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being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
the divine Shakespeare
an elysian meal
an inspired performance
her pies were simply divine - relating to the Elysian Fields
How To Use elysian In A Sentence
- n. - kind of liliaceous plant; daffodil; Literature, flower of the Elysian fields. bog asphodel, British grass-like moorland plant. asportation Xml's Blinklist.com
- We transport them from their grubby little lives to Elysian fields. PAINT THE WIND
- IT'S AN ELYSIAN Northern California morning, with unsullied blue skies and warm, piney breezes.
- And think not that the felicity of the heroes and demigods in the Elysian fields consisteth either in their asphodel, ambrosia, or nectar, as our old women here used to say; but in this, according to my judgment, that they wipe their tails with the neck of a goose, holding her head betwixt their legs, and such is the opinion of Master John of Scotland, alias Scotus. 2009 February « Anglican Samizdat
- The region of the catacombs was called the Acheronian and [361] Acherusian plain, and likewise the Elysian: and the stream, which ran by it, had the name of Acheron. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)
- an elysian meal
- The ancient mythology here seems revived; the naiades are placed on the borders of rivers, the nymphs in woods worthy of them, the tombs beneath Elysian shades, and the statue of Esculapius in the middle of an isle, while that of Venus appears to rise out of the waters: Ovid and Virgil might walk in this enchanting spot, and still believe themselves in the Augustan age. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy
- This is the doorway to the afterworld… heaven, hell, paradise, nightmares, Elysian, Tartarus… whatever name you want to grace it with, but it is not as people view it.
- It was held at a nearby Mormon church, and the burial was at a small suburban cemetery called Elysian Fields. Richard Paul Evans Ebook Christmas Set
- But, in general, the wail of jazz trumpets and the melancholy echoes of domestic chaos remind you that Elysian Fields resounds with desperation.