dayspring

Example Sentences

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Little old Uncle Saltiel worshiped him, his disreputable cronies idolized him, thought him a dayspring from on high, a light to lighten his people.

From Time Magazine Archive

Blow to the dayspring of Liberty, to the new nation rising calmly above the dangers that beset her dawn.

From The Treason and Death of Benedict Arnold A Play for a Greek Theatre by Chapman, John Jay

Looking to the dayspring, there is what we have waited for, there the end of our hope, prone and shrouded.

From The Sea and the Jungle by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

I can wait till the dayspring shall overflow The night of pain and care; For I know there's a blessing for every woe, A promise for every prayer.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

The scene of woe was gone, and the dayspring of hope had risen for the two girls.

From Cynthia Wakeham's Money by Green, Anna Katharine