infold

Example Sentences

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Be wholly good to us, just as of old: As a pleased father, let thine arms infold Us, homed within the haven of thy love, And all the cheer and wholesomeness thereof.

From Afterwhiles by Riley, James Whitcomb

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 Brame, Charlotte M.

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

All around the pines rose straight and tall, like gaunt giant forms flinging out long, skeleton arms eager to infold them in a cruel clasp.

From Two Little Travellers A Story for Girls by Arthur, Frances Browne

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 Runkle, Bertha