Lyonnesse
Americannoun
noun
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If they go bathed in the glamour of Armorel of Lyonnesse, by far the best of Besant's books, they will see the romance and charm of these windswept bits of rock.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
At Lyonnesse, after a fierce battle in which confusion reigned and friends and foes were shadows in the mist, he meets his king.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert
But what perhaps catches the imagination most sharply at that "raw edge" is the tradition of the Land of Lyonnesse, lying between here and the Scilly Isles.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
The dignity of the old Lyonnesse blood asserted its ascendency.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
My portrait need never hang in the Lyonnesse Club to remind Madge Aird that she had once had a friend who had betrayed her.
From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
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