"Bos" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... poeta quidam ex ethnicis ait) 'magna comitante caterva,' in prato quodam graminoso ferocientem, maceria tantum bassa inter se et belluam istam horrendam interposita. Constitit Thomas, constitit et bos, horribiliter rugiens, cauda erecta, cornibus immaniter saeviens, ore spumam, naribus vaporem, oculis fulgur emittens, maceriam transsilire, in virum sanctum irruere, corpusque ejus venerabile in aera jactitare, visibiliter nimis paratus. {407} Thomas autem, eapta ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 • Various
... Terry shouted "Bos! bos! bos!" the Latin call which the cow sometimes recognized, though she generally paid no attention to it. It was the same now, possibly due to the fact that she did not ...
— The Hunters of the Ozark • Edward S. Ellis
... puffed from the smokestack of a locomotive, in that it consists of globular masses, each the product of a distinct explosion. At night the cloud of vapor is lighted with a red glow at intervals of a few minutes, like the glow on the trail of smoke behind the locomotive when from time to time the fire bos is opened. Because of this intermittent light flashing thousands of feet above the sea, Stromboli has been given the name of the ...
— The Elements of Geology • William Harmon Norton
... some hours of night, let us now obtain some rest. In the morning, when the sun hath introduced us to each other, I may then judge from your countenances whether it is likely that we may be better acquainted. Night is the time for repose, as Quintus Curtius says, 'Custos, bos, fur atque sacerdos. Sleep was ...
— Japhet, In Search Of A Father • Frederick Marryat
... you'll squeal loud enough before you get out of it. Speak a word or make a movement and I'll blow your brains out against the partition behind you! Listen to what I say or you are a dead man. Sing out an order instantly for my mate and my bos'n to come here to the cabin, and be quick about it, for my finger's on the trigger, and it's only a pull ...
— Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates • Howard Pyle
... at one of his recent lectures in Bos- ton Mr. Carpenter made a man drunk on water, and then informed his audience that he could produce the [15] effect of alcohol, or of any drug, on the human system, through the action of mind alone. This honest declara- tion as to the animus of animal ...
— Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 • Mary Baker Eddy
... the Troppau road; and patiently waiting till this dangerous Enemy, with such endless shifts in him, come in sight perhaps of his last cartridge, or perhaps make some stumble on the way towards that consummation. Daun is aware of Friedrich's surprising qualities. Bos against Leo, Daun feels these procedures to be altogether feline (FELIS-LEONINE); such stealthy glidings about, deceptive motions, appearances; then such a rapidity of spring upon you, and with such a ...
— History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.) - Frederick The Great—Seven-Years War Rises to a Height.—1757-1759. • Thomas Carlyle
... marched due south through forests and meadow-land and great park-like areas where countless herbivorous animals grazed—deer and antelope and bos and the little ecca, the smallest species of Caspakian horse, about the size of a rabbit. There were other horses too; but all were small, the largest being not above eight hands in height. Preying continually ...
— Out of Time's Abyss • Edgar Rice Burroughs
... kin. Bos'on's mighty good ter min' me. But, law! yer aint 'quainted wid ole Rum; yer couldn't manage him no more'n nuffin. 'Sides, 'coons an' 'possums aint good now tell arter pussimon-time. Folks ud duspise yer 'coon an' 'possum, kase ...
— St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 • Various |
