orbed

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The pair seemed lovers, yet absorbed In mental scenes no longer orbed By love’s young rays.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2013

In order to bring the discussion within reasonable limits, let it be confined to Schopenhauer's example:     "That orbed maiden, with white fire laden,     Whom mortals call the moon."

From Nature Mysticism by Mercer, John Edward

Mine orbed heats drop cold Down from thee, down from thee, As fell thy grace of old Down from me, down from me.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

O paragon of feathered grace, What charms thy neck enfold, Backed by that glorious orbed space Thick starred with eyes of gold.

From A Century of Emblems by Cautley, G. S.

For men of ignoble affection, The social scheme that is, were better far Than the orbed sun's most exquisite perfection, Man needs not heaven till he revolves a star.

From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence