lovesome

Example Sentences

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"A Garden," burbled Victorian Poet Thomas Edward Brown, "is a lovesome thing, God wot!"

From Time Magazine Archive

“She is a lovesome little maid as yet,” said Mrs Tremayne.

From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah

Ah, how lovesome should you be, under dat bush by the gate, that hath de yellow flowers, when de sun was setting, and all golden behind you!

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

"Wait but a little moment, then, while I go in to fetch the magic-glass, that will show you your face, Immanâla, handsome and lovesome."

From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter

She had been so bright and lovesome yesterday at this time.

From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Green, Anna Katharine