| 单词 | posy |
| 例句 | “Here’s your posy, Mother! Laurie never forgets that,” she said, putting the fresh nosegay in the vase that stood in ‘Marmee’s corner’, and was kept supplied by the affectionate boy. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess the princess gave him a posy, and opened the gate after a while,” said Laurie, smiling to himself, as he threw acorns at his tutor. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are lovely. But Beth’s roses are sweeter to me,” said Mrs. March, smelling the half-dead posy in her belt. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The wallpaper was floral too—a posy of three roses alternating with a snowflake design. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He holds himself with innately impeccable posture, as if he emerged fully formed and upright out of some beautiful Buckingham Palace posy garden one day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Human life isn’t all posies and roses. We’ll bring you drama!” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet with its mix of traditional tablecloths and fresh wild posies, the room couldn’t feel less pretentious, especially when a table spontaneously burst out in the traditional, emotional polyphonic village songs, as often happens. Humble Magic in Georgian Capital’s Restaurant Renaissance 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z They were often backed by starched lace or wire-wrapped greenery and held in a decorative vaselike “posy holder” made from silver, brass, porcelain, ivory or pearl. Revisiting the Posy in Our Current Moment 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z We did hope that a golden-haired child – Lily or Phoebe or even Molly Button – would present the duchess with a posy, but Clarence House specifically requested no anarchists and no eight-year-old children. Nancy Banks-Smith on The Archers 2011-02-09T08:00:02Z Driver is Ice Cream’s older brother, the leader of the Sengle people, who is showing the first symptoms of posies. ‘The Country of Ice Cream Star,’ by Sandra Newman 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z You couldn’t really call it a dress; it’s more like a piece of tulle with carefully placed floral posies. The Met Gala: A Red Carpet Review 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Now we don’t mean you’re expected to go around like a pirouetting Pollyanna, tossing posies at everyone who passes by, but we do want to make a point. Stan Lee has departed our universe, having “surpassed his wildest dreams” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The posy ring Grants and funding now leave only the £5,500 to raise, which is at least the sort of sum which sounds in reach. Yorkshire's hoard of mysterious silver and gold 2012-11-15T06:26:43Z He says his name is Pasha, and when he claims his fellow roos have a cure for posies, Ice Cream is determined to find it in time to save Driver — and her Sengle people. ‘The Country of Ice Cream Star,’ by Sandra Newman 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Some featured a ring at the end of a chain, which was worn around the fingers, so that a woman could dance while the posy swung freely — the bouquet as fashion accessory. Revisiting the Posy in Our Current Moment 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Still, she insists that even the smallest posies count. How ballet fell for flower-giving 2012-12-18T20:00:01Z His first was a Christian Dior ad with Natalie Portman covered in an oversize posy of black and pink on Second Avenue. Graffiti Artist Defaces Fashion Ads, Fashion Embraces Him 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z All that weeding and planting, mulching and mowing leaves one too exhausted for any but the most enthralling books — such as those in this springtime posy of favorite recent titles. Review | What to read in April: A critic’s pick of books that aren’t on the bestseller list 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z As are the old-fashioned words — like “martinet,” “popinjay” and “annealed” — that Galloway sprinkles through the text, the way Leigh strewed the beloved posies from her various country estates. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier’s Turbulent Relationship, Retold With Compassion 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z The bride also had a white flower in her hair and carried a small posy of roses, while "Hey Jude" singer McCartney wore a dark suit and light blue tie. Ex-Beatle McCartney says "I Do" for third time 2011-10-10T12:28:31Z She was presented with a posy by 4-year-old Zac Barker, who, along with twin brother Oliver, plays Lady Mary’s son George. Princess Kate Tours Downton Abbey Set 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z On his table top, a little bouquet of colorful posies made flames, too. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XI 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z J’aime the myriad shades of blue in the flower shops, of gray in the sulking sky, and of the primary colors in the ubiquitous posies in the squares. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XVII 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The space blends comfy banquettes and an industrial exposed-pipe ceiling with airy Scandinavian décor accented by floral black and white Marimekko wall hangings, one with splashes of purple posies. 36 Hours in Honolulu 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Besides a carpet of daisies, May also brought "church walking days", when the girls wore wear white dresses and veils and carry colourful posies. Family life: Losing it in Lostwithiel, the joy of daisies, and chocolate muffins 2013-07-27T06:30:06Z Of course, it goes without saying that floriography was an upper-class leisure phenomenon: The flower markets, where admirers who didn’t have their own private conservatory purchased their posy’s constituent blooms, often exploited child labor. Revisiting the Posy in Our Current Moment 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Focaccia seemed easiest, and a quick online search for photos brought up little shoots and posies. This Focaccia Isn’t Your Garden-Variety Flatbread 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z What if instead of staying in the tomb, she skedaddled with a posy to the Renaissance club scene in Paris and found a new love? Ranking this year's Tony best musical nominees from worst to best 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z He spoke in a room used by his mother for Christmas messages and in front of a posy of sweet peas and rosemary meant to represent remembrance. King Charles III pays tribute to his mother in first speech 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The Queen loved flowers from her garden - every Monday, the gardeners at Buckingham Palace would send up a fresh posy of flowers for her desk when she was in residence. The personal touches in Her Majesty's colourful wreath 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Once, on the way to school in the second grade, I gathered a small posy of pinks for my teacher. You can’t go wrong with Dianthus for sweetly scented gardens and bouquets 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z She cut a cake featuring the Platinum Jubilee emblem, which was baked by a local resident and was given a posy featuring flowers that formed part of her coronation bouquet. Queen holds reception to mark eve of Accession Day 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z All summer long, I harvest short stems to create a fragrant ruff around humble garden posies. If we all grew the same shrub, Sundance Mexican orange would be a golden choice 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z For the record, the “Fortitude” posy, carrying a message of “protection,” “strength” and “hang in there,” was a 2020 favorite with Sabankaya’s customers. ‘The Posy Book’ puts together meaningful floral arrangements that speak for you 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z When they’re still damp from overnight dew, I cut stems and gather blossoms to bring indoors, placing fragrant posies around the house. These fragrant plants perfume the garden with heavenly scents 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z I dry herbs such as chamomile and peppermint to use in the winter months by tying bunches in a posy and hanging them upside down in a cupboard. Zero-waste warriors: meet the people whose household rubbish fits in a jam jar 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z One of the boys who had camped out was Tyler McCrane, a twenty-year-old Floridian with bleached hair, who was wearing a lavender beret and overalls with a posy of plastic flowers stuffed into the pocket. Troye Sivan’s Coming of Age 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Would you accept a posy as a token of admiration? Donald Trump is the one person who's more of a political basket case than Britain 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Passion and years of experience crafting heartfelt posies finally convinced her that flowers are a living language that evolves with time. ‘The Posy Book’ puts together meaningful floral arrangements that speak for you 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Whether it’s the lush extravagance of a bride’s bouquet or the sweetly fragrant posy celebrating a child’s birth, the twang on our heartstrings is real. Boost the awesome power of your flowers by buying them from local growers 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z As the Queen left the chapel, she was presented with two posies - one yellow and one white - by two boys. Queen attends Easter service on 93rd birthday 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Her collection for Terrain is an array of cotton tea towels hand-painted with winsome baby woodland animals and posies. To a tea: handcrafted gifts that celebrate a nice cuppa 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Her desk is full of posies, awards, family photos and framed magazine covers from science journals. This scientist thinks she has the key to curb climate change: super plants 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “It’s not really a posy if you don’t include a sentiment tag.” ‘The Posy Book’ puts together meaningful floral arrangements that speak for you 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z In the same year, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House as a family retreat, and a sprig from the posy was planted against the terrace walls. Princess Eugenie's dress in detail 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Dried flowers; a nosegay, a posy, a rose clipped the night before battle. Read an excerpt from Luna author Ian McDonald’s heartbreaking new time-travel romance 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z On a recent evening, women in face veils clip-clopped past on horses, raising posies of balloons as they posed for photographs. Remembering My Mother’s Alexandria 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Instances of evil that might have led him to reflect on human nature cause him instead to hand out posies and demerits in a manner that is both one-sided and politically correct. Tracking trade-inspired globalization over more than a millennium 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The posy might not last more than a day or two, but the sentiment certainly will. ‘The Posy Book’ puts together meaningful floral arrangements that speak for you 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z A small girl presents her with a posy and card reading “from the remaining children of Aberfan”. The Queen at 90: across the decades 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The duchess was offered a posy from 22-month-old Elizabeth Colquhoun, who then decided she wanted to keep the bouquet and refused to hand it over. Camilla in tug of war with flower girl - BBC News 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Nancy Reagan turned 94 on Monday, complete with a birthday cake trimmed with pink posies, her face aglow with an expectant smile. Nancy Reagan celebrates her 94th birthday 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Her Majesty was presented with a posy by Maisie as part of a regimental tradition. Child hit in face by saluting soldier as she meets the Queen - BBC News 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The Duchess later joked about the mishap with three children who presented her with a posy of white flowers. Duchess awards St Patrick's shamrocks 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z She said that the name posy related to the French word for poem - poesy. Token of love found after 300 years 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z "At first I thought it was nice," said one posy recipient. Avoid a 'Binders of Women' Moment 2012-10-19T16:05:50Z The Queen will meet posy givers from schools representing each of the three counties involved. Queen at Henley Jubilee pageant 2012-06-24T23:11:16Z Oh, one must be present when he begins with one of those melodies, one of those posies which have long been called symphonies! Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z The poor, distracted girl is still seeking for her faithless lover, and as she toys with her flowers she sings a plaintive and haunting ballad "To a garden full of posies." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z "And what shall be thy posy, Nan?" said the little saucy one again, "when thou dost wed my Lord Surrey?" The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z She went away to dress for dinner, humming gaily— "My love has breath o' roses, O' roses, o' roses; And arms like lily posies To fold a lassie in!" The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Everything was ready for their little stall at the market, but Aria sighed as she remarked that their autumn posies now made but a poor show. Fairies Afield 2012-03-18T02:00:20.790Z And I will make thee beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z Now you shall help me make my posy. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z I sat down on a stone bench on which the western sun was shining, to bind together the posies I had made; the robins twittered around me; and the air felt soft and fresh. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Very well, swim thither and give him this posy. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z It was very fragrant, and was often chosen for a Sunday posy. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z In the earliest form of it Sir Hugh transposes and varies the lines thus: “And then she made him beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies.” Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z It was an orderly garden, with well-kept paths, and walks of old-fashioned posies. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z Yet her eyes did not turn to the poor posy for the two hours following. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Tired children, returning from rifled woodlands with too many posies, drop them in the path, like flower girls intrusted to strew the way of summer. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z They were made into little buttonhole posies, and, as Parkinson says, "worn abroad by curious lovers of these delights." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten, In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z In the olden time, bells were baptized—rantized I presume—and wore posies on their collars. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Fa Sole rose of your mama's posy, Sol Laugh at your mama, so! Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z "No, thanks—they'd be dead before I got home—throw them away, you look absurd with a posy." The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z It was constantly carried to church as a "Sabbath-day posy," and its petals used as flavoring in soups and stews. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Gossip said that this posy was made for the Duke of Suffolk and the Duchess of Savoy. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z But gaze not back for tales like those: 'Tis all in order, I suppose, The Bud is now a blooming Rose,— A rosy posy! A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Madame and I had over-ridden ourselves hawking, and I had dismounted at her request and gathered for her a posy of yellow coronilla and scarlet amaryllis. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The ancient man was a great gardener as properly became a landlord whose sign was a swinging posy. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z There were for external use, amulets, oils, ointments, liniments, plasters, cataplasms, salves, poultices; also sacculi, little bags of flowers, seeds, herbs, etc., and pomanders and posies. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z A cozy little vine-covered cottage nearly surrounded by blooming posies, was before her. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Then dames in castles dwelt, Nor dared to show their noses: Then passion that could not be spelt, Was hinted at in posies. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z Out of it would come one Sally, sister of its swarthy tenant, swarthy herself, shady-lipped, sad-voiced, and bending over her flower bed, would gather a 'posy,' as she called it, for the little boy. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z That casement in her house of dreams was gilded round and the sill carved with posies and true-lovers' knots, for through it she had seen Love for the first time. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z They were very modish for dolls' wear, very useful to shape pin-a-sights, those very useful things, and very pretty to tie up posies. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The groves of Blarney They look so charming Down by the purling Of sweet, silent brooks, Being banked with posies That spontaneous grow there, Planted in order By the sweet rock close. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z A girl came with violet posies—and two Soft eyes, like her violets, laden with dew; And a kind of an indolent, fine-lady air, As if she by accident found herself there. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z When she gathered her first posy of lady's-smock in the long water meadow near the mill, the little milk-white flowers said, "Why have you been away from us so long?" Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z When she recovered her composure, Esther said to Kenneth, "Nothing lacking but some white muslin harness and posies on me." The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z A far more popular Sunday posy than any blossom was a sprig of Southernwood, known also everywhere as Lad's-love, and occasionally as Old Man and Kiss-me-quick-and-go. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z All the lads and lassies had set out soon after midnight, with horns and other music, to neighboring woods, breaking boughs off the trees and decking themselves with wreaths and posies. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z A long white lace dress boasted a beaded cascade of flowers in blue, yellow and coral — among the hottest colors of the season, and a champagne-colored lace gown dripped with beaded red posies. Jenny Packham builds red carpet collection with the lightest layers 2011-09-12T17:39:06Z They pulled up the fragrant jasmines by the roots to make posies of them, and cut up into neckties the delicate tapestries which Lady Banfi had worked with her own hands. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Afterward I shall take my posies to my room. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z It was also a universal custom among the elder folk to carry a Sunday posy; the stems were discreetly enwrapped with the folded handkerchief which also concealed the sprig of Fennel. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Rosey! sweet little posy Come to our garden fête; Our naughty young nettles shall be on their fettles, All stinging things to bate. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z Madam, come, here you may find Rings with posies to your mind, Silken bands for true-love-knot, And complexion I have got. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Vainly did Floriza make him posies, he would not put them in his hat; vainly did she give him kerchiefs, he would not wear them in his breast. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Marjorie bent 48 and completed the task of returning the last spilled posy to the basket. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Rising bare of leaves, it has but a seminatural aspect, as if it had been stuck rootless in the ground like the leafless, stemless blooms of a child's posy bed. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Rosey! sweet little posy, Come to our garden fête, And the Iris and Crocus shall sing us and joke us Some humorous things sedate. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z Oh, dear is the greeting of Spring; When she offers her dew-spangled posies; The fairest Creation can bring. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z "I guess the princess gave him a posy, and opened the gate, after a while," said Laurie, smiling to himself, as he threw acorns at his tutor. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z "Such sunshine you could bring, "Such joy that swings and flies "With posies your hours through, "So just beyond my hours. Poems 2011-08-16T02:00:47.467Z Bushes of hollyhocks, white 87 peonies and many old-time posies grew in a riotous hedge around it. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z With many tosses of those shorn heads they marched into the parlor, scattering their posies as they had been told. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z A blessing on all the sweet posies, And good-will to the poor ones who cry. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z This he said, knowing something of the habits of the great house in Chepeside, and thinking that his posy would be taken to Elizabeth when she was retiring to her sleep. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z I have gathered a few together, just as one gathers a little posy from a garden full of roses. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z Then in answer to further questioning she said that the child had been seen just before dark picking posies over in a meadow with several children, but when bedtime came she could not be found. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z This time I have to bring her in an hour a posy of the rarest flowers, and where am I to find them? The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z "May I not bring water for the posies?" he humbly begged. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z With this he also sent a posy of white roses, which he bribed a serving-man to get from the Privy Garden, desiring that the flowers should be given to Mistress Elizabeth Taylor. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z "Surely the flowers are good, and did you not gather this posy for me?" she pleaded. The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z It was painted with a gaudy red tulip with an appropriate verse on Holland’s national posy. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z “Oh, I don’t mind your usin’ it; go put your posies in it an’ see how it looks.” Randy's Summer A Story for Girls 2011-06-16T02:00:16.550Z Why, one of my wedding presents was four hams done up elegantly in white paper, with posies on 'em, from the Major. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z Since the days of old Adam the welkin has rung With the praises of sweet scented posies, And poets in rapturous phrases have sung The paramount beauties of roses. Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z Nettled at her negligence, Mr. Aeneas was on the point of retiring into his shop, when he saw Lord George Hell hastening up the street, with a posy of wild flowers in his hand. The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z The Governor’s lady was followed by Annetje Jans, her comely little person looking like a blooming Dutch posy, arrayed in a bright green petticoat and a blue waistcoat with yellow sleeves. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z Babbling fools! to think that they Can get a posy in this way! The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z Before it, the other maids were standing, and the posy of wild flower's they had gathered lay on a stone table before the door. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Thy pinks, thy stocks, thy Provence roses, Are pretty, and I'm fond of posies; But wages may not long be gotten When folly's rife, and business rotten. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:12.713Z From his breast he took the posy of wild flowers that he had gathered. The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z Lulled by the mossy dell and the fragrance of the 226 woodland posies, the girls loitered, and did not realize that the afternoon was waning until they reached the Bluff. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z See, I ask you honestly: Give a posy, sir, to me!” The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z There were plain mugs of creamy earthenware, mugs gaudily and oddly painted with garlanded goats, with hunting scenes, with towering castles, with flaming posies of flowers. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z We were seated at the breakfast table this morning, when Ruth entered, bringing an exquisite bouquet, and saying with an expressive grin, "Here, Misse Pauline, dis bunch posies for you." Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z And she kissed the posy and put it at her breast. The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z In her tightly-gloved hand she carried a large posy of roses, and truly there was nothing of Niobe in her expression and demeanor. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z "Kiss them first, for me, Maria," he said, and she buried her lovely face in the fragrant posy, and then lifted it full of delight and perfume. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Cowley is best where he is nearest Herrick, and his posy of short lyrics outlives his “epic and Pindaric art.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Had I a statue been o’ stane, His daring look had daunted me; And on his bonnet graved was plain, The sacred posy, ‘Libertie.’ The Real Robert Burns 2011-02-18T03:00:20.253Z And he picked a posy of wild flowers for her. The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men 2011-06-24T02:00:21.977Z "She took the posy out of that young gentleman's button-hole, while her beast was jumping, and stuck it in her breast, as easy as I 'm sitting here." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z My letters conjure up homely visions, and I am sure the bunch you see is a tight posy of Sweet-Williams, with their homely cottage smell. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Wild vines, trained to tamer ways, clambered about the doorway and deep-set windows, beneath which beds of native and alien posies, carefully tended, alike flourished in the virgin soil. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z There is a flower garden to-day on the terrace where the Huguenots were murdered, and one may imagine, if he chooses, the scarlet posies to be brighter for that history. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z But it’s hard to get folks interested in even a pretty posy when it grows in a skunk-cabbage patch.” King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Here comes your man; I told him to stick the posy where it would catch my eye, so I could point him out to you. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z The story runs that one day Persephone was gathering posies in the meadow when a strange accident overtook her. Greek Sculpture A collection of sixteen pictures of Greek marbles with introduction and interpretation 2011-01-05T03:01:01.227Z With a quieter heart she went about her household affairs, while her husband busied himself nearby, weeding the garden and giving to his wife’s posy beds the awkward care of unaccustomed hands. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z The overflow of water rejoices the bugs and posies generally. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Once, indeed, an ostentatiously freshly laundered dress, all lace and posies and ruffles, went and hung itself brazenly in Drew's roomy closet right next to his fishing clothes. 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 Why," says she, in the delight of finding them, "we will make ourselves a posy apiece to carry with us to church, as it is our wedding morning. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z By all accounts, its posy of white roses is permanently replenished. Frank Keating: Pay homage to ghosts of seasons past 2010-12-22T00:06:01Z As the Queen left the service, carrying a posy of spring flowers and her black handbag, she dropped her order of service. Maundy money distributed by Queen 2010-04-01T12:55:00Z When the good spell is on, everything looks so purty, ’n’ when I come on to a bunch o’ posies, then I feel I must go right down on my knees ’n’ kiss ’em. The Girl From Tim's Place In a moment's time the girl had transferred the clumsy iron tether-stake to the midst of her posy bed. 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 And when she tossed me my cloak, and gravely gave one of the posies into my hands, I think I never saw the eyes of a woman beam with such mirth and high spirits. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z She looked at him from over the great posy she held in her hands. A Blot on the Scutcheon And, bound in wreaths, or posies sweet, With flowers our favored ones we greet; For flowers a silent language own, That makes our maiden wishes known. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 He came by here yesterday with three ladies and was close to me when I was working in my posy bed. The Girl From Tim's Place Why, that's what the lamb said," she cried, "when I fed him on my pansy posies. 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 Nothing would content her but that we should make them up into posies there and then; which we did, and bound them round with grasses. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z “Thought you might like posies,” he said, in a hesitating voice. Into the Primitive There, run along and make her a posy.” Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch It looks as if you had, a-bringin' him fresh posies, an' if ye keep it up the right way, an' don't let him make too free with ye, ye kin. Rockhaven Stopping the car she alighted and was soon deep in her occupation of gathering the fragrant posies. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship The heath and the honeysuckle made a posy for them. A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story My lady Betty was gathering a posy; at the Viscount's sudden appearance she broke off her song, swept him a curtsey then, standing tall and gracious, shook white finger at him. Our Admirable Betty A Romance And who got your posy at the cotillion?' L'Arrabiata and Other Tales But a literature which is the outcome of the striving after beauty of form, without reference to the sincerity of substance, is like a posy of flowers torn away from their roots. The Vagabond in Literature Rosa walked happily in the rear, gathering a great posy of autumn flowers. Shadows of Flames A Novel There is a posy inside—'Patience and Hope.' Her Season in Bath A Story of Bygone Days And behind his thoughts was a line from the posy on the sundial: "Youth is joyous, Age is melancholy:" The Major sighed. Our Admirable Betty A Romance “We can go right in and pick our bunch of posies any minute.” Young Wallingford So fast, so far, before I found your little sisters, posies, dear. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn For whom did he shield the “posy” so eagerly, so faithfully, that ragged little wretch that was all mud and patches? The Children of the Poor Hildegarde in white, Bell in pink, and Gertrude in blue, looked like a posy of fresh flowers, and Kitty like the little rosebud she was. Hildegarde's Harvest Lud, Sergeant!" cried Mrs. Agatha, clasping her posy to her bosom and giving voice to a small, a very small scream, "how you do fright one with your outlandish words! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Not more than one or two are good throughout, but a full posy of beauties may easily be culled from them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The small runaway had left her posies and her squirrel and departed, nobody could guess whither. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn "It would seem too much like a special miracle," explains an Irish rancher, "to find half a dozen colleens set down here in Grouard—something like finding posies in the snow of December." Seeds of Pine Now, if Betty only knew it, she might gather a posy of cowslips, and when the little lady comes give them to her. Lulu's Library, Volume II So in a spirit of sport Sally put it on, and at breast and waist she pinned great posies of buttercups, daffy-down-dillies, and sprays of fresh green leaves. Maid Sally You'll have to get another best man, but I will be the flower girl and throw pretty little posies to all the distinguished guests. The Big Time Aren’t these the prettiest posies yet?” and Kitty held upward a cluster of cardinal flowers which she had pulled from a mass by the water’s edge. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Their potatoes are coming on well and so are the posy beds. Seeds of Pine And the Princess lived on among her posies, very happy and very content, growing fairer and fairer, sweeter and sweeter, with their bloom upon her cheek and their fragrance in her breath. The Flower Princess The Flower Princess; The Little Friend; The Mermaid's Child; The Ten Blowers Henry VIII. gave Anne of Cleves a ring with the following posy: “God send me well to kepe;” a most unpropitious alliance, as the king expressed his dislike to her soon after the marriage. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Jonathan led the way, B'lindy wheeled the chair and Nancy frisked along, first one side, then the other, picking posies here and there until Aunt Milly's lap was quite full. Happy House Then I will go seek my bunny rabbit, that runned away, and my yellow posies that went to sleep when I did. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Then she took her gorgeously attired daughter-in-law along with her, first of all thrusting into her right hand the best bound prayer book with a posy in it. Pretty Michal And he lay staring up at the ceiling, trying to remember which of all her posies she had seemed most to love. The Flower Princess The Flower Princess; The Little Friend; The Mermaid's Child; The Ten Blowers “You ought to have seen those first hayseeds that tried to turn the ranges into posy beds and wheat fields,” he chuckled. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure "Nice Jonathan," and picking a posy, Nancy stuck it into the buttonhole of the gardener's sweater. Happy House Yellow posies gone—I go find them, too.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Life recognized him as a genius—the fates it was heaping posies in his lap, laying a crown of victory upon his brow. The "Genius" Of course you notice my pretty allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet, and his question, 'Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring?' The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Pratt was thinking how wonderful it was that a girl could seize a big bunch of posies like that, and hug them, and press them to her face, and still not crush the fragile things. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure The guides had brought me a large posy of beautiful Alpine roses, and I made them into a wreath, which I twined around my hat. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century Say, Other Mother, my posies want some water.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn The Witch has demanded a posy of the most beautiful flowers. Old-Time Stories She was not encouraged, however, by his treatment, to verify the resolution, which she inscribed as a posy on her wedding-ring: “If I survive, I will have five.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 Lips of bloom like June's red roses, Lily throat and dimpled chin, Glowing cheeks like fragrant posies, Made for smiles to gather in. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday In their hands were soon seen posies of the lovely grass of Parnassus, the mountain cistus, and the bright blue geranium. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. I did find some posies, all yellow and round and—posies runned away, too. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn My lady hath a garden fair, Or will when buds are blown: I’ve but a blossom here and there— Poor posies, but mine own. The So-called Human Race From the same source we have the two following rhyming, or “double posies”— “Constancy and heaven are round, And in this the emblem’s found.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Tight-hold her, sissy, for such posies as her don’t grow on every bush!” A Sunny Little Lass The scene was incongruous, but the business pretty, whimsical, and affecting; the typewriters with such kindly faces and fine posies, Madame so demure, and Jim—how shall I describe that poor, transfigured Jim? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Into the hands of these Graces I was accordingly offered up, and found them dressed beyond what I had thought possible, and looking fair as a posy. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) "The ready money, the loosened kale, the posies in the garden waiting to be plucked," elucidated Mr. Max. Seven Keys to Baldpate A MS. of the time of Charles I. furnishes us with a single posy, of one line, to this effect—“This hath alloy; my love is pure.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 I forgot my posies in admiring the belles! Happy Days for Boys and Girls But the red poll and freckled face of Grant Adams was the center of this posy bed of youth. In the Heart of a Fool "And I will make thee beds of roses, And then a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle." A Danish Parsonage Posy they called her, and a real posy she was.' Little Meg's Children Oh, ho, no wonder the boatswain wept and spoke of posies, and the hunch-back waxed poetical in description. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Sweeting alone received the posy like a smart, sensible little man, as he was, putting it gallantly and nattily into his buttonhole. Shirley That little fellow has his shoestrings untied, and keeps tripping on them, he’s so tired, but he’s so crazy about the posies that he doesn’t care. Outside Inn June brings tulips, lilies, roses, Fills the children’s hands with posies. Rhymes Old and New : collected by M.E.S. Wright There's a posy of flowers in the middle of the table, genteel like, as if it were a public house dinner to a club, and look at this pie. The Broom-Squire "I wish I had some of these in my garden," said Anna, laying her cheek against the posy of wallflowers Letty had just given her. The Benefactress Ben Benson sat in his cabin all that day, and the little child went out and in like a lonesome bird, now a picking posies from the bank and agin crying by the cabin door. Mabel's Mistake And at her request I did not wear the cameo pin, but a little bunch of posies she fixed for me, fine white posies with a few pale lavender ones. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife When I was first married, and just come home, and thought all the world was"—she stopped to sigh—"a garden o' posies. Opportunities There was a posy of primroses beside her napkin—posies of primroses all round the table. Amaryllis at the Fair Graham's class was to usher; the undergraduates were to march in by classes, the girls in white, carrying sweet-peas, the boys wearing white posies in the lapels of their coats. Highacres Men who at twenty had thrown Feu-de-joie posies, now bald but young as ever, tossed her roses. The Strollers So I gathered posies of bog-bean bloom and walked round the big boulders with which this sterile region is thickly strewn. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He looked at them, saw the posy, and then, glancing at me, laughed affably. Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences In little Annie's garden Grew all sorts of posies; There were pinks, and mignonette, And tulips, and roses. Pinafore Palace Cheeks just like a posy; Eyes that twinkle with delight,— Could there be a fairer sight? Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad At one corner of the garden an oblong mound of earth, bordered with bright stones and river-clam shells, marked the “posy” bed. A Breath of Prairie and other stories "I hate to think of your posies perishing for lack of care," he said, with gentle sadness. They of the High Trails With the posy in her fingers she slipped quietly to her sanctuary and knelt before the statue, pensive, frowning, vaguely stirred. Tharon of Lost Valley He picked a moss-rose bud and a few Scotch roses, made them into a posy, and gave them to Florence. The Time of Roses I wish I had known one was to bring posies of thought and I would have looked up one. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia “Faith’s back there with her posies,” he said. A Breath of Prairie and other stories Unversed in the ways of the Court, George did not know that it was the habit of gallants to present posies, as they would have said, at the shrine of beauty. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney I pluck a posy; Do I stand and stare? Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Seated once more in front of her, and bending slightly toward her, Allerton read: “Oh, not in ladies’ gardens, My peasant posy! The Dust Flower And she said her name was—a posy of some sort; I forget. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Two high tiers of balconies stretched along on one side, ornamented off with white pillows and posies where folks could set and eat their good meals, and enjoy the music and the never ceasing gayety. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands The open fireplace was filled by a large beau-pot filled with a posy of flowing shrubs and long grass and rushes. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney If weary with my book I cast a wistful look Where posies grow, Oh, let me know That flowers within Are best to win. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul There will we make our beds of Roses And a thousand fragrant posies. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare To the legacies of remembrances you have had handed down to you, I add this little story of a long ago time, a posy culled from quaint gardens. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia And I hurried off till I come out into a kinder open place with some good stiddy chairs to set down on, and some green willers hangin’ down their verdant boughs over some posy beds. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands She was gathering a little posy of your wild flowers—eyebright, and crane's bills and small blue pansies, when—— Fauna. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy There were doll dresses, made of the quaint prints of another day, and their gay posy patterns had remained fresh, though the thread of the long childish stitches had grown yellow with the years. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm Rings she made Of Rushes that grew by, and to 'em spoke The prettiest posies. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Some of the younger women pulled her hither and thither and kissed her, and one pinned a posy on her shoulder. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Of course, I knowed there would be some bright posies wreathed round the crosses; but there would be thorns in them. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands The little girl was wearing a yellow silk frock embroidered with pink posies and covered with gold spangles. The Blue Bird for Children The Wonderful Adventures of Tyltyl and Mytyl in Search of Happiness Buy my English posies— Kent and Surrey may, Violets of the Undercliff Wet with Channel spray; Cowslips from a Devon combe Midland furze afire— Buy my English posies, And I'll sell your hearts' desire! The Seven Seas No posy presented by a young man to his lass is complete without Boy's Love; and it is an emblem of fidelity, at least it was so once. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare They used to take posies to meetings, sweet marjoram and rosemary. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The children were dressed like the adults, and most of them wore wreaths and garlands of flowers, while in the hands of many were baskets full of posies. The Panchronicon "An' you left all them things up there, an' the trees, an' the posies, an' everything like that way." Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life So let's play we are on the professional stage here and do as real professionals do—cut out the cud and forego the posies. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession I could have made the posy fifty-fold larger, but I could, probably, have found no flowers for the posy more beautiful, or more curious, than these few. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare And such pansies, pinks and other sweet posies I had there!—no cut stem or bitten leaves. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 Jest wait half a minute, and I'll send her a little posy. "Some Say" Neighbours in Cyrus It’s one of the biggest places on Main Street, with hydrangeas growing like posies all around the door. Killykinick When I’m in Rattlesnake Gulch I don’t aim to pick posies too unobservant.” Crooked Trails and Straight Your silver hair is but the snow That drifts above the roses, And though the years may come and go They can but scatter posies. Poems for Pale People A Volume of Verse With delicate, mad hands, behind his sordid bars, Surely he hath his posies, which they tear and twine; Those scentless wisps of straw that, miserable, line His strait, caged universe, whereat the dull world stares. Modern British Poetry Yet so it was; for yesterday Thraso met Phillis with her posies, And thus began th' ungentle fray, 'Miss, I must execute those roses.' Notes and Queries, Number 183, April 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc S trew not earth with empty stars, Strew it not with roses, Nor feathers from the crest of Mars, Nor summer’s idle posies. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature Did she sit for a moment in the seat that had been my mother’s my heart sang; did she pluck a posy or pour a cup of tea ’twas the same. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Here, papa, look what a beautiful posy of wild flowers I have gathered. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 The girls had dressed the church, until it seemed a very bower of bloom, and at every turn 280 Miss Howard would find the posies of which she was so fond. Caps and Capers A Story of Boarding-School Life You shall look charming, I promise, and I will make you up such a posy to wear in your button-hole. The Children of Wilton Chase Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy bed of roses, Thy cup, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten;— In folly ripe, in reason rotten. Tudor and Stuart Love Songs The bun and the lost tail, the posy you took to poor Lizzie, and the trouble you bore so sweetly. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Then the queen and the young ladies were wont to appear on the terrace before dinner, with their little lapdogs, and call out for posies. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls And to think of having tea in this beautiful place, all decked with posies. Patty's Social Season But I’ve a young lady here who is ‘plumb crazy’ over posies and, coming along on the steamer, I promised her a glimpse of some of Yarmouth’s garden ‘cosy corners.’ Dorothy's Travels "Here you are, with your face clean, and a posy in your hair," cried Mr. Congreve, from his stand on the rug. Six Girls A Home Story At dinner-time I found a posy at my place; and afterward Laddie came and spent the evening in my little salon, playing to me, and having what he called 'babblings and pleasantries.' Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag But I shouldn't wonder but what them posies heartened the chap up a bit. New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune Miss Sallie was busy with her posies down yonder near the gate. Blue Ridge Country "Hattie," stammered I, taking one of the tiny ones by the hand, "come out in the garden, and I'll get you some pretty posies." Aunt Madge's Story When I gave him the flowers," added Bea, taking the posy from her belt, and sniffing at the fragrant leaves, "he gave me these, and said we would exchange. Six Girls A Home Story December roses blossomed in the gardens then, and Laddie never failed to have a posy ready for me at dinner. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag In the garden where thou go’st, There art thou the rose of roses, First of lilies, fragrant most Of the fragrant posies. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 To sing together, to make music together, to show out our crops and our posies and our handiwork together. Blue Ridge Country Within my album she hath wrought A picture of red roses, All painted with most cunning skill, The prettiest of posies. The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life I took the liberty to bring you these today, seeing you're so fond of posies. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 "It pleases the women folks to have lots of posies." Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 You shall just live and sleep among posies. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 So Hildegarde first gave posies to all the other children in the room, and then came back and sat down on Benny's bed, and sang, "Up the airy mountain," in a very sweet, clear voice. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls I was very keen on getting wild flowers, and while our ponies rested, I wandered up the bank of the stream, gathering myself a posy. A harum-scarum schoolgirl "You take some southernwood," counseled Sabrina, and he laid her hand gently down, to select his posy. Country Neighbors "If I were you, I would stop for a while, and pick some wild flowers to make a posy for your grandmother." Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk "Oh, how sweet your flowers look!" said Judith, admiring the little old-fashioned posies in their stiff paper frills. Judy of York Hill "A mountain!" said Rose, slowly and thoughtfully, as she laid the blossoms together and tied them up in small posies. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Why, it's a ring, Mrs. Collum, ma'am, that belonged to my own dear aunt, though she never wore it; and her grandfather had the posy engraved on the inside of it. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance But what pot would hold all that flesh and fowl, that blooming flower-garden of herbs and posies, that assorted lot of fruits and spices, to say nothing of the muscadine? Customs and Fashions in Old New England “And now that I’m comforted with cake, another cup of tea, Vera; and then, if you would complete my happiness, just give me a posy out of that bouquet for my buttonhole.” Jewel Weed If still she tried to sulk and sigh, And threw away my posies, I'd catch my darling on the sly, And smother her with roses. The Book of Humorous Verse She took up a posy of velvet pansies and sweet-peas, set round with mignonette, and put it lovingly to her lips. Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls Alice buried her face in the fragrant posy to hide her embarrassment. Chicken Little Jane Creamy looking posies, kind of kin to a gardenia, seems to me! The Thing from the Lake Little children rallied round with posies of wild flowers, demanding large sums in payment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 Ring a ring o’ roses, A pocket full of posies; Hush! hush! hush! Little Bo-Peep A Nursery Rhyme Picture Book "Sit down on the doorstep and make a posy, while I finish." Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls He stopped at the florist's for a pot of pink posies and at another shop for fruit. Mistress Anne And all the while my bright young idiot gentlemen spurting out my treasure as if it were so much water, as if gold pieces were a glut of summer posies. No Great Magic Harriet, as a small flower-girl, stood upon the broad low step ready to fling posies before the bride as she stepped into the coach. Marcia Schuyler The garden flowers gay, tra-la, tra-la, Are here to stay, tra-la, tra-la, The rich red roses, and all pretty posies, Say springtime is here, tra-la, tra-la. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State Susan herself was not unlike her posy; sweet and delicate, and full of a certain pastoral grace. Town Versus Country I know what's in your heart, lad— The mare he used to hunt, And her blue market-cart, lad, With posies tied in front. Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland And the velvet had posies and grass painted on it. Fair Harbor WHO do you think stands watching The snow-tops shining rosy In heaven, now that the darkness Takes all but the tallest posy? New Poems The garden flowers gay, tra-la, tra-la, Are here to stay, tra-la, tra-la, The rich red rosies and all the posies, Say Springtime is here, tra-la, tra-la. Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State I wish you and Corydon luck— The posy he's plucked you looks fine; Though I must say my fancy it struck, It was not wholly new—in design. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 While the vallied garden of our old neighbors was sweet with blossoms, my mother's garden bore a still fresher fragrance—that of green growing things; of "posies," lemon-balm, rose geranium, mint, and sage. Home Life in Colonial Days For two hours and a quarter, unfaltering, unfailing, Mr. G. held the unrivalled audience entranced, and sat down amid a storm of cheering, looking almost as fresh as the posy in his button-hole. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 25, 1893 The posy of his grandfather, Just and True. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Blue bells, paint brush, and other posies fairly bewildered me, so surprised was I to find them here in this far Northland. A Woman who went to Alaska Too excited to eat any breakfast, she ran from posy bed to posy bed, and from tree to tree, indefatigable as a bee or humming-bird. A Daughter of the Middle Border You pick your posies," he said, "and I'll get some tea for you and bring it right out here. Glory of Youth Then she gathered long tough grasses, and looped them together until she had made a cord, with which she bound the waxen posy. Despair's Last Journey It stuck somewhere between, and swayed and lifted her like a breeze in a posy bush. Shorty McCabe "I think I'll gather the posies now," was all she said. The Goody-Naughty Book Those preferred posies, standing there apart from the crowd just like them, looked perfectly foolish. The Wrong Woman It is for me to shape and hew that channel, and for thee to see that its waters run clear and sweet, and, if you will, to plant posies on the banks. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims She must be making a little fortune with those posies. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story I dropped the posy; for around it, hidden by various kinds of foliage, was twined the bridal necklace of pearls. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Here is a posy for you," he said, "but, dear one, remember this—the flowers were mine, and you did desire them. Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset So spoke Winnie, as she watched her sister scattering sweet posies of flowers throughout the entire room, and felt the sweet, subtle perfume of "the flowers that in earth's firmament do shine." Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life She returned with a huge posy of wild flowers and the information that she, for her part, felt hungry as a hunter.… Brother Copas Giovanna, flower in the face as she was, fit to be nosegay on any hearth, posy for any man's breast, sprang in a very lowly soil. Little Novels of Italy What pains have I taken to find out the village-girls who placed their posies in my chamber ere I arose in the morning! Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection It is like gathering a posy blossom by blossom. The Promised Land So she used to pick posies and tie little bunches and slip them down behind the picture next the wall. The Girl Scouts at Home, or, Rosanna's Beautiful Day She liked Cynthy to come in with the posies and say something bright. A Little Girl in Old Salem It allows the young man to get back to a self-respecting sweetness of person, and enables the girls to look as nature intended, dainty and sweet as posies. Other Main-Travelled Roads That's what we were trying today," said Logan resignedly, "but instead of roses and posies it turned out to be brickbats and cabbages. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story And what an adventure it was to walk the three versts into town, leaving a trail of perfume from the wild-flower posies we carried to our city friends! The Promised Land The bride wore red roses and other posies; the groom wore a new black suit which he bought at Skinner's round corner clothing store. Watch Yourself Go By He eyed in turn the kitchen ell, the shed, and the barn, and then gazed out over the "posy" garden, where still bloomed a few late flowers, of which he recognized only the "chiny" asters. The Calico Cat And the shet-up posy felt real bad; not mean and hateful and begrudgin’, you know, and wantin’ to take away the nice part from the other posies, but sorry, and kind o’ ’shamed. Story-Tell Lib Fully conscious of the political innocence of his conduct, he welcomed this new diversion and, humming the latest opera bouffe air, he dressed in his best with a posy in his lapel. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life I had a little lover once, Who used to give me posies; His eyes were blue as hyacinths, His lips were red as roses; And everybody loved to praise His pretty looks and winsome ways. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform Remember, Colin, when at last year's wake I bought the costly present for thy sake: Could thou spell o'er the posy on thy knife, And with another change thy state of life? The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales This posy that I bind for thee I cull'd it from my very heart; This little posy, 'tis from me; Take it, Belinda, in good part. The Youth of Goethe “I didn’t know I was nice enough inside,” says the shet-up posy, very soft and still. Story-Tell Lib Also thou knowest thy grandfather's love of a posy in his prison. A Book of Quaker Saints She drew back with her posies and said, "Not this lady, the old lady." Sixty Years of California Song Fill them full of blossoms rosy, Violets and gay Cowslips, every pretty posy Welcoming the May. Child Songs of Cheer The youngest of us, a small, silent little orphan, had bought no posy till one day she quietly observed, “If you could get me a peony, I would buy it.” Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls I ain’t never seen any o’ them posies and creaturs you talk about, and I’m right side of you on these old boards the whole time.” Story-Tell Lib Mine, a public posy, growing Somewhere by the garden wall, Might have gone to any stranger, May have been admired by all. Poems Vol. IV She looked at me and drew a long breath, smiled and handed me the posies. Sixty Years of California Song Instead of neat enclosures Of interwoven osiers, Instead of fragrant posies Of daffodils and roses, Thy cradle, kingly Stranger, As gospel tells, Was nothing else But here a homely manger. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Now it stands either for verses, as when we speak of the "posy of a ring," or more commonly a bunch of flowers without any verses. Stories That Words Tell Us But ’t was one of them posies like what grows down the road, back o’ your pa’s sugar-house, Danny, and don’t come till way towards fall. Story-Tell Lib "For I happen to know that she wouldn't throw nothing worse'n a posy at you!" The Two-Gun Man Moreover, the flowers are very effective in a cut state, when loosely arranged in vases, only needing something in the way of tall grasses to blend with in order to form an antique "posy." Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. These mottoes are like the flowers young men and maidens pluck in the water-meadows by the Arno, to make them into posies. The Well of Saint Clare Again, poesy and posy are really the same word, posy being derived from poesy. Stories That Words Tell Us Never mind how much sun they get, never mind how much rain or how much drouth, whether it’s cold or hot, them posies stay shet up tight, kind o’ buddy, and not finished and humly. Story-Tell Lib "Yes, Marm I calculate to help considerable in the back garden she wont let no one into the front where she grows her posies." Queechy, Volume II It was white, and had spots and posies on it. In Search of the Unknown When morning came, showing the havoc wrought on my despoiled posies, I was ready to weep. I Married a Ranger Her garden was not simply the purest of all her pleasures, it was her only one; and the love that other people gave to family, friends, or kindred she lavished on her posies. Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It Well, ’t was one o’ that kind o’ posy I was goin’ to tell you about. Story-Tell Lib And Miss White came forward, cool, clean, fresh as a posy in her uniform and cap. Police!!! Gifford went through the wide cool hall for the shears and the basket of scented grass for the posies; he knew the rectory as well as his own home. John Ward, Preacher At the turn by the window, where potted posies stood, he encountered Rosalie Dysart in canoe costume—sleeves rolled up, hair loosened, becomingly tanned, and entirely captivating in her thoughtfully arranged disarray. The Danger Mark That little posy had, all unrecognized, a touching pathos. An Alabaster Box “Will you have to pick me to pieces?” says the shet-up posy. Story-Tell Lib As for me, I thought more of statutes, and pictures, and posies, and Josiah didn't take to it so much as he did to steers, and horse-rakes, and so forth. Samantha at the World's Fair Yes, posies are fed and sheltered, and little human creeturs like the widow Larkum's there can starve for all the great folks cares. Medoline Selwyn's Work Lucina had fastened a pretty posy in his button-hole, and he wore his fine new broadcloths, to please her, which he had bought for this occasion. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel He turned it every way, narrowly searching inside the golden band for a posy, but not a word of any language could he find engraved upon it. The Black Douglas We want a good, old-fashioned round bouquet of garden posies, with mignonette round the edge and a rose in the middle; a sure-enough token of esteem—that kind of thing, you know. The Stolen Singer We feel in such circumstances that we had ruther be mistook than to have them sweet posies disturbed and desecrated. Samantha at the World's Fair Who is there now to send me posies? Berry And Co. You can't make the posies in your garden any color you have a mind, my girl, and I can't change the spots on the trout I land. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel “They had some white posies on it,” Caleb volunteered, tremblingly, when he got home. Pembroke A Novel The Farmer's Daughter used to tie up posies of roses with ribbons and give a posy to each man, but the Head Shepherd always had the largest and best posy. Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District And O the wandering women know, in workhouse and in shed, They dream on Mary Shepherdess with doves about her head, And pleasant posies in her hand, and sorrow comforted. The Haunted Hour An Anthology They were running cheerfully up and down a meadow, covered over with yellow crocuses, and other flowers; and I looked on them with delight, while they gamboled and made posies, as they felt disposed. Parker's Second Reader National Series of Selections for Reading, Designed For The Younger Classes In Schools, Academies, &C. Kate was delighted with everything, especially with the May Queen upon her throne, surrounded by her attendant maidens in their white holiday dresses, with their huge posies in their hands. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot Nothing else has the decorative value of the table posy, however simple, which seems to breathe out some of its outdoor life and freshness, and should never be omitted. The Complete Home "A dear old lady," murmured Goneril, much interested in her posy. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V "Dear Antony," she said, "is that thy posy lying at our feet?" The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century As he held up his posies a Captain of Hussars by a movement of his steed sent the poor wretch sprawling and bleeding in the dust. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 They got about as much use for a Bo in these parts as they have for raisin' posies. Sundown Slim Centerpiece and posy go squarely—or roundly—in the center, with silver, salts, and carving set arranged as usual. The Complete Home There is the tiny walled inclosure above the stables at Shaws, once used as a milking-yard, and just now a veritable posy of daisies, buttercups, rich green grass, and apple-blossom. Jan A Dog and a Romance Mary Antony's posy of weeds, offered, according to promise, at the Virgin's shrine, took on, in that silver splendour, the semblance of lilies and roses. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century The floor was spread with new rushes; jugs of March beer, a full month old, as it should be, were ranged down the tables; and by every plate lay a posy of flowers. Come Rack! Come Rope! It hurts, all right! but hoss-shoes is a sign of luck—and posies is a sign of love—and them two signs sure come together this mornin'. Sundown Slim So true to nature and so exquisitely woven are these posy patterns that they form in themselves a most charming table decoration. The Complete Home Here sorrel and lettuce grew freely, as well as such flowers as Spanish jasmine and wild thyme, and from these his good wife Margot culled many a posy for her high days and holidays. The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney Once again the Prioress took refuge in the posy. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century There is a bunch of lovely posy girls in this town, and they were all in full flower. The Melting of Molly There is a bunch of lovely posy girls in this town and they were all in full flower. The Melting of Molly She would none of all my posies— Bade me gather her blue roses. Songs from Books A very lively young woman is this pastry-cook, and most anxious to make herself agreeable; she looks quite like a screen picture, behind her piled-up cakes, ornamented with little posies. Madame Chrysantheme But you have no idea how they brightened up, and how glad they looked when they took the posies. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays "With a little stoop, an' a bureau, an' some chairs, an' a frame, like, fur posies to run up on?" Sevenoaks And to the woods then let us hie To gather sorrel for a pie, And pick some posies from the rye. Clear Crystals Roses white and lilies tender, marigolds and all sweet posies Scenting all the air together, fair are they in summer weather, O lilies white, O roses fair! Welsh Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century And to give variety by adding symbols of humility—the knotweed, the violet, and the hyssop—we may form a posy of which the meaning will represent the perfect virtues of Our Mother. The Cathedral Not he; he “Gave a ring with posy true!” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 The stoop with its "settle," the ladder for posies, at the foot of which the morning-glories were already planted, and the "cupalo," had ceased to be dreams, and become realities. Sevenoaks His face was blushin’ like a posy, and his beard was long and handsome, like Moses the prophet’s. The Knights of the White Shield Up-the-Ladder Club Series, Round One Play In one of the rooms shown in the illustrations the posy garlands on the chest of drawers were inspired by a lamp jar. The House in Good Taste But listen, fancy apart, there is something which may be done, and has not been done, for celestial botany and pious posies. The Cathedral An' de little posy, Miss Deb she done gather hit outer her square in de gyarden. Lewis Rand He found a shriveled sprig or two of her woodland posy, and carried them to the fallen beech tree. The Devil's Garden He was a boy again, and he was carrying posies to the pretty little fräulein in the Adlergasse. The Goose Girl "My love has breath o' roses, O' roses, o' roses, And cheeks like summer posies All fresh with morning dew," floated the words to her across the sunlit open. Mavericks I want a dry grave, wi' a posy growin' on th' top. Lancashire Idylls (1898) Most of the plaques represent only rosettes, stars, and single flowers or posies. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt You could read it for five miles when the posies got up. Somewhere in Red Gap See how the double nation lies, Like a rich coat with skirts of frize: As if a man, in making posies, Should bundle thistles up with roses. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 But the ring should have a posy, and he makes that in a passionate cry to his dead wife—a lovely spell where high thinking and full feeling meet and mingle like two deep rivers. The Poetry Of Robert Browning We never tired of looking at that fairy garden with its delicate copings, balustrades and vases of glass, all abloom with exquisite posies in every conceivable shade, wrought of glass—a veritable dream thing! The Art of Interior Decoration He thought it a silly business and a sinful waste of posies; but in the church-yard he took his place in the throng with a certain feeling of curiosity. The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories Into the hands of these graces I was accordingly offered up, and found them dressed beyond what I had thought possible, and looking fair as a posy. David Balfour, Second Part Being Memoirs Of His Adventures At Home And Abroad, The Second Part: In Which Are Set Forth His Misfortunes Anent The Appin Murder; His Troubles With Lord Advocate Grant; Captivity On The Bass Rock; Journey Into Holland And France; And Singular Relations With James More Drummond Or Macgregor, A Son Of The Notorious Rob Roy, And His Daughter Catriona There is soft fascination In radiant rank, we know; And a posy, though primrosy, From soft hands makes soft hearts glow, Lilies—though they toil not nor spin Are beauteous—in full blow! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 5, 1891 Now, it so happened, that Ruth's "Surprise Collection" turned out to be pansies, asters, phlox and ragged sailors—all posies of bright pink, purple and crimson in various shades. Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 15, April 12, 1914 I made a posy, while the days ran by; Here will I smell my remnant out, and tie My life within this band. The Pointing Man A Burmese Mystery As a matter of fact, a dress in the Pompadour style, white satin embroidered with posies, would be altogether charming. A Love Episode On these occasions he would fail to observe it even if Walter's hands contained a posy of wild-flowers as big as his head. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 A pretty posy fixed in sand, such as she remembered there always was in their gala days. Halcyone "Anyhow, almost all my posies are sweet-smelling," the little girl said, trying her best to be contented. Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 15, April 12, 1914 Compared with it, a cabbage is a posy for a bridesmaid, and sprouting broccoli a bouquet for a prima donna. The Pleasures of Ignorance "What are you going to do with all your posies?" queried Will, twittingly. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir Their posies Look quite too vulgar; cut them, girl. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 21, 1891 "And every fellow raises some kind of posies." The Rules of the Game Antonym: insensuous. sentence, n. opinion, decision, determination, judgment; axiom, maxim, precept, posy, adage, epigram, apothegm, saying. sententious, a. terse, pithy, laconic, epigrammatic. sentient, a. sensitive, perceptive, conscious, susceptible. Putnam's Word Book You used to pretend to prowl about inspecting the yearly crop of posies, growling, cynical, dissatisfied; but you've even given that up. The Tracer of Lost Persons Now she left the lowlands called the prairie, and climbed Sunset Hill in search of prettier posies. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir It was no more in her power than it was in Wordsworth's to "gather a posy of other men's thoughts." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 See how that Tom, my sone, doth fare with posies in his hands— Methinks he minds to mend him where thy dochter waiting stands. