stilled

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Stilled by the power of slumber the son of Nestor lay, but honeyed sleep had not yet taken in her arms Telemakhos.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Suddenly an unseen Presence Checked those constant moaning cries, Stilled the little heart’s quick fluttering, Raised those blue and wondering eyes, Fixed on some mysterious vision, With a startled sweet surprise.

From Legends and Lyrics Part 1 by Dickens, Charles

Vanished the hunter strong, Stilled was the husking song; No corn fields stretched along       In green Hochelaga.

From Verses and Rhymes By the Way by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon

The flame within thy fanes grew cold, Stilled by the foeman's swarming hordes.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe by Various

Stilled over land and sea is the clang of arms; from San Juan to Manila, fearless and triumphant, floats the star spangled banner.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat