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Definition of Strews
1. strew [v] - See also: strew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strews
Literary usage of Strews
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... and rearing high The priceless ^Egis ; and he strew'd to earth The rampart
with all ease, as when a child strews sand upon the sea-shore ; mimic mounds ..."
2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1808)
"¡small ; the manner in which he strews it over his pace, shews that his mind is
more filled with learning than inflated with vanity ; and the consciousness ..."
3. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... the peers with rancour swell'd: The bravest of the Three their swords surround;
Brave Ribeir strews them vanquish'd o'er the ground. ..."
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