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 Antonyms: illegalize, illegitimize. legate, n. ambassador, envoy, representative. legation, n. embassy. legend, n. fable, myth; posy, inscription, motto. legendary, a. mythical, traditional. legerdemain, n. jugglery, sleight of hand. legible, a. readable, decipherable. Putnam's Word Book In truth your whole periphery discloses More vivid colors than a bed of posies! Black Beetles in Amber "She has but a single flower—so neat and sweet," she whispered, pressing her delicate lips to the pale posy petals just unfolded. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower Just keep foxing with Sue and Belle and the rest of the posy girls and—and keep away from the pools—of—of other eyes.” The Daredevil HAMLET.—Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring? The World's Best Poetry, Volume 10 Poetical Quotations Whenever a girl walks down the street ahead of me, I like to watch the posies, grass, and buds on her hat wave and nod with the motion of her walk. A Texas Matchmaker But I want you to smell this posy, Quirk, and tell me on the dead thieving, do you ever expect to see your sunny southern home again? The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days For, to say the truth, we make a mighty difference here between suffering thistles to grow among us, and wearing them for posies. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 04 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 2 On the street in all weathers to sell posies—and for a drunken woman. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways The motto, or posy, on the wedding ring, at his fourth marriage was— "If I survive I'll make them five." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 480, March 12, 1831 One little girl with a pink parasol and a purple dress, holding a posy in a lace-paper frill, he would have dearly loved to play with. The Purple Heights "Of course we don't want your posies, Lady Harriet," Mollie answered affectionately. The Automobile Girls at Washington Checkmating the Plots of Foreign Spies We used to hev' ovens in the sand together, and roast apples an' ears of corn in 'em; and we used to build cubby-houses, and fix 'em out with broken chiny and posies. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 When I see a boy with a basket of posies, I pull it away from him and tear 'em up. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways Cottage, garden-beds, posies, grenadier-like rows of seedling onions,—stateliest of vegetables,—all are gone, but the breath of a marigold brings them all back to me. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 Then I hurl my little posy away from me into the mud, as far as it will go. Nancy Puttenham, whose "Art of English Poetry" lay in MS. some years before it was published in 1589, speaks of the posies on trenchers and banqueting dishes. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine I am not at all sure that the curse of the newspapers is not that they collect all the evils of the world into a hideous posy, and thrust it under our nose. Father Payne And I will make thee beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England She could see her outdoors among her flowers, the dahlias and touch-me-nots, the four-o'clocks and the cinnamon roses, taking such pride and pleasure in her sweet posy beds. The Gate of the Giant Scissors I am stooping to pick a little posy of violets as these languid thoughts dawdle through my mind—blue mysteries of sweetness and color, born of the unscented, dull earth. Nancy And I will make her beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies; A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 The little boy, singing to himself, had gathered some leaves from the hedge, and was enjoying his posy harmlessly enough. The Silent Isle The old-fashioned posy gift cards with clasped hands are quaint; so are the little nosegays in white paper frills, and every guest will like a box of bride's cake. Entertaining Made Easy There were posies in their kepis, and bouquets were pinned by the plump hands of peasant girls to the jackets of the soldiers of the line, gunners, cuirassiers, dragoons, and fusiliers marins. The Soul of the War Not one of those dainty posies with dropping sprays one sees in the Paris shops, but a good lump of flowers, arranged like a cauliflower, evidently the work of the Tilchester florist. The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel What luxury!" exclaimed Miss Lavinia, turning out the flowers upon the table in the tea room where she kept her window garden, "and how pale and spindling my poor posies look in comparison. People of the Whirlpool You are much too savage—you need a posy to soften you. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Oh, those sweet old-fashioned posies, that were mother's pride and joy, In the sunny little garden where I wandered when a boy! Cape Cod Ballads, and Other Verse I've got the posy you mentioned in your letter, stowed away safe in my trunk. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" An oil-stove, two burners--and food, and beautiful plates with posies on 'em--and tin spoons! The Happy Venture We waded the creek, made mud pies, and gathered posies in the narrow glades between the cottonwood, beech, and alder trees. The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate The latter, extremely well dressed, wears a posy of spring flowers at his buttonhole, and betrays in his whole bearing that he is under some extraneous influence of an unbusinesslike nature. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." And, my! oh, my! them new plaid pants; well, wa'n't I something grand When I come up the walk with some fresh posies in my hand? Cape Cod Ballads, and Other Verse And I haven't got wreaths here for him, for I don't think that even a posy of these would really interest him. Angels & Ministers Take, O maid, these posies: Though thy beauty rare Shame the blushing roses, They are passing fair! Songs of a Savoyard Sirrah, you must give my mistress your posy. The Jew of Malta She glanced admiringly at the new brown suit, the rather startling tie, and the neat little posy in Jim's buttonhole. Polly of the Circus List and learn, ye dainty roses, Roses white and roses red, Why we bind you into posies Ere your morning bloom has fled. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Perceval took off the shield from his neck, and one of the worshipful men setteth upon it as it were a posy of herbs that was blooming with the fairest flowers in the world. The High History of the Holy Graal Though she lived alone, apart, Hope lay nestling at her heart, But, alas! the cruel awaking Set her little heart a-breaking, For he gathered for his posies Only roses - only roses! Songs of a Savoyard In her hand she had a posy of wild flowers. The Brother of Daphne Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies, Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten; In folly rise. in reason rotten. The Compleat Angler Now ye know, ye dainty roses, Roses white and roses red, Why we bind you into posies, Ere your morning bloom has fled, Roses white and roses red! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan "I guess the princess gave him a posy, and opened the gate after a while," said Laurie, smiling to himself, as he threw acorns at his tutor. Little Women She thought the calendula must be a strange, grand flower, by its name; but her mother told her it was the gay, sturdy, every-dayish little posy called a marigold. Stories to Tell to Children Daphne sat still on the back seat, while Jill was sitting on the bank, a posy of wild flowers in her hand. The Brother of Daphne We seemed to rumble down an unknown street behind a little white bundle of posies, with the shadow of a song in our ears. The Souls of Black Folk Though she lived alone, apart, Hope lay nestling at her heart, But, alas, the cruel awaking Set her little heart a-breaking, For he gathered for his posies Only roses—only roses! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Adieu, O culler of offensive expressions - 'and a' - to be a posy to your ain dear May!' Vailima Letters "Flowers, only flowers—bring me dainty posies, Blossoms for forgetfulness," that was all he said; So we sacked our gardens, violets and roses, Lilies white and bluebells laid we on his bed. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man "Thank you very much indeed for helping us so beautifully," she said, and laid her posy of wild flowers on the seat by my side. The Brother of Daphne Each perfect hour is like a flower, Each day is like a posy. Rhymes of a Rolling Stone I went to gather roses and twine them in a ring, For I would make a posy, a posy for the King. Main Street and Other Poems The larks trilled high in the heavens; his heart was lyric with joy; He plucked a posy of lilies; he sped like a love-sick boy. Ballads of a Cheechako "Why, you've got more posies here, on this one side of the house alone, than mother had in her whole yard," he said, after a little. The Damnation of Theron Ware What he said was that she looked as fresh and sweet as a posy, and to be careful not to step in the mud or scratch her shoes when she went to the case. A Girl of the Limberlost And pick your love a posy, All o' the sweetest flowers That in the garden grow. Tess of the d'Urbervilles But when I took my posy and laid it at His feet I found He had His roses a million times more sweet. Main Street and Other Poems The same posy is inscribed in the hollow of the bust, and, thanks to it, I have been able to identify the latter as Medea's portrait. Hauntings And I think it is quite true No one e'er before to-day Sent so wondrous a bouquet As these posies aforesaid— Roses blue and violets red! Songs and Other Verse And I will make her beds of roses And a thousand fragrant posies; A cap of flowers, and a kirtle Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages Just as a heavy plow will meller up the soil so white lilies can take root, or any other kind of sweet posies. Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 1 Her posy was sweet-smelling and good; it spoke to the heart. Tiverton Tales Here my sweetheart and I gathered posies at even; It's eight years ago since they sent him to sea. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" The posy with a smile he gave; I saw his meaning in his eyes: The withered treasure still I have; My bosom holds the fragrant prize. Rural Tales, Ballads, and Songs And ending with a posy, filched, I warrant you, from some ring. 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