penetrated

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Penetrated in all directions by watercourses navigable when the Mississippi was at flood, my "district" was especially exposed, and every little bayou capable of floating a cock-boat called loudly for forts and heavy guns.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard

Penetrated himself with the substance and spirit of the Scriptures, he understood how to combine in his language, as if by intuition, a dignified tone and a national character.

From Life of Luther by Koestlin, Julius

Penetrated with compassion, he moved toward the unfortunate woman, who with an abandonment he had not expected of one so stately and reserved, threw herself upon his breast, weeping as though her heart would break.

From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Curtis, Wardon Allan

Penetrated with awe and consternation, He desisted from his attempt, and prepared to quit the Sepulchre.

From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

Penetrated with enthusiasm for the modern French literary school as he was, he here met intellects and temperaments akin to his own.

From Lafcadio Hearn by Kennard, Nina H.