infold

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Thy pale page, Study, by thy side doth hold, As by Cyprigna's her persuasive boy: Twin sacks thou bear'st; one doth thy gifts infold, Whose modest tendering proves immortal joy.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

From this it is manifest that this society cannot hope to infold, or at least to organically bind to itself, men whose objects of research are so diverse.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various

In thee, Diana, I have always hop'd, And still I hope in thee, who didst infold Within the holy shelter of thine arm The outcast daughter of the mighty king.

From Iphigenia in Tauris by Swanwick, Anna

In good sooth our late queen did infold them all together.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy

A sprightly courser, fairer than the rest, The king himself presents his royal guest: A lion's hide his back and limbs infold, Precious with studded work, and paws of gold.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil