Both Uses of
rapture
in
Oliver Twist
- Such plate, my dear, such plate!' said the Jew: rubbing his hands, and elevating his eyebrows in a rapture of anticipation.†
Chpt 19 *
- There would be no candles lighted at such times as these; and Oliver would sit by one of the windows, listening to the sweet music, in a perfect rapture.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(rapture as in: listened with rapture) intense desired emotion -- usually extreme happiness