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Yet pride at hand still aidful swelled, And up the hard ascent he held.

From Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War by Melville, Herman

The result must be dreadful where fervour will poetize without the aidful restraints of art and modesty.

From England's Antiphon by MacDonald, George

In faultless rhythm the ocean rolls,   A rapturous silence thrills the skies; And on this earth are lovely souls,   That softly look with aidful eyes.

From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William