [4]
Then they began to ask themselves why they had joined in the acclamations, and had been so wildly excited; how it was that they had so promptly surrendered their self-possession and dignity for the sake of this wicked little man. [10]
At the same time he saw Daphne rise before him in her aristocratic dignity and kindly goodness, and a smile of satisfaction hovered around his lips as he said to himself: "The spider Althea again! [10]
He waited patiently till the latter raised his bearded face and greeted him with friendly dignity. [10]
Yet I recognize thy willingness to yield thy dignity to me as a praiseworthy deed, since I know how hard it is for a man to resign power, especially in favor of a younger one whom he does not love. [10]
An instance of this second-hand acquisition of knowledge occurred the very next morning, when Lily Dallam, with much dignity, walked into Honora's little sitting-room. [9]
I am saying these things in the interest of our national pride and dignity. [5]
But Zorrillo interrupted these declarations, exclaiming, not without dignity, while raising his baton still higher. [10]
First of all there came her stepfather's brother, his Eminence Cardinal Bernhardi--for to this dignity had his Holiness raised the Bishop--from Rome to Nuremberg, where he lodged in the house of his fathers. [10]
Dealing with great themes, his own mind had gained their dignity. [6]
Here, Pierre, tell them your opinion," said she, turning to the young man who, having come quite close, was gazing with astonishment at the angry face of the princess which had lost all dignity, and at the twitching cheeks of Prince Vasili. [2]
I will be the torch-bearer; that dignity is mine by right. [10]
Something, however, in the temper of the scene had filled her with a kind of glow, which added to her beauty and gave her dignity. [11]
She moved toward the table with all the old dignity in her carriage, and all the old pride in her mien. [5]
I remember well the sweet dignity of her aspect, her "regal beauty," as Mr. Phillips truly styles it, and the charm of her serene and noble presence, which made her the type of a perfect motherhood. [6]
What showed upon the surface was a serene and lofty contentment and a dignity of carriage and gravity of deportment which compelled the admiration and likewise the wonder of the company. [5]
Miss Virginia crossed the street with a dignity and bearing which drew even the eyes of the body-guard to one side. [9]
The chair relieved the room of anything like commonness, and somehow was in sympathy with the simple surroundings, making for dignity and sweet quiet. [11]
I had not the remotest desire to play upon any one's confidence with a practical joke, for he is a pitiful creature indeed who will degrade the dignity of his humanity to the contriving of the witless inventions that go by that name. [5]
Behind him appeared the quaternary number of prophets, whose head, the chief priest, moved with stately dignity beneath a canopy. [10]
Facts always yield the place of honor, in conversation, to thoughts about facts; but if a false note is uttered, down comes the finger on the key and the man of facts asserts his true dignity. [6]
The drudgery of the newspaper office was too distaste ful, and besides it would be beneath the dignity of a graduate and a successful magazine writer. [5]
The guardians were the Minute Men, organized to maintain the honor and dignity of the state of Missouri. [9]
This view of the matter lends a dignity to the art of hoeing which nothing else does, and lifts it into the region of ethics. [4]
Indeed, the ruin, the lonely wandering which had been Jean Jacques' portion, had given him that dignity which often comes to those who defy destiny and the blows of angry fate. [11]
Mr. Thomas was the least excited of the group as he took his position on the sidewalk, conscious of the dignity of the occasion and that he was about to begin a duel in which both reputation and profit were concerned. [4]
The mansion of the late and left Floyd is now a seminary, and not far from it is the Stonewall Jackson Institute, in the midst of a grove of splendid oaks, whose stately boles and wide-spreading branches give a dignity to educational life. [4]
As soon as the King began to speak loud and fast his royal dignity instantly forsook him, and without noticing it he passed into his natural tone of good-natured familiarity. [2]
The dignity of the House had been wounded by improprieties indulged in in its presence by a couple of the members. [5]
It is only the headless body of a man, clad in a coat of mail, with a Medusa head upon the breast-plate, but we feel persuaded that such dignity and such majesty were never thrown into a form of stone before. [5]
He referred to the fact that the Emperor Napoleon had resented the demand that he should withdraw his troops from Prussia, especially when that demand became generally known and the dignity of France was thereby offended. [2]
That was England, the English power, the English civilization, the modern civilization--with the quiet elegancies and quiet colors and quiet tastes and quiet dignity that are the outcome of the modern cultivation. [5]
The habit of the English "general practitioner" of making his profit out of the pills and potions he administered was ruinous to professional advancement and the dignity of the physician. [6]
He had, with the Duke, mingled freely, yet with great natural dignity, among the people of the duchy, and was introduced everywhere, and at all times, as the sovereign's kinsman--"in a direct line from an ancient branch," as his Highness declared. [11]
But how could the dreamer, whose first love affair had caused the total sacrifice of dignity and violation of the law, and who now seemed to have once more relapsed into the old state of torpor, attain the position? [10]
The assertion of the dignity of man and of labor is, we imagine, the sum and substance of the equality and communism of the New Testament. [4]
He moved with the dignity of a hero who marches towards a wall to meet the bullets of a firing-squad. [11]
This poem has the dignity of "Lycidas" without its refrigerating classicism, and with all the tenderness of Cowper's lines on the receipt of his mother's picture. [6]
The principals of the different orders of priests had also found places at the table, and among them the chief of the haruspices, while the rest of the priests, all in snow-white linen robes, sat, with much dignity, in a large semicircle, two rows deep. [10]
Gaston's eyes followed the crippled figure, which yet had a rare dignity. [11]
Instead of developing the colonial simplicity on lines of dignity and harmony to modern use, we stuck on the pseudo-classic, we broke out in the Mansard, we broke all up into the whimsicalities of the so-called Queen Anne, without regard to climate or comfort. [4]
His rejection of the captain's confidence even had a dignity. [11]
Have you seen that veiled deep glow, that pathetic hurt dignity, that unsubdued and unsubduable spirit that burns and smolders in the eye of a caged eagle and makes you feel mean and shabby under the burden of its mute reproach? [5]

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