How To Use Peon In A Sentence

It was made of a mixture of roots of zedoary similar to ginger, lovage and peony, parsnip seeds, mistletoe, myrrh, castor oil and dried millipedes steeped in mugwort tea and brandy. Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
After the 1979 revolution, they argued that women cannot be judges, and they made us all into peons in the ministry of justice.
Technically there are three kinds of peony: herbaceous, tree and intersectional. Times, Sunday Times
Could be a type of "peony" version of oriental, though. Anybody know what kind of flowers these are?
Outside, the box partitions are now planted with peonies and old roses such as Bourbon and Banksiae.

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In the perennial border, a shrublet is the plant that's always in bloom, providing a wonderful contrast with peonies in the spring, delphinium in midsummer, and phlox in late summer.
Peltandra undulata.pennisetum. pennyroyal.pentstemon. peony.peppermint. pepperidge. pepper, red. perennials, cultivation of. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
WHile they cause the red and blue peons to fight amongest themselves, our purple leaders keep raking in the money. Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 11, 2006
In the Middle Ages, aristocrats and clerics were protected by a panoply of rules and customs - sumptuary laws, for example - that separated them from the peons.
Every so often, one of the peones comes out from behind the barrera to taunt the bull, dodging agilely, all to see the character of the animal, and to draw him to different areas of the ring. There is no such thing as a bullfight
Their favourite was the rose, followed by hellebores, peonies, clematis, magnolias, lilies, euphorbias, primulas, snowdrops, geraniums.
Peony flowers also can be dried and used in arrangements.
Plants like peonies, poppies, and irises should also be planted in the fall season.
They roared when catcher Carlos Ruiz — who made the final putout as closer Brad Lidge struck out Tampa Bay Rays pinch-hitter Eric Hinske — offered through a loudspeaker the Spanish version of "We're the champs": "Somos los campeones! Series champs tip caps to long-suffering Philly fans
Their favourite was the rose, followed by hellebores, peonies, clematis, magnolias, lilies, euphorbias, primulas, snowdrops, geraniums.
The way to ensure that there aren't hungry people in the world is to give peasants land, unencumbered by debt peonage.
This is due to the licorice in the formula and is not attributed to peony.
This year, flowers, such as peonies and mums, are on the script, as well as pastel colors - hot pinks, lime greens and oranges. LJWorld.com stories: News
Plant lettuce or marjoram in your gardens to protect them, peony to safeguard against storm damage, and sunflowers to generate anti-bug energies.
Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of perennials, including campanulas, daylilies, hostas, peonies, sedums, and Shasta daisies.
dredger" came its rounds; and, for fear he should miss the warm consolations of a lower third "Scrunch," they organised one for his special benefit, and had the happiness of seeing him rising in the middle, scared and puffing, with cheeks the colour of a peony. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton
It took Chen three years to complete the Flowering series, in which the well-known "peony" paintings by Hsu His (徐熙), who lived during China's Five Dynasties period, are deconstructed and reconstructed using contemporary visual vocabularies and cultural contexts. Taipei Times
It pulled at every populist heartstring, from the plucky woman warrior in a bright silk robe to the backdrops of peony branches and a red sunset over the Great Wall.
At home they had had some lilac bushes and a row of peonies; here were acres of greeneries, filled with flowers of gorgeous and unimaginable splendor, and rare plants from every part of the world. Samuel the Seeker
Then glut thy sorrow on a morning rose, / Or on the rainbow of the salt sand-wave, / Or on the wealth of globed peonies hold the simplest remedy for overcoming an attack of the blues.
The diamond shaped undergarment is embroidered with a peony.
His head was completely covered by a pointed cap on top of which perched a nosegay of peonies. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
Compulsory labour takes a considerable variety of forms, today as in the past - debt bondage, clientship, peonage, helotage, serfdom, chattel slavery, and so on.
It is a very vigorous species with the most rapid growth of all the peonies that, in a former classification, were grouped together as suffruticose peonies. White Tree Peony Identity Discovered « Fairegarden
Peony and her mother (once she arrived in the afterworld), and the three of them together. Random House Reader's Circle chats with with Lisa See about Peony in Love
Two peónes darted through the slits in the barrera and pulled him toward the railing, blood trailing behind him in a long black tail. Carlos The Impossible (Part 2)
Pine, Rocks and Wistaria climb up a pine tree, under which the peonies full bloom.
Besides its blood tonic properties, peony root is also an antispasmodic that promotes blood circulation by relieving blockage and tension of the organs and various internal and superficial areas of the body.
Speculation only, but I'd bet Sam was in a rush and simply did not have time to wait for the slowpoke commoner in front of him, so hit the gas and pass the peon ... oops ... Smell test? (Jack Bog's Blog)
These are excellent to recycle as stakes for peas or for plants with heavy blooms such as double peonies.
After thus tantalizing me and taking my measure, he called a peon, whom I found to be an easy boss, and I was placed beside himself digging and shoveling, took his gait, which was much more easy than the Southern darkey. The adventures of two Alabama boys,
Snow-white peonies come into bloom in May, and pale daylilies, white liatris, and white Japanese anemones take turns through the summer and fall.
Pine, Rocks and Wistaria climb up a pine tree, under which the peonies full bloom.
Common bulbs planted in the fall for the spring are tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, muscari, crocuses and perennials such as peonies, daylilies, hostas, and coral-bells.
Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of perennials, including campanulas, daylilies, hostas, peonies, sedums, and Shasta daisies.
Before ten o'clock the adobe wall of the patio was warm enough to permit lingering vacqueros and idle peons to lean against it, and the exposed annexe was filled with sharp, resinous odors from the oozing sap of unseasoned "redwood" boards, warped and drying in the hot sunshine. Susy, a story of the Plains
So, before very long, the organdie butterflies and the flannel-trouser fifis gave in, succumbed, crushed once more beneath the stone-heavy passivity of resistance in the demonish peons. The Plumed Serpent
Root this bundle of peonies in the garden.
The puntillero, 'tacker' had scuttled out with his short, sharp razor-sharp knife to cut the bull's spinal chord, the coup de grace, but as he begins his surgical insertion, the cut awakens the bull, and he rises howling and scrambling to his feet, the matador falls back, and the peones again appear. There is no such thing as a bullfight
For most, the presence of flowers such as roses, peonies, chrysanthemums, lilies, irises and calendulas for instance represents an aesthetic uplifting of spirit.
But in the last few weeks I have been talking to Mumbai citizens of less elevated status: office clerks and peons, cabdrivers, shopkeepers, watchmen.
Harvesting of the plant was a speculative enterprise, with Indian debt peons spending months in the forest harvesting, drying and bailing the crop.
The power you think you wield is limited to a few faithful peons.
A second group stands admiring a finished work depicting red peony flowers.
The same peony can be topped up with water and cups of tea brewed for hours together.
B : A Peony Smart Card can only be used online.
This is due to the licorice in the formula and is not attributed to peony.
Spanish-speaking peon laborers from Venezuela arrived in the nineteenth century to clear forests and work in cocoa cultivation.
A second peon with his lasso gallops after the bullock, and throws his lasso round the hind leg above the hough and rides in a contrary direction to the other horseman, consequently the bullock is stretched between the two horses. The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
When a young coeur is bruised too many times it becomes wrapped up in scar tissue and peony petals. To the Boy Who Raped Me
Yarrows, calamints, and meadow sage come from the meadows of Europe; peonies from southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, Tibet, and China; balloon flowers from wet meadows in Japan and eastern China; and Cape fuchsia from stream banks in the mountains of southern Africa.
There are many wonderful selections, such as foxtail lilies, daffodils, peonies, however, be sure if you make a selection, note whether or not it will grow in Zone 8, irises, amaryllis, and many more. Thetowntalk.com -
As a counterpoint to the hot, dry look of the sandstone, Charlotte chose cottage-garden flowers including campanulas, catmint, dianthus, peonies, and roses in shades of lavender, pink, blue, and wine red.
Itoh peonies are hybrids between tree and perennial peonies, meaning they're small enough to fit easily into gardens, yet produce up to 50 glorious flowers in a single season. The Seattle Times
There, under palm trees and bamboo, grew huge chrysanthemums and peonies, as well as wisteria.
Then again, if empty words and promises is all that it takes to placate the peons that inhabit the hinterlands, then why go through the bother of even trying to provide real solutions?
Although we'd love to see that record in print, too, us superior folk would no longer have anything to lord over the peons.
Oxydendrum arboreum oyster plant oyster-shell scale pæonia see: peony palmettoes palms. palms for South. pampas-grass. pandanus. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
Ingredients: pure olive essential oil, gingko essence, liquorice essence , codonopsis pilosula , peony, allantoin, tree oil etc.
Nature is very liberal in all things; and we have coarse and disagreeable flower odors, supplied by peonies, marigolds, the gay bouvardia, and a still more odious greenhouse flower -- a yellowish, toadlike thing, which those who have once known will never forget, and for which perhaps they can supply a name. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
This is a big time saver as far as training peasants, peons, wisps, and acolytes, which serve as the gatherers of lumber and gold and also provide the muscle to construct your base structures.
The reason outlaw peonage, slavery, sweatshops, pimping, and other forms of bound servitude is because they are a logical extension of a market economy and will always exist if they are not outlawed. Matthew Yglesias » The Kolbe-Boyd Plan
There is a large selection of roses and different flowers such as peonies and right now is peak season in the park. The Marmot's Hole
Common ingredients include Danggui, sometimes called angelica root, and a mixture of other roots such and red and white peony roots. Can Herbs Root Out
Peonies react badly to being moved and are best left undisturbed.
While the peonies described above are herbaceous perennials, an interesting variation of the genus are the tree peonies, deciduous shrubs with lovely foliage and flowers.
Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.
HA Lisa, I have to laugh at you calling the peony a thing! White Tree Peony Identity Discovered « Fairegarden
Touch Of Sun is a phenomenal scent includes the mixture of bergamot, rose, jasmine, peony, hesperidia, vetiver, sandalwood, musk, and amber.
Other gardeners prefer to interplant them with spring flowers such as columbines, daisies, dianthus, Iceland poppies, lupines, and peonies.
Eat on the splendid terrace under the branches of plane, chestnut, maple, and acacia trees; the low stone walls are dressed with impatiens and hydrangeas (and the peonies were blooming in March).
What a beautiful shot--and I love peonies and ranunculus ranunculi? Pretty Flowers
The herbaceous peonies include five general flower types: single, semi-double, Japanese, anemone and double flowering.
It will be his word pitted against the other journalist with the defense praying like hell that the word of Woodward will prevail oaver these lesser peons. Think Progress » Woodward Reveals Important Clues About White House Smear Campaign
Plants like peonies, poppies, and irises should also be planted in the fall season.
Centerpieces at each table included orchids, and peonies, and guests were later gifted beer cozies at the end of the night.
`Look, darling," she called, billowing out her splendid full coat, `a peony past its prime today! DEATH IN PURPLE PROSE
Other gardeners prefer to interplant them with spring flowers such as columbines, daisies, dianthus, Iceland poppies, lupines, and peonies.
Rosemary, peony, clary sage and white musk give it dimension. Orange Blossoms
For the footsoldiers of such opposition are usually the same poor peons whose livelihood derives from cultivating cannabis or coca.
peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger
Other gardeners prefer to interplant them with spring flowers such as columbines, daisies, dianthus, Iceland poppies, lupines, and peonies.
Snorkelers observed only one benthic fish, a darter (Ethostoma or Percina spp.), in a smallmouth bass nest in Lake Opeongo.
In the USA peon is a demeaning term, but not in Mexico. House Progress
Other noteworthy fauna include cave-dwelling species such as a collembolan Tricanthella frigida, an endemic found in Gavarnie cirque at 2,500 m, and coleopteran Tipnus unicolor and Speonomus bolivari. Pyrenees-Mont Perdu, France and Spain
What service advantages does the Peony Credit Card possess?
Over the years, the self-described ‘former tyrant’ has learned that a company comes to life when it treats its staff as peers rather than as peons.
When cutting back old peony stems, remove as much as possible to avoid infection by peony botrytis.
Coal is simply harvested by henchmen (peasant or peons for the rest of you) and these two resources are all that's needed to wage war.
But I could barely get the word "peony" out of my mouth before finding out that I can't get them in July! Weddingbee
But I could not understand why Moutan peonies had survived the predations of Chinese peasants for thousands of years and are only now in real danger of total destruction.
Put stakes and supports in place for tall, herbaceous plants, like peonies and delphiniums.
In the minds of local farmers, the peony tree to some extent is a god, and the great number of its flowers betoken that year's foison.
The owner of the Peony had that to his credit at leastno pilferage: an anxious man, a worried man 2005
Compulsory labour takes a considerable variety of forms, today as in the past - debt bondage, clientship, peonage, helotage, serfdom, chattel slavery, and so on.
Other gardeners prefer to interplant them with spring flowers such as columbines, daisies, dianthus, Iceland poppies, lupines, and peonies.
Other staples of the cottage garden include rosemary and lavender, pale pink peonies (short-lived but gorgeous), tall hollyhocks and foxgloves which like acid soil and do well in shade.
