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Ingenuousness sometimes unconsciously penetrates deep.
Les Miserables 2008
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Ingenuousness is not simply the sister of truth, the guardian of the individual qualities of each of us; it is besides a great informing and educating force.
The Simple Life Charles Wagner
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Ingenuousness combining itself with remarkable alertness of perception on occasion, is rather American than English, and is, therefore, to the English mind, misleading.
The Shuttle 1907
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Ingenuousness combining itself with remarkable alertness of perception on occasion, is rather American than English, and is, therefore, to the English mind, misleading.
The Shuttle Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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Ingenuousness sometimes unconsciously penetrates deep.
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Two guards, Moral Independence, and Ingenuousness.
The Young Maiden 1847
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As a check against the corrupting influences of popular opinion and practices, woman should cultivate two virtues, Moral Independence, and perfect Ingenuousness.
The Young Maiden 1847
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Ingenuousness sometimes unconsciously penetrates deep.
Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843
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Ingenuousness is a valuable quality, but —” She said no more, though she seemed rather hurt at the strange proceeding.
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