Dove

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DOVE, a lucky symbol; progress in prosperity and affection.

From Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer by

The DOVE, as the received emblem of the Holy Spirit, is properly placed above, as hovering over the Virgin.

From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

MY DOVE: Your letter has reached me late, for I have already handed in my decision, and it has been approved.

From The Reign of Greed by Derbyshire, Charles E.

DOVE, a river of England, tributary to the Trent, rising in Axe Edge, Derbyshire, and through almost its entire course forming the boundary of that county with Staffordshire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

GADBURY, Poor Robin, DOVE, WING, and several others, do yearly publish their Almanacks, though several of them have been dead since before the Revolution.

From An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments by Arber, Thomas Seccombe, Professor