glisten
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Glisten, O fragrant earth Assoiled by heaven anew, And O, ye lovers, listen, With eyes that glisten, too.
From The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems by Nichols, Spencer Baird
Glisten is not found in Shakes. or Milton, but both use glister several times.
From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Carruthers, Robert
His lordly ships of ice Glisten in the sun; On each side, like pennons wide, Flashing crystal streamlets run.
From The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics by Knowles, Frederic Lawrence
Where the smooth leaves of the lime Glisten in the honey time, Come away—away!
From Heathen Mythology by Various
Glisten, glis′n, v.i. to glitter or sparkle with light: to shine.—n. glitter.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Vocabulary lists containing glisten
Unit 1: Telling Details
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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