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That gen'rous praise which fires the soul of worth, And gives new virtues unexpected birth, That praise, e'en now, my heaving bosom fires, Inflames my courage, and each wish inspires.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de

Each liquid, too, whether it pierces, soothes, Inflames, refreshes, or exalts the taste, With various forms abounds.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

Through the brown horrors of the night he fled, Nor knows, amazed, what doubtful path to tread; His brother's image to his mind appears, Inflames his heart with rage, and wings his feet with fears.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George

What sudden rage, what new desire of blood, Inflames your alter'd minds?

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

Iapis cries, and, foremost to upbraid, Inflames them to the fight.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax