We are warmed by the rays of the sun; so, too, is the moon; but, whatever may be the temperature during the long day on the moon, it seems certain that the cold of the lunar night would transcend that known in the bleakest regions of our earth.
"The Story of the Heavens"
Robert Stawell Ball
But Granny's room, always cosy, was cosiest when the outside world was bleakest.
"Jane Lends A Hand"
Shirley Watkins
This may explain the traces of primeval cultivation to be seen here on the barest bleakest, and most unpromising hillsides.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies