king's highway
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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After his thirty miles’ trudge along the king’s highway, with quite ten more back and forth on the wharves, to say nought of the many ships boarded, he needs rest badly.
From The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure by Reid, Mayne
The king's highway was very beautiful with its wild scenery.
From A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons by Williams, Elizabeth Whitney
That wise people laid out the streets as was most convenient, tortuous and narrow at Cordova or broad as a king's highway in Ronda.
From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
Following the valley of the Severn, by Shrewsbury and Whitechurch, we crossed the great Holyhead Road, "the king's highway," from London to Holyhead.
From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
"Parbleu! these peasants need not talk of the wickedness of Paris!" exclaimed my companion, "when a peaceful citizen cannot travel in safety on the king's highway."
From My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France by Hayens, Herbert
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