My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea. From LearnThat.org. [Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)]
A halcyon atmosphere. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Youth has been justly termed the halcyon era of life. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840 A Documentary History] Reference
For the halcyon was a fabled bird, whose nest floated upon the sea. From Wordnik.com. [A Portrait of Old George Town] Reference
TV presenter Sarah Beeny recalls a halcyon moment on the banks of the Nile. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Recalling the halcyon days of early 2008, Hedgie momentarily forgot himself. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
The halcyon is a sacred bird, so I never stirred for fear I should scare it away. From Wordnik.com. [The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World] Reference
The halcyon is a sea bird, which lays its eggs along the shore, or deposits them in the sand. From Wordnik.com. [NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works] Reference
Possibly the halcyon was a tern or sea-swallow, which resembles a kingfisher, but they brood on land. From Wordnik.com. [NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works] Reference
Many will recall the halcyon days of Dimension Data when it sold networking systems at breathtaking pace. From Wordnik.com. [ Media community of South Africa] Reference
At least I recall the halcyon days when we would go to the playground, and I could stand nearby in reasonable proximity. From Wordnik.com. [Thursday, Oct. 29 – The Bleat.] Reference
Recalling their halcyon days in the '70s, Knicks announcer Walt Frazier came dressed as a leopard, or at least wore a leopard-print suit. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
To understand the gravity of Facebook’s decision and of the coverage of it, we need to recall the halcyon days of America Online. From Wordnik.com. [On Facebook’s “Death Spiral” : #comments] Reference
I was at primary school in the early 1980s, the "halcyon" days of school libraries, according to teachers. From Wordnik.com. [The Age News Headlines] Reference
So much for the halcyon days of the gold standard!. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Auerback: The Real Lesson From the Great Depression: Fiscal Policy Works!] Reference
Lit, a white halcyon auspice, 'mid our frozen crew. From Wordnik.com. [Poems of To-Day: an Anthology] Reference
Think way way back to the halcyon days of two years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Will Durst: Swamp Drainage Detritus] Reference
I'd just love to bring you on a silver tray some halcyon days. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Hornsby, Mixing Pop and Improvisation] Reference
As were pictured to the mind again the halcyon scenes of yore. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems] Reference
There were sweetnesses unrivalled in those halcyon days of truth. From Wordnik.com. [The Minstrel A Collection of Poems] Reference
So the four years went by till in 1847 this halcyon period came to an end. From Wordnik.com. [Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies] Reference
In Detroit's halcyon postwar days, they made distinctive design statements. From Wordnik.com. [A Dash Of Style] Reference
I didn't want to date myself, so I professed ignorance of such halcyon days. From Wordnik.com. [KEEP IT SIMPLE, PLEASE!] Reference
In the halcyon days of the Mossad, even recruiting spies was a covert operation. From Wordnik.com. [Espionage, Anyone?] Reference
These halcyon days of the voyage were destined, however, to be soon abruptly terminated. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
Perhaps we should bring back the good old stability and prosperity of those halcyon days?. From Wordnik.com. [Randall Amster: Phoenix, We Have a Problem...] Reference
Oh, I'd love to bring you on a silver tray some halcyon days, some bright days, some great days, peaceful days. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Hornsby, Mixing Pop and Improvisation] Reference
Jarrold's movie, rushing too fast through the halcyon days at Oxford, short-shrifts Sebastian's legendary charm. From Wordnik.com. [You Can Go Home Again] Reference
I'd just love to bring you on a silver tray some halcyon days, some bright days, some great days, peaceful days. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Hornsby, Mixing Pop and Improvisation] Reference
I'd just love to bring you, on a silver tray, I'd just love to bring you on a silver tray some halcyon days, yes. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Hornsby, Mixing Pop and Improvisation] Reference
Opened in 1935, it is a pristine example of the art deco architecture that flourished in Hollywood's halcyon years. From Wordnik.com. [How to Vacation Like a Movie Star] Reference
It sounds almost halcyon; the perfect melting-pot with children of all classes and backgrounds getting on together. From Wordnik.com. [The London comprehensive that's schooled Labour's elite] Reference
Blairites used to call that vision of progressive governance the "Third Way," in the halcyon days of the late 1990s. From Wordnik.com. [TONY'S SECOND CHANCE] Reference
It almost worked for a while in those halcyon days of the X - Files, Battlestar Galactica, General Hospital and the like. From Wordnik.com. [Melody Breyer-Grell: Please Don't Feed the Narcissist: The Fantasia Barrino Follies] Reference
Even in the halcyon days of the '80s, Los Angeles did not really cohere, as do other cities like San Antonio or Denver or Seattle. From Wordnik.com. [Can Los Angeles Escaped The Fires?] Reference
Just how close the economy can come to reprising those halcyon times has become one of the dominant questions facing the dismal science. From Wordnik.com. [Betting On A Recovery] Reference
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