cicala
Example Sentences
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The sound of the river and of the cicala is all the noise we hear.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
He lounged through the deserted garden, or lay, half-dreamily, in the long, deep grass, listening to the cicala, or watching the emerald-backed lizards as they lay basking in the sun.
From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James
Not a sound to be heard, save the incessant motion of the fan, which is, to this season, what is the cicala to the hot hour of noon.
From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James
Glow-worms and fireflies gleamed like diamonds among the foliage, and outside was heard the splashing of the tiny waves and the shrill cry of the cicala.
From A Desperate Voyage by Knight, Edward Frederick
The cicala, too, in the long deep grass, All day sings happily, And I'd venture to swear He has never a care For the odious rule of three.
From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James
