bay-trees

But he crosses the threshold of the temple to pray to Phoebus before his oracle, and was busy with his burnt-offering; when a body of men armed with swords set themselves in ambush against him in the cover of the bay-trees, and

Andromache 2007

But he crosses the threshold of the temple to pray to Phoebus before his oracle, and was busy with his burnt-offering; when a body of men armed with swords set themselves in ambush against him in the cover of the bay-trees, and

Andromache 2007

He had stared for a little at the outside painted a good cream colour, with two peacock-blue tubs containing little bay-trees in a recessed doorway — and at the words ‘Restaurant Bretagne’ above them in gold letters, rather favourably impressed.

In Chancery 2004

There it was — desirable — with its bay-trees in its tubs and its fanlight shining.

The Silver Spoon 2004

With the canteen accounts in her hand, Fleur stepped out between her tubbed bay-trees.

Swan Song 2004

He laboured faithfully in the parish: the schools, both Sunday and day - schools, flourished under his sway like green bay-trees.

Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

Beyond it was a thicket of dark-leaved bay-trees climbing up a steep bank that was crowned with old cedars.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

Close by, just under the dappling shadow of the dark bay-trees, two men remained on guard.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

He scrambled a little way up into one of the larger of the bay-trees.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

In the next Act, a year later, they are all flourishing like green bay-trees as a firm of Poetry

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 Various