| 单词 | townsman |
| 例句 | Even today, two townsmen stand on either side of the opening, night and day, taking eight-hour shifts. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z To Ged, however, it seemed a city, and not knowing where to go he asked the first townsman of Thwil he met where he would find the Warder of the School on Roke. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I see all the miniature townsmen and townswomen stationed throughout this imaginary village. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The arriving soldiers were greeted by townsmen who shook their hands and patted them heartily on the back. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Although no townsmen, except only the doctors, were permitted on the wharf, Johnny knew that hundreds of them stood well back and in darkness, gloating. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And I mind the townsmen nattering on, saying we foul the waters. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z An endless stream of friends, well-wishers, townsmen, Marines, the regulars at Hobie’s, and teachers of her four children came to the house to offer their condolences. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If a townsman suspected that the local miller was cheating him, he could take his flour to another mill. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z They were not rough timid people like the fisher-folk of the Hands, but true townsmen, alert and sedate. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Rab, for instance, all that spring had been going to Lexington once or twice a week to drill with his fellow townsmen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The townsmen, armed with rifles, baseball bats, and sticks are surging forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I don’t like the look of the townsmen hovering around the edge of the lot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z New instructors, elderly townsmen of unreliable sobriety and disposition, are brought in. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z These townsmen enjoyed a degree of freedom that was unknown to their country cousins. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z One of the boys went to the door as ordered and saw the townsmen in the lane. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Concentration camp inmates recounted their nightmares of returning home and finding the door locked to them or of discovering that their family members, like Geo Josz’s fellow townsmen, were indifferent to their tales. The World War II Tragedy of Italy’s Jews, Preserved in Fiction 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Three months later, he and other white townsmen shuddered and put the whole province on alert when slaves followed suit and shouted “Liberty” in the streets of Charles Town. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It was claimed that townsmen wanted to spare Alice Bailey from testifying in court. A White mob dragged a Black man from a Maryland jail in 1887. Now a memorial will mark the lynching. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z He was watching television when he spotted his fellow townsman, Mr. Johnson. ‘The most patriotic thing I’ve done’: Tipsters aid FBI in most arrests in Capitol attack 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z A boy and his new friend hatch a plan to save a community of mischievous cavern-dwellers from the villainous townsman who plans to exterminate them. Movies on TV this week: Sept. 29: 'Almost Famous' and more 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Thursday practices became a staple, with townsmen lining the field for Friday nights, their bloodstreams bustling with pride and maybe frolicsome liquids. The game of their lives was 25 years ago. They’re still replaying it in their minds. 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Like other English monarchs, Elizabeth shared power with Parliament, a legislature that included the House of Lords for nobles and bishops and the House of Commons for members chosen by townsmen and rural landowners. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “I see young men, my townsmen, whose misfortune is to have inherited farms, houses, barns, cattle, and farming tools; for these are more easily acquired than got rid of.” The 100 best nonfiction books of all time: No 64 – Walden by Henry David Thoreau (1854) 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z He was serving with the Royal Scots at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France, when his comrade and fellow Carluke townsman, Lieutenant James Martin, was injured by a mine in no man's land close to enemy lines. Tributes paid to gallantry honour soldier William Angus - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z In Horlivka, the seizure of the police station on Monday unfolded in an unruly manner, with dozens of townsmen hurling rocks and using chair legs to smash windows while onlookers cheered, witnesses said. In Ukraine’s East, Russians Are Blending Right In 2014-04-15T01:50:07Z A townsman with a plane jetted to Memphis to buy the team proper cleats. The game of their lives was 25 years ago. They’re still replaying it in their minds. 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Nine days later, groups of townsmen attacked government buildings and set cars alight in Humaita demanding government action. Amazon tribesmen arrested for murder 2014-01-31T18:54:05Z Each year, townsmen dressed in devils' costumes make running leaps over recently born babies. Oh Rats! If It's January, It Must Be Time to Toss Rodents 2014-01-25T03:35:48Z Nothing until one of the townsmen took pity on us. Syrian refugees in Lebanon 2014-01-24T14:41:55Z A cad, according to one definition, may have been an academy student, or townsman originally - Etonian slang for someone who doesn't quite cut it as a gentleman. Rotters, bounders and cads 2013-12-02T13:01:56Z I make this public acknowledgment to our townsman for the reason that he is p. xvalways ready to aid all efforts having in view the publication and circulation of works relating to dear old Cambria. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Not a day passed without the servants of Abdul Muttalib throwing down a carpet in the Temple's shade; and round the rug sat his sons, grandsons and the leading townsmen, awaiting his coming. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z A townsman in all his bones, and his wife towny too. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z There were townsmen in motorcars, sturdy farmers on motor-cycles, waggons, and carts, backwoodsmen on bicycles and on foot. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z Last summer he had danced his way across country, from place to place, enthusiastically received by villagers and townsmen—carried aloft on their shoulders. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Probably had Lot felt any inclination to pray for his townsmen he would have seen that for him to do so would be unseemly. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z The good townsmen could not cease gazing at and listening to so natural an imitation of their daily customs and their domestic bickerings. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But now, if it were possible to find "a last straw" to break the spirits of the townsmen, it is contained in the unfortunate telegram which Colonel Baden-Powell received from Lord Roberts. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The townsmen marched out in battle array, but when the guns were fired fell flat on their faces, and soon dispersed. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Certain it was, while studiously endeavoring to preserve friendly and peaceful relations with his townsmen and neighbors, he was openly opposed to their principles. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Still, we had the gates to pass, and the guard; or the watch might stop us, or some early-rising townsman, or any one of a hundred accidents. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Before they reached the harbor of Palma the martyr had died, and his townsmen buried him with honors in the church of his master, St. Francis. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Every passing townsman regards him with curiosity not unmixed with awe. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The valuable discoveries of our distinguished townsman, Dr. Joule, have enabled us to look upon the cost of friction and the cash value of heat as mere questions of arithmetic. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z I really pity my poor fellow refugee and think him cruelly treated by his savage townsmen. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Here and there I saw soldiers patrolling, and warning the people to be quiet; and everywhere knots of townsmen, whispering and scowling, who stared at me as I passed. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z As the red light of the torches fell on steel caps and polished hauberks, on the serried ranks of pikemen, and the circle of white-faced townsmen, the picturesque old square looked doubly picturesque. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z Nash, himself no mean utterer of wit, replied saying that his townsmen had acted upon truly Christian principles. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z We have been spending the evening at the rooms of a townsman of mine, very pleasantly. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z He engaged in business at Salem as a merchant and gained a reputation among his fellow townsmen as a "man of honorable motives and strict integrity of character." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z But the high spirits of the townsmen sank when it was announced that Lodovico's army was within a day's march, and nothing had been heard from Rome. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z I was quite touched by this fine attention by the citizens of my former home, who took great pride in the fact that one of their former townsmen was a member of the Cabinet. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z His dress, now I: saw him nearer, seemed to be that of a respectable townsman. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Key, as an intimate friend of the doctor, and a lawyer, was asked by the townsmen to intercede for the prisoner. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z When the kings began to give charters to the towns, the legal recognition of their Merchant Gild was one of the chief of the privileges desired by the townsmen. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z He worked at the bank, he had his rooms on the Town Walls, he chatted freely with this townsman and that. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z I knew nothing of the troubles in Massachusetts save from soldiers' talk or the gossip of the townsmen, most of them being tenants of Sir William. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Monks and ladies, a cardinal and an ambassador, passed under my eyes--these and an endless procession of townsmen and beggars, soldiers and courtiers, Gascons, Normans and Picards. