swarths

The devil a puritan that he is, or any thing constantly, but a time-pleaser; an affectioned ass, that cons state without book and utters it by great swarths: the best persuaded of himself, so crammed, as he thinks, with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith that all that look on him love him; and on that vice in him will my revenge find notable cause to work.

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will 2004

The devil a puritan that he is, or anything constantly but a time-pleaser; an affectioned ass, that cons state without book, and utters it by great swarths: the best persuaded of himself; so crammed, as he thinks, with excellences, that it is his ground of faith that all that look on him love him; and on that vice in him will my revenge find notable cause to work.

Act II. Scene III. Twelfth-Night; or, What You Will 1914

The devil a puritan that he is, or any thing constantly, but a time-pleaser; an affectioned ass, that cons state without book and utters it by great swarths: the best persuaded of himself, so crammed, as he thinks, with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith that all that look on him love him; and on that vice in him will my revenge find notable cause to work.

Twelfth Night; or What You Will 1601

This bill doesn't have that so it will not work and "universal healthcare" will be discredited the way "democracy" is in wide swarths of the Middle East.

Center for American Progress Action Fund 2009

Here stretched in ranks the levell’d swarths are found,

The Iliad of Homer 2003

Aye, and rust amid greenness; as last year’s scythes flung down, and left in the half-cut swarths — Starbuck!”

Moby Dick; or the Whale 2002

Night_, II. iii, where Maria calls Malvolio 'an affectioned ass, that cons state without book and utters it by great swarths') is as much hay as the mower can cut at one movement of the scythe.

The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton

Aye, and rust amid greenness; as last year's scythes flung down, and left in the half-cut swarths -- Starbuck! "

Moby Dick: or, the White Whale Herman Melville 1855

Here stretched in ranks the levell’d swarths are found,

The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1716

The figures for returning Iraqis are low, and huge swarths of Iraq's middle class, vital for the rebuilding of the country, remain in Syria and Jordan, many intent on resettlement to Europe or America. "

The Common Ills 2009