indulgency
Americannoun
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indulgenciesEtymology
Origin of indulgency
Example Sentences
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What right have I to judge others severely, do you suppose, when I must ask for indulgency myself?
From A House of Gentlefolk by Garnett, Constance
"I warn you, my lord, against this indulgency of evil feeling," said I. "I know not to which it is more perilous, the soul or the reason; but you go the way to murder both."
From Master of Ballantrae by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Max Schindelberger's smile took on the quality of indulgency as he advanced slowly toward B. Lesengeld.
From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague
Thrice happy he To whom the wise indulgency of Heaven, With sparing hand but just enough has given.
From Cowley's Essays by Cowley, Abraham
“I warn you, my lord, against this indulgency of evil feeling,” said I. “I know not to which it is more perilous, the soul or the reason; but you go the way to murder both.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
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