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outgushing

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Forward they passed, and through the entrance hall, Its roof upborne by pillars magical; A line of silver columns flashing bright, And flinging back the toying gleams of light; No sun, no moon shone in the azure sky, Yet there was light o'er all, afar and nigh, Flowing from sources hid far, far beyond, Like springs outgushing streams of diamond.

A song or lyric is the outgushing of pure emotion.

He saw their regard for him manifested at such times, and in such ways, that he had reason to believe it was not done for effect, but was the outgushing of the real feeling of their hearts.

The emptying of a full hand into the lap of misery lightened Victor's heavy soul, as did the outgushing, which followed, of the full eye; his conscience, not his selfishness, was his objector to the greatness of his gift–he gave it, however, but in coins of small denominations–the children left their merchandise, and while one of them ran across the field to the plough, the other ran down to the village to his mother.

There was a delicate odour of ferns on the air; the cool, outgushing water tinkled on the stones like a chime of silver bells; his shadow fell athwart the portal as he leaned on his rifle, and his wandering glance mechanically swept the landscape.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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