"Lord, when Thy Spirit deigns to show The badness of our hearts, Astonished at the amazing view, The Soul with horror starts.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
Is such the message Heaven deigns to send to me?
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
Sometimes a great noble of the butterfly world comes in all the glory of his wide velvety wings, and deigns to pause awhile that his beauty may be seen.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies