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Sometimes 'twould crack clean through ef 'twarnt for the ile In his new position John is apt "to go in shaller cracks all over," unless his feminine trainer has been judicious in the use of lubricants--assuasive and dissuasive.— The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)
"O'er the thrill'd frame his words assuasive steal,— The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes
With soft assuasive eloquence address'd— The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes
Music her soft, assuasive voice applies,— Music and Some Highly Musical People
With smiles assuasive LOVE DIVINE invites,— The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation

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