ennobled

There the word "autumn" is almost unknown; and though there is a dignity in the Latin word ennobled by our orators and poets, there is no one with a sense of style who will not applaud the choice of America.

American Sketches 1908 Charles Whibley 1894

Ye have known the deeds that have raised this war between me and you, sons of Adnan; and if I do not appease myself among you, never may I be called ennobled in my parents!

Antar : 1820

There is nothing in its character, its manifold wrongs, its wretched results, and especially its influence on the class who claim to be 'ennobled' by

Struggles for Freedom; or The Life of James Watkins, Formerly a Slave in Maryland, U. S.; in Which is Detailed a Graphic Account of His Extraordinary Escape from Slavery, Notices of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Sentiments of American Divines on the Subject of Slavery, etc., etc. 1860

Kevin Costner's character, Lt. Dunbar, appears to be the only decent White in the movie, apart from his love interest, who is a White captive among the Indians, and thereby 'ennobled' by the Indians 'benevolent influence.

Vanishing American 2010

Speaker Martin, who sought desperately to cover up the MPs 'expenses scandal, has just been' ennobled '; and Jacqui Smith, whose huge expenses quite dwarfed the meagre cost of her husband's porn movies, will soon add lustre to the red benches.

openDemocracy 2009

Speaker Martin, who sought desperately to cover up the MPs 'expenses scandal, has just been' ennobled '; and Jacqui Smith, whose huge expenses quite dwarfed the meagre cost of her husband's porn movies, will soon add lustre to the red benches.

open Democracy News Analysis - Comments 2009

It ennobled the tongue, and long before there was a Hamlet or a Lear.

David Teems: The Other English William David Teems 2012

It ennobled the tongue, and long before there was a Hamlet or a Lear.

David Teems: The Other English William David Teems 2012

It ennobled the tongue, and long before there was a Hamlet or a Lear.

David Teems: The Other English William David Teems 2012

Either human life is ennobled by the dangers and rewards of freedom or we are better off when governments baby-proof reality and shepherd us to the good.

Enter Stage Right Andrew Klavan 2011