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The choice of the island by Macy is accounted for by the foregoing facts, doubtless within his knowledge, as many of the original proprietors were his townsmen. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The education obtained by the framing of their own ordinances was also no slight gain to the townsmen. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Mr. A. B. Alcott, a townsman of Mr. Emerson, and a close acquaintance, in his "Concord Days" says pleasant things of his friend, just and discerning things, as well as pleasant. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z As for the Boston people, they resembled our good townsmen of Tryon County somewhat, though their clothes were of a more elegant cut, and even the snuffiest of them wore lace and buckles. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z They can fine us before the bailiff if we refuse them, mass or no mass: and, say a townsman should creep in with the true travellers, are we to blame? The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Any townsman entertaining a stranger above fourteen days, without acquainting the selectmen, was to be fined. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Everything was antagonistic to the widening of the townsman’s sympathies. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z They at once began to inquire about their fellow townsmen. Story of the Aeroplane 2012-02-05T03:00:08.697Z As rain started to beat down, Farhat looked at his townsmen, miles from home and cowering under makeshift huts. Libya's "hostages of war" 2012-02-01T14:08:06Z Certainly his path was thronged—and by townsmen only. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z American Plymouth should owe no grudge to his memory, for he did a very noble act to one of her townsmen. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Nevertheless where commercial privileges were at stake the distinction was rigidly preserved by every means in the possession of the townsmen. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z Three townsmen and two priests obtained the first license, in 1356-7. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z He lived to a good old age, preserving the esteem of his fellow townsmen to the last. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z In the interior, on the wall of the south-west transept, is a quaint monument to the memory of Richard Watts, a prominent townsman to whom further reference will be made. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z His townsmen treasure his memory as one of the men who formed the Revolution, braved its dangers, and accepted its responsibilities. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z But the ideas of Gild-members and townsmen were long kept separate. The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z I can amuse myself in the country all right, couldn't do without it altogether—I'm not a born townsman, like some fellows—but I prefer it to go to, not to live in. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z At the first intelligence of some terrified fisherman, the frightened townsman threw his pistoles into wells, or mortared them up in the wall of his fortresses. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z For eight days the men practised unheard-of cruelties upon the wretched townsmen, already starved and beggared, wretches whose only crime had been their yielding to the natural impulse of self-preservation. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The townsmen had been two days disputing with one another about the watches, and the Buccaneers ridiculed them by telling them they had come to spare them the trouble. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z In these efforts he was cordially joined by many of his intelligent and liberal townsmen. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z What happened about the church I know not, but I have heard as regards the teetotalism that drinks were buried by traders just outside the sacred boundaries and dug up secretly by the townsmen. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z He had soon after this hopeful bravado entered the town at the head of 400 well-armed men, and was soon joined by an equal number of armed townsmen, whom he at once enrolled. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Imprudently overburdening themselves with prisoners, they found there were in263 the place 400 soldiers from Lima, 200 armed townsmen, and 300 men garrisoning the fort. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z It was regarded by the townsmen as one of their most important privileges. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z There is, however, a large number of 800 Seyyids or descendants of the Prophet, and of townsmen of northern origin, besides a considerable class of African or mixed descent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Five minutes later he was lost as hopelessly as any townsman who leaves his tent in the backwoods without blazing the trees to ensure finding his way back again. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Little communities of four or five fellows who have proved congenial live together in "diggings"—that is, in some townsman's house—hard by the college gate. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z The townsmen told them, that the owner of the mill had brought an action against them for having done him more injury than the Buccaneers. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z The townsmen discovered the sacrilege and demanded his death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The Campbells were fighting men from birth, like Montrose’s own men, and had few townsmen serving with them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Some few are from Macao; they seem to be all townsmen, not countrymen. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z As the student was in many cases of the same station in life as the townsman, he naturally failed to command the servility with which the modern undergraduate is regarded. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z It was the eve of the Assumption, crowds of sailors and townsmen lined the quays, and the expectant populace cheered the rich merchantmen as they steered with a stately sweep into the haven. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z He was a fellow townsman of Grant when the war broke out and had recommended him to Governor Yates as a military helper, and from that time onward had been his stanch and unwavering supporter. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z They and the townsmen together were too weak for Newcastle’s increasing forces, and an attempt was made to relieve them by bringing up the Parliament’s forces in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and the Eastern Association. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z This, I believe is a Catalan word, and indicates a body of armed townsmen called together by the church bell to defend the place against attack. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z “We are pleased to announce that our former fellow townsmen, Mr. Philip Rutley and Mr. Jack Shore have returned very wealthy.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Naturally the townsmen proper formed by far the most influential element in the population. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z In marked contrast to the sieges of the continent, this was resisted by the townsmen themselves, under the leadership of the clergyman George Walker. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z But Elcho’s townsmen found that pike and musket were clumsy weapons in inexperienced hands, and, like Mackay’s regulars at Killiecrankie fifty years later, they wholly failed to stop the rush of the Highland swordsmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z However, the townsmen declared for the King, and took the field under the leadership of the priest. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The defenders were slain, and only about two thousand of the townsmen outlived the rigours of the siege. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z He had a true townsman’s love of the theatre, but external nature for the most part left him unaffected, as it found him. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z There he was laid by his neighbors and townsmen, sorrowing for the friend and the MAN. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Clouds of arrows, and showers of stones were discharged on the heads of the beleagured townsmen. 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 This meant little in the Middle Ages, when all intellectual callings were clerical, when at Oxford gownsman and clerk, townsman and laic, were convertible terms. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z Miss Johnson is the daughter of Mr. Jacob Johnson and niece of our townsman, Mr. J. Henry Johnson, who was the last preceptor of the old Morris Academy. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z Charter extorted by the townsmen from the convent. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z It made him too a charming feature in society, a delightful talker, an easy, graceful, delectable companion, an interested adviser and counsellor, a beloved person in his family, an excellent townsman. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z Lyons, where the Royalists were strong, defended itself with courage, for the trial and execution of Challier made the townsmen hopeless of pardon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The scholars all ranked with the clerical order, so that at Oxford, scholar and clerk, townsman and layman, were convertible terms. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z We have now got hold of two names, your townsman Hulbert, the hypocritical Infidel of Sheffield, and Thomas Turner of Virginia, his correspondent. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z “That is all very well, Master Bredael,” said one of the townsmen, “but ’tis not plain drinking that puts us all into so deep a sleep. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Here he began the practice of law, and won such popularity, not only among his townsmen, but throughout the State, that in 1864, after a succession of honors, his friends were pushing him for Congress. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z He embraced them both, and his mother was all in tears; but she accompanied him far on his way, and Claes went too, and many of the townsmen and townswomen. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z She was a brisk, lively person, and it was with her that the five kopecks given by the townsman were spent. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Just as he got outside the gate he saw his fellow townsman and guest stepping into a hack. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Suddenly there drew up at his door a man of piteous appearance, with brown hair and beard, dressed like a ragged townsman, and carrying a great staff in his hand. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z I warrant no resident of the Cream City could recognize his townsmen to-day. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z These, and similar accounts that were rife, revived the confidence of the townsmen. