royal stag
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The walls were draped with clan tartans, and eke the lounges and chairs; while the heads of many a royal stag adorned the walls, amidst tastefully displayed claymores, spears, shields, and dirks, and pistols.
From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Stables, Gordon
As for his looks, he was not to be matched with Mary's auburn Apollo—one cannot compare a royal stag and a tawny-maned lion!
From Contrary Mary by Bailey, Temple
But Purun Bhagat never moved, and, little by little, the royal stag edged up and nuzzled his shoulder.
From The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard
"May as well be hanged for a royal stag as for lesser game," said Master Windybank; and as he said it he felt his neck grow uncomfortable.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom
He follows not the royal stag, But, full of fiery hating, Beside the way one sees him lag, Impatient at the waiting.
From Poems by Hugo, Victor
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