| 单词 | greensward |
| 例句 | ‘What are these?’ asked Sam, handling one that lay upon the greensward. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They stood not far from the Citadel-gate, in the sixth circle, nigh to its southward wall, and about them was a garden and a greensward with trees, the only such place in the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At the south end of the greensward there was an opening. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Opening to the public on Sunday, the 1.5-acre greensward represents Phase 1 of a three-phase plan for 14 acres across the street from Museum Hill’s cluster of institutions, including the Museum of International Folk Art. In Transit Blog: In Santa Fe, a New Botanical Garden 2013-07-17T13:55:52Z The new building flips the museum entrance, so that it now faces Museum Plaza, a scruffy greensward around which the Concertgebouw, the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum are scattered. Critic’s Notebook: Amsterdam’s New Stedelijk Museum 2012-12-23T20:27:43Z Walsh's early cricketing hero, Bob Willis, took the combination of rock'n'roll and greensward to its natural conclusion, adding Dylan as a middle name by deed poll. The Duckworth Lewis Method: 'Cricket forces you to sit on your arse, which is healthy' 2013-06-22T23:05:08Z There was a time when every block had at least one greensward hobbyist, usually male, in unbridled pursuit of the trophy lawn. National Arboretum’s “Grass Roots”: A brighter future for the lawn Wright at one point imagined the building in pink and even bringing Central Park across Fifth Avenue, creating a greensward between the museum’s big and little rotundas. With the Guggenheim, Frank Lloyd Wright Built a Soaring and Intimate Sanctuary for Art 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z On home game days, Oxford’s storied, 10-acre greensward turns into a tableau of antebellum civility and manners: tables set with lace and fine china, chandeliers suspended from the boughs of the elms and magnolias. Southern Football Traditions 2010-09-17T16:13:00Z Here the trek begins, a wonderwalk through fabulous horticultural set pieces, one environment subtly transitioning into another, with a shady arbor-like stretch north of 21st Street, and a seductive greensward just beyond that. The High Bridge, a Scenic and Serene Cousin of the High Line 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The V.I.P. lounge is a huge greensward graced by tall, regal trees. On Governors Island, Art Interventions Are Everywhere 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z The tiny greensward was surrounded by a cast-iron fence — it still stands — to prevent vandals from desecrating the equestrian statue of King George III, which was toppled in 1776. Untrodden Broadway: The Hidden Gems of a World-Famous Street 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z This city is shown as being built on virgin greensward, a site very unlike London, which already has a large number of buildings and services, and people who might resist relocation. Aerotropolis:the city of the future? 2013-03-03T00:05:17Z The little enclosed greensward next to the church, once part of Sir Thomas’s orchard, is designated Roper’s Garden. Favorite Place: Wintry Wanderings Among Chelsea’s Ghosts 2013-12-26T22:18:07Z It was to be a gathering space for all people — an open greensward, connecting the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Opinion | Just stop building on the National Mall 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z That’s understandable, given the emotional significance of the nation’s monumental greensward. Perspective | Stop building museums on the National Mall 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Houston’s, or a solitary elder’s transition to a cemetery’s greensward. How L.A. became the land of the single-family — and singular — home 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Many lamented potential loss of the tiny greensward. Underground convenience, sheltered from the storm 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z She sat alone under a white canopied pavilion, flanked by two officers, as the first battalion of the Welsh Guards marched in socially distanced formation on the greensward of Windsor’s quadrangle. In a Rare Public Appearance, the Queen Knights Captain Tom 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z And it draws sold-out throngs of plant obsessives to stroll the transformed greensward of the Royal Hospital and smell the patent-pending roses. Chelsea Flower Show wows with a royal treehouse and climate change garden 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z As he passed the luminous greensward of Keble College’s cricket field, players in their whites could be seen throwing up their arms as a wicket was taken. Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z The normally nocturnal animals cantered across the greensward and into the thick woods on the perimeter. Hog Heaven To Hell - Golf Digest 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The plan’s critics said the council didn’t restrict how far the parking lot expansion could encroach onto the greensward. Tennessee editorial roundup 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Splendiferous mountain vistas of greensward and cliffs scaffold my dreams, drawn from memories of sheep pastures in Sicily and Greece, rich with textured sedges or tinted canyons, then bombastic skyscrapers, or Matisse’s Chapel. Feeling My Way Into Blindness 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Labor Day notwithstanding, it’s still summer for a few more days, and this time of year is as good as any to celebrate the city’s greenswards. Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Long Path to Development 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Brown's composed scenes of pastoral greenswards and planted woodlands expressed picturesque aesthetic theory; they also imposed a more scientific and modern order on the land. Conservation: Geniuses of place : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z Washington Square Park, a 10-acre greensward anchored by a Triomphe-like arch in the heart of Greenwich Village, is one of the city’s signature parks. Bernie Sanders in Washington Square Park 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The greensward is the grassy field in Overton Park near the zoo’s main parking lot. Tennessee editorial roundup 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Indeed, the Smithsonian’s Castle building enjoys a unique place on the Mall, intruding far deeper into the greensward than other museums and federal buildings. Smithsonian should set standard on public signs, not fight oversight 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z “I think it’s a surprise,” said Alan Steel, president and chief executive officer of the Javits Convention Center, strolling across the greensward that sprawls over the roof. Making the Javits Center Less Deadly for Birds 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z In practice, Olmsted created dramatic sequences of landscapes — expansive greenswards, serpentine lakes, picturesque rambles — and eschewed buildings, geometric layouts and flower beds. Conservation: Geniuses of place : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z In the mid-afternoon, thousands began to assemble at Victoria Park—a rare greensward in this densely packed city, serving as the march’s starting point and as a traditional place of protest. In Hong Kong, Thousands March Toward a Political Impasse 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The idea was to transform the largely derelict Hudson River waterfront from Battery Place to West 59th Street into a continuous greensward, with a bicycle path and piers for recreation. How Diller and von Furstenberg Got Their Island in Hudson River Park 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The broad stretch of greensward seemed to be populated by happy crowds, block after block, adults and children, many of the younger ones borne on their parents’ shoulders. Throngs gather on the Mall to celebrate the Fourth of July, D.C.-style When Mayor announced the new commissioner of the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation on Friday, it was not on the well-tended greenswards of Central Park or at Prospect Park’s recently completed high-design skating complex. New Parks Dept. Leader Shares de Blasio’s Goal of Addressing Inequities 2014-03-22T03:18:36Z “When anything happens, Hindus get attacked in Bangladesh,” explains Ghosh, 63, standing in the verdant greensward at the back of his house. Bangladesh's Hindus Live in Fear 2014-01-14T08:35:30Z In Prospect Park, it apparently means a festival that last year nearly wrecked that greensward for the summer. City Room: A Curious Cost/Benefit Analysis of a Park Fund-Raiser 2013-05-17T23:36:20Z So the fight could be long, which is appropriate when a mayor proposes selling off a greensward inheritance. Gotham: Park Deals Chip Away at New York City’s Gems 2013-04-30T01:55:05Z David Burg, president of the urban conservation group WildMetro, theorizes that groundhogs in Central Park and other city greenswards were dumped there - or descend from groundhogs dumped there - by frustrated gardeners who trapped them. City Room: Dropped in a Park or Lost Wanderers, Most Groundhogs Live Isolated Lives in the City 2013-02-02T01:19:18Z There isn't a more social setting in sports than the parking lots or the campus greenswards that surround the football stadiums. Why trend of late Washington football games is bad news for Husky fans 2012-11-09T04:14:03Z The hyperreal greensward vanished, as if by magic, and the 19th century arrived, giving way bizarrely but entertainingly to Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band. Olympic opening ceremony: Peter Bradshaw's review 2012-07-27T22:53:55Z A patch of greensward, a moss or heather forest with its tiny inhabitants have incomparably more charms for me than many a bit of literature with its apotheosis of human character. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z Under our feet was a cool greensward, over our heads a shady screen of foliage. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z "You have been rather hard upon them, Major," said Barrington, as they strolled about on the greensward after dinner to enjoy their coffee and a cigar. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z The clouds, the sky, the cliffs, the greensward, were a constant delight. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z It was approached by seven broad alleys: six of these, carpeted with natural greensward, converged through the small wood already mentioned, towards the broad central plateau. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z We followed it perhaps half a mile round the mountain, threading a thick pine 339 forest, till we emerged on the edge of a shelf of greensward, running just under the summit of the hill. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z But her hairband caught the open window— From the window, ah! she hung suspended— Hung a week suspended from the window— Then her hair gave way—and then the maiden On the greensward fell. Servian Popular Poetry 2012-03-03T03:00:19.423Z The greensward, elevation above the sea, and pure air are its credentials. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Near the top of the cliff the wood thinned away somewhat, and when he reached its highest point he found himself on a stretch of greensward. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The picturesque old mansion stands amid greensward and foliage, its ample grounds divided from the highway by a low wall. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z There had been a great change in the atmosphere; the moonshine lay on all the flowers, the birds were hushed, and the children were slumbering on the greensward. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z To judge from old drawings, our forefathers seem to have been always partial to the greensward and trees, which is the landscape garden in the "egg"! Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Going beyond the church, we come upon the open space of greensward, intersected by foot-paths, known as Cole's Hill. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Some are seated on the old flat tombstones, others on the greensward, dotted all around with the graves of their fathers. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The greensward is here thickly covered with European thyme. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z There are open-air concerts, and concerts in smoke-beclouded halls, greensward dances, and dances stepped on caf� tables among disordered clusters of bottles and glasses, and there is always the theatre, on which your Spaniard dotes. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Nature in the wild avoids half-circles and ovals and uniform curves, and they are bad in the planted park, both for trees and greensward. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z At every step I crushed the perfume out of violets blossoming in the strip of greensward that bordered the broad band of road. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z This convention is absolutely necessary for the very existence of the greensward, which, if allowed to be traversed by all-comers, would speedily be cut up and ruined. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Laura recited the ballad, keeping her voice as she could while the heroes waged desperate combat, but breaking down entirely when Horatius "plunged headlong in the tide," and swam with magnificent action across—the greensward! Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Sit upon the greensward, O Idol, for it will not be long Ere that greensward shall grow from my dust and thine. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z In about half an hour I came to a little tableland of greensward, which hung over a grey abyss. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z A broad, level plateau of greensward extends between the two summits, over which neither you nor I would have liked to walk in the teeth of rattling volleys of musketry. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z I sat down on the greensward and determined to wait. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z On the greensward in the carefully enclosed courtyard the child could play as an infant. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z It was an old stone church, with many vines about it, greensward and fine trees. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z However, there was to be no further discussion of this matter, nor yet greensward rehearsals of dancing; for they now descried coming to them the little maid who waited on Judith's grandmother. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z A speaking reminder of by-gone strife is an old cannon, lying on the greensward under the walls of Fort George, of whose grim muzzle school-girls were wont to make a post-office. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Presently, however, her quick ears detected the sound of horses’ hoofs, soft though their footfall was upon the long greensward. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Following their guide, after a few minutes' brisk walking they reached the borders of the forest, and took their way along a patch of greensward that skirted it. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Out on the greensward, broad and level, crisscrossed with gravel walks, the band had taken its station, marshalled by the tall drum-major in his huge bear-skin shako. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z For outlook there was nothing but a glimpse of the path going into the garden, a bit of greensward, and two apple-trees between them and the sky. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z The Wanderer has been lying on the greensward all night, we will say, close by a little country village inn. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The green grass waves in silence over his grave, and now the plow of the husbandman turns the greensward at his side, where once the forest trees majestically waved over his rude bier. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z He stood there for a moment on a patch of greensward, and, shading his eyes from the sunlight, gazed across the lake, and as if listening. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The greensward at the base of the barrier ridge was soft and velvety. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z Presently the cliffs ended and the mountain barrier curved away inland, leaving a plain of greensward and shingle, flooded with sunlight. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Not a child of three years old and upwards in the neighbourhood that had not hung by his mane, and played with his paws, and been affectionately worried by him on the flowery greensward.” The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The club was on a slight elevation, and below them stretched the beautiful greensward of the extensive Exposition grounds. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z And Tandy knew then without being told that the man kneeling yonder on the patch of greensward was the long-lost James Malone himself. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z The trees had crowded themselves to the very edge of the greensward. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z Pretournament predictions from some players about impending carnage on the greensward? BMW Championship: Justin Rose and Two Others Breeze Through Tough Course 2011-09-16T02:58:48Z Then a tumble on the greensward; sometimes it is covered all over with beautiful flowers, prettier than any carpet you ever lay upon. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z This was the route taken by the Duke, who first crossed the greensward and then passed out by a private wicket into the road after traversing the belt of copse that fringed the demesne. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z Only where the stream dashes down from the mountains, forcing its way through the valley, does the greensward appear. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z North.—“Not a child of three years old and upwards in the neighbourhood that had not hung by his mane, and played with his paws, and been affectionately worried by him on the flowery greensward.” Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z It’s in there: dirt and organic matter from the city’s mean streets and greenswards, now available for sale. City Room: Selling Pieces of Brooklyn (but Not the Bridge) 2011-09-01T18:04:23Z For some miles the highway is a broad—very broad—belt of greensward, with tall hedges at every side. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z And there she was now, while we sat on the greensward at lunch, walking round big Bob, and rubbing her shoulders against his head, as happy as a feline queen. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z In front was a long piece of greensward, starred with white clover, and behind and in front, to where the pines and cypresses began ran strips of cornfield. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z She knows the 13-block-long greensward in the shadow of the West Side Highway south of 72nd Street well: She created a sculpture there — two figures on a bench facing the Hudson River. City Room: For Public Art, Taking the Crowds Into Consideration 2011-08-12T21:52:54Z It divides the greensward of the down from the ploughed land of the plain, which stretches two or three miles wide, across to another range opposite. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Hurricane Bob, though he dearly loves to travel, enjoys his morsel of meadow in the evening, his mode of enjoyment being to roll on the greensward, with all four legs waved aloft. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z It was not till we landed on the little greensward above the backwater where I hid the boat that we asked one another, "Where is Hugh?" A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z But even as he wondered, and stood in the middle of the clearing, behold, part of the hunt swept back, and the thing which they pursued ran in a circle on the greensward, shrieking piteously. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Everyone’s favorite stylish greensward now runs up to 30th Street — which is pretty much devoid of traditional attractions at the moment. | Recently Opened: The Lot on Tap 2011-08-02T23:23:05Z On the greensward below the castle hill, lists and galleries were erected for the tournament, and tents were pitched with refreshments for the spectators. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z While they danced upon the greensward, verdant In the sunshine, sudden darkness gather'd, And the clouds broke out in fiery lightning, And the maidens all look'd up to heaven,— All the maidens—all, except Milica. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z Then Pierre gathered her up in his strong arms and bore her, struggling, along the passage, and over the greensward, and through the entrance gates. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Lifting the bars that separated the meadow from the path, they made themselves at home on the greensward. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z His beams glanced along the greensward, lighting the trees to their bases. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Hyde Park is the largest of them all, with its small rivulet, its wide greensward, its sheep, its shady walks, resembling a pleasure park suddenly transported to the centre of a capital. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z But her hair-band caught the open window— From the window, ah she hung suspended— Hung a week suspended from the window— Then her hair gave away—and then the maiden On the greensward fell. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z The same day, a little before nightfall, Baron Vigneau strode across the greensward to the spot where his own followers were bivouacking beneath some huge beech trees. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z He arose from the greensward with a bad headache, and discovered that he had been robbed. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Under the greensward in the village church-yard, they laid his world-weary form to rest, with only the name inscribed on the cold, white marble to tell he had ever existed. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z At length the portals of the hallowed edifice were thrown open, and the holy procession, under the thundering chorus of an Abyssinian psalm, moved over the bright greensward. