obscures

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The dust which countless hoofs excite Obscures the sky and veils the light; But see, swift winds those clouds dispel As if they strove to please me well.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being seasoned with a gracious voice, Obscures the show of evil?

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various

I do not think the pious Calchas heard Distinctly what the goddess spake; old age Obscures the senses.

From Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School by Miller, Edwin L.

Yet Envy still with fiercer rage pursues, Obscures the virtue, and defames the Muse.

From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Gilfillan, George

I cannot see her, since the mist's white scarf Obscures the dark wood and the dull orange sky; But she's waiting, I know, impatient and cold, half Sobs struggling into her frosty sigh.

From Amores Poems by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)