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

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

And the irony of it was that he was as gentle as a lamb.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

Even when her face was so much swollen as to close her eyes, she was patient and gentle as a lamb.

From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Leslie, Madeline

Jett� shall find me as gentle as a lamb.

From The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors by Various