passionateness

And, after the fashion of our still too adolescent world, Mr. Britling and Mr.. Harrowdean proceeded to negotiate these extremely unromantic matters in the phrases of that simple, honest and youthful passionateness which is still the only language available, and at times

Mr. Britling Sees It Through 1906

I could win out yet against life — against my own passionateness ....

Becoming Susan Sontag Eisenberg, Deborah 2008

The young man — fortified as he was by a natural cynical pride and passionateness — winced at this unexpected reply, notwithstanding.

A Changed Man 2006

His frightful passionateness was making all the trouble.

The White Monkey 2004

He would play violently, feverishly, with a wild passionateness of gesture which robbed him of all ability to control his own technic.

The Titan 2004

Oedipus -- his essential innocence, his affectionateness, his uncalculating benevolence and public spirit; -- while his impetuosity and passionateness make the sequel less incredible.

The Seven Plays in English Verse 495? BC-406 BC Sophocles

With an energy -- we may say with a passionateness and confidence of victory -- such as we were accustomed to see only in the most advanced advocates of materialism, Ludwig {159} Büchner, D.F. Strauss, Häckel,

The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid

Thus had these sinners left behind them, raised by their own hands, a monument telling of their sin; which sin had not even the redeeming quality of passionateness, but was slow and subtle and cruelly cold.

The Aztec Treasure-House Thomas Allibone Janvier

Now long-continued anger, and frequent giving way to it, produces an evil disposition of soul, which people call irascibility, and which ends in passionateness, bitterness, and peevishness, whenever the mind becomes sore and vexed at trifles and querulous at everyday occurrences, like iron thin and beaten out too fine.

Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch

Romantic emotion and passionateness were among his chief traits from the start; but he was equally distinguished by a generous spirit, physical vigor (though he was very short in build), and courage.

A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher