desiderate

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Both desiderate a world which is not now, musing with fierce bitterness or cold resignation upon that which was once but is no longer.

From The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe by Cramb, J. A. (John Adam)

And tenderness, too—but does that appear a mawkish thing to desiderate in life?

From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan

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

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

It is the authoritative sentence of the Church then on this difficult subject that we desiderate.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

Unity is the common desiderate of philosophic systems of all metaphysical types—neutral, materialistic, idealistic.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.