moss-grown

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Moss-grown and fretted with decay, it still emits a shrill whistle when I blow upon it.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil

In one green angle, just in reach, Between a willow-tree and beech, Moss-grown and leaky lies a boat The thick-grown lilies keep afloat.

From Kentucky Poems by Cawein, Madison J.

Moss-grown walls adjoined this town, ivy clung here and there, a tangle of briars filled the embrasures and the shattered arches.

From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various

Moss-grown and shattered, it appeals to our instinctive feelings of reverence for antiquity; and we feel desirous to know the history of its earlier days.

From The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 by Fairbanks, George R.

Moss-grown, and venerable it stands,   From the way-side dust and noise aloof, And the great elms stretch their sheltering hands   To bless its grey old roof.

From The Coming of the Princess and Other Poems by MacLean, Kate Seymour