| 单词 | lily of the Nile |
| 例句 | The papyrus, which the ancients used largely in the manufacture of paper, and the lotus, or water lily of the Nile, are peculiar to Egypt. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z A pleasing symbol, which has played a conspicuous part in many religions, is the Egyptian lotus, or “lily of the Nile.” The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion There stood a case of foreign birds, two or three marble deities from India and a lily of the Nile in a pot, and at the far end the stairs shut in the view. The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls Through their dark locks was wreathed the white lily of the Nile,—that flower being accounted as welcome to the moon, as the golden blossoms of the bean-flower are to the sun. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 265, July 21, 1827 |
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