But you will go to Lettermore When white sea-trout are on the run, When purple glows between the rocks About Lord Dudley's fishing-box Adown the road to Lettermore, And wide seas tarnish in the sun.
Back to its nethermost caves retreated the bellowing ocean, Dragging adown the beach the rattling pebbles, and leaving Inland and far up the shore the stranded boats of the sailors.
I swear if but one day of rule were given to my life * And I were made an Emperor of majesty and might, Adown I'd break the buttresses of churches one and all * And by their slaughter rid the earth of every shaveling wight.
The masons began to build, getting stones ready and making them fast with mortar, but all the work that the builders raised by day, adown it fell to the ground by night.
I commenced to build a high tower, and got mortar together, and masons to set one stone upon another, but all the work that the builders raised by day, adown it fell to the ground, and was swallowed up of night.
He was, however, of opinion, that it was possible to lay it open by carrying a path adown the shelving face of the precipice.
In silence still this maiden meek 25 Her bitter taunts would bear, While oft adown her lovely cheek Would steal the falling tear.
And he's ta'en down the silk napkin, 75 Hung on a silver pin; And aye he wipes the tear trickling Adown her cheek and chin.
Adown the hermit's wasted cheeks Glistened the flow of human tears; "Dear Lord!
Let us glide adown thy stream Gently,--as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream!
Adown enormous ravines slope amain, Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge!
Quietly, quietly the June wind flings White wings, White petals, past the footpath flowers Adown my dreaming hours.
But you will go to Lettermore When white sea-trout are on the run, When purple glows between the rocks About Lord Dudley's fishing box Adown the road to Lettermore, And wide seas tarnish in the sun.
And hes ta en down the silk napkin, Hung on a silver pin; And aye he wipes the tear trickling Adown her cheek and chin.
O'er her limbs the glittering current In soft torrent Rains adown the gentle girl, As if, drop by drop, should fall, One and all From her necklace every pearl.
The golden god of day was gliding slowly adown the crimson west.
The orb of day rode slowly adown the crimson west.
Meanwhile the golden god of day, hereinbefore referred to, continued to glide adown the crimson west, with about the same symmetrical glide.
Because of the malapert efforts of the builders, the mountain has shaken its monstrous sides with laughter till the tears ran adown its face and washed out their puny sticks and stones.
But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men,-- Their trampling sounded nearer.
There the soul of the beggar Yeb sat long, then, breathing deep, set off on his great journey earthward adown the crystal steps.
To teach the empty stomach how to fill, To pour red port adown the parched craw; Without that dread dessert--to pay the bill.
Outstretched on yon o'erhanging crag, thy mad waves downward rolled: To look adown the cavernous abyss that yawns beneath-- To see the feathery spray flash forth in many a glittering wreath!
With mead-skinking turned 1980 Through the high house adown the daughter of Hæreth: The people she loved: the wine-bucket bare she To the hands of the men.
Of the beer-skinkers one 1240 Who fain was and fey bow'd adownto his floor-rest.
Unmeet it methinketh that we shields should bear Back unto our own home, unless we may erst The foe fell adown and the life-days defend Of the king of the Weders.
So bare then that sea-wolf when she came unto bottom The king of the rings to the court-hall adown In such wise that he might not, though hard-moody was he, Be wielding of weapons.
The shadowy moonshine Filling the void so counterfeited substance, That my foot hung aslant adown the edge.
The shadowy moonshine Filling the void so counterfeited substance, 35 That my foot hung aslant adown the edge.
Come out and smell the ricks of hay adown the croft with me, O!
These arms, that then the steady bow Could supple from its pride, How stark and helpless hang they now Adown the stiffened side!
Just as she passed from sight an angry eye Glared for a moment from the western sky, And flung one quivering shaft of dazzling white, With tenfold thunder-peal, adown the night.
The thrilling voice sang on, low and deep and full: "The stream in its flowing, its flowing, Shall bear us adown to the sea.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "adown" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: below; down; downgrade; downhill; downright; downward
