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  • But Ahab heard nothing; for his own voice was high-lifted then; and the boat leaped on.

    Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

  • My mind is high-lifted in its thoughts, [71] and knows both how to grieve [moderately] in troubles, and to rejoice moderately in high prosperity.

    The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. 480? BC-406 BC Euripides

  • Those strong, high-lifted heads carried their weapons like unsheathed scymitars.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 Various

  • But -- the new-wakened Jan's snarl was certainly terrific, and his bulk, as he stood there with erect stern, bristling hackles, high-lifted lips, and legs planted like buttresses -- the bulk of him was immense.

    Jan A Dog and a Romance 1912

  • Then coiling his rope as he went, he came up to Comet's high-lifted head.

    Six Feet Four Jackson Gregory 1912

  • King George by a garrison of a few hundreds, spread itself like a rock lion in a high-lifted rock lair.

    Foes Mary Johnston 1903

  • As we came up to it I heard from within a high-lifted resonant voice that

    The Other Side of the Door Lucia Chamberlain 1902

  • She saw it in all its far-reaching issues, till the first meeting of two pairs of young eyes kindled a light which might be a high-lifted beacon across dark waters of humanity.

    Sanctuary Edith Wharton 1899

  • Bare-armed, bright hair in charming disorder, she swung along beside him with that quick, buoyant step so characteristic of a spirit ever undaunted, saluting the others on the terrace with high-lifted racquet.

    The Common Law 1899

  • They see no gleaming roofs and high-lifted statues and joyful games.

    Buried Cities, Volume 2 Olympia Jennie Hall 1898

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