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Indeed, I was lucky I chose the relatively uncontroversial subject of cake, the amount of generous-spirited suggestions about where I could find the confection—they included the kosher bakeries of Boro Park ; the Palisades Park Bakery just over the George Washington Bridge ; the Viand Café on Broadway and 75th Street; St. Honore in Port Washington; and Anneliese's at 79th Street and First Avenue—helping to dry my tears.
Yankees Fans Email Their Bronx Cheers Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Such a hope in my own view is itself a myth, though a generous-spirited one.
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Giddings was a courtly and generous-spirited Whig who nonetheless projected himself in political discourse as a savage warrior against the ideas he hated.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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Giddings was a courtly and generous-spirited Whig who nonetheless projected himself in political discourse as a savage warrior against the ideas he hated.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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And finally there was Samuel H. Laughlin, a generous-spirited and highly literate writer and political organizer whose intermittent weakness for spirituous liquors rendered him often in need of cash—and hence available for whatever tasks Polk placed before him.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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And finally there was Samuel H. Laughlin, a generous-spirited and highly literate writer and political organizer whose intermittent weakness for spirituous liquors rendered him often in need of cash—and hence available for whatever tasks Polk placed before him.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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If we want our children to lead generous-spirited lives, we need to give them ideals to inspire them.
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March 4th, 2009 8: 18pm francis - melanie philips is a person of significant influence in britain, she has the nation's ear: what a pity she cannot use her position to advance the cause of rational, generous-spirited zionism. keith - i think your comment is in extremely bad taste. you should be ashamed of yourself.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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March 4th, 2009 8: 18pm francis - melanie philips is a person of significant influence in britain, she has the nation's ear: what a pity she cannot use her position to advance the cause of rational, generous-spirited zionism. keith - i think your comment is in extremely bad taste. you should be ashamed of yourself.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Did I ever tell you that you are the most generous-spirited blogger out there?
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