desiderate

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

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

Swinburne's first drafts offer none of the attractions which collectors of autographs commonly desiderate.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund

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)

Certainly, with such a central board in existence as that which we desiderate, no such type of schoolmaster would continue to hold office in a national seminary.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

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