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Definition of Sweet alison
1. Noun. Perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Lobularia, Lobularia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet Alison
Literary usage of Sweet alison
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collected Poems by Austin Dobson (1913)
"... my love it groweth; I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I
know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
2. At the Sign of the Lyre by Austin Dobson (1889)
"... And when I see sweet Alison, I know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth
his Dear upon the tree, He beateth to his little wing; ..."
3. Poems on Several Occasions by Austin Dobson (1895)
"... my love it groweth ; I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I
know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
4. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1918 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1918)
"... I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I know not what to say.
The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
5. Poems on Several Occasions by Austin Dobson (1895)
"... at night I cannot sleep; For my love, my love it groweth ; I waste me all the
day; And when I see sweet Alison, I know not what to say. ..."
6. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1912 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1912)
"... my love it groweth; I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I
know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
7. The Bartlett Collection: A List of Books on Angling, Fishes and Fish Culture by John Bartlett, Louise Rankin Albee (1896)
"Susan's bay, 1592. Susan's garland, 1592. Sutton, Richard, and Sally Miles,
history of, 2210. Swallow, The, 1204. sweet alison, 1171. ..."
8. Collected Poems by Austin Dobson (1913)
"... my love it groweth; I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I
know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
9. At the Sign of the Lyre by Austin Dobson (1889)
"... And when I see sweet Alison, I know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth
his Dear upon the tree, He beateth to his little wing; ..."
10. Poems on Several Occasions by Austin Dobson (1895)
"... my love it groweth ; I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I
know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
11. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1918 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1918)
"... I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I know not what to say.
The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
12. Poems on Several Occasions by Austin Dobson (1895)
"... at night I cannot sleep; For my love, my love it groweth ; I waste me all the
day; And when I see sweet Alison, I know not what to say. ..."
13. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1912 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1912)
"... my love it groweth; I waste me all the day; And when I see sweet Alison, I
know not what to say. The sparrow when he spieth his Dear upon the tree, ..."
14. The Bartlett Collection: A List of Books on Angling, Fishes and Fish Culture by John Bartlett, Louise Rankin Albee (1896)
"Susan's bay, 1592. Susan's garland, 1592. Sutton, Richard, and Sally Miles,
history of, 2210. Swallow, The, 1204. sweet alison, 1171. ..."
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