11. On Grani rode the chief, the gold-Disperser, to where my foster-father ruled o'er the dwellings.
"The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson"
Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
He boasted a great deal about his prowess as a Disperser of the black fellows, which he seemed to consider a very noble sort of occupation.
"The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories The Beckoning Hand--Lucretia--The Third Time--The Gold Wulfric--My Uncle's Will--The Two Carnegies--Olga Davidoff's Husband--John Cann's Treasure--Isaline and I--Professor Milliter's Dilemma--In Strict Confidence--The "
Grant Allen
The former was, as has been said, one of the richest men in England, the creator of two "Paradises" at Fonthill and Cintra, the absolute arbiter of his time and his pleasures, a Member of Parliament while he chose to be so, a student, fierce and recluse, the husband of a daughter of the Gordons, and the father of a mother of the Hamiltons, the collector, Disperser, bequeather of libraries almost unequalled in magnificence and choice.
"A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)"
George Saintsbury