persicary

As she uttered this suggestion, they wended their steps along the persicary-covered bank of the Purple Lily Isle.

Hung Lou Meng 2003

But, reader, you have heard how that these four characters "the persicary beach and the flower-laden bank," the motto "a phoenix comes with dignified air," and the rest owe one and all their origin to the unexpected test to which

Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

As she uttered this suggestion, they wended their steps along the persicary-covered bank of the Purple Lily Isle.

Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

"The two words 'flower-laden bank,'" she said, "are really felicitous, so what use was there for 'persicary beach?'"

Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao

“the persicary beach and the flower-laden bank,” the motto “a phoenix comes with dignified air,” and the rest owe one and all their origin to the unexpected test to which

Hung Lou Meng 2003