desire
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Yet, through his dreams, a wandering fire, Still, still she flits, THE WORLD'S DESIRE!
From The World's Desire by Haggard, Henry Rider
Here I lie, worn down to a mere throbbing fever-point; I breathe and nothing more, and yet I DESIRE!
From A Passionate Pilgrim by James, Henry
This endeavour,. when it is toward something which causes it, is called APPETITE, or DESIRE; .
From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various
This uneasiness we may call, as it is, DESIRE; which is an uneasiness of the mind for want of some absent good.
From An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 1 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 1 and 2 by Locke, John
I am always, even in Nevada, Your loving niece, DESIRE.
From The Preliminaries And Other Stories by Comer, Cornelia A. P.
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