benignant

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From the Furies of frightful aspect they became the Benignant Ones, the Eumenides, protectors of the suppliant.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Flowers are they, blossoms still, Born of Benignant Will, Not of the Sphingian Fate, which hath no heed For human smiles or tears; The long-revolving years Have brought humanity a happier creed.

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 23, 1892 by Various

Benignant fate brought the young hero safely to New York, some two days before the assembling of the Congress.

From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Edge, Frederick Milnes

S: Allah is Benignant to His servants; He gives sustenance to whom He pleases, and He is the Strong, the Mighty.

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf

Clang! clang!—we forge the colter now— The colter of the kindly plow; Benignant Father, bless our toil; May its broad furrow still unbind To genial rains, to sun and wind, The most productive soil!

From Sanders' Union Fourth Reader by Sanders, Charles W.