| 单词 | town crier |
| 例句 | In the morning, she heard the town crier walking past the house, beating a loud ogene. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then she will wait a bit longer in case her uncle comes home, in case she hears anyone pass by, the town crier, a fireman, an American serviceman with gallantry on his mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When the order came, via the town crier, that Aryans were no longer allowed to work for Jews, Mina, one of the few Catholics in the village, did her best to ignore it. 'She was like a second mother': the German woman who saved our Jewish family history 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z The town crier of reality TV, Griffin was up in arms about the proliferate Duggar family. Kathy Griffin is in wickedly funny form at the Taper 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z It will work with more than 100 media activists across the country using local media, social media, town criers and TV to spread the news of the 2015 FGM ban. Ban Ki-moon calls on men across the world to campaign to end FGM 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z “Pipers are Killing Religion,” the town crier might well have declared, offering data on the correlation between the number of pipers in a village and the number of butts in local church pews. The Internet isn’t killing religion — religion is 2014-04-23T12:00:00Z The French scholar Vanessa Guignery, who wrote a book about Okri, called him a “vocal town crier against injustice,” whose elliptical approach encourages “reflection and even meditation.” It Took Nearly 30 Years. Is America Ready for Ben Okri Now? 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Before every meal, which she signaled with a ring of the bell, she would describe the menu in the voice of a town crier delivering urgent news. On a Windjammer cruise in Maine, passengers knit a seaworthy yarn 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Newsboys were once the town criers of the cities, street-hardened ragamuffins shouting out headlines sensational enough to justify the penny purchase. Disney?s ?Newsies the Musical? Comes to Broadway 2012-03-02T18:00:09Z In several American colonies, instead of prison terms, certain criminals had their town crier access suspended for two years. Style Invitational Week 1442: Same difference 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z It was the town crier’s assurance that not one hour has passed without a king. Faith must fight capitalism: Forget theological purity — the church needs a revolutionary spirit 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z There will also be a town crier competition, a special Eel Day brew on tap, and a hog roast for the heathens. Maldon Mud Race, Ely Eel Day: new events this week 2013-05-04T05:00:21Z The short, scrappy Helm, who died Thursday at age 71, had a bold tenor once likened to a town crier calling a meeting to order. Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dead at age 71 2012-04-20T02:31:04Z Meanwhile, the union jack-suited royal obsessives and self-styled town criers have been demanding information for their travel plans to the birth. Why have the papers become such crybabies about the royal baby? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z In the 18th century, “national public town criers” relied on contributions from their listeners and offered burlap bags as “thank-you gifts.” Style Invitational Week 1272: The hex files — think up creative curses 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z “The littlest thing you do can change someone’s day,” said Nathan Forshey, a performer for 17 years, whose latest role is the town crier. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Seven years ago I profiled him in a column that said that due to rising temperatures, his glacier project had turned him into a sort of “town crier of decline.” Mount Rainier is melting. Can anything be done to stop it? 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The day begins with an old-fashioned parade, complete with a town crier. Anacortes offers a summer full of easy-to-reach outdoor fun | Provided by Experience Anacortes 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Avedon wanted not only to detect the pulse, with a physician’s intimate solicitude, but also to amplify and announce it, like a town crier. Review | An electrifying exhibit shows Richard Avedon at his most ambitious 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z A more ominous sound that echoed in his memory was that of the town crier, beating a drum in 1939 to announce that France was at war with Germany. Robert Hébras, last survivor of infamous massacre in France, dies at 97 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The June 12 front-page article “The town crier” was an amazing window into the lives of some of our fellow Americans. Opinion | We aren’t the first to fear the threat of authoritarianism 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z While Saudi Arabia and the UAE compete for shares of a fast-growing renewable energy market, Kuwaiti environmentalists are taking on the role of town crier. Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Put down in writing in 1776 and shouted by town criers in the streets of the 13 colonies that proclaimed themselves “Free and Independent States,” they echo down to us today because they are timeless. Editorial Roundup: Alabama 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Like an old-fashioned town crier, Gaudet took his message to the busy public square. Murder victims get a glittery tribute from glass artist 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z I blame local news, where weather has long been a ratings driver and the local weathercaster serves as both folksy town crier and your nagging Aunt Agnes. Opinion | When did routine bad weather become such big news? 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z “Community meeting in 10 minutes,” she called out like a town crier. An entire L.A. homeless encampment moved into apartments. Their past still found them 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Burnett, however, still has plenty to say, and the lyrics that are at the heart of “The Invisible Light” come off as part poetry, part town crier, part Sermon on the Mount. T Bone Burnett’s swan song as a recording artist, ‘The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space’ sounds a big note 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z These included bodyguards, musical bands, town criers, drivers, cooks, cleaners, and stablemen who care for about 25 horses. Nigeria's farmer king goes for growth 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z He leads the mayor around the boundary, including through the middle of the River Swale, and at 18 locations the town crier declares the "ancient and undoubted boundary" of Richmond. There's nowt so queer as folklore 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The tree will be greeted by an official Nova Scotia town crier, Santa Claus and schoolchildren. Boston Christmas tree about to make journey from Nova Scotia 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z The mayor runs a white-gloved finger along the asphalt as a town crier proclaims: “Streets need scrubbing!” Why are Dutch-Americans so different from the Dutch? 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z A man dressed as a town crier, in knee breeches and a tricorn hat, appeared on the hospital steps, ringing a very large handbell. ‘A Royal Baby, a Prince!’: Kate and William Welcome New Baby 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z But instead of handing the brewery owners a stuffy legal document, a town crier in medieval garb read a statement printed on a scroll. Craft brewers face legal threats, and medieval town criers, after homages to Beyoncé and Bud Light 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets are the town criers of our petulant, righteous age. Weinstein sex accusations show the power of social media and the limits of shame in our celebrity-driven world – LA Times 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z “We saved the patient from dying,” said Jack Evans, the transit agency’s chairman, who has taken on the role of town crier on its behalf. Is Washington’s Metro Improving? After $150 Million, Maybe 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Breslin was to Queens Boulevard what Runyon was to Broadway – columnist, confessor and town crier, from the Pastrami King to Red McGuire’s saloon. Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, dies at age of 87 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Breslin was to Queens Boulevard what Runyon was to Broadway - columnist, confessor and town crier, from the Pastrami King to Red McGuire’s saloon. Jimmy Breslin, chronicler of wise guys and underdogs, dies 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z “I am asking God that she will not have to use the feeding tube,” Ms. da Silva, 32, implored, as outside, roosters crowed in the darkness and dogs barked like town criers. For Brazil’s Zika Families, a Life of Struggle and Scares 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z A contingent of dignitaries, including an official town crier, joins it in Boston. Boston’s Christmas Tree Comes With a Twitter Account, an Entourage and Some Scrooges 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z In the video game “Assassin’s Creed,” if your notoriety rises high enough the town criers will start to warn people to be on the lookout for you. Benjamin Franklin’s bag of scalps: 3 historical examples of fake news 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The bell was once known as the “town crier” because it was used to alert residents of fires and other danger. Bell from 1835 Village Hall returns to central Illinois town 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z And last year, Oxford's town crier Anthony Church confessed to inventing a career in the armed forces. The 'Walter Mittys': Why do some people pose as heroes? - BBC News 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The session began with Alexandria’s official town crier, Ben Fiore-Walker, in his Colonial uniform, reading an original poem welcoming the officials. Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington officials see ways to cooperate, save money 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The Return Day celebration features a town crier announcing the results of local election returns, and winning and losing candidates parading together in carriages and cars around the downtown circle. Delaware politicians gather for post-election ritual 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Each broadcast began with a town crier ringing a bell and hollering, “Oyez! Oyez! Come to the old town hall and talk it over!” The State of the Presidential Debate 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z As an attempt to increase openness and stop corruption, the news was also available to the illiterate - town criers stood on village greens and announced the whole village's taxes. Tax transparency: Could the UK take a leaf out of Norway's book? - BBC News 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z He does not use a microphone or bullhorn and he always walks to work since a traditional town crier wouldn’t arrive by automobile. Attention! Burlingame has first town crier in 100 years 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z In this town, the goal is to get the juicy info and then hold onto it for future use, not to be the town crier. Fact-checking ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’: To Google or not to Google 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z “And with mobile devices, it’s like having a town crier literally in the palm of our hands,” said Maria Miranda, a Norwich-based advocate and consultant in new media on a national level since 2009. Town residents take to Facebook to air concerns 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z That Mr. Grosso and the new town criers are trying to kick Mr. Trump to the curb is downright un-American. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Hullabaloo over Donald Trump isn’t PC 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z An unofficial town crier wearing a regal red coat with gold trim rang a bell and announced the birth on the steps of the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's hospital in central London. It's a princess: Britain's Prince George has a new baby sister 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z “May our princess be long-lived, happy and glorious,” shouted a town crier dressed in an elaborate costume who clanged a bell at the door of the hospital. It's a princess! Kate Middleton gives birth to daughter 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z When I became town crier, when people questioned me about my background I stupidly told them I am an ex-serviceman... that is absolutely not true. Town crier 'ashamed' over Army lies 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Sites like the community pages on Facebook are the modern equivalents of a town crier, or the local coffee klatch where folks can speak their minds. Town residents take to Facebook to air concerns 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z According to Instagram, this century’s town crier, Baker and Phillips will get hitched at the W Washington Hotel a block from the White House and either fish or chicken will be on the menu. Redskins lineman Chris Baker will be married in 45 days 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z A town crier, brass band and carol singing were also featuring in the celebration, landlord Ron Miles said. Widow buys community Christmas lunch 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The royal family can’t always control the message: Just after George’s birth, a rogue town crier appeared in front of the hospital, announcing the birth. Tell world, take day off: Royal birth notices 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Time was, you needed a misinformed town crier or a person-to-person whispering campaign to get a good rumor started. Aliens on a Comet! One More Bit of Conspiracy Nonsense 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z My coworkers and I cooked up a quick plan: we hired town criers to shout daily sensitization messages on megaphones and established an informal information hotline for the villagers to call. Ebola Frontline: In Sierra Leone, Villagers Starting to Believe Ebola Is Real "Spay it forward -- word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools and this harks back to the town crier," Dunn said. Free spay, neuter effort targets Chihuahuas in low-income areas 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z In Los Angeles — where downtown is a mishmash of decades-overdue development and vacant lots — the feckless town criers are still trying to okay an NFL stadium. Couch Slouch: The civic insanity of taxpayer-funded stadiums 2013-09-22T21:25:53Z This town crier proclaimed the news outside St Mary's Hospital where the prince was born. Pictures: Day in pictures 2013-07-23T12:41:56Z The emergence of Politico as Washington’s company-town organ — and especially Playbook, its insider’s tip sheet sent out each morning by Mike Allen, D.C.’s electronic town crier — served Bardella’s needs well. How to Win in Washington 2013-07-04T14:34:42Z Several hours later, I'm in the dress and the ever-growing bathroom line when the town crier in front announces that this might take awhile. Why Do People Go Nuts on New Year's Eve? 2012-12-28T14:30:00Z Mr Boorman said rain delayed the start of the town criers' contest by 30 minutes but 26 contestants braved the conditions. Rain cancels Battle of Hastings 2012-10-14T11:01:11Z Banbury Town Council said about 25 of England's town criers would be taking part in the 8th annual competition later. Town criers compete in tournament 2012-09-01T07:19:11Z Internet-based hyperlocal news sites perform local paper functions as "town criers", informing local communities about local affairs, and this is part of their attraction to local newspaper companies. Local newspapers' crisis: is hyperlocal journalism the answer? 2012-05-17T10:34:01Z Bewdley was famous for its ringers and singers, and its town crier was a man of note. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z He also played the horn; playing it, not like an ordinary town crier, from whom only a few loud flourishes would be expected by way of preliminary announcement, but in true musicianly style. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z This was the Speaker, a sort of town crier. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z The winning town crier will be awarded a trophy shield for a year. Town criers compete in tournament 2012-09-01T07:19:11Z At an early hour a town crier announced the intention of the chief to move camp. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Volunteers are a mix of sentinel and town crier. Small Fixes: Volunteers Forge Better Health Care in Rural Thailand 2011-09-26T22:14:52Z Alexandria choosing a town crier Most states do not include in their social studies/history standards a direct mention of the Sept. Study: Most state history standards don?t mention 9/11 attacks 2011-09-09T21:17:00Z There is even a town crier world championship. Hear ye! Alexandria choosing a town crier 2011-09-09T17:35:22Z Nathalie now played the part of town crier and rushed hither and thither inviting the guests to their camp nest in the woods. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z And the man, in his wonder, forgot to take offence, and answered, ‘Why I, Sir, am the town crier!’ A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z The moment anything of common interest happens, the town crier walks up your street. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z About a year ago, villagers say, a loudspeaker replaced the town crier. San Crist?bal De Rapaz Journal: High in the Andes, Guardians of an Inca Mystery 2010-08-17T00:41:00Z She is, in effect, a town crier, spreading the word that blacks and Latinos should turn green. Chicago News Cooperative: Environmentalist Prods Fellow Blacks to Join in Her Crusade 2010-03-05T03:57:00Z When the local town crier first opened his door to the little loaves he was surprised by the personally-addressed parcel. Town's phantom baker makes doorstep deliveries 2010-02-18T19:01:00Z At other times he was lavish in his use of complimentary adjectives concerning every one he wrote about, from the Mayor to the town crier. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life She flourished the paper under his nose and, imitating the traditional voice of a town crier, announced: The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship In the Middle Ages they had their heralds and their pursuivants—the sandwich-men of feudalism; and later the town criers; and later still, us. H. R. The town crier took Louisa by the hand and led her home, where you may be sure she was welcomed with joy. The Child's Book of American Biography As might have been expected Nantucket's town crier died poor and would have been in want had not a subscription paper been started for him by the local paper. Old Plymouth Trails Early in the morning the town crier was jingling his bell and calling upon the people to be at the Liberty Tree at the appointed hour. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance She felt, too, that the town crier could truthfully announce that milady was returning to tea gowns for an indefinite period. The Gorgeous Girl Not only the proconsul, but the town crier also ascends the tribunal and appears wearing the toga like his master. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura He was the town crier afterwards and a noted character. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria A new town crier will arrive when the spirit moves. Old Plymouth Trails “Can you direct me to the house of Mr. Samuel Adams?” he asked of the town crier. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He went to Faithful Quincy, the town crier, and bade him summon the men to assemble at the courthouse at once. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys Acting for him, the Secretary of the Council sent the town crier to summon all good citizens to the tavern green. Blackbeard: Buccaneer He said—but you'd scarce believe it!—there was no need for a town crier, nor a bellman, and, as for this mace, it could be carried on Mayor's Day by a policeman! In the Mayor's Parlour I was soon enlightened on this subject, for along came the town crier of the village, wearing a scarlet cap, and stopped before the inn. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille It only contained the same offer of assistance; and I would not object to the town crier's reading it; but it upset Brother's ideas of decorum completely. A Confederate Girl's Diary His Honour then notified by the town crier that I was at liberty to shoot any pig that broke into the station grounds. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 Before sending him up the line he should have been labelled; some warning as to his habits should have been noised abroad by the town crier. No Man's Land As to Charlotte, I would not ask her about anything which I did not care to tell the town crier. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow Without stopping the beating of his drum, the town crier took up his place between the two large lamps that were lit at the entrance of our theater. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Even at the base of the lofty East Mesa I have often heard the Walpi people talking, while the words of the town crier are intelligible far out on the plain. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 He picked it up, and proclaimed it in the manner of a town crier. The Princess of the School Oh, I can tell you, good luck is an excellent "town crier," to find people with bad memories! Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends We were aroused the following morning by the town crier, passing along the street, wearing a peculiar uniform, beating a drum and calling out the news. A Journey Through France in War Time Whilst we took possession of our theater, the town crier, with his drum, came through the village streets for the last time. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille It was the town crier, and as he rang his bell and gave his loud cry, out of the darkness he heard a small voice exclaim: "Why, dat's me!" Ten American Girls From History Carleton sends the town crier from parish to parish, warning the habitants to hold their money and register the amounts with the magistrates till the whole matter can be arranged between England and France. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The town crier proclaimed that nothing was to be said about the murder and Essad, who was second, now took command, and soon entered into communication with the Montenegrins. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle So great, indeed, became the clamor that the town crier was ordered to warn the inhabitants that any one who ventured to seek the Báb’s presence would forfeit all his possessions and be imprisoned. God Passes By They were also carried by missionaries; those good saints, Patrick and Cuthbert, announced their coming like town criers! Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance A night passed, and the town crier was called into requisition a week, when she gave him up, had a note read for her in meeting, and went into mourning. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Quaint wooden carts drawn by patient oxen, their huge clumsy wheels creaking horribly; gypsies with thunderous voices acting as town criers; madmen shrieking horribly; blind troubadours droning out songs of heroes on their guslars. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro "I can't go up and down the street ringing a bell like a town crier and shouting it out to everybody I meet." The Big-Town Round-Up For some years he had been town crier, and he was well beloved, being a trusty friend to the devout Brothers and Sisters in their business. The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes ANSWER: If such property be found in the town, its discovery is to be announced once by the town crier. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas To a visitor encamped at bedtime below the mesa, the experience of hearing the speaker chief or town crier for the first time is something long to be remembered. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi In our talk, I assured him that in Philadelphia Franklin came and went and was less observed than the town crier. In the Days of Poor Richard "As to that, sir, you shall see," promised the Mayor, and turned to the town crier. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 A very old custom was observed on that occasion, for on the Tuesday preceding the fair the town crier went round the town carrying a white glove on a pole and crying: O yes! From John O'Groats to Land's End The bandillo corresponds to the colonial institution of the town crier. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines One Saturday evening, when Marie and I—like most of the French—did not know what to think, and talked emptily, we heard the town crier, who performs in our quarter, as in the villages. Light There the town crier, in striped homespun, with a yellow bandoleer, beat his drum and proclaimed from a scroll the splendid things to be seen in the town. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The town crier beat his drum like mad, and announced the places where the photographers would be on certain days and hours, and ordered the people to assemble and be snapped. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes When they got inside the gates the first thing they heard was the town crier proclaiming a reward for information about a thief who had stolen something from the city temple. Aesop's Fables; a new translation There is a quaint survival on this belfry, for upon it the town crier has a little hut. A Surgeon in Belgium And I go along with the people who are suffering for righteousness' sake and call out their crimes: I'm a town crier, to put it plainly. The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself But if you mouth it, as many of our players do, I had as live the town crier spoke my lines. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare The town crier went about, beating his drum, and making his demand at the crossroads, and everyone who could spare a bed or a mattress or a blanket carried his contribution to the salle. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes The town crier has rung his bell, at a distant corner, and little Annie stands on her father's doorsteps, trying to hear what the man with the loud voice is talking about. Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") If the town crier goes into a quiet corner of the marketplace and rings his bell apologetically, and gives out his message in a whisper, it is small wonder if nobody listens. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts I didn't want to go back to my job as a town crier because my new velvet clothes had changed my self-esteem. The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes; his fortunes and misfortunes as told by himself One morning the capitan of the town sends a town crier around to announce an order to the people. Filipino Popular Tales The virtue of a town crier is that he make people hear and understand. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Here we see something to remind us of the town crier, and his ding-dong bell! Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") When we were perhaps halfway to our destination we met a town bellman and a town crier, the latter being in the uniform of a Garde Civique. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front They sent out the town crier to look for her. Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans In the center of town were the fine stone houses, a guildhall with a belfry-tower, and the marketplace - a square or broad street, where the town crier made public announcements with bell or horn. Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III Do you think newspapers and town criers are needed to tell a scout what is doing on the prairies, as they are in the bosom of the States? The Prairie Lo! the town crier again, with some new secret for the public ear. Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") But the thing that made the place seem like a village to us was the town crier. The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me They developed a `town crier worm' which moved through a network sending out important announcements. Underground Albury was the only town we visited in our travels which still retained the old custom of the town crier. An Autobiography However, she would not take notices of his taunt, and, after a slight pause, he asked her if she could hear the town crier over in the public streets. The Elusive Pimpernel Who, of all that address the public ear, whether in church, or court-house, or hall of state, has such an attentive audience as the town crier? Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") I was not too late, for example, to catch the last town crier—one Nicholas Newman, whom I used to contemplate with awe, and now recall with a sort of affection. An Old Town By the Sea But I have gone too far astray for the town crier to call me back. Little Annie's Ramble (From "Twice Told Tales") As my discouraging old friend was not exactly a public character, like the town crier or Wibird Penhallow, I have intentionally thrown a veil over his identity. An Old Town By the Sea |
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