The insects that _most desired_ to become sand-colored became so, and were thus protected, while their less "desireful" brethren were exterminated. ❋ William Walker Atkinson (1897)
And she said, “He is yet more ardently in love and yet more desireful of her than she is of him; and I will so order the affair that he shall be unaware of his case being known to thee; but do not betray thyself, O King.” ❋ Unknown (2006)
She was alone; she was desireful; she was fearful of the whistling wind. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Had he been in expectation of sudden elevation to the headship of the Republic, he could not have toiled more furiously, nor more wisely devoured a week's lesson in a day, a month's lesson in a week, a year's lesson in a month, with all the splendid madness of desireful youth. ❋ Unknown (1898)
Thou that art ever absent from my desireful sight, Thou that art yet a dweller within my heart alway, ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Ye that are far removed from my desireful sight, Ye that within my heart are sojourners for aye, ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Will destiny e'er gladden us with union and delight And one desireful one at last with other one unite? ❋ Anonymous (1879)
'He is yet more ardently in love and yet more desireful of her than she of him,' answered Mariyeh; 'and I will so order the matter that he shall be unaware that his case is known to thee; but do not betray thyself, O King.' ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Midmost my heart of hearts their images I trace, Love and desireful pain and longing for their sight. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
The shadows darken and passion stirs up my sickness amain, And longing rouses within me the old desireful pain. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Behold, I am a desireful lover, whom passion and severance have undone. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
The shadows darken and passion stirs up my sickness amain And longing rouses within me the old desireful pain. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Tell me, doth thy descant in joyance tale its rise Or in desireful pain, that in thy heart hath place? ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Midmost my heart of hearts their images I trace, Love and desireful pain and yearning for their sight. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Says she: but womanly words that are spoken to desireful lover ❋ Gaius Valerius Catullus (1855)
Therewithal she altogether discovered her every adventure to the good lady, with whom she dwelt, and told her that she would fain go to Tunis, so she might satisfy her eyes of that whereof her ears had made them desireful, through the reports received. ❋ Giovanni Boccaccio (1344)
I took him to husband and brought him a fine great dowry, knowing him to be a man and supposing him desireful of that whereunto men are and should be fain; and had I not believed that he would play the part of a man, I had never taken him. ❋ Giovanni Boccaccio (1344)
