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He cannot repeat too often, that upon the quantity and seasonableness of these succors, the fate of his Majesty's allies must necessarily depend.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared

Happy, O Agricola! not only in the splendor of your life, but in the seasonableness of your death.

From The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus by Tacitus, Cornelius

But if there was a defect as to the seasonableness, it was not because it was so soon set about, but because it was no sooner.

From The Auchensaugh Renovation of the National Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant With the Acknowledgment of Sins and Engagement to Duties, as They Were Renewed at Auchensaugh, Near Douglas, July 24, 1712. (Compared With the Editions of Paisley, 1820, and Belfast, 1835.) Also, The Renovation of These Public Federal Deeds Ordained at Philadelphia, October 8, 1880, by the Reformed Presbytery, with Accommodation of the Original Covenants, in Both Transactions, to Their Times and Positions Respectively by Presbytery, The Reformed

If we fret about the weather it is because of an insistent desire that the weather shall conform to our idea of its seasonableness.

From Why Worry? by Walton, George Lincoln

In Colonel Pyncheon's funeral sermon, which was printed, and is still extant, the Rev. Mr. Higginson enumerates, among the many felicities of his distinguished parishioner's earthly career, the happy seasonableness of his death.

From House of the Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel