Citations:branch


 * 1813 — Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
 * Here she was interrupted again. Mr. Bennet protested against any description of finery. She was therefore obliged to seek another branch of the subject, and related, with much bitterness of spirit and some exaggeration, the shocking rudeness of Mr. Darcy.
 * 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
 * It held a branch of fresh green holly in its hand; and, in singular contradiction of that wintry emblem, had its dress trimmed with summer flowers.