Returning to a much different Prussia than she left, a preacher observed that " our dear queen is far from joyful, but her seriousness has a quiet serenity ... her eyes have lost their former sparkle, and one sees that they have wept much, and still weep ".

As his powers developed, he dropped some of the mannered detailing, his buildings gained in dignity, and acquired an air of serenity and a quiet homely charm which were less conspicuous in his earlier works ; half timber construction was more sparingly used, and finally disappeared entirely.

Pound's " nice, quiet paradise " is seen, in the notes for Canto CXI, to be based on serenity, pity, intelligence and individual acceptance of responsibility as illustrated by the French diplomat Talleyrand.

In addition to his contributions of creative insight and scholarship, Masao Abe also brought to interfaith meetings a serenity and a quiet charm.

It was to be close to the community whom they wanted to serve, but yet sufficiently removed to have the quiet serenity for school and church to function and the incumbent pastor who used to also head the school, to dwell in peace.

* The absence of mental stress or anxiety, and the presence of serenity, calm, quiet, comfort of mind ; Inner peace

" Electricity " extols the simplicity and serenity of the quiet country life against the way in which people in modern society think of themselves unconsciously as machines.

Helier, however, found the monastic community did not provide the quiet he required to devote himself fully to a life of contemplation.

His object in writing it was merely to quiet troubles, incident to the nomination of a new superior, and meanwhile he took occasion to elaborate upon some of the virtues and practices essential to monastic life.

But the scene was not the quiet, calm scene I'd expected.

In the calm which follows the reading of a poem, for example, is the effect produced by the enforced quiet, by the musical quality of words and rhythm, by the sentiments or sense of the poem, by the associations with earlier readings, if it is familiar, by the boost to the self-esteem for the semi-literate, by the diversion of attention, by the sense of security in a legitimized withdrawal, by a kind license for some variety of fantasy life regarded as forbidden, or by half-conscious ideas about the magical power of words??

Then Meltzer's voice, quiet, calm, strong, started the Kaddish, the prayer for the dead.

The army report that day contains only one phrase: “ All quiet on the Western Front .” As Paul dies, his face is calm, “ as though almost glad the end had come .”

The early English term is also used in the sense of " quiet ", reflecting calm, serene, and meditative approaches to family or group relationships that avoid quarreling and seek tranquility — an absence of disturbance or agitation.

They are calm, quiet, gentle and laid back ; happy to sleep their day away on their backs on a sofa.

For example, a lot of his work has themes such as life and death, light and dark, stressed and calm, loud and quiet, etc.

He became very quiet, and it took him quite a while to work it out by himself and calm down.

Does the child react intensely to a situation, or does the child respond in a calm and quiet manner?

Both lakes are good as a scenic, under-developed site which creates a calm quiet place for fishing.

The name of the fjord is derived from the word logn which means " quiet, still, or calm ".

Non-duality or rigpa is said to be the recognition that both the quiet, calm abiding state as found in samatha and the movement or arising of phenomena as found in vipassana are not separate.

The reputed traveler, Evlija Čelebija, visited Senta during his expeditions, and noted that it is a small place, quiet and calm with a fort, a mosque and a village with enough services to maintain itself.

Helen Lightner writes, " This sentimental ballad is folk-like in character with its repetitious but lovely melody and its basic harmonic accompaniment … The quiet and calm of this mood is portrayed by the monotony of the arpeggiated accompaniment, by the repetitiveness of the melodic pattern, and by the strophic form itself.

The campus, located on the south bank of the Adyar river provides a calm environment for quiet contemplation on comparative religion.

Hudna ( هدنة ) is an Arabic term meaning a temporary " truce " or " armistice " as well as " calm " or " quiet ", coming from a verbal root meaning " calm ".

The Baltic root ram -/ rām -, has the meaning of ' calm, serene, quiet ', stemming from the Proto-Indo-European *( e ) remǝ -.

