Lexicographical Neighbors of Limelit
Literary usage of Limelit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Brahms by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1911)
"It is no operatic finale, no limelit " apotheosis," but our hearts have been
uplifted into a world of pure spiritual beauty in which we desire not to ..."
2. The Aftermath: Or, Gleanings from a Busy Life. Called Upon the Outer Cover by Hilaire Belloc (1903)
"I have commanded fifteen hundred seats And standing room for something like a
thousand To view my triumph over Nobody Upon the limelit stage. ..."
3. Italian Fantasies by Israel Zangwill (1910)
"figures—the worshippers, the angel flying towards him, and the Christ flying down
to him — converge towards him like a stage-group towards the limelit hero. ..."
4. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1894)
"It appeared that Missy had been giving them some sort of a dance under that
limelit moon. ' Down, Major! Down, Laddie!, John William cried at the dogs as ..."
5. Second Nights: People and Ideas of the Theatre To-day by Arthur Brown Ruhl (1914)
"Our stage has long since ceased to be a mere grotto of limelit enchantment for
taking tired people to the islands of the blest. ..."
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