gript
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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His words were oaks in acorns; and his thoughts Were roots that firmly gript the granite truth.
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Well, altogether gript by the being of love.
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And he rode at that Emir, and gript him in his arms.
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And he came half over the edge, and gript the Diskos by the handle, in an instant.
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He leapt into the water, That rover young and bold; He gript Earl Haldan's daughter, He shore her locks of gold; 'Go weep, go weep, proud maiden, The tale is full to-day.
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