pride of the morning
Americannoun
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"Pride of the Morning."—Why is the small rain which falls in the morning, at some seasons of the year, called "the pride of the morning?"
From Notes and Queries, Number 50, October 12, 1850 by Various
Early rain, the pride of the morning, 484.
From Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
We tried to hope it was the pride of the morning.
From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.
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