When Sir Walter Scott was made a burgess or 'sutor of Selkirk,' he took precaution before Mouthing the beslabbered brush to wash it in his wine, but the act of rebellion was punished by his being compelled to drink the polluted liquor.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
It was the hour of sunset, and the sweet golden glow fell upon a wild sea of ferocious figures, of hideous Mouthing faces and gleaming spear-blades.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
It was a ragged boy with a hurdy-gurdy, who had caught hold of the little twisting, Mouthing creature and was already getting it into a miniature soldier's coat with brass buttons.
"The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy"
Mabel Henriette Spielmann