She was good-looking, if she was not beautiful, since the expression of her countenance showed benignity, culture, and vivacity.

One would hardly have supposed, while admiring his pleasing features, which expressed so much benignity, that when on the throne of Koollum he had been such a bloody tyrant; yet such was the case;though the hereditary ruler of Koollum and its dependencies, he had by his brutality made himself so obnoxious, that he was deposed by his own subjects headed by his younger brother, and dare not now shew his face on his paternal estate.

Such was shenot from faculties more strong Than others have, but from the times, perhaps, And spot in which she lived, and through a grace 290 Of modest meekness, simple-mindedness, A heart that found benignity and hope, Being itself benign.

The old family picturessad daubs, or they would never have been consigned to the bedroomssimpered down on him with encouraging benignity.

"Tall, slender, with a grace most un-English, her face, instead of beauty, possessed a sweet benignity, and at times flashed into absolute brilliancy.

They repossess their natural kindly benignity.

But she stood where she was and infused more benignity into her smile.