Example Sentences

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His shining shield lay in an old grey town, And white swans sailed so still and dreamfully, They seemed the thoughts of those white, peaceful hills Mirrored that day within his glazing eyes.

From Georgian Poetry 1918-19 by Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir

The exquisite close of the first act of The Admirable Crichton was merely dreamfully suggestive of the past and future of the action; and the second act ended pictorially, without a word.

From The Theory of the Theatre by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker

Tall, somber, grim, against the morning sky They rise, scarce touched by melancholy airs, Which stir the fadeless foliage dreamfully, As if from realms of mystical despairs.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Tall, sombre, grim, against the morning sky They rise, scarce touched by melancholy airs, Which stir the fadeless foliage dreamfully, As if from realms of mystical despairs.

From Songs from the Southland by Price, Sarah Frances

"Billie," he murmured, dreamfully, "what kind of pie do you like best?"

From Men, Women, and Boats by Crane, Stephen