At Nantes in Bretaigne dwelt a lady who was rich in beauty and wisdom and all seemliness. |
Unequal to the exercise of virtue itself, he thought he had done enough in preserving some of its seemliness. |
For an institution whose culture has been built on order and seemliness, it is deeply distressing to learn of serious flaws and even criminal activity within its fold. |
Mezura, seemliness, is contrasted with dezmezura, licentiousness. |
Even unlucky devils, such as myself, are not without a certain respect for that which is fitting, for seemliness and etiquette. |
Then there arises the question of the seemliness of conferring titles of martyrdom on the victims. |