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Joyfully roam the fortunate ones, fanned by the silent, gentle,
Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva ��� 8. Far-Reaching Mental Stability Shantideva 2004
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Again the quick shiver of her body; but this time her breath was gentle,
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 Various
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And in such a place you must fancy a little old woman, rather incompetent and very gentle,
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"You mean," said Turnbull, in a voice surprisingly soft and gentle,
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She glanced down again, blushing, and felt the silence embarrassing, but all the things she would ordinarily have said suddenly seemed trivial and out of place, so she turned to the child with a gentle,
With Hoops of Steel Florence Finch Kelly 1898
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Rowena, who was present, ` ` it is sufficient to be wise in council and brave in execution --- to be boldest among the bold, and gentlest among the gentle,
Ivanhoe 1892
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"Millie Jocelyn," said Roger, his face becoming grave and gentle,
Without a Home Edward Payson Roe 1863
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Clouds with the lightnings therein, and lie spake in accents more gentle,
The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1844
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John gets a minute's grace and then, when he doesn't respond, Cam prods with a gentle,
Wraithbait 2009
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The Ohio is the moft beautiful river on earth: its current gentle,
An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829. [from old catalog] 1795
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