Read full poem →the management on Thursdays, opposite which a church stood perfectly
upright but not piano item:a water- melon causes indigestion to William
Cullen Longfel- low’s small negro son, Henry Wordsworth Bryant.
Dictionary Entry
Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.
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Common Phrases
. melonseeds melonballs melonpatch melonfly melonmelon honeydewmelon watermelon bitter
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Poetry examples for “melon”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →The buttercups, the little children's dower
--Far brighter than this gaudy melon-flower!
Read full poem →I. THE EAGLE 929
II. THE MELON-SELLER 930
III. SHAH ABBAS 930