infold

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In thee, Diana, I have always hop'd, And still I hope in thee, who didst infold Within the holy shelter of thine arm The outcast daughter of the mighty king.

From Iphigenia in Tauris by Swanwick, Anna

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 Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The poet must hasten on, he must infold and bind together, he must be direct and synthetic in every act.

From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John

That is— Oh! lest my son should suffer cold, Him in his father’s coat infold, Lest cold should seize my darling fair, For her, her mother’s robe prepare.

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias

But you, like Pallas, ev'ry limb infold With royal robes, and bid him shine in gold; Touched by your hand his manly frame improves65 With grace divine, and like a god he moves.

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander