pleasance

Example Sentences

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Which said, she took the path that led about, And hid the upland pleasance from her view.

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Bridges, Robert

They are married: the ladies and the knights wish them ——Heart's pleasance, In joy and health continuance!

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

And biddeth eke for them that be at ease, That God them grant aye good perséverance, And send them might their ladies so to please That it to Love be worship and pleasance.

From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.

Rather, I bear a general parade and smooth pleasance open to the glimpses of the moon.

From Chimney-Pot Papers by Endell, Fritz August Gottfried

Still he partook a little of the rich repast which had been prepared, and feigned so long a false pleasance, that he almost became pleased in reality.

From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John