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Perhaps the peoples whose souls Helen will ravish away with her kisses may some day have to return to this mysticism to find their souls again.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

Lo, I, to whose chant thou hast hearkened this day, Thy soul, ere      thou know'st it, will ravish away!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II by Payne, John

Defend yourself by rank and wealth, Plead beauty, virtue, youth, and health,-- Unblushing Death will ravish all; The world itself shall pass beneath his pall.

From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur

I must own the Substance of a Man well finish'd is much better,—but here's a Set o'Japan Cups will ravish your Ladyship, a Tradesman's Wife long'd, and miscarry'd about 'em.

From The Fine Lady's Airs (1709) by Baker, Thomas, fl. 1700-1709

This is bad for me: they will ravish my licence.

From Villa Rubein, and other stories by Galsworthy, John