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"Benignity," disposition to do good and show kindness.
Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead
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For such is the Benignity and Humanity of the English Constitution that all the weak, and helpless, and friendless Part of our Species are taken under its Peculiar Care and Protection.
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Benignity beamed in his countenance, on which traces of suffering lingered, not wholly effaced by piety and resignation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Various
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“Compassion, your Lordship, compassion,” — Hiram seemed washing his hands in oil, they waved so soothingly — “if your Benignity will grant it, I have a very worthy woman here who, I think, can tell a story that will be interesting.”
A Victor of Salamis William Stearns Davis 1903
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Benignity and mercy do we draw with thine entreaties, for thou hast brought forth God, the Mighty One, Who saveth all the pious through thine intercessions, O most spotless one; for His sake we all glorify thee, O
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Beneath this illumination let us walk the course of life, and at its close devoutly commend our beloved country, the common parent of us all, to the Divine Benignity.
Thomas Jefferson, a Character Sketch Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878
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Benignity, kindness, keen humour, broad common sense and industry characterised my mother.
T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him Mrs. T. de Witt Talmage 1867
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Love and Mercy impregnating Rigor and Severity by Benignity, 796-u.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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Gedulah, one of the Sephiroth; magnificence or Benignity, 753-m.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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Mercy or Compassion mediating between Benignity and Judicial Rigor, 799-u.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Albert Pike 1850
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