Then we meet him in the Vedas, the Being, "by whom the fictile vase is formed; the clay out of which it is fabricated."
"Supplemental Nights, Volume 1"
Richard F. Burton
From him Francesco Xanto caught Something of his transcendent grace, And into fictile fabrics wrought Suggestions of the master's thought.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
He had but to cover this material with a vitrification of transparent glaze, to obtain one of the most important products of fictile art-that which, under the name of English earthenware, was to attain the greatest commercial value and become of the most extensive utility.
"Self Help"
Samuel Smiles