| 单词 | bed of flowers |
| 例句 | They found themselves in a great garden, where paths and beds of flowers were set in immense lawns of soft grass, which glowed a brilliant green in the light of the lanterns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The day the Mary Rose went under he’s planting a bed of flowers by his back porch, the one that faces the creek, and don’t see me till I holler. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We passed beds of flowers while I tried to teach Char a few of the words he’d just heard. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the prettier, more affluent parts of the South Side, where people kept two cars in the driveway and had abundant beds of flowers blooming along their walkways. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Each of us chose a trough and dug into it like a dog excavating a prized bed of flowers, our cupped hands scooping mounds of ice onto the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z There are fountains up and down this roadway now, and squared-off beds of flowers, and new, peculiar statues. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I draw a girl shrinking into the grass until she's hidden by a bed of flowers that are all so much prettier than she is. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A much copied image, thought suitable for contemplation by cloistered nuns, it presents Jesus as a pink-cheeked man-child reclining, as soft and plump as a piece of tropical fruit, on a bed of flowers. ‘Painted in Mexico’: When a New Art Flourished Far From Mother Spain 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z And what to make of the photo-shoot trappings behind them: two tall lights framing a white backdrop and a bed of flowers, which they stuffed down their shirts before wandering out of sight? River to River Festival Embraces Ambiguity 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The execution sequence unfolds in an apparent single take, but as the hit men enter the barbershop, the camera diverges from them and comes to rest on a bed of flowers in a store window. A Guide to Watching Scorsese Movies Like an Insider 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Li's funeral was held at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, where his body lay on a bed of flowers and was covered with the Communist Party's flag. Li Keqiang: Chinese grieve popular ex-premier in quiet show of dissent 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Then, between a bed of flowers, he placed the crown on his father’s casket. D’vonne Pickett Jr., beloved Seattle store owner, honored at memorial 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z If she sees a pretty bed of flowers on a run, she stops to look. She Was in a Grueling 340-Mile Race. Then Came a Highway, and an S.U.V. 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z With the exception of the bed of flowers in their hands, the entire scene is white — even their skin, covered in white paint. Why Beyoncé dances to 'My Power' in a church in 'Black Is King' 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z The sign lists the names and addresses of 10 local churches on wooden planks and flanks a bed of flowers. California city to remove church directory after atheists threaten to sue 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z There, next to the entrance, a florist arranged a bed of flowers and therapy dogs were escorted past security. After Las Vegas shooting, a city known for sin bands together in kindness 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Kim made long speeches on each day of the event from a dais in front of a bed of flowers in the colors of the party emblem. North Korea Bolsters Kim Jong Un With Party Chairman Title 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The restoration of the first garden room, nearest the house, will be the most formal in appearance, with a parterre and beds of flowers and vegetables. At the Jay Heritage Center in Rye: Young Americans 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z An illustration showing Nintendo characters weeping around Iwata lying down with his eyes closed on a bed of flowers is going viral on Twitter. The Internet flooded with tributes to dead Nintendo chief Iwata in images, video, petition 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Following a ceremony, bodies would be laid in the composting structure, and several weeks later, the remains would be enough to plant a tree or a bed of flowers. Seattle Nonprofit Group Advocates for Composting of Human Remains 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The mourners stepped solemnly around a bed of flowers in the shape of a jetliner, a symbol of liberation from the bounds of the planet. After a Malaysian plane is shot down in Ukraine, grief and outrage ripple worldwide The lavender oil will be presented on a bed of flowers representing some of the businesses and organisations in the local area. History repeats with Queen's gift 2012-06-14T07:17:01Z Sit me on a bench and I am lost by a bed of flowers. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Beside this, the harmony of his colors, which, although hitting against one another almost sharply, still have the effect of a bed of flowers whose varied hues combine agreeably. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z It consists of a nearly circular enclosure of about 470 acres, laid out on the approved principles of landscape gardening; its centre is enriched with lakes, plantations, shrubberies, and beds of flowers. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z The clearing, the orchard, the hilltop town, the bed of flowers, all spoke to him "words that could not be uttered." The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Away before me to sweet beds of flowers; Love-thoughts lie rich, when canopied with bowers. Twelfth Night or, What You Will 2012-02-18T03:00:14.920Z Houses in the country had shady avenues of trees, planted in exact rows, and neat beds of flowers, graceful pavilions, and fountains of water. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z It had no porch for summer lounging, no front gate for evening dalliance, no path-bordering beds of flowers from which to pluck a hasty offering or more redundant tribute. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z Smiling upon these horrors, the giant was lying upon a bed of flowers faded by his hand, upon leaves withered at his breath. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z In winter the houses were warmed, and in summer cooled by scented air brought by pipes from beds of flowers. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The electric lights shone down upon enormous beds of flowers which everywhere studded the lawns. Chance in Chains A Story of Monte Carlo 2011-10-03T02:00:32.613Z In the shadow of the whitewashed, bare church all these kneeling women with their colour and their black head-cloths looked like some thick bed of flowers, geranium, black hooded above. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z On arriving at the front of the handsome lawn, with its winding walks, large shade trees, beds of flowers, and attractive residence, Fritz paused to survey the scene that was spread out before him. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z The sources of the stream welled up in the centre of the copse, and were girdled by beds of flowers which, as regards colour and form, could not have been better arranged by an artist. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Gladys reposed on a bed of flowers and leaves, under a canopy of branches and vines, a ravishingly lovely Cleopatra. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z Neat beds of flowers and mulch punctuate green lawns. Appraisal: A House Tells the History of Paramus B.C. (Before Consumers) 2011-06-27T18:08:14Z It stood in a patch of garden that was chiefly given up to vegetables, with just a small lawn of mean-looking turf with a centre bed of flowers. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z In the center stood a fountain, and round about were grassy lawns and beds of flowers. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The cirques and broad mountain valleys above timberline are studded with cobalt blue lakes, and carpeted with multicolored beds of flowers. Glacier National Park [Montana] 2011-06-21T02:00:29.217Z So crawls a toad on his belly into a bed of flowers. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Sunflowers stood sentinel at the door, vines ran over it, and little beds of flowers were planted on either side. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z Once upon a time there was a beautiful park, full of all manner of trees and shrubs, with beds of flowers set here and there, and no end of fruit-trees. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z On the south and east sides were extensive rose gardens and beds of flowers in wonderful variety. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z He found himself standing among some fig-trees and grape-vines in the dewy grass, surrounded by what had been beds of flowers in the day when the place had been well kept. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z "And this," said the doctor, "is Violet's birthday present—this house and garden, and these beds of flowers." Violet: A Fairy Story 2011-04-07T02:00:17.290Z He takes care of their graves himself--they are perfect beds of flowers. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z The cottage is radiant—gorgeous beds of flowers, smoothly shaven miniature lawns, and large majolica vases, while raised stands of scarlet geraniums look in at the windows. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The day following they "swarmed" again to clear the lawn of weeds and restore the labyrinth of walks and beds of flowers in the great court. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z They walk up a little gravelled path, on either side of which trim beds of flowers are cut, bordered with stiff box. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z "So!" said he, entering a neat little enclosure, with beds of flowers and flowering shrubs, "this is your garden?" Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z There every tomb-stone is crowned with a chaplet of roses, and every grave is a variegated bed of flowers. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z In front were beds of flowers, and all around he might hear the songs of birds that filled the fragrant air with their happy, careless music. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z In the middle was a small bed of flowers thronging around an ancient stone crucifix. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z Through the doorway the midday sun beat yellow and warm on a crude bed of flowers close by. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Ofttimes when I am alone, either in my chamber or walking in the fields, a sort of dizziness comes over me, and I seem to be in the midst of a bed of flowers. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I A number of fashionable women whose table fashions are watched and copied still cling to the low bed of flowers which allows one to see the face of the vis-a-vis. Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions Directly beneath was a cultivated bed of flowers which Penny decided must be sacrificed if necessary to the occasion. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp Normandy is a bed of flowers; Brittany seems to be a bed of stone. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands They mingled with Ewing's strokes as a driving rain mingles with a bed of flowers. Ewing\\'s Lady Then the torment that these undergo now shall be a bed of flowers beside such as thine, for thy part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire for ever and ever and ever.” The Induna's Wife He walked away between the beds of flowers, grumbling. eaching the vicinity of the cottage, he parted the tall shrubs bordering its grounds and looked through carefully before proceeding. Manners of the Age Guatemozin, it is recorded, observing his look, replied, "Am I, then, reposing upon a bed of flowers?" Hernando Cortez Makers of History He looked around; saw again the garden, the pathways, the beds of flowers, the house, the two windows of the chamber. Toilers of the Sea And the child skipped through green fields and grassy meadows, went dancing through beds of flowers, and flying in and out of bushes full of sweetest scents. Maid Sally Rest, stranger, in this decorated scene, That hangs its beds of flowers, its slopes so green; So from the walks of life the weeds remove, But fix thy better hopes on scenes above. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Their seats were gilded, and the carpet was a perfect bed of flowers. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Through the tree branches the garden paths, beds of flowers and the fountains were visible. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 He was lying on beds of flowers in the twilight dimness of a thick, beautiful forest. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Yet a horrible doubt rose in the midst of his assertions of confidence, like the head of a snake lifted amid a bed of flowers. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted Mere jumble—probably no selection—yet how beautiful! like beds of flowers. Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass His little bed of flowers is even brighter and sweeter than ever before, and a new rose is just opening on his rosebush. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings A good example of a garden in Sidney's time with beds of flowers, arbours, pavilions, and covered galleries is to be seen in his own portrait by Isaac Oliver, of which we give a reproduction. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare The high walls are covered with ivy, and its graded walks and beds of flowers have disappeared long since. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Near them there happened to be a bed of flowers, upon which a great quantity of flies used to be always sporting, and humming, and diverting themselves by flying from one flower to another. The History of Sandford and Merton Outside were plenty of sun and air, a grand, spacious courtyard with beds of flowers, and arched verandahs with large cushions to sit on and lean against. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It She put out her little white hand to caress the grass upon which her husband had knelt, but it was not grass which met her touch, but a bed of flowers; that was strange, too. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love There were more buildings than at Huntington’s, but she saw no beds of flowers, no wide veranda screened with potted plants; a certain bareness and air of inhospitality, she thought. The Heart of Thunder Mountain South of the Whitestone Pond is the Hampstead water reservoir, and near it beds of flowers, rhododendron bushes, etc., are neatly laid out. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London They passed a bed of flowers in full bloom, over which darted and poised a pair of humming birds. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Away before me to sweet beds of flowers. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare It was as comfortable a couch as I have ever slept on; in fact, it was literally a bed of flowers. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties A clear space, a level green, a bed of flowers—what an introduction that might be to Guildford. Highways and Byways in Surrey So they all flew away, the Queen Bee taking the lead, and passed directly over the bed of flowers with its swarm of buzzing, busy bees. Policeman Bluejay The walks are kept in scrupulous neatness and order, shaded by groups of trees, and adorned by beautiful beds of flowers. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands No, on the contrary, as she gazed through half-closed eyes, she fancied she saw a multi-coloured bed of flowers—flowers in rhythmic motion, that was all. Juggernaut On the left was a low lichened wall, and on the right a bed of flowers bordering a trimly kept lawn, which faced the rustic porch. The Orchard of Tears The shops gave way to houses, each set in a court-yard gay with newly planted beds of flowers or foliage plants. A Little Country Girl Beyond these beds of flowers rises a shrubbery, where every thing sweet and pleasing is collected. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue Private residences face it on every side, with sloping lawns relieved by beds of flowers. Shepp's Photographs of the World One lingers over the sight as one lingers over a bed of flowers. Stray Studies from England and Italy Just before arriving at Wellington Street there is a glimpse of green trees, and of a brilliant bed of flowers, down a little narrow street on the south side of the Strand. The Strand District The Fascination of London "Somehow I was thinkin' you was an older child than what you be," said he, rubbing her silky hair as roughly as a plough would go through a bed of flowers. Little Grandmother I have already said, that at the inward edge of the pale was a row of evergreens; at their feet were beds of flowers, and a little gravel walk went round the whole. A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue Behind us, on the terrace, were broad green fields and gravel walks, and beds of flowers, and great trees with seats under them. Rollo in Scotland The sunset is a land all flowers, like a great garden, and the clouds are beds of flowers. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 The monarch's steeds, though strong and fleet, Stumbled and fell: and yet their feet Passed o'er the bed of flowers that lay Fresh gathered on the royal way. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse I will feast my eyes on new things— On mighty trees and purple grapes, On beds of flowers and soft grass. Viking Tales Through the railings flanking the great road many beds of flowers could be seen. Mary, Mary Give me, in robe or jacket, a hookah, or German arrangement, Chinese recumbency in matted and moistened veranda, and the odors of fresh growing beds of flowers wafted by the southern breeze. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce On each side are large handsome shops, and along the middle of the road runs a broad strip of garden, with large trees and well-kept beds of flowers. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Its red and yellow banners shone gaudily in the hot sunlight of the summer afternoon, and the fresh sea breeze kept the tassels and streamers all a-flutter, like butterflies hovering over a bed of flowers. Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine A sunbeam struck across the carpet and it looked like a bed of flowers. The Little Lame Prince Rewritten for Young Readers by Margaret Waters No one dreams now of the beautiful garden that surrounded it, and the blossoming shrubbery and beds of flowers from which nosegays were sent to friends, and the fruit distributed later on. A Little Girl in Old Boston "I see nothing save smiling fields and fragrant beds of flowers." Under the Rose Although there were no trim walks, green hedges, or beds of flowers; although the whole place was ruined and neglected, yet the magic touch of art was not less visible to the practised eye. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses Sister Anne laid out the beds of flowers, protected by a low paling from the sheep which pastured on the downs. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 455 Volume 18, New Series, September 18, 1852 Once she had caught the glimmer of red near a brook, and thinking it was a bed of flowers had flown down. The Adventures of Maya the Bee It is bordered on each side by beds of flowers, and surrounded by walks lined with orange-trees. History of the Moors of Spain Through groves of palm Sigh gales of balm, Fire-flies on the air are wheeling; While through the gloom Comes soft perfume, The distant beds of flowers revealing. English Songs and Ballads They are included, as a bed of flowers, between the high walls of duty; love-flowers even grow there, to be plucked, under the blue sky. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Threading their way through orange-trees and beds of flowers, spacious walks played hide-and-seek around the house, coming suddenly full upon the river, or running out of sight in the deep woods. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 In front of him stretched a wide sward, in which three large patches were conspicuous—three large beds of flowers in full bloom, one facing the house and the others at either side of it. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories It is of a rectangular form, and bordered with beds of flowers and handsome trees. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. Mrs Franklin was sitting on a garden seat reading, her attention divided between her book and the glowing tints of a bed of flowers all ablaze with variegated beauty. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won Across the lawn Ruth’s graceful figure could be seen kneeling in front of a bed of flowers which she was fastening to supporting sticks in her usual neat, methodical fashion. The Fortunes of the Farrells Do not disfigure a lawn by placing a bed of flowers in it. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition It was a big, rambling house, built of grey stone, with many windows, and all about it were beds of flowers. A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods Gathering their skirts from the grass that glittered with the drops of the last shower, arm in arm the two women walked down the broad central gravel drive between ribbon beds of flowers. The Coast of Chance Soldierly Lombardy poplar trees stood in the yard, and beds of flowers lined the walk. Wayside Courtships Passing through an open arch, they entered a quadrangular court of roses,25 each bed of flowers surrounded by a stream of sparkling water, and floating like an enchanted islet upon a fairy ocean. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity In those days it seemed to us as though scarcely one of our working people in a hundred knew that a garden was anything more than a bed of flowers set down anywhere and anyhow. The Amateur Garden She was at once stricken with admiration of Flossie's hat, which was very large and apparently loaded with the contents of several beds of flowers. Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl His mind was concerned with the anemones of mystic meanings, fair as meadows and beds of flowers. Memorials of the Faithful Jane was standing by the doorway of the house digging in a bed of flowers. The Space Pioneers If you owned a bed of flowers, would you build a fence about it? The President A novel He is now at leisure to seek out the love-sick Sakuntala who is drooping on account of her love for the king and is discovered lying on a bed of flowers in an arbour. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists Lucina passed between the wilting ranks and flattened beds of flowers, and the breath of them in her face was like the rankest sweetness of love, when its delicacy, even for itself, is all gone. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel The box grew lustily, framing beds of flowers and clusters of radiant bushes. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel "What a pother for a bed of flowers!" The Garden, You, and I The country around, appeared like a continued garden, and the enclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World Before the northern face of the building there is a large open space, in which many trophies of war are placed, and there are beds of flowers interspersed among them. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business But the high spirited prince darted on him a look of authority mingled with scorn, and checked his weakness by asking, "Am I reposing on a bed of flowers?" Peter Parley's Tales About America and Australia It is a bed of flowers, growing over a sepulchre, and drawing its life from the loathsome putrefaction within. The Ladies' Vase Polite Manual for Young Ladies The best women, he knew, where the best housewives; they were a rest and a benefit for the war-weary man, much as might be a pretty child, a bed of flowers, a strain of music. Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 She began to talk about the old garden, as it lay before them, its straggling paths and beds of flowers mere patches of shadow, dark and light. Mrs. Red Pepper Its sweetness evaporates like the effluvia exhaled from beds of flowers! Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution In front of the cottage was a small grass plot, with here and there a bed of flowers, cheated out of its share of sunshine by the tall holly that had been planted near it. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met Hurriedly, with every one, it seemed, babbling nonsense of remote matters, they sat at a table, and ate of cold food from around a bed of flowers. Bunker Bean Mrs. Nevill Tyson hated what was commonplace and loud; and she had to make herself conspicuous in a season when women dressed fortissimo, and a fashionable crowd was like a bed of flowers in June. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) In the colder shade below, the banks and beds of flowers and the costumes of the ladies acquired a strange intensity of color. Macleod of Dare The distant ends of this old garden, draped with ivy and creepers, had been made into a tennis ground, a smooth trim green chamber lying behind the brilliant beds of flowers. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn Oh, this was life: a smooth green lawn, and beds of flowers, a vista of brown fields, and the dark line of wood beyond. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel The patio was large, with little beds of flowers in the corners, and a pool of pure, fresh water in the center. The Free Rangers A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi His little front "yard" had two beds of flowers all summer long, his lot in the back was a garden—lettuce, onions, peas, beans. Twelve Men And forth she went, tripping it among the beds of flowers like a sylph, followed by Lafontaine, moody and miserable, yet unable to resist the spell. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 The trees were neatly surrounded by bushes, and the bushes by trim beds of flowers. The Magician The warder, Henrion, was put in charge of the place, and planted it with beds of flowers. France in the Nineteenth Century Below is a beautiful bed of flowers, cared for with a constant devotion, and by the same loving hands has been added a large natural rock, imbedded in the ground. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885 Pressing onward, Sir Guyon finally catches a glimpse of Acrasia herself, reposing upon a bed of flowers, and holding on her lap the head of an innocent youth, who is helpless owing to her spell. The Book of the Epic Nothing was there but grass, and hedge, and a small bed of flowers. Don Strong, Patrol Leader He mentioned tall oaks, lonely shades in consecrated groves, and night-time, as sublime; day, beds of flowers, low hedges, and trees cut into shapes, as beautiful. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times It was a fairyland of a place, even more beautiful than the Campbells' own garden, filled with brilliant beds of flowers and here and there a small grove of stunted pine trees. The Motor Maids in Fair Japan And I rose from the stony stairway that seemed like a bed of flowers for the hopeful dream, and I turned westward, and praised Allah, and went my way. Mr. Isaacs Meanwhile, casting his eyes over the battle-field, now strewn with corpses, Roland mourns his fallen companions, praying God to let their souls rest in Paradise on beds of flowers. The Book of the Epic We start to see, when dreaming in these bowers, A tiger sleeping on a bed of flowers. The California Birthday Book The grounds received careful consideration, and there were many beds of flowers and shrubbery, such as lily ponds, poppy beds, hydrangeas, and cannae. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission For an outdoor summer party the music can be made to come from a bush, or tree, or from a bed of flowers. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The space in front of the palace resembles a garden, from the number of avenues and beds of flowers with which it is ornamented. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy On his pressing me so urgently, I went and lay down on the bed which was softer than even a bed of flowers. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes Grown-up people are not in the habit of rolling about, or tumbling down over beds of flowers. Fated to Be Free With what a light heart and eager appetite did I enter the little breakfast parlour of which the glass-doors opened upon a bright green lawn, variegated with small beds of flowers! Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden He only saw Miss Mattie step out into the bed of flowers, her face looking unusually pretty and youthful under the big straw hat, and start to reduce the weeds to order. Red Saunders His Adventures West & East And Mr. Philips by a poetical creation, hath raised up finer beds of flowers, than the most industrious gardener; his roses, lilies, and daffadils, blow in the same season. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. Kindly hands had brushed back the golden-brown hair; some one had gathered purple chrysanthemums and laid them round the dead woman, so that she looked like a marble bride on a bed of flowers. Wife in Name Only They made tiny spots against the far-off horizon line, and groups like beds of flowers in the foreground, and we knew that, behind the skyline, there were more. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes That sturdy English yeoman, William Cobbett, was almost as proud of his beds of flowers as of the pages of his Political Register. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden They were a thing of artificial gardens, and belonged to beds of flowers all forced to grow one way…. The Man Whom the Trees Loved The country round appeared like a continued garden, and the enclosed fields, which were generally forty foot square, resembled so many beds of flowers. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 The stinging-nettle crops up in every bed of flowers we raise; the bitter tonic flavours all we eat and drink. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." It was surrounded on every side by high turreted walls, and contained beds of flowers, fountains and walks of many colored marbles which were matched together in quaint designs. The Scarecrow of Oz There were men there, who danced and trampled on the beds of flowers as though they trod down human enemies, and wrenched them from the stalks, like savages who twisted human necks. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty You see the rocks in all their velvet greenery; The plains are always gold; and mossy very, The valleys, where we breathe the healthy air, And where we walk on beds of flowers most fair! Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist The country around appeared like a continued garden, and the enclosed fields, which were generally forty feet square, resembled so many beds of flowers. Gulliver's Travels Of their all closing about Dora, when at last she begins to say good-bye, looking, with their bright colours and ribbons, like a bed of flowers. David Copperfield By this time we had come up to the Gardener, who was standing on one leg, as usual, and busily employed in watering a bed of flowers with an empty watering-can. Sylvie and Bruno The apostate priest would have the various Protestant denominations throw down the bars that separate them and mark off their theological bailiwicks "with little beds of flowers." Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Leach drove on till he reached a two-story building of Quaker-like simplicity but with a large, pleasant yard in front, with here and there a bed of flowers. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience We sailed into a great garden, and the clouds are beds of flowers. Anne of Avonlea And the matrons of the village, with whom the kind little Arcadian had ever been a favourite, presented a huge cake, carried aloft on a bed of flowers, by twelve girls clothed in white. Philothea A Grecian Romance He was an inmate of their inner garden with its lilac trees and hedged roses in season, the pungent beds of flowers and box, the moonshade of the poplars. Java Head He sees it; fresh wings are added to its course; he dashes through a bed of flowers, frightens the white peacock, darts through the library window, and is in the drawing room. Vivian Grey Two or three other men came down with their families, and helped the carpenter to build them little houses, with a bit of garden back, and a bed of flowers in front. Lo, Michael! For small beds of flowers or vegetables, hand-weeders of various patterns are essential to easy and efficient work. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) For, before the king had built the cities, the child-people had lived in the green valleys, and slept on beds of flowers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 Surrounded by lawns, walks, beds of flowers, and shrubs, the charming structures of Foreign Nations were ranged on wide, curved avenues— affording an interesting aspect. By Water to the Columbian Exposition I thought it would die of the wound, so I turned it up on a bed of flowers at the end of the garden, which is thickly covered with ferns and bluebells. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" It seemed like one big garden, and the fields, which were about the size of an ordinary room, appeared like so many beds of flowers. The Elson Readers, Book 5 The convent contains eight or ten small court-yards, some of which are neatly laid out in beds of flowers and vegetables; a few date-trees and cypresses also grow there, and great numbers of vines. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land And at bed-time they slept upon the beds of flowers, in the green valleys: for in Child Country it is always spring. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 The shade, however, and the beds of flowers are not the only attractions of these gardens. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 He did not suspect that in spots uncultivated by man there were green meadows, leafy woods, beds of flowers; he thought that trees and flowers were born only in the gardens of the rich…. The Quest With their beautiful dresses of silk shining in the sun, a crowd of them looks like a great bed of flowers. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan He poured some cooling lotion from a bottle into a small watering-pot, and irrigated his foot as if it had been a bed of flowers. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time Their fragments still remain amongst weeds and beds of flowers, for every corner of the place is smothered with vegetation. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents In the centre was a fountain, round which there were beds of flowers. The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 See that rose-bush, and this little bed of flowers.—Here was a pretty yard—there went the fence,—and there, where that waggon stands, by that broken pear-tree, swung the gate. The Bride of Fort Edward Do you also follow Christ? and above are two small beds of flowers. Catherine Booth — a Sketch The gardens are laid through avenues of trees and shrubs, where fountains play, and beds of flowers and bouquets of plants are arranged with the most artistic taste. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Grandma stood a moment thoughtfully looking down at the half-weeded bed of flowers. A Hive of Busy Bees He saw the garden, the pathways, the beds of flowers, the house, the two windows of Dérouchette's chamber. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction And she remembered beds of flowers under a prison-wall, and who that day looked on them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 13, November, 1858 Beneath—around the tower—stretches a delicious garden, composed of terraces, and laurel-hedged walks, and beds of flowers, that bloomed freely in that sheltered spot. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 The paint on Lon's repairs would be dry, the grass in the front yard was closely cropped, and the little bed of flowers between the corn-crib and the wood-shed was blooming finely. Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville But, though I have tried for it many times, I never yet had a successful bed of flowers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 Beside the piazza, there was a high magnolia tree, and under this she made a little rustic bench and a bed of flowers. The Battle Ground I was standing on the gravel path beside a bed of flowers that was the object of my fondest care, one fair summer morning, immediately after a festive celebration in baby's honour. The Doctor's Daughter A traveler on the vast prairies of Kansas and Nebraska will often see cabins remote from the great thoroughfares embowered in vines and shrubbery and bright with beds of flowers. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" Slowly Tom unbuckled his safety strap and climbed out, making his way to the ground by means of stepping on an elevated bed of flowers inside the now almost roofless house. Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns It was a spacious building in fine condition; even the grass of the lawn and beds of flowers were well cared for. The Desired Woman On the opposite side of the arena the balconies seemed like beds of flowers in bloom, blacknesses formed here and there by the hats and coats of gentlemen representing the interspaces of clay. Cashel Byron's Profession The grass was green and trimly mowed; there were conventional beds of flowers in very ugly shapes; in the distance I saw a gang of men in striped overalls mending a roadway. Parnassus on Wheels Her unexpected and unknown visitor stood there near the window, looking out on the beds of flowers, but turned round as she entered. Innocent : her fancy and his fact The reading of this play is like wandering in a grove by moonlight: the descriptions breathe a sweetness like odours thrown from beds of flowers. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays The others came into the house, but Dolly turned aside to a bed of flowers to gather some roses for the dinner-table. The Desired Woman As I tore across the lawn, regardless of the bed of flowers which was Mrs. Canby's pride, Kate's cry was repeated, this time in a more intense tone. True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place Two figures rested near a soft bed of flowers in the broad grounds of Botztez Castle. The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence Then gazing down once more, she saw beneath the crystal water a bed of flowers; dahlias, ranunculuses, carnations, chrysanthemums, of every colour in the rainbow save blue. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn All around the beds of flowers and herbs spread sparkling and defined. Sybil, or the Two Nations It was beautiful to see the eager interest with which the girls listened to some brilliant brother-student, and applauded him with a rustle as of wind over a bed of flowers. Jo's Boys While thus speaking, the queen advanced with eager, flying steps to the exquisite beds of flowers which beautifully variegated the surface of the English garden. Marie Antoinette and Her Son He leant too far, and dived head foremost into a bed of flowers, his bare legs—and only his bare legs—showing through the open window of the parlour. Idle Ideas in 1905 The floor was strewn with richly embroidered pillows, couches, rugs and ottomans; and here and there were palm trees and beds of flowers and grottoes. The Land of the Changing Sun The beds of flowers, bordered with dark-colored leaves, were trodden down by the feet of the crowd that had assembled. The Peterkin papers A carpet woven in the pattern of a bed of flowers covered the floor. The Golden Dog The ridgepoles stood transformed into beds of flowers; their long tufts of grass waved in the wind, the blossoms nodding their heads amicably to the passers-by. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan I desire ease and pleasure; I desire to go to heaven, to be carried thither on a bed of flowers. Stepping Heavenward The machine sank lower and finally rested on a plot of grass in a little square ornamented with beds of flowers and white statues. The Land of the Changing Sun She did, and her eyes opened wider when Emperor cautiously raised one ponderous foot after another until he had stepped clear of the first bed of flowers. The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South The walks meandered around beds of flowers, and under the boughs of apple-trees, and by espaliers of ancient pears and plums. The Golden Dog Giacomo and Assunta saw her coming in her blue dress between the beds of flowers with the lambkin in her arms. Daphne, an autumn pastoral On one side of the room stood a bed of flowers and a couch covered with brocade of gold, and strewed with freshly-culled jasmine flowers. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance Always it would come back to him when he was not thinking: the broad, quiet walk with its prim trees and gay beds of flowers. The Fawn Gloves There were walls on which the ivy climbed high, narrow paths that ran between blooming beds of flowers, and opposite his windows a seldom-opened, most romantic gate. The Agony Column In the furthest part of the ground there are beautifully arranged beds of flowers that are in bloom all the year round. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original No bed of flowers, they say, can be more brilliant than the corals, as you look down on them through the clear sea. Madam How and Lady Why Away before me to sweet beds of flowers: Love-thoughts lie rich when canopied with bowers. Twelfth Night THE bed of flowers Loosens amain, The beauteous snowdrops Droop o'er the plain. The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres But the lightning flashed; and before him was a whole bed of flowers, all wonderful, all strange: whilst amongst them there were also the simple fronds of fern. Taras Bulba and Other Tales The avenue to it was planted with sycamore trees, with beds of flowers on each side; it was extremely pleasant but short. A journey from this world to the next — Volume 2 |
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