flowed

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And the tide of her affections Flowed to those who gave her friendship; Whom alone she knew as human, Whom to her became as kindred.

From The White Doe The Fate of Virginia Dare by Cotten, Sallie Southall

Now, a prophet is raised up among us,    Whose miracles none can gainsay; For he spoke, and the great river Witham    Flowed three days, uphill, the wrong way.

From Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses by Smith, Horace

A Laugh — and A Moan The brook that down the valley  So musically drips, Flowed never half so brightly  As the light laugh from her lips.

From Poems: Patriotic, Religious by Ryan, Abram Joseph

Before his sight Flowed the fair river free and bright, The rising mist and Isles of Bay, Before him in their glory lay.

From The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention by Bruce, Wallace

His treasury at sunset every day Is worse than empty; and although the tide Flowed high at morn, 'tis ebb before the noon.

From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim