kindly act

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—Burns A kindly act is a kernel sown, That will grow to a goodly tree, Shedding its fruit when time has flown, Down the gulf of eternity.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature by Ontario. Ministry of Education

"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

He turned his back abruptly on the old stone cross, wondering bitterly whether the Englishwoman who had done this kindly act was still alive.

From The Red Cross Barge by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

Beauharnais, came to thank the general for his kindly act of restitution.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

At this time he received a striking illustration of the gratitude which one earns by the performance of a kindly act of self-sacrifice.

From The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, by Pinkerton, Allan