Nigher

On the Little Pelly, for instance, they come down that thick in the summer to feed on the salmon that you can't get an Indian or white man to go nigher than a day's journey to the place. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Slowly comes a hungry people, as a lion, creeping nigher ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sigmund said that he had come no nigher to the aid of a man though the youngling were with him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The feast it was nigh, and the mass it was nigher, When before the fair ❋ Unknown (2008)

Nears my parting fro, my love, nigher draws the severance-day, viii. ❋ Unknown (2006)

For his love, but can aught than embrace be nigher? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Birdalone drew nigher, and spake loudly and said: Tell me at least, is it peace between us or unpeace? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Soon she had covered up the house from her, for on that eastern end, both a tongue of the woodland shoved out west into the meadow, and, withal, the whole body of the wood there drew down to the water, and presently cut off all the greensward save a narrow strip along by the lake, off the narrowest whereof lay the rocky eyot aforesaid, nigher unto the shore than lay Green Eyot. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Yea, certes, said he, yet I doubt if thou wilt like it the better, the nigher thou art. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Albeit, less than a half mile from the shore lay two eyots, as it might have been on the salt sea; but one of these sat low down on the water, and was green and well bushed, but the other, which lay east of it, and was nigher to the shore, was high, rocky, and barren. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As she drew nigher yet, she saw that there were folk on the walls of it, and they seemed to see her, for a horn was winded from the battlement, and folk were running together to somewhither. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nought befell them on their way home; but the nigher they came to the castle the more pensive waxed Birdalone, and, though she hid it, when they were come to the gate she scarce had her wit; for it was as if she thought to have one rushing out and crying: Tidings, tidings! they are come. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Quoth Baudoin: Nay, not by my rede; for if we can hear them they can hear us; let us quietly edge along afoot somewhat nigher their way, ever keeping the cover of the wood betwixt us and the open plain. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nay, lady, said Sir Aymeris, nor tomorrow, nor any day uncompelled; neither shall we go nigher unto it than now we be. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But as they drew nigher, they saw where the said wall of the hills was cloven by a valley narrow and steep-sided, that went right athwart the lie of the hills; the said valley was but little grassed, and the bare rocks were crow-black. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She drew nigher, and saw someone sitting on the bench without the door whereas the witch was wonted; and her heart beat quick, for she saw presently that it was none other than her mistress. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Then he stayed his speech, and drew a little nigher to ❋ Unknown (2007)

Birdalone drew a step nigher, and said: Dost thou hear me, dame, or art thou exceeding wroth with me, and art pondering what vengeance thou wilt take on me? ❋ Unknown (2007)

But now let us hold our peace of him till we be come nigher to his haunt. ❋ Unknown (2007)