| 单词 | toilsome |
| 例句 | Though tautly stretched at the end of the boat, it sagged a little in the middle; it made for three or four toilsome, bouncy steps. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The historian Thomas Carlyle considered Muhammad one of history’s heroic greats, yet called the Quran “as toilsome reading as I ever undertook. A wearisome confused jumble.” The Catholic Writer Garry Wills Explores the Quran 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The work was at times physically toilsome and, it has to be admitted, brutally tedious for stretches of unthinkable duration. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z After all, skating, as a recreational act, is relentless, toilsome, boring—it requires a commitment to drudgery and community that quickly weeds out those with impure motives. The Flourishing of Skate Culture in a Sellout Era 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z The youngins showed stamina to withstand toilsome travel, punishing pace and reduced recovery time. Youthful energy lifts US in grueling World Cup qualifying 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z When I was at university, some 20 years ago, learning about the world was a tactile, toilsome sort of experience. It’s Getting Harder to Sort the ‘Credible’ from the Incredible 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z His blade was a model socialist innovation: Gillette replaced toilsome sharpening labor with the smallest, most easily produced part imaginable. Letter of Recommendation: Safety Razors 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Given the toilsome summer she had with tumbling polling numbers and daily email revelations, it was easy to forget how well Clinton can perform when the moment requires it. 4 Lessons From the First Democratic Debate 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z This is ordinary, toilsome life in a bygone newsroom. Just imagine Ben Bradlee as a ‘director of content’ 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z But the U.S. not only requires people from the vast majority of countries to pre-apply; the application procedure itself is one of the most toilsome in the world. The U.S. Needs Tourists. Why Make Visiting So Hard? 2013-12-30T11:06:41Z At length, the toilsome journey o’er, And near the bright celestial shore, A gulf, black, fearful, and profound, Appears, of either world the bound. Moores Fables for the Female Sex 2012-04-24T02:00:20.600Z The payment for this toilsome labour is of the most meagre and unsatisfactory description. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z This is very disheartening, and takes away from the expedition that zest and buoyancy which the thought of a possible skirmish at the end of the toilsome journey would give it. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z And now appears the fruit of all those toilsome years. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Thus originated the vast cavalcade, or emigrant train, stretching its serpentine length for miles, enveloped in vast pillars of dust, patiently wending its toilsome way across the American continent. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z But like other toilsome services, the nature of which is not clear to the general public, it has never received proper acknowledgment from those who have profited by it. Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work 2012-04-06T02:00:32.097Z And he did so; and began his toilsome search of the London church marriage registers. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z Here they made a toilsome march through forests and morasses, crossing mountains and rivers, in a nearly starved condition. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The enterprising traveller may descend into these deep places of the earth, and make his toilsome way over one range after another, till he reaches the snows. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z It was with sad hearts we once again resumed our toilsome journey. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Quite so—and much better than toilsome trip to Ramsgate with one's whole family in tow. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z In front of me, I saw it plainly, stretched two roads; the one easy and smooth, if perilous, the other arid and toilsome. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z It were a toilsome ascent but for that smooth and hard pavement, and the impervious and green thatch of pine-tassels overhung. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Such was the panorama spread before the young Llewelyn many years ago, when in toilsome search after strayed sheep he came suddenly upon the highest part of the mountain. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z With this infant and the elder of two years and three months, they journeyed back again into the wilderness, where she took up the toilsome and uncertain life of the frontier. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z The life they live, and strangely love, is exceeding toilsome. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z What was Arthur Bourdillon to him that he should spend himself in an effort as toilsome as it promised to be vain, to hold him back from the completion of his roguery? Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Considering her extreme youthfulness, it was a hard and toilsome life that had now begun for Ethel. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z It is a toilsome path for our little ponies, but they pull up bravely, height after height. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The long, rough and toilsome journey across the plains was a schooling for the subsequent trials of pioneer life. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z But her light I found to be far less brilliant than that of the sun, and her rays were much obscured by the dense foliage overhead; hence my progress was necessarily slow, laboured, and toilsome. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z He is silent; and approves the purpose of the Ringdove to free the captive Linnet from the chain with which he toilsomely draws water, and to nestle by his side. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z After months of toilsome travel, they reached the region where grew the spice-trees. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z His experiences during a "round-up" present in picturesque form the toilsome, exciting, adventurous life of a cow-boy; while the perils of a frontier settlement are vividly set forth in an Indian raid. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z It was now past midnight, and his toilsome task had occupied Grand over four hours, in a blinding snow-storm. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z Wading toilsomely through the slime beyond, he scrambled ashore, coated with mud and green scum, and dashed through the reeds, guided always by the continuous sounds of conflict. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Hence they were necessarily de-Germanized in a few generations, after a toilsome and quarrelsome period of transition. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z Hand Cross is the summit of the ridge, and the way to it is coming either north or south, a toilsome drag. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z I mean that long and excessively toilsome journey which you performed into the interior of this country early last spring. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Lisle was left in the Possession of France by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1668; but in 1708, the Allies after a tedious and toilsome Siege, made themselves Masters of it. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-08T03:00:19.933Z His nerves had been braced by toilsome exercise and inclement skies; his strong mind had gained power under a discipline which allowed no other rest than change of employment. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z XVI In the weary journey three toilsome weeks they spent. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z From what I have seen of the toilsome lives of these wives, it would seem to me that their contentment is based on the old saw which sagely observes that "misery loves company." Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z His whole expenses during this toilsome expedition were only ten shillings and eight pence; but he contented himself with the barest necessaries, keeping the money for his tools sewed up in his shirt-collar. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z It was a tedious and toilsome journey, during which Stanley suffered from attacks of fever, and Livingstone from lacerated feet. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z At the moment life seemed to stretch out before her as a dreary waste, unbrightened by a single flower—a long, toilsome road to be trod in loneliness and pain. Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children 2011-12-22T03:00:21.710Z Rough and toilsome enough was the road between the ship and the mammoth cave, but the snow was crisp and hard. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The journey proved as toilsome as the previous one, and both the men were worn out when they reached the coast. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Several days were spent in the work of landing the treasure-trove, then the tedious and toilsome labour of conveying it to the Snowbird commenced. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Surveying the route was a long and toilsome job. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z The neighbours said it was well done of Katheline, who was well to do, to feed the child of the Claes, who for the most part lived in poverty their toilsome life. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Twice had she taken her son with her; once she had made the toilsome journey in company with Owen Griffith; at other times she had entrusted him with the rent-money. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z We merely wished to state facts which we believe to have been discovered by toilsome labor. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Behind him was a hard and toilsome boyhood. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z It meant courage to face danger, patience undying through want and weariness and waiting, cheerful endurance through wakeful nights and toilsome days, and long banishment from friends and home. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z Hard and toilsome was the dragging, but harder still the harrowing when that rustic engine must tear the stiff earth with its wooden teeth. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z They were not sorry to quit the valley, with its grim secrets, and presently, after much hard and toilsome travel, reached Transvaal soil again. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z Why should I change these dear delights For toilsome days and sleepless nights, And red Bellona's bloody rites That bear the devil's stamp, sir? Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z It was early in the evening when after a toilsome march Mr. Barclay and the boys reached a Siwash rancherie built just above high-water mark on the pebbly beach of a sheltered inlet. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z It gives me pleasure to feel and to know that fellow-workers in the same toilsome task, not only may help each other, but rejoice in the opportunity of so doing. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z But the new colonists have a toilsome work to perform before they can enjoy the gratification of bringing up a family. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z I have run my race; I have done my work; I rest For ever from the toilsome days I gave To the suffering race of men. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Once again we went that long toilsome way to that far-off mountain hut, and by noon we all were standing within the rude dwelling where lay the witch dying, as we could clearly see. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z Half-way up the toilsome ascent you will probably be waylaid by a theatrically-attired personage who will accost you in bad French with the information that he is the chief of the gipsies. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Up to the summit of the hill he made his way, finding it a more toilsome climb than he had imagined. Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise 2011-11-07T02:00:19.467Z Out across Five Mile Creek and up the divide along the old Camp Supply route until we reached the summit, we made our toilsome way. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z In a moment she was out; her sisters followed more deliberately; then the three together, exerting all their strength, dragged the boat toilsomely up the beach. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z And such, indeed, was the result of his toilsome journey. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Here, as in other parts of the country, beating the bounds, both of parishes and manors, was a popular, though oft-times toilsome, observance. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Then he filled his lota to return to his languishing wife, but was tempted to take a plunge in the cool water of the pool, for he was hot and dusty from his toilsome walk. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z Who will walk the heavy, toilsome, perilous furrow Girt with freedom's seed-sheets now? A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Where Danger is Greatest.—We seldom break our leg so long as life continues a toilsome upward climb. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z Where all his dreams soe'er Of holy things and fair In splendour are upgrown, Which thro' the toilsome years Martyrs and faithful seers And poets with holy tears Of hope have sown. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Through the whole of her slow progress from the carriage to the steps, and her toilsome ascent to the door, she was followed by the startled, bird-like eyes of the sheriff's wife. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z I was tired, hungry and sleepy, and perhaps cross, for this was the end of a long, toilsome journey through swamps and dense forests. Pioneer Day Exercises 2011-10-19T02:00:21.770Z The sepoys were utterly exhausted by their toilsome march. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At length, after a tedious and toilsome march for nearly half a mile, the footing became more secure, the road widened, and they were able to quicken their pace. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z As she sat at her work, day after day, she thought her plan out slowly and toilsomely. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z She may be better to-morrow, for it will be Saturday, and a long and toilsome day is before us. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z This march was really toilsome, but brought us out at the desired point. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Towards noon the travellers commenced the ascent, and right toilsome it proved. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z Fawkes had often thought of her, and with uneasiness, during his toilsome labours; but they had so much engrossed him that her image was banished almost as soon as it arose. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Her mind had no flexibility, and she reached conclusions only by toilsome processes; but once reached, they were apt to be permanent. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z He has now completed twenty-four years of toilsome labor beside the little sulphur spring. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z And now began the most toilsome part of his journey. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Looking back over it all, more especially the toilsome march and drenching bivouacs that followed the departure from Heart River, I wonder how some men stood it as they did. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z When we had gone a good way up, very toilsomely, I saw with great thankfulness a slope to our left hand, which seemed to lead away from the barren lava to living soil. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z He never achieved rank or position, and from all his toilsome pilgrimages he brought back no pearls, but only empty shells. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Through the long, toilsome day the battle continued with unabated fury, and as the sun went down there was no cessation of hostilities. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z A toilsome way we found it—some places being so steep that we were obliged to hold by the twigs, to prevent us from falling. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z His course was rough and toilsome in the extreme. Lost in the Ca?on 2011-09-19T02:00:14.387Z We stood watching the canoes as they made their way very toilsomely against wind and current, and did not go down to our hut until they had quite vanished from sight. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z He wound with toilsome march his long array! William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z After a long and toilsome journey over the hills, many of which were covered with ashes, they reached camp, and were glad to find the men alive, and the house intact. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z After a toilsome journey of thirty-seven miles over a country alternating between mountains and swamps, the courier reached lake Temiscouata. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z During all their long and toilsome march our heroes never saw a single bear nor met a hostile Indian. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Their adventures were many, the whole journey a toilsome and perilous one. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z And like so many others," interjected Lebrenn, "she succumbed to the temptations of a less toilsome life. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z But the delicate health of Whittier, and his toilsome early days, form an excuse for his deficiency in this respect. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z In doing this, He impressed on them the fact that they were not sent at first upon a toilsome and protracted journey. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z It was a very long and a very toilsome one. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Bitter, toilsome, precarious work, this, done by folk impoverished in all things. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z Speaking encouragingly to his horse, they resumed their toilsome journey, and never faltering or stopping, followed the guidance of the little light for another hour, and Gully staggered into his yard, his trip ended. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z When morning broke they began anew their toilsome journey, holding friendly converse. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z He was the means of not a little good, in his moving from point to point in the last year of his toilsome life. The Captured Scout of the Army of the James A Sketch of the Life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the Twenty-fourth Mass. Regiment 2011-08-05T02:00:43.977Z The higher the summit to which we would arrive, the more toilsome must be the ascent. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z His had been a slower and more toilsome way, but Dil had seen and believed, and was among the blessed already. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z No beggar with us would thank you for rooms so toilsome of access! For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z After a long and toilsome journey he reached N----. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z But it seems probable that a rude and dirty plenty, procured by long hours of toilsome open-air labour, was the prevailing characteristic of the serf household. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z But to gain such precision is toilsome business. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Research, though toilsome, is easy; imaginative vision, though delightful, is difficult; and we may be tempted to prefer the first. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z It would be toilsome labour if the spirit had lived its life before we began to work; if this life had blossomed forth, and had realised itself without our efforts. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z And that is a publication of his relations with Jesuitism, the destruction of the toilsomely obtained confidence of his party, in order to prevent his election. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z A sea of warm air and spring perfumes surrounded her, and crowds thronged the streets, enjoying the evening, after their toilsome work, as if they had just waked from their winter sleep. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z There come times when the novelist doesn't know what happened, and must toilsomely explore his consciousness by way of finding out. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z There are many toilsome days of monotonous travel that we would gladly exchange for the single spectacle of Vesuvius in the plenitude of its eruptive power. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Now after many days of toilsome wanderings, Offero came at last to the skirt of a great dark wood. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z Relieved from the toilsome task of leading the horse, we ascended the opposite cliffs with alacrity, and vigorously pursued our course, over elevated ground, for about sixteen miles. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Where the path was too toilsome, Freyer lifted the woman he loved in his arms and bore her over the rough places. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z All this cannot be done under three hours of hard work; so that if in addition you propose getting over a considerable amount of ground, it is sure to be a long and toilsome day. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z The rate at which they travelled was on the whole rapid, though the guide evidently husbanded the powers of both horses in view of a toilsome journey still to be made. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The world must be better for her work; and looking back over the sometimes toilsome paths of authorship, this surely, above all others, is the guerdon all craftswomen of the pen should strive to win. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z And then something in the very hopelessness of it all as he saw the fruits of a long and toilsome expedition utterly thrown away, moved the wretched man to a sort of desperation. