gentle as a lamb
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But Kelso, winner of an alltime record $1,977,896 before his retirement last March, was as gentle as a lamb.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Then it will be Lavinia’s turn to be mad as a hornet—unless she discovers your clever scheme and, gentle as a lamb and sweet as a kitten, somehow persuades you to share.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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And the irony of it was that he was as gentle as a lamb.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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She is the most beautiful creature, and gentle as a lamb.
From Eunice by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
She seems mild and gentle as a lamb; but then, her eyes!
From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 by Sue, Eugène