a.
Lend favorable ears to our request. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. Ps. lxxxv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
A place very favorable for the making levies of men. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
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The favorableness of the present times to all exertions in the cause of liberty. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]