lawn party

Nearby words

First recorded in 1850–55

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You must know that I went to her privately, as Geoffrey's messenger, on the day of the lawn-party at Windygates.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins
Did you happen to see the governess (Miss Silvester) on the day when we came here—the day of the lawn-party?
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins
There were young people in the family, and one evening they gave a lawn-party for me.
The Real Man|Francis Lynde
The cheerful tumult of the lawn-party was pleasantly audible from the distance.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins

Anne had made her escape from Windygates on the occasion of the lawn-party—that is to say, on the fourteenth of August.
Man and Wife|Wilkie Collins