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Conciliated by the Tinker's offering, Old Parr mounted the staircase, and planting himself near the door, took off his greatcoat, and sat down upon it.

From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison

Wilson Had to Be Conciliated What was really saved at Paris was the child—the covenant of the League of Nations.

From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Lord, Frank B.