ceased
Americanadjective
verb
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He himself, after publishing a brochure entitled "Why I Ceased to Be a Revolutionist," made his peace with the Government, and others followed his example.*
From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir
But for a while the Bard ceased here his sad lamenting, Ceased for a moment's space, and his pale head he bow'd.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various
Ceased clang and song; down sunk the bier; The shrouded corpse arose: And hurry! hurry! all the train The thundering steed pursues.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley
"Ceased to love you?" repeated he, with a low, ironical laugh, "I never yet began."
From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie
Ceased is the noise, the jarring strife, For now how humble is the wife!
From Stories for the Young Or, Cheap Repository Tracts: Entertaining, Moral, and Religious. Vol. VI. by More, Hannah
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