dissolving view
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dissolving view
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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And, like most dreams, is but a dissolving view.
From Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls by Newberry, Fannie E.
The living medium through which they were uttered seemed slowly to melt away, and as in a dissolving view, the sublime teacher, the humble Galilean stood before them, and they heard his voice!
From The Redemption of David Corson by Goss, Charles Frederic
The feudal system has passed away like a dissolving view before the eyes of those who have lived in Japan during the last few years.
From Tales of Old Japan by Redesdale, Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron
Constant always in her faith in human nature, and in her zeal for the emancipation of Italy, the dissolving view before her could leave her no other fixed belief.
From Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) by Howe, Julia Ward
The second dissolving view has disappeared; and the last slowly grows before our sight.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
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