1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 1/2, It was flood-tide along Fifth Avenue ; motor, brougham, and victoria swept by on the glittering current ; pretty women glanced out from limousine and tonneau ; … .
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 85:Gaur was an example of a man without a BA who seemed infinitely better educated than the fellows who left Fort Hare with glittering degrees.
John LockeEvery man carries about him a touchstone, if he will make use of it, to distinguish substantial gold from superficial glitterings, truth from appearances.
