ancient lights
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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My hands tremble a little as I untangle the ancient lights from one another.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Mary reflected, but the only repartee that she could conjure at the moment was something about ancient lights which did not seem appropriate.
From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider
Take again the law of ancient lights in England.
From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
The explanation of ancient lights and the overhead space wasted in London was too much to go into.
From Impressions of a War Correspondent by Lynch, George
The "Wheat-sheaf" is perhaps the most attractive, with its curious gable and ancient lights, and even the interior is not much altered.
From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)
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