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Webster 1913 Edition
Inwards
{ 
In′ward
,In′wards
, }adv.
 1. 
Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; 
as, to bend a thing 
. inward
2. 
Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; 
as, to turn the attention 
. inward
So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,
Shine
 Shine
inward
. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inwards
IN'WARDS
,adv.
  1.
  Toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.2.
  Into the mind or thoughts. Celestial light shine inward.