(1) It seemed to creep up on the neighborhood like a old tabby who suddenly appears underfoot, purring and mewing blossoms of quietude after the winter winds.(2) The ÔÇÿgraceÔÇÖ that the young priest may bring to others - and, in the end, to himself - is quietude of soul, a kind of acceptance of what it is, as it is, in each case.(3) Again, as in other pieces, the autumn poem uses quietude , fine enjambment and spacing, to convey the weight of the branches, the dying process.(4) I have said that the poem's spirit might be called ÔÇÿcontemplativeÔÇÖ, which always implies some degree of quietude .(5) In this case also, we are not really in a place of solitude or quietude , except in a superficial sense.(6) a moment of quietude(7) This level of restraint, even quietude , is marked throughout the installation - the design is distinguished by what it doesn't do, as much as what it does.(8) A sense of strength and quietude is always what I take away from your writing.(9) Only it had worn him down, until, eventually, he discovered that what he really wanted was peace and accordance, stability and a degree of quietude .(10) Beyond the lobby is the auditorium and beyond that a sculpture garden, a lovely oasis of quietude at the rear of the lot.(11) At least golf has its moments of quietude as well, so it wasn't that bad.(12) But the loudest devotional song may bless the students to do their best, but it will surely not provide them the blissful quietude of early morning study that can make that extra difference in their examination preparation.(13) In the end, regretfully, I chose none of them, preferring instead two books I read quite frequently, one for its astonishing use of language and the other for the haunting quietude of its tale.(14) Because of this quietude , the rustle in the brush behind me sounded like a shot through the lazy summer air.(15) Each one of us should take some time out for ourselves and sit in total quietude ,ÔÇÖ he points out.(16) Council is a reflective activity with roots in Quaker and Native American traditions, a time for all to come together for some common quietude , some seriousness, and for the sharing of deeper feelings.