"Blizzard" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... in the edge of the stream, And sway and nod in the passing breeze, And a feller could tranquilly rest and dream Of a howling blizzard and ...
— The Old Hanging Fork and Other Poems • George W. Doneghy
... having a man to help me to look after them, our duty being to prod them up when any were found lying down so they would not be trodden to death. At a certain point our engine "played out" and was obliged to leave us to get coal and water. While gone the snow (a furious blizzard was blowing) blew over the track and blocked it so effectively that the engine could not get back. The temperature was about zero and the cattle suffered terribly; but there we remained stuck for nearly two days. When we finally got through, of course the buyer refused ...
— Ranching, Sport and Travel • Thomas Carson
... "Well, doesn't a blizzard look like snow? It does to me. And I don't know anything nicer than a whole long day in the house. I'm having the time of ...
— Patty Blossom • Carolyn Wells
... cut again, Till every bowler we possessed Deep down within his smarting breast Half wished he'd lost that early train! Dobbin went on with Sneaks, Robin appeared with Tweaks, And Diccory Dizzard, as fast as a blizzard, Contributed Lightning Streaks! ...
— More Cricket Songs • Norman Gale
... crippled one horse. Packed the other five and went on till snow was too deep. Left the horses where four out of five died and carried supplies the rest of the way on our backs. Moved camp again on our backs and got caught in a blizzard and nearly all of us got our last freezeup that time. Finally a Chinook opened the river and I took a boat up to get the abandoned camp. Got froze in harder than ever and had to walk out. Most of ...
— The Spenders - A Tale of the Third Generation • Harry Leon Wilson
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