new-sprung
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of new-sprung
Example Sentences
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Lo, the herb of healing, when once the herb is known, Shines in shady woods bright as new-sprung flame.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Deep concern filled Edith’s heart at perceiving how the girl had committed her happiness to the issue of this new-sprung attachment.
From Life's Little Ironies by Hardy, Thomas
Most grateful odors greet the well-charmed sense, From blooming fruit-trees o'er yon garden fence; The sweet wild-flowers amid the new-sprung grass Make it seem carpeted in Fancy's glass.
From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Cowherd, Thomas
There was still much to be said, and many plans to be discussed before our new-sprung happiness should be secured to us.
From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne
There was the note of the fashion plate, the evidence of pains, of correctness not instinctive but studied—the marks our new-sprung obstreperous aristocracy has made familiar to us all.
From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham
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