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Although not great, the group of the Madonna and Child now over the central door of the Duomo has much charm and benignancy.

From A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

His brow under his snow-white hair was lofty and calm; his eyes were clear and kindly; his mouth expressed both firmness and gentleness; his whole face was benignancy itself.

From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page

Bathed in the benignancy of bland Indian summer, Cap'n Sproul and his friend Hiram Look surveyed these arrivals from the porch of the Sproul house.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day

The face which had not lost all its underlying benignancy even when it looked its coldest, had now become settled and hard.

From Dark Hollow by Anna Katharine Green

It was provokingly brilliant and warm; indeed I must, in justice to the Weather Office, allow, that its benignancy has scarcely been interrupted, since I ceased to care whether skies were foul or fair.

From Border and Bastille by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence




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