desiderate

By one stroke of his pen the Apostle unfolds a heart-history; so that we desiderate no more—more would almost spoil the touching simplicity—“He whom Thou lovest!”

From Memories of Bethany by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)

It seemed also, owing to its height, to desiderate wings, but there were none.

From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories by James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes)

Their contemplation will still desiderate something beyond all finite being, actual or possible.

From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.

Far be it from the present writer to regret or desiderate the adorably candid creature who so soon smirches her whiteness.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

Archimedes might desiderate a place to stand on before he could bring his lever into play; I would move the world, self-poised.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various

Obedient to the command, Rosy tripped out of the kitchen, and in an instant returned with the desiderated commodity—a dumpy, bluff, opaque bottle, of about a gallon contents—which she placed on the table.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 by Wilson, John Mackay

But now two things will chiefly be desiderated, which now we own in our testimony, for which many have died, that seem not to be confirmed by or consistent with the testimony of this period.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander

Such appeared to me to be the choicer, and more to be desiderated, volumes in the monastic library of Closterneuberg--which a visit of about a couple of hours only enabled me to examine.

From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

In ten minutes she was dressed, and, in one more was on her way to Glasgow to make the desiderated purchase.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III by Various

The encouragement desiderated at home, the poet, however, experienced elsewhere.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

Desiderā′tion, the act of desiderating: the thing desiderated.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

That possibility, I need hardly say, is one that, as the actual world goes, we have ample grounds for desiderating.

From Pragmatism by James, William

Perhaps that which we are desiderating could not be better expressed than by saying that we need a ministry prophetic and apostolic.

From The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 by Stalker, James