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Meanings of intense longing in English

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Usage of intense longing in English
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She thought of Rosa Blair, and an intense longing came over her.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
2
But such intense longing and such utter dependence can never be good.
The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories
3
The intense longing and misery in her voice made Tess gasp:
Tess of the Storm Country
4
Ronald looked forward to the periodical visits of the drover with intense longing.
Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
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Yet there was in her heart an intense longing to see him again.
Beulah
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Her heart craved with intense longing what she felt it could never possess.
An Original Belle
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He longed with an intense longing for his little old room.
The Saint
8
Her position and demeanor, though she utters not a word, denote intense longing.
The Gray Nun
9
He had an intense longing to stir, to rise, but he could not.
The Created Legend
10
It's more than intense longing, deep emotional connection, and sexual passion.
Ebony
11
Just touching her brought back that intense longing to take her in my arms.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
12
And that feeling was one long agony of intense longing and yearning after her.
Cord and Creese
13
An intense longing to roam again, if it be only for a few days.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
14
He has just given utterance to an intense longing for a life beyond the grave.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
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An intense longing for his people filled David's heart; and it grew stronger every minute.
After Long Years and Other Stories
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And then followed the intense longing to be "grown-up," and independent.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 / An Illustrated Mont...
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