tropicality

Amid the lush tropicality and sleepy atmosphere of this faraway paradise, we tried to talk about our marriage.

ɘloЯ 2010

But the Methodists and Presbyterians preferred “Orange Hill,” evoking perpetual sun, tropicality plenty.

Dream State Diane Roberts 2008

The Vietnamese coastline melded with the azure South China Sea and the lush tropicality of the Southeast Asian land mass.

Honorbound Taylor, Laura 1988

As he surveyed the white square set in an exotic coquetry of architecture, the studied tropicality of the gardens, the groups loitering in the foreground against mauve mountains which suggested a sublime stage-setting forgotten in a hurried shifting of scenes—as he took in the whole outspread effect of light and leisure, he felt a movement of revulsion from the last few months of his life.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

As he surveyed the white square set in an exotic coquetry of architecture, the studied tropicality of the gardens, the groups loitering in the foreground against mauve mountains which suggested a sublime stage-setting forgotten in a hurried shifting of scenes—as he took in the whole outspread effect of light and leisure, he felt a movement of revulsion from the last few months of his life.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

As he surveyed the white square set in an exotic coquetry of architecture, the studied tropicality of the gardens, the groups loitering in the foreground against mauve mountains which suggested a sublime stage-setting forgotten in a hurried shifting of scenes—as he took in the whole outspread effect of light and leisure, he felt a movement of revulsion from the last few months of his life.

The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987

Through an air that seemed heavy with languid tropicality, and the waiting richness of life, he caught the belated glimmer of lights and the throb and murmur of string music.

Phantom Wires A Novel Arthur Stringer 1912

The glaucous wonder stands by itself, a prodigy of good style, more pleasing to the eye than all that painfully generated tropicality of Mr. Hanbury's Mortola paradise.

Alone Norman Douglas 1910

As he surveyed the white square set in an exotic coquetry of architecture, the studied tropicality of the gardens, the groups loitering in the foreground against mauve mountains which suggested a sublime stage-setting forgotten in a hurried shifting of scenes -- as he took in the whole outspread effect of light and leisure, he felt a movement of revulsion from the last few months of his life.

House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1899

And then, pervading all, the delicious fragrance of fruit and flowers and tropicality!

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886