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The difference between a "live" person and a "dead" one can be summarized by a great many instances about us, and because of their commonplaceness, we do not observe them.

From Tyranny of God by Lewis, Joseph

In similar fashion, Alençon as a town has its commonplaceness condoned by reason of the beauty of its lace, a beauty which is constantly thrust upon your attention by its inhabitants.

From Stained Glass Tours in France by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock

And it almost distressed him to see the touch of genial commonplaceness expressing itself pervasively in the big bowls and jars and vases of pink roses that burgeoned everywhere.

From The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas

Behind his utter commonplaceness there was the soul of Romeo, the passion of self-sacrifice that goes with great lovers.

From The Rustle of Silk by Hamilton, Cosmo

One need not be a poet like Keats or an inveterate psychologist like Henry James, in order to become aware how the commonplaceness of the world rests like a fog upon the mind and heart.

From The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures by Perry, Bliss