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The irony of fate that compelled a class poet to punch cows may have tinctured his judgment.

From Judith of the Plains by Manning, Marie

I have forgotten the boy's age; his mother's high-sounding patriotism may have tinctured him already.

From The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History by Aguilar, Grace

Mr. Kelly's wanderings in early life seem to have tinctured his later career with the hue of instability.

From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge

May not this separation have tinctured, with double sadness, this wonderful elegy in memory of his friend?

From A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.

On the other hand, some French critics in sacred biography have tinctured their works with a false and pernicious leaven, and, under the name of criticism, established skepticism.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban