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Dr. Diamond's Process for Albumenized Paper.—Photographers are under many obligations to Dr. Diamond, particularly for the valuable information communicated through "N. & Q.," and his obligingness in answering inquiries.

From Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Why, truly, his last will shewed what effect your smooth obligingness had upon him!—To leave the acquired part of his estate from the next heirs, his own sons, to a grandchild; to his youngest grandchild!

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Richardson, Samuel

According to that system the best thing for a man to do is to marry of set purpose out of sheer obligingness and courtesy.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno

So in I gently drew her to the compter, running behind it myself, with an air of great dilingence and obligingness.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 8 by Richardson, Samuel

This was really unwelcome to him, but Elsa suspected the contrary, and as he had not the common habit of afterwards complaining of his obligingness, she remained of the same opinion.

From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Schubin, Ossip