1 It seemed that the Jeroboam had not long left home, when upon speaking a whale-ship, her people were reliably apprised of the existence of Moby Dick, and the havoc he had made.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 71. The Jeroboam's Story. 2 But as perhaps fifty of these whale-bone whales are harpooned for one cachalot, some philosophers of the forecastle have concluded that this positive havoc has already very seriously diminished their battalions.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 105. Does the Whale's Magnitude Diminish?—Will He... 3 The musketry sounded in long irregular surges that played havoc with his ears.
4 Peter sprang a couple of yards in the air, and then delivered a war-whoop and set off round and round the room, banging against furniture, upsetting flower-pots, and making general havoc.
5 Before the wedding the tailor was to catch him a wild boar that made great havoc in the forest, and the huntsmen should give him their help.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContext Highlight In THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR 6 My friend," said Nestor, "now that you remind me, I remember to have heard that your mother has many suitors, who are ill disposed towards you and are making havoc of your estate.
7 The havoc that months had previously wrought was now emulated by the inroads of hours.
8 She began to 'help' my mother next morning, and was in and out of the store-closet all day, putting things to rights, and making havoc in the old arrangements.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 4. I FALL INTO DISGRACE 9 He has now and then been a sad flirt, and cared very little for the havoc he might be making in young ladies' affections.
10 Fifty years ago a series of great fires took place, which made terrible havoc on five separate occasions.
11 Fortune leads him forward in nowise; Apollo aids not with counsel; and more and more the fierce clash swells over the plains, and the havoc draws nigher on.