high-wrought

Example Sentences

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There is no glamour, no ecstasy, no high-wrought moment in his tranquil pages.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was the delightful haunt of Hawthorne's leisure, the scene of the occurrence which inspired the most thrilling and high-wrought chapter of his romance.

From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

In the prophecies and the psalms we have seen the high-wrought poetry of Israel's religion.

From The Chief End of Man by Merriam, George Spring

Towards the end your high-wrought imagination can almost smell the sticking plaister, so vivid is the picture.

From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John

There is no high-wrought sentiment, no poetic love.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas