hearten

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Long had he laid his burnished armour by, But still we flew his banner for a sign, Still felt his spirit like a rallying-cry Hearten the fighting line.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 by Various

Hubub replied, "Hearten thy heart;" whereupon he rose and gave her an hundred dinars, saying "O Hubub, I have by me a dress worth an hundred gold pieces."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Sound Drums and trumpets, make the world rebound; Hearten our friends, and all our foes confound.

From A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

Our long-dead brothers of the roundelay, Whose meed was wine, who held that praise was pay, Hearten ye by their lives, ye singers of to-day!

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

Will ye not, therefore, a little Hearten, impel, and inspire 10 One who adores, with a favour   Threefold in wonder?

From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics by Carman, Bliss