It sounded nice, when the long sunset fell over the formal gardens of Chunderquist House, and the night-dew was falling on the nodding blooms and the scent of fresh-cut grass was in the air, and she said, Would you like to see our apiary? ❋ M. T. Anderson (2010)
When the night-dew and the mountain breeze had cooled my burning brow, and my thoughts had resumed their usual course, I realized that to pursue my perished happiness would be unavailing and unreasonable. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The poor boy never awoke again; the heat of the strong wine and the cold night-dew deprived him of life, and he remained in the grave in which he had laid himself. ❋ Unknown (2003)
A snowy turban, from which hung on either temple a cluster of crimson camellias still wet with the night-dew; long raven curls of undisturbed grace falling on shoulders of that indescribable and dewy coolness which follows a morning bath. ' ❋ George Paston (N/A)
A portion of the night-dew must be attributed to this secretion of water. ❋ Eberhard Dennert (N/A)
When he woke up, the trampling of horses had died away in the distance; the light sand of the desert, which their feet had stirred, had settled down again like the heavy night-dew, so that he could see no trace of their footmarks. ❋ Samuel Wilberforce (N/A)
The night-dew had been remarkably heavy, and when the sun burst through the thick array of clouds that impended over the French coast, the cordage and sails discharged a sparkling shower of large pellucid drops. ❋ Various (N/A)
Naturally and tenderly, like any simple girl, she bent over her lover, laid her hand upon his head, and caressingly smoothed back from his brow the straggling curls, damp with night-dew. ❋ Various (N/A)
When the night-dew and the mountain breeze had cooled my burning brow, and my thoughts had resumed their usual course, I realized that to pursue my perished happiness would be unavail-ing and unreasonable. ❋ Unknown (1916)
When I woke I saw Mulvaney, the night-dew gemming his moustache, leaning on his rifle at picket, lonely as Prometheus on his rock, with ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
When I woke I saw Mulvaney, the night-dew gemming his moustache, leaning on his rifle at picket, lonely as Prometheus on his rock, with I know not what vultures tearing his liver. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)
But on the 31st of July I imprudently exposed myself to the night-dew in observing an eclipse of the moon, with ❋ Unknown (1893)
And they wanted to play on the grass, which they were not allowed to do in the electric lamp-lighted garden because of the night-dew. ❋ H. Granville [Illustrator] Fell (1891)
The darkness passed, the sun shone out merrily, and the travellers arose, brushed the night-dew from their hair, and ate a scanty meal, for they must husband such food as they had with them. ❋ Henry Rider Haggard (1890)
After supper, and when the dishes had all been washed and put away, the Elmers, Captain Johnson, and Jan sought the shelter of the canvas awning from the heavy night-dew which had begun to fall as soon as the sun went down. ❋ Kirk Munroe (1890)
When Strong had succeeded in restoring the candle to consciousness, the light fell upon a tall, shy-looking man of about thirty-five, with long, hay-colored beard and mustache, upon which the rain-drops stood in clusters, like the night-dew on patches of cobweb in a meadow. ❋ Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1871)
Now, when he awoke he found himself alone in that place, the moon shining over the low meadows and flower-cups fair with night-dew. ❋ George Meredith (1868)
