Literary notes about Lush (AI summary)
"Lush" in literature is a versatile descriptor that effortlessly conveys abundance and richness. More often than not, it adorns verdant landscapes and vibrant flora, evoking images of tropical paradises filled with luxuriant vegetation—whether it’s the deadly yet beautiful Caribbean setting ([1]), the inviting, expansive meadows ([2], [3], [4]), or underwater realms glittering with life ([5]). At the same time, "lush" is employed metaphorically to capture alluring textures, appetizing details, and even decadent moods, as seen in poetic expressions that celebrate the sumptuous beauty of nature ([6], [7]). The term also finds its way into colloquial dialogue and serves as a character’s name, reflecting an intensity or overindulgence beyond the purely botanical sense ([8], [9], [10]). In each usage, the word enriches the narrative by suggesting both the fertile exuberance of natural scenes and the layered, sometimes ambivalent, qualities of human experience.
- The lush and deadly Caribbean paradise, domain of rebels and freeholders, of brigands, bawds and buccaneers.
— from Caribbee by Thomas Hoover - He had to walk three miles through lush meadows and young copses.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - We felt very small and light, and almost fairy-like, as we ran here and thither over the lush grass, studded with spring flowers.
— from Explorers of the Dawn by Mazo De la Roche - The sky had never seemed clearer, the forest never so beautifully lush and green, so full of sylvan recesses and the gladsome songs of birds.
— from Mam' Linda by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben - The Nautilus passed over these lush, luxuriant depths with tremendous speed.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - Lamps gleamed on the fair damask, on the feathery daintiness of flowers, and on the lush purple and gold and russet of grapes and peaches.
— from The Mystery of the RavenspursA Romance and Detective Story of Thibet and England by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White - So when men bury us beneath the yew Thy crimson-stainèd mouth a rose will be, And thy soft eyes lush bluebells dimmed with dew,
— from Poems, with The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde - "Here's another swig all round," Joe Johnson exclaimed, "and then I'll go below to lollop an hour, for I'm bloody lush."
— from The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times by George Alfred Townsend - "He's a lush; if you got him stewed he might go that far.
— from The Auction Block by Rex Beach - Lush, of course, was made aware of the engagement by abundant signs, without being formally told.
— from Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
