We sent word among the restless tribes to warn them to keep quiet, saying that, if the Germans had chastised them with whips, we would, indeed, chastise them with scorpions in the event of their getting out of hand.

And, indeed, there was naught in that part of my journey, save that I did pass nineteen great fire-holes, and four small; and did observe no life beside any, save about one of the great holes that there was no hollow around, and here I did happen to see some strange and ugly creatures so big as my head, that did have a look of the scorpion of this Age; but proportioned more squat and thick.

Next, for I've lost my count, comes salt of vipersnext, powder of unicorn's hornnext, oil of scorpions from Naplesnext, dragon-waterall admirable.

Cook himself was appointed Commander of the Scorpion on 29th August, but owing to other arrangements being made did not put in an appearance on his new ship.

But not content with such absurdities, which destroyed the very idea of liberty, they asserted that these stars, which had not the least connection with mankind, governed all the parts of the human body, and ridiculously affirmed that the ram presided over the head, the bull over the gullet, the twins over the breast, the scorpion over the entrails, the fishes over the feet, etc.

I saw a scorpion to-day which pinches when it catches you and draws the blood awful.

XX I behold Arcturus going westward Down the crowded slope of night-dark azure, While the Scorpion with red Antares Trails along the sea-line to the southward.

"I think there are a good many scorpions about," she told him rather piteously.

When he was a child, he grasped a scorpion without injury, and saw a salamander "living and enjoying himself in the hottest flames."

Hadst thou been patient, I would have made the thing a joy ere I gave it thee; I would have changed the scorpion into a golden beetle, set with rubies and sapphires.

she has poysond me, her lips Are sault as sulpher, and her breath infects, Noe scorpions like it.