"Abstersive" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... that abstersive tree, Where Aethiop's swarthy bird did build her nest; Inlaid it was with Libyan ivory, Drawn from the jaws of Afric's prudent beast. Two kings like Saul, much taller than the rest, Their equal armies draw into the field; ...
— Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John Denham • Edmund Waller; John Denham |
