Thesaurus / spiriting
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The spiriting away of the heir would thus leave the field open for the cherished plans and hopes of Delilah.
THE STORY OF AN ANCIENT PARISHH. R. COULTHARD
George became convinced that the Fates were dead against him, in spiriting away, just because he wanted it, this particular key.
THE SHADOW OF ASHLYDYATMRS. HENRY WOOD
Governor Dongan was also always holding communications with the Iroquois and spiriting them on to resist French encroachments.
TORONTO OF OLDHENRY SCADDING
The wine was in them, and the captain commended the spiriting of it, as Prospero his Ariel.
THE CELT AND SAXON, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITH
Tell me, could he have any object in spiriting away that young lady—in abducting her?
AUNT JANE'S NIECES IN SOCIETYEDITH VAN DYNE
Even booksellers do their spiriting more gently for good fare, and bid for an author the most spiritedly after dinner.
I strongly suspect him of having had a hand in spiriting away Lizzie.'
OUR MUTUAL FRIENDCHARLES DICKENS
When Dodge realised the spiriting away of Mr. Pepin, a howl, not to say a hue and cry, went up.
THE SUNSET TRAILALFRED HENRY LEWIS
Words were "correspondent to his command, and, Ariel-like, did his spiriting gently."
The spiriting away of his mother gave a new importance to the nautical fancy of the young man.
ACROSS INDIAOLIVER OPTIC
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