10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKITTISHLY»
Discover the use of
skittishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
skittishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to ...
Documents the author's quest to live one year in literal compliance with biblical rules, from being fruitful and multiplying to growing a beard and avoiding mixed-fiber clothing.
Having spoken these things, you will see either a fire leaping skittishly like a child
, over the aery waves, or an unformed fire from which a voice emerges; or a rich
light that whirs around the field in a spiral. But [it is also possible] that you will ...
Peter Schäfer, Hans Hans Gerhard Kippenberg, 1997
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The Presence of Light: Divine Radiance and Religious Experience
In them, the goddess Hecate tells the theurgist what to expect after he has
pronounced certain invocations: “Having spoken these things, you will see either
a fire leaping skittishly like a child over the aery waves, or a shapeless fire from
which ...
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Johnson's English Dictionary
Any number of things thrown skittishly about. Swift. To LITTER, nt'-tar. 98. r. «. To
bring forth : used of beasts, or of human beings in contempt. To cover with things
negligently or skittishly scattered about. Swift. To cover with straw. Dryden.
Samuel Johnson, John Walker, 1835
... year, she was the blonde, skittishly British neighbor in Joe Egg (for which she
won the Clarence Derwent Award); a few months ago, she was the fabulously
self- absorbed, coke- chattery redhead in It's Only a Play. For that role she wore
an ...
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The Works of Beaumont & Fletcher: The Text Formed from a New ...
from his face with his handkerchiefe, but two or three young wenches came
skittishly in and out the roome ; who seeing him a man of fashion, and therefore
likely to be of meanes, they thought to make of him some bootie, being (it seemes
) set ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Alexander Dyce, 1843
He stays in his truck and watches Smitty cross the street, his eyes skittishly
glancing around for traffic. He opens a police-car door and through the dim
overhead street lamp, Irving sees their two silhouettes lean together. A long kiss.
His sister's ...
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Steven Moffat's Doctor Who 2010: the Critical Fan's Guide to ...
It's a credit to the actors that watching these two dance skittishly around each
other remains funny rather than frustrating - helped by the fact that once the
Doctor gets involved, without even really intending to he starts pushing them both
out of ...
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Digging for Australia: Memories of Countries Lived in and ...
After a quick chat with him and another man at the bar, I skittishly walked back to
where my lunch had been delivered. I sat gazing out through the window
enjoying the splendid view, and incredibly tasty tuna and Brie melt topped with ...
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Grace in the Dark Places
The salvation that was entrusted to the work of Jesus and divested upon me by
God the Father seemed so fictional that I skittishly avoided it. I feared that which I
should have embraced and embraced that which I should have feared. After my ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKITTISHLY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
skittishly is used in the context of the following news items.
Friends group planning celebration of Myles Standish Forest's …
... rain, they ran into a prancing fog; disconnected herds of mist came out of the woods, galloped through the dark, then skittishly crossed the black tar surface. «Wicked Local Plymouth, Jul 15»
Gormley: West and pipelines defended by Wall
... at times almost rattled - some days treading water in a pool of political inertia then alternatively skittishly over-reacting to the partisan barbs of Question Period. «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
Postcard from . . . Fukushima
Hundreds of horses bedecked in tassels and armour waited skittishly in the centre until the low sound of trumpets, hundreds of women dancing gracefully with ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Ding Dong: Edinson Cavani And Gonzalo Jara 'Bum Poke' Incident …
Caught unawares by such an impromptu act of kindness, Cavani reacted skittishly and proceeded to slap Jara across the face – duly picking up a second yellow ... «Who Ate All The Pies, Jul 15»
Chinese Zoo Animals Monitored for Earthquake Prediction
If a herd of animals are seen fleeing before an earthquake, all that is needed is for one or two of them to skittishly sense danger; the rest will follow—not ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
The First Film review – the mystery of a cinema pioneer
The real pioneer was Frenchman Louis le Prince, who filmed a scene on Leeds bridge and in a Leeds garden, where some Victorians skittishly frolicked – in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Hillary Clinton has already crushed Republicans on immigration
... she rejected the notion of a mere path to legalization — like the sort Jeb Bush and some of the more immigrant-friendly Republicans have skittishly backed. «The Week Magazine, May 15»
Mercedes-AMG GT S Edition 1 review
... GT siphons off much that was good about the SLS and jettisons the bit which made it feel like skittishly threading a grand piano across a crowded dance floor. «Autocar, Apr 15»
Vein Trio: Jazz Talks review – skittish, jumpy set from Swiss modern …
Switzerland's Vein Trio are partnered with US sax virtuoso David Liebman on this animated and skittishly jump-cutting set. When they released Vote for Vein! last ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
Cricket - West Indies v England: Chris Jordan's stunning catch puts …
Brathwaite fended skittishly to Root at short leg and the hosts went to the interval in trouble on nine for one. The expectation on Anderson was palpable when ... «Western Daily Press, Apr 15»