A friend of mine suggested that "lilied" was peculiarly appropriate to form "cold nymphs chaste crowns," from its imputed power as a preserver of chastity: and in MR. HALLIWELL'S folio, several examples are quoted from old poets of "peony" spelt "piony;" and of both _peony_ and _lily_ as Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
Anemones, chrysanthemums, marigolds, pansies, peonies, and roses are best suited to microwave drying, but small, finely textured or delicate flowers are not.
Peony is a kind of herbs.
The scent is described as a musky-floral with notes of Sicilian lemon and peony peregrine. All About The Pretty
A perfect instance of this can be quoted in the case of an estanciero who found a peon wearing one of his shirts. Argentina from a British Point of View
Cut off a few plate-sized hosta leaves, a few great peony leaves, cut the recumbent stems of euphorbia or catmint. Times, Sunday Times
In summer, traditional perennials take over, and peonies, irises and hemerocallis fill the flowery brook.
The transaction carries overtones of moves to reduce the autonomy of rural African Americans with the debt peonage of sharecropping or exploitation in industrial mills.
Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of perennials, including campanulas, daylilies, hostas, peonies, sedums, and Shasta daisies.
The only colour is a slash of peony red on their lips.
O'Hara's beauty makes her another object to be acquired and handled, protected from the peons who won't appreciate her properly. Lance Mannion:
I've also got some room between the edge of the bed and the peonies, which is very sunny, where I'd like to stick something. Tiny Cat Pants
Now will you tell us lowly peons what we're doing here?
Unfortunately, he didn't say a word about how we peons could implement this idea in our classes, so it seemed a bit unapproachable.
This way they have ensured that we will put up a solid fight, and maybe be able to begg off to their foreign masters that they just couldn't swallow this time because those pesky peons just wouldn't let them. Digital Lockdown
As with herbaceous peonies, tree peonies are long-lived and resent being transplanted, so you should choose their locations with care.
First, be sure that the plant will respond to being split; not everything does, herbaceous peonies being a prime example.
Sunlight poured through branches heavy with green, and huge, blowsy peonies nodded in the warm breeze. Earl of Durkness
Species of tree peony include Paeonia delavayi with crimson cup-shaped flowers, red-tinged new growth and a height of 1.5m / 5ft, and Paeonia suffruticosa or Moutans.
Unfortunately, some idiot schmuck McCain/Palin peon underpaid, overworked employee at the County Recorder managed to enter my address incorrectly, and now I’m supposed to show up to vote in a totally new and different location, where my registration could quite possibly be challenged because it doesn’t match my ID. ALERT! Verify your voter registration status! « A Bird’s Nest
Nobody ever suggested a leader isn't just as much a scapegoat as a lowly peon ," said Frex. WICKED: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
In this world, you are unable to control any peasants or peons directly.
We are paying for it now in debt peonage to our creditors.
Peonies, irises, daylilies, and delphiniums peak as phlox come into bud and astilbes begin to light up shady garden spots.
My peonies are a lot like yours, but I think they will not bloom for another week or so. Flowers For Cutting « Fairegarden
Begin to stake early-flowering herbaceous plants, such as peonies, that are inclined to flop over following rain and strong winds.
Diane made an infusion of raw tree peony bark, with cinnamon and walnuts: the most soothing concoction she knew. A MEANS TO EVIL
I pushed open the little gate and walked into the dooryard with the neatly mown grass bordered by lilacs and peonies and day lilies…
Peonies react badly to being moved and are best left undisturbed.
While these peons can be whipped into fighting shape, bolstering diminished ranks or supplementing healthy ones, the citizens of each village slowly repopulate the town.
In summer, traditional perennials take over, and peonies, irises and hemerocallis fill the flowery brook.
He could hear her soft breathing, smell a faint scent coming off her, as from a peony, but he could not see her. FLOATING CITY
I will not waste my precious time with peons such at these.
Any profits decreases for businesses will more than be off sit by the simulating impact of more than 40 billions dollars on our economy and gains in productively will increase as higher skilled workers replace uneducated peons and businesses find labor saving devices, technology, machines etc. to replace labor shortages. — Congress Faces Gas, Energy Issues - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Other gardeners prefer to interplant them with spring flowers such as columbines, daisies, dianthus, Iceland poppies, lupines, and peonies.
In Lake Opeongo, observed predators were in the water column: smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed.
