Though sweet, yet fearful are their rays; And though they beam so tenderly, I feel, I tremble 'neath their gaze.
Now o'er the bright lagune Light barks are dancing, And 'neath the silver moon Swift oars are glancing.
Our thanks for fearless and protesting speech When cloven hoofs show 'neath the robes of state.
And note the crescent curving of her hips, And lovely limbs suggested 'neath her robes!
I knew the hope of motherhood; a season I felt a fluttering heart beat 'neath my own; A little cry--then silence.
Teach us Delight in simple things, And Mirth that has no bitter springs; Forgiveness free of evil done, And Love to all men ’neath the sun!
Thrice his horse, 'neath quirt and rowel Bravely struggling, almost fell, As he fled in desperation O'er the trail that led through hell.
Blessed be He who if he please can give thee better than that of which they speak-Gardens, 'neath which the rivers flow: and pavilions will He assign thee.
But as to those who fear their Lord-for them are the gardens 'neath which the rivers flow: therein shall they abide for aye.
Their recompense with their Lord shall be gardens of Eden, 'neath which the rivers flow, in which they shall abide for evermore.
Therefore hath God rewarded them for these their words, with gardens 'neath which the rivers flow; they shall abide therein for ever: this the reward of the righteous!
If ye observe prayer and pay the obligatory alms, and believe in my Apostles and help them, and lend God a liberal loan, I will surely put away from you your evil deeds, and I will bring you into gardens 'neath which the rivers flow!
To the faithful, both men and women, God promiseth gardens 'neath which the rivers flow, in which they shall abide, and goodly mansions in the gardens of Eden.
God hath made ready for them gardens 'neath which the rivers flow, wherein they shall remain for ever: this will be the great bliss.
Pardon from their Lord shall be their recompense, and gardens 'neath which the rivers flow; for ever shall they abide therein: And goodly the reward of those who labour!
But God will bring in those who shall believe and do the things that are right, into gardens 'neath which the rivers flow: for God doth that which He pleaseth.
But whoso shall obey God and His Apostle, he shall bring him into the gardens 'neath which the rivers flow: but whoso shall turn back, He will punish him with a sore punishment.
But God will bring in those who shall have believed, and done the things that are right, into gardens 'neath which the rivers flow.
Gardens shall they have 'neath which the rivers flow, and remain therein for ever: God is well pleased with them and they with Him.
Mr. Wilbur had arrived the night before, together with his sister, whose marble cheek and lusterless eye even then foretold the lonely grave which awaited her far away 'neath a foreign sky.
Speech and the wind-swift speed of counsel and civic wit, He hath learnt for himself all these; and the arrowy rain to fly And the nipping airs that freeze, 'neath the open winter sky.
It matters not, so some folks say, Where rests the form when 'neath the clay.
Your world has fallen from you that you may Enter another world, more beautiful, Built 'neath the shadow of the throne of God.
Oh, is it not enough that, 'neath the wave, Because I sought to bear them company, My father and my brothers lie in death?
Yet darker gloomed the woodlands 'neath the drench Of pillared showers; colder and yet more cold Her heart had shuddered since the last, hot wrench Of parting overnight.
Then came I where the kings of earth sat crown'd Neath purple canopies on golden thrones; These offer'd me part in that changeless state, Until my soul wearied of brass and bronze.
Behold, O well-beloved, 'neath the moonlight gleaming The travellers depart from out the sleeping khan, O perfume Asian!
She 'neath the passing moon Sees not the shadows strewn Sunk in her golden swoon Forevermore.
Thy mother-land herself Would know thee not again: no more The Raven from the northern shore Hails the bold crew to push for pelf, Through fire and blood and slaughtered kings 'Neath the black terror of his wings.
The starry flag, 'neath which they fought In many a bloody day, From their old graves shall rouse them not, For they have passed away.
O ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar!
Sick minds need change; but, when in health they stand 'Neath foreign skies, their love flies home agen.
It was on the hillside, where, 'neath the shadow of a gracefully twining grapevine, lay a large, flat rock.
The wise old men at Rice Corner, and their still wiser old wives, looked at me askance, as 'neath the thorn-apple tree I built my playhouse and baked my little loaves of mud bread.
James Brown, too, is resting in the churchyard, near his own home, and 'neath his own native sky.
How many hearts were weeping For her who 'neath the willow's shade Lay sweetly, calmly sleeping.
She set The Table 'neath a Tree, With Tempting Tarts, and Toast, and Tea.
The Thrushes Trilled and Twittered sweet, The Turf was Tender 'neath her feet.
Nay, we can never be as wise as thou, O idle singer 'neath the blossomed bough.
In spring 'twas blest by showers 'neath starry influence shed, And thunder-clouds bestowed a scant or copious boon.
I have envy of to be What grass 'neath her pantoffle push, And too much happy seemeth me The margaret which her vestige crush.
Though Friendship's offering buried lies 'Neath cold Aversion's snow, Regard and Faith will ever bloom Perpetually below.
She sat with her hands 'neath her dimpled cheeks, (Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) And spake not a word.
And the curl of the lip, and the scorn of the eye Are often a bitter mockery, When a bursting heart its grief would hide From the eye of the world 'neath a veil of pride.
Along the scented hedge-rows, Among the green old trees, Are blooming city faces 'Neath rosy-lined pongees.
The throng did loud applaud my eloquence, Which made demand that Filipinos here Should be debarred, when they procession form, From proudly marching 'neath their flag of state.
This noble scion of Democracy Did wield a telling blow in my behalf And thrust the adversary 'neath the rib, Laying him low in controversial dust.
The north winds chill and stunt the subtle power Which flourishes alone 'neath southern skies, To read unerring from the page of truth That God has fashioned some to mount aloft, While others grovel on a lower plane.
Why not, just thrown at careless ease 'Neath plane or pine, our locks of grey Perfumed with Syrian essences And wreathed with roses, while we may, Lie drinking?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "neath" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: below; under; underneath
