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- verb archaic Second-person singular simple present form of
kindle .
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Examples
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Thou god of fire, 'tis thine to light the bridal torch for men, but piteous is the flame thou kindlest here, beyond my blackest bodings.
The Trojan Women 2008
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Hail! thou rock that kindlest bright fire above the twin-peaked heights of Dionysus.
The Phoenissae 2008
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Hail! thou rock that kindlest bright fire above the twin-peaked heights of Dionysus.
The Phoenissae 2008
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Thou god of fire, 'tis thine to light the bridal torch for men, but piteous is the flame thou kindlest here, beyond my blackest bodings.
The Trojan Women 2008
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On earth Thou kindlest heaven with Thy rays; in heaven Thou enlightenest the earth, Thou Sun that scatterest the clouds of sin.
The Oratory of the Faithful Soul; or, Devotions to the Most Holy Sacrament, and to Our Blessed Lady. 1506-1566 1848
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“ 'And Thou who kindlest and who quenchest suns; that is to say, if the verse runs equally well, and Mr. Gifford thinks the expression improved.
Life of Lord Byron With His Letters And Journals Byron, George G 1854
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"'And Thou who kindlest and who quenchest suns; that is to say, if the verse runs equally well, and Mr. Gifford thinks the expression improved.
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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