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Gentle breeze

noun

Wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale.

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"Gentle breeze" Quotes from Famous Books

... dark the sky became overcast, the pines began dripping moisture, and a gentle breeze was heard murmuring in the ...

— Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods • Jessie Graham Flower

... stronger, the British commander strained his anxious eyes towards the fort, to his immense relief friendly signals welcomed him, and as the sun rose the gentle breeze flung to the dusty haze the Union Jack, which ever since that day has floated from the ramparts of the ...

— The Story of the Guides • G. J. Younghusband

... the divine abode Of ransomed men and their eternal God, Rises 'mid blooming bowers and lofty trees, And waves its banners to the gentle breeze. Upon its pearly gates and shining walls A flood of everlasting glory falls, And tinges with its own delightful glow The lovely river murmuring below. That river from the living fountain springs, And, guided by the mighty King of kings, It wanders ...

— Canadian Wild Flowers • Helen M. Johnson

... to Sun, who at once proceeded to test its powers. When he waved it once the fires on Flaming Mountain died out. When he waved it a second time a gentle breeze sprang up. When he waved it a third time refreshing rain fell everywhere, and the pilgrims proceeded on their way ...

— Myths and Legends of China • E. T. C. Werner

... becoming more peaceful and impartial of mind under the long monotonous cadence and quiet repetitions of the soothing sea. For now he was beyond the Haven head—the bulwark that makes the bay a pond in all common westerly weather—and waves that were worthy of the name flowed towards him, with a gentle breeze stepping ...

— Springhaven - A Tale of the Great War • R. D. Blackmore

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