"Scattering" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... had carried away a yard of the gunwale of the Good Intent, scattering splinters far and wide, which inflicted nasty wounds on the second mate and a seaman on the quarterdeck. A jagged end of the wood flying high struck Diggle on the left cheek. He wiped away the blood imperturbably; it was evident that lack of courage ...
— In Clive's Command - A Story of the Fight for India • Herbert Strang
... Then dreamed he saw his son in tattered robes Begging from Sudras for his daily bread. Again, he dreamed he saw the ancient tower Where he in worship had so often knelt, Rising and shining clothed with living light, And on its top the prince, beaming with love, Scattering with lavish hand the richest gems On eager crowds that caught them as they fell. But soon it vanished, and he saw a hill, Rugged and bleak, cliff crowned and bald and bare, And there he saw the prince, kneeling alone, Wasted with cruel fastings till his bones Clave to ...
— The Dawn and the Day • Henry Thayer Niles
... to three feet high, oblong-lanceolate, bipinnate, the upper pinnae lanceolate, the lower triangular with spinulose teeth. Sori in rows each side of the midvein, one to each tooth and often scattering on the lower pinules. Indusium large, ...
— The Fern Lover's Companion - A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada • George Henry Tilton
... letters five That means bound fast together; Transpose but two, and you will find A scattering ...
— Mother Truth's Melodies - Common Sense For Children • Mrs. E. P. Miller
... plain. They were soon recognised as the cavalry of the Pasha, the irregular heralds, it was presumed, of a triumph achieved. Hillel Besso, covered with sweat and dust, was among those who thus early arrived. He hastened at a rapid pace through the suburb of the city, scattering random phrases to those who inquired after intelligence as he passed, until he reached the courtyard of his ...
— Tancred - Or, The New Crusade • Benjamin Disraeli
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