Lyonnesse
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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They drove the traitors back until they came at length to Lyonnesse by the sea.
From King Arthur and His Knights by Enright, Walter J.
It was the same back I had seen, in the same haste, leaving the Lyonnesse Club less than two hours ago.
From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
In the morning I got to Penzance, and kicked my heels on the wharf of the little dock there until nine o'clock, when the Lyonnesse started for St. Mary's.
From Miranda of the Balcony A Story by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle)
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
The legend of the fair land of Lyonnesse is supported by the evidence of a submarine forest in Mount's Bay, noted by Borlase in 1757.
From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
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