hearten

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Our long-dead brothers of the roundelay, Whose meed was wine, who held that praise was pay, Hearten ye by their lives, ye singers of to-day!

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

Hearten us onward! as with fire Consuming dreams of other bliss.

From The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke by Brooke, Rupert

Hearten thy heart and when I call out to thee and say, 'O damsel pass on!' do not slacken thy pace, but advance as if about to run.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Long had he laid his burnished armour by, But still we flew his banner for a sign, Still felt his spirit like a rallying-cry Hearten the fighting line.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 by Various

Said the men, "From this day forth, thou art under his protection"; and she replied, "Hearten me by eating a bit and drinking a sup of water."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir