Citations:distributing

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  • 1818Mary Shelley. Frankenstein.
    She found a peasant and his wife, hard working, bent down by care and labour, distributing a scanty meal to five hungry babes.
    I had money with me and gained the friendship of the villagers by distributing it; or I brought with me some food that I had killed, which, after taking a small part, I always presented to those who had provided me with fire and utensils for cooking.