| 单词 | taskmaster |
| 例句 | It was way above zero and the skies were perfectly clear the day I turned unsuspectingly onto my street to find my Polish taskmaster daringly positioned at the end of her walk. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Although he was a strict taskmaster within his home, Dad tolerated no criticism of the family from outsiders. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie, my great-aunt, my rigid taskmaster of a piano teacher, passed away in June, bequeathing her house on Euclid to my parents, allowing them to become home owners for the first time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was during this period that Ernest acquired the reputation of a relentless taskmaster in command of a growing brigade; the recurring term in personal reminiscences of the Rad Lab is “slave driver.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A tall, friendly man, a lawyer and the Brotherhood's chief theoretician, he had proved to be a hard taskmaster. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The narrator — or erotic taskmaster — is a woman known only as “Angelina.” I tried “Siri for sex” so you don’t have to (but maybe you want to anyway) 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z And certainly a pretty stern taskmaster of a board president, who upon hearing that, I think, in general would say there's some work to be done in the Arconia. "Only Murders in the Building" boss on that killer party, other possible suspects and next season 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z At one moment he kidded his reputation as an authoritarian taskmaster by goose-stepping on the podium. Riccardo Muti, CSO take New York by storm with 3-hour 'Otello' 2011-04-16T13:47:00Z Nureyev was an exacting taskmaster and the rehearsals were hard work. Isabel Rawsthorne: elusive painter who led the art world a merry dance 2013-03-26T09:57:24Z Gwynne, author of the riveting Quanah Parker biography “Empire of the Summer Moon,” takes on Confederate Civil War general Stonewall Jackson, a master strategist and relentless taskmaster who believed his cause was divinely inspired. Fall books: 37 new titles to add to your reading list 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z And I'm going to be an absolute taskmaster about getting proper declamation from the singers. Glyndebourne 2013: Hippolyte et Aricie - Baroque à la française 2013-07-23T14:35:12Z The first Gil was a cantankerous taskmaster who would browbeat the staff all morning. Gene Weingarten: An Old Cuss 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Sarah isn’t like most mothers but she is, I noted, like most film directors, who must be taskmasters and provocateurs in equal measure. With ‘We Are Who We Are,’ Luca Guadagnino Wants You to Question Yourself 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Jackson conceded, “I can be a hard taskmaster for some directors.” The Samuel L. Jackson Method 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He was raised by his father, a minister and a stern taskmaster, to achieve academic success; he was reading Homer’s “Odyssey,” in Greek, at home. Review: Daniel Beaty as Paul Robeson in ‘The Tallest Tree in the Forest’ 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Highhanded behavior was common in conductors of the last century, with maestros like Arturo Toscanini and George Solti known as harsh taskmasters. Daniel Barenboim Seemed Untouchable. Now He’s Accused of Bullying. 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z He was also a hard taskmaster given to bullying and harrying his musical charges. Captain Beefheart obituary: rock's father of invention 2010-12-19T00:08:01Z Ms. Rabe’s Rosalind moves from playful to profound, from stern taskmaster to heartsick ingénue, so nimbly that the transitions continually catch you by surprise. Theater Review: ‘As You Like It,’ With Lily Rabe in Central Park 2012-06-22T02:00:14Z Our personalities meet in the middle with a balance of caprice and control: We play against type when it comes to writing, as the poet is the taskmaster and the military officer is the scatterbrain. Why write a collaborative novel? Well … why write alone? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z “I tend to be more of a taskmaster,” Mr. Wang, 45, said. Despite the Odds, a Jazz Label Finds a Way to Thrive 2011-08-16T22:30:23Z So the tenor recitative that usually begins the piece today — “Now there arose a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph; and he set over Israel taskmasters to afflict them with burdens” — has context. Music Review: Handel?s Old Testament Dramas Revived in New York 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z Handwriting drills were supervised by taskmaster penmanship supervisors, armed with awards and demerits. From punishing to pleasurable, how cursive writing is looping back into our hearts 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z When summoned in 1963 to a London hotel to meet Kubrick he was aware the American director could be a demanding taskmaster. The 'adventure' of working with Kubrick 2013-08-16T00:31:17Z He, too, invested — giving the business a solid financial base — and also became Flowerbx’s chairman and Ms. Hawkings’s taskmaster. The Flower Disrupter 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z A monumental egotist, perfectionist and harsh taskmaster with a streak of paranoia, Brown reigned as the absolute monarch of his personal kingdom, answering to no one but himself. ‘Get On Up’ Stars Chadwick Boseman as James Brown 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Indeed, the fact that Arze, 49, worked as a chef under legendary taskmaster Yannick Cam gives him platinum status credibility and respect. When chefs want squab or yak or even guinea pig, this is the man they call 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z A part of me was intimidated as he’s such an amazing photographer and is very serious when he works; he’s a taskmaster! T Magazine: Ruby Aldridge, Runaround 2011-10-14T14:38:38Z Mrs. Woolley was known as a taskmaster, but she never sought much attention or credit for her accomplishments at Ur, and she left few writings to explain her motivations. Digital Troves, Providing Insights and Reuniting Antiquities 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Not for the first time, in talking to him, I have the sudden sense that his father, a pioneer computer programmer amongst other things, might have been something of a tough taskmaster. Shane Smith: 'I want to build the next CNN with Vice – it's within my grasp' 2013-03-23T22:24:20Z He has the reputation of a gruff taskmaster who prefers difficult situations in which men are so duty-bound they don't have much time to reflect. David Thomson on Ridley Scott 2010-04-29T22:05:00Z Phil Hartman plays Ronald Reagan as a cunning and tireless taskmaster who pretends to be an affable, doddering old man when the press is present. Al Franken: My 10 favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ political sketches 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Unlike me, Mark is a taskmaster and when he decides to take care of something, he’s on it. Our vasectomy love story 2014-05-08T23:00:00Z A workout video followed, featuring Missett as a goofy yet nudging taskmaster. Jazzercise Is Immortal 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z I thanked him for being such a hard and demanding taskmaster. Once upon a life: Paul Bailey 2011-01-09T00:05:19Z But Paul is a ruthless taskmaster and he may not allow it. Readers recommend: songs about assassination 2010-08-19T23:01:00Z It's easy to forget that Leopold Mozart was a gifted composer as well as violinist, given his larger legacy as the taskmaster who groomed Wolfgang for early stardom. Seattle Symphony celebrates baroque dads 2012-03-01T20:54:05Z “I’m a real, real hard taskmaster when it comes to what I sing and whether, whether it’s a good song or not. And I’ll tell you he’s still got it,” Daltrey said. Who's next? Daltrey and Townshend set for 'full throttle' tour, album 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Starting in the early '60s, he learned to nail his guitar cues while on a multi-act tour with musical taskmaster James Brown. Appreciation: Bobby Womack, soul legend, guitarist, L.A. connector 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Presiding over the mayhem, Mr. Charles is both shade-throwing taskmaster and gentle mother hen, guiding his contestants toward sequined self-actualization even as he rates them on the show’s trademark criteria: charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. For RuPaul, A Second Act with ‘Drag Race’ 2014-02-21T22:38:50Z "Thrones" is a stern taskmaster, but it seems to know what it's doing. "Game of Thrones": HBO's dense, demanding epic 2011-04-14T14:30:00Z Running a recent rehearsal in the group's longtime SoHo headquarters, the Performing Garage, Valk proves herself an exacting taskmaster in her first foray into directing. A clear channel to the Shaker past: Woosters' 'Early Shaker Spirituals' 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z One passage of wall text acknowledges his struggles with drugs and alcohol in the 1970s and ’80s, as well as his reputation as an “emotionally violent taskmaster.” Can Dance Make a More Just America? Donald Byrd Is Working on It 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Instead of his father, Donald’s new taskmaster was Theodore Dobias, a no-nonsense combat veteran who had served in World War II and had seen Mussolini’s dead body hanging from a rope. Confident. Incorrigible. Bully: Little Donny was a lot like candidate Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z “I think that childhood forced me to be a real taskmaster, to be completely organized,” Mr. Rodgers said. Nile Rodgers?s New Music Memoir Is ?Le Freak? 2011-10-19T23:27:51Z The trampoline seems less like a portal and more like a capitalist taskmaster, keeping lifeless drones on the grind. The Acrobatic Artwork That Pretty Much Sums Up 2017 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Livingston had a reputation as a workaholic and taskmaster. She says she was harassed by superiors. Now she protests outside the TSA for hours. 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Sarah Bouvier, a new mother, quit gymnastics at age 6, after a Bela Karolyi-style taskmaster yelled at her for not being able to do a cartwheel after four weeks of lessons. Adults Catch the Gymnastics Bug 2012-11-05T22:37:03Z He and band move through riffs, guitar solos and drum fills with a compact tightness that shouldn't surprise; Prince is a legendary taskmaster. Prince dazzles and baffles on two new releases 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Although prone to drunken benders between pictures, Ford was a sober, hard-working artist on the set, a taskmaster known to bark viciously at his beloved star. Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Seen Inside and Out 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Hughes recalls recording their second album, Under the Iron Sea, when the songwriter and taskmaster told him he had to re-record his drum parts. Keane: Breakthroughs and breakdowns 2013-11-20T07:24:48Z There the painter Paul Feeley, a thoroughgoing taskmaster, taught her “everything I know about Cubism,” she has said. Helen Frankenthaler, Abstract Painter, Dies at 83 2011-12-27T15:27:38Z Glenn Frey, primarily, wrote those creepy “Hotel California” lyrics; he was also the band’s charged-up taskmaster, co-writing the songs, pushing his band toward perfection and commercial success and ever more golden harmonies. Glenn Frey and That Peaceful, Queasy Feeling 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z In "Whiplash," taskmaster Fletcher and ambitious student Andrew personify the notion that jazz artistry depends on muscular, meticulous technical skill born of relentless training. Jazz films explore the hell and joy of musical perfection 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z To those who work at her fashion house, she is an unremittingly severe taskmaster. | 'Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky': Jan Kounen?s Tale of Artists in Love 2010-06-10T23:28:00Z Coaches are often portrayed in movies and TV as these taskmasters, but I’ve had coaches like this where they just love it. Jon Bernthal’s Guide to Making It as a Supporting Actor 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Working with a new producer, Mutt Lange, a controlling taskmaster, exhausted the group and left them estranged. Ric Ocasek’s Essential Songs: Listen to 11 Tracks 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Jollett’s mother traded in one boyfriend, an addict, for an abusive taskmaster. Review | From cult to Stanford to stardom: ‘Hollywood Park’ traces an indie rocker’s tumultuous path 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z However, Bennett was able to take what he had learned from these stern taskmasters and blend it with his own more lyrical musical leanings. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett 2012-12-26T18:24:33Z But soon pedagogues seized on the metronome’s potential to act as taskmaster and conductor in the absence of a teacher, advising students to practice scales and entire movements to the audible mechanized beat. Ticktock as Taskmaster: A Show About Metronomes and Musical Time 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Recalling that legendary impresario, he said, "Hurok was a hard taskmaster. We worked hard, but we still had a ball — because the American audiences are very appreciative." Australian Ballet reintroducing itself to L.A. with 'Swan Lake' 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z He was a taskmaster in his salons, where haircutters who didn’t shine their shoes and maintain perfect grooming were fired. | 'Vidal Sassoon: The Movie': ?60s Snipper Extraordinaire 2011-02-11T02:00:24Z He was, Ms. Moore said, a cold taskmaster. Mary Tyler Moore, TV star who became symbol of women’s liberation, dies at 80 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z “Lee was the greatest teacher I ever had,” said Simon Ungless, who teaches design at the Academy of Art, and I suspect is something of a tough taskmaster. On the Runway: The Evolution of Design 2011-05-06T15:52:30Z “We had some advice from one of our advisers that Lady Fermoy was more of the kind of taskmaster we were looking for,” O Beirn said. ‘The Crown’ Has Had Its Scandals, but There’s Nothing Like Diana 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z From the outset, Prince was an exceptional multi-instrumentalist, capable of recording entire albums himself, and a hard taskmaster. Prince: Why, five years after his death, the Purple One still reigns 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The mothers of these brawling boys, however, are not taskmasters but talismans, loving presences to be coddled and thanked. Critic's Notebook: Changing Lives, One Game at a Time 2011-04-19T16:53:41Z An autocratic taskmaster and full-scale misanthrope, Ritter was nobody’s idea of a friendly neighbor. Movie Review: ‘Galapagos Affair,’ Historical Documentary of Island Expats 2014-04-03T23:28:00Z As the leader and taskmaster of each mission, Mr. Irvine is three parts drill sergeant and one part epicure, with a physique and résumé to match. What Happens After ‘Restaurant: Impossible’ Leaves Town 2012-07-10T21:00:58Z “No one was being the taskmaster,” Jagger recalled. The Rolling Stones Start Up Again 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Through it all, the artist at the center, who is due to release his next studio album this year, sounds like a taskmaster getting his troops in formation. Mortality, fame hang heavy on Drake's 'If You're Reading This' 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Snyder never denied that he was a tough taskmaster, but, he said, he did not demand more of others than he did of himself. Richard E. Snyder, 93, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Though Molina was an admitted taskmaster, staffers stayed with her for years. Gloria Molina, Chicana who blazed paths across L.A. politics, dies 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z Lord McDonald described his former boss as a "tough taskmaster" whose methods did not help him achieve his aims. Dominic Raab dismissed my behaviour warnings - Lord McDonald 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Few dispute he is quite the taskmaster to work for, but say that is a million miles from him being a bully. Dominic Raab bullying inquiry nears judgement day 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z When she had a stroke, he was such a cruel taskmaster that one friend thought he sounded like he was training a dog. Review | Lessons on marriage from five spark-filled literary pairings 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z USC linebackers coach Tom Roggeman, who served as a Marine in Korea, was described as a taskmaster who relished hitting drills in practice. Q&A: Here's what jury must consider in USC’s Matt Gee llandmark CTE lawsuit against the NCAA 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z But the camaraderie and togetherness instilled within the side is clear to see and even the hard taskmaster was left beaming at full-time after a stunning showing. England send sparks flying to ignite World Cup charge 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z While his new title calls for him to be a more holistic observer and taskmaster, he still jumped in when he had the chance. Celtics find some normalcy during 1st training camp practice 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Chad Damiani, a veritable ringleader in the clowning community in L.A., takes on this taskmaster directing role, which bolsters the audience to join in the chaotic revelry onstage in rebellion against his exacting demands. What is 'clowning'? An old art form gets a new paint job in the L.A. comedy scene 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The primary cast now includes Jane Fonda, who voices a pink dragon who can sniff out bad luck, and Whoopi Goldberg, who plays a droll leprechaun taskmaster. Pixar’s Ousted Founder Returns With Apple and ‘Luck’ 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Later, the Bucks fired him 3½ seasons into his tenure, partly because his stern taskmaster act had grated on most of the team. Perspective | As an immature coach, Jason Kidd failed. Then he found Luka Doncic. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z In his telling, his father was a taskmaster, and Charles’s youth before following him to M.I.T., and eventually the family business, was spent “digging dandelions on our 160-acre property,” shoveling manure and other blue-collar pursuits. Rags-to-Riches Stories Are Actually Kind of Disturbing 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z She has continued to do theater, but Hollywood has been a jealous taskmaster. Holland Taylor brings the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards' story to the stage one last time 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z That facade of an assertive taskmaster dissolved on a recent afternoon when Turner sat in his office to discuss his taunts of King and his path forward. A Coach’s Homophobic Taunt Forces Him to Reconsider the Weight of Words 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Eric has heard his adult son suggest that he pushed too hard at times, “that I was kind of a taskmaster,” he says. How 'King Richard's' Kris Bowers became one of Hollywood's most in-demand composers 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z And Darrington doubles as Jackson’s taskmaster father, Joseph, portrayed in one flashback scene as hitting Little Michael for daring to stand up to him. Review | I wasn’t looking forward to sitting through the new Michael Jackson musical. Then I saw it. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Conte is a tough taskmaster, working his players hard in training as he looks to get them to the level of fitness he demands. Can Spurs challenge top four under Conte? 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z That something has somehow made its way into the tough bones of Cronin, who was brought here three years ago to be a taskmaster, but has suddenly become a ringleader. Column: The message is loud and clear: UCLA basketball is back 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Halls carried a reputation in the industry for being a taskmaster who was particularly skilled at keeping productions on schedule. Assistant directors work under extreme pressure. What we know about the one who handed Alec Baldwin a gun. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Chess is a beguiling but demanding taskmaster, brutally punishing even a moment’s inattention. At the chessboard, one bad move among hundreds can bring despair 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z We already knew the pandemic was a killer, but it’s also a taskmaster, as Choudhury can attest. Review | Marhaba’s stellar Middle Eastern cooking deserves a permanent spot at Tysons Corner Center 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Houston had come off a 2-14 season and hired O’Brien — a taskmaster whose pedigree included leading Penn State and serving as Bill Belichick’s offensive coordinator. Fitzpatrick’s evolution as a quarterback can be traced back to one season 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z He credited Martin, a hard taskmaster, with telling him to “match what I’m doing on my guitar and stop playing like a typewriter.” Bill Emerson, acclaimed banjoist who founded two premier bluegrass bands, dies at 83 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z “There’s a reputation of fearing the AD a bit in the crew world, because the AD is the taskmaster. They’re responsible for keeping the shoot organized, running and on time.” Assistant directors work under extreme pressure. What we know about the one who handed Alec Baldwin a gun. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Fleck and women’s basketball coach Lindsay Whalen are all young coaches born in the early 1980s who balance being taskmasters with relationship-based approaches to teaching. Perspective | In recovering Minnesota, a new men’s basketball coach offers a vision of change 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Contestants square off against a virtual taskmaster in the game show “The Cube.” What’s on TV This Week: 'CMT Music Awards,' 'Pose,' 'The Kardashians' and more 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who calls himself a “fairly tough taskmaster” on legislative discussions, says he’s had numerous late-night and weekend calls with the team about various bills. WH legislative team pursues ‘politics is personal’ strategy 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Heinz also had a reputation as a demanding taskmaster. Sen. John Heinz remembered 30 years after tragic death 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The director was an insecure taskmaster whose most recent movie had bombed. Review | ‘Midnight Cowboy’ was a masterpiece made of desperation 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Mahuta said her father was her mentor and a tough taskmaster. New Zealand’s Mahuta brings new outlook to foreign affairs 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z By day, he attended to Port business; by night, he worked as a foreman on the docks, where he was known as a formidable taskmaster, said his longshore colleague Kandi Kandi. Jack Block, the only longshore worker elected to Port of Seattle Commission, dies at 86 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Hardly a taskmaster, Biggs expected excellence but understood, and often participated in, the lifestyle that comes with club life. Bob Biggs, founder of iconic L.A. independent label Slash Records, dies at 74 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Despite deep affection and a nurturing personality, she was also a stern taskmaster, pushing hard for excellence in the often tedious, detailed-oriented work of the Court: preparing arguments, writing opinions. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z He quickly gained a reputation as something of a taskmaster, and frugal to boot. Obituary: Sir Terence Conran 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z Lee played basketball in the 1970s for Ralph Miller, known as an unforgiving taskmaster. Players describe abusive environment on Oregon State team 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Lee, who remains close to Oregon State, played basketball in the 1970s for Ralph Miller, known as an unforgiving taskmaster. Players describe abusive environment on Oregon State team 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The failure of my bringing up Lance, I was the taskmaster, but I didn’t put my arms around him enough and tell him I loved him. Lance Armstrong says stepfather 'beat the sh-- out of me' as a kid 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z He was the same relentless taskmaster throughout his 33 seasons as a head coach, an innovator who found ways to win with stars and unsung stalwarts, like the so-called No-Name Defense of the early 1970s. Don Shula Kept Winning Interesting 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z Shula, a steely tactician and taskmaster, built fearsome defenses and explosive offenses in taking his teams, the Baltimore Colts and the Dolphins, to six Super Bowls. Don Shula, N.F.L. Coach Who Won, and Won, and Won, Dies at 90 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z By all accounts, Szell was a taskmaster, but Mr. Harrell would always look back on his years in Cleveland with fondness. Lynn Harrell, cello luminary, dies at 76 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z He was one of the leading disciples of Lombardi, an intense taskmaster and perfectionist who is considered one of football’s greatest coaches. Willie Davis, Hall of Fame defensive end for Green Bay Packers of the 1960s, dies at 85 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z After one such visit in 2013, Coughlin, in a parking lot interview outside the medical complex, lamented his image as a tenacious taskmaster. Tom Coughlin Undone by Huge Fines, and the Calendar 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z He was a tough taskmaster, and at times unfair. The C.E.O. Taking On the Gun Lobby 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z On the field he is known as a tough taskmaster who demands the most from his teammates and leads by example. Japan Wants to Prove Win Over Ireland Was No Fluke 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “I think he was still trying to find someone to replace her – he never will. But he was a hard taskmaster.” Petula Clark: ‘Elvis angled for a threesome – he was raring to go’ 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z She was very serious about her work, a bit of a taskmaster. Ruta Lee recalls working alongside Frank Sinatra, Alex Trebek: ‘I loved every single second of it’ 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z She has a soft voice and a quiet smile, but she is a taskmaster when Barnes slacks off. Officer in Texas still recovering after 2018 school gunfire 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z She is her own sort of taskmaster, and she has a number of rules for her student-athletes. How a Ballet Dancer Brought Balance to U.C.L.A. Gymnastics 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Hathaway also could be a volatile taskmaster, and over time the young crewman learned to stand his ground. NO RETURN: The final voyage of the Destination 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Get used to it, because the article 50 timetable is an implacable taskmaster. It’s now or never for May. Time to compromise on Brexit | Martin Kettle 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Moss’s neurotic style has led to accusations of standoffishness, and he can be a taskmaster. Goodbye, New York. Adam Moss Is Leaving the Magazine He Has Edited for 15 Years. 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z “This is not the 26th floor and this is not the Trump Organization. You need discipline, grit, close order drill — in short, an experienced taskmaster who knows Capitol Hill.” Trump in ‘No Rush’ to Fill Chief of Staff Job 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Sarri is a tough taskmaster and Loftus-Cheek has that tendency to sit back and admire his own handiwork rather than chase down the opposition. Bate Borisov v Chelsea: Europa League – live! 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Murphy described himself as a gruff taskmaster in college, and he is still blunt with players. The Brewers, Bucking Convention Again, Seek Coaches With College Experience 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z He also is described as an obsessive taskmaster. Elon Musk Faces His Own Worst Enemy 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Considered the lender of last resort, it can be a stern taskmaster. Imran Khan’s First Test: Pakistan’s Troubled Economy 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z He often sweated the engineering details of new models and earned a reputation as a fiery taskmaster. Fiat Chrysler Abruptly Replaces Marchionne as C.E.O. 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z The president himself comes off as a father who is at once distant and loving, a stern taskmaster who is also a softie who trusts only his children. Review | Privileged lives of the Trump children, in ‘golden handcuffs’ 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z But friendship is a stricter taskmaster, and sorry may not be enough. Friendship’s dark side: ‘We need a common enemy’ 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “Tony is a true taskmaster. At one rehearsal, we went through a song and I asked him, ‘How was it?’ Tony Kinman of the Dils, Rank and File, Blackbird and Cowboy Nation has died 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Whereas the first variety of taskmaster is merely useless, the second variety does actual harm. ‘I had to guard an empty room’: the rise of the pointless job 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Poetry is a harsh taskmaster and requires all the insight that historians, novelists and musicians have combined. Tracy K. Smith, America’s Poet Laureate, Is a Woman With a Mission 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Southerners marched through Yemen’s second city proclaiming independence from northern taskmasters. A rebellion in Aden is hastening the break-up of Yemen 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Like Johnson, Sauer bucked the stereotype of hockey coach as taskmaster. American Hockey Is at Home in Badger Country 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The Germans would want a taskmaster to enforce the rules and keep national budget deficits within the debt limits required by the eurozone. Germany’s Far Right Complicates Life for Merkel — and the E.U. 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Jerome Robbins was a taskmaster, as choreographers are. How we made West Side Story 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z Miss Vanessa - as she is known to her pupils - admits that some people view her as a hard taskmaster. How Hull became Britain's hotbed of ballet talent 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Neither young man’s heart is really in it, although as the movie opens, on the day of the verdicts in the Rodney King case, taskmaster Eli hasn’t come to terms with his own dissatisfaction. Justin Chon's drama 'Gook' revisits '92 L.A. riots with insight 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Her father, who admitted to being her hardest taskmaster, is making sure she does the work to achieve those goals. Basketball star rebounds, thanks to a dad’s devotion 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Mueller was a harsh taskmaster who eschewed expressions of warmth with his staff. Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Carlos says that his patron, a tough taskmaster and a hard worker himself, “was always fair”. My undocumented friend: Carlos does the work few in Vermont want to do 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z It’s apparent at once that he is a demanding taskmaster who knows exactly, but exactly, what he wants and won’t rest until he gets it. Ohad Naharin's dazzling choreography and prickly personality shine in 'Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance' 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z I’m painting a picture of a tough-as-nails taskmaster here — the older player-coach who runs everyone else into the ground — but she also remained generous with those hugs. Hugs and Hard Labor on an Indiana Farm 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z But it also has a lot to do with Diaz, a tireless taskmaster who has been coaxing sweet sounds out of students at MacArthur High School for 32 years. Houston-area teacher nominated for Grammy educator award 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The modern liberal government, you see, imagines itself not as the champion of individual freedom but as Mommy and Daddy, a taskmaster charged with controlling your life. California law decriminalizing child prostitution puts children at greater risk 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z She was known as a taskmaster and a builder of flawless techniques. I used to love playing violin. But mastering it broke my heart. 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Tjan was a “perfectionist,” according to Lu, who said students sometimes became frustrated when Tjan acted as a taskmaster, even though he was more than willing to help with difficult projects. 'Life is not going to be the same': Slaying of beloved USC professor leaves colleagues and friends crestfallen 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z Part of this is the line, with its taskmaster coach in Bill Callahan, its five homegrown starters, and its three colossal tackles, weighing a combined 990 pounds. Playing behind the Redskins’ offensive line is no longer a dangerous occupation 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Even taskmaster Guardiola was spied clapping on the touchline at one point instead of being his usual manic semaphoring self. Manchester City stumble as Marten de Roon grabs Middlesbrough a point 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Mitchell is not the only one working with the Eagles – Marty Veale, a hard taskmaster who has the American pack playing commensurately brutally, played second row for North Harbour and Northland. John Mitchell prepares US Eagles for stern test against Maori All Blacks 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z And even the taskmaster Balanchine greeted him warmly the next day. The First Five-Borough New York City Marathon 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Behind them, drummer Charlie Watts kept time with his usual taskmaster’s precision and the band’s touring members added vivid detail on horns, keys and backing vocals. At Desert Trip, the Rolling Stones gather no moss 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z With his roly-poly build and mischievous gap-toothed grin, Boudreau doesn’t look the part of a taskmaster. With Boudreau behind the bench, Wild embark on new era 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps they have found the taskmaster to make sure they get the job done. The Wizards aren’t young anymore, and Scott Brooks won’t let them think they are 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z He learned the game of golf from his father, Milfred Jerome “Deke” Palmer, a strict taskmaster who worked every day on the grounds of the Latrobe Country Club. Golf legend Arnold Palmer dies at 87 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Just as important, Germany’s government, which is seen as an unforgiving taskmaster across the euro-area periphery, would prefer not to be accused of practising something different from what it preaches. More spend, less thrift 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z A good coach on tour is at once a friend and a taskmaster, a psychologist and an emotional buffer against the vicissitudes of competing at the highest level of the game. At Once a Taskmaster and a Friend, Tennis Coaches Rise in Prominence 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z But the electrical grid, as many other hand found, is a harsh taskmaster. California Inc.: Want to be in the drone biz? Pass this test 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z A principal source of deep political resentment in Europe's peripheral countries is that they have been forced by Brussels, at the behest of its German taskmaster, to adopt very restrictive budgetary policies. Can Europe Save the Euro? 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z An avid marathon runner, he is said to be a hard taskmaster as a boss. The teenager who smuggled computers through the Iron Curtain - BBC News 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Over the years, “Miss Judy,” as she is known, became both a second mother and a taskmaster. ‘I am here’ - Silenced by autism, young man finds his voice 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z That need for control made him a demanding taskmaster. Prince in private: lascivious, relentless, exacting, remote 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Do you need to put pressure on yourself and be a demanding taskmaster to eliminate bad habits? 8 Easy Ways to Kill Bad Habits, According to Research 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z First as a kind of taskmaster and then as a collaborator, Martin helped prime the Beatles for success by capturing their energy and musical ideas on tape. Three essential (and non-Beatles) productions by George Martin 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z The man whom she would eventually call her father, Loyal Davis, was a harsh taskmaster. Patti Davis: How I Remember Mother Nancy Reagan 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z A life suddenly thrown into strict, regimented formation and commanders barking orders like taskmasters can be tough to adjust to. Veteran, potential recruit reflect on women in the military 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Within the White House, Mrs. Reagan was known as a meticulous taskmaster. Nancy Reagan, a Stylish and Influential First Lady, Dies at 94 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Fred Trump, Donald’s father, who was a strict taskmaster with all his five children, told his three sons to be “killers”. Kallstadt’s king 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z He is a one-time taskmaster while with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the coach who fined two Jaguars rookies for being late to a team meeting after being in a car accident. After 12 seasons, it was time for Tom Coughlin and the Giants to move on 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z This might sound stressful, like some kind of taskmaster tallying up everything you do. Fallout 4 gave me a well-written character, but I miss my godlike social powers 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z He was a strict taskmaster who could not stomach seeing so much as a wad of paper on the ground. Jeb Bush gave this black community a charter school. Then he moved on. 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Behind that goofy grin I detect a fierce taskmaster & very demanding coach...I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of some of those Liverpool players, he is going to train them hard. First glimpse of full-throttle Klopp 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Part teacher, part taskmaster and part tactician, Reeve is as much the voice and driving force of the Lynx franchise as the American Olympians Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen are the faces. With Bold Coach, Lynx Find a Voice. It May Be Hoarse. 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z In the tech industry, some companies rely on taskmaster bosses and long hours to beat out competitors. Amazon sparks tech workplace debate 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z "Everyone was terrified" of Disney as a boss, Gabler said, calling him a stern taskmaster who demanded adherence to his creative visions. Walt Disney was a complex figure but unfairly tagged as anti-Semitic, say experts, filmmaker 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z “Everyone was terrified” of Disney as a boss, Gabler said, calling him a stern taskmaster who demanded adherence to his creative visions. Walt Disney experts rebut dogged anti-Semitic allegations 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z It’s not about being a taskmaster versus being a nurturing presence. Leadership In One Word: Faith 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z It was the German leader who advocated bringing in the International Monetary Fund, with its experience as a tough taskmaster in international bailouts, to deal with Greece. Merkel faces Greek challenge with strong political capital 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z “She was a tough taskmaster for those who came before her in the court, but it was always for their benefit,” Stein said. Indictment of Georgia ex-judge surprised critics, supporters 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z “He was very demanding, he was a taskmaster, he was hands-on, but I learned a great deal from Walter. Basically, I got a Ph.D. in athletics administration working for him.” The Vision of Walter Byers, a Flawed Leader, Still Shapes the N.C.A.A. 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z His father, by most accounts an exacting and occasionally harsh taskmaster when it came to boxing, trained him from the time he was 5, but his upbringing was riddled with cruel realities. Tony Ayala Jr., Boxer Convicted of Rape, Dies at 52 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z “Hype is a difficult taskmaster,” David Braben, one of the creators of Elite, told me when I asked him what he thought about the game. The Galaxy-Sized Video Game 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Promise too much, and your political and industrial taskmasters will balk at the projected costs and difficulty or your telescope will go vastly over-budget. Astronomers Seek Super-Size Hubble Successor to Search for Alien Life 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z At work, Frank Bromberg Sr. was often a taskmaster who cussed when he felt people weren't working hard enough. Bromberg's employee has seen Alabama jewelry store, owners through 75 years 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Onstage, D’Angelo is a traditional funk-and-soul-revue taskmaster, wisely borrowing from the game plan followed by Prince and James Brown: assemble a varied band, keep it moving, and use only the best. D’Angelo Reborn 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z “I do think the refs took it from us, wouldn’t let us play our physical style,” said Marquis, backing the taskmaster coach she and her teammates used to address as Miss Lucille. Queens and Immaculata Played in First Women’s Basketball Game at Madison Square Garden in 1975 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z After three consecutive losses in the second round, Burns, a taskmaster, was fired by the Canadiens. Pat Burns, Once a Provincial Policeman, Enters the Hall of Fame 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s no longer about being a taskmaster; it’s about enablement and support. SalesforceVoice: 5 Experts On What Makes A Great Sales Manager 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Apple's Steve Jobs was the hardest taskmaster and a ruthless visionary. Innovate or face business extinction 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Within the Reagan White House, Ryan’s reputation was that of an affable, efficient and politically astute taskmaster, former colleagues said. New Post publisher: Strong Washington ties and longtime interest in the news business The next year, Bryant, a vaunted taskmaster, arrived from the University of Maryland, and things got serious. Wah Wah Jones, Versatile Kentucky Athlete, Dies at 88 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z As the unit worked on its chemistry, Howard was the taskmaster, shrieking directions and pulling the strings from his position near the goal. World Cup 2014: Tim Howard Is the Anchor of the U.S. Team 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z No one ever confused a tough and demanding taskmaster for a bully. What Lionel Messi's Instagram And 1,000 Americans Can Teach About Bullying In Youth Sports 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Murray also seemed to signal that Mauresmo’s approach might differ from that of Lendl, the famously fierce taskmaster who guided him to two grand slam titles. Andy Murray: Amélie Mauresmo’s role will be reviewed after Wimbledon 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z But before then, he could be a severe taskmaster who ordered the brutal whipping of slaves who tried to escape. Book review: ‘Clouds of Glory: the Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee’ by Michael Korda ME: “No. In another life I was a Hebrew slave and you were an Egyptian taskmaster. Incidentally, you owe me for back wages.” City Room: A New York Passover Story 2014-04-29T12:39:34Z Herb Brooks, an old-school taskmaster whose players hated him some days, isn’t feted for life and never gets an NHL coach. U.S. hockey team would like to get past the ‘Miracle,’ but it’s a memory worth cherishing 2014-02-21T22:54:53Z Gen. Scott F. “Rock” Donahue, a retired commander with the Army Corps of Engineers, reported him as a verbally abusive taskmaster. Pentagon investigations point to military system that promotes abusive leaders 2014-01-28T23:09:33Z But his soft-spoken manner is a veil for a hard taskmaster. Holcim CEO says austerity means him too as demand lags 2013-10-02T06:08:18Z Kerry’s job as broker and taskmaster looks harder than even he imagined seven months ago, when he made resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks the main effort of his career-capping tenure as the top U.S. diplomat. In Mideast peace talks, a few reasons for optimism 2013-08-13T00:00:09Z He’s a patient taskmaster who has a feel for when to kick and when to comfort. In moment of weakness, strength of Wedge’s bond with his players shows 2013-07-25T04:53:22Z He described her as a "brilliant teacher" but a "cold taskmaster." Working out together, we find the will to keep on going 2013-06-05T23:04:55Z Known inside the company as a taskmaster, he promised shareholders that he would continue management’s “relentless drive to transform G.M.” G.M. Seeks to Solidify Its Resurgence 2013-06-07T01:32:45Z The Croat is renowned for being a hard taskmaster, in contrast to the more laid-back Maclagan. Robson to work with coach Maclagan 2013-06-04T17:59:05Z But as August looms and with your times getting worse not better, your taskmasters change the regime. Europe's austerity: big worries, small thinking 2013-05-29T20:20:00Z Is any team in trouble without a taskmaster or with too many siloists or skeptics? Taskmaster. Ringleader. Dinosaur. What Kind of Collaborator Are You? 2013-04-19T14:30:23Z Dimon, the charismatic leader of the bank, had enjoyed a reputation as a tough, strict taskmaster, the kind of CEO every bank should have. JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon showed too much hubris and too little humility 2013-03-15T20:40:00Z Coach Nick Saban is a notorious taskmaster, and Jones would not say when their curfew was, only that it was, "pretty early." The Quad: Alabama Gets Five Star Treatment, at Least Until Curfew 2013-01-04T00:27:18Z "The Champions League is a particularly unrelenting taskmaster and unless you can come to terms with its highly competitive nature it can break you as easily as it makes you." Manchester United 0-1 Cluj 2012-12-05T21:54:14Z But then he was a hard taskmaster, Marsh. A tribute to a retiring legend 2012-11-30T10:59:18Z The company, whose customers include CBS, MLB.com, and Harvard University, identified nine types of collaborators within organizations: dinosaur, executive, expert, ringleader, siloist, skeptic, socialite, stealth ninja, and taskmaster. Taskmaster. Ringleader. Dinosaur. What Kind of Collaborator Are You? 2013-04-19T14:30:23Z The Times called him an often brusque and “demanding taskmaster” and quoted a woman as saying he “would tell you you look fat.” Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Expert on Soviet and European Affairs, Is Dead at 86 2012-11-22T06:27:23Z He’s a relentless taskmaster who enjoys crossing things off his list. The Seven People You Need to Succeed in Business Today 2012-11-15T05:38:22Z After the First World War, when the French imposed reparation payments on Germany, then they were sort of the tough taskmasters, they occupied the Saar, and the result was the rise of Hitler. Way of the World: Pressing Germany to Lead the Euro Zone or Leave It 2012-09-13T14:10:05Z Kush, one of the game's notorious taskmasters, would no doubt remind fans that it's for a mere four nights; ASU arrived there Tuesday and leaves Saturday. New coach Todd Graham hopes to rebuild at Arizona State 2012-08-17T02:37:03Z Now, she shares the barracks with much younger volunteers, who live communally with Ms. Hays as den mother and taskmaster. Character Study: Helen Hays Revives Great Gull Island’s Tern Population 2012-07-21T05:46:47Z Yet the one-dimensional portrayal of Germans as heartless austerity taskmasters is only part of the story. German Reunification Pains Inform Stance on Greece 2012-05-26T00:47:50Z His reputation as a demanding taskmaster and perfectionist belied a humanistic streak he was loath to admit, while helping less fortunate former colleagues and other causes. Lens Blog: Horst Faas, War Photographer, Is Dead at 79 2012-05-11T19:56:51Z Then in a few weeks, when it has got its grip upon the man, it shows itself to be the cruelest taskmaster that ever drove men to a lingering death. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z All heavy gear, including the guns, was taken ashore, the manual work being performed by gangs of negro slaves, who toiled and groaned under the lash of their relentless taskmasters. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Boys and girls were hired out in troops to a taskmaster, herded in barns regardless of the claims of health and decency, and driven in gangs into the fields of the farmer. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z Young players have been known to wilt under the firm hand and raspy voice of a taskmaster like Tortorella. Ryan McDonagh Flourishes Under Rangers? Direct Approach 2012-03-29T20:27:57Z Another Pharaoh ruled the land, but his reign brought no relief to the nation toiling under cruel taskmasters. The Adopted Son The Story of Moses 2012-03-29T02:00:13.733Z The messenger god then offered to lead him to his appointed taskmaster. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z She was den mother, cheerleader, grizzled veteran and taskmaster. Character Study: Denise Vale, the Quirky Despot of Dance 2012-03-17T21:22:54Z As if a poor man suddenly enriched didn't prove, as a rule, the hardest taskmaster to his own class. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z They had shown themselves very amiable companions, grateful for their rescue from their taskmasters. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z And the taskmaster, knowing that in discord lies his strength, plays on your foibles for your undoing. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Get rid of a gimlet-eyed taskmaster, appoint a passionate defender of the traditional virtues of the English game, all heart and undisguised patriotism. Harry Redknapp the logical choice as England seesaw tilts once again 2012-02-09T20:30:04Z The Hebrews groaned under his oppression, and hundreds of thousands, while employed to build the city of Ramesis, had died under the taskmasters' lash. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Jacob himself has been purified by affliction, and the brothers and Joseph have been developed by the same hard taskmaster into true men. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z And the Egyptians put taskmasters over the children of Israel, in order to oppress them with burdens. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z To have all those noble Romans alive before me, and walking in and out for my entertainment, instead of being the stern taskmasters they had been at school, was a most novel and delightful effect.” Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z “People thought we were looking for a taskmaster,” Accorsi, who spent nearly 40 years in the N.F.L. and is now a league consultant, said Thursday. Tom Coughlin Goes by the Book, and Wins 2012-01-21T17:28:52Z Serve not the idols of Egypt; and let not the senses be thy taskmasters. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z Upon inquiry, I learned, that this planter was a very bad mule indeed, a merciless old taskmaster. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Admitting the impossibility of sacking the Bank of England, they would reduce the British population to practical slavery, and make them work for their foreign taskmasters, as he put it, under the rifle and lash. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Slaves, who are under cruel taskmasters, also sometimes sink down in utter discouragement, and do not seem to care for being whipped to death. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z Religion was a hard taskmaster to the heathen Fijian; it governed his every action from the cradle-mat to the grave. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Boys are easily mastered by a taskmaster who is master of her task. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z "He was a tougher taskmaster" than others at the university, his wife said. AP IMPACT: PSU culture explained away Sandusky 2011-12-12T08:03:15Z If the German taskmasters are to take these dividends, they must allow them to be earned. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z The foreman was not their "boss," their taskmaster, but he was their best friend, and he shared with them the dangers and joys which were their lot, sympathetic in his rough way, kind and trusting. Hopalong Cassidy 2011-12-08T03:00:21.663Z They flog by strokes of fifty; each, in presence of that grim taskmaster, laying on the blows with all his strength. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Mrs. Merkel did not strike a conciliatory line in her hourlong speech, but instead sounded at points like a sharp taskmaster. Merkel Urges Political Integration to Stabilize Euro 2011-11-15T01:31:14Z His mind urged nothing on him, required no decisions of him, but, like a dear companion instead of a taskmaster, rested and let him rest. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z Their European taskmasters could never understand why they died from the effects of exertion to which a white man would easily have been equal. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z But, it must be observed, the company also appears to be quite the taskmaster, especially for its sales staff. 10 Best Cities to Find a Sales Job And Other Post-Groupon IPO Thoughts 2011-11-06T00:33:06Z All the work is performed under the eyes of taskmasters, armed with sticks, who address the labourers with the words: ‘The stick is in my hand, be not idle.’ Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Through the crush Crosthwaite and Farnworth made their way, the Turks backing against the wall in obvious fear of their supposed taskmasters. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z "Thou art an austere man"—a hard man; yes, a taskmaster, and a rigorous taskmaster, too. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z The bulk of the population were Indians, and the inhabitants of Spanish blood were still taskmasters. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z One or two minor missions were entrusted to him by his official taskmasters on the banks of the Neva, and in each he acquitted himself satisfactorily. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Sing for the slayers of sweat-shop owners— The taskmasters of children! The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z They were doubtless hard at work throwing up new trenches and batteries, and installing fresh guns from the apparently inexhaustible supply from the arsenals of their Teutonic taskmasters. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z We may look upon Him as a taskmaster, or we may look upon Him as a righteous Father. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Law is against us, because it comes like a taskmaster, bidding us do, but neither putting the inclination into our hearts, nor the power into our hands. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z It was an order from his taskmasters in St. Petersburg. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Such a man will have the defects of his qualities, and La Salle was neither devoid of jealousy nor incapable of injustice; and he was a somewhat hard taskmaster. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z Perhaps he took him for one of the German taskmasters. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z We may look upon Him as a taskmaster. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Most of the girls found her a harder taskmaster than Mr. Hiller, the singing teacher, and she indulged in a running fire of comments on their performance completely at variance with his suave suggestions. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z In a still later letter, Franklin declared that Le Veillard was a hard taskmaster to his friend. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, "Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task both yesterday and to-day, in making brick as heretofore?" Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z The Spaniards, during a sway which lasted over three hundred years, were terrible taskmasters in Peru, enslaving, crushing, and massacring the natives, just as they did in Cuba and Mexico. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z Have we sinned, and shall we go to Him as to a taskmaster? Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z I, at least, never knew a man who was lorded over by a similar taskmaster. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z Did we get the abolition of tithes by the conciliation of our English taskmasters? The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z Therefore, they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z We come as a muse to our toil and find amusement in it; to a taskmaster whose company never tires. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z At the school in the forest it was all work and little play, for the "Parson" was a hard taskmaster. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z On my wedding-day! such a terrible taskmaster was that pride of mine!... For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z From time to time he made brutal jokes upon the situation with his assistant warders or those prisoners who were always ready for personal reasons to take the side of their taskmasters. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z There are two classes of officials mentioned: the Egyptian taskmasters and the Hebrew officers. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z I found that our God is a loving Father and not a hard taskmaster. Riches of Grace A Compilation of Experiences in the Christian Life 2011-06-21T02:00:23.800Z The real advantages of living under King George were patent to others, not to these unhappy prisoners in bondage to their taskmasters. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z To be driven by a woman from stake to stake like slaves before a taskmaster upon whom they could not wreak their revenge was something they had never before experienced. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Murgatroyd had every appearance of being a zealous, jealous taskmaster who had set himself over a paid but uncertain servant. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, "Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw." Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z “P.P.M. is a merciless yet useful taskmaster,” said Tom Taylor, news editor of Radio-Info.com, a trade site. CBS Radio Reminds D.J.?s to Identify Songs: ?When You Play It, Say It? 2011-05-29T22:40:13Z Passos is known as a taskmaster, and a guru of clay court tennis. Straight Sets: Thomaz Bellucci's Improving Game 2011-05-25T18:00:55Z Neither are we the cruel taskmasters that some foreign books and papers portray us. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z But the galley-slave of the Commune will only see the taskmaster. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z We will please our young taskmaster before we have done.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z In graphic language he told of his slavedom and of the pitiless cruelty of his taskmasters. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z You have health and food and freedom, and you live under no taskmaster's eye. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z But during this period of his life he had great hardships to bear, for his brother was a stern taskmaster, and was so hot-tempered that he would sometimes beat Benjamin cruelly. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z All that the taskmaster cared for was the completion of the daily tale. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The style of my writing was to be as hard, dry, and incisive as my taskmaster. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z It gives her taskmasters, who impoverish her people and depress her civilization; for they, by their machinery and superior skill, withdraw her people from a thousand mechanical pursuits that promoted civilization. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z They knew this attack was coming; it was clear that it must come to them, and at night they worked hard to protect themselves, fear being their taskmaster. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z He was one of the author's pupils in school, when the writer wielded the birch and this notice of the gallant boy is given with a great deal of pleasure by his old taskmaster. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z With his quid of dried coca leaves in his mouth, he forgets all calamities; his rags, his poverty, the cruelties of his taskmaster. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The country consisted of tilled fields—the work of impressed Belgians, forced by their taskmasters to cultivate the ground to provide foodstuffs for the Huns. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z In short, their lives and property were held on the same precarious tenure, the mere will of their capricious, cruel and avaricious taskmasters. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z At first one might suspect that the monks were hard taskmasters, ruling their servants as slaves; but this is not the real solution. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z In the time of Colonel Lyon, slavery had been a patriarchal institution, and the negroes regarded him as a father, guide, and friend rather than as a taskmaster. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z And if we talk about fairies do you think our hard taskmaster will not begin to ask us about our lessons?' said Italia laughing, and still with that softest rosy flush upon her cheek. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z He makes the occasional cameo appearance in Tiger Mother, cast as the tenderhearted foil to Chua's merciless taskmaster. The Roar of the Tiger Mom 2011-01-20T07:00:00Z The Republican had shown himself a hard taskmaster to them. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z His father was little more than a dour taskmaster to the boy. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z “If I’m any judge of character, Mrs. Comstock will prove a hard taskmaster.” The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z But she can be an exacting taskmaster and like most pols is quick to freeze people out if she doubts their fealty, several privately say. Palin in Progress: What Does She Want? 2010-12-09T09:00:00Z He is charming, gregarious and keen to reward talent; and although he is a taskmaster, he is solicitous of the most junior intern. Two years on and all we get from the banks is two fingers 2010-09-07T21:00:00Z We all heard things about him being a taskmaster or what not. Showalter tries new approach with downtrodden O's 2010-08-24T07:18:00Z He's known as a taskmaster, but what do you do when your team is adept at staying on task? More fans need to jump on the Storm bandwagon 2010-07-22T05:46:00Z “He was a tough taskmaster,” Steinbrenner once said of his father. George Steinbrenner, Yankees? Owner, Dies at 80 2010-07-13T14:31:00Z They are both decorated generals, West Point graduates who studied at Harvard University and earnest taskmasters who would rather work than sleep. Tensions between Eikenberry, McChrystal will be focus of their Washington visit 2010-05-09T04:00:00Z Zuckerberg was quite a taskmaster, pre-launch, denying requests for fast food breaks and swinging his fencing gear uncomfortably close to workers' faces. Unmasking Mark Zuckerberg 2010-05-06T16:26:00Z "And if you want a testimonial here it is--you were a severe taskmaster." The Undying Past Never would I confine the little innocents within the walls of a prison-house—never would I behold them trembling beneath the frown of a taskmaster. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 If the great will struggle, urged by ambition or party zeal, what have the poor to do with their strife, who can, at the best, only change their taskmasters? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 Late in life he had taken into partnership his nephew Tappitt, and during his life had been a severe taskmaster to his partner. Rachel Ray The blacks were so embittered because of the cruel treatment received at the hands of their taskmasters that they refused to listen to the missionaries, and very little progress could be made. The Story of Our Hymns I mean that since they settled the school row in secret session, Mrs. Bahrr has been as different a woman as one can be who has let the habit of evil thinking become a taskmaster. The Reclaimers After working for so long a time, under a rigorous taskmaster, the average slave would be so nearly worn out that his value would be much impaired. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 "I wonder," said Flo, leaning forward with a quizzing glance to catch Henry's eye, "if you would be a hard taskmaster, Henry?" The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life It must, however, be acknowledged that Mrs. Prime was a harder taskmaster than Dorothea Ray had been, and that the mother might have undergone a gentler ruling had the daughter never become a wife. Rachel Ray Yet there were others who, in ordinary eyes, though not in those of their taskmasters, would have been deemed to be sunk in crimes worse than that of being Huguenots. In the Day of Adversity The lash of the taskmaster was heard in the fields, and crosses, bearing aloft their quivering victims, polluted the wayside. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs And by the fourteenth verse we find that the latter officials were Hebrew officers whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Digging mighty holes for a taskmaster would have been irksome, stupid business indeed, even for five shillings a day. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Her aunt—the hard taskmaster assigned to her by fate—lies on her bed stricken to the earth by fever. Faith and Unfaith I have been a hard taskmaster and a stranger to you to-day. In the Day of Adversity His taskmasters were no longer there to torment him—all were drowned or gone away in the boats. By Right of Conquest A Novel In the tenth verse we read that the Egyptian taskmasters and the officers combined to urge the people to their aggravated labours. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Be just to the millions only half rescued from oppression, before you are generous to their cruel taskmasters. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 He is generally a hard taskmaster to the slave, having an intuitive hatred for the blacks. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time Nothing was left to her but resignation, and, obeying a stern necessity, she followed her husband and taskmaster to death, "not to sweeten his after-life, but to continue her dreary service." Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Nature made them blithe, frank, and hospitable; pleasant comrades and trusty friends; but hard laws and hard taskmasters have sometimes perverted their native disposition. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, "Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw." The Bible Story The slave for once rebelled against the taskmaster: the puppet refused to dance to the ever-wearying monotonous tune. The Heart of a Woman There is scarcely a trace left of this once busy capital of Lower Egypt in which Moses lived, where the poor Jewish captives toiled to make up the tale of bricks for Pharaoh's taskmasters. What We Saw in Egypt But the majority became Don Quixotes and allowed themselves to be played with and mocked by their whimsical taskmasters. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The people should not ask the aid of their lordly taskmasters to shake off their chains; nor can they ever expect to have it cordial and entire. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Therefore they set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. The Bible Story If so, God is over against us, our taskmaster, our adversary, our stern judge, and our life is 'according to the flesh.' St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition What oppressive governments do we live under, what cruel taskmasters, what ungrateful publics, not to speak of the more touching sorrows of domestic life,—the undervaluing parents and unsympathizing wives! Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day They had a hard taskmaster in the devil—Black Johnnie, as they used to call him among themselves. Witch Stories The captain was no easy taskmaster, but not even Bob Gibson grumbled. Under Boy Scout Colors Let me be the head taskmaster or whatever you call it. Happy House Unless we are continually practising ourselves in this conception of life, we find ourselves falling back again into the attitude of one standing over against God with God for his taskmaster. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition Up stream and down, back and across, sheering in to the piers and wharves, the harbour traffic seems constantly to be scourged and hurried by the lash of an unseen taskmaster. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war I will defy any harsh taskmaster to take me among his men, and prevent my reading in their demeanour the fact of his ungentleness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Intellect, Imagination, and Feeling, all work of their own free-will, and not at the order of any taskmaster. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) These excavators scooped the sand and debris into small baskets, while a taskmaster stood over them, whip in hand. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise God is no longer the taskmaster over against men, with His threats and His terrors. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition During the night the Krooman, who had been left behind, entered the encampment, confident in the belief that he had escaped from his taskmasters. The Boy Slaves All this is but one way of saying that the Forester should be his own severest taskmaster. The Training of a Forester I soon discovered that for all her Manners blood and alleged gentle breeding, she was a harder taskmaster than the good-natured but plebeian Phœbe. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself He fled from a taskmaster, not from one who was in any just sense a guardian. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks The sum of it all is that God is not our taskmaster and critical judge. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition Thou p. 166hast raised thyself, good Bumpkin, from the humblest poverty to comparative wealth and a lawsuit: but boast not overmuch lest thou find Law a taskmaster instead of a Protector! The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit “I have had it specially prepared from a recipe given me ten years ago at a time when I thought of resorting to the same contrivance to escape from my taskmaster.” The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War It happened one day that he saw one of the Egyptian taskmasters treating one of the poor Israelite slaves with great cruelty, beating him most unmercifully with a long whip. The Babe in the Bulrushes She also said that women were universally the hardest taskmasters, requiring more work and paying less for it than men. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI In either case it was their 'tutor to bring them to Christ'—with His teaching of God, not as a taskmaster, but as a Father, righteous indeed, but still more loving. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition For three hundred years had the Mexicans groaned under the lash of their taskmasters, ruled by monarchs whom they never beheld, and enduring innumerable evils, without nourishing a single rebellious or revolutionary thought. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 I think it is that last crash which is the great taskmaster. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) I thought my grandmother the most cruel taskmaster in the world. Kristy's Rainy Day Picnic The days were growing shorter and the leaden-colored vapors, driven by the whip of that taskmaster, the wind, replaced the snow-white clouds becalmed in the tender 112 depths of ether. The Strollers God seemed to be in no other attitude towards him than that of a dissatisfied taskmaster. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition They are pupils of the stern taskmaster bankruptcy; the children of the years from 1874–1897, when the nation had turned its thumb down on British farmers, and left them to fight, unaided, against extinction. Another Sheaf He sold provisions to what the local priest called the 'helmeted minions of our Saxon taskmasters.' Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule Moreover, knowing that you know love needs no taskmaster, and that he who loves doth not sleep, I thought the less of using go-betweens. Italy, the Magic Land Here he was, returned rich and powerful, to patronize the taskmaster who had worked him hard and paid him harder in the old years. In a Little Town The law, as St. Paul interprets it, views God as a lord and taskmaster. St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. I A Practical Exposition His posterity went into Egypt and there, under the lash of the taskmaster, they waited, waited, waited. Heart Talks Outstanding were the accomplishments of this taskmaster, Governor Dale, in one year, with men many of whom were unaccustomed to manual labor. Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699 For the former official, “taskmaster,” the one over the gang of forced laborers and reminiscent of the old time press-gang officers, is a fair translation. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters "If I do not follow my work, my work follows me; and then it comes like a taskmaster, and carries a whip." Nobody Experience teaches, indeed, that such associations are the hardest taskmasters. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals And this was not the worst, for as his work grew more his food grew less, till at last the poor creature could only take his revenge on his hard taskmaster by dying. The Children's Longfellow Told in Prose Fatigue is an enemy which every hard-working brain knows of; but it is an enemy, not of the workman, but only of the taskmaster. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 Their condition was one of pure slavery—the monks being their masters, and very often hard taskmasters they proved themselves—living in fine conventual style upon the sweat and labour of their brown-skinned converts. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt He put her through the alphabet from end to end; she laboured faithfully, and pleased her taskmaster. The Dop Doctor The natives were at once subjected by the new-comers, who reduced them to a condition of slavery, and proving to be hard taskmasters, the poor overworked creatures died by hundreds, until they had nearly disappeared. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands She is indefatigable and astonishingly faithful as a nurse; does all her duty, and more, which is saying a good deal—for I am a hard taskmaster. Macaria Dale, a hard taskmaster, in his capacity as Marshal, put the settlers under a military regime and, in requiring a schedule of work for everyone, succeeded in establishing the colony on a firm basis. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century There was no mistaking his mood, and in the hours that followed he was a far from agreeable taskmaster. Shoe-Bar Stratton That hard taskmaster, Satan, is sometimes wonderfully indulgent to those who serve him well. The Dop Doctor They came to service under alien taskmasters, strange to them in speech and in purpose. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington Up in the North, under the cold grey sky, God Almighty may be a hard taskmaster, and the Kingdom of Heaven is attained only by much endeavour; but in Cordova these things come more easily. The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia These poor creatures get the worst of all their food, with the hardest of all their work; and are frequently very severely beaten by their hard and ruthless taskmasters. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. Why should the steward, who was used to flatter and caress me, now frown and threaten like some harsh taskmaster of a Clink, where wantons are sent to be whipped and beat hemp. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... He was intolerant of laziness—"shiftlessness" the country phrase ran—but he had the reputation of being a just taskmaster and he could be very kind. Rainbow Hill The oarsmen had to work under a taskmaster all day. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Then the fate of the cruel Sultan, the destroyer of his subjects, the tyrant taskmaster of a Christian people, shall be sealed by the hands of the executioners who yet obey his bloody commands. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II It was a pleasant thought that there was no stern taskmaster to force him up. The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets Often they were buffeted and generally ill-used by their taskmasters. World's War Events, Vol. II Poor Mrs. Hildreth, so utterly unable to take life easily, was something of a taskmaster like her husband. Rainbow Hill The habits of a lifetime had come to his aid: self-respect and self-control, hard and wilful taskmasters, fought against passion, until it yielded inch by inch. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days We long for a deliverer—a devoted leader who will free us from taskmasters both native and foreign. The Mission of Janice Day Nothing is left to the novelist but to carry out the instructions of his taskmaster, and when you contemplate the result you can feel no surprise at this composite authorship. American Sketches 1908 Blue-nose Crawford bore the reputation of being a very hard taskmaster, and of holding to the view that severe discipline was one of the virtues that wisdom ought to visit upon the youth. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk Ishi is the embodiment of the very opposite conception, a wise and affectionate husband, instead of a taskmaster exploiting his slaves. The Hidden Power And Other Papers upon Mental Science He had fled from cruel taskmasters ashore to endure the slavery of the sea and to be kidnapped into piracy was no worse than other things he had suffered. Blackbeard: Buccaneer He was grieved when he saw their burdens, and heard their cries when their taskmasters struck them. Child's Story of the Bible Can you not see, poor misguided "fellow citizens," how you permit your political taskmasters to forge leg-chains of your follies and load you down with them? The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 It was a thought inspired by Heaven, prompted me to set on fire that insatiate demon, to whom my taskmaster offered those wretched victims, and every month a bride, on pain of his own destruction. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Death was the immediate penalty of any show of insubordination, and the whip of their taskmasters kept them to their work. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima There are times—not often, for artificiality and civilisation are stern taskmasters—but there are times when a man and woman become as Gods and know. Mufti How safe and happy they must have felt away from the cruel taskmasters of Egypt, and the Lord's presence, spreading a wing of cloud over them. Child's Story of the Bible We may come suddenly upon the prisoner in chains; we may see him beaten by his taskmaster. In the Mahdi's Grasp Not a score of them returned to their island homes—the rest perished under the lash and brutality of their cruel taskmasters. The Call Of The South 1908 They were chained to their oars, and kept in order or roused to exertion by the whip of their taskmasters. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Israel came out of Egyptian servitude and dropped chains from wrists and left taskmasters cracking their useless whips behind them, and the brick kilns and the weary work were all done when they went forth. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John During the night, the Krooman, who had been left behind, entered the encampment, confident in the belief that he had escaped from his taskmasters. The Boy Slaves Daily Le ffaçasé became a sterner taskmaster, a more pettishly exacting employer. Greener Than You Think The Moors are themselves very indolent, but are rigid taskmasters over those who are under them. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure A good friend, a hard taskmaster is the bayonet, and O'Shea was the greatest of all its prophets. No Man's Land The two men sat down, and while Nicol tore open the dirty envelope, and read his taskmaster's orders, Tough lit a pipe, and watched him out of the corners of his black, restless, wicked eyes. The Heart of Unaga Long in captivity, they have become “Indianised,” lost all aspirations for liberty, and grown contented with their lot; for the Tovas are not hard taskmasters. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco So the Egyptians set taskmasters over them to put burdens upon them. The Children's Bible Many negroes also escaped the vigilance of their taskmasters, and remained to welcome the victors. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Israel in Egypt submissively and obediently undertook to make the full tale of brick when unsympathetic taskmasters withheld the usual and necessary amount of straw. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy Hunger is a severe taskmaster; it makes many an idle man work. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler Though clothed in rags, and in feeble age at the mercy of a cruel taskmaster, that old slave was richer far than his master. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time The overseers of the Israelites, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had put over them, were also beaten and asked, "Why have you not finished to-day as many bricks as yesterday?" The Children's Bible He was happily quite free from that tormenting taskmaster, who, next perhaps to praise, makes the severest demand on human faculty, and human labour. The Beauty Of The Village There is no youth For such as I. It dies, in very truth, At the first touch of the taskmaster's hand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 How could one face a régime in which the everlasting taskmaster held control? The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice The Romans were hard taskmasters, but the task they had was hard. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain I have certainly seen the suffering of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry of distress because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. The Children's Bible The worst part of captivity was not the physical toil and blows, but the mental care, the despair of release, the carking ache of proud hearts set to slave for taskmasters. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs The officials were selected almost entirely from one political party, and had always an eye upon the nod of their taskmasters, who had the power to make or unmake them. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion And he continued to add link to link, till at length the cruel taskmaster ordered his servants to bind the worker with his own chain, and cast him into the fire. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles She was a hard taskmaster, but she kept her companions in good humor by expensive presents and treats. Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore Circumstance had been to them a relentless taskmaster. The Daughters of Danaus They congratulated him by signs at having escaped the fate which his cruel taskmasters had intended for him, and he seemed no less pleased than they were at the appearance of the English frigate. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy But the effect on them was so severe that their taskmasters, in an unwonted gush of pity, at last gave them each a loose garment of sacking, which served as a partial protection. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan There is no existence in the world so sad as that of a slave; and there is no slavery so hard as that of sin, no taskmaster so bitter as the devil. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles The taskmaster does not now interfere with him as he was wont to do when he first arrived. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale Then Nature, our taskmaster, punishes us, ever choosing that way which is entirely appropriate and induced by the fault itself: this is the purpose and the cause of our pecks of trouble. Spirit and Music Paul’s hopes were not to be disappointed; the black had resolved to take the opportunity for which he had long been waiting, while his hard taskmasters were overcome by drunkenness, to escape from their power. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy Our taskmaster followed us, to see that we laboured diligently; and I observed that he and the other Arabs took great care not to wet their feet in the salt water. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures To the selfish man the world is a vast slave plantation, where unhappy slaves are forced to toil and labour to supply the needs of cruel taskmasters. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles It consisted almost entirely of priests, stewards, clerks, and taskmasters, to whom labor was considered as degrading. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited They have been destroyed in vast numbers by the severity of their relentless and avaricious taskmasters. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots I have slaved it all away for a thankless taskmaster.” Will of the Mill He works like a slave; and the reporters, who are under his direct control, find in him a stern but appreciative taskmaster. Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School He seemed to have become his own taskmaster precisely at the time when he ought to have taken the repose he had long previously earned, by ministering so largely and laboriously to the world's enjoyment. Charles Dickens as a Reader The drug worked well for his taskmasters, and the making of the mine progressed rapidly, for every one connected therewith seemed in a state of feverish anxiety now to get it done. Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny There are no taskmasters with whips to stand over the heart that responds to Christ and to His love. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. The words came in quick, gasping breaths, as a child might speak who tried to justify himself to his taskmaster. Flaming June All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great taskmaster's eye. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 “I see we understand each other; and, believe me, I’ll not be a hard taskmaster.” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land The Spaniards, however, would have none of it, and the land and the Indians, body and soul, were the property of their taskmasters. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development He was a stern officer to his soldiers, a cruel taskmaster to the serfs he had inherited, and a bitter foe of the Jews whom he had offended. Rabbi and Priest A Story It was all more or less of a puzzle to her, but it was one which her taskmaster never explained further than the revelations of each day explained it. Under the Country Sky I believe they relish work if the taskmaster be not over-exacting. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Children were often overworked and cruelly driven when parents, guardians, and those to whom they were "bound out" as apprentices were the only taskmasters and their labor was wholly within the household. The Family and it's Members They knew there was no mercy for them, and that even were their lives spared, they would be enslaved, and the state of the slave, the perpetual bondage with hard taskmasters, is worse than death. General Gordon Saint and Soldier In which manner the moss of Norway and Scotland has been a taskmaster and Maker of Soldiers, as yet, the strongest known among natural powers. Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers Is the blame altogether his if, when exposed to the heat of a tropical sun, his hurriedly constructed clay crumbles to pieces for want of the straw with which his taskmaster failed to supply him? On the Heels of De Wet But things were grievous for young Beethoven: he had two taskmasters, his father and Pfeiffer. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians On the contrary, he was a strict taskmaster. The Call of the Blood If you think of God in that former way as a stern taskmaster, I can tell you nothing about Him. True Words for Brave Men Nevertheless we have open and frank hearts towards those who were our former oppressors and taskmasters. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 A hapless apprentice, who suffered at the hands of a cruel taskmaster all that brutality and drunken fury could suggest. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 He who could have been her lover had been only her guardian, her taskmaster. The Hippodrome That man is the hardest taskmaster on earth. Dixie Hart From morning till night their taskmaster made them labour without ceasing, standing over them constantly, to prevent their resting. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew "There the prisoners are at ease together; They hear not the voice of the taskmaster." A Hero and Some Other Folks It will go to the brutal parent or taskmaster, it is true, but it will give the little monkey-faced minstrel a supper, and save him from a beating. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City I think when they say we was free that meant every man was to be his own boss and not be bossed by a taskmaster. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 The incident encouraged them so much that they worked without complaint throughout the day, and they did not even grumble at the rations which their taskmasters served out to them. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Guarded by a hundred soldiers were a large number of natives; who, fastened together as slaves, were on their way up to work for their cruel taskmasters. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main Driven by cruel taskmasters they died by thousands from exhaustion and despair, and in some places entirely disappeared. The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century They are slaves of the predatory politicians, and they, on the other hand, are the bribed taskmasters of the rich corporations. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View They were too compulsive on ’em—you know, hard taskmasters. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 More likely my inexorable taskmaster, with figures in his eye and compound fractions at his tongue's end. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Others spoke of long periods of labor, in a bent position, in a mine, under the cruel whip of the taskmaster. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main And once when he was down among his own people he saw an Egyptian taskmaster or foreman striking an Israelitish workman, and in wrath he arose and killed the oppressor. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers They were there chained together, made to work in brick under taskmasters, and thrown at night into a vile prison. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Spain's cruelties in the Philippines have been even more excessive than in Cuba, and we certainly should not again place the islands in the hands of that cruel taskmaster, Spain. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 23, June 9, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls All three itched sore to play off some trick on the old painter, who was a just man and a god-fearing, but hard-fisted withal and a cruel taskmaster. The Well of Saint Clare Neither the stronger nor the weaker race withstood the exhausting labour to which they were put by taskmasters eager for gold. Lectures on Modern history He is an economic serf to an inconsiderate taskmaster.42 40A public square. 41This means in Spanish "little governor," and was the name given to the chief executive of a municipality in Spanish days. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir With the delicacy of his "inside" life, Jake knew the value of herbs and spices and he was a hard taskmaster. The Fourth R Teddy increased so much in mental power that he took interest in fairy tales, and he was a rigorous taskmaster. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary One of the saddest deaths from other causes than consumption was that of a poor feeble-minded man whose brother, a sturdy, devout, severe puritan, was a very hard taskmaster. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth The Spaniard's expression changed swiftly from good humor to the sternness of a taskmaster. The Lighted Match The gates of pearl have swung upon their golden hinges; no harsh voice of unkind taskmaster greets them on their entrance, but that glorious welcome. Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley I feel that for too long a period I am under the eye of the taskmaster. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country That was an easy escape for a youth whose only taskmasters were the Muses and who worked or played at the behest of his own mood. Roads from Rome He was no easy taskmaster, but always a just one. Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball Was it not there she hoped to spend her latter years in domestic tranquillity with her husband, free from the lash of the taskmaster? The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave To accomplish this I have deceived the man who is my taskmaster, swearing to him that in the witch crystal I have seen you depart. The Black Douglas The teacher is not a taskmaster but a friend in need. The Vitalized School Later she slept peacefully, for the first time in fifteen months, as one whose taskmaster has turned comrade. Roads from Rome After vain remonstrances she yielded to her taskmaster, and appeared in "I Puritani," trusting to the forbearance and kindness of her audience. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens He received his early musical training at the hands of Broche, a great musician and the cathedral organist, but a drunkard and brutal taskmaster. Great Italian and French Composers Least of all can it be forced by the sword's point and the taskmaster's lash. The Leading Facts of English History Brant is said to have subjected these negroes to a rigid discipline and to have been more or less of a taskmaster in his treatment of them. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant A slave toiling in an Eastern garden--taskmasters set over him with loaded whips--alas! can this be our Hubert? The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Once he had regarded the world and its powers as hard taskmasters, and now they seemed to him to be as nothing, for in him and with him was eternal strength. I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross A people so helpless, so utterly anarchic, so incapable of united action, deserved to undergo a severe training from the hard taskmasters of Romance civilisation. Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain Flaubert was kindly and encouraging, but he was a desperately severe taskmaster. Inquiries and Opinions Neither did he see his hard taskmaster watching him in the distance. Under Sealed Orders His real motive for affecting zeal for martial enterprise was his desire to escape from his taskmasters, and to keep Gaveston out of harm's way. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) And truly it demands something godlike in him who has cast off the common motives of humanity, and has ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Young Henry remained but a year or two in the hands of this stern taskmaster. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German |
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