London pride
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It had a mixed border of forget-me-not and London pride.
From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Walton, Amy
And so the rhyme, London pride amongst the rock-work, the ornamental water, a rustic bridge, shining laurel leaves, mahogany-coloured liver, warmth, light, and sweet airs all became mingled in one gracious memory.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah
They would show the stuff of London pride.
From Now It Can Be Told by Gibbs, Philip
There were banks of flowers, and sidewalks where the London pride grew, and water, and great trees with hollows in them where the water lodged.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah
London pride is common enough, but I like it and grow it.
From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry
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