ingraft

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It must not ingraft itself upon the passing and the accidental, but be pervaded by a poetic intuition of the real.

From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav

Shall we not then hold fast and cherish such a faith? shall we not seek to understand its nature, and endeavor with our whole hearts to ingraft its principles upon our characters?

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.

There may also, perhaps, be cases where teachers, whose schools are already in successful operation, may ingraft upon their own plans some things which are here proposed.

From The Teacher by Abbott, Jacob

The attempt to ingraft turkish trowsers on the Veronese costume, proved too absurd to warrant the continuance of such a representation, and was abandoned after the night of its introduction.

From Physiology of The Opera by Swaby, John H.

In speaking of accents, let me say here I do not ask the young priest to commit the signal folly of attempting to ingraft an imported accent on his own native one.

From The Young Priest's Keepsake by Phelan, Michael