compensative
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If sin came by thee, And by sin, death,—the ransom-righteousness, The heavenly life and compensative rest Shall come by means of thee.
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
M. César promised a compensative proportion of all three qualities, could I only "draw him out"; and besides, he was not like Mr. Canning's "Knife-Grinder,"—for, evidently, he had a story to tell.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 by Various
She was only sorry that Mr. Linden had to go to his letter; but there was a compensative side to that, for her shyness was somewhat less endangered.
From Say and Seal, Volume II by Susan Warner
It is in all newly-settled countries, as among the rustic population of most nations, that the absence of the compensative resources of wealth leads to a singular and unreserved freedom among the people.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms
The compensative interpretation of joy and sorrow may bring an answer of peace to a man's soul, or it may not.
From The Threshold Grace by Percy C. Ainsworth
