pleasance
Example Sentences
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Still he partook a little of the rich repast which had been prepared, and feigned so long a false pleasance, that he almost became pleased in reality.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by John Galt
When they had reached the little hut near by the pleasance, Robin bade her stay.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
Father," Robin added, "come with us now to the pleasance.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
The summer, which you left for dead by mountain or sea-shore, stirs with lingering consciousness in the bland air of the great pleasance.
From Imaginary Interviews by William Dean Howells
For they of joy and pleasance to you sing That all the woods them answer, and theyr eccho ring.
From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Alfred Austin
