dreamy abstraction
Example Sentences
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Be this as it may, Bladud had not been long seated there in a state of dreamy abstraction, when he became conscious of the inquiring look.
From The Hot Swamp by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
She even spoke of sealed wives in a kind of dreamy abstraction.
From The Rainbow Trail by Grey, Zane
The Gentleman-in-Powder became lost in dreamy abstraction, with the exception of his legs which worked slightly.
From The Amateur Gentleman by Farnol, Jeffery
Again she could be steeped in a dreamy abstraction or alive with a pagan joy of life.
From The Net by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
As winter drew on, she grew no better; a dim, dreamy abstraction brooded over her.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 09, July, 1858 by Various
