caresses
Example Sentences
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And I will give thee, my dark one, Kisses as icy as the moon, Caresses as of snakes that crawl In circles round a cistern's wall.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lilith, doth not indeed my love outweigh Caresses missed from phantom babes?
From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy
The Caresses which I received from those honest People are inexpressible; for there was scarce a Day but I was invited to magnificent Entertainments at one or other of their Houses.
From The Travels and Adventures of James Massey by Patot, Simon Tyssot de
Caresses were never the order of the day in this family; rarely exchanged even between mother and son, who yet were devoted faithfully to each other.
From A Red Wallflower by Warner, Susan
Go, jealous husbands, books of cases burn; Caresses lavish, and you'll find return.
From Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete by La Fontaine, Jean de
