parting song
Example Sentences
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Arion chose the latter, and as a last favour begged permission to sing a parting song.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
As Hymen sang her parting song, Patsy scanned the sea of faces beyond the bank of juniper which served instead of footlights.
From Seven Miles to Arden by Sawyer, Ruth
“The parting song and then we say good-night,” said Zan, and the Woodcrafters all stood to join in the Indian hymn.
From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
The night birds sang their parting song, and then came the almost utter silence of the night.
From Three Young Ranchmen or, Daring Adventures in the Great West by Bonehill, Ralph
"Certainly, I do; I have heard nothing so sweet as your voice, dear Edith, since I heard your last parting song."
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Hentz, Caroline Lee
