take in good part
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And I promise myself from your goodness that you will take in good part what I feel compelled to say to you, and will accept that which proceeds only from my obedience to you.
From Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings by Alexander Whyte
This the playfellows tried to take in good part, and the two lived on friendly terms except for one thing.
From A Treasury of Eskimo Tales by George Carlson
To all this his Majesty gave a willing ear, and seemed to take in good part all that was said....
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Eleanor E. Tremayne
We embraced at meeting, and our ships fired some cannon to salute Mocreb Khan, which he seemed to take in good part.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Robert Kerr
This she asked in the playful manner which she knew he would take in good part.
From An Old Man's Love by Anthony Trollope
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