upbear

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What shall I say of those fair buildings, which ’tis so wonderful to see the ground among those fens upbear?’

From Prose Idylls, New and Old by Kingsley, Charles

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 Fuller, Margaret

Huge Atlas was Electra's sire, the same Whose shoulders still the starry skies upbear.

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

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 Taylor, Edward Fairfax

Up through the waves the Dolphins bound, A hundred bended backs are found, Each one more eager than the rest To upbear the sweet Player on Ocean's breast.

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