All 4 Uses of
repose
in
War and Peace
- "But, my dear princess," answered Anna Mikhaylovna blandly but impressively, blocking the way to the bedroom and preventing the other from passing, "won't this be too much for poor Uncle at a moment when he needs repose?†
Chpt 1
- After his journey and the campaign during which he had been deprived of all the comforts of cleanliness and all the refinements of life, Prince Andrew felt a pleasant sense of repose among luxurious surroundings such as he had been accustomed to from childhood.†
Chpt 2
- Boris says his soul finds repose at your house.†
Chpt 8 *
- With a sinking heart, wretched as she always was now when she found herself in a crowd, Natasha in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace walked—as women can walk—with the more repose and stateliness the greater the pain and shame in her soul.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
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(repose as in: repose on the sofa) to rest or lie