parting song
Example Sentences
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The night birds sang their parting song, and then came the almost utter silence of the night.
From Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West by Bonehill, Ralph
Why did he not pour forth a parting song Expressive of his feelings—always strong?
From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Cowherd, Thomas
As Hymen sang her parting song, Patsy scanned the sea of faces beyond the bank of juniper which served instead of footlights.
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth
She told her most amusing stories, and finally induced Sir Thomas Wynton and her brother, mother, and sister to join her in the parting song of "Auld Lang Syne."
From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
Instead of the wedding song I was called upon to sing the parting song for the beloved pupil.
From Sixty Years of California Song by Alverson, Margaret Blake
