kindly act
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A kindly act is a kernel sown, 78.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James
When I had finished this kindly act, Tom came out of the house with a lantern in his hand.
From Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy by Optic, Oliver
"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
The only strawberry jam we ever had on the Peninsula came to us in tins, from which the labels had been stripped by some kindly act of Providence.
From With Manchesters in the East by Hurst, Gerald B. (Gerald Berkeley), Sir
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