ravisher

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"Messiah" is still a potent ravisher of the musical senses, if the number of productions this month in Seattle is anything to go by.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2010

Who the original lover was is doubtful; the Vita Gildae relates how she was carried off by Melwas, king of Aestiva Regis, to Glastonbury, whither Arthur, at the head of an army, pursued the ravisher.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

The burglar of pies, the ravisher of cakes, was almost shocked by this unexpected light.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James

He was but a speck of vain conceit, and lacked the reckless daring of the ravisher.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Reid, Mayne

It was plain I was supposed by all to have done a very dashing act, and ravished the bride from the ravisher.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis