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So Susan found herself making lame excuses, which did not avert a sharp lecture from the Countess on the cockering of her daughter.

From Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

And as to our Jeanie, they are all cockering her up till she'll no be content with a king.

From Two Penniless Princesses by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

The prayers of cockering mothers prevailed with him just as much as the requests of indulgent fathers, rather increasing than mitigating his severity on their offending children.

From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by Hosmer, James Kendall

You want cockering up," he said, "and coddling and waiting on.

From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

And Eleanor, with all her gentle courtesy and kindness, was strictly withheld by her husband from pampering or cockering his pages; nor did she ever transgress his will.

From The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade by Yonge, Charlotte Mary