lotos
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I came to the conclusion that I had found my way into a forgotten corner of the world, where the lotos flowers still blossomed, and the sooner I was out of it the better.
From A Lost Leader by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Some compared her to the unblown white lotos as it sways dreamily in the breeze.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis
I only see the scrambling goat, The lotos on the water float, While an old shepherd with an oat Pipes to the autumn breezes.”
From London Lyrics by Cruikshank, George
Mannering," he said, "I am afraid that the poison of your lotos land is beginning to work already.
From A Lost Leader by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
It was the land of the lotos-eaters, and when Ulysses sent messengers to find out where he was, they, too, ate of the lotos fruit.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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