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Of all wild animals the most easily tamed and the gentlest is the elephant.

The History of Animals 2002

But it wasn't what you might call the gentlest town in the world before the war, I remember.

The Nightmare Begins Ahern, Jerry 1981

It may be called the gentlest of Shakespeare's plays.

William Shakespeare John Masefield 1922

He has been called the gentlest monarch that ever sat upon a throne, and his amiability of character poorly prepared him to cope with his dangerous and wily adversaries.

The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Theron Brown 1873

These are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the last of whom is described as the gentlest of the team.

Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 1 George Gilfillan 1845

These are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, the last of whom is described as the gentlest of the team.

Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete George Gilfillan 1845

His affability and courteousness in several candidate debates made their gentlest criticism of him look unreasonable and indecorous.

O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

He was this big, heavy-set black man, a rare sight in our Mexican community, and he was the kindest, gentlest soul.

Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

Needless to say, I had to muster every ounce of will as I bit my tongue, not to mention draw from the deepest recesses of my gentlest self to not "learn" the priest, who was, most assuredly yet again, pointing out the Catholic Church's position on homosexuality.

Mike Ruiz: Does the LGBT Community Have a 'Peter Pan' Syndrome? Mike Ruiz 2011

But my blogging friends really are the kindest, gentlest souls in the blogosphere.

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