The uprising broke out at a moment when general quiet prevailed in Europe, and though there was a public outcry in support of the Poles, powers such as France, Britain and Austria were unwilling to disturb the calm.

About 1, 000 people were present ; they were mostly quiet and it was generally a calm and friendly crowd.

She lived a typical and quiet childhood, and her calm and selfless nature lead her to become a doctor.

* Charles Deetz – Lydia's father, a nervous man who likes quiet activity and calm.

Even though Sveti Vlas was heavily developed in 2000's it remained pretty quiet and calm down place, making it good place to have a rest.

The water of the lake is, to all appearance, calm and quiet but, although it is such to look at, every swimmer who ventures to cross it is dragged down, sucked into the depths, and swept away.

" ( a catch-phrase from the TV show, used to quiet an irate guest ), became a surprise hit on some college radio stations.

It was not called that until 8 July 1831, but the area outside the Potsdam Gate began to develop in the early 19th century as a district of quiet villas, for as Berlin became even more congested, many of its richer citizens moved outside the customs wall and built spacious new homes around the trading post, along the newly developing boulevards, and around the southern edge of the Tiergarten.

When the first patrol wagon arrived, Inspector Pine recalled that the crowd — most of whom were homosexual — had grown to at least ten times the number of people who were arrested, and they all became very quiet.

Since the energy crises of the 1970s, interest in this quiet and potentially renewable marine energy source has been increasing steadily again, especially as solar cells became available, for the first time making possible motorboats with an infinite range like sailboats.

The town of Halfweg became a suburb, and Haarlem became a quiet bedroom community, and for this reason Haarlem still has many of its central medieval buildings intact.

While his drinking became public knowledge during his lifetime, the press ( per established practice at the time ) kept quiet about his many marital infidelities.

During the Trojan War, Polyxena and Troilus were ambushed when they were attempting to fetch water from a fountain, and Troilus was killed by the Greek warrior Achilles, who soon became interested in the quiet sagacity of Polyxena.

After the conclusion of the second industrial era, Maria Island became a quiet home to a few farming families.

It was noted that old US 65 became so quiet that dogs could safely lie in the street.

Normally a very quiet community that does not make much news, Lindenhurst became front-page headline material on November 27, 2006, when the village's first homicide in over nine years took place.

However with the coming of railroads, the once bustling community of inns and mills became a quiet residential town.

Gradually Heiligendamm evolved, once just an appendage of Doberan's, into an independent resort, and around Doberan it became quiet again.

Later the old church became the official Town Hall and served the quiet agricultural community.

It was too quiet to compel attention at the Royal Academy, and Pettie, his junior by four years, stepped before him for a time and became the most readily accepted member of the school.

The town became quiet until about 1926 when U. S. Route 66 was built.

The program goes on to state that this might be the explanation why the Belgian board members remained quiet when it became apparent that Swissair was exploiting SABENA and, eventually, drove the company into bankruptcy.

The completion of the Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok in 1998 has led to economic development in north-western Lantau ; the once quiet village of Tung Chung became a new town and is now home to over 25, 000 people located in 30 to 50 storey high-rise housing estates and condominiums located near the airport.

Here in the quiet guest house gardens the former poet of an austere pietism now became the advocate of a light-hearted philosophy, from which frivolity and sensuality were not excluded.

This was however unpopular, both with Catholic nobles and the Catholic Church, and when it became clear to Władysław that this would not convince the Swedes to elect him to their throne, this plan, with quiet support from Władysław himself, was dropped.

After those, it became quiet about Myranor.

While it initially started to spread the word of anti-Bourbon liberalism, many people became interested in seeking power under a new form of government, which was something of little interest to the rich, quiet man.

In December 2003, after the United States clarified its position on Taiwan stating support for the one China policy and opposition to any referendum that would tend to move Taiwan toward independence, the PRC became relatively quiet and focused its attention on the proposed referendum rather than on the presidential race.

Stevens then became interested in the music of Anton Webern, and the SME began to play generally very quiet music.