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z We met, as we were walking along, a townsman with a long beard, who stopped and slipped his hand into his pocket. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Then Busyday went up into the stand to take a final look around for his townsman. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z “Hail to thee, maiden,” said a townsman who was passing, saluting her. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z To a nobleman of the fifteenth century it was as bad as death to play the part of pauper townsman and renounce the privileges of his rank. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z On such occasions his fellow townsmen engaged at the cannons would raise him and carry him away with demonstrations of great sorrow, that were echoed by the English with counter-demonstrations of joy. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The townsman made the sign of the cross and went his way. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z His fellow townsman and guest looked pretty jaunty, but Busyday didn't notice it. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z “Thus,” Mr. Field says wittily, “the townsmen were frozen out of the tavern to be frozen in the meeting-house.” Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z And I'm sure she married him because he is a townsman with property. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Raridan knew the personal history of most of his fellow townsmen, and he was fond of characterizing those whom he particularly liked or disliked, for the benefit of his friends. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z He is in high favour with the public, who applaud him with mirth and laughter; he is the pride of his townsmen, who cherish his memory in a special Holberg Club. Ludvig Holberg, The Founder of Norwegian Literature and an Oxford Student 2011-08-25T02:00:32.027Z It came to pass that Busyday and his visiting townsman were separated before they had got off the train. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z P. Wooverman and the Doctor are fellow townsmen and members of the same set, and members, too, of the same club,—a most exclusive club of one hundred. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Permit it the trees that the townsmen otherwise so seldom see; cutting them down, hewing them away will not bring the ocean nearer nor liken the course more to seaside golf. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z But the townsmen of Plymouth objected to the mills, because they said that the mills diverted the course of their water. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z He prefers, however, eating at complimentary banquets tendered to anybody whose fellow townsmen think justifies a gorge. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z He got $75 to $30 on Prince of Melbourne to win, bought three cigars for a dollar and a pint of wine, and then suddenly wondered where his townsman was. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z If his well-to-do townsmen having business there wished to take notice of him, well and good; if they did not, well and good also. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z He prated of its mouldering beauties often, forgetting that it was lauded by his townsmen long before the Knickerbockers entered its portals. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z Ralegh went to view the clash-mills on Roxburgh Down in person, though it was the autumn of the year, and decided against the townsmen of Plymouth. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Insults were offered him; and the changed demeanor of many of his townsmen showed itself even in the church which he attended. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z I promised, and to the extent of my ability I have carried out his request, assisted by some of his townsmen and personal friends who were at his bedside at the last hour. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z Among his other good works, he preached in Bristol against the slave-trade with Ireland that was largely carried on there, and persuaded the townsmen to give it up. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z As a matter of fact, it only served to arouse a spirit of determined resistance in the townsmen, to unite the soldiery in the same cause, and to precipitate the flight of the Jacobite governor. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Smith's nod was expressive of something more than a fellow townsman's degree of intimacy. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z The women and children do not leave the block-houses; the townsmen remain with us on the ramparts: they are fine fellows. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The people of Nazareth resented this assumption of superiority on the part of a townsman whom they had known from His birth. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z No gentleman would buy it, as it was too near to the town, and no townsman was rich enough to buy such a place to live in. Crying for the Light, Vol. 3 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.900Z At present I prefer to call myself a "townsman" rather than a "citizen." Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z She had her own townsmen's quarrel to abet, and she had her jealousy to incite her the more; for to become father of the human families Zeus must have been faithless to her. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It was alleged by the rival candidate, that the requisition was signed out of courtesy to a popular townsman, and did not mean that those who signed it had pledged their votes. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z While we continued here, I took a trip to Sir Rowland Hill's division, where I had a townsman, an officer in the 28th, but had not the satisfaction of seeing him. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Lombe was buried in great state, as a mark of respect on the part of his townsmen. Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z At first, trials in the little colony were conducted by the whole body of the townsmen, the Governor presiding. The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims And Its Place in the Life of To-day 2011-07-18T02:00:23.730Z But just then, he ran on to a townsman, whose wasted bent frame and dejected air did not prevent Ráby from recognising him as one of his old contemporaries. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z Suppose the townsmen had refused to make use of the dial till they knew the history of the man and his object in erecting the pillar? The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z In 1205 King John granted to the townsmen a charter freeing them from various tolls and customs and from the jurisdiction of the shire and hundred courts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z I heard a lady from Plymouth, Massachusetts, say once that some of her townsmen were not really very good people; they put too much molasses in their baked beans. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z At the picking of watches I found myself, much to my satisfaction, under the second mate, who seemed to have some little liking for me as his townsman. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Little thinks the townsman's wife, While at home she tarries, What must be the lass's life, Who a soldier marries. The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts 2011-07-05T02:00:33.083Z The townsmen bid the man of ready faith go and welcome his father, and the unbelieving one to hide his head. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z “Don’t let me interrupt you,” said the stranger—a townsman evidently, from his dress and assurance. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z Volunteers—mostly townsmen—full of fight, if less reliable in their aim than their more practised brethren, all had their separate camps pitched in close proximity. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z This peculiarity probably arose from the fact that respectable strangers seldom found their way there, and the townsmen had lost all desire to cultivate the acquaintance of any but those who belonged to the community. The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west 2011-07-03T02:00:11.037Z Each town regarded every non-burgess of that town as a “foreigner,” and freedom of trade was only allowed to townsmen. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z A townsman would have seen nothing, but Glen's eyes were used to looking long distances, and were almost as powerful as a glass in distinguishing objects. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z He has served his townsmen as justice of the peace and county commissioner. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z On his way home he fell in with townsmen and neighbours, and made merry, and drank, and chattered of all he had seen in the town. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z The best judges are pleased to admire it, and the best among our townsmen own to being a little vain of it.’ The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z The murder of a woman by a scholar led to two or three of the scholars being hanged by the townsmen with the tacit consent of the king. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z Simple fare, these charms might seem to a townsman: to the "good grey poet" they were not only sufficient but inexhaustible. A Day with Walt Whitman 2011-06-05T02:00:12.967Z Mr. Tepel has held many town offices to the satisfaction of his townsmen. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Perhaps they don't because they don't want to offend a fellow townsman. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z Few townsmen choose to face death alone and planned memorial masses to be sung to lift their souls beyond Purgatory. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z In France, the first gild-merchant was formed in 1070, and came into existence for the purpose of protecting the free townsmen against the oppression of the nobility. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z There he joined a neighbour in his shire, Richard Burbage, who subsequently became the renowned actor of the future Shakespeare’s creations; and likewise Thomas Green, his townsman, and no inferior actor and poet. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z His associates and townsmen often elected him to posts of honor and trust. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z They forget, however, that their fellow townsman doesn't hesitate to offend them. Dawson Black: Retail Merchant 2011-06-04T02:00:16.620Z On principle, he devotes a part of his time to what his virtuous townsmen call doing nothing. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z In the past to Harvard students and to townsmen equally, Till they cried, "There is no Annex—believe we only what we see!" Memorial Day and Other Verse 2011-05-20T02:00:35.647Z Through the whole day the disembarkation proceeded, the townsmen standing there helpless to lift a finger and watching the enemy's arrival. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Lemuel North, a reliable merchant of Hudson, a public spirited citizen and a kind hearted man, merits the respect which his townsmen accord him. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z We might have dined with a hospitable townsman, where we could have been present at a theatrical entertainment, in which the Chinese delight like children. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Cheered by the touching confidence that the heroic Countess had given to the townsmen of Hennebon, the garrison had fought bravely and well. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z He doesn't seem to notice the unapproving glances the other townsmen shoot his way. Terrence Malick's Epic, Confounding Tree of Life 2011-05-17T01:17:43Z Yet he looked more like a townsman than like the countryman he certainly was. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z When a townsman sets up trade as a merchant, his principal aim is to get as many country-people to connect themselves with him as possible, who are to supply him with their produce. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z It was as though I had suddenly found myself in Italy—so strong was the effect of nature upon a half-sick townsman like me, almost stifling between city walls. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z The last of the troops had passed, yet still the archers who lined the route pushed back the excited townsmen with their six-foot staves. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z That is one reason why the townsman cannot get farmer's products at the price he can afford to pay. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z A score of the townsmen could identify him as having been in the hands of the banditti. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z At these times the townsmen and the peasants meet together at the place of rendezvous, as at Calix every year on the 19th of August, and at Tornea in the depth of winter. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland 2011-05-10T02:01:00.460Z This necessarily leads to counteraction, and woe be to the unhappy townsman who refuses aught to his lordly patron. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Instantly the work of embarking the troops, horses, and baggage began, and never before did the good townsmen of Southampton behold such a fair and martial sight. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z The pirates fought with demoniac fury, while the townsmen, excited by the smell of powder and the clash of steel, dealt blows that told wherever they fell. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z This was the question hurriedly exchanged between the returning townsmen. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He broke off and looked across at the doorway as another townsman came in. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z This hotel was situated on a corner diagonally opposite the court-house, and was the principal rendezvous of townsmen with a taste for gossip. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z Beat a parley with the townsmen, and demand their surrender with promise of quarter. The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z Cicero always considered the citizens of Arpinum as under his particular protection and patronage; and it is pleasant to find, that its modern inhabitants still testify, in various ways, due veneration for their illustrious townsman. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The young Englishman added his word of encouragement, with an appeal to the townsmen that sounded strange in their ears. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Seeing it, the townsmen drew in their heads, closed the shutters, and were silent. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Both the town and the College expressed their sense of having a share in the high honours to which their former townsman and fellow-student had attained. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z I have done so in the effort to convince the townsman of something that he has never known. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z The clothes were not those worn by Faris, nor by Sedjur, nor by either of my other friends; they were not the clothes of a Bedouin, but of an Arab townsman. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z To the three individuals most interested the suspense was simply agonising; and, to speak the truth, there were many of the others who only affected it, both townsmen and volontieri. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Among them were gentlemen and ministers, and a mixed multitude of soldiers, husbandmen, and townsmen. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The volunteer brigade is well drilled and includes the best of the younger townsmen, who do duty at night by rotation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z It takes a townsman to relish the manifold and exquisite joys of the country. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z You townsmen," he went on, "and especially you Europeans, do not understand the minds of the dwellers in the desert. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Negotiations were begun; but the sight of the Catholic army was the last thing needed to inflame the townsmen. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z Suppose some of the townsmen have followed, and told them of our passing through?” No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z As nearly as I can recollect," added Frank, "the gentleman, who was a townsman of mine, met your wife while on a foreign tour, and made proposals to her which she indignantly refused. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z “Is it a townsman who has written these reports, think you?” asked the girl, going over in her mind the people who might be implicated, with a quick inward throb for some of her friends. Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z We will sleep here in comfort," he said, "like true townsmen, with a roof over our heads. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z A public dinner was given him by his townsmen, which honor he greatly appreciated. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z Because they seldom think, the townsmen take shame when indicted for having disfigured half a county in order to live. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z A townsman, brought before Justice Benton on a minor assault charge, probably would have been let off with a fine and a lecture. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Galvani has been honored by his fellow-citizens of Bologna as one of their greatest townsmen and by the university as one of her worthiest sons. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z But whatever land gave him birth must be glad to be rid of him, for he showed not the courage of an Arab townsman. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z People had died from smallpox in it some years before, and to-day any of the local townsmen would sooner die than enter it. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z This made him extremely unpopular with his fellow townsmen because the pilgrimages to the Kaaba were the chief source of such prosperity as Mecca enjoyed. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z But the fireplaces did fill a spiritual need, and having them, the townsmen wanted fuel to burn in them. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Your townsmen here seem uncommonly slow in making up their minds to anything.” Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z Much helplessness in arts Of common life, and in their townsmen's hearts Envy deep-set . . . so much their learning brings! Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z The heated fair did not know what happened to them, and marvelled how a townsman, who had never threshed, could have such powerful arms. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z As his teaching increased in force the hostility of his fellow townsmen increased also. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z They had uncovered no bootlegging operations but that, as every townsman knew, was only because the hill dwellers had been too clever for them. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z He had a sense of long and close acquaintance, of an interest such as men have in their own townsmen. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z One may be by birth a Nazarene, another a townsman of Cana. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z Then there was a lull, and breathless townsmen came hurrying to the mayor with the terrible news that the Germans were coming! The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z He had gone as far as Alexandria to seek his fortune, but had come home again, with the tastes and without the wealth of a rich townsman. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Regardless of the work, hopes and dreams it had taken to put them there, few townsmen could be expected to take seriously a swamp with muskrats in it. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z It is said that, as he was at work on his ladder, a townsman below enquired what he was doing. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z And all H---- will be proud once again to see its distinguished townsman within its walls. Riven Bonds. Vol. II. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:40.700Z Billy sat very quietly and read the papers over three times, while his fellow townsmen stood silent and watched him. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z An interesting pamphlet, embodying much valuable information on the commerce of the East, has been lately published by our townsman, Mr. Aaron H. Palmer. The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe 2011-02-12T03:00:34.983Z Van Artevelde, its chief advocate, was murdered by his own townsmen in this same year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z It was, indeed, painful to disappoint both in subject and style of composition the kind interest with which he waited my appearance before an audience of his townsmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Men and women—peasants and townsmen—all sing. Serbia: A Sketch 2011-02-11T03:00:25.893Z A fellow told me at a dinner the other night that while visiting his home town he had been compelled to address the townsmen. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z Mr. Taylor is also dear to his townsmen when he harks back to days before the Fire. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z Our chapter on this shows too how seriously the moneyed men of the time took their duty of philanthropic care for their townsmen by various institutions. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z It specifically cited the fact that “our esteemed townsman,” Mr. Walter Morgan, it was rumored, was negotiating for the control of the stock of the United Calcium Company. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z While he is in office, he has precedence; holder when deposed, he is a peasant or a townsman like the rest. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z From the character of the first notices, on the contrary, it was apparent that the townsmen were not a little afraid to trust such a startling play to New York. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z Small boys of the neighbourhood learned speedily to extract penny tips from this adoring person by pretending to mistake him for their celebrated townsman. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Upon this introduction, the Captain thought it necessary to rise from his chair, and bow to the two townsmen in due form, which they as formally returned. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z In this he was probably influenced in part by the example of his townsman Pierre Lefort, the first tutor, minister, and general of the tsar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The governor exhorted the townsmen to come to terms and offered to mediate; but they resolved to abide the contest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" He sent an express to Mecca inviting his townsmen to despatch an armed escort to defend their property. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII I had accumulated several hundred guilders, with the view of coming to end my days in Edinburgh, when I got acquainted with a townsman deeply engaged in the smuggling line. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 On the morning following the night on which the strange barque entered the haven of Sandwich, two portly townsmen greeted each other in the Fish Market. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The townsmen, especially in the large towns, have more regular features—often of the Persian type. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" On the conquest of Egypt by the Turks in the 16th century, Selim I. placed a garrison here, from whom, in part, the present townsmen descend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Next summer he went on to Hail and thence back to Khaibar, where the negro governor and townsmen, less tolerant than his former Bedouin hosts, ill-treated him and even threatened his life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" "Did your partner make no mention of carrying off one of the townsmen in the coach?" said the treasurer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 When any of the townsmen had business, even a few miles off, it was usual for them to arrange matters go that two or three might travel in company. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z It is not known for what length of time the Epidaurians preserved the distinction between townsmen and countrymen. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 He took the chair and some seven or eight of his townsmen clustered round him. Rachel Ray Knowing the impoverished condition of his townsmen, Rinkart went out to the Swedish camp to plead their cause, but to no avail. The Story of Our Hymns His townsmen were the first who had dared to beard the British lion. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The townsmen devote themselves henceforth more exclusively to commerce, while the druzhina asserts the privileges of an exclusively military caste with a primary claim upon the land. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" A person, apparently a townsman, recognized a horse, bestrode by a countryman, to be one which he had lost about nine months before. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom Various enactments belonging to this reign also curtailed the rights of the Bohemian townsmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" He walked down the street with his long locks shorn, his beard clean shaven, his Gallegan dress and plumed hat, secure that none of his fellow townsmen would recognise him. The Firebrand A great procession of the townsmen nearly filled the high street which led from the gate to the further end of the town. Bill the Minder In 1196 Count Louis granted privileges to the townsmen; the commune, which survived throughout the middle ages, probably dated from this time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The men selected as trustees may be personally so worthy and popular that their townsmen are reluctant to retire them compulsorily, even when the feeling is prevalent that others might serve more acceptably. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses It was tacitly assumed that the townsmen had no inherent rights, but only such privileges as might be granted them by their sovereign with the consent of the nobles and knights. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Its summons of alarm called out every townsman not already in the streets. The Broken Gate A Novel The Canova family has intermarried with the Venetian nobility, and probably would not believe those stories of Canova's beginnings which his townsmen so fondly cherish. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 To needy townsmen and vagabonds they give freely of their substance; for meanness and covetousness are unknown to them.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Franklin not a book-man! whoever labors under that delusion, shows that somebody else is not a book-man, at least so far as concerns the biography of our illustrious townsman. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Ferdinand also forced the townsmen to accept the control of state officials who were to be called town-judges and in Prague town-captains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" A number of townsmen also seemed impelled to walk back toward the public square. The Broken Gate A Novel When President, he was besieged and deposed by this class, against which the mere townsmen can effect nothing. Observations on the Present State of the Affairs of the River Plate Settlement also, like the Artificers and Labourers Act, would prevent the country labourer from passing to the towns, or the townsmen passing to other towns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" This experience seemed to have snuffed out the ardor of Keating for treasure-seeking, and it was as much as twenty years later that he confided the tale to a townsman named Nicholas Fitzgerald. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He hoped to find in the German townsmen a counterpoise to the overwhelming power of the Bohemian nobility. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Next door lived my sister and her husband, M. Leconte, the chief notary of the town, and a man well considered by all classes of his townsmen. Her Royal Highness Woman Windows were thrown up and heads thrust out, and all wondered what could be the meaning of what the oldest, and consequently longest-suffering, townsman subsequently described as defying even his recollection. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle The giants who were in the times before the flood built them, so the townsmen said. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion The Galway townsmen were humane, and tried to feed and care for them. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day The townsmen were angry, but they could not browbeat the brave white woman, and at last they gave in, and so the trading became free. The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith Subsequently, it suffered much by famine and the occasional assaults of the neighbouring Irish chieftains, whose favour the townsmen were at length forced to secure by the payment of an annual tribute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" He lampooned his wife, his family, his townsmen, and, shaking the dust of Arras from his feet, retired first to Douai and then to the court of Robert of Artois, whom he accompanied to Italy. A Short History of French Literature Why race when the townsman's back is turned? Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 There is also no subdividing of notions on the basis of residence, whether as townsman or as rural citizen. The American Country Girl If Said Pasha had taken strong measures in dealing with some of the principal townsmen, he might have saved El Obeid. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Had they so soon forgotten their townsman, Joseph Swan! Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend The fellahin or peasantry and the native townsmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The townsmen had mostly been brought up to the trades of their fathers, and were hardly fit to cultivate the land even in Spain, much less, therefore, were they suited to the tropics. The West Indies and the Spanish Main And the excellent creature threw up his eyes as he denounced the knavery of his townsmen. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Heroism was contagious in those days as for all time, and the example of Eustace de Saint-Pierre was speedily followed by five of his fellow townsmen. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) It was a most magnificent building, if we may judge from the traditions the townsmen retain of its largeness and height, and from the spire, which Camden and others, derive the name of the town. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West The major telegraphed to Sacramento for the National Guard; in the interim, he deputized every townsman he could find, among them Elvin and Pop Schermerhorn. Adolescents Only The privileged status which the Jews had enjoyed in the Hellenistic states was recognized by the Romans and was specifically confirmed by Augustus, although this policy caused considerable dissatisfaction among their Greek fellow townsmen. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Minola wondered what her townsman was thinking of, and how he came to know Heron's name and history. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. They carried one of the gates; Jeanne and her fellow townsmen fired it, and the fire burned so fiercely that for a week approach on that side was cut off. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) The deputies, greatly discomfited by the reply, returned to report the failure of their mission to their townsmen. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 If any villager has a mole in his disposition, he may be assured that his townsmen will stretch it into a mountain for their common behoof and education. Black Forest Village Stories The borough was never incorporated, but certain liberties, including exemption from toll and passage, were granted to the townsmen by Henry III. and confirmed by successive sovereigns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" I honored my father, and loved my mother; and my heart was at one with my townsmen. Oriental Women The burgesses generally found it to their interest to become members of the guild, and all townsmen of importance were traders. Women of England Knights, soldiers, and townsmen came rushing to the spot. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 That night sixty of the countrymen and townsmen met at a farmhouse nearby and laid their plans. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read A Tennessee paper which I have now under my eyes announces the death of a townsman with the following heading: “At ten o’clock last night Joseph W. Nelson put on his angel plumage.” A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things On proceeding to the place in the market where I usually preached, I found a Mullah in possession preaching to a scowling crowd of townsmen. