lad's love
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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What did not cease, however, was the lad's love for Suzanne, or her love for him, which, if possible, was yet deeper.
From Swallow: a tale of the great trek by Henry Rider Haggard
"Marigolds and larkspur and mignonette; phlox and lad's love, rosemary, lavender, and verbena, and many another that you'll not guess till the time comes for blossoming."
From A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed
Gluttony, intemperance ABROTANUM, —ONUM, —ONUS the herb lad’s love; or, according to most Southernwood.
From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Joseph Dommers Vehling
He's the sure morning after this dark dream; Clear daylight and west wind of a lad's love; With all his golden pride, for my dull hours, Still climbing sunward!
From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various
Anna's hints had roused his interest in the lad's love affair, and he wondered what manner of girl the heroine of the coming conflict might be.
From The Reef by Edith Wharton
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