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Examples
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She was so many years his senior, and so celebrated, it never crossed his mind to suppose she could have any feeling for him beyond the jolly palliness that seemed to have sprung up naturally between them.
Winding Paths Gertrude Page 1897
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"Nice, comfortable, elevating palliness with you; and a right down rollicking bust-up occasionally with the ladies of the unpretending school of wild oats."
Winding Paths Gertrude Page 1897
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It's only when men an 'women gets assorted-like that palliness drops out. "
This Is the End Stella Benson 1912
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But women are all either wives or --, there ain't no manner of palliness in them. "
This Is the End Stella Benson 1912
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"I want my giant for the present to be satisfied with his palliness with me and his work.
Winding Paths Gertrude Page 1897
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