One of these sketches, by the way, Louie herself coveted-a straggle of violets, a few white ones among them, in a lustre bowl; and she offered a certain number of sittings in exchange for it-another elementary example of the transaction in kind.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions
Small outlying parties straggle from the line-now on one side, now on the other; sometimes a few descend to alight on trees in the meadows, where doubtless their nests were situated in the spring.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
A few perhaps straggle back in time to assist in the latter part of the corn harvest on the heavy lands, if it has been delayed by the weather.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies