Without a word Scylla did as she was told, and in a few seconds was half kneeling, half lying on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
It was called Scylla and it was located walking distance from my house in a converted Bucktown cottage. From Wordnik.com. ["Top Chef" Sizzles in Chicago for Season Four] Reference
"Scylla," he was equally sure to find a "Charybdis" at the other. From Wordnik.com. [History of Kershaw's Brigade] Reference
Cloanthus, ancestor of the Cluentii, wins with the "Scylla" (141-342). From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor] Reference
"Scylla" and "Breaking and Entering", and as a result laid down the foundation of the expected change in the show's theme and plot line. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
She has escaped Scylla only to fall upon Charybdis. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
Scylla was sobbing on the ground, and Martha stood by her. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
"Please don't fall, Scylla -- hang on to the pommel tight.". From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
But the ship passed between Scylla and Charybdis and reached. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
"Oh, no; I'll stay here with Scylla to-night," she answered. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Scylla exclaimed to Martha as John fixed her on Texas's back. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
She rode up close to Scylla and put her hand on Texas's neck. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
"Oh, Scylla," she said, "I'm so glad I got you off his back!". From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
"There is something the matter with him, I know," said Scylla. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Scylla, the story of, located at the strait of Messana, V. viii. From Wordnik.com. [Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI.] Reference
Our readers will all recollect the classical story of Scylla and. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
Scylla called out as well as she could, but the horseman rode on. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Scylla committed this robbery, and was killed for it by Hercules. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)] Reference
Scylla was standing on her feet, for the first time in many years. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Scylla applied to Mr. Tomlinson for rations, pleading utter poverty. From Wordnik.com. [Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868)] Reference
Scylla out of the saddle and eased her, almost fainting, to the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Scylla of didactic details and the Charybdis of glittering generalities. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873] Reference
Scylla now appeared in view, -- the bold, rocky, and much dreaded Scylla. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference
Then, with great pains and trouble, she pulled and lifted Scylla into the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
After Scylla had been lifted from the saddle and carried to her seat on the porch. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Scylla transformed to a monster by Circé through jealousy; and ultimately to a rock. From Wordnik.com. [The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II] Reference
This whirlpool was situated opposite the rock Scylla, at the entrance of the Faro from. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)] Reference
Scylla had heard the thunder of the approaching herd too, and was too frightened to speak. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Nisus betrayed to Minos by his daughter Scylla; changed to a falcon, and Scylla to a lark. From Wordnik.com. [The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II] Reference
They were drifting apart, I thought; but in avoiding Scylla, had I not plunged into Charybdis?. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Several days passed before Scylla arrived at the ranch; but when she did come there was great rejoicing. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Yes, you say Scylla has six heads, but you don't explain why the monster has that particular number of heads. From Wordnik.com. [From the Found Notebooks of Homer's Writing Group] Reference
So, if you're going to stick with six heads for Scylla, I think I'd put 20 or so men on the ship at that point. From Wordnik.com. [From the Found Notebooks of Homer's Writing Group] Reference
There were plenty of women and girls there, but Martha knew none of them well except the preacher's daughter, Scylla. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
Toward her, then, we looked, fearing destruction; but Scylla meanwhile caught from out my hollow ships six of my company. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
When John and Martha went North the next winter, Scylla went with them, and was able to walk about almost as easily as Martha herself. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas] Reference
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