I see he has premeditated a Denial by the Complaisance of his Features.
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Complaisance
Synonyms for "complaisance" (52 found)
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4 entriesacquiescent behavioringratiating conductpolite submissionservile obedience
Collocations
6 entriescultural complaisancedisplay complaisanceexcessive complaisancehabit of complaisancemoral complaisancepolitical complaisance
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It is no wonder that in an age when this kind of merit is so little in fashion, and so slenderly provided for, persons possessed of it should very eagerly flock to a place where they were sure of being received with great complaisance; indeed, where they might enjoy almost the same advantages of a liberal fortune as if they were entitled to it in their own right.
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