deform
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Who so unfeeling, who so bold, To judge that fictions, idly told, Deform the verse that only tries To consecrate realities?
From The Banks of Wye by Bloomfield, Robert
Storms may rush in, and crimes and woes Deform that peaceful bower; They may not mar the deep repose Of that immortal flower.
From A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Deform, de-form′, v.t. to alter or injure the form of: to disfigure.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
See beauty, form and color change with place; Here charms of health the lively visage grace; There pale diseases float in every wind, Deform the figure, and degrade the mind.
From The Columbiad by Barlow, Joel
As yet the trembling year is unconfirmed, And winter oft, at eve, resumes the breeze, Chills the pale morn, and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightful:---- Thomson.
From The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons by Cooper, James Fenimore
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