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  • At first I reacted equanimously (I'm studying Buddhism, which teaches non-attachment as the way to end suffering).

    Wendy Block: Humbug -- I Wish 2009

  • Pendennis, in reality, suffered it very equanimously; but in words, and according to his wont, grumbled over it not a little.

    The History of Pendennis 2006

  • Now that its fortunes had come to this, now that the greatest opportunity in the history of canned vegetables had been lost, it was anxious to play out its hand, to embrace the fate to which, prior to gaining mobility, it had been equanimously resigned.

    Skinny Legs and All Robbins, Tom 1990

  • Pendennis, in reality, suffered it very equanimously; but in words, and according to his wont, grumbled over it not a little.

    The History of Pendennis William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Pendennis, in reality, suffered it very equanimously; but in words, and according to his wont, grumbled over it not a little.

    The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

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