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Our wings are fancies, incense-borne, That feather-light upbear.

From Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry by Various

Sister, how glorious even now these towers, What realm shall rise, with such a wondrous pair When Teucrian arms join fellowship with ours, What glory shall the Punic state upbear!

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor

If they sometimes subdue, they must finally upbear me, for I seek the Universal—and that must be the best.

From Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 by Margaret Fuller

Strong-winged this Eagle, either wafter ready To buoy and to upbear that body great.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890 by Various

Each hand an Alpine spear 766 Waves, and an oblong shield their stalwart arms upbear.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor

Its slender stems rise from many a mossy bank, upbearing their few delicately slashed, pure-white stars, which seem to shed a gentle radiance about them upon the woodland scene.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons

Donald said no more; but his form as supported by the two men became noticeably heavier, as though it had been suddenly deprived of some upbearing and stimulating force.

From At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear by Kirk Munroe

There the swift relief was like an upbearing into another air, charged with more intimate222 largess for life.

From Christmas A Story by Leon V. (Leon Victor) Solon

The lions upbearing the throne in the hall of audience were of gold.

From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis

Then, as a river of fire, they streamed slowly through the Corso, on their way to the Quirinal to thank the Pope, upbearing a banner on which the edict was printed.

From At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe by Arthur B. Fuller

When other actors faltered -and every member of the excellent cast, except Boris Karloff as the judge, was jittered off top form on opening night -Julie upbore them.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was strange how this purpose upbore and consoled me; for I needed consolation.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various

For e'en as those mysterious Four, Who the bright whirling wheels upbore    By Chebar in the fiery blast.

From The Christian Year by John Keble

Deep and raggedly they drove, impelled by the brief flash of power that upbore their owner.

From Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune

Yet the effort told, bringing us into quieter water, although we upbore the entire weight of the boat on our shoulders after we made firm footing.

From Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France by Randall Parrish

The seal of Eton College, dated 1474, attests to the Assumption; in that seal Mary is shown upborne by six angels with the arms of Eton under her feet.

From Time Magazine Archive

With sacred motion swells her conscious breast; Nor are the poles upborne by airs more blest.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Richard Crashaw

She felt herself upborne on waves of religious emotion towards those shining stars.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill

By thee upborne, his name ascends the skies.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões

Then they had no doubt that they could soar or hover in the air, upborne by their wings.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen