lad's love
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Of such is the kingdom of lad's love!
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca
The huge weeping ash, although now bereft of leaves, is a great feature, and the high box borders divide large squares of ground, wherein good old bushes of lavender, rue and lad's love grow profusely.
From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.
But the arms that would enfold you Crush the bush of lad's love growing in the dusk beside my feet.
From The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman by Inchfawn, Fay
It was in this time of siege that I came to know, as I had not known before, the depth and tenderness of my dear lad's love for me.
From The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady by Lynde, Francis
How often we hear that phrase, as the old man looks back over a long life, to the time when lad's love filled his days with sunshine.
From Doctor Luttrell's First Patient by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
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