suspire

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We only live, only suspire Consumed by either fire or fire.

From Time Magazine Archive

By his gates of breath There lies a downy feather which stirs not: Did he suspire, that light and weightless down Perforce must move.

From King Henry IV, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William

Each of the principals, seconded by his particular waiter, after carefully taking his opponent's range and bearings, will suspire and hit him in the eye.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various

Zadkiel or no Zadkiel, I will suspire, and risk it, "O that I were lying under the olives!"

From From a Cornish Window A New Edition by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

The elements we feel and see shift and drift and suspire And we therein behind the screen, with glimmering brains that tire.

From Perpetual Light : a memorial by Benét, William Rose