kindly act

Example Sentences

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Embittered by her sad past, she had no thoughts of the rights of others, until Ralph did her a kindly act and changed all the motives of her life.

From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen

The elephant knows a friend,-- And well remembers, too, A kindly act, but ne'er forgets The teasing of a foe.

From Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children by Miller, Mrs. E. P.

The return of this book to you is an echo of the kindly act of your countrymen in the city of Philadelphia in 1866.

From Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts by Bradford, William

"Perhaps nature has already done that kindly act for you," I put in, as he paused to take a long breath with which to whet his wrath.

From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Optic, Oliver

"Yes, but I didn't know it then, and it was a kindly act on your part to reassure me."

From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary