dispels

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The faithful word of promise cheers And bears my spirits up, Dispels my dark desponding fears And stablishes my hope.

From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various

So from the Eastern Chambers breaks the Sun, Dispels the Clouds, and gilds the Vales below.

From The Busie Body by Byrd, Jess

He needeth not thy tears; From his soul the Ocean's midnight voice Dispels all mortal fears.

From The Isle of Palms and Other Poems by Wilson, John Lyde

To us, my countrymen, the lesson comes; Our night of winter dawns in brightest day; The storm is passing, and the rising sun Dispels our doubts, drives cloudy fears away.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Again, at times it happens that this power, This exhalation of the Birdless places, Dispels the air betwixt the ground and birds, Leaving well-nigh a void.

From On the Nature of Things by Leonard, William Ellery