courteous act
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He is the same delightful, good-hearted fellow as of old; always ready to do a kind, or courteous act.
From Idle Hour Stories by Eugenia Dunlap Potts
As this would be his first visit it was no more than a courteous act that he should write to the church of this intention.
From Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive by Henry T. (Henry Thorne) Sell
Kitty understood what this courteous act signified; he was disarming himself to reassure her.
From The Drums of Jeopardy by Harold MacGrath
The prince made this suggestion to our minister and performed this courteous act at all functions given to General Grant.
From My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew
Every good action of yours, every impulse of affection for those who love you, every courteous act towards your companions, every noble thought of yours, is like a leap towards that other world.
From Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Isabel Florence Hapgood
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