"Toothsome" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... rough circle about him and the ape-man squatted the bulls of his herd. They blinked their eyes, shouldered one another about for more advantageous positions, scratched in the rotting vegetation upon the chance of unearthing a toothsome worm, or sat listlessly eyeing their king and the strange Mangani, who called himself thus but who more closely resembled the hated Tarmangani. The king looked at some of the older of his subjects, ...
— The Son of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs
... grated ginger, and spices. When it is boiled enough, it is poured into a large shallow dish, and, when partially cooled, is cut into squares and lengths, then rolled or moulded into various shapes. When quite cool, it is very hard, and very toothsome to young Derbyshire. ...
— A Righte Merrie Christmasse - The Story of Christ-Tide • John Ashton
... "the great earthquake," these were all that came under my eye; but the tricks it did, elsewhere, and far and wide over the town, made toothsome gossip for ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain
... appropriations, tossing out the toothsome "pork," In a way to please the faithful and to keep the "boys at work;" And whatever seems the proper thing majorities should do, Why, the ocean's there before you and the course is up to you; But remember as you voyage that we have a little boat, And we're always steering ...
— Oklahoma Sunshine • Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
... from shattering the crop itself they were generally given charges of powder only; but sufficient shot was issued to enable the guards to kill enough birds for the daily consumption of the plantation. When dressed and broiled they were such fat and toothsome morsels that in their season other sorts of ...
— American Negro Slavery - A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime • Ulrich Bonnell Phillips
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