[UP- 5. See LIFT v.] = UPLIFTED.
1303. R. Brunne, Handl. Synne, 7086. Almes … ys a ȝyfte; And for þe ȝyuyng, man ys vplyfte.
13[?]. E. E. Allit. P., B. 987. Wyth lyȝt louez vplyfte þay loued hym swyþe.
1667. Milton, P. L., I. 193. Satan talking to his neerest Mate With Head up-lift above the wave.
1748. Richardson, Clarissa, VI. 63. How many … admirers, with up-lift hands, I should have!
a. 1822. Shelley, Fragm. Unf. Drama, 239. O friend, sleep was a veil uplift from Heaven.
1841. Kingsley, Palinodia, 2. Torrent-furrowed slopes, And bare and silent brows uplift to heaven.
1868. Geo. Eliot, Sp. Gipsy, I. 60. A figure lithe,… now stood With ripened arms uplift and regal head.
