War and Peace vocabulary

But away from the villages what you find is a beach of such languorous beauty that you can't believe that such a place still exists, uncorrupted and untainted by tourists, its rhythms as immutable as dawn and dusk.

J. Maarten Troost. Headhunters on My Doorstep, p.246 (2013)

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There you stand, lost in the infinite series of the sea, with nothing ruffled but the waves. The tranced ship indolently rolls; the drowsy trade winds blow; everything resolves you into languor. For the most part, in this tropic whaling life, a sublime uneventfulness invests you;

Herman Melville. Moby Dick.

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They repulsed every attempt of Mrs. Bennet at conversation, and by so doing threw a languor over the whole party,

Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice (1813)

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He was still a pale young gentleman, and had a certain conquered languor about him in the midst of his spirits and briskness, that did not seem indicative of natural strength.

Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)

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A languor of motion and speech, resulting from weakness, gave her a distinguished air which inspired respect.

Leo Tolstoy. War and Peace: With bonus material from Give War and Peace A Chance by Andrew D. Kaufman