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Meanings of maternal tenderness in English

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Usage of maternal tenderness in English
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A smile played across her lips; the smile of deep maternal tenderness.
The Real Adventure
2
And now, on what soil had the seed of maternal tenderness fallen?
The Emperor — Volume 07
3
His overstrained nerves relaxed under the soothing influence of maternal tenderness and devotion.
The Count's Millions
4
How was she to promise maternal tenderness to a vixen and a liar?
The Eustace Diamonds
5
Do you, for instance, like portraying maternal tenderness on the stage?
Cashel Byron's Profession
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So innocent, so lovely, such a divine expression of maternal tenderness!
Tales of a Traveller
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The sight was too much for maternal tenderness to endure.
Woman on the American Frontier / A Valuable and Authentic Histor...
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The maternal tenderness ought to be too strong to impose upon this sacred feeling.
The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)
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His face softened to an almost maternal tenderness as he listened to that voice.
Lifted Masks; stories
10
Then there was also her maternal tenderness; it was through that that Markovitch won her.
The Secret City
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The maternal tenderness, under this aspect of the secularisation, had been more weak than wise.
The Reign of Mary Tudor
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Mrs. Raleigh never left her, caring for her with a maternal tenderness that never flagged.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
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Gentle encouragement, and a curious tone of almost maternal tenderness, pervade the rest of the letter.
Letters of Catherine Benincasa
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The parting between Leah and her hopeful son had been a wild access of maternal tenderness.
The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
15
There was an almost maternal tenderness about it.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories
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Her heart swelled and shook with maternal tenderness.
Anne Severn and the Fieldings
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