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Definition of Embathed
1. embathe [v] - See also: embathe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embathed
Literary usage of Embathed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... these seas unfold Their victor-standards blaz'd with Indian gold; And in the
bosom of our flowery isle, embathed in joy shall o'er their labours smile. ..."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1912)
"... washed in smarting brine, For her love's sake, that with immortal wine Should
be embathed, and swim in more heart's-ease, Than thc-re was water in the ..."
3. Went to Kansas: Being a Thrilling Account of an Ill-fated Expedition to that by Miriam Davis Colt (1862)
"Over all, a Sabbath serenity is diffused; and grassy knoll and leafy wood are
embathed in a soft and subdued lustre, which is indescribably soothing and ..."
4. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by James Russell Lowell (1920)
"... wash'd in smarting brine, For her love's sake, that with immortal wine Should
be embathed, and swim in more heart's-ease Than there was water in the ..."
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