It was the time when the April sun smiles upon the meadow grass till it is very green and long enough to wave in the wind, and all amongst it the blue scilla flowers are like dewdrops reflecting the blue that hangs above the gnarled arms of the still leafless walnut trees.
"A Dozen Ways Of Love"
Lily Dougall
Now, in order to steer safely between scilla and Charibdis, I fairly owned the Charge; but at the same Time intimated, that the Noose was not tyed so fast, but that it might be easily undone, and that I was then in a Fair Way of setting that Marriage aside; and to gain belief to my Assertion, I persuaded my poor credulous Wife to disown me for her Husband, whose Letter restored me to the good opinion of the Family, but especially of my Mistress and her Mother.
"Trial-of-Mary-Blandy"
Roughead, William
"Run his bloomin' Cigno onto the scilla Shoal.
"The Wheel O' Fortune"
Louis Tracy