1 It was like a king's canopy, a fairy king's.
2 Between the blossoming branches of the canopy bits of blue sky looked down like wonderful eyes.
3 Fired by recollections of fakirs and devotees in illustrations Colin suggested that they should all sit cross-legged under the tree which made a canopy.
4 The light shone on him through the tree canopy.
5 When he returned to the canopy tree his cheeks were flushed and he looked triumphant.
6 Every beautiful morning the Magic was worked by the mystic circle under the plum-tree which provided a canopy of thickening green leaves after its brief blossom-time was ended.
7 "The canopy which is to be borne over your Majesty, in the procession, is waiting," announced the chief master of the ceremonies.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES 8 There were lounging chairs and sofas, window seats covered with soft cushions of fantastic designs; there was one corner fitted in Persian fashion, with a huge canopy and a jeweled lamp beneath.
9 The vast canopy of woods spread itself to the margin of the river, overhanging the water, and shadowing its dark current with a deeper hue.
10 As the day had now dawned, the opposite shores no longer presented a confused outline, but they were able to look into the woods, and distinguish objects beneath a canopy of gloomy pines.
11 Urged by the different motives of filial affection, friendship and gratitude, Heyward and his companions rushed with one accord to the place, encircling the little canopy of dust which hung above the warriors.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 12 12 The light beat upon him where he stood, but long shadows trailed down the walls and hung like a black canopy above him.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall 13 The coiling uprush of smoke streamed across the sky, and through the rare tatters of that red canopy, remote as though they belonged to another universe, shone the little stars.
14 Bearded workmen with pious faces were guiding a canopy out through a side door, the sacristan aiding them with quiet gestures and words.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James JoyceContext Highlight In Chapter 3 15 It had been taken from the Turkish camp before Vienna, and the standard of Mohammed had stood beneath the tremulous gilt of its canopy.