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches This they consented to do; and the townsmen were equally amenable to her wise counsel, and contracted to restrain their children and servants from endangering the peace of the people. Women of England As a townsman, also, he had picked up some liberal ideas, and when the brother talked of converting his flock from their evil ways by force, he observed that opinions are free in Mexico nowadays. The Woodlands Orchids With the same measure, with which for years she had measured her fellow townsmen, Mrs. MacGregor was being measured. The Vision of Elijah Berl He wound up with a strong appeal to his townsmen to beware of any temptation to relax in their observance of the fourth commandment as given by Moses. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things The people he desired to help were townsmen, especially the small craftsmen working on their own account, the joiners, shoemakers and so forth; and his ideal was to do this merely by stimulating their thrift. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Havelok and his party fled away for refuge to a monastery, which was soon attacked by the townsmen who had heard of the combat. The Lay of Havelok the Dane If the peasant had his land and the town dweller his handiwork, it is just as true to say that the land had the peasant and the handiwork the townsman. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" Speak here before God and thy dead wife and thy mates and 48 thy townsmen. Prisoners of Conscience In response to this there came such a large gathering as would make it seem that all the townsmen had been baptized by one name. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations Stormy and cold; went over to Mr. J. R. Merrill's, another old townsman, and spend the day. 4th. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 The townsmen, eager to conciliate and to ward off pillage, appointed a committee to meet the mob half way. Our Southern Highlanders It was put there by Master Lillie's townsmen, and I have no right to interfere, even though I had the inclination, which I haven't. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' By birth a townsman of Mantes, of a wrangling turn, he was Southern by education, with all the readiness of a Bordelais, boastful and frivolous as a Gascon. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages And he sometimes stood beside the first graveyard, near the plaine that was to become the Bowling Green, and-9- so on to the city wall, with its gates locked while the townsmen slept. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations Started down the Rock River—travelled thirty miles through a very good country, and stopped over night at the house of an old townsman and friend, L. Scott, Esq. Journal of a Trip to California by the Overland Route Across the Plains in 1850-51 Thus we see that the townsman’s weapon against the government was graft, and the mountaineer’s weapon was his gun—a hundred and fifty years ago, in Ireland, as they are in America to-day. Our Southern Highlanders The elderly gentleman here interrupted the conversation by saying, abruptly, "I am a townsman of Mr. Stanton's, and it is my opinion that he has impoverished himself by giving in religious charity." The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings I went back a few rods and there found my personal friend and townsman, Edgar J. Willey—the man who had lost a part of his ear before we became engaged. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry A more recent case was that of a young navy lieutenant who likewise stabbed to death with his sword a former schoolfellow and townsman who had not saluted him on the street with sufficient ceremoniousness. A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day True, dear Confederates and Christian townsmen of Zurich, you yourselves at first desired to accomplish everything by kindness. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli Nothing which came to me gave so much pleasure as those signatures of my own townsmen and women, from President Anderson all the way to the end of the list.... The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Gowrie and the Master kept going in and out, servants were p. 19whispered to, and Sir Thomas Erskine sent a townsman to buy him a pair of green silk stockings in Perth. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery He was a townsman to the very heart, and a court-poet too. Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 Men," he went on, "there is one of your own townsmen who knows me and can vouch for me. Exit Betty Scarcely had they halted, when there was a rushing among the onlookers, and presently the townsmen, with Hepburn on horseback, were seen coming over the brow of the Gowan-brae. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters To this day the market square caters to the appetites of hungry townsmen. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria The point now was to get as much out of these people as possible, to fleece a stranger and a townsman into the bargain to the best of his ability. The Son of His Mother Now I have a bailiff, a townsman; he seems a practical fellow. Fathers and Children I had many questions to ask my townsman, and many to answer—and the time passed lightly away. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative The conspirators everywhere recognized the stipulated signal, and spread among the excited townsmen the wildest and most extravagant reports. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 Even so, black distrust was their portion from many of their fellow townsmen. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria He had very successfully negotiated sundry sales and purchases for townsmen, who shared that disinclination to call in conventionally recognised professional assistance which I have often noticed in rural Australia. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The scene in which the townsman who thinks that he can dispense with forms among the peasants is very entertainingly taught better, is exceedingly valuable in an educational point of view. Pedagogics as a System He was a good, conscientious man; but unfortunate in a harsh, violent temper, and in sometimes mistaking, as my old townsman remarked, the dictates of that temper for those of duty. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative It established the sense of a bond, however light, to find that they and he were almost townsmen. Aurora the Magnificent In 1761 he was elected by his fellow townsmen their first and only Lord Mayor. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria "None, so far as we could learn; nearly every person that I can recollect having seen that day was a customer, or a townsman whom I knew." The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller He is despised by the sharper-witted townsman, who beats down his prices for the combustibles he has borne with such fatigue from his distant mountain home. The Naples Riviera A prosperous townsman bore a stack of tortillas, and gloated leeringly as he hurried to put his treasure safely away. The Missourian I met a man recently who had made quite a name in his own town as a speaker, and his townsmen visiting other cities proudly declared him a coming Bebel. The Art of Lecturing Revised Edition Perhaps the system was not always so direct, for the average townsman doubtless relied more upon local merchants as agents. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria It fills one with only the mildest enthusiasm for the return of our degenerate townsmen “back to the land.” New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism Sunburnt and vigorous, as he stood there among the pale-faced townsmen, he seemed more than ever full of power. Skipper Worse The townsmen poured out among the uniforms, and darted greedily in every direction. The Missourian The ceremonies were supposed to begin at eight o'clock, but by half-past seven the big platform was filled with visitors, officials and prominent townsmen. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters Men of the river and the bush, not worthless loafers like these townsmen here. The Pathless Trail This was his home community, and his own neighbors and townsmen had thus ignored him. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Would he be one of the townsmen, standing silently at the foot of the field, waiting, watching? The Skull Pious townsmen shouted “Viva el Se�or Emperador!” all day long. The Missourian He swaggered and patronized his less fortunate fellow townsmen, until he had them all by the ears and set them tumbling over each other to get out after the gold. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Their eyes followed the big figure until they saw it go sliding away toward Peru in a canoe propelled by two languid townsmen. The Pathless Trail As we asked his fellow townsmen the reason for this affection, we were surprised that nearly all gave the same reason. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Some of the men were plain townsmen belonging to the purely commercial side of the place, and these were clad as became citizens of any little western township. The Law-Breakers He glared at townsmen, officers, blanketed Inditos, all swarming past to gaze on the three corpses. The Missourian He was out to rid the country, his country, of a scourge, a pestilence neither he nor his fellow townsmen would tolerate. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country Its distinguishing feature was the reception given in the Chamber of Commerce to Miss Susan B. Anthony by her fellow townsmen, as a welcome home from her long and hard campaign in South Dakota. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Abbot's Hospital, built by Guildford's most noted townsman, George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, is also in this street. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel He was one of the first men in the town to vote that morning, and after voting spent an hour talking politics with his townsmen. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. For in them you shall see the doomed townsmen themselves, a thousand townsmen, sleeping there until the dawn. The Missourian Had he but known it, the occasion was a meeting of the townsmen to decide his fate. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country She got five recalls, and after the concert held an impromptu reception in her dressing-room, her happy parents being warmly congratulated by their fellow townsmen. Melomaniacs Two years later they made another attack, captured and despoiled it; but it rose from its ruins, and the townsmen afterwards defied the Norman as they had the Dane. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Not seeing anything more alarming than a knot of townsmen around the postmaster, who stood with the lean mail sack across his shoulder, talking excitedly, he inquired what was up. The Duke Of Chimney Butte What with the chief prize lost, there would be scant mercy for surrendered townsmen. The Missourian Farmers handle relatively less actual money than townsmen, and their income is less frequent so that they have less on hand, while the cost of medical attendance is necessarily higher in the country. The Farmer and His Community Without that vision and belief in the townsman the farmer will never regain faith, and without that faith of the farmer agriculture will not revive. Another Sheaf Wherefore it is not surprising to learn that the bulk of the townsmen are staunch Unionists. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The best townsman is the man who does the best for his town. Mixed Faces “What of those townsmen in the trenches?” he demanded. The Missourian The farmer's attention was on the farm, the townsman's chief interest was his business, and not infrequently their interests were in conflict and they gave little thought to their real dependence on each other. The Farmer and His Community Besides, it is the townsmen of Britain, not the farmers, who are in danger of starvation, not merely now, but henceforth for evermore until we feed ourselves. Another Sheaf “If any man here feels differently about this, he may step out of the barricade now,” continued Stanley, addressing those of the townsmen that listened. The Mountain Divide Some two years before the assignment was completed, he had impressed upon his fellow townsmen of Stratford the truth that the period of strained finances had passed. William Shakespeare His Homes and Haunts Good advice, ye townsman of the immortal Jefferson. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield Many a man, who with his family occupied only one or two rooms, made place for a friend or former townsman and his family. Negro Migration during the War That townsman and countryman should feel their interests to be at bottom the same goes to the root of any land revival. Another Sheaf The townsmen saved their houses, and our general took possession of the enemy's ammunition in the arsenals, his stores, and magazines. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Here and there, however, the writer found a townsman who had nothing but words of praise and admiration for Dr. Brinkley’s work. The Goat-gland Transplantation As Originated and Successfully Performed by J. R. Brinkley, M. D., of Milford, Kansas, U. S. A., in Over 600 Operations Upon Men and Women And the remarkable man who has written this book knows those who lead the warring nations in this titanic conflict very much better than ordinary men know their own townsmen. England and Germany The Mayor of Ala called out his townsmen and set them at work removing the barricades on the main road. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Each townsman felt that he was the heir to all the glories achieved or inherited by his community. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 He made a pretence of plying his avocation, and the townsmen, thinking his lease of life was in no danger of a natural termination, allowed him to lie in peace. Bygone Punishments Very imposing was Solomon Cohn in his official pew under the reading platform, for there is nothing which so enhances a man's dignity in the synagogue as the consideration of his Christian townsmen. Ghetto Comedies Soon Gautier ascended the two steps of the pulpit, and called the name of their kind, generous townsman. Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden I had given up boots, also, for most of the townsmen wore shoes, thus marking the decline of the military spirit. A Son of the Middle Border Outside, people were waltzing and drinking and making merry, for the inn was a favourite place for the townsmen of Leyden to congregate. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces A whole column about ‘the last heroic exploit of our expert young railroader and rising townsman—Engineer Fairbanks.’ Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer His townsmen many times by their united suffrage gave him important offices of public trust and confidence. The History of Dartmouth College But the emperor having ridden all round the walls and reconnoitred its position, began to lay siege to it with great caution, as if he would make the townsmen abandon its defence from mere terror. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens This was after their continued warfare against "taxation without representation" had aroused the opposition of their townsmen, but that first speech in 1873 was the beginning of their fame. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Four hundred years ago in Nuremberg there was a great rivalry among the townsmen, as to who was the best singer. Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces "The grass is improving each day," they said to the goldseekers, who were disposed to feel that the townsmen were anything but disinterested, especially the hotel keepers. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse If they can live in towns at all, they can live in them after the manner of civilised townsmen. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement The defence offered by the townsmen was all the more obstinate from their being inspired with the sentiment that it was a religious duty to fight against the Infidel. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Then, if he was so favored, should his first official act be the punishment of a fellow townsman? The Brass Bound Box Be that as it may, "fill the cup for your enemy" is an adage common to all, Bedouins or townsmen, throughout the Peninsula. All About Coffee "The lesser clergy," says Taine, "are hostile to the prelates; the provincial gentry to the nobility of the court; the vassals to the seigneurs; the peasants to the townsmen, etc." Introduction to the Science of Sociology Ask a townsman of Yetholm what he thinks of the Gipsies, and he will tell you they are simply vagabonds and impostors, who lounge about, and smoke, and drink, and fight. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement Meanwhile, the townsmen, almost in despair, listened to the honourable terms offered by the King of Arragon, and at last agreed to capitulate if no relief arrived within forty days. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. He was once more the man of position who must see to it that his townsmen's interests were protected. The Brass Bound Box Among tobacco growers, townsmen and sea-captains alike he was widely acquainted and respected as much as any man in the colony. The Black Buccaneer The physical characteristics of townsmen are too contradictory for ethnic explanations alone. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Two townsmen, hat in hand, were patiently p. 47waiting for their passes. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The very practical views of the peasants with regard to the demands of the people were in amusing contrast with the abstract theorizing of the educated townsmen. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Even after he had passed ninety, he would not claim to be emeritus, but came forward to brace his townsmen with a courage and warm them with a fire younger than their own. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 The townsman has a more developed consciousness, his intelligence is constantly stimulated in a thousand ways by larger and more varied society, and by a more diversified and complex economic environment. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production I do not know with certainty the name of that townsman. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Henry, like the kings before him, found his support against the turbulent nobles in the townsmen and the yeomen, and he was thus able to suppress the rebellion. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Nor were the townsmen behind in their attempts to win a part of the girl's time and thoughts—if not herself. A Man of Two Countries The offer of this flattering testimonial was signed by over fifty of his most respectable townsmen, and the affair was in all respects a successful one. Music and Some Highly Musical People Scattered and unrelated fragments of half-baked information form a stock of "knowledge" with which the townsman's glib tongue enables him to present a showy intellectual shop-front. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production One townsman, seeing a cannon loaded with grapeshot, abandoned in an alley, aimed it at the gate and fired. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 On his return his men made a disturbance at Dover, and in the riot which ensued some of the townsmen as well as some of his own men were slain. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII And one long street climbs slowly to a hill That lifts her crosses for the Town to see How sleep those quiet neighbours, townsmen still, How there is peace for such as weary be ... Ships in Harbour His suit had once been fashionable, but, though still serviceable, was of a sort no longer worn by his fellow townsmen. Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning In actual attainment the townsman is somewhat more advanced than the countryman. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The fact reached the ears of that potentate, who desired to stand well with Americans, and our townsman was summoned before him. Old New England Traits Hospitality and Inns.—When the king arrived in the evening at a town his numerous attendants were billeted upon the townsmen, without asking leave. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Colonel, you'll permit me to present Alderman Brooker, one of our most energetic and valued townsmen, President of the Gas Committee, and an Assistant Borough Magistrate. The Dop Doctor "We wilderness-dwellers have none of the townsmen's armour to withstand fair women." The Rhodesian A lack of "grit," pertinacity of purpose, endurance, "character," marks the townsman of the second generation as compared with the countryman. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production This impression arose thus: the boys on being questioned by the townsmen, replied that I had told them who I was. 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. The knights of the shire were gentlemen, who on the Continent were reckoned amongst the nobility, and despised townsmen far too much to sit in the same House with them. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII It was only a townsman taking a night walk with his girl! The Dop Doctor I do not think there is a soul in this hotel except townsmen of our own. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 As the intellectual powers of the townsman, though quantitatively impaired, are more highly developed than those of the countryman, so it is with his "morals." The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production My liege, I bear No greater favour to these insolent townsmen Than thou thyself. Gycia A Tragedy in Five Acts The House of Commons, which was filled with the smaller gentry and the well-to-do townsmen—who were also employers of labour—was therefore as eager as the House of Lords to keep down wages. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Any of his fellow townsmen would have made the same remark. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation The House People are conveniently subdivided into two classes—the townsmen, or House People proper, and the stockade dwellers, colloquially, the Stockaders. The Doomsman The average townsman is more developed morally as well as intellectually for good and for evil. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production Many a footpad or belated townsman, warned by the mystic tinkle of a spectral bell, had turned with a start, to faint or run at sight of this uncanny traveller. The Panchronicon Black Prince had been cruel to townsmen and peasants, but he was a model of chivalry, and knew how to deal with a captive king. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Let him feel no fear If on a townsman's body he must clear Our guilt: the man shall suffer no great ill, But pass from Thebes, and live where else he will. Oedipus King of Thebes Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes The hero had turned neither to right nor left for himself, but rode on to death for his townsmen. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin The lowering of the townsman's physique not merely renders him less able to resist definite assaults of disease but injures his general capacity of work and enjoyment. The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The reproaches of Boniface touching the debasement of the coinage and the royal exactions, reproaches which so irritated Philip, might have met with other sentiments from the townsmen. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The Mayor and Aldermen, however, did not represent all the townsmen. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII And even the townsmen, who were the only others who could give employment to these villagers, were extremely countrified in character. Change in the Village They possess more general knowledge than any other class, and can converse on subjects with which townsmen seem unacquainted. The Toilers of the Field I may have a call to a bigger practice some day, a service that will make you proud of your former honorable townsman. Winning the Wilderness He was a townsman who had never crossed the Rockies—and if there are glories like this on earth, what must the everlasting city be?” Lorimer of the Northwest Towns, small at first, grew up in and around the 'burhs,' and were guarded by the courage of the townsmen themselves. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII There are now many artisans there whose savings exceed that figure, while the property of the townsmen who employ labour is, of course, valued often in thousands. Change in the Village It was he who managed the hesitating soldiers and the hesitating townsmen. Lectures on the French Revolution Ayala persuaded his sister to appear as the heroine of his comedy, La primera Dama, and the innovation, if it scandalized some of his townsmen, permitted him to develop his talent more freely. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" My fellow townsmen, both those of whom I had had a low opinion before, and those whom I had thought fairly decent, now seemed to me base, cruel, and up to any dirty trick. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The townsmen had the right of holding a market. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Better and cheaper transportation, with the consequent establishment of what the economists call the world-market, completely changed the relationship between the townsman and the farmer. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer Can there be one so favored as not to have some unmistakable thistles among his Christian townsmen and acquaintance? The Foot-path Way The gates are opened; The townsmen join our foes; I saw the king First in the fight.—— The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 While he was still examining the marks Durham was joined by Brennan and half a dozen of the townsmen who had ridden out in obedience to Harding's warning. The Rider of Waroona He was a Charlestown man, originally of the same religious Society with Goodwin, and had kept up acquaintance with his former townsmen. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply In this primitive state of trade, townsmen could not but realise the importance to themselves of a prosperous country population around them. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer We are partly indebted for this splendid stroke of business to the help of a townsman of our own; his name is Joseph Breck. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Meanwhile, a buzz from without intimated too distinctly that the mob was collecting to witness the fate of their townsman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 A townsman bade them, next, attend To sundry resolutions penn'd, By which they promised to defend With sword and gun old Stonington. The Defence of Stonington (Connecticut) Against a British Squadron, August 9th to 12th, 1814 On the former, as the story opens, Jesus was surrounded by his friends and townsmen; as it closes, they had turned into a fierce mob which was seeking his death. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition But in the complexity of these trade developments townsmen have been cut off more and more from personal contact with the country, and in this way have lost their sense of its importance. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer You will tell him that, if a barge of stone go astray, it is yet a fair way to London, and stone fetches good money from townsmen building in Calais. Privy Seal His Last Venture The houses offered convenient cover for any enemies that might attack the Fort; and, moreover, any disaffected or venal townsman was in a position to give the assailants valuable help. The Story of Madras Yet when he urged his fellow townsmen to strive to gain the commerce America had lost, lest it be gone forever, they still hung back. The Windy Hill The place of worship was crowded with the relatives and friends and townsmen of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition But intelligence alone is not enough for the citizen of a democracy; he must have experience as well, and the experience of a townsman is essentially imperfect. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer "I cannot," said the townsman, "because, if the Sultan quartered twenty janissaries on me, I might, for the same reason, be forced to become a Turk." The Huguenots in France The richest townsmen had removed their property and families to Berber. The Life of Gordon, Volume II In front of this relic stands the old market cross; and near by, until within the nineteenth century, were the stocks for vagrants and refractory townsmen. The Dukeries We have already adverted to a similar ring worn by one of Shakspere’s fellow townsmen. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture He has generally a wider theoretical knowledge than the rustic of the main processes by which the community lives; but the rustic's practical knowledge of the more fundamental of them is wider than the townsman's. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer Although many of the townsmen pretended to be converted, the Protestant chiefs held firm to their convictions, and resisted all persuasions, promises, and threats, to induce them to abjure their religion. The Huguenots in France The garrison came forth with swords reversed, and a deputation of the townsmen with bare heads and ropes about their necks, prostrated themselves before Edward, offering him the keys of the city. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The storekeepers distributed guns and ammunition, leaders developed, and the embattled ‘punkin rollers,’ rustlers, and townsmen rode out to meet the invaders.” Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West The figure is an evident study of an honest townsman of Nürnberg, and is as little like an ancient Jew as possible, though admirable as a transcript from nature. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture The townsman sees and takes part in the wonderful achievements of industrial science without any full understanding of its methods or of the relative importance and the interaction of the forces engaged. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer Colonel Morrison was living his grand life, in his tailor-made clothes, while his townsmen were out with their coats off making our town the substantial place it is. In Our Town It was a singular thing to see the farmers suddenly begin to ask themselves why they should stand quietly by while the townsmen monopolized all the offices and defied the farmers to make a change. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West When a rich townsman wished to express his praise or gratitude to God, he ordered for the church an altar-piece or dainty gilded Gothic carving to frame the painted panels of careful execution. The Tapestry Book A terser and more taking statement of opposition has been recently attributed to a gentleman highly honored by this University and by his townsmen here. Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses To the townsmen I now address my appeal and submit a plan. The Rural Life Problem of the United States Notes of an Irish Observer The town concurred with Colonel Morrison—our only townsman who travelled widely in those days—when he put it succinctly: "Ab Handy is Nora Sinclair's last call for the dining-car." In Our Town The emancipation of the townsmen from their lords and the establishment of a suitable form of government for their town were necessary preliminaries to the free development of town life. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Therefore I think we oat to have expressions of opinion from some of our leading townsmen. The House with the Green Shutters It had always been an annoyance to him to be brought to the notice of his fellow townsmen, and a man in uniform in these days was more than ever an object of interest. The Search The monks brought the parchments to the market-place; many which might have served the purposes of the townsmen they swore they could not find. Stray Studies from England and Italy The townsmen took part in the defence; and townsmen and garrison together were forced into the market-place. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 It limited the rights of the lord in calling the townsmen before his court and fining them, and enumerated the taxes which he might exact from the townspeople. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe But he had been born and bred in Barbie, and he knew his townsmen—oh yes, he knew them. The House with the Green Shutters But they were fellow townsmen, and had gone to school together! The Search The townsmen had no communal union, no corporate existence. Stray Studies from England and Italy One townsman is punished for having taken part in the Mass during the late Rising. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric The nobles sometimes put down the insurrections of their townsmen with great cruelty. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe The townsmen whisper together secretly, and laugh mockingly, and ask if we be well assured that King Hakon is in the west land: there is somewhat they are in glee over. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. The remainder of the expectant townsmen repeated the request loudly, volubly, and picturesquely. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush It may have been in the shadow of that gateway that a group of townsmen stood gathered to greet the return of their lord, but with other business on hand besides kindly greeting. Stray Studies from England and Italy E'en so," commented Morgan; "thine eyes and ears are passably good for a townsman. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea |
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