The Only Use
magnanimous
in
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
(Edited)
- He found favor in the eyes of the mothers by petting the children, particularly the youngest; and like the lion bold, which whilom so magnanimously the lamb did hold, he would sit with a child on one knee, and rock a cradle with his foot for whole hours together.
magnanimously = kind and generous in spirit
Definitions:
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(1)
(magnanimous) kind and generous in spirit -- especially toward those defeated in battle
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)