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And she smiled in open confidence as a sacrificial maiden might have propitiated the dragon.

From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth

Lo! they have propitiated me at great length if they mean to accomplish mine undoing at last.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

In the frame of mind I then was in, nothing could possibly have propitiated me.

From My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia by Watson, Robert

Leslie would have propitiated the mayor of the palace with kind words and attentions, but when she was snapped up in her efforts, she drew back with a girl's aptness to be affronted and repelled.

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

“Then you should have propitiated her by asking leave after the Scripture was done,” said Agatha; “you might have known she would not let you off that.”

From Modern Broods by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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