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For indeed there was a reserved strength and masculineness in the character of his mother, from which on all these points Pierre had every thing to dread.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

What attracted her was probably his daring masculineness, which contrasted so strongly with Lushington's quiet and rather bashful manliness.

From The Primadonna by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

She did not remember the lout, nor the imprisoned soul, nor the man who had stared at her in all masculineness and delighted and frightened her. 

From Martin Eden by London, Jack