sea-girt
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Eurymakhos, Polybos’ son, replied: “Telemakhos, it is on the gods’ great knees who will be king in sea-girt Ithaka.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
We who live in the humid sea-girt North can little understand the longing for clear, cool water, the reverence for its dispensers, that must ever be felt in the South.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
It was my last night on sea-girt Nantucket.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
We called in both at Saint Helena and Ascension, the former not the lonely sea-girt rock that old books describe, but a charming island of mountain, strath, and glen.
From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon
In this manner the night of the 14th drew around our lone and sea-girt adventurers.
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore
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