Abutilons; agapanthus; alstremeria; amaryllis; anemone; aralia; araucaria; auricula; azaleas; begonias; cactus; caladium; calceolaria; calla; camellias; cannas; carnations; century plants; chrysanthemums; cineraria; clematis; coleus; crocus; croton; cyclamen; dahlia; ferns; freesia; fuchsia; geranium; gladiolus; gloxinia; grevillea; hollyhocks; hyacinths; iris; lily; lily-of-the-valley; mignonette; moon-flowers; narcissus; oleander; oxalis; palms; pandanus; pansy; pelargonium; peony; phlox; primulas; rhododendrons; rose; smilax; stocks; sweet pea; swainsona; tuberose; tulips; violet; wax plant. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
Peonies are undemanding plants, requiring only a reasonably good soil with moderate drainage.
If you'll excuse me, I am rather busy, and don't care to discuss civic reform with peons.
The earth-shattering declaration (which was an absolute absurdity, really) came from a tall, willowy girl surrounded by what could only be classified as a gaggle of peons.
You inadvertently at a corner efforts core-pulling, climbing roses should not comparable to the noble peony.
Two important Chinese herbs that tonify blood and enter the liver meridian are angelica sinensis and white peony root.
I can never ever get enough peonies or ranunculus. Archive 2008-03-01
Charros (cowboys) from all over Mexico compete in the Campeonato Charro Nacional (National Charro Championship) at Mojoneras, between the airport and the central bus station.
He also shows how peons sought to escape military demands and to redefine their relationship with the state by migrating, changing identity, and reinventing a new political and military persona.
My mother's beautiful roses and peonies were now weedy scrub. Susan Schindehette: 8 Mile, Revisited
Other favorite flowers are pussy willow, azalea, peony and water lily or narcissus.
He purchased and planted about 1,000 herbaceous peonies and planted them in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he leased land from his brother-in-law.
The Paeonia officinalis "Rubra Plena" are nothing special as far as peonies go, but the beetroot spring growth and exotic frill of petals inspired a love of the group that has endured and continues to do so. Perfect peonies
Something along the line of 10% of net profit is more what I'm thinking -- because, in all blunt honesty, it's the peons who do the hardest, grungiest work -- and who get paid the least. Health Care Costs Today
The peon is an Indian, and a Mexican Indian at that. The Trouble Makers of Mexico
The peony seed was a new oil resource containing linolenic acid.
Practices specifically outlawed - such as debt peonage, where subjects are trapped in an unending cycle of indebtedness for necessities of life which cannot be overcome through their labor - were in reality widespread.
‘They talk about who's in charge and who are the peons,’ he says.
They had come from the slums of the favelas with a dream of being a patron of a large estate centered with a grand hacienda: Indian peons would work their wide acreage and cater to their needs.
When catalyzed with money, governmentium becomes administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy, since it has one-half as many peons but twice as many morons.
The cottage gardens blaze with irises, lilies and peonies.
What a beautiful shot--and I love peonies and ranunculus ranunculi? Pretty Flowers
You've got to show the people at the top that you can perform your job with aplomb unmatched by the other entry-level peons - even the full-timers!
In the grainy surveillance camera footage, the dumpy, mustachioed fellow looks like just one more office peon saddled with a balky computer - until he takes his revenge.
We find in the historical forms of decorative art constantly recurring types of form and line, such as the lotus of the Egyptians, the anthemia of the Greeks, the pineapple-like flower and palmette of the Persians, the peony of the Chinese. Line and Form (1900)
He was foolish to think that anything but fear could rule these peons.
Plants like peonies, poppies, and irises should also be planted in the fall season.
In April follow the double white violet; the wall-flower; the stock-gilliflower; the cowslip; flower-delices, and lilies of all natures; rosemary-flowers; the tulippa; the double peony; the pale daffodil; the French honeysuckle; the cherry-tree in blossom; the damson and plum-trees in blossom; the white thorn in leaf; the lilac-tree. XLVI. Of Gardens
Pavilion overhung the Mall; looking down one could see the coming and going of leisurely Government peons in scarlet and gold, Cashmiri vendors of great bales of embroideries and skins, big-turbaned Pahari horse-dealers, chaffering in groups, and here and there a mounted The Pool in the Desert
This is true of most fruit-trees, and such shrubs as lilac, forsythia, tree peony, wistaria, some spireas and viburnums, weigela, deutzia. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
Also potted a pink peony (my favourite flower as I recall I told you about) also with some blue lobelia. Vivace - French Word-A-Day
Richardson & Wrench The property has dry-stone walls, a vegetable garden, citrus orchard and parterre, or ornamental garden shown with peony trees and roses. Australian Country Estate
The masses, having lived in peonage and slavery under their old masters, fell into a similar yet more industrialized status as United States firms moved onto the island in search of cheap labor and tax benefits.
