So,when Nast painted the picture, his Santa Claus looked like the kindly old man of his childhood.

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And a kind of, well, kindly and monumental, and yet approachable figure that is familiar from American school rooms.

有几分友好和伟大，他也是在美国学校的教室里也是常见到的人物像。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

You are no longer like a son to me and like your father, my first husband, 'Ere this kindly Greek took pity on me."

你不像我的儿子，而像父亲，我的第一个丈夫，埃瑞是希腊人，这个好人总是可怜我“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

They honored this kindly saint with a yearly festival on December sixth.

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