Lilies

Examples

• He turned into his florist's to send her the daily box of lilies-of-the-valley which, to his confusion, he found he had forgotten that morning. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• It's so delicious--waking every morning to smell lilies-of-the-valley in one's room! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Turning again at the water-lilies, he saw her coming, and advanced to meet her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• With breathless amaze I entered on the gay scene, whose actors were --the lilies glorious as Solomon, Who toil not, neither do they spin. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• He had never seen any as sun-golden before, and his first impulse was to send them to May instead of the lilies. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Lilies-of-the-valley, she said calmly, cost two dollars a dozen at this season. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• Wild roses red as dawn When nymphs awaken, Frail lilies white and wan As love forsaken. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Just some jonquils or lilies-of-the-valley-- Mrs. Bart stared. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• And when its lilies turned to roses--when it blushed under the sun's first kiss--it was beautiful beyond all description. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Hanging lights made emerald caverns in the depths of foliage, and whitened the spray of a fountain falling among lilies. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.

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