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
Pius Sixth, with his plush and tiara, and power of the Keys, they bear aloft: of natural size,—made of lath and combustible gum.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
Why cannot the soaring spirit bear aloft its earthly tenement?
From Old Fritz and the New Era by Langley, Peter
Thou seest the Father; Thy sad sighs gather, And bear aloft Thy sorrow and His pain!
From Faust by Taylor, Bayard
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
