umbrageous

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Thus spoke the boy, And lightly mounting, cleaves the yielding air With beating wings, and on Parnassus' top Umbrageous rests.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.

Here blooms the laurel on the rugged breaks, Umbrageous, verdant, through the circling year His bushy mantle scorning winds or snows— While there—two ample streams confluent grace— Complete the picture—animate the whole!

From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various

Umbrageous walks, open parterres, and cool porticos, displayed their various attractions.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

Eëtion, who in Hypoplacian Thebes Umbrageous dwelt, Cilicia's mighty lord— His daughter valiant Hector had espoused.

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

Umbrageous sycamores, claiming kindred with our maples, began to stand along the road singly and in clusters.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon