Example Sentences

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Awaked from such a dream, it was impossible to lie still without knowing what those voices down below were talking about.

From Wilfrid Cumbermede by MacDonald, George

Oh, James, I scarce can bear The stormy swell that surges o'er my heart, Awaked by what they have revealed this night.

From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne

Awaked, Bliss beyond mortal mother's filled her breast, And over half the earth a lovely light Forewent the morn.

From The Light of Asia by Arnold, Edwin, Sir

Awaked by my own laughter at this comical sight, I opened my eyes and found Aunt Linny sitting on the bedside and laughing with me.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various

It was youthful Hafbur King    Awaked at midnight with a bound, And full of dread he straightway said    His wondrous dream to all around.

From Hafbur and Signe a ballad by Borrow, George Henry