pleasance

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And biddeth eke for them that be at ease, That God them grant aye good perséverance, And send them might their ladies so to please That it to Love be worship and pleasance.

From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.

Still he partook a little of the rich repast which had been prepared, and feigned so long a false pleasance, that he almost became pleased in reality.

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John

Father," Robin added, "come with us now to the pleasance.

From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

He looked out of place in that quaint old pleasance on the desolate border side.

From By Right of Purchase by Bindloss, Harold

"What manner of man was this Ferdinando de' Medici who had converted his garden pleasance into a museum?"

From Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) by Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)