"Strum" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... could readily, at sight, Strum a march upon the loud Theodolite: He would diligently play On the Zoetrope all day, And blow the ...
— A Nonsense Anthology • Collected by Carolyn Wells
... little dragon!" Sir Hokus shook his head mournfully. Then, seeing that Dorothy was tired and discouraged, he pretended to strum on a guitar and sang in ...
— The Royal Book of Oz • L. Frank Baum
... gambol, disport, frisk, skip, caper, romp, revel; wanton, dally, toy, twiddle; impersonate, personate, act; perform, execute; strum, thrum; ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
... your piano, Major," said Dr. O'Grady. "I haven't got one of my own, and I'll have to strum it out for a bit before I get it into ...
— General John Regan - 1913 • George A. Birmingham
... Terry. "An hour's practising! It is just twelve by the clock now, and I shall have to strum till one!" ...
— Terry - Or, She ought to have been a Boy • Rosa Mulholland
... length, and twice Eve came uneasily into the bedroom to see if she could be of assistance to him. No nurse could have been so beautifully attentive. During one of her absences he slipped furtively downstairs into the drawing-room, where he began to strum on the piano, though the room was yet by no means properly warm. She came after him, admirably pretending not to notice that he was behaving unusually. She was attired for the street, and she carried his ...
— Mr. Prohack • E. Arnold Bennett
... the piano was unopened, and the harp remained in its case. Before the year closed, No. 3 became tenanted; and here we had a new annoyance. It was occupied by a large family; and there were four young ladies who were learning music. We now had our annoyance: it was strum, strum, all day long; one sister up, another down; and every one knows what a bore the first lessons in music are to those who are compelled to hear them. They could just manage to play a tune, and that eternal tune was ringing in our ears from morning to ...
— Olla Podrida • Frederick Marryat
... banjo from the floor and began to strum a few wandering notes. Hutchinson winced and ...
— The Faith of Men • Jack London |
