embraceth

And seeing her he sprang to his feet as though nothing pained or ailed him and embraced her like the letter L embraceth the letter A; 345 and the infirmity, that erst would not depart at once left him. 346 Then he sat down, but she abode standing and I said to her, ‘O my lady, why dost thou not sit?’

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

She shook her sides and swayed her haunches, then put her hair on sword-hilt and went up to King Shahriyar, who embraced her as hospitable host embraceth guest, and threatened her in her ear with the taking of the sword; and she was even as saith of her the poet in these words: —

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

But an the King be the contrary of this, he never ceaseth from misfortunes and calamities, he and the people of his realm, for that his oppression embraceth both stranger far and kinsman near and there cometh to pass with him that which befel the unjust King with the pilgrim Prince.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

For by this appetite the soul is led or inclined to follow that good which the senses shall approve, or avoid that which they hold evil: his object being good or evil, the one he embraceth, the other he rejecteth; according to that aphorism, Omnia appetunt bonum, all things seek their own good, or at least seeming good.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

For order in some way or other embraceth all things, so that even that which has departed from the appointed laws of the order, nevertheless falleth within an order, though another order, that nothing in the realm of providence may be left to haphazard.

Consolation of Philosophy 2007

Epicurus, that he equally embraceth all the foresaid opinions, — that the sun may be of magnitude as it appears, or it may be somewhat greater or somewhat less.

Essays and Miscellanies 2004

O, Thou, the only God, whose O, Thou, the One, whose grace grace embraceth all that be, doth all the world embrace;

The Life of Sir Richard Burton 2003

For let us take a brief review of that which we have said: we have spoken first of the good of society, the intention whereof embraceth the form of human nature, whereof we are members and portions, and not our own proper and individual form; we have spoken of active good, and supposed it as a part of private and particular good.

The Advancement of Learning 2003

-- I mean, if such a declaration of the truth wherein the churches by him owned and protected do consent be held out as the confession of that truth which he embraceth, -- it will be of singular use unto, yea, indeed, must necessarily precede, any determination of the former question.

The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968

Its first apprehension of the things which the light of nature embraceth, without either express reasonings or farther consideration, is this assent.

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967