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And you know that I am forbearing with you, and that my arm is never raised against any of your kind.

From The Man Who Was Afraid by Bernstein, Herman

I am forbearing now as I sit up here in my chamber alone, crowded in among my books and the wind is wild upon the water.

From Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. by Maria, Jennie (Drinkwater) Conklin

Jacopo," said he, peremptorily, "I am forbearing if anybody places confidence in me; irreconcilable if any one seeks to deceive me.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules