Example Sentences

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And therefore when the great Can will solace himselfe with hunting or hauking, he needs not so much as once to step forth of his palace.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

Nought less will solace me For the remembrance of a life of pain.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles

"Cry," said the chemist; "let nature take her course; that will solace you."

From Madame Bovary by Aveling, Eleanor Marx

It will solace the pillow of death, and soothe the pangs of an agonized eternity!

From The Abominations of Modern Society by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

"True-hearted souls will solace their spirits with a little laughter, and never busy their brains with the subversion of Church and State government."

From The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple by Marsh, A.