The phrase "true nobility" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone who possesses genuine qualities of nobility, such as kindness, generosity, and selflessness. It can also be used to describe concepts or actions that embody these traits. Here are two examples: 1. "Despite his royal title, the king's true nobility shone through in his humble and compassionate demeanor towards his subjects." 2. "Acting with true nobility, the billionaire philanthropist donated a large sum of money to support underprivileged children in the community."
Similarly Van Dyck's portraits of the aristocracy are meant to prove that true nobility stemmed from virtue rather than birth.
Mozart and Da Ponte lend this nobleman a true nobility of character, which is what makes his tyrannical arrogance no mere transgression but a tragedy.
Mr. Kim gives a powerfully affecting account of this doting father by theft; he confers a true nobility on his selfless act of family restoration at play's end.
In the end, the girlish Iphigenia matures into a true nobility of spirit and comes to see the value of her eventual sacrifice.
But at the end, stripped of his position, his allies and, ultimately, his life, Richard is meant to find the true nobility he missed as king.
Once the true nobility of the British sausage was restored (a nobility that needed no pricking, for a proper sausage never exploded), he began to play about with flavours, adding apples or brandy or blue cheese, or ginger, or coriander.
Against an opponent of genuine nobility, one of the most honest wills ever put to work in the prize ring or anywhere else, he stayed true to himself and everyone who identifies with him.
In the contrasting behavior of these two ladies the true story of nobility is written plain.
In recent years, there has been a profusion of development surrounding the town, but the heart of the village remains true; titled French nobility still mixes with the artistic crowd from Paris.
He remained there until 1762, unhappy and badly treated; but he won ample revenge, first in Dialogo sopra la nobiltà (1757), a discussion between the corpse of a nobleman and the corpse of a poet about the true nature of nobility, and next through his masterpiece, the satiric poem Il giorno.
The only true path to nobility is through torrid war and horrible violence and, like, saluting a lot and having really clean boots.
