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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1692
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Inbearing, ppl. a. Capable of producing a vivid impression on the mind, impressive, persuasive. — 1692 Presbyterian Eloquence (ed. 2) 30.
Men, that, as they phrase it, have an inbearing gift, speaking home to their hearts 1692 Pitcairn Assembly (1766) 14.
Get able men, with soul-refreshing and inbearing gifts to do duty to her
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