infold
Example Sentences
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In thee, Diana, I have always hop'd, And still I hope in thee, who didst infold Within the holy shelter of thine arm The outcast daughter of the mighty king.
From Iphigenia in Tauris by Swanwick, Anna
A mad love, indeed; she went nearer to the gleaming waters; they seemed to rise and infold her; the water-lilies seemed to hold her up.
From A Mad Love by Brame, Charlotte M.
Not one save him—him—whose love had broken down all barriers that it might reach and infold her.
From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by Allen, James Lane
Gay rainbow silks her mellow charms infold, And nought of Lyce but herself is old.
From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Young, Edward
O, well for the fortunate soul Which Music’s wings infold, Stealing away the memory Of sorrows new and old!
From May-Day and Other Pieces by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
