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Hearken   Listen
verb
Hearken  v. t.  
1.
To hear by listening. (Archaic) "(She) hearkened now and then Some little whispering and soft groaning sound."
2.
To give heed to; to hear attentively. (Archaic) "The King of Naples... hearkens my brother's suit."
To hearken out, to search out. (Obs.) "If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy."



Hearken  v. i.  (past & past part. hearkened; pres. part. hearkening)  
1.
To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply. "The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl." "Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you."
2.
To inquire; to seek information. (Obs.) "Hearken after their offense."
Synonyms: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend, v. i.






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"Hearken" Quotes from Famous Books



... "'Hearken to me, Manon,' said I, embracing her; 'I cannot conceal from you that my heart is bitterly afflicted. I do not now allude to the uneasiness your sudden flight caused me, nor to the unkindness of quitting me without a word of consolation, ...
— Manon Lescaut • Abbe Prevost

... not, but of which they had the conception and image in their hearts; and, after a toilsome and painful voyage, they came to a hard and wintry coast, unfruitful and desolate, but unguarded and boundless; its calm silence interrupted not the ascent of their prayers; it had no eyes to watch, no ears to hearken, no tongues to report of them; here, again, there was an answer to their soul's desire, and they were satisfied, and gave thanks; they saw that they were free, and ...
— McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey

... said the Florentine: ye monarchs, hearken To your instructor. Juan now was borne, Just as the day began to wane and darken, O'er the high hill, which looks with pride or scorn Toward the great city.—Ye who have a spark in Your veins of Cockney spirit, smile or mourn According as you take ...
— Don Juan • Lord Byron

... this is because I must preach in some other place. A minister can quickly pack up, and carry his religion with him, and offer what he knows of his God to another people32 (Acts 13:44-47). Nor should a minister strive, I think, with the magistrate for place, or time. But let him hearken to hear what God shall say by such opposition. Perhaps the magistrate must drive thee out of this place, because the soul is in another place that is to be converted, or helped by thy sermon today. We must also in all things, show ourselves to be such as by our profession we ...
— The Works of John Bunyan • John Bunyan

... slowly. "The ways of God are past finding out. For two days in the midst of great perils I have been preserved by His hand and fed by His bounty, and I am told that I shall live if, in this matter, I do the will of those who hold me in their power. But be assured—and hearken all," he continued, lowering his voice to a sterner note. "Rather than marry this woman to this man against her will—if indeed in His sight such marriage can be—rather than save my life by such base compliance, I will die ...
— Count Hannibal - A Romance of the Court of France • Stanley J. Weyman


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