Lyonnesse
Americannoun
noun
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For the stretch of sea overlooked by Halzaphron covers the lost land of Lyonnesse.
From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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)
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.
When I came back from Lyonnesse With magic in my eyes, None managed to surmise What meant my godlike gloriousness, When I came back from Lyonnesse With magic in my eyes.
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas
When I set out for Lyonnesse, A hundred miles away, The rime was on the spray, And starlight lit my lonesomeness When I set out for Lyonnesse A hundred miles away.
From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas
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