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Examples
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Annette looked at first puzzled and doubtful, then suddenly recognized the good taste which had dictated the attire, and exclaimed — “You are right — you are right — it is best to meet him as a free-hearted Swiss maiden.”
Anne of Geierstein 2008
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The Town perhaps have been as much obliged to me, for recruiting it with free-hearted Ladies, as to any Recruiting Officer in the Army.
The Beggar's Opera 2007
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So they took a fancy to him, and, being free-hearted sort of fellows, asked him to keep them company in the drag, and let one of the grooms ride his horse.
Robbery Under Arms 2004
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And how does that honourable, complete, free-hearted gentleman of Athens, thy very bountiful good lord and master?
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The ever-increasing cost of food with us makes free-hearted hospitality an impossibility, and withers up all those kindly instincts which find expression in housing and feeding both friends and strangers.
The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004
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The truth, as I came to know afterward, was that a large, free-hearted, and determined man was at the head of every thing.
Erema Richard Doddridge 2004
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I don't see how he stayed in business, but he was mighty free-hearted. [unclear] late hours at night, and he was right across in front of the school.
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He breaks loose gladly from the cold formalities and negative civilities of town; throws off his habits of shy reserve, and becomes joyous and free-hearted.
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Well, he shall see that country people can be happy and free-hearted, if they have _not_ the city refinements.
Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Day Kellogg Lee
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Kindly and more free-hearted you grow in the sphere of Julia
Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Day Kellogg Lee
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