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Orange and willow-trees were reflected in the clear depths of the rippleless flow, and lured by its beauty, the responsiveness of my craft, and an unusual cheerfulness, I foolishly overdid my strength.

From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles

In his white, still, rippleless way, Senator Hanway hated in his soul's soul the name of Governor Obstinate.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

The sea ahead was polished and rippleless, the way to Point Barrow was open, and already the land had bent to the north and west.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

A few minutes past the deck glistened in the sun as each rollicking billow sent its herald over the bows, and here the surface of the river is almost rippleless.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)

Then the full reddish disk stood upon a strong copper pillar, smooth and flawless in a rippleless lake, and that became denuded of its capital as the ball rose over it into the sky.

From The Cursed Patois From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell