Morne

A morne is a valley, whose bounding hills are themselves backed by mountains. ❋ Unknown (1863)

A morne is a valley whose bounding hills are themselves backed by mountains. ❋ Harriet Martineau (1839)

I believe the term "morne" is peculiar to Saint Domingo. ❋ Harriet Martineau (1839)

Si je ne parle pas des moindre detail de ma morne vie, mes notes feraient 3 lignes et ne seraient pas aussi regulierement postées. ❋ Pinku-tk (2006)

Dans un square écarté, morne et couverte de givre, Où se cache un hôtel, aux vieux lions de cuivre; and the hero of the tale, a young French poet, who is in London, is truly unhappy in that village. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Looke how a wanton Bridegroome in the morne, Busilie labours to make glad the day, And at the noone, with wings of courage borne, ❋ Unknown (2003)

The next morne then by day againe we went to shore, ❋ Unknown (2003)

But on next morne and all the day of ship we had no sight. ❋ Unknown (2003)

As soon as they landed they stood upon the beach and chanted a hymn of thanks; the chant was morne and doleful, but really the poor people were looking so miserable, that one could not fairly expect from them any lively outpouring of gratitude. ❋ Unknown (2003)

To morrow morne we there may be, if thither you will goe. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The Capitanes and soldiouris within the town, perceaving that thai war unable long to resist, required assurance till xij houris upoun the morne, promessing, "That gif or that hour thair came unto thame na releaf frome the Quene Regent, that thay wald rander the town, providing that thay should be suffered to departe the town with ensenzie displayed." ❋ John Knox (N/A)

And how sone that ever thei war within the toune, thei war apprehended, and upoun the morne send all three to the Black Nesse, whare thei remaned so long as that it pleased the Cardinallis graceless Grace, and that was till that the band of manrent and of service, sett some of thame at libertie. ❋ John Knox (N/A)

Johne Balfour, or ony uther haveand hir Grace sufficient power, in the same maner as it was receaved, and that betuix the making of thir Articles and the morne at ten houris. ❋ John Knox (N/A)

From the end, as to say [_morne_ for _morning_] [_bet_ for _better_] and such like. ❋ George Puttenham (N/A)

Tys now fulle morne; I _thoughten_, bie laste nyghte -- ❋ Thomas Chatterton (N/A)

(And so it was in dead; for he had bene busy at his comptis with Maistres Marioun Ogilbye [441] that nycht, who was espyed to departe frome him by the previe posterne that morning; and tharefor qwyetness, after the reuillis of phisick, and a morne sleap [442] was requisite for My Lord.) ❋ John Knox (N/A)

Upone the last of Februare, was send to the preason, quhare the servand of God lay, the Deane of the toune, by the commandiment of the Cardinall and his wicked counsall, and thai summoned the said Maister George, that he should upoun the morne following appeir befoir the Judge, then and thare to give accompt of his seditious and hereticall doctrine. ❋ John Knox (N/A)

Upoun the nixt morne, my Lord Cardinall caused his servandis to address thame selves in thare most warlyk array, with jack, knapscall, splent, speir, and axe, more semyng for the war, then for the preaching of the trew word of God. ❋ John Knox (N/A)

God, who suspecting no such crueltie as in thair hartes was concluded, remaned still, (a lambe amonges the wolfis,) till that upoun a nycht hie was intercepted in his chalmer, and by the bischoppes band was caryed to the Castell, whare that nycht he was keapt; and upoun the morne, produccid in judgement, he was condampned to dye by fyre for the testimonye of Goddis trewth. ❋ John Knox (N/A)

Upone the morne, which was Sanct Katherins day, [228] returned he to Edinburgh, and so did the Cardinall from Hadingtoun. ❋ John Knox (N/A)