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He is an agreeable-looking youngish man; Mrs. Edgeworth, his third wife, is looking over his shoulder; she has marked features, beautiful eyes, she holds a child upon her knee, and one can see the likeness in her to her step-daughter Honora, who stands just behind her and leans against the chair.
Castle Rackrent 2006
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There was, oddly enough, no other fruit for sale there; but there was a very agreeable-looking booth at the end of the platform placarded with signs of Puerto Rico coffee, cognac, and other drinks; and outside of it there were wash-basins and clean towels.
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The Balonda in this quarter are much more agreeable-looking than any of the inhabitants nearer the coast.
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Lady Eleanor and Lady Constance More were like each other, being both agreeable-looking, simple, and yet elegant.
A Child of the Glens or, Elsie's Fortune Edward Newenham Hoare
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A Mr. Pattison, a very agreeable-looking man, who seems an authority on farming, and a Mr. and Mr.. Plumb (son of our Niagara friend), who was once at T--- P---, but I had entirely forgotten him.
The British Association's Visit to Montreal, 1884 : letters Clara Rayleigh
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Javanese village whose inhabitants, however, were more agreeable-looking people.
By Water to the Columbian Exposition Johanna S. Wisthaler
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A little creature, slender but not rounded of figure, she is described as more agreeable-looking than actually pretty.
She Stands Accused 1935
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His cook was a smiling, healthy, agreeable-looking young fellow whose face was always cheerful.
The Haunted Bookshop 1918
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It was first broken by Mrs. Annesley, a genteel, agreeable-looking woman, whose endeavour to introduce some kind of discourse proved her to be more truly well-bred than either of the others; and between her and Mrs. Gardiner, with occasional help from Elizabeth, the conversation was carried on.
Chapter XLV 1917
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His fervour surprised Mr. Ferdinand, who began to wonder whether, by any chance, his master knew of the Lord Chancellor's agreeable-looking second-cook.
The Prophet of Berkeley Square Robert Smythe Hichens 1907
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