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cloyed



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She had coyed him nothing as far as words are concerned, and he never for a moment doubted but that her full words had come from a full heart.

From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony

Conciliation coyed as gently as loving dove his mate, while within easy reach glistened the jewel "President" of a fraternized Republic.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.




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