Afrásiyáb Seized by the girdle-belt the Persian king, And furious, dragged him from his foaming horse.

[Shews his Girdle round with Pistols.

Her robe (which, closely by the girdle braced, Reveal'd the beauties of a slender waist) Flow'd to the feet; to copy Venus' air, When Venus' statues have a robe to wear.

As he said this he displayed in his hand a girdle clasp, that Lincoya recognized as having been worn by the Squaw-Sachem on the previous day.

The lady one morning, looking from the window, saw her son coming wandering down the hill, and hastened to put a girdle cake upon the fire, that he might have hot bread to his breakfast.

O you, with girdle strings of blue, My thoughts to you forever roam!

Bark and timber beetles bore into and girdle trees and destroy the wood.

When he left off mourning, he would wear all his girdle trinkets.

And they go with a great pot made of wood or fine earth, and couered, tied with a broad girdle vpon their shoulder, which cometh vnder their arme, wherewith they go to begge their victuals which they eate, which is rice, fish, and herbs.

Primeval rivers spring renewed Thy silver girdle weaving, child!

Then Rustem urging on his gallant steed, Fixed his long javelin in the girdle band Of his ambitious foe, and quick unhorsed him; Then dragged him on towards Afrásiyáb, And, scoffing, cast him at the despot's feet.

No girdle hath weaver or goldsmith wrought So rich as the arms of my love can be; No gems with a lovelier lustre fraught Than her eyes, when they answer me liquidly.

Sir Gugemer, urg'd sore, at length avows, He never will take woman's hand for spouse, Save her's, whose fingers, skill'd in ladies' lore, Shall loose that knot his mystick girdle bore.

The girdle breaks, and Robin returns with it in his hand, followed by the witch in her own shape.

Max stood deliberately taking his battle-axe from his girdle chain, while Yolanda still knelt at his feet.

Praise of Some Lady~ There by his side in chariot rideth she, As lovely flower of the hibiscus tree, So fair her face; and when about they wheel, Her girdle gems of Ken themselves reveal.