espies

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A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

Behind peppy songs like “Singin’ in the Rain”  and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” Mr. Mac espies a frantic need to forget those horrors.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2015

Amaz�d Sol throwes of his mournfull weeds, Speedily harnessing his fiery steeds, Vp to Olympus' stately topp he hies, From whence his glorious rivall hee espies.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

Terror-struck, he inquires whence it comes, and then espies the corpse.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell

The poet seated by a grave espies a skull.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various