Do we say floc or flock

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And with each new wild geese-flock that flew by, the tame geese became more and more unruly.

"If another flock comes this way, I'll follow them," said he.

Then there came a new flock, who shrieked like the others, and the young gander answered: "Wait a minute!

He took one leap right down into the goose-flock, and threw his arms around the neck of the goosey-gander.

And there was a shouting and a calling from flock to flock.

And there was a shouting and a calling from flock to flock.

"Tell him that he who has not the strength to fly with the flock, can go back home!" cried the leader.

But no one had such a contempt for tame geese as Akka and her flock, and gladly would he have shown them that he was their equal.

But enough of this: we will now suppose that the little flock are brought by thus time into something like order; we are next to consider the means of securing other objects.

A minister who desires to instruct his flock with effect, never fails to commence his work with supplication; and certainly every teacher must ask for help, and instruct his pupils to do so too, if he really wish to be successful.

Thus mutual benefit would result in some kind of tacit agreement of partnership, and through the generations the wild wolf or jackal would gradually become gentler, more docile, and tractable, and the dreaded enemy of the flock develop into the trusted guardian of the fold.

A flock of starlings from up country lighted in a fir top to rest.

Everyone took the greatest pains to make the crèche as perfect as possible, and some even went so far as to fasten tiny angels to the rafters, so that they hovered over the toy houses like a flock of white butterflies; and sometimes a gold star, hung on a golden thread, quivered over the little manger, in memory of the wonderful star of the Magi.

Moreover it is likely that the relations of Crabbe with his village flock were alreadyas we know they were at a later datesomewhat strained.

But the fact remains that though he was kind and helpful to his flock while among them in sickness and in troubletheir physician as well as their spiritual adviserhis ideas as to clerical absenteeism were those of his age, and moreover his preaching to the end of his life was not of a kind to arouse much interest or zeal.

His small flock at Great and Little Glemham employed part of his time; the education of his two sons, who were now withdrawn from school, occupied some more; and a wife in failing health was certainly not neglected.

But he was evidently still, as always, the devout and kindly pastor of his flock, and happily for himself, he was now to receive new and unexpected tributes to his popularity in other fields.

A series of windmills,a group of inflated balloons,a flock of geese all asleep on one leg,a circle of ballet-dancers, just poised to begin,a band of patriots just kneeling to take an oath upon their country's altar,a senate of tailors,a file of soldiers,a whole parish of Shaker worshippers,a Japanese embassy performing Ko-tow: these all in turn come like shadows,so depart.

No man between Salisbury Plain and Smithfield was thought to conduct a flock of sheep so skilfully through all the difficulties of lanes and commons, streets and high-roads, as Jack Bint, aided by Jack Bint's famous dog, Watch.

"The living fountain overflows For every flock, for every lamb, Nor heeds, though angry creeds oppose With Luther's dike or Calvin's dam." He spake; with lingering, long embrace, With tears of love and partings fond, They floated down the creeping Maas, Along the isle of Ysselmond.

About noon, as we drove through a little town, I saw, for the first time, a whole flock of airplanes riding the sky.

"Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine press, of that wherewith the Lord thy God hath blessed thee, thou shalt give him[A]."

Pat Carabine was telling his flock last Sunday of the tortures of the damned, and having said all he could about devils and pitchforks and caldrons, he came to a sudden pausea blank look came into his face, and, looking round the church and seeing the sunlight streaming through the door, his thoughts went off at a tangent.

It was no wonder he should be called the blessed priest, and that the people far and near should flock to him to mass and confession; or that they thought it a blessed thing to have him lay his hands on their heads.

I have seen a flock of sheep driven by shouting, panting, racing little boys, and have been glad I did not have to drive sheep for my daily bread.

Do we say   floc   or  flock