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blithesome

[blahyth-suhm, blahyth-] / ˈblaɪð səm, ˈblaɪθ- /


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Then, with the clay that was left, he began to make an image of Bessie Blithesome herself.

From Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

In front of these rode little Bessie Blithesome, the pretty daughter of that proud Lord of Lerd who had once driven Claus from his palace.

From Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

Yet, while so many poor children were clamoring for his toys he could not bear to give one to them to Bessie Blithesome, who had so much already to make her happy.

From Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

To a Skylark" are well known to all readers of poetry, while every schoolboy will recall Hogg's poem, beginning:— "Bird of the wilderness, Blithesome and cumberless, Sweet be thy matin o'er moorland and lea!

From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by Burroughs, John

Compare the following lyric on the same subject by James Hogg: Bird of the wilderness, Blithesome and cumberless, Sweet be thy matin o’er moorland and lea!

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert




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