infold
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A great hush brooded around; and yet not so awful was that intense stillness as the solemn calm which seemed to infold the quiet figure sitting so silently in the midst.
From Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life by Grace Beaumont
O, well for the fortunate soul Which Music’s wings infold, Stealing away the memory Of sorrows new and old!
From May-Day and Other Pieces by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A sprightly courser, fairer than the rest, The king himself presents his royal guest: A lion's hide his back and limbs infold, Precious with studded work, and paws of gold.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
She stood looking down on his bowed head with a tenderness that seemed to infold him as with a mantle.
From Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle
He saw the dark eyes grow soft with good thoughts; he saw the silent, proud defiance die out of the beautiful face; the lips quivered, sweet humility seemed to fall over her and infold her.
From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Charlotte M. Brame
