espied

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A poet in a lilied pond Espied the moon's reflected charms, And ravished by that beauty blonde, Leapt out to clasp her in his arms.

From Ballads of a Bohemian by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)

A wolf who, fall'n on needy days, In sharp look-out for means and ways, Espied a horse turn'd out to graze.

From A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Billinghurst, Percy J.

The opening scene will give an idea of the style: It chanced of late a shepherd's swain, That went to seek a strayèd sheep, Within a thicket on the plain, Espied a dainty nymph asleep.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

Old Boreas and the sun, one day Espied a traveller on his way, Whose dress did happily provide Against whatever might betide.

From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur

He looked around, Espied a relative and spoke at him: It seems to me this world is very good.

From The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala by Baerlein, Henry