lad's love
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Forty-one, strong, experienced, his face could no more conceal what he felt than could be concealed a lad of twenty's ordinary lad's love.
From On the Makaloa Mat by London, Jack
Anna's hints had roused his interest in the lad's love affair, and he wondered what manner of girl the heroine of the coming conflict might be.
From The Reef by Wharton, Edith
Inside the gate was a garden, and all its beds were defined by upended stout bottles—weedless, sweet-scented beds wherein grew such blooms as daisies, and violets, stocks, sweetpeas, sweet williams, lad's love and mignonette.
From An Australian Lassie by Johnson, A.J. (Alfred J.)
The lad's love for his mother showed itself in a louder and more demonstrative manner.
From Veronica And Other Friends Two Stories For Children by Spyri, Johanna
Take God's good blessing of an honest lad's love and be happy with it!
From Innocent : her fancy and his fact by Corelli, Marie
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