heartening

Live cool for a time, and rather low, instead of taking what they call heartening things: Your manner of making presents is noble, 'et sent la grandeur d'ame d'un preux

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

She described as heartening the pledges of many development partners to maintain and increase their development co-operation.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

Live cool for a time, and rather low, instead of taking what they call heartening things: Your manner of making presents is noble, et sent la grandeur d’ame d’un preux Chevalier.

Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005

What’s less heartening is why duFresne’s story apparently captivated the media in New York and the Twin Cities.

Previous article | Living the Liminal 2005

Queen Dulness herself is characteristically described as heartening and harking forward her legions with pure noise.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Various

He spoke honestly, but it was with the idea of heartening the man.

Smoke Bellew Jack London 1896

Trinidad MP Jack Warner – controller of three of 24 Fifa votes – says the gestures are "heartening".

Said & Done David Hills 2010

I'm dead tired of hearing bone-thin women say they just "hike Runyon Canyon with their dogs" -- and it's kind of heartening when brave young stars are willing to admit what the Hollywood pressure to be thin is really like, and what it takes to live up to it.

Sunny Gold: What the World Needs Now: More Celeb Body TMI (Yes, You Read That Right!) 2010

Although it's kind of heartening to know that Apple's sales techniques have spread to the world of cycling.

Public Servitude: Making the Streets Safe for Absurdity BikeSnobNYC 2009

He described the openness of Wednesday's talks as "heartening".

ANC Daily News Briefing 2008