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Between his whiffs he presently threw out carelessly: "This man has compassed eternity by his own will?"

From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe

If these are honestly expressed, he has compassed the main end of house-building.

From A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. by Bartlett, William Chauncey

He has many scholars, and his intelligence has compassed all knowledge.

From The Prince of India — Volume 01 by Wallace, Lewis

In this fine romance of love and war Miss Ray has a wider field than she has compassed before and strikes a deeper note of feeling.

From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Nason, Frank Lewis

The winding river ends where it began; And when my life has compassed its brief span I must return to that mysterious source.

From Custer, and Other Poems. by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler