hoof-beat

When the last hoof-beat had ceased, he half-slipped, half-sank from his saddle to the ground, and sat on a mossy boulder.

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The sharp hoof-beat, the thresh of feet stirred our old bones down under;

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 Various

= Hippocrene, the spring of the Muses, said to have been created by the hoof-beat of

The Last Poems of Ovid 43 BC-18? Ovid

Sally trembled, but it was with indignation, not fear, and as soon as the last hoof-beat died away, she urged Long forward; they regained the road, and made their way at once to

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Various

Reeds held power the hills often echoed to the lowing of driven cattle, to the hoof-beat of galloping horses, and to the sounds of a fight being fought to the death.

Stories of the Border Marches Jeanie Lang

Yet with all the care bestowed upon him the poor horse grieved for his mate, and never did hoof-beat fall upon the ground without his questioning neigh.

Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home

Yes, there was that muffled hoof-beat again -- I was on the last grade that led to the angling road across the corner of the marsh.

Over Prairie Trails Frederick Philip Grove

Snow sparkled on the earth, but no hoof-beat of his thousand white horses broke the stillness of the midnight air.

Classic Myths Mary Catherine Judd

The Risaldar stood grimly where he was until the last hoof-beat and bump of gun-wheel had died away into the distance; then he turned and climbed the winding stairway to the room where the lamp still shone through gauzy curtains.

Told in the East Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920

When the last hoof-beat had ceased, he half-slipped, half-sank from his saddle to the ground, and sat on a mossy boulder.

The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London 1916