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Definition of Soothed
1. soothe [v] - See also: soothe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soothed
Literary usage of Soothed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"... his troubled mind was, in some degree, soothed and composed. The next day he
wrote as follows: TO THE REVEREND DR. TAYLOR. " DEAR SIR,—Let me have your ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies by James Boswell (1799)
"... his troubled mind was, in some degree, soothed and composed. The next day he
wrote as follows: " TO THE REVEREND DR. TAYLOR. ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1826)
"The character of Constantino not been checked by the presence of a minister, who
soothed CHAP. the unhappy princes with flattery and hope, and gently drew ..."
4. Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle by Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883)
"... need to be soothed—magnetically, and in any possible way! Your affectionate
LETTER 174. ... soothed ..."
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