"Nomadic" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... relatives rather than work against his grain; or when a lady, because she is a lady, will face any extremity of parasitic dependence rather than take a situation as cook or parlormaid, we make large allowances for them. To such allowances the ablebodied pauper and his nomadic variant ...
— Man And Superman • George Bernard Shaw
... preserved by their vigilance and authority purer and more incorruptible from the vices that have invaded it on more than one occasion; and the country will increase in wealth and prosperity, in proportion as the numerous nomadic tribes, who are yet wandering through the rough thickets, are reduced to the social life. [A list of the bishops of Cebu ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol 28 of 55) • Various
... remoter districts of the isle. Upon the back of that, the Governor in Papeete issued a decree: All land in the Paumotus must be defined and registered by a certain date. Now, the folk of the archipelago are half nomadic; a man can scarce be said to belong to a particular atoll; he belongs to several, perhaps holds a stake and counts cousinship in half a score; and the inhabitants of Rotoava in particular, man, woman, and ...
— In the South Seas • Robert Louis Stevenson
... over the forehead, but frequently dangling like a bundle at the saddle-bow. This function, of course, always modifies the structure of the cradle, and, indeed, may have determined its very existence among nomadic tribes. ...
— The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought • Alexander F. Chamberlain
... certainly not lastingly. I've never thought the men should have a monopoly of nomadic susceptibilities. ...
— The Path of a Star • Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)
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