"Mateless" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... a twofold nature wearing,— Sometimes a flashing falcon in her daring, Then a poor mateless dove that droops despairing. ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4, No. 24, Oct. 1859 • Various
... not budge. He peeped at the ledge above him. It was too far for him to reach it. He tried to discern the mass of the ground in the confusing darkness below. It seemed miles down. He did not know what to do. He was lone as a mateless hawk, there on the ledge, against the wall whose stones were pinchingly cold to the small of his back and his spread-eagled arms. He swayed slightly; realized with trembling nausea what would happen if he swayed too much.... He remembered that there was pavement below him. But he did not ...
— The Trail of the Hawk - A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life • Sinclair Lewis |
