sanguine

• "_Iohn Moore of Higham, Gentleman._"] Sir Jonas Moore, of whom an account is contained in Whitaker's Whalley_, p. 479, and whom he characterizes as a sanguine projector, was born in Pendle Forest, and was probably of this family E 4 b 3. —  Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster
• Its temperament seems to be sanguine, which is just the opposite of the nervous-combative hooded and spectacled cobra species The So-called "Snake Charmers" of India. —  The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations
• He was sanguine, and spoke almost gayly of his return; but she was filled with anguish. —  Brought Home
• Energetic, sanguine, ambitious, his own future entered now into his thoughts. —  What Will He Do with It? — Volume 01
• You must not be too sanguine, my poor boy, of seeing her, for it is possible that she has already taken the veil. —  Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden

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