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Meanings of green sward in English

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Usage of green sward in English
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This is the prettiest low-born lass that ever ran on the green sward.
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
2
The morning was grey, the green sward bright, the birds twittered rather discordantly.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
3
At the foot there was a smooth stretch of green sward.
The Clue of the Twisted Candle
4
This structure will, I presume, be surrounded by gravel walks and green sward.
North America — Volume 1
5
A closely cropped green sward covers the quadrangle, which was formerly the tilting ground.
Rides on Railways
6
On the soft green sward his feet made no sound.
Okewood of the Secret Service
7
Maggie laughed, and they walked out on the green sward.
Spring Days
8
Up the wall, as mortal creatures walk upon green sward.
The Cloister and the Hearth
9
They saw the footman coming across the green sward.
Evelyn Innes
10
Across the green sward of the outfield, men, women and children defiantly held aloft placards.
The Irish Times
11
The green sward was a balm to his eyes.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
12
They were putting up tents on the green sward.
Port O' Gold / A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts
13
The barracks turned out also a very fair show of children upon the green sward.
Diary in America, Series One
14
A man ploughing green sward with two old plugs of horses is about as miserable.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 22...
15
Kings and queens were often seen among the pursuers and the pursued on the green sward.
Hortense / Makers of History Series
16
They all sat down on the natural seat afforded by the green sward, and Parlamente said-
The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 2 (of 5)
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