anigh
Americanpreposition
adverb
Etymology
Origin of anigh
Example Sentences
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But as he stood there, presently With smiling face she drew anigh, And on his face he felt her breath.
From The Earthly Paradise A Poem by Morris, William
Never but three, or may be fower, have I seen in my time to come anigh to her—man nor woman.
From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend
One eve again a passer-by, He knew not what the radiance meant, And dared not come anigh.
From Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell by Various
Don’t dast to come anigh, sence the time of gettin’ over things is the very worst time to give ’em.
From A Sunny Little Lass by Raymond, Evelyn
And day and night and day goes by, And never a comrade comes anigh, And still the honey swells as high For supper, breakfast, dinner!
From Collected Poems Volume Two by Noyes, Alfred
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