bear aloft
Example Sentences
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But armoured fleets bear aloft on their decks a rampart of towers, so that fighting may like place even at sea as from the walls of a fortress.
From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2013
The eagle sits ready to bear aloft the spirit of the sleeper.
From The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 by Burgoyne, Thomas H.
“Then on to Freedom’s stormy height, Go forth in valour and in might, And bear aloft this emblem bright, Amid the battle fray.”
From Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact by Comfield, Amelia Stratton
Thou seest the Father; The sad sighs gather, And bear aloft thy sorrow and his pain!
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
Time was I feared to know or feel The spur of aught but gilded weal; To bear aloft the victor, Fame, Would ev'n have champed a stately shame Of bit and bridle.
From Rose and Roof-Tree — Poems by Lathrop, George Parsons
