North Star
Example Sentences
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But the North-star answered: 'I would not tell thee even if I knew.
From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.
Somehow, when you're there, it seems easier to keep 'the compass needle of your soul true to the North-star of a great ambition.'
From Mary Ware's Promised Land by Goss, John
And next Mariatta asked the Moon, and received the same answer as the North-star had given.
From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.
In the evening I addressed a large and intelligent audience which had been convened at short notice, and I never stood up before one with such peculiar satisfaction as in that North-star town of Scotland.
From A Walk from London to John O'Groat's by Burritt, Elihu
Remember that to get home you must keep the North-star exactly on your right hand, and by going due west you'll be sure to strike the road that runs up and down the river.
From Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida by Munroe, Kirk
