The three books, one or other of which John Douglas usually carried with him on his rambles by sea-shore or through some country lanes, were the New Testament, Marcus Aurelius, and Tannahill's Poems; but perhaps it was the wise Emperor with whom he most closely Communed as the waves rippled along the sand, and the shifting lights crossed the clear blue of the Arran hills.
"The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols"
William Black
Having Communed with the night, the girl withdrew her gaze from the sky and hearkened to her companion.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory
He knew that to return to Berwickshire was again to throw himself into the power of his persecutor, and he Communed with himself what to do.
"Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX"
Alexander Leighton