How easy the thing would be: as easy as to turn back now and tell that old fool's girl that he loved her, and rake in half his millions.
"A Hazard of New Fortunes, Part Fifth"
William Dean Howells
I asked for a spade and a rake; within little more than an hour I had vastly improved things.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
"We know all we want to about Brunell's life at present-his home in the Bronx, and his little map-making shop-and we're not trying to rake up anything from the past to hold over him now; it is only some general information I want.
"The Crevice"
William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander