| Milton was known for his abandonment of rhyme, irregular rhythms and a dignity and stateliness in his diction. |
| The prose is of a rare stateliness and intelligence, studded with clever, sometimes almost epigrammatic mots. |
| His writing brims with death and decay, but, buoyed by a certain old-fashioned stateliness, it avoids cheap gore. |
| They have none of the elegance and stateliness of the older signs, which, admittedly, are beginning to rust and require replacement. |
| She liked its fine Aubusson carpets, its lovely old rosewood and mahogany furniture, its uncluttered stateliness. |
| There's a stateliness about it, as if he's hearing the sound of his voice as he speaks. |
