"Actuation" Quotes from Famous Books
... each soft actuation laid aside, She buoy'd her spirits up with maiden pride; Disclaimed her love, e'en while she felt the sting; 'What, come for Walter's sake!' 'Twas no such thing. But when astonishment his tongue releas'd, Pride's usurpation in ... — Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs • Robert Bloomfield
... moment.{HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS} That knowledge of the frailties of genus homo was too deep for comfort in such actuation. ... — Witch-Doctors • Charles Beadle |