Ravished
[rævɪʃt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Ravish
Typist: Ora
Examples
- Himself ravished with the contemplation of the idea of good, and delighting in solid geometry (Rep. Plato. The Republic.
- There was a simultaneous sigh, which created quite a little gust, as the last hope fled, and the treat was ravished from their longing lips. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Well enough pleased, excessively enchanted, and with all their hearts ravished. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We are perfectly secure in the enjoyment of the firSt. The second may be ravished from us, but can be of no advantage to him who deprives us of them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The farther they went the more apprehensive they became, and every stump in the ravished forest looked like a bear. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Ora