| 单词 | strewing |
| 例句 | He flung out all his favored maxims as if strewing flowers after my brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On this he rose and placed the bed of balsam near the fire, strewing sheepskins on top, and skins of goats. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces paled with dread before Athena, and swords dropped from their hands unnerved, to lie strewing the ground, at the great voice of the goddess. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The goddess Aphrodite floated around them on a small white cloud, strewing rose petals in the giantess’s eyes and calling encouragement to Piper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My husband ploughed it, steadying the plough behind the two bullocks while I came behind, strewing the seed to either side and sprinkling the earth over from the basket at my hip. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The two spells combined did what one alone had not: The spider keeled over sideways, flattening a nearby hedge, and strewing the path with a tangle of hairy legs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And now Nestor, strewing the barley grains, and water drops, pronounced his invocation to Athena and burned a pinch of bristles from the victim. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When she came back from talking to the invisibilities, Brave Orchid saw that her sister was strewing the room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a blast of shot ripped through the bottom of the can, blowing the lid off and strewing the contents all over the old dog. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the infinitesimal glow of the stars, the trees and flowers were strewing their cool odors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z But in this book, he lets loose, slathering miso buttercream on sesame chocolate cake and strewing pink peppercorns on sables. Cookbook Review: Dorie Greenpan’s ‘Baking Chez Moi’, Nick Malgieri’s ‘Pastry’ 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z He forgot to fix the brakes on Tyrone's car and, strewing nuts and bolts with a lavish hand, it cartwheeled down a snow-strewn slope and landed on its roof. Blitz Street, Out of the Frying Pan and Coronation Street 2010-04-19T22:05:00Z This wine, on the other hand, is a hippo in a bikini strewing fruits and flowers while perched on a unicycle balanced on a tightrope. | Cups of Good Cheer 2012-12-14T22:31:14Z He was a fairytale father, an Angela Carter father, a "magic uncle", a Pied Piper strewing candy and trailing kids. Andre Gerard's top 10 father memoirs 2013-06-12T15:11:54Z Mr. Sokolov has put them through his typewriter one more time, strewing bits of personal detail atop them as garnish. Books of The Times: ‘Steal the Menu,’ by Raymond Sokolov 2013-05-09T21:24:23Z Someone has been in this motel room all night, strewing scurrilities. In Michel Houellebecq’s ‘Serotonin,’ the Provocative Beat Goes On (and On) 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z This book emphasizes that all things dinosaur are well within the reach of a 3-year-old by strewing its pages with whimsical, collaged images of diverse, stylishly dressed children frolicking with gigantic, friendly-looking beasts. Books That Captivate Babies and Toddlers 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z For years I’ve been composting garden debris by strewing it over a wedge-shaped grove near the garden. Why compost is the lifeblood of the garden 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Both were strewing acorns, but the chestnut oak’s had matured in one season. Plant an oak tree — or better yet, start with acorns 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z She writes from a place of hard-won, cranky entitlement, blithely strewing her path with observations while taking swipes at power brokers through the ages. The Unreality of Being a Celebrity 2011-05-16T11:00:17Z The people who designed this room clearly did not imagine you strewing your clothes around. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Ames Hotel, Boston 2010-03-12T02:49:00Z The storm brought fierce winds and drove surging seawater miles inland, strewing the area with fallen trees, power lines and debris. Florida's storm-tossed Gulf Coast takes stock as Idalia soaks Carolinas 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The windows in the living room, bathroom and bedroom all blew in, strewing glass everywhere, while much of the roof was torn off, she said. More than 100 homes damaged when tornado hits suburb of Canada’s capital 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Climbing over fallen redwoods strewing the road after one of the toughest storms in March, I realized that my climate grief presents as numbness, disgust, fury and despair. Opinion: How to dig your way out of climate grief 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Instead of just placing your gourds on your coffee table or strewing them about randomly through your space, think like a designer and take the opportunity to get a little creative. Style at home: Gourds make gorgeous fall decor 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Thousands more cheered, many strewing flowers in the path of her glass-topped hearse, as the queen’s coffin was driven to Windsor Castle, where she was buried next to her husband, Prince Philip. Thousands Pay Tribute as Britain Says Final Farewell to Its Queen 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z For those who adhere to the Catholic faith, the strewing about of the eucharist was nearly as sacrilegious as the burglary of its receptacle, a diocese spokeswoman said. Theft of a Church’s Tabernacle Leaves More Than a Physical Void 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The most bizarre tactic involves dismantling a black feather boa and strewing the loose feathers about to simulate a crow casualty. How to (nonviolently!) deter the murder of crows digging up your lawn 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The extras laughed as they climbed into the huge, cross-shaped pit, strewing jokes over some unspoken distress. Pedro Almodóvar Is Still Making Movies That Shock 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z An infestation of bark beetles a few years ago killed a large number of drought-weakened trees, felling them and strewing their parched carcasses on the ground. Strong winds fanning Windy, KNP Complex fires as they burn through southern Sierra Nevada 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z A few minutes after Ahmadi’s arrival, the commander fired a single Hellfire missile at the vehicle, destroying the sedan in an explosion and strewing bodies through the wreckage and courtyard. U.S. military admits ‘horrible mistake’ in Kabul drone strike that killed 10 Afghans 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z For the time being, black holes are dark, ravenous stars, strewing table scraps across space and lighting it up with their passive hunger. What to Name a Bunch of Black Holes? You Had Some Ideas. 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Wild boars are a menace in Rome, strewing garbage around the city, blocking traffic and causing numerous car accidents. Romans Want to Get Rid of Wild Boars, but Killing Them? That’s Another Matter 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The observations paint a familiar picture of brute forces at work strewing wreckage and change across an unforgiving universe. Watch This Black Hole Blow Bubbles 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The people who dashed from the Capitol, losing heels and strewing briefcases along the East Front, sprinting for their lives. Reporter's Notebook: Capitol Hill sun fails to hide pain as coronavirus spreads 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The greatest internet-driven transformation has occurred in Indian quizzing, where questions have bloomed into intricate puzzles, strewing clues through wordplay, snippets of video, clips of audio, and photos. Question time: my life as a quiz obsessive 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The Young Lords and a handful of community members began dragging rusted refrigerators, old cars, mattresses and busted furniture off the corners and strewing them across Third Avenue near 110th Street. Garbage Fires for Freedom: When Puerto Rican Activists Took Over New York’s Streets 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Protesters sprayed slogans in the main chamber, tore down and bashed portraits of legislative leaders and tipped over file cabinets in offices, strewing papers on the floors. Hong Kong lawmaker: China may ramp pressure after violence 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The working class, too, is dirty, strewing candy papers, gum and cigarette wrappers. People assume I'm middle class – don't they know I grew up playing darts? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z We are the bitter Samaritans, strewing bones through the temple in Jerusalem. High risk: anti-vaxxers in the delivery ward 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The bus hit the median wall and rolled several times, strewing gear and musical instruments, spokesman Sgt. Local Digest: Man killed after being hit by car in Prince George’s County 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Much of it, indeed, is conducted at ground level, with Tom grubbing for mushrooms or eating a hard-boiled egg and then strewing the shell fragments around a vegetable patch. “Leave No Trace” and “Three Identical Strangers” 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Then Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, strewing mold-producing wreckage across the island and forcing many to use fume-spewing generators for power. Puerto Rico struggles with jump in asthma cases post-Maria 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Trump seeks adulation, a crown of laurels and the strewing of rose petals at his feet. Opinion | Republicans are so hopeless, Trump may have to work with Democrats 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Television crews will start strewing cables throughout the arena in the morning and the NBA’s defending champions will be dropped off by charter bus in the late afternoon. John Wall, red-hot Wizards will receive wanted attention when Cleveland arrives 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Or brighten a spread of holiday desserts by strewing colorful shards of bark over frosted cakes, cupcakes and brownies. Homemade Peppermint Bark: An Easy Recipe for DIY Holiday Gifting 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The rest of the apartment has the atmosphere of a college dormitory room, with its obligatory unpacked suitcase on the floor and haphazard strewings of books and papers and objects. Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Display items on tables and racks rather than strewing them around the ground. 10 Essential Tips for Throwing a Successful Garage Sale 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Dan Buesing of the Texas Department of Public Safety says rail cars up to 400 yards from the collision site are derailed, strewing rail cars and container stacks. The Latest: Crews to work into night at Texas train crash 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The truck overturned from the impact, strewing the road with gravel. Gravel-laden dump truck and car hit head-on in NY, killing 1 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Two were recovered intact from the sea but the others leaked radiation into the surrounding countryside when their plutonium-filled detonators went off, strewing 3kg of highly radioactive plutonium 239 around Palomares. US to clean up Spanish radioactive site 49 years after plane crash 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z And so it continues, three days after the unapologetic billionaire dominated the first Republican presidential debate, strewing commentary and one-liners in his wake — which at least gave the press something to do over the weekend. Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump conspiracy theories, outrage multiply 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z I have a unique filing method that involves strewing stuff all over the floor: notebooks, printouts, research materials of various kinds. Someone should write a white paper on my paper-eating dog. But he’d probably eat it. A patriotic song and poem later, you would have joined your friends by walking with the orphaned children of the war and strewing flowers on the graves, ending at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers. The Real Story of Memorial Day 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Difficulties in France and disappointing growth figures from China are strewing stones in the path of the Germany economy. Germany ekes out growth, France slides into recession 2013-05-15T07:05:18Z The custom of strewing flowers on the graves of fallen soldiers has innumerable founders, going back perhaps beyond the horizon of recorded history, perhaps as far as war itself. Many Claim to Be Memorial Day Birthplace 2012-05-26T17:32:59Z Nearly five hundred rifles cracked at once, strewing the ground with men. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z But when at length, in the evening, they reached the city, masses of enthusiastic people blocked the streets, crying, "Welcome home! welcome home!" and strewing flowers and rosemary before them. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Around him gamboled the mob, screaming blessings and adulations, strewing his bearers' way with masses of wilted flowers, filched from the halls. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z It is with them always, threatening them, devouring their land, strewing their flat shore with wreckage. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z At Clee, Lincolnshire, for example, the parish officials possess the right of cutting rushes from a certain piece of land for strewing the floor of the church every Trinity Sunday. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z On this day a small feast is provided by the parents; still it is thought well to propitiate the evil spirits by strewing a portion of the feast round the house where the child is. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z All the way up that wearisome ascent he was strewing his steps with the dead leaves of his illusions. A Romance of Wastdale 2012-02-01T03:00:11.227Z It is so, indeed, had one time to be 'strewing violets all the time,' as E. B. B. said. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z In some places the trees were of a great height and girth, making a gloom over the huge moss-grown granite rocks strewing the earth and edging the little stream.... Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z The churchwardens preserve their rights by cutting a small quantity of grass annually and strewing it on the church floor. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z The practice of strewing the plant over with powdered sulphur, which was so much lauded, seems to be of little use. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Thus he began the strewing of words upon the paper, in the execrable handwriting and at the phenomenal speed which have become traditions of that office, where each has remained unrivaled in the paper's annals. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z With gusts of wind, the branches, madly arrogant, shook off their exuberance of sere and yellow leaves, as if they were strewing the paths with silver and gold and rustling notes. Psyche 2011-11-15T03:00:18.293Z The servants bowed low, drums and trumpets sounded, and little pages went before them strewing flowers. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Thanks to the storm, there were several huge nuts strewing the ground around each of the trees. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z She glanced into one after another of the little cluster of dishevelled bedrooms, with crumpled newspapers left over from a hurried packing still strewing the floors. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z There might be a prostrate figure on some of the dirty blankets strewing the ground, for all he could say. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z We have captured a dozen or more rabid Indians who but half an hour ago were strewing the hillside with our dead. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Me, a voice calleth to that tomb Where these are strewing branch and bloom Saying, 'Come nearer:' and I come. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z Such incidents as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, destructive storms on land and sea, disastrous floods and landslips suddenly strewing valleys with ruin, must have awakened the terror of those who witnessed them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z And everywhere the yellow tips of the groundsel had expanded into tiny white fluffy balls of down, strewing the empty fields, floating with the floating mist. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z Over the wharf was an arch of most lovely flowers, and five hundred little girls were strewing the roads with orange blossoms. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Charnyetski's squadron pursued them with a fearful outcry, slashing, thrusting, strewing the field with corpses. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z In our isle’s enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z In the next three years she ran sort of continuously amuck against the susceptible, strewing her world with broken, bleeding hearts. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z The strewing of rushes in the way where processions were to pass is attributed by our poets to all times and countries. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Cut it in slices, and then roast it all With accurate care, strewing on nought but salt, Most thinly spread; then sprinkle a little oil; Then eat it hot, first dipping it in brine. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z For weeks together, on any morning, you may see the litter of bracken and grass strewing the way to his home and down the various entrances. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z "You are strewing wormwood over this blissful hour." A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z This woman, however, cannot refrain from strewing mysterious hints in Ellen's way, and Henry Lovell obtains a power over the poor girl which is the bane of her life. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z What they did not see was the flower and pick of their manhood strewing their native hills and kloofs with stiffened corpses in thousands, to the advantage of the aasvogel and the jackal. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z I have been busy preparing the guest-chamber for her, strewing lavender on the linen, and trying to make it home-like for the young maiden who is banished for Christ's sake from her old home. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z He gathered, furthermore, several bunches of choice roses, rifling them of their freshest odor by ruthless handling, and strewing them to the right and left as he went from the garden into the meadow. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The characters participate in drunkenness, prostrate sobbing, projectile vomiting, flower strewing, the deliberate drowning of an electronic device and an unprovoked attack on a Chanel handbag. | New Jersey: It?s All Perfectly Polite. Then the Savaging Begins. 2011-05-21T00:54:16Z The Saxons fought with desperation, disputing every inch of the ground, and strewing the ground, yard by yard, with the Norman slain. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z This is leading it to pour resources into dubious innovation champions while at the same time strewing obstacles in the path of the vast majority of private-sector companies. Schumpeter: Bamboo innovation 2011-05-05T10:58:31Z The journey was full of annoying mishaps, thanks to a habit some of our Southern and Western railway people have, lacking roses and other fresh flowers, of strewing freight wrecks in my path. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z I suffered them yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, when I was strewing manure. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z The rain dashed against the panes, while the gale blew the clouds at a rapid speed northward, stripping the branches of their gaudy dress and strewing the faded grass with a carpet of gay colors. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z Then strewing a little mould upon it, it appeared like plain ground. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z All the trees on Sheridan Lane had turned yellow, and the leaves strewing its cobblestones, looked like golden coins—the generous largess scattered in the progress of jovial King Autumn. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z The little hairy dog has brought her ruined garland back to her feet; and, holding it between his fore-paws, is painstakingly biting off each leaf and tendril, and strewing them over the close-shaven sward. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z With the Doctor's efficient aid, we are now reduced to order; and can find a dress or apron without strewing the floor with the contents of three or four trunks. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z The roses which Lozoncyi tried to cut for Erika fell to pieces beneath his touch, strewing the earth with pink and white petals. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z He had seen it a few days before, was certain he had, shook up the contents, then overturned the box, strewing the studs and pins on the bureau. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Certain it is, however, that Milton wrote after the Homeric method, and did not exert himself chiefly in strewing his text with luminous propositions. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z Lo, this is she that was the world's delight; The old grey years were parcels of her might; The strewings of the ways wherein she trod Were the twain seasons of the day and night. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z No muffling of knockers—no strewing of straw in the streets—no doctor anxiously expected—no dosing of both parent and child. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Glad as birds in the joyous spring-time, they led her forth dancing, shouting, singing, and strewing green branches before her. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z While he thus pondered and hesitated, strewing his room with the contents of drawers and cabinets, by way of aiding the labor of preparation, his door was suddenly opened, and Mr. Merl made his appearance. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The forest with its half dismantled trees and the withered leaves strewing the ground, lent the scene a bleak, autumnal aspect. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z As he said this, Grasp emptied the contents of his bag upon the table, and forthwith began to fumble amongst a whole heap of parchments, strewing them about in most admired disorder. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Once it tried to make trouble between the mistress and the maid by strewing charcoal ashes on the milk. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z The workers were finally told to pick up the mops and put them in garbage bags, which they did — but not before shaking the mops out and strewing the beach with oil again. Onshore Oil Spill Response Is Described as Chaotic 2010-06-15T01:29:00Z Do they think that all around them are mines strewing the North Sea, and that submarines are lurking here and there waiting to launch the terrible torpedo? With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War Backwards galloped the fifty cavaliers, strewing the earth with trampled pagans; and the footmen shouted with delight, as they again beheld their leader. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico The flowers fell in a gorgeous heap between them, strewing her lap with their fresh beauty. The Man from Jericho The custom is associated with the strewing of palms before Christ on his entry into Jerusalem, but was observed by the British Druids in celebration of the awakening life of the earth at this season. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z "Swing low, sweet chariot," sang the freedmen, and two by two they passed along, strewing the graves with flowers till all the green was dotted with color. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches If the hearts of the nations be not changed, one more mirage will be added to the many humanity has pursued across the burning sands, strewing the barren desert with bleached bones. Victory out of Ruin It was light enough now, and in a glance the master mechanic caught the black grains of powder strewing the floor where a broken keg had been rolled along. The Night Operator Behind, the runners were carrying white staves in their hand, and after them fifty singing girls, strewing flowers of all colours upon the path. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance The day is called Flowering Sunday, and its peculiar feature is strewing the graves of the dead with flowers. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Now, the keeper had not much sympathy with the strewing of flowers, North or South; he had seen the beautiful ceremony more than once turned into a political demonstration. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches In his anxiety on this bead, he ransacked drawers and cabinets with wild and furious haste, strewing their contents around him, or wantonly throwing them on the fire. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) “They were strewing flowers on the graves of departed missionaries.” Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder A second later a machine gun began strewing the ground with horses and men. The Black Watch A Record in Action "I'll give it some crumbs, anyway," said Bob, and, strewing bread along the path, went back to his more engrossing ducks. The Shadow She waited, however, at the bottom of the garden for Zachary's return, strewing the ground by her feet with spikes of veronica blooms. Carnival As the good Washington left the bridge, they joined in a chorus, touchingly expressive of his services and their gratitude, strewing, at the same time, flowers as he passed along. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 “They were celebrating Decoration Day … strewing flowers on the graves of departed missionaries.” Mr. Munchausen Being a True Account of Some of the Recent Adventures beyond the Styx of the Late Hieronymus Carl Friedrich, Sometime Baron Munchausen of Bodenwerder I am strewing it profusely with melodies," said Théophile; "my music comes from my heart. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels You then return to the other room, and taking a slip of black paper, you put it into the other side of the box, strewing the ashes of the burnt paper over it. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments Every blade of grass in the dingy squares of Camden Town was of emerald, and gardeners were strewing the paths with bright orange gravel. Carnival Had I played out my part, by this time I should have been strewing the stage with a mock supper. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands No sooner said than done, Aladdin mounted his horse and passed through the streets, the slaves strewing gold as they went. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women "I suppose," said May, "that if Wesley had had the advantage of being at one of the provincial colleges, he would have invented a new soap, instead of strewing the place with nonconformist chapels?" The New Warden And now, laying his arm tenderly about the girl's neck, and strewing a stripe of salt from his pocket upon the earth, which the goats, following, eagerly licked up, Adalgoth went up the slope. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 In traveling through the great forests of the Rocky Mountains or of the Western States, the broken branches and fallen trunks, strewing the ground breast-high with all sorts of decaying litter, frequently make locomotion impossible. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 And it would be a mistake to remove an old man's newspapers before he has read them, even if he persists in strewing them all over the floor. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Enter a maid strewing flowers, and a serving-man perfuming the door. Folk-lore of Shakespeare She scattered about her noble personages with the profusion of a child strewing wild-flowers. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life They were used for strewing the floor at the wedding-feast, or at the entertaining of some great baron. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Then the Stranger Child plucked blades of grass, and gathered little twigs from trees, strewing them down before Felix and Christlieb. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. Then she leaned over and fingered some of the girlish fineries strewing the bed. The House of Fulfilment There was no actual strewing of the laureate hearse with flowers. Minor Poems by Milton Are you not afraid to tax my curiosity so severely, and tempt me so pertinaciously, by strewing your keys in my path? Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part She had fancied a long train of fair, young bridemaids, a troop of fair, fond children strewing flowers; and now it would be quite different. A Mad Love A wondrous youth of lovely mien Rich gifts of joy is strewing; O'er hill and vale, where'er are seen His footsteps, light is glowing. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Sprinkle this with sugar and cinnamon or nutmeg and put over it a layer of crumbs, strewing it with bits of butter. Stevenson Memorial Cook Book But farther down the valley-slopes there were trees, and among them horses tethered and a fire strewing smoke on the air close beside. Nuala O'Malley “Ah!” said the Princess, “I’m so fond of you that I couldn’t help strewing them, when I knew that your heart lay under there.” East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North Out of one side of this great mound ran a pure bubbling spring, and over its waters hung an old oak-tree, leafless now, but still strewing the ground beneath with dry acorns. Our Young Folks—Vol. I, No. II, February 1865 An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls Her official functions consisted in being crowned, in presiding at the ceremony before Michelet's bust, set up in front of the H�tel de Ville, and in strewing flowers before it. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 And the fairies lead them on, strewing their path With ferns and moon-flowers. Collected Poems Volume Two “Look at that!” she cried, and strewing the white quartz on the table she pointed her finger in his face. Shadow Mountain He goes on to call her a very pretty poetess, strewing flowers of poesy as she goes. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen Lucy complained that she spent a fortune in hairpins, and her father said he could always trace where Mona had been by the hairpins strewing the place. The Making of Mona With billions of dollars, perfect counterfeit, strewing the streets, the fields, the trees, available for anyone to pick up, all social currency becomes worthless. Status Quo For his work in driving back the foreign foe, he is upraised in chair of state by the multitudes, heading a huzzaing procession and preceded by young girls strewing flowers. Orphans of the Storm Everlastingly is this shifting ice modelling, as it were, in pure, gray marble, and, with nature’s lavish prodigality, strewing around the most glorious statuary, which perishes without any eye having seen it. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I She too could stand that way, plucking the petals from the flowers and strewing them on the ground. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland A single mighty sweep of the monster's tail crushed five or six of the panic-stricken keepers and guards, strewing them like broken and abandoned marionettes among the stones. Astounding Stories, February, 1931 Men with barrows from the Ministry of Marine were hastily strewing the smooth asphalt with sand. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life He entered the city again in triumph, the people strewing boughs and flowers before him. Bunyan The woman was strewing paper bags and orange-peel around her in a fine disorder, while she thriftily packed the remains of their meal in a basket. Audrey Craven And a little farther, from the same grass, there shoots up, in happy neglect, tall camellia trees, ragged and laden, strewing the ground red and white beneath them. Italy, the Magic Land “The drinks are on the house,” he announced, jauntily strewing the glasses along the bar. Hidden Water Dawn was breaking over the mountains, strewing the gleaming peaks with warm rosettes of color. The Coyote A Western Story Carpenters next appeared, making a tremendous racket among the outbuildings, strewing green grass with pine shavings and chips of chesnut joists, and vexing the whole antiquity of the place with their discordant renovations. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 De Soto, with his keen and ponderous sword, cut his way through his assailants, strewing the ground with the dead. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots False liberty was already strewing their path with its meretricious allurements. Pius IX. And His Time The tears gathered in her eyes—tears of self-pity at the misery which she seemed to be strewing all round her with a free hand. A Bride of the Plains Take the fruit out immediately and dry them; return them into the pan again, strewing the sugar between each layer of cherries. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The moon rose in full splendor in the clear sky, strewing the water with countless gems. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden The Spaniards galloped through and through their ranks, strewing the ground with the dead. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Bub looked towards Charlie at this, to see what he would say, but, as he did not seem to notice, lugged the bag to the hearth, and commenced strewing the 276 powder upon the fire. The Cabin on the Prairie Carpenters next appeared, making a tremendous racket among the outbuildings, strewing the green grass with pine shavings and chips of chestnut joists, and vexing the whole antiquity of the place with their discordant renovations. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I Put in layers of apples thinly sliced, strewing sugar between, and bits of butter, till the dish is full. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The plain was covered with carcases, strewing the mutual ruin of the combatants; while the groans of the dying, or of men fearfully wounded, were intense, and caused great dismay all around. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Skim out then, pack in jars, strewing spices liberally through, then cover with vinegar boiling hot, to which you had added a cupful of sugar for each quart. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Amid the roar of cannon, the shouts of the people, and strewing of flowers, the independence of Peru was proclaimed on July 20, 1821, in the great square of Lima. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Here's a few flowers; but 'bout midnight, more; The herbs that have on them cold dew o' the night Are strewings fitt'st for graves. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Put the cakes into a cool oven, strewing over them a little sugar and flour, and let them bake gently half an hour. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, 630 Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. Lady of the Lake Bring all to a boil, and pour over the pickle, first strewing well through it blade mace, whole cloves, alspice and cinnamon, broken small but not powdered. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Twenty times had charge and counter-charge swept the tide of battle to and fro—at what terrible cost, the killed and wounded, strewing the ground like leaves in the forest, made answer. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier But there were flowers too from Katerina Ivanovna, and when Alyosha opened the door, the captain had a bunch in his trembling hands and was strewing them again over his dear boy. The Brothers Karamazov This delirium is moderated by strewing ashes on the foreheads of the sufferers. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. With one cold relentless palm she threatens to take from Anthony, who hath not, even that which he hath: with the other she is strewing blossoms upon what is to be his path. Anthony Lyveden "Yes; one of the floating mines that the Germans are strewing about in open defiance of all the laws," answered the captain with a bitter voice. The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet The best manner of using arsenic, is by mixing one grain with a dram of lapis calaminaris, and strewing on the cancer some of the powder every day, till the whole is destroyed. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life The King's Herb-woman with her six Maids, strewing the way with herbs. Coronation Anecdotes I'll walk up and down in front of the house strewing flowers from three till half-past four and then come in, may I? The Twelfth Hour In November these fall, strewing the ground with spiny indestructible weapons. The Book of the National Parks Sitting by his side in the chariot of state, was the princess, radiant in smiles, for the people welcomed her heartily, strewing flowers in her path. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends It was a terrible dispute, a real “playing humanity,” with threats, clenched fists, broken crockery strewing the floor. The Bill-Toppers The way was covered with green baize, and about a dozen children walked before them strewing flowers. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 From some, on slight provocation, broadsides of cannon have been fired on my heedless inhabitants, strewing the deep with the dead and the dying. Thoughts on Missions During this conversation, l'Encuerado, as active as a monkey, had clambered up a pine, and his machete was strewing the ground with slender boughs. Adventures of a Young Naturalist In five minutes more, George was in his room, strewing sofas and chairs with the contents of his portmanteau, and inquiring with much energy what was the hour fixed for the table d'hôte. The Bertrams Relying on his own small defense, the strewing of brittle sticks along the only approach to the hollow, Travis dozed at intervals, his head down on his forearm across his bent knees. The Defiant Agents The air was torn with hurtling shell at the first awful salvo, when shrapnel burst in all directions, smiting the dervishes as with Heaven's thunderbolts, and strewing the ground with maimed and dead. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Volley after volley succeeded, strewing the ground with the dead and dying. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At last, with a deafening roar that was heard for many a mile, she blew up, strewing the Roads with scattered wreckage. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The seasons lead the way, strewing the path with flowers. The Cycle of Spring As the boy grew up his mother's spirit preceded him on his walk through life, strewing his pathway with hope as he emerged into manhood. Renée Mauperin When he did so, a fearful blast rushed in, carrying great masses of snow and ice, strewing it over the entire plain of the earth. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales Life of Swedenborg," will be new to many: "Swedenborg took snuff profusely and carelessly, strewing it over his papers and the carpet. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce They fled before us, strewing the ground with muskets, knapsacks, and other accouterments. Reminiscences of a Rebel The lace from her corsage fluttered in the air; the lilies at her breast fell one by one, strewing the road with white blossoms. Lorraine A romance Such strange things storms do,—here purifying the air, yonder treading down rich harvests, now replenishing the streams, and now strewing shores with wrecks; here a blessing, there a calamity. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana Yes; be assured they will meet with quite enough in every portion of life, including childhood, without your strewing their paths with thorns of your own providing. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother If there had been a fight the corpses of the fallen would surely still be there, strewing the plain; and not a toldo would be standing or seen—instead, only their ashes. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco He was a junk gentleman and had lost the tailboard out of his wagon and been strewing horseshoes all along the way. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen It was necessary here to be more careful than ever in strewing the paper, or it might be long indeed before he could find his way out again. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading Hanneh Breineh seized the basket from him, and with a vicious fling sent it rolling across the room, strewing its contents over the Persian rugs and inlaid floor. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Nobody but you will be surprised that the Lapps help themselves with good things that lie strewing the ground. