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Definition of Deigns
1. deign [v] - See also: deign
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deigns
Literary usage of Deigns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Underneath the Bough: A Book of Verses by George Allan England (1903)
"When Doris deigns to smile on me The whole world brighter grows; A clearer azure
takes the sky, A deeper blush the rose; The circling lark upon the wing A ..."
2. Actors and Actresses of Great Britain and the United States: From the Days by Brander Matthews, Laurence Hutton (1886)
"... The only altar genius deigns to seek. Thine offering—a bold and burning mind,
Whose impulse guides thee to the realms of fame, Where, crowned with ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music by John Sullivan Dwight (1867)
"... His To God on high be thanks and pra¡3e,Whj deigns our bond« to sev - or; His
carea our drooping souls up -raise, And harm shall reach us ncv - er; ..."
4. Time Flies: A Reading Diary by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1886)
"... Ghost deigns to dwell and work. A dove's bower is very peaceful. A watered
garden brings forth abundantly. Fruits ripen, sweeten, and are perfected by ..."
5. The Psalter, Or, Psalms of David: In English Verse by John Keble (1869)
"... We count our ranks, and all are there," 9 God of our fathers, spread Thy wing :
The God who deigns to be our King Around us wait in hour of prayer. ..."
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