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z Hiding the little book in his pocket, he rose to follow the toilsome path he was seeking high among the mountains where there were only a few scattered homesteads, and he met no human being. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Lighting a fire for breakfast was a toilsome business, but at last we found some wood dry enough to burn. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z Those not injured in the fall, recovered their feet and dashed away to the opposite slope, being easily shot in attempting the toilsome ascent. Legends of The Kaw The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley 2011-07-01T02:00:16.500Z The peasants' horses are less used than those of the post to such toilsome marches, and it was really piteous to see their panting distress. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z But full soon his toilsome path would be disputed with him. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z With that, the lizard disappeared and Anton resumed his toilsome journey. Top of the World Stories for Boys and Girls Translated from the Scandinavian Languages 2011-06-21T02:00:28.070Z It was a toilsome journey, and Tom found the Moorish slippers a very inconvenient footgear. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z The duties were constant, but not otherwise toilsome or arduous. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z His wife, who has all the impassioned character of the Poles, has ever since been actively engaged in vindication of his memory, devoting time, money, and toilsome journeys, with admirable perseverance to that sacred task. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z At five o'clock the 8th Division, headed by the 13th Brigade, was pushing toilsomely through the dense forest of Givodeau, on its way to operate against this new defensive position. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Fate weaves me such a toilsome way, My modest wisdom may not ken it— But, all the same, a plague I say Upon that stingy, hostile senate! Hoosier Lyrics 2011-05-20T02:00:38.353Z But how shall a modern lawyer have leisure to quit his toilsome occupations, in order to gather the flowers of Parnassus? Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z These, indeed, were insufficient to exclude care; and with regard to the past I have no wish but that I had shared with my friend her toilsome and humiliating lot. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z The women are quite habituated to their toilsome life, and make cheerful and contented housewives; but they grow old fast, and after a few years of wedlock become frightfully ugly. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z In his most toilsome journeyings, this object never quits him; it is the little happy-valley of his careworn heart. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z To-night, as she climbs the rough stone stairs which lead to the tower, her heart seems to grow lighter in the toilsome ascent. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Up one spiritual faith runs easily; along the other some souls of different mould toilsomely ascend, each and all seeking and finding the same goal—the eternal Ruler of the universe. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z A toilsome and sultry week was terminated by a Sabbath of repose. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z So Prairie Rose made the toilsome journey up through the dark ground and came out upon the sad gray prairie. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z Will it not, therefore, be to the interest of all to work, and to try to make the work as little toilsome and as productive as possible? Socialism, Revolution and Internationalism 2011-04-27T02:00:20.770Z The mother, with a baby in her arms,—her oldest child, Ezra, a boy of twelve,—must have been worn with this toilsome journey; but patient and cheerful, no word of repining escaped her lips. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z I shouldered my knapsack, and paced once more up the hill: a long and toilsome hill it is; but you can beguile the way nevertheless. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Her tasks were toilsome, but the profits, though slender, were sure, and she administered her little property in what manner she pleased. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Moreover, the track was toilsome, as he had proved by experience. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Yet what a toilsome journey to the man who was wading off with the rope. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z What need to tell of one of the incidents of Mona's journey, or of the brave hopes that buoyed her up on the long and toilsome way? The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Then the smaller hill began: it was steep, and without a break in the heather, compelling a toilsome climb. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z This toilsome work of exploration was largely accomplished by the Jesuit missionaries. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z And so in this chapter I wish to present some novelty in his toilsome seed-time of preparation. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. I 2011-04-02T02:00:10.597Z Another minute, and then the toilsome journey would be over. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The journey to Douglas he called crossing the Pyrenees; and he likened the toilsome tramp across the heavy Curraghs from Bishop's Court to Kirk Andreas to the passing of pilgrims across a desert. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z But there is yet another—Whitfell Force—higher up, rarely visited, for the hill is steep and the way toilsome. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Reaching that point, it was now necessary for them to thread their toilsome way through the deep forests of Southern Michigan to the head of Lake Erie. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z The master minds of our race, by a course of toilsome research through thousands of years, gradually established the principles of mechanical force and motion. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z He turned again and again in his toilsome journey to look at it. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z He sat long and watched it, and turned again and again in his toilsome journey to look at it. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z Though it be “naked” still, and toilsome to walk on, the shore is by no means barren of interest. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z And now began twelve toilsome years of struggle to devise machinery for his invention. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z To my guide, however, the ascent appeared to be neither toilsome nor difficult. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Her perilous journey was near its end, the toilsome journey nigh over; and she felt happy. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Another minute, and then his toilsome journey would be over. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z If the Whitby church-goers find it toilsome to ascend nearly two hundred steps every Sunday, they have a goodly prospect for recompense, besides the service. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z They had been arrived near two months, and, all that time, had been continually engaged in very toilsome labour, with nothing more than a common shed to protect them from the frost and snow. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z At length the toilsome ascent was safely accomplished, and, with a panting shout from Alaric and a hurrah from Bonny, the whole party stood on the summit of that mountain Gibraltar. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z We were very much fatigued, and at six were glad to conclude our toilsome march. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z His life was necessarily a toilsome one, and his financial remuneration was little more than nominal. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z These are the headless snakes of St. Hilda’s nuns, and the “strange frolicks of Nature,” of philosophers in later days, who held that she formed them “for diversion after a toilsome application to serious business.” A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z After a succession of difficulties, dangers, and toilsome marches, we arrive at the great river. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z Then I began to crawl towards the horses, and a toilsome operation it was; but it was successfully accomplished, and in far less time than I had expected. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z The best finale of such a toilsome day of sight-seeing was a warm bath in the Rue de Bac, for the trifling sum of fifteen sous. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z One important result of this long and toilsome journey was the construction of Dundas Street, or, as it is frequently called, "the Governor's Road." The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z I took the edge of the cliffs, and found the ascent to the Staintondale summit not less toilsome. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Miles of weary forest path marked only by blazed trees, or miles of toilsome waterway, lay between them and their kind, or help or sympathy in whatever trouble might befall them. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z No one cared how many sleepless nights and toilsome hours I passed. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z There were few changes in the world in those days; men’s days were sunny, toilsome and conventional. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He stole away in the dead silence of night, and after a toilsome march of some hours in a blinding snow-storm, took refuge in the house of a friendly settler in the parish of Kildonan. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Having completed my melancholy task, I started afoot to rejoin my partners on the Yuba—where I arrived—after several days spent in toilsome wandering—footsore and dispirited. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z It is for this that the gambler risks his winnings, and the merchant perils the gains of many toilsome years. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z He may have devoted many a toilsome year to the details and manipulations of the arts; and, so far as this world is concerned, his labors have been eminently salutary and interesting. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z It was a toilsome drive, twilight overtook them before the frontier was reached. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Day followed day of toilsome and often tedious travel; they fought rapids, they waited while the men stumbled up long portages under vast loads, going and returning, they camped and discussed difficulties and alternatives. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Not in the shape of fire and sword, nor toilsome pilgrimage, nor pestilence, nor wealth, nor poverty. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z It was a frightful and toilsome journey, especially to one whose nerves had been shattered by the events of the last twenty-two months. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z My elder brother who went with one of these bands told me that the journey is very toilsome and dangerous. