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Rustled the years like laden mule-trains by, Each with its burthen of old time redeemed....

From Poems New and Old by Freeman, John

Also she passed—this daughter of a king— Where snorted the fierce buffaloes, and where The gray boars rooted for their food, and where The black bears growled, and serpents in the grass Rustled and hissed.

From Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala by Arnold, Edwin, Sir

Outside, a yellow maple-tree, Shifting upon the silvery blue With small innumerable sound, Rustled to let the sunlight through.

From The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics by Knowles, Frederic Lawrence

Rustled the dry leaves neath his foot, And made an eerie sound, A neighbouring owl began to hoot, All else was still around.

From Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan by Dutt, Toru

The iron clanging sank through the light air, Rustled over with blowing branches.

From Sword Blades and Poppy Seed by Lowell, Amy