shelf
Example Sentences
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She ceased, and bounding from the shelfy shore, Round the descending nymph the waves resounding roar.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
For elemental war, and wintry Jove, From Malea's gusty cape his navy drove To bright Lucina's fane; the shelfy coast Where loud Amnisus in the deep is lost.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
Let not your soul be sunk in sad despair; He lives, he breathes this heavenly vital air, Among a savage race, whose shelfy bounds With ceaseless roar the foaming deep surrounds.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
Smooth water, sandy coves, and shelfy landings tempted comfortable jobs; and any man owning a boat that would carry a sail as big as a shawl might smuggle, with heed of the weather, and audacity.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
