1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter I,Warwick's first glance had revealed the fact that the young woman was strikingly handsome, with a stately beauty seldom encountered.
2010, "An own goal on gay rights", The Economist, 14 Oct 2010:And much as they welcome his promise to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tellâ€, they are dismayed by the stately pace and bungled tactics of his attempts to do so.