enkindle

His father gave him lessons about it but then stopped: “He could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

Minardi fought to enkindle the Catholic faith in youth — and he never gave up for the 70 years he was Ozzano’s parish priest, until coronavirus killed him at 94.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2020

Friendly and exuberant “Let your wisdom enkindle others” “Looking forward for an everlasting scientific relationship!”

From Nature ● Dec. 13, 2016

That he could not enkindle in the heart of the child what was ashes in his own.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

Without the emotions that soar and thrill and enkindle, no man can attain 'a grand moral vision.'

From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 by John Morley

The settings, enkindled by Jennifer Tipton’s lighting, are sketched against a lyrical, abstract background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

The results are that a love for reading is not enkindled, good readers are not produced.

From The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them by Charles Loring Brace

The Lord spake on Sinai out of the midst of the palpable, enkindled fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews by Thomas Charles Edwards

But we bend our knees in prayer before Thee and humbly beseech Thee, remit Thy great wrath enkindled against our sins.

From The Little Treasure of Prayers Being a Translation of the Epitome from the German Larger 'Treasure of prayers' ['Gebets-Schatz'] by Anonymous

His wrath A flame enkindled in His eyes of light, Ere He, to ward the threatened blow, gave charge Unto this expedition.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Joost van den Vondel

He ran the match crackling along the underside of the table and fell to enkindling his cigar.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

Plutarch's Lives of Ancient Heroes has perhaps been more influential than any other uninspired book in invigorating genius and in enkindling a passion for great achievements.

From Henry IV, Makers of History by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

The evil star of my destiny had got in the ascendant and shot down its sparks upon me, enkindling in me a most singular but at the same time a most pernicious passion.

From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann

Obstinate he stands, More raging at remonstrance; and his ire Restrain'd, increases; goading more and more; Restraint itself enkindling more his rage.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by J. J. Howard

Now that, Margaret, was the moment when the mighty spark of love fell upon my soul, and it will gather strength, and, enkindling flame after flame, will continue to burn there for ever.

From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus) Hoffmann