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z They rested themselves in the old watch tower, before commencing the still more toilsome path through the narrow passage to the shore of the lake. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z To tell the truth, it was a toilsome trip, and both the travellers were weary of it long before coming within sight of the open water on the opposite side. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z It was a long, toilsome march, through thick jungle, and the soldiers sat down to rest when they got through it, and waited to be joined by other forces. The Torn Bible Or Hubert's Best Friend 2011-02-09T03:00:51.890Z If we should find that the brigands were “abroad,” my troopers would be spared a toilsome ascent, and the chagrin of a disappointment. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Yet the greater part of the toilsome task was already accomplished and the fate of the insurrection decided. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z That is why I come to you at night, it is very considerate of me, and on a toilsome road too. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Actuated by this impulse and its attendant hopes, they continued their toilsome journey along “the path of the canoe.” Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z After about half an hour of this toilsome progress, for the surface is stony and rock-covered, she reaches the little "boreen" road which forms the approach to the house. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z It was a toilsome journey, and the half-mile was beginning to seem interminable when all at once I burst, perspiring, into an open, and found I had arrived. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z The civilization of any people is the slow and toilsome growth of centuries, an unfolding of the people's spirit itself. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Those in power at the capital were painfully blind to its sufferings on the toilsome march, or its deeds of valor on the bloody field. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z Leaving their horses at Dolbaden Castle, and taking guides with refreshments, each being armed with a spiked stick, they began the toilsome ascent. Mystery and Confidence (Vol. 1 of 3) A Tale 2011-01-15T03:00:39.810Z It would have been stiff and toilsome work for the strongest and most active, even if there had been no storm of shot and shell to face besides. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z It was also the triumph of the deductive method in the solution of a problem that one not a genius could have worked out only by the long and toilsome process of induction. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z After a toilsome journey they settled in Swan creek valley, Nebraska territory, near the present northern line of Jefferson county. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Look beyond the toilsome way to those grand mountains, whose spurs are already stretching forward to meet us. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z The employment of woodfellers was accounted of all others the most toilsome, as those occupied in it were compelled to forgo that mid-day cessation with which other labourers were indulged. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z A training in the Spanish army is not exactly the thing to fit for the peaceful and toilsome monotony of industrial occupations. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Their devotion to the cause, as it was shown in their cheerfulness and good conduct during their toilsome march, was, in view of all the circumstances, highly honorable to them. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z "Fair was the scene that lay before the little band, that paused upon its toilsome way, to view the new found land." Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Fortunately for all, this toilsome trek did not need to be of long duration. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Oh, there were times, especially this season, when the process felt excruciating and toilsome. Steve Sarkisian shows his maturity while leading Washington to Holiday Bowl 2010-12-07T04:59:00Z He also approvingly quotes Tocqueville, who laments that people fear “every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble.” Book Review - Ill Fares the Land - By Tony Judt 2010-04-30T15:37:00Z They have an apparent precessional movement, the exact amount of which can be arrived at only by prolonged and toilsome enquiries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" She had published several small books of poems, but the work on which she was about to start out was so much broader, so much more toilsome. Zula When the toilsome march is over, how sound and sweetly he sleeps, even on the hard, bare ground, under the canopy of heaven! Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 Next morning early we started on our toilsome return trip. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Why, then, this toilsome effort for the recognition of the soul? The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy I burned bones here for many days till the whole place smelled like the bone-dust works at Lysaker; then came the toilsome process of pounding and grating them to make them perfectly fine and even. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 The prospect of vanishing from a poor, toilsome life fills us with such consternation and pain! Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame They walked, but not arm in arm, near each other; he and that fair girl and her lively little companion, who hastened unweariedly along the narrow, toilsome path. Four Phases of Love Montreal was left far behind, and many miles of a toilsome, dangerous route were traversed, until by the shores of the great freshwater sea were found the homes of a savage but a settled people. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical It is not a severe if a toilsome climb to reach the top, which is nearly eight hundred feet above sea-level. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Thus when life’s toilsome day is o’er, May its departing ray Be calm as this impressive hour And lead to endless day. The Story of Our Hymns Slowly and laboriously do the wheels of a heavy traveling carriage wind along the rugged ascent, while the heaving flanks and dilated nostrils of the noble steeds bear witness to the toilsome pathway. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. XLII., May 1851 It was a long wearisome toilsome work, and told considerably on his health. Brother Francis Less than the least No sooner had she disappeared than Deirdre and Dulcie hurried forth, and, choosing what looked like a sheep track as the best substitute for a path, began their steep and toilsome climb. The School by the Sea But when I entered the apartment the footman showed me as mine, I was instantly reconciled to the quarters gained by the toilsome ascent. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Of the toilsome and dangerous office of a Governor Chap. xii.: The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Even to greater companies the road was insecure, and the travelling toilsome; the inns at small places were frequently very bad, without meat or drink. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. On dashed my four steeds, without halt, without stay, Though toilsome and winding from Chow was the way. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches Saxon walked a few steps further, turned into an open street-door, passed the concierge without a word, and toilsomely, but with a purposeful tread, mounted the narrow, ill-lighted stairs. The Key to Yesterday During all this toilsome progress, Hector never had a dull moment. Ti-Ti-Pu A Boy of Red River Then did I sigh, and "O toilsome felicity!" said I. "Sir, I assure you, ye are the most miserable man in Hanau." The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim That was the first of sixty-odd toilsome, torturing evenings, for Bailly failed to honour the Sabbath; and, after that first lecture, drab business alone coloured those hours. The Guarded Heights For a time Edwin closed his eyes and enjoyed the cool night air which refreshed him like a bath, after the toilsome walk he had taken during the day. The Children of the World Instead of liquor seeking him, the drouth must now seek the liquor—and the search is a toilsome one in a dry and parched land. Victory out of Ruin We stopped one hour for the rest of the regiment to join us, and then began the slow and toilsome work of ascending the hills. My First Campaign If I die young, so am I delivered from the toilsome life of a yoke-ox. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Such were the sounds that o'er the crested pride Of the first Edward scattered wild dismay, As down the steep of Snowdon's shaggy side He wound with toilsome march his long array. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 They came in before the rainy season had ended, pushing their toilsome way through tangled vines and thorny thickets, wading through mud and water, and often being compelled to swim swollen creeks. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers On their long and toilsome march they had been relieved from the dreary wastes of Texas as soon as they beheld the blue haze hanging over the distant windings of the Rio Grande. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 Smith had a garden of his own, and was a toilsome amateur with a certain amount of knowledge. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Humanity finds the extraction of gold a toilsome process, whilst the production of children is a normal recreation which eclipses even the charms of alcohol. A Bed of Roses Have you, Miss Lindsay, committed yourself to all the chances of this rude war, and undertaken this long and toilsome journey, to vindicate a rebel charged with a most heinous device of perfidy? Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency More than once the team seemed hopelessly stuck, but was extricated after a time and the toilsome journey continued. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Our trip over to the other borough was uneventful except for the toilsome time we had to get to the docks where South and Central American ships were moored. The Social Gangster Isis goes to Byblos; she arrives there fatigued with sultriness, thirst, and the toilsome, stony road. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity Through me, wretched youth, will he lose in one day more than he has gained in three long toilsome years with the blood of his noble warriors, with his own blood. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The same kind providence which had rescued her from the devouring flames, still guided and guarded her solitary way, and gave her strength and spirits for her toilsome journey. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 There was perhaps no class of persons less fitted to do justice to an occasion of this character than those who were destined to tread the toilsome and dusty road of politics. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Its sandy soil only supported a thick growth of sage brush, that yielded a strong aromatic fragrance when bruised or broken, and which rendered the running of the line peculiarly toilsome. Campmates A Story of the Plains No more at midnight shall he urge His toilsome march among the pines, Nor hear upon the morning air The war shout of his charging lines. From Bull Run to Appomattox I struggled with myself; I was clever enough to deafen my understanding; but my heart and my feeling quickly overthrew this toilsome structure of reason. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise Between us and Lha-Ssa there was only a mountain, but this mountain was, past contradiction, the most rugged and toilsome that we had as yet encountered. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 But as the country grew around them more waste and desert, as they traversed wide, lonely, and barren plains, deep forests, or toilsome hills, the case became different. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 In about an hour the direction changed so much that we turned back, and, after a toilsome ride, reached again the dividing point, and turned into the other path. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. In the conventional significance of the word her life was hardly toilsome, but it was none the less most arduously occupied. Thirty Sometimes an escort of three or four Spanish soldiers accompanied him; but often he made that toilsome and perilous walk alone. The Spanish Pioneers This is it: you know that a good many travellers find themselves, from time to time, on rugged, toilsome roads. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 My mother was in all the ecstasy of her now joyous nature, suddenly emancipated from the toilsome drudgery of a duty she disliked. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Our horses had not touched water since morning, and, after a long, hot, and toilsome journey, we could not think of their going without all night. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. Why be utterly careless in forming, to make conscious life a toilsome and thankless task of reforming? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 They had been driven from their homes by the hostility of neighbor tribes, and had reached Peru only after several years of toilsome wanderings. The Spanish Pioneers They had not gone far in this toilsome manner when another of the boats had to be left behind, giving them only one. The Greater Republic A History of the United States I had read wonderful stories of long years of toilsome labor,—whole lives passed in an arduous struggle, till death had at last relieved them from a contest with the "impossible." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience It was a toilsome march, through swamps and difficult passes. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Soldiers! we have yet a toilsome and a perilous task to perform. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 So thinks, at any rate, a horseman, toilsomely making his way over its inhospitable expanse. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Floating down the river in a comfortable canoe, between banks whose verdure was most luxuriant, was a pleasant change after the days of toilsome march. The Ruined Cities of Zululand What toilsome nights, boy, had I been spared if I had but detected this error! Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience “We are partners now, you know, dearest,” she would say gaily, when he would sometimes urge the fatigue and occasionally even the risk of these long and toilsome rides. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The steep slope along which we were proceeding was thickly sprinkled with growths of bush, and here and there great formations of boulders and stones, which rendered the way difficult and toilsome. The White Shield Thus with a proud yet melancholy fervor did he almost cry aloud, as he passed through the toilsome street, among people that knew not of his reveries, nor could understand nor care for them. International Short Stories American And as for the bee, And his industry, I distrust his toilsome hours, For he roves up and down, Like a 'man upon town,' With a natural taste for flowers. One Of Them When after toilsome journeys up and down the stairs of the four-storied house, the things had been fetched, Fairfax mixed his plaster, eagerly watched by the children. Fairfax and His Pride Crawling along, toilsomely, laboriously, one behind the other, each man with all his senses, all his faculties, on the alert, the fact that their guide had stopped came upon them as a surprise. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War After about three hours toilsome mounting, we came to the last house on our road. Narrative of a Journey to the Summit of Mont Blanc This was the work of about two hundred muskets; for many of Lopez's men had thrown away their arms on the long and toilsome march. 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 The picture is completed by another author, who says: "The toilsome people of the peasantry are everybody's footrag, heavily laden and burdened with tasks of slavery, hard labor, interests, taxes, duties, etc." Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The ascent was toilsome, as well as dangerous, and more than once we were on the point of descending without reaching the summit. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. These gatherings promote neighborliness and afford the farmers and their wives and children a little break in the monotony of their toilsome lives. The Making of a Country Parish With their assistance, Cæsar was enabled to advance, by slow and toilsome steps, into the bosom of the hills. The Spy Condensed for use in schools Generations are as the Days of toilsome Mankind; Death and Birth are the vesper and the matin bells, that summon Mankind to sleep, and to rise refreshed for new advancement. Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series The outlook that was gloomy from the point of view of the tenement, brightens when seen from this angle, however toilsome the road yet ahead. The Children of the Poor The knights themselves took their part in the toilsome drudgery; and the grand-master did not disdain to labor with the humblest of his followers. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 There was a little extra yelling and whip-cracking, and the great vehicle rolled ponderously through, and began toilsomely to mount the steep ascent on the other side. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley But she had moved, and it was a long and toilsome task to find her. Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half Exhausted and wounded as they were, it required the toilsome journey of a week to reach the mountain summits which encircle the great valley of Mexico. Hernando Cortez Makers of History It was a long and toilsome journey, over land and sea, from Antioch to Rome; and an old man, such as Ignatius, was ill able to bear it, especially as winter was coming on. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation This he did in order to provide the more easily for their subsistence on his long and toilsome journey. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 With Thee he will not dread a toilsome day, His powerful Servant, his inspiring Mate! The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) Nearly every house is protected by some slip of paper pasted above the door, a charm obtained by toilsome pilgrimage to some noted temple. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition With fifty, sometimes sixty, peasants to a gun, they advanced at a run, up places where our infantry found the ascent sufficiently toilsome. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune It was a toilsome and dreary march, unrelieved by aught to lessen the fatigue. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands His long and toilsome march had been accomplished without an untoward accident, and with scarcely a disorderly act on the part of the soldiers. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Through meaner forms the spirit slowly rose, Which now to meet its near elysium burns; Through toilsome ages, circling towards repose, The sphere of Being on its axle turns! Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 Hard labour—occupation toilsome and unremunerative; at the same time useful: just the proper occupation for criminals. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) After a brief but toilsome exertion he reached the top, and seated himself on a little pile of stones that marked the point of the mountain. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago In years, young; yet in thought Mature; thy spirit, free, And fired with fervor caught Of thy proud sire, who fought His way to fame, and taught Its toilsome way to thee. The Old Soldiers Story Poems and Prose Sketches The author of "Pleasures of Hope" was slow of thought, and consequently his mode of composition was toilsome in the highest degree. Methods of Authors It was slow, toilsome work; they grew very tired as the afternoon wore on, and shortly before sunset they came to one of the worst spots they had yet encountered. Northern Diamonds Or is it a toilsome elaboration of detail, which not one man out of a thousand could ever see without a glass? Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) It is to you he looks for comfort—to you, sir, whom his efforts were all made to please, and for whose praise his weary nights and toilsome days were offered. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago They seemed rather to pity him for imposing on himself such long, toilsome tramps. The Trail of the Sandhill Stag And for his toilsome lessons to me I wished to remain forever indebted to him, without any payment whatever. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 I know that my kingdom--the work of my glorious and toilsome life--may easily fall. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Then a toilsome ascent brought us on an elevation from which we looked down on rugged peaks and deep clefts below. The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America But even if they succeeded in penetrating all the barricades to the foot of the mountain, they would then be forced to begin the inexpressibly toilsome siege of this natural fortress. A Captive of the Roman Eagles It was a slow and toilsome march through jungle and mountain passes, the Barizan range, where a score of determined men might have stopped an army. The Woodlands Orchids Throwing away the greater part of our game, we made a toilsome effort, and reached the crest of an adjacent height, in hopes of getting a glimpse of the plains of Carmelo. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia As he plodded and floundered thus deviously and toilsomely upward, at last the wasted moon paled overhead, and under foot the snow grew rosy with coming dawn. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making A fortnight later he rolled his blankets and journeyed toilsomely up the river valley. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure Thus, by a toilsome march, they had reached the foot of the steep hill now crowned by the stately castle of Meersburg. A Captive of the Roman Eagles Not bitter, toilsome over the fertile plain, Delightful, smooth! Ancient Irish Poetry After a toilsome struggle we gained the lateral ridge that joined the two acclivities, and entered an artificial aperture, cut through the rocks, which was the portal to the native fortress. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The white volunteers from Harrisburg had long since abandoned the toilsome work; the weary soldiers stopped at nine o’clock; but the negroes kept on. The Last Campaign of the Twenty-Second Regiment, N.G., S.N.Y. June and July, 1863 Wayworn and footsore, fatigued and hungry, they yet pursue their toilsome march, intent upon the attainment of the one object of their pilgrimage. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The struggle upward from primitive ignorance and superstition to the conception of slow-working impersonal agency has been toilsome and tiring, and the germs of sullen revolt are in more breasts than we often suppose. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance It was not till the third toilsome day was well spent that we reached the berg that had bewildered our helmsman. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 While at this place, General Kearny with 100 dragoons arrived from a toilsome march of nearly three months from Santa Fé. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia The third day of my toilsome journey was drawing to a close. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Terrible anxiety, the sterile coldness of indifferent despair, urged him to seek the wild horrors of the mountains; the most toilsome path soothed the tumult of his soul. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. "It is sometimes a weary and toilsome road that leads to the mountain-top; but the pilgrim is well repaid for the trouble which brings him above the clouds," replied Gertrude, with enthusiasm. The Lamplighter The name given under such circumstances was music to him as it fell frequently from the lips of his young bride on their toilsome journey thither. Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier Exhausted with a long and toilsome ramble, I threw myself beneath our favourite beech, and was soon lulled by the rippling waters into brief and agitated slumber. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 Like some bright angel he saw her hovering over him, and he forgot all the terror of the abyss, and the hardness of the toilsome labour. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. For long years they had been his steady companions on many a toilsome journey, and he read them like an open book. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon The passage through the crowded, busy railroad yard was bewildering, toilsome, exciting and dangerous. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys It was slow, toilsome work urging the lumbering cattle along over the steep, tortuous mountain paths. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign There was nothing to do but to make another toilsome journey to the fence for more rails. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro He looked like a man who had ridden hard and slept little, finding now small comfort at the end of a toilsome journey. A Prince of Good Fellows Love of fame, according to the poet, is the motive that prompts the scholar to live as an ascetic and to persevere in toilsome labor. Minor Poems by Milton The “feet” so weary, travel-stained, and worn— The “feet” that humbly, patiently have borne The toilsome way, the pressure, and the heat. Kept for the Master's Use Up rises the way, a toilsome path and rugged; slippery and biting to the unshod feet. In the Brooding Wild Assembling a council of his nobles, he laid before them the actual position: told them how, after many toilsome marches and bloody fights, they had won numerous rich and extensive provinces. Rulers of India: Akbar Indeed, had he attempted to do so, so disgusted had they become with the dreary and toilsome life at Charlesbourg Royal, that they would undoubtedly have mutinied. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Under Drew's whispered directions, the men shouldered the stores, and the party commenced the toilsome march inland to the little fort. Doubloons—and the Girl Her dull and toilsome life had developed that sense, as a reward for all she had gone through. Ditte: Girl Alive! In Green Arbour Court Goldsmith spent the roughest part of the toilsome years before he became known to the world. Old and New London Volume I The old sheik and his followers then betook themselves to their camels; and the kafila was hurried up the dry bed of the river,—leaving the wreckers to continue their toilsome and unprofitable task. The Boy Slaves They show his faith after it had been tried and tested in his toilsome years of missionary labors. Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive On receiving the order the governor telegraphed back that I was sick almost to death, and not able to bear the fatigue of the long, toilsome journey, and asked for further orders. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Next day they had a toilsome walk of many hours. A History of the English Church in New Zealand In 1146 the whole brotherhood joined the second Crusade, and protected the rear of the Christian army in its toilsome march through Asia Minor. Old and New London Volume I The ascent of the hillock, though scarce a hundred feet high, proved exceedingly toilsome—much more so than wading knee-deep in water—but they floundered on, and at length reached the summit. The Boy Slaves And by the most favorable calculation, there remained yet before them at least thirty miles, over a rough and toilsome country. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia He had no thought nor care for the men who, after weeks of toilsome effort, had gathered the little army together. With Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga Methods of inscribing words or characters upon vellum or other writing material other than by the toilsome process of handwriting had long been in existence. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 But still Captain Learmont thought, that as soon as the men had taken some repose after that toilsome march, we should advance outright to Edinburgh. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters He turned as he spoke and shoved one foot through the paper wall of his home, as if he were thus symbolically shedding himself of his toilsome past. Clark's Field Turning from the toilsome past and the unpromising present, he looked to the future with a manly assurance of better things. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Relating the toilsome completion of The Ebb Tide, and beginning of the account of his grandfather, Robert Stevenson, in History of a Family of Engineers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) The grand caravan pursued its long and toilsome march from Babylon to Jerusalem without molestation. Cyrus the Great Makers of History On the contrary, it seemed my career had had for its culminating point the great adventure of going to England, to attain which long years of toilsome work had been necessary. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography If Adelle could find no very cogent reason why she should make herself toilsomely a pillar of this society, shall we blame her? Clark's Field The annual break in their toilsome and rather tedious year was upon them. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings Especially in the case of Egypt, most of the people were condemned to hard and toilsome labor. History of Human Society The girl, Molly, had read toilsomely through “Pamela,” and saw no reason why an equally attractive housemaid should not aspire to an equally high 170 destiny on this side of the ocean. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 The scars of her toilsome years were upon them; the distortion of the labor she had wrought for him in his helpless infancy was set upon their joints. The Bondboy She divined the craving in him for excitement, some relief from his toilsome hours under the hot sun. Clark's Field The remedy is more toilsome and vexatious than the injury. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism My life in this house was sedentary, solitary, constrained, joyless, toilsome. Shirley A steady and toilsome perseverance over brake and bush, mud, ravine, grass and water, at length brought me near the fire. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The numerous stragglers belonging to the divisions that had gone on were incorporated with his regiments, and all prepared for the toilsome and dangerous march before them. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow The caterpillar probably knows nothing about any life higher than that of his toilsome crawling on the ground; but that is no proof against the fact that we know he is to become a butterfly. Was Man Created? With an indescribable feeling of loneliness, exhausted with the toilsome and sleepless night, and with the cravings of hunger, he sauntered up into the town. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Wearied by their rapid and toilsome march, the guerillas stretched themselves upon the grass, and seemed disposed to make amends by a morning nap for the vigilance and fatigues of the night. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Communication with the outside world, in those early days, was slow, toilsome, and sometimes dangerous. The Day of Sir John Macdonald A Chronicle of the First Prime Minister of the Dominion Here first I entered, though with toil and pain, The low vestibule of learning's fane: Entered with pain, yet soon I found the way, Though sometimes toilsome, many a sweet display. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The journey was long and toilsome, but by the beginning of October they came to a beautiful island, the site of Montreal. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The toilsome journey of another day, brought them to Montreal. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series They found nothing very picturesque, but the more toilsome her labor was the more it served for absolution of any evil she might have done. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards Thus armed stood he and betwixt us tway The labouring brook did break his toilsome way. Democritus Platonissans The little shrinking, more-than-half-wild papoose of the desert had been toilsomely but surely trained by the teacher, that bravest of little women. Trail Tales Our progress up the Ottawa was so slow, so toilsome, the days such a routine of labor and hardship, the scenes along the shore so similar, that I lost all conception of time. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West After picking a toilsome way through the crowds we arrived in the quarter of the big hotels and found there was not a room to be had. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium She, too, was weary and panting from a toilsome struggle with the storm. Mabel's Mistake Such were the sounds that o'er the crested pride Of the first Edward scattered wild dismay, As down the steep of Snowdon's5 shaggy side He wound with toilsome march his long array. Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer The supposition," he says, "is obvious that envy and jealousy had long filled the heart of Cain, when he contrasted his laborious and toilsome life with the pleasant and easy existence of his brother Abel. Bible Romances First Series Never shall I forget the charm of those days and nights, amid which we made slow and toilsome passage through the desolate wilderness, ever gaining new leagues to the westward. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West We have seen how patiently, how toilsomely, Music has broken one by one the fetters of conventionality; how she has grown in strength and beauty, anticipating the moment of her final deliverance. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 With toilsome step next walked the captive queen; And then the victor, in his car of state, With milk-white horses of Thessalian breed, And in his retinue a splendid train Of Rome's nobility. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 4 October 1848 She leaned her poor weary old head against the tree stem and wept, ready, ah! how ready, at that moment, to lay down the burden of her long and toilsome life. Robinetta Meanwhile, old Pedro, for the first time in nearly a twelvemonth, had turned his back upon the mesa which he loved and set out on a toilsome path. Jessica, the Heiress In expectation of ample profits, the fur ship threaded its way through the ice-pack of the northern seas, and the trader sent his canoes by tortuous stream and toilsome portage. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba She that this toilsome task essays Must never bat an eye, But keep her firm, unwavering gaze Forever fixed on high. A line-o'-verse or two To Steele Weir it was like pushing aside the only thing that brightened his hard, toilsome existence thus to abjure future companionship with her. In the Shadow of the Hills When it was lost in the horizon she turned slowly and walked toward the house, weary as one who returns from a toilsome pilgrimage. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 Human nature needs a strong reenforcement to rouse it from its inherited lethargy and put it on the toilsome upward track. The Social Principles of Jesus But at length they had passed the rapids; the toilsome portage was over, and the canoe was again launched on the stream. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The way was long, and the avenue swept upward with what, to the old woman, was a toilsome ascent. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals After many toilsome efforts he reached the top, where he succeeded in fastening his rope. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. There is a grand panorama disclosed from its summit, though it is a toilsome ascent to get up there and overlook the fifteen counties it can display. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel A toilsome march of two hundred and twenty miles over rough mountainous roads lay between the Federals and the Ohio River. Raiding with Morgan They were too glad, however, at having accomplished half the toilsome journey to murmur at trifles, and after a day’s halt proceeded on their way. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt This was at eight or nine in the morning, after many hours' toilsome march. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule She paused uncertainly, looking now at the great heap of stone below her,––a thousand feet of jagged rock and sliding sand,––and now back at the toilsome way she had come. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Construction was a toilsome work; I was not skilled at it, I handled my ax awkwardly, and squandered much energy in "lost motion." A Mountain Boyhood After a toilsome march of sixteen days, the Federal force, footsore and completely exhausted, reached the Ohio at Greenupsburg on the Ohio River, and was safe. Raiding with Morgan Remember we have a long and toilsome journey before us, and shall need all our strength. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt It was a little warmer there, and he was glad of it, for he was chilled, in spite of the toilsome climb. The Greater Power These toilsome days were merely the necessary probation for the culminating achievement. The Twins of Suffering Creek Thus determined, they took the plantation road upward, assisted by the moon which was near its full; and toilsomely attaining the limits of the cultivated land, buried themselves in the tomb of the forest. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas Everything, however, was at sixes and sevens and it was only after a long and toilsome search, that the regimental quartermaster was located among the trains. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Without any dinner, they had entered upon one of the most toilsome and deadly of conflicts, and had continued to struggle against intrenched and outnumbering foes for four hours. King Philip Makers of History Lord, in the peace of heaven, Far from our toil and pain, Think of the promise given, And come to us again;— Remember, Thou, the toilsome road, That brought Thee to Thy blest abode. Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church He had come toilsomely to the neighborhood of the rocket-ship because he would have to do visual signaling, and there was no time to lose. Invasion The shade of the trees tempered the heat, making a pleasant change after the roasting, toilsome journey up country. Soldiers of the Queen By the most patient and toilsome analysis he has fully brought out many things which they simply hinted, and distinctly set forth conclusions which lay dormant in their premises. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 The night was a long and toilsome one, but an inexhaustible bubble was at the pit of Charles-Norton's being; gradually through the night he felt, beneath his coat, his shoulders deliciously swelling. The Trimming of Goosie Burdened with a heavy load, Lord, we come, for Thou art calling; Rough and toilsome is the road, And the night around is falling. Hymns from the Morningland Being Translations, Centos and Suggestions from the Service Books of the Holy Eastern Church On the out-going trip, the Wilderness Road was the more toilsome of the two, but it was safer, for the Ohio's banks were beset with thieving and often murdering savages. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo After a toilsome walk this path ended at the foot of the cone. Among the Brigands The climb is to him the symbol of “the toilsome path of virtue,” the difficult passes, the treacherous crevasses reminders of temptations to be overcome by a sanctified will. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war ‘The higher powers in us,’ says Novalis, ‘which one day, as Genii, shall fulfil our will, are for the present, Muses, which refresh us on our toilsome course with sweet remembrances.’ The Book of Khalid Tools, and even dynamos and engines, could be brought toilsomely to it, but the task would be terrific. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 After a toilsome march of two days they reached the native village of Mucozo, where the friendly chief of the same name resided. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots The march was rough and toilsome, and when they camped at night fatigue and drowsiness checked conversation, but Blake's party were sensible of a difference in Lane's manner. Blake's Burden The straggling, unkempt, and forlorn town of Parkville, Missouri, was crowded with strangers when the emigrants arrived there after a long and toilsome drive through Iowa. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Once more he crept Upon his knees through shadow; reached at length His toilsome travel's last and dearest bourn, The grave of Saint Augustine. Legends of the Saxon Saints The Emperor made a long and toilsome journey in the cold, in company with his loving wife Bertha, his infant son, and only one knight. Bygone Punishments After long search a passage was found through which, by the toilsome efforts of a whole day, the army forced its way. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots They had made a toilsome journey to reach the village, their food was nearly exhausted, and it would cost them two days to return to the valley which was their best road to the south. Blake's Burden Familiar as yesterday were the bogholes, where he and his partner—what was that cow-puncher's name?—had spent so many toilsome days and nights. Valley of Wild Horses He began in the most toilsome part of the climb to expound to me a project for an article in the 'Saturday Review.' The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice The long toilsome days completely exhausted the youngster. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves Virginia Narratives That which is laborious or toilsome simply requires the steady application of labor or toil till accomplished; toilsome is the stronger word. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions It was rather a toilsome journey to the farmhouse. Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy “Cease now thy toilsome labor; cease thine ire, “Against the land that prov'd to thee so true: “Thine ire unmerited; unwilling she, “Op'd for the spoil a passage. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II My treasure, my delight, My guerdon after many toilsome days, Shall gladden me no more. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 Thou knowest all the present—each temptation, Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear; All to myself assigned of tribulation, Or to belovèd ones than self more dear! Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Friends became wearied out with the toilsome process of year by year collecting signatures, which when presented were silently and indifferently dropped into the bag under the table of the House of Commons. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Oh, how sweet, fine, and sunny the short dry grass seemed to us after our long toilsome stay in the sub-aqueous gloom of the Skeena forests! The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The viandanti who conduct this traffic are a numerous and hardy class of people, much enduring in the long and toilsome journeys through such a country as their vocation requires them to traverse. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. His tongue loosened, and together they rose above the toilsome level of the rehearsal and abandoned themselves to the pure joy of being young. The Light of the Star A Novel The bleeding feet of martyrs Thy toilsome road have trod. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul At a farm near Chartres we hired ourselves out to an elderly couple, Monsieur and Madame Dubosc, and spent toilsome but healthy days carting manure. The Belovéd Vagabond The espionage, though toilsome enough, was not otherwise difficult. Heart of the Blue Ridge The direct ascent from the Marina is steep and toilsome, it being gained by a series of narrow avenues and flights of steps, landing in streets running parallel with that side of the Castello. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. In their toilsome passage up the hen-coop sidewalks of Broadway, he gesticulated—with constrained motions of his right arm—loosed the sparkle of his energetic, magnetic talk upon her. The Readjustment They have few pleasures, and their lives are toilsome. Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly His experiences during a “round up” present in picturesque form the toilsome, exciting, adventurous life of a cow-boy; while the perils of a frontier settlement are vividly set forth. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Hence travelling was rendered disagreeable, toilsome, and hazardous; particularly in the country through which he had to pass; an uninhabited wilderness, abounding in rivers and brooks. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe The masses who spend their toilsome days in mine or factory struggling for bread have not their heads for ever filled with the complex details of international policy or industrial law. Liberalism But ah! when we have tasted the delight Of toilsome apprehension, how return To that satiety of mental ease Where all is known because it merely is? Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy By its introduction, not only many a toilsome and thankless hour was spared, but workers were multiplied, and encouraged in the prosecution of labours more useful than attractive. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition Sarah Emily was a great trial to genteel nerves, but she was undeniably a great relief from much toilsome labor that was quite incompatible with a genteel life. 'Lizbeth of the Dale After a toilsome ascent of half an hour, they separated. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly After a toilsome ascent of half an hour he reached the lofty crag called by the mountaineers the Warder of the Glacier, and sat down to recover his breath. Harper's Young People, November 11, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly A blazing sun beating upon the treeless downs, and a rumour of the enemy having been seen ahead, now made marching toilsome and slow. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government In winter Burbank's Northwestern Express carried the mails and the very few passengers that could muster courage to make the toilsome journey; and well do I remember my trip over this route. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier Drawn blinds have shut the merchant's wares away, Where two by two the goodly folk go by, Out of their toilsome days into this day Of special airs beneath a special sky. Ships in Harbour The boy promised to be watchful, and they separated, each to his own share of the toilsome and perilous undertaking. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly After a short rest he jumped up again, and renewed the toilsome ascent, following slowly but steadily the dangerous track that led to the summit of the mountain. Harper's Young People, November 11, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly The toilsome attitude only displayed in greater perfection the splendid development of that feminine form—which death alone could now hinder me from calling my own. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Further up the river narrowed and ran more swiftly, the wild rice giving place to snags and driftwood, which made navigation even more toilsome. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier We were having a pretty toilsome time with our shelves, but I never saw a man sweat and carry on like Henry Jones. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm The camel-driver put us right, Omar and Saïd were well cursed, and we began a toilsome journey across rough country, hoping to hit the right trail in time. In the Tail of the Peacock By early daybreak on a certain morning, as their guards were carelessly lounging about an idle hour before continuing that toilsome journey, a signal shout was heard. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley They were working their toilsome way up a narrow ravine—which, although the season was autumn, was still filled with snow, that lay in the bottom of the gorge to a great depth. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt But she rowed back with the old brown dory almost as empty as when she had rowed it toilsomely out to her traps. Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea It loves showy and toilsome tasks; in these it sweats. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood For some reason, after tea was over that evening she opened Aunt Barbara's piano and began to play a gay military march which she had toilsomely learned from one of the familiar English operas. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls A toilsome journey is no longer before them; but only amusement, of a kind so much appreciated that they have travelled several hundred miles to enjoy it. The Giraffe Hunters The “Barren Ground bear” was next to be sought for; but to reach the haunts of this animal, a long and toilsome journey must be made. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Another painful and toilsome tramp of a couple of hours and they emerged, to their unbounded joy, from the southern side of the forest on to comparatively open ground. The Voyage of the Aurora Perhaps every rabbinical antagonist to woman's higher education was himself the victim of a learned wife, who regaled him, after his toilsome research at the academy, with unpalatable soup, or, worse still, with Talmudic discussions. Jewish Literature and Other Essays I had now performed the toilsome duties of a courier for two years, having been every where with orders and letters. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. They had sufficient employment in mending their travelling equipments; and the delay gave their cattle a chance of recruiting their strength, sadly exhausted by the long toilsome journey just made. The Giraffe Hunters In a part of Arabia where groves of palms and sweet-scented flowers give the traveller rest after toilsome journeys under burning skies, there reigned a young king whose name was Lino. The Olive Fairy Book The word was passed from mouth to mouth; the soldiers understood the difficulty in which their general was, took off their shoes, and performed a long and toilsome march barefoot. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Then he rose from his seat, and, remarking carelessly, "Well, now we'd really better be getting on, old chap!" set off up the road again over the toilsome way they had come. The Wind in the Willows After a long and toilsome voyage and journey, they came to the country of the Ethiopians, and delivered their presents, together with the message which Cambyses had intrusted to them. Darius the Great Makers of History Those are the disfigured elements just mentioned; all of the items of the spiritual inventory from which the person in question has toilsomely “worked himself out” and from which he supposes himself free. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts Did the time seem over-long, the way unendurably lonely and toilsome? The Doomsman It was on a Sunday evening, after a long day’s toilsome journey through the mountains, that the party suddenly found themselves in one of those beautiful secluded valleys lying amidst the Western Pyrenees. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Some of the abbots were old, and some very fat, and were perhaps tempted to think their independence dearly purchased by a journey so long and toilsome. Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young The long, toilsome course began, a trail of frequent scarlet patches marking their way. Mountain Blood A Novel The water, suh, is hauled from the river by a toilsome journey of three miles. Desert Dust Every morning found him active, alert, and ready for the toilsome walk. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains There, there is no duration of that toilsome anxiety which we suffer for a languishing friend, besides his exit is glorious and, we believe, happy. A sketch of the life and services of Gen. Otho Holland Williams Read before the Maryland historical society, on Thursday evening, March 6, 1851 We continued to move along in this tedious, toilsome way as rapidly as possible. A Soldier in the Philippines The navigation of this little river, owing to its shallows and the masses of floating ice that here and there blocked up its channel, was difficult and toilsome in the extreme. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief It was a toilsome march, and the little band seemed strangely insignificant as it passed other eager battalions hurrying up into the firing line, all eleven hundred strong, some even more. With Haig on the Somme "It remains to be seen whether we shall be rewarded for our long and toilsome journey." The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains It has been a weary, toilsome, painful task, and few men could have carried it through to so happy an end. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice Yet had I but the power to crush the stone There are strange metals hid in flakes therein, Each flake a spark sole-hidden and alone, That only cunning, toilsome chemists win. Modern British Poetry Mackay to guard the fort during his absence, he set out with his entire force of three hundred men, and again began the toilsome work of cutting a road through the wilderness. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief Though the return along the Columbia was less fraught with danger than the descent, it was much more toilsome. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark It was indeed less toilsome than working in the mines and plantations, yet the Indians employed in it were frequently subject to much ill-treatment. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Upon this, our Bedouins, who were quite exhausted from their toilsome journey through the sand and the scorching sun, expatiated in glowing terms upon the refreshing shade and abundant water awaiting us. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria Thou beautiful Ash! thou art lowly laid, And my eyes shall hail no more From afar thy cool and refreshing shade, When the toilsome journey's o'er. Enthusiasm and Other Poems At last, all things were got in readiness; and the gallant little army began its toilsome march through the forest, and over the mountains, and up and down the valleys. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief One must never allow the toilsome labor of years of quiet reflection and of utmost exertion for the attainment of one's aim to be destroyed by an unpropitious event. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities It was a toilsome journey over the mountains, for very few had as yet passed that way. The Windy Hill The historian, who in his dogged, patient, toilsome fashion holds the mirror up to the life of bygone ages, has received among us scant recognition, and generally is rewarded with but barren honour. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 At last, during the latter part of a toilsome day's march, poor Spring lagged in rear and was forgotten. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Thus over the gloomy mountains, and down the rugged defiles, and through a dark and lonely valley since called the Shades of Death, they forced their toilsome way. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief The soil was mainly mountain land and meagrely productive under toilsome and careful tillage. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History This exploit was remarkable, achieved as it was by young soldiers after a toilsome march of fifteen hours, during which time they had been without anything to eat or drink. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "Do you want anything?" askt his host, rising toilsomely from the floor. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck It was a long and toilsome climb, winding about the snowbeds of the mountain side. Our Bird Comrades So, leaving behind them their tents and baggage, and taking with them but a few pieces of light artillery, they once more resumed their toilsome march. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief At the foot of the toilsome, upward-winding trail he dismounted, and led his weary horse. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West They could be reached only by a toilsome journey over the Alleghanies and a trip down the Ohio. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History |
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