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Definition of Felicities
1. felicity [n] - See also: felicity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Felicities
Literary usage of Felicities
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1826)
"... and the solid maxims of a sovereign truly English: that during this life you
may exceed in felicities and fame, and after this life, in reputation and ..."
2. Diary, of Thomas Burton, Esq. Member in the Parliaments of Oliver and by Thomas Burton, Goddard, Guibon (1828)
"... parts of learning,'' anticipates many of the advantages to be expected, among
the felicities of the present age, from " the University of London. ..."
3. Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by Samuel Johnson (1892)
"Every man is desirous to keep those friends whom he is proud to have gained, and
I count the friendship of your house among the felicities of life. ..."
4. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers (1835)
"He described the divine nature as if he had seen God ; the attributes of celestial
spirits, as if he had been an angel ; the felicities of a future state as ..."
5. The Life of Petrarch: Collected from Memoires Pour la Vie de Petrarch by Dobson (Susannah) (1807)
"You have lost the pleasures you enjoyed, but in their stead you have gained a
real happiness. You have learned to distinguish the felicities of nature from ..."
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