"Yak" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... now am called, Ygg was my name before, Before that I hight Thund, Yak and Skilfing, Vafud and Hroptatyr, Got and Jalk 'mong the gods, Ofner and Svafner. All these names, I trow, Have to me alone ...
— The Younger Edda - Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda • Snorre
... or chowrie, formed of the white bushy tail of the Yak, or Bos grunniens, was placed as an ornament between the ears of horses, like the plume of the war-horse of chivalry. The velocity of the chariot caused it to lose its play, and appear fixed in one direction, like a flag borne rapidly against ...
— Sakoontala or The Lost Ring - An Indian Drama • Kalidasa
... hummed, he said: "Mine is an antiquated position, I'll admit. I don't like it any more than you do. Next thing, they'll put me to work polishing chain-mail armor or make me commander of a company of musketeers. Or maybe they'll send me to the 18th Outer Mongolian Yak Artillery." ...
— Unwise Child • Gordon Randall Garrett
... resolved to indicate his power by some title worthy of the great position he had gained. All the Mongol chiefs were summoned to the grand council or Kuriltai of the tribe, and around the national ensign, composed of nine white yak-tails, planted in the centre of the camp, the warriors gathered to hear the opinion of their chief. It was proclaimed to them that Temujin was not content with the title of Gur Khan, to which its former bearers had not given dignity, ...
— Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris
... handsome personage is the Most Noble Yak, His mantle is a fringe of hair that drapes his sides and back; He's very, very grand, indeed, when he stands up, you see— In fact, he's just as noble as a ...
— Animal Children - The Friends of the Forest and the Plain • Edith Brown Kirkwood
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