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Footing but Water, except such Crags or Bosses on which I was laid, and those all besmear'd with Blood, and strew'd with human Bones, and by me lay a Body half devour'd by this Monster, the other Part stunk so as almost poison'd me.
Exilius 2008
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Where thousands strew'd the earth, have christen'd it
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 538, March 17, 1832 Various
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The grass whereon thou tread'st, the presence strew'd;
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829 Various
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Which might laurel Love's brow, or be strew'd o'er his bier!
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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This held a while, till Trimalchio calling for a second service to entertain his new guests, the servants took away the tables that were before us, and having brought others, strew'd the room with pin-dust, mixt with vermillion and saffron; and what I never saw before, the dust of a looking-glass ground to powder.
The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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They tell of glorious battle-fields, strew'd thick with heaps of slain!
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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Shall with rev'rence be strew'd o'er the tombs of the brave.
The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Various
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And see with sighs the herd strew'd o'er the beach;
The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Then, but a dozen paces from the spot where Joan's father lay, I dug a grave and strew'd it with bracken, and heather, and gorse petals, that in the morning air smell'd rarely.
The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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In the roar and hubbub, Billy's men work'd like demons, dragging out chairs, chests, and furniture of all kinds, which they strew'd in the yard, returning with shouts for more.
The Splendid Spur Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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