upbear

Example Sentences

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Gila, in her most imperial mood, wearing a bewildering imported frock whose simple intricacies and daring contrasts were well calculated to upbear a determined spirit in a supreme combat, awaited his coming impatiently.

From The Witness by Lutz, Grace Livingston Hill

If they sometimes subdue, they must finally upbear me, for I seek the Universal—and that must be the best.

From Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Fuller, Margaret

He would be lifted on the hands of men, their plaudits would upbear his soul, and he would at last triumph, sealed by the sanction of his kind.

From The Prisoner by Brown, Alice

Gretchen, in the golden cloud, is raised above all past delusions, worthy to redeem and upbear the wise man who stumbled into the pit of error while searching for truth.

From Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. by Fuller, Margaret

How pleasant is the course along a new river, the sight of new shores; like a life, would but life flow as fast, and upbear us with as full a stream.

From Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Fuller, Margaret