benignantly

The first clause of the instructions is to the effect, that the Indians of the islands are to be brought into peace and quietude, being reduced into subjection "benignantly;" and also, as the principal end of the conquest, that they be converted to the sacred Catholic Faith, and have the holy

The Life of Columbus Arthur Helps 1844

And Malemute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam.

To The Man on the Trail 2010

He looked at them sweetly and benignantly, and it seemed to them that they received a message from his tremendous certitude of soul.

THE SEED OF McCOY 2010

And Malemute Kid smiled benignantly through the clouds of steam.

TO THE MAN ON THE TRAIL 2010

He panted for breath, and looked benignantly round upon his friends.

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club 2007

Having done this, Bob replaced the cork with great care, and looking benignantly down on Mr. Pickwick, took a large bite out of the sandwich, and smiled.

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club 2007

‘That’s what I say,’ retorted the collector, patting him benignantly on the side of the head with his umbrella; ‘just what I say.

Nicholas Nickleby 2007

Office, which is so benignantly interested in the various transactions of human life, looking down upon our Union; and there is the Archbishop of

David Copperfield 2007

With these accompaniments we were left alone to finish the evening, my aunt sitting opposite to me drinking her wine and water; soaking her strips of toast in it, one by one, before eating them; and looking benignantly on me, from among the borders of her nightcap.

David Copperfield 2007

As this looked promising, Mr Tapley smiled benignantly.

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit 2006