There we sat, glum and silent, watching idly the big flakes of snow fluttering down from the leaden sky, for not one of us could imagine a way out of this hobble.

Thanksgiving morning saw the first flakes.

Through the still air fell scattering flakes of snow, big and unbroken and feathery.

From the four corners of the world, at last, were to fly the snow-flakes of the dread Fimbul, Winter, blotting the sun, and moaning and drifting night and day.

Flake follows flake, like sprites, Whose wings the winds dissever; Thought follows thought, and lights The realms of mind forever.

Towards twilight it grew warmer and began to snow, great wet flakes.

The clouds had hung low and heavy all day, but after sundown a driving wind carrying stray flakes of snow began to whistle around the stacks.

He was passing a rocky promontory just before reaching the fish-flakes, when he heard a yelping noise, and, looking up, saw a big dog running to and fro on the rocks in evident distress.

Taking it in your hand, you find it to be a univalve shell, the inhabitant of which is concealed behind a closely-fitting door, resembling a flake of undissolved glue.

It was snowing very hard; he could see nothing but a haze of tossing flakes, and the wind filled the valley with its roar.

After the upper part is consumed, the back-bone may be removed, and the lower part divided in the same way, neatly, and without breaking the flakes.

But as the angel spoke, he caught a flake of falling snow, breathed on it, and bade it take a form, and bud and blow.

The mothers remained to wash the dishes and pack things away, to lock up the house, and brush the last flake of dust from any of Linnet's new possessions; Captain Rheid called to Hollis and asked him to walk over the farm with him and see where everything was planted.

We then find that it has lost its clear appearance, has become thick and muddy, and has floating in it flakes of fibrin.

Ay, sure enough, off goes a flake.

Didst take of last year's summer More than summer saw? Or hast thou stolen frost-flakes Secretly at night?

The roof, though moveable through all its length As the wind sways it, has yet well sufficed, And intercepting in their silent fall The frequent flakes, has kept a path for me.

If he could only get the stone rough a bit, knocking off a flake or so in the right spot, it would give the lever a better hold.

If we are ever to be tried for our crimes let us have juries of white whiskered old boys who like tobacco, crab flakes, light wines and musical comedy.

There is no place like the woods for bringing a storm down on you quick; the trees are so thick you don't mind the first few flakes, till, first you know, there's a whirl of 'em, and the wind is up.

One morning while Bill was cleaning up the superintendent's cabin he noticed a tiny yellow flake of gold upon the floor in front of Slevin's bed.

Far old friend in the Manse, by the green ash peeling Flake by flake from the heat in the Yule log's core, Look past the woman you love.

The searchlights stab and slash about the sky like tin swords in a stage duel; presently they pick up the bomb-birda glittering flake of tinseland the racket begins.

Then you should sift in sugar according to taste, and when you have put a dry macaroon, which has been soaking in rum all this time, in the bottom of a glass saucer, you pile the flake over it, and it's ready for him, except that sometimes you put in,let me see!a little orange juice, I think, but I've got the recipe there in my scrap-book, and I can find it in a minute."

Nervously, almost jerkily, Landor filled the brier bowl and pressed the brown flakes tight with his little finger.