terrene

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Blue-eyed Mrs. Slocum, president of Boat Transit Co., is no terrene "Tugboat Annie," does not drive a truck herself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Form unknown in things terrene; Even monsters pliocene Were not so ill-shaped, I ween.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 14, 1893 by Various

He quaffs the wine of life, and quaffs his fill, And sees Creation through its mask terrene.

From Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems by Mackay, Eric

Questa scolpita in oro, amica fede, Che santo amor nel tuo bel dito pose, O prima a me delle terrene cose!

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Should he ever be a suitor Unto sweeter eyes than mine, Sunshine gild them, Angels shield them, Whatsoever eyes terrene Be the sweetest HIS have seen!

From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett