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Definition of Splendorous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splendorous
Literary usage of Splendorous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1907)
"And after Earth within the perfect ports Of Aphrodite anchored lay, she met Almost
in equal parts Hephaestos red, And Rain and Ether, the all-splendorous ..."
2. Literary Anecdotes of the Nineteenth Century: Contributions Towards a by William Robertson Nicoll, Thomas James Wise (1895)
"... eye of Passion scan it; The Constellations, radiantly, And the belting Galaxy,
Shall arch it, with a splendorous grace O'er the awful brow of Space ! ..."
3. The Canoe and the Saddle: Adventures Among the Northwestern Rivers and by Theodore Winthrop (1863)
"... grizzly instead of splendorous. Solid rain now took the place of atmosphere.
While the storm rampaged, it was adventurous and heroic to breast it; ..."
4. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1907)
"... and the future, whose song of triumph may be faintly heard off in the distant
but splendorous glories of a dawn that is coming, bringing the message of ..."
5. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1907)
"... may be faintly heard off in the distant but splendorous glories of a dawn that
is coming, bringing the message of Good-News from other countries. ..."
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