Would that my scull were grinning there, and blanching; rather than as it is consciously Parching, scorched by fires itself has kindled!
"Anna St. Ives"
Thomas Holcroft
The fear of death is more Parching than wound-fever or passion.
"Whosoever Shall Offend"
F. Marion Crawford
A long conference was held, and then the sergeant left to take his luck with his mess, who were already Parching the corn he had brought for their supper, while the lieutenant made the round of the camp; leaving the Colonel seated alone on a log by his camp-fire.
"The Burial of the Guns"
Thomas Nelson Page