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... or dwarf plateau, commands a fine view of the coast scenery; the "Pins" of the Shrr; the Mutadn Mountain, twin ridges of grey white granite, and, further south, the darker forms of Raydn and Ziglb. Here, during springtide, the Huwaytt transport their flocks in the light craft called Katirah, and feed them till the pasture is browsed down. We made extensive inquiries, but could hear of no ruins. Yet the islet, some three to four miles long by one broad, forming a ...

— The Land of Midian, Vol. 2 • Richard Burton

... nursing better than she practised it, and supervision can be done at a distance if the subordinate is properly attentive to the rules we lay down, as Jane appeared to be. So Jane was left to him. She loved the country; Springtide in the country set her singing; her walk to her patient at Lappett's farm and homeward was an aethereal rapture for a heart rocking easy in fulness. There was nothing to trouble it, no hint of wild winds and heavy seas, not even the ...

— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith

... regretted John only because of Mrs Norton. Every morning she ran to see if there was a letter, so that it might be she who brought the good news. But no letter came. Since Christmas John had written two short notes, and now they were well on in April. But one morning as she stood watching the springtide, Kitty saw him walking up the drive; the sky was growing bright with blue, and the beds were catching flower beneath the evergreen oaks. She ran to Mrs Norton, who was attending to the canaries in ...

— A Mere Accident • George Moore

Words linked to "Springtide" : flush, outpouring, neap tide, gush, high water, highwater, high tide