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
This was the date of June 8th, 1920, the day when I had met him at the Lyonnesse Club.
From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
But though this is the nearest point to the islands, they can only be reached by steamer from Penzance, the Lyonnesse going and returning alternate days.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
Charmed by the courage displayed by an unarmed man, Sir Calidore proposes to take the youth as his squire, and learns he is Tristram of Lyonnesse, son of a king, and in quest of adventures.
From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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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