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upspring

[uhp-spring, uhp-spring] / ʌpˈsprɪŋ, ˈʌpˌsprɪŋ /


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Unfold, upspring, outblossom from the dust, O divinest playfellow even as we!

From Poems by Stuart, Muriel

With an abrupt upspring, his throat half harsh with anger, he placed both forepaws on the table and barked at the waiter.

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

And Commerce, universal king,   Has followed with unnumbered needs,   And scatters everywhere the seeds Of towns that in a night upspring.

From Fleurs De Lys, and Other Poems by Weir, Arthur

Might not its waters upspring in this new land, whose discovery was the great marvel of the age, and which men looked upon as the unknown east of Asia?

From Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

The King doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

She upsprang, she rose upright,—in his selle she sate in sight, By her love she overcame.

From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various

He therefore, the Life-lord, The Wielder of glory, world's worship he gave him: Brim Beowulf waxed, and wide the weal upsprang Of the offspring of Scyld in the parts of the Scede-lands.

From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous

When the battle-cry rang, Hey! how the gray youth to the saddle upsprang!

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

Dame Venus, awakened from her sleep, From her bed upsprang in haste.

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

Blood succoured the earth and upsprang a plant!

From Witch-Doctors by Beadle, Charles

Stories like these would take us trailing across the country from Maine to California and would leave us bewildered before the upspringing of new life everywhere in the energies of the young women of America.

From The American Country Girl by Crow, Martha Foote

He could see the clean upspringing of her dark lashes, the little whisps of hair against her temple and ear.

From The Emigrant Trail by Bonner, Geraldine

Thou givest the word, and the westering Star, The Hesper who watched o'er Night's upspringing, Changing his course, shines eastward far, Phosphor now, for the Sun's inbringing.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas

At the thought quick upspringing into her two grey eyes came the tears, sparkling like the diamonds in Rhoda's cross.

From Old Kensington by Thackeray, Miss

What thoughts filled that young head—what contemplation took the place of what should have been the vineffable upspringing of childish emotion—what complaint or questioning were living behind that white face—no one could guess.

From The Literary World Seventh Reader by Metcalf, John Calvin

He ceased: from all around upsprung A murmur of applause; For well had truth and freedom's tongue Maintained their holy cause.

From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert

Wistfulness upsprung as I reviewed my empty life, but rude reality suddenly uprose and obliterated ideality.

From Some Everyday Folk and Dawn by Franklin, Miles

Then from the agitated deep upsprung The legion of Apsarasas, so named That to the watery element they owed Their being.

From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Milman, Henry Hart

Behind, In diamond light, upsprung the dazzling Cones Of Pyramids, as far surpassing Earth's As Heaven than Earth is fairer.

From The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron

Yet higher than their tops The verdurous wall of Paradise upsprung; Which to our general sire gave prospect large Into his nether empire neighbouring round.

From Paradise Lost by Milton, John




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