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" Hails and shouts, music of marching singers and the strewing of flowers went before him into the leafy July woods. The King Of Beaver, and Beaver Lights From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Unable to write, she continued to read, strewing her sick-room with the latest European books, and entering with interest into the questions raised by the Société Asiatique of Paris in its printed Transactions. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan The blazing log reflects the sheen of arms and accoutrements—saddles, rifles, pistols, canteens, strewing the ground, or hanging from the branches of adjacent trees. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse After strewing other tufts around, to conceal the blood and boot tracks, he rests from his labour, and for a time stands surveying what he has done. The Death Shot A Story Retold Riding upon a white horse splendidly caparisoned, and crowds of people strewing multitudes of flowers before him! My First Cruise and Other stories Now the shattered half itself separated into two halves, and these in turn crumbled, strewing debris in a widening spiral. Greylorn In an alley of Constantine, in fierce sunshine that oppressed and stimulated her delicate tissues, she stood before an old Arab who, seated on the ground, told her fortune by strewing sand on a board. Sacrifice As the troops passed the frontier canal the road was lined on either side with crowds of nobles, priests, and scribes, strewing flowers in the way, and bowing before the King. Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt The way they go strewing the stuff about round us is such that they're bound to hit someone or something before long. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 I looked farther for a crumb of comfort: Beyond the gathering and the strewing I shall be soon: Beyond the ebbing and the flowing, Beyond the coming and the going, I shall be soon. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 But when the fire had burned away, and the flame grew languid, strewing the embers, he extended the spits over them, and sprinkled them with sacred salt, raising them up from the racks. The Iliad of Homer (1873) So he began tearing up oaks and strewing them across the road. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore Dorothy looked at the fragments of stone strewing the road, and at the massive granite surface, now withdrawn among the pine-trees. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book A burlesque group of masked persons opened the procession, then came the women in white gowns strewing flowers, the stolistes waving the garments of the goddess and the dadophori with lighted torches. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism The slaughter among the natives had been very great—no less than four thousand of them strewing the ground in all directions. The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition For over Nashville, far and wide, Rebel banners the breeze defied, Staining heaven with crimson bars; Only the one old "Stripes and Stars" Waved, where autumn leaves were strewing, Round the home of Hetty McEwen. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience But Red Murdo, a study in loyalty to his chief and in consideration for me, supported me sturdily, and I broke no shin on the many rocks strewing our road. The Black Colonel From the heights, innumerable avalanches had descended, strewing the spot where they stood with huge blocks of ice and masses of rock. Rivers of Ice Others were seated upon the different Persian carpets about the room, in listless idleness or strewing the petals of the orange-flower, to perfume the apartment with its odour. Newton Forster The Merchant Service It was my first battle, and I could not get over the sight of the unhappy wretches whose bodies I had seen strewing the ground. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela The Indians, seeing the broken nuts strewing the ground, and the heap we are carrying away, shriek, and shout, and shake their clubs and spears, and then furiously rush towards us. The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific The plaudits of the spectators were changed to groans of rage when they saw the carcasses of their favourite lions, who had already swallowed so many thousand slaves, strewing the wide arena. The Seven Champions of Christendom These fell, strewing the shore and dropping into the river, where what was left of the Moselle sank within fifteen minutes. Stories Of Ohio They rose—some of them reluctantly—from the bottles, Elchies strewing his front again with snuff to check his hiccoughs. Doom Castle “Run back to the others, Dickie,” said Ambrose quietly, and, Dickie’s chubby legs recovering power of movement, she toddled quickly off, strewing the ground with daisies as she went. The Hawthorns A Story about Children She was attended by the entire school marching double file before her, strewing flowers in her way. A Voice in the Wilderness But before her, leading the way, strewing flowers, came score upon score of children in regiments of colour—pale blue, pale yellow, green, rose, heliotrope. Brother Copas An allusion to the custom, still prevalent in Chapman's time, of strewing floors with rushes. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois Generous, too, was the king, always strewing beauty and blessing far and near. Northland Heroes The planta-genista or broom having been ordinarily used for strewing floors, became an emblem of humility, and was borne as such by Fulke, Earl of Anjou, grandfather of Henry II., The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 This she sprinkled lightly over the picture and then handed it to some of the assistants, who finished the work she had begun by strewing the meal plentifully on the figures. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 For revels, dances, masks, and merry hours, Fore-run fair Love, strewing his way with flowers. St. Ronan's Well A fire as of hell broke upon us and rattled and roared about our ears, thinning our ranks and strewing our pathway with the dead. The Tory Maid Clem and I went back to the large house ruins for a re-examination, and looked over the quantities of broken arrowheads of jasper and the potsherds strewing the place in search of specimens of value. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose. Fort Amity The action of the dashing surf in washing away the lower strata, and strewing the beach with fragments, is one token, among many, of an actual observation of facts. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The halau also they decorate afresh, strewing the floor with clean rushes, until the whole place enthralls the senses like a bright and fragrant temple. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula He kept his foot to the floor, strewing bits of the barricade behind him, until he was beyond the range of the Legal guns that were firing suddenly. Police Your Planet He toddled among the roses and plucked their leaves as he would have plucked an angel's wing, strewing their glory upon the green grass at his feet. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales He could gauge their size from where he stood, they looked formidable, but they were less so than the186 rocks strewing that broken country. The Beach of Dreams At this the woman was wiping her own eyes; and, making soft sniffing sounds of uncultivated grief, she went back to her work of strewing wet garments upon the grass. The Mermaid A Love Tale First came a company of beauteous youths, walking two by two, and strewing flowers; then a band of musicians in flowing robes of cloth of gold, plaintively sounding their silver trumpets. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Then again they are driven back, and again they charge up the hill, strewing the ground with corpses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Hansel did not answer, but he went on strewing his crumbs carefully until the last morsel of bread was gone. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Before the breath of it they went down in rows, strewing the deck horribly, mangled, riddled, blown in miserable pieces. The Blue Pavilions He leans forward slightly, and is looking to the ladies, who are strewing his path with flowers. Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants Detach yourself from us, banish us from your thoughts, until such time as you can think of us without strewing tears on the life we still live in you. The Buried Temple Everywhere addresses and banquets! festoons, pealing bells, children and young ladies strewing flowers! Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia On swept the cavaliers, rending through the solid ranks, strewing their path with the dead and dying, bearing down all who opposed them. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III Without meaning to, Bainbridge had been strewing the path with fresh thorns for the defeated one. The Price As they retired after each rush, the marksmen in the ranks picked them off one by one, killing the Governor, in his plumed hat, and strewing the grass with corpses. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. Rushes of this sort were employed by our remote ancestors for strewing, when fresh and green, about the floor of the hall after discontinuing its big fire at Eastertide. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The Humboldt rushed through a deep-cut bed, nosing its way between strewings of rock. The Emigrant Trail And they went to and fro, carrying garlands and strewing flowers, so that, although mid-winter, it was like a garden in June, so sweet of roses, and lilies, and gillyflowers. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World The pickers pass on, strewing the earth with ripe pods. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer Besides that, the sisters did their utmost to torment her,—mocking her, and strewing peas and lentils among the ashes, and setting her to pick them up. Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm The flowers were used formerly on May-day by country people for strewing before their doors, and weaving into garlands. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure Meantime the bodies of the nymphs, sweet wrecks of love, lay motionless, strewing the meadows. The Well of Saint Clare But one strewing and no more, Mother, my mother. Poems and Ballads (Third Series) Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III Then, heading a body of horse which he had kept in reserve, he rushed upon the disordered mass, cutting them down in multitudes, strewing the hill-side with English slain. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality When the year, itself renewing, All the world with flowers is strewing, Then through Youth's Arcadian land, Love and song go hand in hand. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar It was formerly employed for strewing churches, littering chambers, and stuffing beds. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure In our astronomic age there are probably vastly more dead suns and planets strewing the depths of sidereal space than there are living suns and planets. The Breath of Life Sorrow doubles the burthen to the bent-down back; plants thorns in the unyielding pillow; mingles gall with water; adds saltness to their bitter bread; cloathing them in rags, and strewing ashes on their bare heads. The Last Man The young cavalry officer then undertook the business of maritime insurance, earning honorably a large fortune, which he spent with truly military generosity, strewing his road with good deeds. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air A sudden gust of wind had torn its way through the room, flinging the door wide, and strewing the floor with flying papers from the large stand in the window. The Chief Legatee It was a small, low room, with a litter of broken furniture strewing the earthen floor; but the log walls were quite bare. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country But our men turned to with a will, cleaning out the hut, strewing it with very wet rushes, and piling up a big log-fire in the middle. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro It seemed to her that the room was full of motionless figures of men, strewing the floor. The Trail Horde She looked round the room for signs of Stephen Lumley, but all the signs she saw were of Nan; Nan's books, Nan's proofs strewing the table. Dangerous Ages In our isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Noxious odors are kept down by the prompt removal of droppings and by strewing sand, plaster, rock phosphate, or dry earth in the manure gutters. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry It would take time to open an avenue of flight, and still those death-dealing rocks came down, smashing the strongest armor like pasteboard, strewing the pass with dead and bleeding bodies. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German For stars in the sky, there was the yellow light and the sun at a bound, strewing heat. Foes A few miles further on they passed a deserted Boer camp, and among the débris strewing the floor of a farm-house found two English Bibles. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa Our gunners were shelling Germans from pillar to post, as it were, and strewing the ground with their dead. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Thirty or forty years ago May-day decorations, in some country places, consisted of strewing the cottage doorsteps with daisies, or other flowers. Miscellanea A passing traveller will see little to compensate the sadness occasioned by old magnificence thus in ruins, strewing the whole island with its melancholy wrecks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy She showed her thoughtfulness for the little creatures by strewing bread crumbs for them on the window sills on snowy days. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird The crossing of the horses over this place was more difficult than I expected, and had to be accomplished by strewing the ground with grass. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills But its hat was packed with straw, and the imps found it was a pleasant game pulling the straws out through a couple of holes in the crown, and strewing them over the strawberry bed. Children of the Wild Then strewing a little mould upon it, he made it appear like plain ground. The Story of Jack and the Giants "Marc'antonio!" she called to one of the three men, who by this time had finished plaiting the litter and were strewing it with fern. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Those who were mounted generally escaped; but the foot suffered dreadfully; and the whole distance presented an appalling sight of bloody, mangled corses, strewing the ground in every direction. Ella Barnwell A Historical Romance of Border Life The person who delivered the invitation stalked into the room with an air of vast consequence, and strewing our heads with down, pronounced the name of the presiding chief, and withdrew without uttering another syllable. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. Young girls clothed in white were noiselessly strewing with flowers the way by which the adorable Sacrament was to pass from the chapel to the chamber. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century The pews were of pitch-pine, the walls and rafters coated with white-wash, some of which had peeled off and lay strewing the floor. Lady Good-for-Nothing After strewing the seed, the field should be harrowed down by two turns of the harrow, and then again by two turns more after the third day. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. With a dash he was on Davy, his heavy paw in the neat little pocket, bursting it and strewing the marbles and the written articles. David Lockwin—The People's Idol All my life with sorrow strewing, Wed, or cease to woo. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations All turned out by the gross from cheap glass melters, whose thin material dots the pavement of the church with spots like confetti, strewing lollipops of colour wherever the light falls. The Cathedral With their squaws and children, they presently drew near, and, strewing the earth with laurel-boughs, sat down among the Frenchmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 The seed is sown in beds, usually by strewing very thickly the corn in the ear. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. But why dost thou pamper me with luxury, or make my goings hateful to the Gods, strewing this purple under my feet? Stories from the Greek Tragedians The book was sapping her strength like a vampire, and the Gresleys were evidently exhausting it still further by unconsciously strewing her path with difficulties. Red Pottage This may be done most quickly by painted canvas; if the latter is not available, by planting or strewing the loose earth with surrounding herbage. Military Instructors Manual Piling mangers with hay, strewing the stalls deep with straw. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories It had an aromatic scent, even when in a dried state, and its fragrant leaves were used for strewing the floors of churches. From John O'Groats to Land's End Then they follow their Charms, strewing on Blossoms, and that sets it forward again. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape Frank stared at the rifle, that lay at the foot of a particularly big live-oak, parts of which seemed to be rotting away, as there were dead limbs strewing the ground underneath it. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf Then pack skin side down, ham upon ham, side upon side, strewing on salt abundantly. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Have you ever considered what a deep under meaning there lies in our custom of strewing flowers?—Ruskin. An English Grammar A wave of heat broke from the pillar-stove and spread through the shop, strewing the heavier smells like a wrack behind it. The Divine Fire Their manner of sowing.And then they sow their Corn, which they do with very exact evenness, strewing it with their hands, just as we strew Salt upon Meat. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape There were others, and others, and others still, whose torments may not be described, strewing the grass-grown paths in such numbers that the utmost caution was required to avoid treading them under foot. The Downfall They were strewing the Pier with roses for Rosa Mundi's night. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories A moment after, a deafening peal of thunder broke overhead, and the avenging bolt of Zeus fell upon the ship, scattering her timbers, and strewing the charred carcasses of the crew upon the waves. Stories from the Odyssey Shoals, like nebulous vapors, shoreing the white reef of the Milky Way, against which the wrecked worlds are dashed; strewing all the strand, with their Himmaleh keels and ribs. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II In order to neutralize the smeary, sticky condition of the surface and avoid the disagreeable drying in open air, the experiment of strewing sand on the sticky places was tried next. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 They retraced their steps, and again they passed through throngs of listless, glassy-eyed, starving soldiers, strewing the ground with their debilitated forms, falling by hundreds in the bright sunshine from sheer exhaustion. The Downfall A man to whom vengeance is forbidden showed his despair and disapproval by uncovering his posterior and strewing earth on his head, or by raising his garment behind and covering his head with it. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism What is the significance of strewing on the roses? Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems Unable to write, she continued to read, strewing her sick-room with the latest European books, and entering with interest into the questions raised by the Société Asiatique of Paris, in its printed Transactions. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The governor walked upon leaves of gold and silver and rich silks, all the ladies as he passed sprinkling him from their windows with odoriferous waters, and strewing him with flowers. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time A fierce northwest wind which had been tearing the young leaf of the oak-woods all day, and strewing it abroad, had just died away. Helena Others were seated upon the different Persian carpets about the room, in listless idleness, or strewing the petals of the orange-flower, to perfume the apartment with its odour. Newton Forster He cast a hasty thought back into his past, when he had driven a careening stage between Pinnacle and Lund, strewing the steep trail with wreckage not his own. Casey Ryan That’s my first task in fresh quarters, banishing some things and upsetting the rest, and strewing our own about judiciously. The Three Brides The enemy renewed the assault on this post for five successive days, and were every time repulsed by the Portuguese with vast slaughter, the garrison often sallying out and strewing the field with slain enemies. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time In the closing scene the entire cast underwent destruction, strewing the stage with a picturesque heap of slain. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Then pile in a mound, strewing plenty of pulverized sugar among them. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. Thus mourn the Muses! on the hearse Not strewing tears, but lasting verse, Which so preserve the hero's name, They make him live again in fame. Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham No doubt there has been a panic, a contagious consternation, spreading itself over the commercial world, and strewing the earth with innumerable wrecks of fortune; but that accounts for nothing, and simply describes a symptom. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 In South Wales the custom of strewing all kinds of flowers over the graves of departed friends, is preserved to the present day. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden Give her strewings, but not stir The earth that lightly covers her.' In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays Intemperate drinking generally closed the sacrifice, and a fresh strewing of oak leaves reconsecrated the altar. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 It is terrestrial honour to be crown'd For strewing men, like rushes, on the ground. Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham Our gunners were shelling the Germans from pillar to post, as it were, and strewing the ground with their dead. The Soul of the War The way they go strewing the stuff about around us is such that they're bound to hit someone or something before long. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War With the ruins of temples and tombs strewing the plain for miles around it, it might be called the spine to the skeleton of Rome. Views a-foot The inflammation of oil of turpentine will be promoted by strewing upon it fine particles of brass filings. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 341, November 15, 1828 When he started, he cut the bag, strewing the bowels on the road. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ken did find wood--not in the woodshed, but strewing the orchard grass; hard old apple-wood, gray and tough. The Happy Venture Why couldn't people knock each other out in a stand-up fight like men in a ring, instead of strewing the open road with explosives? Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them Which he did, cherubically strewing the path with smiles, in the absence of flowers. Our Mutual Friend Her soul was listless; even the morning breeze Fluttering the trees and strewing a light swath Of fallen petals on the grass, could please Her not at all. Men, Women and Ghosts Along the way ahead of the King and the smiling bride and groom to be ran little maids strewing flowers; while streamers floated in greeting from the windows. Robin Hood I passed the night under the shelter of a rock, strewing some heath under me, and slept pretty well. Gulliver's Travels She flapped back the cover of a big suit-case and began burrowing into its depths, strewing the floor with lingerie, newspaper clippings, blouses, photographs and Dutch collars. Buttered Side Down: Stories Again Helen laughed at her, benignantly strewing her with handfuls of the long tasselled grass, for she was so brave and so foolish. The Voyage Out Eudora lavished the most affectionate attentions upon her friend, conscious that she was merely strewing flowers in her pathway to the tomb. Philothea A Grecian Romance At first he thought the wind had somehow torn the rhododendrons loose from their roots and was strewing them with that tramping sound about the slopes. The Centaur First came a band of young children strewing flowers, then followed four stout boys carrying a large purple and white banner. Vivian Grey A strewing of snow lay on the ground, and the bare black trees rose, vividly separate, on the white stretches of grass. Delia Blanchflower Place them in layers; strewing fine salt thickly between each layer, and mixing with them an ounce of sliced orris root. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Everywhere, in the wet of the leaves strewing the earth, in the wet of the herbs long and bent, there was a sadness of death, a dumb resignation to fecund decomposition. Ramuntcho "Begins to look like autumn," he said, "with the yellow leaves strewing the ground." In the Midst of Alarms Not with pomp or with splendour, with rejoicing or strewing of summer blossoms in the pathway of bride and bridegroom, had the marriage of Valentine and Charlotte been solemnized. Charlotte's Inheritance Carpenters next, appeared, making a tremendous racket among the outbuildings, strewing the green grass with pine shavings and chips of chestnut joists, and vexing the whole antiquity of the place with their discordant renovations. The Old Manse (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") Take two quarts of ripe strawberries; hull them, and put them into a deep dish, strewing among them half a pound of powdered loaf-sugar. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches The noise of steps now, in the dark, outside!—Someone walking softly in sandals on the thickness of the plane-tree leaves strewing the soil.—Then, a whistled appeal.— Ramuntcho Enter a procession of Priestesses and Children bearing garlands and golden goblets, and strewing flowers. Becket and other plays Some prefer it without stewing, cutting the stems in small pieces, and strewing sugar over them before the crust is put on. Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers And a little further, from the same grass, there shot up in a happy neglect, tall camellia-trees ragged and laden, strewing the ground red and white beneath them. Eleanor Put them up in stone jars, strewing among them some of the best brown sugar. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches The village was decorated with white cloths, white embroideries, and the procession of the Fete-Dieu passed slowly, on a green strewing of fennel seed and of reeds cut from the marshes. Ramuntcho This is what the two rivers are engaged upon now, and instead of strewing their embouchures with pebbles, they distribute over them, or would do so, if permitted, a film of fertilising mud. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc Then he looked round and seeing me with my torn turban hanging down my neck, shrieking and weeping violently and strewing earth on my head, cried out at me. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Tasty salad can be made of fruit and vegetables, using no dressing, but strewing some nuts over the dish. Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency Fill it with the apples; strewing among them layers of brown sugar, and adding the rind of a lemon pared thin, and also the juice squeezed in, or some essence of lemon. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches And those stars strewing the night above him were so far, and had such hard little eyes. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea She wove a chain of the sweet-scented grass with which the Indians delight in adorning themselves, likewise in perfuming their lodges with bunches or strewings upon the floor. Canadian Crusoes The cursed barber concluded that it was I he was beating and fell to tearing his clothes and strewing dust on his head, shrieking and calling for help. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Instead of that, he commenced crumbling the bread and strewing the crumbs on the table. Historical Miniatures Lay the pumpkin chips in a large pan or tureen, strewing the sugar among them. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches Does not Fortuna, your daughter, when strewing her glorious presents, After the manner of girls, yield to each passing whim? Erotica Romana The trees had in the course of time been uprooted by storms of wind and rain, and had fallen just where they stood, strewing the earth, rotting, emitting thick pungent odours of decaying pinewood. Tales of the Wilderness One--that to Bull Run--turned out a failure, and the Southerners chasing the fugitives had the pickings of the iced wines, game pies, and cold chicken which "Brick" Pomeroy saw strewing the road back. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The bright morning of her domestic joy was soon overcast with sorrow; she is seen strewing over her little one's grave, the fallen leaves of autumn. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 I can imagine few situations more dreadful than to be lost at night amidst this confusion of trunks, hollow winds whistling among the branches, and strewing their cones below. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents Tender hepaticas peep forth, and mottled leaves Of yellow dog's tooth vie with curly fronds Of feathery fern, in strewing o'er his path; The dielytra puts her necklace on, Of pearly pendants, topaz-tipped or rose. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. The gunners gained the station platform first, and at once occupied the benches, strewing all the vacant places with their still bleeding prey. Seven English Cities On the visitors landing they were met by ladies dressed in white singing "God save the Queen," and strewing the path with flowers. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 May the All-Father keep thy feet from hidden thorns, strewing thy pathway only with the sweet flowers of innocence! Natalie A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds "As nature will be over-bounteous in one season, strewing so many flowers in our path that we do underprize them till they are lost, and all the world seems stricken with wintry desolation." A Set of Rogues Somebody who went about strewing ruin and desolation and breaking up homes which, until he came along, had been happy and peaceful. Right Ho, Jeeves And troops of young maidens robed in white danced before him, strewing his way with flowers. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales They also fancy that they can oblige the wolf to take another direction by strewing salt in his way. Thaumaturgia Marks of the storm were visible in one or two landslides and in a great amount of debris strewing the uncovered beach and rocks. The Spanish Chest She turned away from him, strewing a handful of rose leaves upon the grass. The Battle Ground If only Jack could be taught to hold her tongue sometimes, and keep her drawers in order, instead of strewing her room with muddy boots and odd items of attire! Esther : a book for girls For ages these toil on, improving themselves, and improving the country by filing down the granite and strewing the dust around each rock. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake She wove a chain for her of the sweet-scented grass with which the Indians delight in adorning themselves, likewise in perfuming their lodges with bunches or strewings upon the floor. Lost in the Backwoods The hunters succeeded in driving a part of the herd into a narrow gorge and strewing the ground with carcasses. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" The field of trampled clover looked as if a windstorm had swept over it, strewing the contents of a dozen dismantled houses. The Battle Ground For this time he gat many fir boughs, strewing them about as if blown by the wind, and hiding himself behind them, again came up and made a sudden dart. Algonquin Legends of New England The shackles strewing the press-room bore eloquent testimony to the manner of their flight. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore There were blustering winds strewing the recently green earth with beds of withered leaves of every foliage, stripped and fallen from the shivering woods above. Thaddeus of Warsaw The assailants advanced in single file, the last carefully strewing leaves on the footprints of those who had preceded. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation On her death, in 1705, she was buried, according to her expressed wishes, without a coffin, in her wedding dress, and with girls strewing flowers and fiddlers playing before her. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Soon after came a triumphal progress to Brighton, during which the royal carriage passed under an endless succession of triumphal arches, and between ranks on ranks of schoolchildren, strewing roses and singing pæans. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Just as the trader's assailants were on the point of boarding her the Spaniard blew up, strewing the sea with his wreckage, but leaving the merchantman providentially unharmed. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore "I shall tramp up and down, and keep watch," answer'd I, strewing a couch for her beside her father: "and 'tis but fair exchange for the kerchief you gave me from your own throat." The Splendid Spur On, up the nave, fresh shreds of her dress strewing the holy pavement—up the chancel steps themselves—up to the altar—right underneath the great still Christ: and there even those hell-hounds paused. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face The last of these invasions, directed against Algiers, failed miserably, covering the Emperor with shame, and strewing both land and sea with the wrecks of his great armament. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 It was crossing the country by forced marches, and strewing its way with its own dead men struck down by cholera, and by a heat which reached 135 deg. Following the Equator, Part 6 "Some of them are voyageurs," he said, strewing salted pease for the strutting, cooing, softly crowding birds. Masters of the Guild Johnny piped after her, pivoting round on his heel, and strewing the grass and leaves in his hands as if he were sowing seed. Jacob's Room I went to the bazaar, where I called a crier aside, and strewing him the necklace, told him I wished to sell it, and desired him to show it to the principal jewellers. The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02 This said, he took a cream-tart out of the oven, and, after strewing on it some pomegranate kernels and sugar, set it before Agib, who pronounced it very delicious. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 Broadway looked like a battle-field, prostrate forms strewing its crimsoned pavement throughout the area of the conflict. An Original Belle Then the gay brass bells rang forth their merry peals, the people shouted glad hurrahs, and the innocent man, preceded by children strewing flowers on his path, led his bride to his home. Short Stories for English Courses My soul seemed drinking in the beauties nature was strewing at the feet of her humblest, and, perhaps, most unthankful creatures. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter Many people in the West of England joined him, and at Taunton, in Somersetshire, he was received by rows of little girls standing by the gate in white frocks, strewing flowers before him. Young Folks' History of England The four went to see the moving pictures in the evening, and came home strewing peanut-shells on the sidewalk, laughing and talking. Martie, the Unconquered The bright-haired morn is glowing O'er emerald meadows gay, With many a clear gem strewing The early shepherd's way. The Christian Year I will live to do my duty, and God's work on eirth; I will go bravely forward in my path of labor, strewing flowers and sunshine. Beulah All, too, have a common tendency to reduce the inequalities of the earth's surface by leveling the lands and strewing their waste beneath the sea. The Elements of Geology To the open portmanteaux; the different objects still strewing the ground; and then to the shelf-table against the wall near the hammock, and, there, to his most cherished possessions. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life They had returned the bounty of their sovereign by erecting triumphal arches, strewing the ground with flowers, and rending the air with shouts, whenever the young archduchess had appeared in the streets. Joseph II. and His Court With their squaws and children, they presently drew near, and, strewing the earth with laurel boughs, sat down among the Frenchmen. Pioneers of France in the New World The wind rose and howled round the corners of the house; how fierce it might be on trackless seas, driving lonely barks down to ruin and strewing the main with ghastly upturned faces! Beulah Buttons that had been sewed upon his clothes by kind Salvation fingers a week before flew like popcorn, strewing the earth around him. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million They spread costly carpets at the feet of the brides, who were sitting on armchairs among the assembled ladies, and strewing flowers on these carpets, they muttered, sobbing and weeping, ancient Hebrew hymns. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times She flung them at him excitedly, strewing the floor, striking him on the neck, the face, the hands. The Titan At first they try to beckon the wanderer back, and to lure him, like a fowl, by strewing rice. The Golden Bough She pointed to the huddled heaps strewing the hollow. The Metal Monster "To me you are ever the impersonation of the goddess of wealth and beauty strewing everywhere with lavish generosity your gifts, and turning every thing to gold with your touch." Old Fritz and the New Era He conducted him straightway to the house and strewing the sign exclaimed, "Here dwelleth he of whom we are in search!" The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 Now the fowler had fallen asleep and, when he awoke, he found the net empty; so he mended it and strewing fresh grain sat down afar off, waiting for game to fall into that snare. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 07 Then the Caliph took up the basket of fish and, strewing a little green grass over it, carried it to Ja'afar and stood before him. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 There are drab words, the commonplaces of colloquial speech; and there are, so to speak, colored words, which may be compared with the brushstrokes strewing patches of light over the gray background of a painting. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography He was getting in his hay, strewing the ground with it. Bramble-Bees and Others And henchmen apart beneath an oak were making ready a feast, and preparing a great ox they had sacrificed; while the women were strewing much white barley to be a supper for the hinds. The Iliad In the hall I found the negress strewing the floor with fresh rushes, and asked her if her mistress yet slept. To Have and to Hold As they appeared, the Santa Barbara Indians went out to meet them, also singing, bearing gifts, and strewing seeds on the ground, in token of welcome. Ramona "St. George for Mayfair!" shouted his followers, strewing the plain with carcasses. Burlesques "So ye hae eat naething a' day?" said Meg, heaping a large portion of this mess into a brown dish, and strewing it savourily with salt and pepper. Guy Mannering A furious current swept along the coast, eating into the crumbling earthy banks, and strewing the river with debris of the forest. The Naturalist on the River Amazons In the hand of the first was a torch which he kept waving to and fro to prevent its being extinguished, and whence, therefore, he kept strewing showers of golden sparks. Through Russia Abandoned camps, frightened tribes fleeing from them and famine, they know not whither, and strewing the road with corpses. Tartarin of Tarascon I sat waiting for him to finish and he saw my eyes upon yet unfolded pages strewing the table taken from the Marigalante and set here beside him. 1492 Dead horses were strewing the plain with their swollen carcasses. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Men, women, and children were busy in the chapel all day on the 24th of December decorating the altar with flowers and strewing the floor with orange-leaves. The Naturalist on the River Amazons He defended himself vigorously, dealing crippling blows to right and left, and strewing the quarter-deck with the slain and wounded. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains At this moment a flock of birds, of a small size and pretty plumage, with long glancing tails, dispersed themselves among the branches strewing their feathers, which covered the ground as with fine down. The Mysterious Island It is not enough that yearly, down this hill, April Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers. Second April —Give her strewings, but not stir The earth, that lightly covers her. A selection from the lyrical poems of Robert Herrick From a ground-floor window light streamed out upon the fragments of rubbish strewing the ground, from amid which sickly weeds uprose as if in defiance of nature's laws. Dope We come, And bring fresh strewings to thy tomb. A selection from the lyrical poems of Robert Herrick |
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