It was a wild, desolate spot, scarcely rising above the waves around it, save in one quarter, where a massive column of rock rose to the height of several hundred feet, and formed the only shelter against the Swooping wind, which came without break or hindrance from the far-away shores of Labrador.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
As he approached Chautauqua the airman sank lower and lower, until he looked like a mammoth bird darting toward one shore and then the other, Swooping down to catch an insect, and rising again until the rays of the sinking sun glistened on his wings.
"Ethel Morton at Chautauqua"
Mabell S. C. Smith
At sight of the horsemen, however, the Swooping circles widened and the great birds darted off.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford