Lyonnesse
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The dignity of the old Lyonnesse blood asserted its ascendency.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
What would bechance at Lyonnesse While I should sojourn there No prophet durst declare, Nor did the wisest wizard guess What would bechance at Lyonnesse While I should sojourn there.
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas
For the stretch of sea overlooked by Halzaphron covers the lost land of Lyonnesse.
From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Baroni had gained his point, and was ushered into the fine chambers set apart for the future Duke of Lyonnesse.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
Did you ever hear tell that there are sunken cities all the way between here and Land's End, the sunken cities of Lyonnesse?
From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)
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