comely
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Of a person: attractive or pleasing to at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.
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(RQ:Milton Comus)
(RQ:Stanley History of Philosophy)|chaptername=A Platonick Discourse, Written in Italian by Pico della Mirandola|John Picus Earl of Mirandula, in Explication of a Sonnet by Hieronimo Benivieni|subsection=3rd part of the discourse, scenes VI–VIII|page=116|passage=This is properly ''(mythology)|Venus'', Beauty, vvhich kindles the fire of Love in Mankinde: (..) VVe ſee many perſons exact, and unaccuſtomable in every part, deſtitute of this grace and comlineſſe; others leſſe perfect in thoſe particular conditions, excellently graceful and comely; (..)
(RQ:South Twelve Sermons)
(RQ:Pepys Diary)&93;, who sat there in a pew, made a purpose for him by the pulpitt, do give the last blessing to the congregation; which was, he being a comely old man, a very decent thing, methought. The Lieutenant of the Tower, Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of London|John Robinson, would needs have me by coach home with him, and sending word home to my house I did go and dine with him, his ordinary table being very good, and his lady Whitmore a very high-carriaged but comely big woman; I was mightily pleased with her.
(RQ:Prior Solomon)'s Queen, / To ſee the comelieſt of the Sons of Men; (..)
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(RQ:Dickens Christmas Carol)
(RQ:Wilde Dorian Gray)
(RQ:Burroughs Land That Time Forgot)
Of a person, an action, behaviour, etc.: meeting accepted moral or social norms; appropriate, becoming, proper.
(RQ:Hooker Laws) vvhen they (..) trample vnder foote almoſt vvhatſoeuer either vvee or the vvhole Church of God by the ſpace of ſo many ages haue beene accuſtomed vnto for the comlier and better exerciſe of our religion according to the ſoundeſt rules that vviſedome directed by the vvord of God and by long experience confirmed hath beene able vvith common aduice, vvith much deliberation and exceeding great diligence to comprehende; (..)
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(RQ:Shakespeare Coriolanus)
(RQ:King James Version): for it ''is'' good to ſing praiſes vnto our God: for it ''is'' pleaſant, ''and'' praiſe is comely.
(RQ:Burton Melancholy)|footer=From Psalm 133:1 of the Bible.
(RQ:Barrow Love of God)'' ſaith) ''an honour to a man to ceaſe from ſtrife''; and conſequently alſo a diſgrace to him to continue therein: (..)
(RQ:Homer Pope et al Odyssey)
Of a thing: beautiful, elegant, well-composed; also, delicate, fine.
(RQ:Ascham Works)
Pleasing to the feelings or senses; agreeable, nice, pleasant.
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(RQ:Tusser Good Husbandrie)
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