pleasance
Example Sentences
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The picturesque side of the home of the Sidneys, which faces this pleasance, was in shadow, and made a background to the gay scene, which accentuated the brilliant effect of the gay throng below it.
From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Emma Marshall
It bounded one side of Heronsbourne Park but did not at any point of its length give access to that pleasance.
From Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah
Which said, she took the path that led about, And hid the upland pleasance from her view.
From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Robert Bridges
Rather, I bear a general parade and smooth pleasance open to the glimpses of the moon.
From Chimney-Pot Papers by Fritz August Gottfried Endell
They are married: the ladies and the knights wish them ——Heart's pleasance, In joy and health continuance!
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 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 Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
