23 Verbs to Use for the Word elves

And he thought the wisest thing that he could do was to try and find the elf, and make his peace with him.

To him all nature was a vast spiritual symbolism, wherein he saw elves, fairies, devils, angels,all looking at him in friendship or enmity through the eyes of flowers and stars:

I cannot recollect the time when I did not as entirely deem Peregrine a changeling elf as that Robin was my own brother.

One day, walking together, they heard a cock crow, and an irresistible desire came over both of them to visit the upper earth, John so frightened the elves by a toad, that they yielded to his wish, and gave him hoards of wealth, with part of which he bought half the island of Riigen.

The boy didn't think that this was much of an offer; but it so happenedthat after he had gotten the elf in his power, he was afraid of him.

It is indeed a fairy scene, and I know of no place where I could sooner imagine these little elves holding their moonlight revelry.

I really believe you admire as well as love that hideous little elf.

what means the elf?" "An elf!

or doth all that haunts the waste and wild Mourn, knowing it will go along with me?" This heard the bold Sir Bedivere and spake: "O me, my King, let pass whatever will, Elves, and the harmless glamour of the field; But in their stead thy name and glory cling To all high places like a golden cloud For ever: but as yet thou shalt not pass.

He was chubby and plumpa right jolly old elf

He was only particular to swing the snare backward and forward; to prevent the elf from getting a foothold and clambering up.

"He continued to send for me punctually the moment the clock struck seven; though when I appeared before him now, he had no such honeyed terms as 'love' and 'darling' on his lips: the best words at my disposal were 'provoking', 'malicious elf,' 'sprite', 'changeling', etc.

Say, was it that, vainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome elf, He grew lazy at last and drew from himself?

Our charms very early are caged, sir I'm eleven myself," remarked the small elf, "And a year ago I was engaged, sir!"

"Why, I'm Merry Chuckle from Make-Believe Land!" replied the elf.

He hardly knew how he had managed itbut he had actually snared the elf.

"Lore" means a small, squinting elf; and is connected with the verb "lauern."

"Short of being supposed an elf, I have gone through the same, and it was not my good father's fault that I did not loathe the very name of preaching or prayer.

But the boy was not so courageous that he dared to touch the elf with his hands, instead he looked around the room for something to poke him with.

VII Kindly hearts have I known; Kindly hearts, they are flown; Here and there if but one Linger yet uneffaced, Imbecile tottering elves, Soon to be wreck'd on shelves, These scarce are half themselves, With age and care crazed.

The varied accentuation of the verses is striking; and would any one convince himself of the variety of which this measure is capable, let him try to read this passage, and the speech of Prospero, beginning "Ye elves of hills," to the same tune.

I worship in the temple with the rest; But by my hearth I keep a sacred nook For gnomes and dwarfs, duck-footed waddling elves Who stitched and hammered for the weary man In days of old.

And they lie still, they have so little wit: I marvel the warrener will suffer it; Nay, nay, they are so bad, that they themselves Do give consent to catch these pretty elves.

23 Verbs to Use for the Word  elves