Lexicographical Neighbors of Scyther
Literary usage of Scyther
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"This, by light Heaven's volatile decree, that antient scyther, who devours his
seed, made puissant pow'er in many a part to claim, assuming regal rank; ..."
2. Poet Lore (1901)
"Youth must render on bent knees Homage unto one or other; Earth, the Mother, This
decrees: And unto the pallid scyther, Either points us shun we either ..."
3. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1856)
"A mower 5d., lOd.; a man reaper 4d., 8d.; a woman reaper 3d., 6d.; a man haymaker
4d., 8d.; a woman haymaker 2d., 5d.; a follower and scyther 3d., 6d.; ..."
4. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"... Homage unto one or other; Earth, the mother, This decrees; And unto the pallid
scyther Either points us shun we either, Shun or too devoutly follow. ..."
5. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1910)
"... Homage unto one or other; Earth, the mother, This decrees; And unto the pallid
scyther Either points us shun we either, Shun or too devoutly follow. ..."
6. The Book Buyer by Charles Scribner's Sons (1901)
"Youth must offer on bent knees Earth, the mother, Homage unto one or other; This
decrees; Either points us shun we either, And unto the pallid scyther Shun ..."
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