overkindness

Remember babies never die from starvation, but many do by overkindness, and overfeeding is the most prolific cause of infant mortality known.

The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies

He had no intention of enduring this smothering by overkindness any longer than it took him to figure out how to run away, and where to run to.

The Fourth R George Oliver Smith 1946

But the hard roads, the poor hotels, the late trains, the cold halls, the hot church auditoriums, the overkindness of hospitable committees, and the broken hours of sleep are annoyances one soon forgets; and the hosts of intelligent faces, the messages of thanks, and the effects of the earnings on the lives of young college men can never cease to be a daily joy.

Acres of Diamonds and His Life and Achievements 1915

But the hard roads, the poor hotels, the late trains, the cold halls, the hot church auditoriums, the overkindness of hospitable committees, and the broken hours of sleep are annoyances one soon forgets; and the hosts of intelligent faces, the messages of thanks, and the effects of the earnings on the lives of young college men can never cease to be a daily joy.

Acres of Diamonds Conwell, Russell H 1915

His voice was now sweet, now piercing, and again far too dulcet with the overkindness of burlesque; and if, as it seemed, he was unburdening his spleen, his spleen was a powerful one and gorged.

Gentle Julia Booth Tarkington 1907

Mary dangled be-ribboned trinkets before her the minute she opened her eyes, and they were all in danger of hurting her with overkindness.

Three Little Cousins Amy Ella Blanchard 1891

But the hard roads, the poor hotels, the late trains, the cold halls, the hot church auditoriums, the overkindness of hospitable committees, and the broken hours of sleep are annoyances one soon forgets; and the hosts of intelligent faces, the messages of thanks, and the effects of the earnings on the lives of young college men can never cease to be a daily joy.

Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities Russell Herman Conwell 1884