Lyonnesse
Americannoun
noun
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The region of Lyonnesse was supposed to be adjacent to Cornwall, and the sea now covers it.
From Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson by Wordsworth, William
Charmed by the courage displayed by an unarmed man, Sir Calidore proposes to take the youth as his squire, and learns he is Tristram of Lyonnesse, son of a king, and in quest of adventures.
From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
He moves his host to Lyonnesse: the last weird battle is fought. 5.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
The Lyonnesse Club meets in an electric-lighted basement-suite a little way off the Strand, and as I descended the stairs I saw him in the narrow passage.
From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
But though this is the nearest point to the islands, they can only be reached by steamer from Penzance, the Lyonnesse going and returning alternate days.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
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