spright

Example Sentences

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I should conjecture that the very spright that “the green sour ringlets makes Whereof the ewe not bites” had manufactured it of the dew fallen on said sour ringlets.

From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John

Hang up your bloody colours in the air, Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare; Your merry mates cheer, with a lusty bold spright.

From The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 2 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by Dryden, John

Sleep, baby, sleep: And do not bleat like sheep, Or else the shepherd's dog will bite My naughty, little, crying spright: Sleep, baby, sleep.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

He opened it and found these words written therein: 'The messenger brought me a promise of union and delight; But yet      that he had mistaken 'twas constant in my spright.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III by Payne, John

His bulk itself’s pure genius, and he wears His avoirdupois with so much fire and spright    That, though the creature stands but five feet five,    You take him for the tallest He alive.

From Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses by Henley, William Ernest