snatch down the prize from thy helmet: I will announce its promise to thee; unless thou art blind or deaf, thou shalt pierce to the depth of the riddle.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
How oft, to tell what arm defends thine isle, To guard her welfare, and yet check her pride, Have the winds snatch'd the victory from war?
"The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2"
Edward Young
snatch then, my friend, as I have, the first occasion of leaving the noisy town with all its very empty pursuits, and devote your days to study, or even resign them to ease.
"The Book-Hunter at Home"
P. B. M. Allan