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Testimonies about him speak of a person of great goodness and humility,
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As a former Devil Dog I say this with all humility,
McCain rejects endorsement of a second controversial pastor 2008
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“I do so propose,” replied Isaac, bowing in all humility,
Ivanhoe 2004
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Tears gushed from my eyes, fast and flowing; and, with a long-forgotten prayer for patience and humility,
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 Various
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The youth made a low obeisance; then he tossed the hair away from his brows and laughed: "True, your highness," he said with mock humility,
The Black Cross Olive M. Briggs
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He took off his hat on perceiving Mr. Walters, and, with great humility,
The Garies and Their Friends Frank J. Webb
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"Ah, but you will remember," he said, and "Yes, but we must not overlook the fact that" -- adding, with admirable humility,
The Altar Fire Arthur Christopher Benson 1893
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"An 'if I'm not pressin' too much," said the Panther, in mock humility,
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However, under the force of Marshall's kindly assurances and the testimony of his own eyes, he finally melted, and as he set back the candle and removed his glasses, he remarked, in a tone of the utmost humility,
Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886
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"I am a very ignorant man," he went on to say; and, if that was said in any humility,
Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) Alexander Whyte 1878
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