"Downiness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... solace is there in its very sound! Oh, how that blessed asylum for the wounded spirit encloses within its sacred circle all that is comforting, and sweet, and holy! 'Tis there that the soul coils itself up and nestles like the dove in its own downiness, conscious that everything around breathes of peace, security, and love. Home! henceforward, I was to have none, until, through many, many years of toil and misery, I should create one for myself. Henceforth, the word ...
— Rattlin the Reefer • Edward Howard
... proscribes not love, Allows my finger to caress Your lips' contour and downiness Provided it supplies ...
— Witness For The Defense • A.E.W. Mason |
