| O how gladdening would it be if we were in as great bitterness for sin as for the loss of a first-born. |
| Be they ever so cool, Ellsworth Kelly, Andy Warhol, Dan Flavin, and Blinky Palermo can't help stirring the heart, through the eye, with hues as cleanly gladdening as French horns in the morning. |
| The southern spring, the comfortable rapid traveling in a Vienna carriage, and the solitude of the road, all had a gladdening effect on Pierre. |
| What a gladdening result for the sensation-loving minds of the callous! |
| Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. |
| Then she dies: One afternoon soon after her death, I entered her empty room, into which the good evening sun was shining, gladdening it with rose-bright, gay and soft colors. |