A home scent, this crystallike potpourri contains Egyptian resin infused with notes of iced pineapple, peony, dianthus and white musk.
Desmond fancied he saw a slight smile curl the lips of the natives; then the sentry called another peon who stood at hand, and sent him into the palace. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India
Anyway, I arrive at my own yard and see my overgrown oleaster hedge in bloom with its teeny-tiny, very un-peony-like flowers.
Two separate and distinct types of peonies include the herbaceous which are perennials which take the form of small shrublike plants; these generally die back in the winter. Epinions Recent Content for Home
It is dominated by hostas, peonies, campanula, and daylilies but holds a wealth of perennials and self-sowing annuals.
The difference is that millions of peons didn't have to go blind or stooped financing Caesars, or the MGM Grand, or Wynn's stately pleasure domes.
The mitten is a thing by which he may be traced, and I'll send my peons to start inquiries tomorrow. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India
These forms typically include serfdom, indentured labor, debt peonage, convict labor, ‘wage slavery,’ and forms of elite slavery, in addition to plantation slavery.
Saddam Hussein's-strong-man-reign had evaporated into the virga of a scraggly peon trapped in a urine ditch. Barry Michael Cooper: Kenneth Coles & Grassy Knolls: The Sole Assasination of a Bush Legacy
In summer, traditional perennials take over, and peonies, irises and hemerocallis fill the flowery brook.
Planted along with traditional peonies, irises and chrysanthemums, are lupines, veronicas and Canterbury bells, a contemporary feature rarely seen in Japanese gardens.
Those inspired by the Far East included stylized water lilies, chrysanthemums, peonies, prunus blossoms, wisteria, and wild roses, as well as birds and insects.
The bride elect held her head very erect; the red spots in her cheeks glowed like double peonies; her two thin curls, done in oil for the occasion, hung straight and stiff like pendant icicles nigrescent; her sparkling black eyes looked apparently into vacuity, while they were really beholding the acme of all her hopes. Hubert's Wife A Story for You
Determined to protect their masters, however, two local police captains hatch a plan to flush out and kill the new leader of the group and begin by tracking her down to a house of pleasure named the Peony Pavilion.
The dapper pink gladioli I planted last spring near the boxwood hedge had finally bloomed, the blush-pink peonies—unfashionable but one of my favourites—were out after I had given up on them, and the air smelled of fresh earth and honeysuckle. Exit the Actress
We used modern biological extraction technology to obtain extracts of reishi, ginseng, wolfberry, peony, and licorice.
There are all sorts of peonies and violets abloom at Five Corners.
Tang's excellent depictions of the 160 odd characters in the ‘Peony Pavilion’ has earned him centuries of acclamation from generations of dramatists.
Lift and divide overcrowded clumps of perennials, including campanulas, daylilies, hostas, peonies, sedums, and Shasta daisies.
And although feeding calves is now a thing of the past, she has made sure to keep her hand in in the garden with its deep beds of rhododendrons, camellias, peonies and other flowering shrubs.
The moutan peony should be grown in a bright place, with direct sunlight.
It is dominated by hostas, peonies, campanula, and daylilies but holds a wealth of perennials and self-sowing annuals.
Peonies, irises, daylilies, and delphiniums peak as phlox come into bud and astilbes begin to light up shady garden spots.
It recalls the cowled monk with his cross, and the soldier close following with his sword; the old mission-house, with its church and garrison beside it; the fierce savage lured from a roving life, and changed into a toiling _peon_, afterwards to revolt against a system of slavery that even religion failed to make endurable; the neophyte turning his hand against his priestly instructor, equally his oppressor; revolt followed by a deluge of blood, with ruinous devastation, until the walls of both _mission_ and military _cuartel_ are left tenantless, and the redskin has returned to his roving. The Lone Ranche
Sir James and Lady Graham have recently restored the orangery and at present the attractions include beds of peonies.
At the southern end, within earshot of juggernauts thundering along the Embankment, there is a wild area with flowering shrubs and rare peonies.
A coachman has to drive, a groom has to open the door, a peon has to shout warnings.
As a counterpoint to the hot, dry look of the sandstone, Charlotte chose cottage-garden flowers including campanulas, catmint, dianthus, peonies, and roses in shades of lavender, pink, blue, and wine red.
Autumn is the best time to plant peonies.

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