upspring

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Straight to his feet   It rolled, the rounded ivory, and upsprang   From off the polished marble with a clang   That seemed to say 'twas minded him to greet.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various

I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city, Whereupon lo! upsprang the aboriginal name.

From Leaves of Grass by Whitman, Walt

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

These are the worlds from which the Cross upsprang, and from their incorporeal limbs the Man has come forth.

From The Gnôsis of the Light by Lamplugh, F.

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

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett