Read full poem →Let him answer as he will,
Or be lightsome as he may,
Now nor after shall he say
Dictionary Entry
Characterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant.
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Common Phrases
. lightsomeheart lightsomeday lightsomeground lightsomehearts lightsomestep lightsomelightsome heavily
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Poetry examples for “lightsome”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Stanza lxxix. "And whose more rife with merriment than thine,"--
Stanza lxxx. "Loud was the lightsome tumult on the shore,"--
Stanza lxxxi. "Glanced many a light Caique along the foam,"--
Read full poem →’Twas well enough when summer came,
The long, warm, lightsome summer-day,
Then at her door the _canty_ dame
Read full poem →Their steeds are stout, their swords are out,
They soon make lightsome room.
Clan-Alpine's best are backward borne--
Read full poem →’Twas well enough when summer came,
The long, warm, lightsome summer-day,
Then at her door the _canty_ dame