dwelt
Example Sentences
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When I was 12 my grandmother brought a singing teacher to hear me sing ‘I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls.’
From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2015
For example, the suitor in “Eveline” takes the title character, a shop girl, to see the opera “The Bohemian Girl,” which features the aria “I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls.”
From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2014
Setne Khamuas, son of Rameses, High Priest of Ptah, beneath his garden trees Dwelt with his wife and children; wise was he In Books of power and ancient Masteries.
From The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus by Murray, Gilbert
Or of the Eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity—dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate!
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
Only Revenge Dwelt with me still, the fiercer that I knew My long-prized hope, which came so near success, Snatched from me and for ever.
From The Epic of Hades In Three Books by Morris, Lewis, Sir
