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He that took his birth as the son of Arjuna, that gladdener of all, that heir to the possessions of the Pandavas, who was slain by six great car-warriors (fighting together), was Soma.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Thou art the gladdener (who gives all kinds of joy to every creature).
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Dhrishtaketu and Rukmi and Pradyumna, -- with that Sahadeva, youngest in years, that hero among men, that gladdener of Madri's heart, with him, O
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Then while as yet I was in my black ship upon the deep, I heard the lowing of the cattle being stalled and the bleating of the sheep, and on my mind there fell the saying of the blind seer, Theban Teiresias, and of Circe of Aia, who charged me very straitly to shun the isle of Helios, the gladdener of the world.
Book XII Homer 1909
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Hear my words, my men, albeit in evil plight, that I may declare unto you the oracles of Teiresias and of Circe of Aia, who very straitly charged me to shun the isle of Helios, the gladdener of the world.
Book XII Homer 1909
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Teiresias, and of Circe of Aia, who charged me very straitly to shun the isle of Helios, the gladdener of the world.
The Odyssey 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1878
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This gladdener of sorrow was his daughter Alice, now a young and lovely woman; bright and beautiful was she, lovely as a rose-bud, with a living soul –
Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick, North America Frederick 1845
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Love, with most men, is the pastime and gladdener of life; with me it is life itself.
Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Caroline Lee Hentz 1828
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