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z On his bowling-green he made trenches, saps, barricades, and redoubts, just as Marlborough was then doing; and he and his servant, Corporal Trim, fought many great battles on the greensward before his house. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Beattie promised not to leave till he returned, and strolled along by the side of a little brook which meandered tastefully through the greensward. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z He was seated on the greensward under its shade, when his attention was attracted to the curious pranks of a couple of urchins. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z We sat on the scarlet Chinese blanket, spread on the greensward; wine made every heart buoyant; the happy crew, by and by, sang, played the samisen and tripped "the light fantastic toe." A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z Springing to her feet, she turns toward the balcony, careless of the fact that she has destroyed the lovely picture she made sitting on the greensward, surrounded by her attendant swains. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z They brought their luncheons, and when the sun came out they picnicked on the greensward. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The forest scenery much resembles that of England, with fine oaks and greensward. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The mighty limes stood half bare, stripped of their foliage, and the moonlight fell full and clear on the stretch of greensward at their feet. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z A Rebel battery beyond the run was throwing shells, one of which ploughed through the Second Ohio, mangling two soldiers, sprinkling their warm blood upon the greensward. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Across the young, tremulous, vibrant greensward I heard the throb-throb-throb of a man's feet—running. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z The noble trees that are scattered over the greensward from the brow of Richmond Hill to the silvery stream of the Thames, which flows at its foot, were luxurious in summer foliage. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z The greensward below is picked out with bright flowers and peopled by small animals, quite as one sees them on the early tapestries. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z In a minute they were all on the greensward in front of the tent of the Gypsy queen. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z How luxurious the surrounding shade; the smooth lawn, the rolled pathways bordered by box, with moss-roses, honeysuckle, and jessamines scenting the air, and the daisies dotting the greensward! The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Close by in the greensward an absurd pet lamb was tugging and bouncing at the end of its stingy tether. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Over its greensward stalks the “secretary,” the true serpent-eater, hunting among the grass for his glittering prey. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z When the Persian charger's tread On their covering greensward rung! Heathen Mythology They have now sat down on the greensward, and I hear their voices very much elevated. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 A-well, youth comes and youth goes, but at the last the greensward covers it like Miser Hobby's cottage. Deep Moat Grange The arena swam in a lustrous light, and the greensward glistened in its frame of white and dusky spectators. The Valiants of Virginia The greensward of the level plain stretched away on every side—its verdant colour strongly contrasting with the dark brown granite of the mountain. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z He instantly extricated the sufferer, and placed it on the greensward, while the mother poured forth her thanks and joy in a long-continued and significant strain. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom As for Dulcie, she was in the seventh heaven, thrilled with the dreamy beauty of it all and the exquisite phantoms floating on the greensward under her enraptured eyes. The Moonlit Way A little farther on we stretched ourselves out on the greensward upon a green knoll above a railway cutting. Deep Moat Grange With a quick soundless rush he crossed the stretch of greensward between him and the nearest tree. The Return of Tharn Presently, the black shadow of the soaring bird passed over the greensward of the plain. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The next morning when the sun arose, behold the spot where the church had been was a greensward of two-bladed grass. The Book of Gud We were mired several times, and twice one of our ladies was thrown on the soft greensward. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 "It would be best to be perfectly silent," her guide whispered as they struck across the greensward. A Traitor's Wooing "To the wall!" he shouted, then wheeled and raced across the greensward with long flashing strides, Trakor close at his heels. The Return of Tharn "What a miracle, my dear Old Sandstone!" cried Simon, while they were following a long ribbon of fine gravel which stretched before them, like a sunken path winding through the greensward of a park. The Tremendous Event A low shot will usually ricochet, particularly upon striking hard ground, greensward, or a wet clay soil, and, consequently, will do damage. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular I started up, and, peeping cautiously over the head of the cliff, beheld to my surprise and terror a party of French soldiers stretched upon the greensward around a fire. Jack Hinton The Guardsman The park which surrounds Fredericksborg Castle is the great charm of the locality, being ornamented in all parts by immemorial trees, deep sylvan shades, purling streams, graceful lakes, and inviting greensward. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia I lay with my face to the greensward long after their departure. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. After these separate dances were finished, all the different companies came in together across the greensward and marched in and out in interlocking wheels, until they formed themselves into one large glorious united wheel together. The American Country Girl At the summit of this rock we found a spacious greensward, on which were encamped great numbers of Indian warriors, women, and children. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Then there came a pounding of hoofs on greensward behind them. The Buttoned Sky Wherever an opportunity occurs, the greensward springs up in such vivid color as to seem tropical, all the more intensified by its close proximity to the region of ceaseless frost. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The shadows fell long over the smooth greensward as she arrived in the village of Queensderry and was driven to a small inn, the only house of entertainment in the place. The Mountain Girl How I fancy a peep into that large drawing-room, whose windows open to the greensward, letting in a view of distant mountains and far-receding foreground, through an atmosphere heavy with the rose and the honeysuckle! Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands All around are large orchards and plantations of peach-trees and of various other sorts of fruit-bearing trees in great abundance, and the round hills are clothed with greensward. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant One hundred and four weary and footsore recruits arrived in the Cuartel on the 28th of August and deposited their blankets and all other portable property on the greensward. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. Josephine darts after her, and eagerly pursues her over the greensward. Josephine Makers of History Making quite a long detour, we again approached the road, this time where the timber was sparse, and the greensward soft beneath our feet. In and Out of Rebel Prisons “Oh, yes, here is a forest ball, a dance on the elastic greensward.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Behind the tall fence is a bit of greensward, and beyond that a house quaintly unusual in appearance, seeming to shrink from sight in the shadows cast about it. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations Across the level stretch of greensward the horses looked almost like playthings. Checkers A Hard-luck Story But the woman in the gray cloak was safe with Tess and Dot on the greensward. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Throwing open the little wicket-gate, by a step the greensward of the meadow is reached. The Hills and the Vale The flower-bier stirred; for the spot on which it lay sank slowly down, and in a few moments the greensward was smooth as ever—the very dews glittering above the buried Fairy. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) We could perceive the châlets of Grindelwald, like miniatures sprinkled over the greensward. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century On each side of the driveway the greensward was beautified by alternating star and diamond-shaped plots of geraniums, roses, gladioluses, canna and nasturtions. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century Below, one story only, lay a soft carpet of greensward, shimmering in the moonlight. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time Past a huge hollow trunk in the midst of a greensward, where merry picnic parties under the 'King Oak' tread the social quadrille, or whirl waltzes to the harp and flute. The Hills and the Vale We had no idea the circle of greensward in front of the Tent was so spacious. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The steep mountain sides were covered with rich greenswards, which afforded abundant pasture for the scattered flocks of goats. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Here one had fallen out alone, exhausted and disheartened, and another coming up had sat down beside him on the greensward for a moment, though wearing the uniform of a different regiment. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 There was also a stretch of natural greensward, laid down by the Casino gardener. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Then a certain small party of gentlemen sat down to luncheon on the greensward which was then where the platform is now. The Hills and the Vale They are all at sixes and sevens upon the greensward at the edge of the heather. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The Swedish novelist and her companions rested and dined on the greensward at a spot where a number of white marble slabs indicated that the ancient monuments had stood there. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Beautiful the grassy bank—but lo! a small heap of dirty clothes on the greensward! Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 Suddenly, a side-door in the house below was opened, and two figures came forth as if borne upon the flood of genial light that poured itself over the greensward. Stories by American Authors, Volume 3 Touching the greensward, there is a feeling as if the great earth sent a mystic influence through the frame. The Hills and the Vale What cosy nests do the former construct at the roots of heather, among tufts of grass in the rushes, and the moss on the greensward! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) This she could take out under the trees, and see the two playing lawn-tennis on the greensward just beyond the lilac hedge. Kidnapped at the Altar or, The Romance of that Saucy Jessie Bain An easy method of raising good cabbages is on greensward. Soil Culture Merlin, willing to please her, arose, and traced certain mystical characters upon the greensward. Legends & Romances of Brittany "Now, if we were only at the park for just a little while, and could top off on ice cream," said Lance, lying back on the greensward with a contented sigh despite his spoken wish. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won What a stately creature! as he comes issuing from the shallows, and bearing the old mallard breast-high, walks all dripping along the greensward, and then shakes from his curled ebony the flashing spray-mist. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The music of ten thousand horns and flutes burst forth, and the sacred dances began upon the greensward. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century And she told him, too, endless fairy stories about witches and enchanters, and the good folk who danced at night on the greenswards at home. Two Maiden Aunts The latter, one of the few existing works of Inigo Jones, remains to-day, set about with greensward in the "Embankment Gardens," but Hungerford Stairs, like the Market, and old Hungerford Bridge, has disappeared for ever. Dickens' London "But I can't stop," she seemed to fling to them, over her shoulder, as she kept on to where, beyond the highest tip of greensward, the blue level of the lake appeared. The Side Of The Angels A Novel Surefoot, taste that greensward, and you will find it sweet and succulent. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) There is no greensward in the tropics, and hay is never made. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Another flourish of the bugle, and the troop were in their saddles and galloping away over the greensward of the meadow in a southerly direction. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 The Minories, the Mint, Trinity House, the embattled "Tower" itself, with the central greensward enclosed by iron railings, and the great warehouses of St. Katherine's Dock, all remain as they must have been for years. Dickens' London And from beneath the wide brim of his hat, pressed low down upon his forehead, he gazed steadily out over the greensward at the southern sky-line. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country The hair was grey—but the face, though withered, was not old—and as she lay on the greensward, the features were beautiful as well as calm in the sunshine. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Its thick leaves, so green as to be dense with color, impart the effect of greensward at a short distance. Due South or Cuba Past and Present What say you, my pretty one," said the stranger, patting the lovely child upon the head, "what say you to a sandwich and a glass of wine with me, here on the greensward? Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 "There will be a fierce storm in ten minutes, which will soon wash out all this evidence," he said, looking down at the trampled and blood-stained greensward. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 At last, very suddenly it seemed, the soldiers broke ranks and scattered over the greensward, running hither and thither like ants. The Eye of Dread From one of these comfortable perches you look down upon a lively scene of foliage, flowers, greensward, gay costumes and frolicking children. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated So close is the shore all the while that one seems to be navigating upon the land, gliding among trees and over greensward rather than on blue water. Due South or Cuba Past and Present The windows were all closed, the doors locked, and the greensward with the high box borders, covered with a shower of snowy leaves that had been shaken from the fruit-trees. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 A sort of cloister, with stone benches beneath it, ran along the wall of the church, and in front of the platform was a broad greensward, used as a playground by the village children. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 "At the root Of that tall pine, the shadow of whose bare And slender stem, while here I sit at eve, Oft stretches tow'rds me, like a long straight path, Traced faintly in the greensward." Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Beyond the ruins, at the edge of the greensward, the river glides along under a gray stone bridge. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel At their feet, on pillows resting, Or reclining on the greensward, May be seen abbés and gallants. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays O frail, frail tree of Life, that upon the greensward strows Its fair young buds unopened, with every wind that blows! Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition And so the third report went ringing through the quiet valley, and Philip Haig sank backward on the greensward, and lay still. The Heart of Thunder Mountain But behind the clump of alders out of which it crept was a bit of pasture greensward about as big as a room. The Wall Street Girl Their graceful windows and long gray arcades contrast splendidly with the greensward of the cloister-garth. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Slender stems of oleander Cast their prim array of shadows On the primly close-cropped greensward. The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays Bang! and the folds of the flag stream out proudly in the breeze, as it rapidly descends the halyards, and flutters softly to the greensward. Red, White, Blue Socks. Part Second Being the Second Book of the Series He found her a seat beneath a wide-spreading tree, where the greensward was like velvet beneath their feet, and the air was redolent with the scent of flowers that rioted in the sunshine hard by. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife It was under the shade trees that line the streets, and we had a fresh-cut greensward upon which to pitch our tents. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail It was once highly attractive, though small, and its ruined beauty is now enhanced by the care with which the ivy is trained over the walls and the greensward floor is smoothed. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The blossoms of late May were tinting the greensward beneath the trees of Central Park as Bobbie Burke and Mary strolled along one of the winding paths. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure The clear water bubbled out all around the pedestal, and the statue and bowl were sunk a little below the level of the greensward, like a small Italian garden. Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall or Solving the Campus Mystery In the evening of the very day of the upheaval, we made a pitch on the greensward opposite to the theatre we had seceded from. Adventures and Recollections The breeze was wafting the last red-brown leaves from the trees, turning them over and over before they fell on the autumnal greensward and the black earth of the empty flower-beds. A Nest of Spies The arrow pierced too well, too well; All in that mournful wood Saint Giles upon the greensward fell, And dyed it with his blood. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts And we shall 'ave the fairest flowers of hill and dale," said Dickie, whispering comfortably in his dirty sheets, "and greensward. Harding's luck Whenever the roadside cannot be covered by greensward, the native shrubs and wild vines ought to be allowed to hide its nakedness with green foliage and beautiful flowers. The Road and the Roadside While far more likely to take him than the stout old party still skipping the greensward like a mountain roe, she would be much less plausible as a reason for going to the evil one. The Dust Flower She now found herself walking between velvety greenswards, interspersed with beds filled with all the bright flowers of the season. Frances Kane's Fortune After crossing the holms, we were on slopes of greensward, lightly feathered with the red fern, and dotted with trees, like a park. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. When the throng moved about a little she could see the white fairy figures floating over the greensward, and hear the music that set one’s nerves a-tingle. A Modern Cinderella By careful pruning and training the trees on the lawn have become objects of beauty, and cast their graceful shadows over the velvety greensward beneath. The Road and the Roadside He had actually to lie down on the greensward to enjoy his prolonged cachinnation. Life of Charles Darwin A pretty greensward, of perpetual vivid hue, stretched quite up to the threshold—its "fold," or farm-yard, being small, and situated behind. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Grand old forest-trees on either side make “a boundless contiguity of shade” over the greensward. The Land of Thor In the middle of the circle of greensward extended a noisy, moving circle of birds, girt round with a belt of doves, like a white ribbon, mottled with stars, spots, and stripes. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Indeed, many of them came to grief, spread out like galvanized bullfrogs upon the greensward, while their horses scampered off the field. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The irregularly scattered houses, amidst trees and greensward, have something the appearance of Singapore, when viewed from the seaward. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 There is no greensward in the tropics, grass is not cultivated, and hay is never made. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands At the other end of the world, in their vast flooded pastures, so different from our scanty greenswards, they follow, without notable variations, the same methods as their colleagues in Provence. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Tramp! tramp! o’er the greensward That quivers below, Scarce held by the curb bit The fierce horses go! How the Flag Became Old Glory On the greensward just back of them, under the shade of the dark-leaved orange-trees, played troops of careless children, who had been sent here by their parents to beg, but had forgotten their vocation. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Then their expression changed; for a moment her figure swayed; the next she was walking gracefully, slowly, languidly, toward a rustic seat which stood upon the smooth greensward in a somewhat lonely spot. A Bachelor's Dream Occasionally a gypsy camp is passed, pitched near our route, presenting the usual domestic groups, mingled with animals, covered carts, lazy men stretched on the greensward, and busy women cooking the evening meal. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands An intelligent farmer of my acquaintance having a piece of greensward to break up, and having three work-horses, determined to employ them all. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes It was getting quite dark when they found him down in a little dell upon a patch of greensward. Anthony Lyveden There were no paths cut anywhere; it was no loss, for the greensward here was the perfection of English turf; soft and fine and thick and even. The End of a Coil But Cleopis quenched her outcry instantly; her screams had been drowned by a louder scream from Hermione, who fell upon the greensward, no marble whiter than her face. A Victor of Salamis Bones staggered across the greensward, clasping his brow, sank on his knees, folded his arms across his chest, and looked sorrowfully at the heavens, shaking his head. Bones in London Into his soul there sinks something of the grandeur of cloud-hooded peaks, the majesty of limitless horizons and the colors of sky-blue water and greensward. The Free Range After the barren pavements, for him the great greenswards made up a Land of Promise more than fulfilled. Anthony Lyveden Her companion was very willing, and they took their places under a great oak, on the swell of greensward at the foot of it. The End of a Coil On this narrow field, this bit of pebble and greensward, the gods would cast the last dice for the destiny of Hellas. A Victor of Salamis She looked a little apprehensively over the beautiful prospect of trees in their early Summer beauty, and the shining greensward; with the hills beyond. Love of Brothers The deer across their greensward bound Through shade and sunny gleam; And the swan glides by them with the sound Of some rejoicing stream. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets The girl did not deign to answer, but, stepping down from her perch, summoned her terrier and strolled down the little greensward with her chin in the air. Anthony Lyveden He was setting what looked to Anne like wooden bottles in a straight row at the further end of the square of greensward. A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony The sky it is, looking down upon me, it is the greensward flaunting rich multitude of flowers. The Wagnerian Romances It ended in a smooth greensward at the top of a wall of broken rocks; and, standing on the edge, Cannie called out, "Oh!" with a sense of sudden surprise and freedom. A Little Country Girl Beyond, on the greensward, a peacock preened himself in the hot sunshine. Jonah and Co. The party now resolved that they should partake of luncheon on the greensward, to fortify themselves for their proposed expedition among the cliffs. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 And so saying, he calmly tosses another ball upon the greensward, knocks aside the wooden pins, then smiling, turns and strides towards the waterside. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure “Not quite so bad as that, I guess,” said Jessie, when she reached the front door, where she saw Emily sitting on the greensward, rubbing the back of her head. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him There was a music-stand in the centre, a statue on a pedestal; and close by them, rising from the greensward, appeared a small, curious structure of stone. A Little Country Girl Forests and waterfalls, precipices and greenswards, grey lichened crags and sun-bathed terraces, up, above all, an exquisite vesture of snow, flawless and dazzling—these stood for beauty. Jonah and Co. The blazing fire threw a warm light and colour of its own upon the dark walls and on the various groups collected within them, and touched mosses and ferns and greensward with its gypsy glare. The Old Helmet, Volume I Trees of noble age and growth shadowed the ground, greensward stretched away in peaceful smoothness, the dust and the noise of the great city seemed to be escaped. A Red Wallflower It is true that we cannot pretend to discover on a greensward so often crossed and re-crossed as the poetic language of England many morning dewdrops still glistening on the grasses. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature The kind gentleman instantly extricated the little sufferer, and placed it safely on the neighboring greensward, while the delighted mother poured out her thanks in a long-continued and grateful, if not a musical, strain. Minnie's Pet Lamb In our lawns we are accustomed to a pretty bit of greensward with clumps of shrubbery, and here and there the overhanging branches of some shade tree. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. The old lady now drew Ermengarde's slim hand through her arm, and she found herself forced to walk up and down the greensward in her company. The Children of Wilton Chase Outside the palace gate, on the greensward, stood a quiet fountain, of antique workmanship, with a statue of Bacchus "birlyng the wine." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 She built a nest a few yards from the house, beside the drive, upon a smooth piece of greensward. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs We ate strawberries and cream under the elms, played all kinds of outdoor games on the greensward, and when we were tired rested in the cool, pot-pourri scented parlours. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls I have found it in lawns or grassy places, especially freshly made lawns or greenswards which have been heavily manured. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. Modifications were rapid, and from 1664 the parterres and the greensward took on entirely new forms and effects. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Here the grass had been closely cut so that it formed a velvet greensward. The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest The signal word is given; Beneath the shock the greensward shakes; The lusty cheer, the gleaming spear, The snow-plume's falling flakes, The fiery joy of strife! With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds They have gone, leaving the place to solitude—some, I hope, home to breakfast, others out among the flower-walks or on the greensward. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis So they lay down on the greensward and rested; and Osberne had fetched along with him cakes and cheese and a keg of good drink, and they took their bever there in all content. The Sundering Flood In the long, sober alleys a few leaves had already dropped from the trees above, marking the greensward and the gravel like a tapis d'orient, red and green and gold. Royal Palaces and Parks of France An anchorage was found in the bight where the Revenge had tarried, close by the beach and the greensward of the pirates' old camp. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Before the entrance, formed by two ledges of ponderous rock, extends a smooth level of greensward.... The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Sheep have been trained up, during a voyage, to eat animal food, and refused, when put ashore, to crop the dewy greensward. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 When they got to the bottom there was a fair space of flat greensward underneath a little force of the water; but no man awaited them. The Sundering Flood Now came in the ornamental garden as distinct from the verger, and the preau became a greensward accessory, at once practical and decorative, the precursor of the pelouse and the parterre of Le Notre. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Before him extended an immense circle of greensward, dotted on the edge with apple trees in blossom, under which groups of boys were lolling, or tumbling over one another in joyous cublike romping. The Varmint Oh, let your fountains flow On the greensward below; And with their notes prolong The birds' full-throated song! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 As Olympians, they lunched on the greensward carpeting the bank of a little inlet; while their shallop floated among tiny white lilies at their feet. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest At last they saw before them a glimmer of light, which as they wound about became presently a little window, yellow-litten, and casting its light upon a space of greensward and a little tinkling brook. The Sundering Flood There were acres upon acres of greensward set about and cut up with gravelled walks, great alleyed rows of trees, groves without number and galleries and colonnades innumerable. Royal Palaces and Parks of France The greensward between the canal and river was inviting, and the 'survivors' laid there awhile to rest and determine whether or not they would push on to the city. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He could not even curse, but he struck home, and a fierce joyous smile illuminated his wan face, as he saw his slayer stumble forward, and fall beside him on the bloody greensward. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Captain Dobbs wiped his gory weapon on the greensward, and returned it to the sheath. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy And even so he did, and lay down by the water and drank a long draught; but while he was about it he thought he heard footsteps coming down the hill-side over the greensward. The Sundering Flood The park is a delightful stretch of greensward, studded with ancient oaks, and it extends for many miles around the building. Exeter And the greensward, and the shadows, and the sunlight, and the atmosphere, and the mistiness—isn't it like pearl-dust and gold-dust floating in the air? The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) They all leaped about on the greensward of the prairie, with their arms akimbo, and violently beating the ground with their feet, in measured tread. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago She was always, to the end of her days, the pioneer woman, and the greensward of the woods went better to her feet than carpeted halls. The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson Already the grass is beginning to grow on the ground, worn bare by millions of feet; and before many months are over, the greensward will again cover the site of the world's Temple of Industry. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 With sudden resolution I walked over a twinkling greensward and rang the bell. Greener Than You Think He went out of the building to the greensward mall that lay between the ministries of the government, and headed for the palace at its end. Talents, Incorporated I knew that, from the first hour we met, in the variegated, autumn sunshine, upon the greensward, before the white summer-house overlooking that noble, English, woodland view. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Accordingly, they all, ladies and men alike, arose and some began to go barefoot through the clear water, whilst others went a-pleasuring upon the greensward among the straight and goodly trees. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio A tablecloth, white as the driven snow, is spread upon the greensward, by the margin of a fountain. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 It was a little cluster of birch-bark wigwams, pitched upon a carpet of greensward, just at the edge of one of the loveliest harbors in the world. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses It is a most sunny little spot, covered with the freshest greensward, and nestling lovingly, like a petted darling, in the embracing curve of a crescent-shaped hill opposite. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 “Why, your horse partakes of your spirit,” observed his companion, as, clapping his spurs in the horse’s side, Jack galloped over the greensward at a rate which put his guide’s steed on his mettle. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea I am among greenswards and bright flowers; but the view is broken by groves and clumps of copse-wood. The Scalp Hunters The colour of the dog—a very light red—rendered him conspicuous against the dark greensward, and there were neither bushes nor long grass to hide him. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico And, indeed, it was little wonder, for she was as fair and sweet a damsel as ever tripped over the greensward. Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago The freemen came together at their own will to sit in the council ring on the greensward beneath the trees. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia Some exercise their limbs in tournament on the greensward, contend in games, and wrestle on the yellow sand. The Aeneid of Virgil He is standing there in the midst of scenes of natural beauty though His foot leaves no impression on the untrodden sand, and His form casts no shadow on the flowers or greensward. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. The girl, holding the crumpled letter in both hands behind her, beat her foot upon the greensward, and looked downward with flushed cheeks and glittering eyes. Aunt Rachel They bore him over the greensward to the Capitol steps, and there the hearse stopped. The Long Roll Shane could always see her, a Diana on the greensward, leaning forward, listening to hear the smack of the arrow on the target.... The Wind Bloweth Smoke rose from its crazy chimney, and upon the strip of greensward before the door rolled a little, half-naked child—a white child. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Merry, merry fellows they were, and I should certainly fail most lamentably did I attempt to tell you how prettily they danced upon the greensward of the meadowlands throughout the summer nights. The Holy Cross and Other Tales She was walking towards him at that moment, her footsteps falling soundlessly on the greensward, her face blushing and her eyes downcast. Aunt Rachel Not very near the guns, but asleep on the grass, or propped against trees smoking excellent tobacco, or in the square on the greensward playing cards with laughter! The Long Roll And then, quite suddenly, the track dipped down into a bowl-shaped hollow, with a most dainty group of palm-trees, and a lovely greensward at the bottom of it. A Desert Drama Being The Tragedy Of The "Korosko" Presently the road changed from a trough of dust into a ribbon of greensward. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Decorations are not so ostentatious as in Catholic countries; and quiet ivy, simple greensward, and the shadow of trees in which birds may sing, make the quaint Berlin cemeteries attractive places. In and Around Berlin In a short time shouts were heard, and we saw several wigwams erected on the greensward in a recess of the forest, surrounded by trees which sheltered them completely from the wind. Afar in the Forest Dig was not long in following; and five minutes later the party was standing, safe and sound and thankful, on the greensward of the abbey floor. The Master of the Shell The old man and the child, left to themselves, watched these operations for a while across the greensward, over which the elms now began to lengthen their shadows. Brother Copas A beautiful place for our pic-nic—a mossy log or two by the streamlet, and a delicious greensward. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 She who was of the far clime still retained the beauty and grace which were her's when her little foot first touched the greensward of the hitherto, by her, untrodden island. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 The course was a great level field of greensward, oval in shape, with the track in beautiful condition. The Tory Maid A hurdy-gurdy furnished the music and the greensward was their ballroom floor. Molly Brown's Orchard Home So March went out, and April passed, and12 May came in, with leaves on the trees and tulips in the Park, and children playing on the bits of greensward. The Letter of the Contract What was most noticeable, however, was Johnny Darbyshire himself, lying stretched, apparently lifeless, on the greensward at some little distance. Stories of Comedy He wanted them all there before he dropped the salt in little piles on the grassy greensward. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's Would you lift and lay down the greensward? Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 There he perceived, gasping on the grass, a large golden carp, which, in leaping too far after gnats, had thrown itself quite out of the water, and now lay dying on the greensward. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew Buy the very best from seedsmen of repute, or you will get a conglomeration of weeds instead of a greensward of fine grasses and white clover. Mary's Meadow And Other Tales of Fields and Flowers Wherever the greensward nourished, there grew pink-tipped daisies and kindred flowers of the wild. North of Fifty-Three He sees a grave-like bed of verbenas defacing the middle of a small greensward—a dab of rouge on a young cheek; a pert child doing all the talking. The Amateur Garden The creature could not have been more joyful in the skies than we were on the greensward. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 "I just can't sleep!" he muttered, seating himself at last by a window and looking out toward the sea, along a greensward on which the moonlight fell lovingly. Frank Merriwell's Reward I pluck an acorn from the greensward, and hold it to my ear; and this is what it says to me: 'By and by the birds will come and nest in me. Making the Most of Life They had chanced abreast of a rambling little church tucked with its trees and shrubbery and greensward amidst buildings which dwarfed its tower to a pretty toy. The Henchman When they reached the greensward in front of the mansion, they paused and suddenly Zulma broke out into a hearty laugh. The Bastonnais Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775-76 Therefore the sailor enjoys it on the green wave—the shepherd on the greensward; while the memory of mists and storms deepens the enchantment. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 The break rolled silently over the soft greensward, and Geoffrey feared Miss Windsor could overhear their every word, as Mrs. Carey spoke again. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Up the little footpath from the road—across the bit of greensward that lay between it and the stoop—came a quick, noiseless step, and there was a touch, presently, on the old lady's arm. Faith Gartney's Girlhood Children are climbing and rolling on the soft greensward of the terraces, and adults are sprawling at full length, completely at their ease. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Such parks, such greensward, such grassy lawns, such wooded tilth, are wholly unknown elsewhere. Post-Prandial Philosophy The dewdrops on the greensward before the cottage door, they suffered not to be polluted with blood. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Waiting, he paced the greensward, sometimes stopping to toss a pebble over the cliffs, and ever watching where on the grey moor a little spark of light shone from Sara's window. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead Piles of furniture lay heaped on its greensward. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Gold and silver pheasants lurked in the shrubberies, and peacocks spread their tails and paraded before us on the greensward. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 The deer across their greensward bound, Through shade and sunny gleam: And the swan glides past them with the sound Of some rejoicing stream. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book There he turned aside, crossing the little plot of greensward, and they ascended some steps cut in the rock to the chapel Fleda had looked at from a distance. Queechy, Volume II Further from her aunt's house, however, her spirits began to rise; her foot fell lighter on the greensward. The Wide, Wide World Our table was spread in front of the tents, in a clear spot of greensward; in the midst, I thought, of all possible delights that could be clustered together - except one. Daisy in the Field The road which skirted these houses was shaded with large old trees; and on the edge of the greensward under the trees, we found a number of iron seats placed for the convenience of spectators. Daisy "No go I don't want you," and Daisy made few steps over the greensward to the thicket. Melbourne House "Let the earth bring forth grass," was the word of the Lord: and the earth was carpeted with its first rich greensward. Our Day In the Light of Prophecy Upon the bonny greensward howes, Wi' thee, my kind dearie, O! The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century My room looked not to the lake, but over an extent of greensward and orchards, lit up now by a bright moon. Daisy in the Field Flinging themselves in various attitudes on the greensward, provender was speedily laid before them, and rare wines and other choice liquors, fruits of their late campaign, passed gayly round. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Glade, greensward, forest, aisles, and the sylvan dancing floor, bounded by garlanded and beribboned pillars, swarmed with a gay company. The Danger Mark The Indian children stand towards the front of the greensward, shoot in a line their feathered arrows, run and pick up the arrows, and acclaim in pantomime the one who shot the best. Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People It stood on a gentle slope, with a greensward falling from the front entrance down to a mountain lake. Phineas Finn The Irish Member They are also kind enough to suggest that a plowing, grading, and seeding of this additional acre or so will give you a piece of greensward worth having. If You're Going to Live in the Country The house at Chickaree stood high on a hill; nevertheless immediately about the house there was lawn-room enough and smooth greensward for the purposes of the play. Wych Hazel The most resolute soul will now and then cast back a yearning look in treading the rough mountain-path, away from the greensward and laughing voices of the valley. Scenes of Clerical Life Old Trimmer chugged up to the edge of the island in the shabbiest, leakiest little motor dory on the river, and grasped a little tuft of greensward to keep his boat from drifting. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift The air without was filled with the trampling of hoofbeats on greensward. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Slowly the various cases, bales, and packages were transported across the greensward and safely housed, the heavy iron chest bringing up the rear. Jethou or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles The long windows of the room looked upon a stretch of greensward spotted with trees. Wych Hazel No greensward, no park, no blade of grass. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service Yellow dandelions dotted the greensward, purple violets peeped up through the overgrown grass, and a rusty tin can, memento of some prehistoric fisherman perhaps, lay near the shore. Pee-Wee Harris Adrift They walked aimlessly about along the gravel paths and across the deep greensward, and Burton knew no world, nor thought of any, save the world of that garden. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton Tracking this narrow white ribbon through the greensward, I came at length to a stile which admitted me into the high road. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 The light came clear upon half the little spot of greensward; glittering on leaves and branches beyond, glanced on the tops of trees higher up. Wych Hazel Martin was shown along a cloister looking through the most sombre of Norman arches, upon a greensward. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars The level spot about the house gave perhaps half an acre of good garden ground; from the very edge of that, the grey rising ledges of granite and rank greensward between held their undisputed domain. Hills of the Shatemuc The stranger had dug the point of his umbrella into the level greensward that bounded the gravel, and swayed the handle about with his hand, pausing in thought. Elster's Folly Towards Pontroyal, the hills begin to be in vines and afterwards in some pasture of greensward and clover. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The shepherd who had given the alarm, had lain down again instantly in his plaid on the greensward, upon the summit of these precipices. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader He dropped upon his knees beside her on the greensward, and buried his face in her lap. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story First his attention was given to the patch of greensward around the well; but this was so smooth and even that it seemed as if it had not been disturbed for ages. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Girls hurried over the greensward to seek their fathers' cattle, or crouched down to milk those which had returned alone to their well-remembered folds. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The country is waving, in vines, pasture of greensward and clover, much enclosed with stone, and abounding with sheep. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 And again we rode softly for miles over greensward through the cattle, at a gentle fox trot, so as not to disturb them. The Killer He let the wild briers fly back about the gloomy opening, and they stepped back on the smooth greensward again. Queen Hildegarde Round this well was a space of smooth greensward--sward that appeared to have been untouched for centuries. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot The people were beginning to come out from the various churches and many of them, before going in-doors, joined that slow promenade up and down the greensward farther west. Prince Fortunatus She had reached a cleared spot, where the branches of a beautiful fir stood out over a greensward, like a natural tower. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days Heavy guns, an endless line of them, swept over the greensward and rattled into place. The Amateur Army But no matter, she could see two steps in front of her; and holding the lantern steadily before her, she stepped carefully down and down, until she stood on the firm greensward of the glen. Queen Hildegarde For twelve summers her foot had never pressed the greensward. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 Thirty-three independent houses, brick and stone built, each with its own doorway to the quiet greensward, and its windows to the sun, form an inviting, reposeful quadrangle. The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa How I shall miss the greensward of Ephesus! The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem The farmer is not sorry because his rude plow breaks the hard soil and bruises the weeds and turns all the greensward under. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children Galloping on fast and furiously, Richard tracked a narrow path of greensward, lying between the tall trees composing the right line of the avenue and the adjoining wood. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Then all at once, ridden by my groom, Charming went past with feet that verily danced upon the greensward, and quivering nostrils that rapturously inhaled the breath of spring and of morning. Cecilia de Noël Kitty came on, and soon they stood on the greensward directly beneath Stella's bedroom window. Marjorie's Maytime The posse bravely swept up to and across the greensward; but the fox was gone: There was no sight or sound of him to be had. The Daughter of Anderson Crow Flagged pathways cross the greensward of the court, and there is a fine hall wherein the inmates used to dine together. Vanishing England Between the trellis and the terrace there was to be a smooth expanse of greensward, bordered with flowers. The House in Good Taste The place was all greensward, and terraces, and sun dials, and beeches, and even those rhododendrons without which no English novel or country estate is complete. Half Portions The pursuit took him over the greensward to the bench built around the great catalpa. Lewis Rand She moved over the greensward in a skirt that seemed a little too long—a black silk skirt trimmed with jet. Muslin The greensward of the close, wherein the rooks caw and guard their nests, speaks of peace and joy that is not of earth. Vanishing England One feels that all the trees and flowers look down upon the central stretch of greensward, and perhaps there is a fairy ring here where plays take place by night. The House in Good Taste The setting summer sun shone full on the western side of Sayn Castle, sending the shadow of that tenth-century edifice far along the greensward of the upper valley. The Sword Maker He walked rapidly and the sweep of greensward between them widened. Lewis Rand What though you fall in the battle's rush, And the velvet leaves of the greensward blush With your young life's crimson tide? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 People can always go there and enjoy the scenery, and townsfolk can fill their lungs with fresh air, and children play on the greensward. Vanishing England Occasionally the greensward seemed to ripple in the breeze, like water swayed by a soft summer zephyr, but beyond this the outlook was uniform—darkly mysterious—inscrutable. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest My brother started the theory that we might have been wakened by some supernatural being coming through the open window, from the greensward beneath, where "lay the bones of the dead." From John O'Groats to Land's End Sometimes dances were held on the greensward of our camps. 54-40 or Fight Four joyous gossips were holding hands and dancing in a ring on the greensward, while the fifth played the bagpipe and beat time with her foot. Là-bas Children were playing upon the greensward, shooting their arrows, throwing their javelins, and engaged in sundry other barbaric sports. Christopher Carson The seat which the girl had occupied stood on the greensward, about eight feet from the gravel walk. With Links of Steel They turned along the greensward side by side. Charles Rex But we business men are too tired to go galumphing over the greensward when Saturday arrives. The Common Law The country develops into undulating, grassy upland prairie, the greensward being thickly spangled with yellow flowers. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Bankers', laborers', doctors', valets', butchers', manufacturers', and judges' sons threw themselves down on the greensward of the embankment to rest. The Last Shot Stealing closer over the damp greensward, they approached the house and peered beneath the curtain mentioned. With Links of Steel So that night she came to the glade in the forest, and saw in the midst of it a mighty man who was toiling to dig a grave in the greensward. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung At the end of the straggling street which constitutes the village, stood a low thatched cottage and next to it a wheelwright's shop, with a small patch of greensward before it. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians But in addition to these are thousands of soldiers, equally gaudy as to raiment, reclining irregularly along the same greensward, each warrior a bright bit of coloring on the verdant groundwork of the bank. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama She recalled the drive in the Bois, and she saw again the greensward, the poplars, and the stream of carriages. Evelyn Innes Unswerving and swift had a bullet Passed through his brain, and he fell with both hands clutching the greensward, Seeming in death to hold back from his foe the land of his fathers. Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School Absorbed in these thoughts, we walked up a shelving greensward upon which a few walnut-trees were scattered here and there. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty He created the verdure of the plain, the lands, the marshes, and the greensward also, oxen, and calves, the wild ox and its young, the sheep and the lamb, meadows and forests also. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The greensward around me as I recline in the shade is teeming with busy insects, and the trees are swarming with the beautiful winged life of the tropical air. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama "No—go—I don't want you,"—and Daisy made few steps over the greensward to the thicket. Melbourne House, Volume 1 It is the beloved of the greensward, the bride of the grassy borders. Romance of the Rabbit They then threw themselves down on a patch of greensward near-by. Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake The guests assembled one by one and danced on the greensward in front of the house, for practice. The Devil's Pool We camp for lunch on velvety greensward beneath a grove of oak and cherry trees. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Perhaps, when thou wert a child in thy mother's arms, the graves stood up out of the greensward at the foot of the high cliff which faces to the south. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories No breeze so fresh and invigorating as that of the Sussex Downs; no turf so springy to the feet as their soft greensward. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End He reclined on the greensward near the edge of a precipitous descent. Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake After the Mass, she made her appearance in triumph on the greensward where dancing was in progress, and opened three successive dances with her three lovers. The Devil's Pool Here Nature smiles like a lovely woman extended unadorned on the greensward; there, like a slumbering giant, she excites a feeling of awe. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 The count leaped out upon the greensward and rushed to the parapet. The Italians The broad walks are covered with gravel, and rise in short terraces between the sunlit greensward: it is charming, delightful here, but by no means imposing. Pictures of Sweden And dear the velvet greensward to his tread. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden I hope that the companies of the Seventh, should the day arrive, will charge upon horrid batteries or serried ranks with as much alacrity as they marched ashore on the greensward of the Naval Academy. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator This I gathered amid all their chit-chat while we stood under the willows near the spring, watching Ruyven pace the distance from the post back across the greensward towards us. The Maid-At-Arms Slowly they crossed the greensward, with fairy-like light of firefly to illumine the way; speaking as lovers will, with bated breath. Mistress Penwick Her name in the greensward is grown over; she herself is in the earth, and it is closed above her; but the hill here, closed for a thousand years, is open. Pictures of Sweden Some poor souls interred on my greensward; but why, since our little cemetery is but a couple of hundred yards up the road? My Home in the Field of Honor Thinking of this, she walked along the soft greensward. Wife in Name Only Another, and the broken urn and tiny treillage brought him up short, but on the greensward, in the sunlight, with the air of heaven fanning his brow. The Castle Inn Mistress Penwick had arisen early and walked out upon the rich greensward. Mistress Penwick Letters an ell long, and whole names, are cut deep in the thin greensward, which the new sprouting grass gradually fills up. Pictures of Sweden Yet such lives might break from underground, in a place of greensward and bushes, among the voices of birds and the mellow murmur of bells, even as the fountains themselves spring forth. The Silent Isle Six years since we remember seeing a fine young specimen in the enjoyment of an ample enclosure of greensward, and a spacious bath has since been added to the accommodations. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 Another, and the broken urn and tiny treillage brought him up short, but on the greensward, in the sunlight, with the air of heaven fanning his brow. The Castle Inn Here was a view of the School Library, with its patch of greensward separating it from the dust and traffic of the road. Collections and Recollections The dancers growing tired and hungry about noon, sat down on the greensward in little groups, while the baskets were taken from their hiding-places and the simple feast was soon spread. Round Anvil Rock A Romance He was descending directly over the greensward in the centre of the Longchamps race-course, when he caught sight of some boys flying kites in the open space. Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers He noticed the glitter of the greenhouses, and thought the cawing of some young rooks a sweet sound; a great tortoiseshell cat lay basking in the middle of the greensward, whisking its furry tail. Vain Fortune Thou art on the greensward dying, Underneath the greenwood lying! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Her fear had gone even as the dew might have disappeared at the kiss of the sun upon the Killarney greensward. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth She saw him do this as he crossed the greensward, coming straight to her side. Round Anvil Rock A Romance The cruel, blasphemous shouts of the men, as they made their long-suffering horses drag the huge, dismembered trunks across the beautifully levelled greensward of the cricket ground, were positively heart-rending. A Cotswold Village Gay companies, scattered about piazzas and greenswards, stopped in their talk, or their promenades, or their croquet, to watch the arrivals. A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life. How many a young May-queen has been crowned under its roof, when the greensward was just daisied with the early flowers of spring! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 Christopher Rousby was duly deposited under the greensward upon the margin of Harper's Creek, where I found him safe, if not sound, more than a hundred and fifty years afterwards. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 In the spring the greensward was gay with wild flowers; for it was in these open spaces between the trees that Nature displayed her most brilliant floral treasures which would not bloom in the shade. Round Anvil Rock A Romance I was delighted to see turf again, regular greensward of sweet grasses and clover, such as you see in May in the northern states, and do not meet on the coast in the southern states. Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America Behind the house the greensward slopes to a wheat-field that is like a wall of gold. Ballads of a Bohemian The country round your Paris has its flowers and greensward, But 'tis too grand a dame for me, it is too dull and sad. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Beneath these white beeches, here on the greensward, you might lay off your arms and rest yourself a while. Four Arthurian Romances Indeed Zeus stretched out on the greensward, Cerberus whining as he lay down beside him. The Tarn of Eternity Phebe knew nothing of kitchen matters, but she knew at what time of the year greensward should be broken up, and corn planted, and potatoes dug. Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America In the center of the greensward a young woman sat upon a little mound of earth, and beside her sat a young giant. Tarzan of the Apes For a little we strolled, talking, upon the greensward. The Brother of Daphne About that park there were some elements of a liberal education; there was a great space of greensward not given over to manure and food grubbing; there was mystery, there was matter for the imagination. Tono Bungay Breathless and bleeding he came to anchor on a shelf of greensward and found himself blinking up at the crest which seemed to tower a thousand feet above. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies Kin Norandine, as bid, took up his ground Before the cavern, on the greensward laid, That he might enter with the flock who wound Homeward; and longing sore, till evening stayed. Orlando Furioso The grass, too, was less flowering, though there were still gorgeous patches mottling the greensward; and lastly, the fauna was less multitudinous. The Land That Time Forgot There were lovely patches of greensward all about, with stately trees bearing rich and luscious fruits. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz By the dim light of the new moon, however, Glinda's forces silently surrounded the city and pitched their tents of scarlet silk upon the greensward. The Marvelous Land of Oz "That is almost more than I can bear!" exclaimed Miss Maxwell, sitting down on a bench and stabbing the greensward with her parasol. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm The place was all greensward, and terraces, and sundials, and beeches, and even those rhododendrons without which no English novel or country estate is complete. One Basket As they reached the crest of the "Hood," Augusta seated herself on a flat bowlder, and the young student flung himself on a patch of greensward at her feet. Tales from Two Hemispheres Oh! why is the greensward with garlands so gay, That I quail at the sight of my prison-house grey? Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon Therewith he spurred on, for the greensward was hard under the hooves, and they had yet some way to go before they should come amongst the trees and thickets. Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair The rest along the greensward graze at will. The Georgics But O, sweetheart, how dear and sweet is this sunlit greensward after yonder grim hold. The Well at the World's End: a tale The boy returned to the draw-well at the edge of the greensward, where he had left his buckets when he went to help his patron and teacher in the loading. Jude the Obscure The night was still, not a breeze stirred in the trees, and the light of a young moon was upon the terrace, casting faint, motionless shadows over greensward and stone flags. The Brown Mask Then they went out together, and up a short stone stair, till they were level with the greensward without. Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair Below her stretched a pleasant vista of rolling greensward, dotted here and there with the figures of the golfers. The Pawns Count Their resting-place was a smooth piece of greensward betwixt the water and a half circle of steep bent that well nigh locked it about. The Well at the World's End: a tale The Marina The north side of the main group is flanked by a greensward, called the Marina, which skirts the bay. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition The central idea is the residence, with a free and open greensward in front of it The same trees and bushes that were scattered haphazard over Fig. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) All before you, are scattered rocks that emerge from the restless sea, and rocky isles, with patches of the most beautiful greensward, but with scarcely a single tree. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 He says that, where you may have the smooth verdure, gravel walks are ridiculous; and are only tolerable in common pathways, where continual treading would wear away the greensward. Anna St. Ives So about sunset they came down into the plain, and found a belt of greensward, and waters therein betwixt the foot of the ridge and the edge of the rock-sea. The Well at the World's End: a tale A great cracking of whips and sound of voices, horses galloping, horses trotting, dust enough to whiten all the hedges and greensward! London Pride Or When the World Was Younger He will throw his plantations into such positions that open and yet more or less confined areas of greensward are presented to the observer at various points. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) True that the mild and useful sheep rather than the stately stag browses on that greensward, and few carriages roll along the winding gravel road that leads to the house. Birds of Prey Since it was impossible to walk silently on the gravel, he promptly stepped on to the greensward, which now, in the early twilight, seemed an area of vast proportions. Casanova's Homecoming We have been standing on the greensward, but just within the cavern's mouth, where the common sunshine is free to penetrate, and where every footstep is therefore free to come. The Old Manse (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") I stood on the verge of a large space of greensward, smooth and well-kept as a lawn, but somewhat irregular in surface. Wilfrid Cumbermede We have not yet developed other conceptions of landscape work to any perfect extent, and we inject the English greensward treatment even into deserts. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) We sat in the bow-window talking till the twilight shadows crept over the greensward, and the sheep were led away to their fold, with cheerful jingling of bells and barking of watchful dog. Birds of Prey Close by, where the alley opened on to the greensward, Marcolina was stretched on the grass, her hands clasped beneath her head, looking skyward while the shuttlecocks flew to and fro. Casanova's Homecoming She embossed noble forests on this greensward and under the forests drew clear waters. Bride of the Mistletoe The ladies of the party had gathered together on a broad patch of velvet greensward, near the oak thicket where the band was stationed. Run to Earth A Novel In this discussion, I have tried to enforce the importance of the open center in non-formal home grounds in greensward regions. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) The good old gardens, where velvet greensward and cedars of Lebanon cost little labour to maintain in perfect order, were worthy to be exhibited. The Golden Calf Marcolina, who led the way, ran across the sunlit greensward to join the children in their game of battledore and shuttlecock. Casanova's Homecoming |
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