"Tantalise" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... enough here to support a ship's company," he thought; "but they only appear to tantalise me, and I may be doomed to starve in the midst of abundance." Among the birds were numerous white cockatoos which flew over his head, but as he approached took good care to keep out of his way, while green pigeons, similar ...
— The Rival Crusoes • W.H.G. Kingston
... in his way, however, seemed to increase as circumstances combined to fret and tantalise ...
— Banked Fires • E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
... unhappy frame of body as of mind he strays on along the street. There is no lack of food before his eyes, almost within reach of his hand; but only to tantalise, and still further whet the edge of his appetite. Eating-houses are open all around him; and under their blazing gas-jets he can see steaming dishes, and savoury joints, in the act of being set upon tables surrounded by guests seeming ...
— The Flag of Distress - A Story of the South Sea • Mayne Reid |
