I had a tough time reading through your impenetrableness. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)
The highest joy in this life she is not capable of: but then she saves herself many griefs, by her impenetrableness — yet, for ten times the pain that such a sensibility is attended with, would I not part with the pleasure it brings with it. ❋ Unknown (2006)
This impenetrableness, my dear, is to be put among the shades in his character. ❋ Unknown (2006)
The steamers called eerily, out of the distance a heart-broken cry like no other thing on earth, suddenly near at hand a hoot terrific; but nothing was to be seen except rarely when out of the yellow impenetrableness a hull rose abruptly, a vague dark mass almost within touching distance. ❋ Una Lucy Silberrad (1913)
How can we other wise explain the settled, deliberate career of sin in which some men live -- the perfect impenetrableness of heart and conscience with which they hold out against all warnings, fears, and chastisements; as, for instance, in sensuality, falsehood, or pride? ❋ 1808-1892 (1848)
If he speaks, he is guilty of a sort of libel on his brother-electors, who are hereby implicitly reproached by him for their impenetrableness and cowardice. ❋ Unknown (1831)
The shades of October were far advanced, and she was still a prey to the cruel fluctuations of hope and disappointment that the uncertainty and impenetrableness of Mr. Willoughby subjected her to. ❋ Unknown (1823)
His appearance and general behaviour might have strongly interested all persons in his favour; but the coldness of his address, and the impenetrableness of his sentiments, seemed to forbid those demonstrations of kindness to which one might otherwise have been prompted. ❋ William Godwin (1796)
I had no knowledge of this art; but neither custom, nor law, nor the impenetrableness of the mystery, required me to serve a seven years 'apprenticeship to it. ❋ Charles Brockden Brown (1790)
The highest joy in this life she is not capable of: but then she saves herself many griefs, by her impenetrableness -- yet, for ten times the pain that such a sensibility is attended with, would I not part with the pleasure it brings with it. ❋ Samuel Richardson (1725)
-- Upon their impenetrableness one [I'd give it a more proper name, if I dared]; the other, on the regard you have always had for your character, [Have they not heretofore owned as much?] and upon your apprehensions from that of ❋ Samuel Richardson (1725)
It was discovered that thousands of square miles of Australian soil never catch glimpses of the sun in consequence of the impenetrableness of the shade of Australian trees; that the scent of the wattles, the eucalypts, the boronias, the hoyas, the gardenias, the lotus, etc., etc., are among the sweetest and cleanest, most powerful and most varied in the world; that many of the birds of Australia have songs full of melody; that the so-called ❋ Unknown (1887)
He did not know why it was, but the beetling crags above him, the consciousness of the marvellous plains below, the rhythmic murmur of the wind in the pine trees near at hand, the curious impenetrableness of the old earth, the kingship of death asserting itself in the motionless brute which he had killed, but which he was powerless to make alive again -- all these weird and unaccustomed influences seemed to be clutching at his imagination, taking liberties with his sense of identity. ❋ Anna Fuller (1884)
Upon their impenetrableness one [I’d give it a more proper name, if I dared]; the other, on the regard you have always had for your character, [Have they not heretofore owned as much?] and upon your apprehensions from that of Lovelace, which would discredit you, should you take any step by his means to extricate yourself. ❋ Unknown (2006)
