Lexicographical Neighbors of Promptitudes
Literary usage of Promptitudes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Education by Project Innovation (Organization) (1908)
"Lessing, Spengel and others have claimed that catharsis meant no more than a
transformation of these emotions into promptitudes of virtue. ..."
2. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"To us, what is all we can do with them here, they will indicate that this is
still the old Friedrich, with his old activities and promptitudes; which indeed ..."
3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1873)
"Which proved infinitely beneficial to the Crown-Prince, after all. Hereby, to
his Athenian-French elegancies, and airy promptitudes and brilliancies, ..."
4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1865)
""itself, on the contrary (such were Pitt's resources and "promptitudes), cooped
in harbour all Summer; ..."
5. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"These truly are a wonderful series of marches, opulent in continual promptitudes,
audacities, contrivances; —done with shining talent, certainly; ..."
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