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All the same, the Professor, in spite of his cherubical looks, could make himself extremely disagreeable, and undoubtedly would do so if thwarted.

From The Green Mummy by Hume, Fergus

Nat�lya Nikol�evna glided down on her knees, took out a handkerchief, and wept much during the cherubical song.

From Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales by Tolstoy, Leo, graf

One morning that cherubical creature opened its eyes at a much earlier hour than usual, and stared at the ceiling of its father’s cottage.

From Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)