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Quarry Cerynean stag captured by Hercules as third Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149] savage bull caught by Hercules as seventh Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149] Hercules’ fourth Labor: to take this ravaging beast alive. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149] Hercules’ twelfth Labor: capture the Hadean watchdog. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 150] pursued by Ahab and crew of Pequod. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] awesome beast strangled by Hercules as first Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 148] great bear; subject of annual quest by mature men. [Am. Lit.: The Bear in Six Modern Short Novels] captured after tremendous obstacles overcome; Hercules’ tenth Labor. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149] elusive imaginary animal. [Br. Lit.: The Hunting of the Snark] metamorphosed man hunted down by armed men as wild beast. [Am. Lit.: Wolfman] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Daylight was made to feel that she suspected him, and he, remembering that he had seen a big rock quarry near Blair Park, stated offhand that he was thinking of buying it. The savage cat and the savage man saw Numa's quarry almost simultaneously, though both had known before it came within the vision of their eyes that it was a black man. And then he woke again to his detested fate, and found himself sitting, humped together, in a windy combe of quarry refuse - darkness thick about him, thin flakes of snow flying here and there like rags of paper, and the strong shuddering of his body clashing his teeth like a hiccough. |
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