| 单词 | tread down |
| 例句 | The snow around was splashed with red and trodden down for yards into a crimson mud. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “It’s time to wake everyone up for vitals,” he says, treading down the hall. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z A little of the corn was trodden down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The turkey comes into sight, badly hobbled but gallantly, steadily treading down a dirt path. First-time hunter vs. turkey: Thanksgiving dinner is on the line. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z If it had been made in the ’90s, the servants would have been victims trodden down by their employers and the family would have been vile and mendacious and horrible. For Julian Fellowes, after 'Downton' and 'School of Rock' comes 'The Gilded Age' 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z “We will continue to hope that we don’t find ourselves treading down the same path,” she said. Over half of Sudan’s population needs humanitarian aid after nearly 7 months of war, UN says 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "It's bad for democracy. It's a very dangerous path to tread down." Trump’s court whisperer had a state judicial strategy. Its full extent only became clear years later 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “It’s a dangerous pathway we’re treading down,” said Rex Patrick, an independent member of Australia’s Senate who served as a submariner in the Australian Navy for a decade. Nuclear-Powered Submarines for Australia? Maybe Not So Fast. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z So much so that his ball sails over the thickest stuff and lands on the grass trodden down by the gallery. Ryder Cup: USA v Europe day one foursomes – live! 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z I’m like, ‘OK, kind of treading down that Tom Izzo road again.’ Draymond Green growing into role as Warriors’ vocal leader 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Sorry, not ready to tread down that road. Reunions and Remembrances from a Navy Veteran 2012-09-13T22:05:30Z And every movement of the parties is with pain to ourselves; either conscience is wronged, and gives out its cry of shame, or our natural desires are trodden down, and that also is pain. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z The sledges then followed in our track, Messrs. Beverly and Bird accompanying them, by which the snow was much trodden down, and the road thus improved for the boats. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Magna Charta, they said, was trodden down and the guaranties of the Colonial Charter were utterly disregarded. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z What, then, are the Gentile powers which have trodden down Jerusalem? Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z If, however, we tread down exactly with the finger-stroke we simply inhibit this stopping, because the damper in question is lifted again before it has had time to fall down. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z A flock without shelter will huddle closely together, turning their backs to the storm, constantly stepping, and thus treading down the snow as it rises about them. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z A moralist has well said, that "in contentions for power, both the philosophy and poetry of life are dropped and trodden down." Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z She hastened away, while her people were crushed and trodden down by their own numbers; and at last, as the Indians pressed upon them, were forced from the bridge into the river. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Now there can be no doubt whatever that the vast, iron-footed, undivided, Roman Empire, of which Titus was emperor at the time he trod down Jerusalem, has long p. 94since passed away. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z In an instant our stragglers were trodden down, cut up, and swept away, before our eyes and within shot of us. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The next moment he was blown into the air, but the gun was trodden down, dismounted--rendered useless; and the yeomanry retired under shelter. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z He strode out, catching up his hat at the door, and I counted the steps as he trod down the stairs. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z They then declared "that the Constitution had been violated in every part, and that public liberty and private rights had been trodden down." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z But what shall we say of the second? of that Turkey which is the only power now treading down Jerusalem? Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z Thus they were at once put to flight, and trod down the infantry, so that Cyrus was again victorious. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z She straightened out a few twisted stems and lifted some leaves that had been trodden down but escaped total destruction. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Some yards ahead it was evident that something unusual had happened, for the undergrowth was trodden down in a wide circle. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z We are trodden down by our brothers among the living. Beyond 2011-11-27T03:00:13.650Z Thus, of the two powers that have trodden down Jerusalem, one is already extinct, and the head of the other at its last gasp. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z The snow was too hard to beat or tread down, and at the angle it was all but ice. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z At the end of the path the snow was trodden down. Peter and Polly in Winter 2011-10-26T02:00:31.240Z And she trod down the eggs with her great feet, the eggs she had sat patiently on so long; and then she killed the little chickens with her strong beak. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z We are trodden down by our brothers among the living. Beyond 2011-11-27T03:00:13.650Z It includes clearly a release from the captivity, and the rise of Jerusalem, when the time of its treading down shall have come to an end. Rome, Turkey, and Jerusalem 2012-03-30T02:00:17.477Z The road was not quite all; right here either; the snow was trodden down hard, but there had been sand strewn on the pavement; they walked quicker, and by degrees with greater assurance. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z "But the people are like the grass that is trodden down by the cattle; it is greener the next year." The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z The young trees may be protected from the mice by keeping them clear of rubbish, that would shelter these animals, and when snow falls, it should be trodden down closely about the trees. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z He led the way with measured tread down the staircase, followed by his two captives and by the guard. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z On the right, a Centaur, who also wears a lion's skin knotted about his neck, treads down an armed Lapith, and grasps his right hand to prevent him striking with his sword. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z Ha! ye think, White angels in your niches,—I repent, And would tread down my own offences back To service at the footstool? that's read wrong! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z English homes were sacked, French soldiers bivouaced in Sussex pastures, and the ripening corn was trodden down and stained with blood. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The budding promise of youth, innocence, hope, and all which makes life desirable and a nature fair, are trodden down by the hoofs of the brute. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z The bed was trodden down, the geraniums broken, and the lobelia border showed big gaps in its blue and greenness. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z Highness has a manner to-night which disconcerts me by its novelty; a saying things and then unsaying them; suggesting and then, somehow, treading down the suggestion like a spark of your lightning. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z She was evidently a reckless gardener, for half the time she leaped directly into the vegetable beds, treading down the shoots that were tinging them with departing greenness. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z There they saw a black mass, writhing, heaving: it was a mass of men and women who had fallen, and been trodden down. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z Was I now treading down the same path my father had taken — expansion to bankruptcy?” A Movable Feast: Danny Meyer on a Roll 2011-08-07T04:00:43Z Then he spread the hay here, and worked it in there, and had it trodden down at the edge, and then in the middle, and, like the centurion, sent men hither and thither. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Indeed, it was to Rome that churchmen looked for help when the law of conscience to which they adhered was in danger of being trodden down by royal power. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z Ever since they rejected their own Messiah and King, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Gentiles have trodden down Jerusalem and the nation is blinded. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z When all this was done, the walls were dismantled, the ornaments taken down, and the symbols of their faith removed, to leave the noble building to be trodden down and profaned by the Gentiles. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z He does not deny that the battle is to the strong and the race to the swift; Isak does what no weaker man could have compassed, but Isak treads down no one on his way. Knut Hamsun 2011-07-18T02:00:21.927Z At every step aside from her vocation, although never so carefully taken, a woman meets with briers and nettles that wound her unprotected feet but are carelessly trodden down by a man. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Then, having trodden down the last spadeful of earth, the scout, with a knife, marked a couple of rude crosses upon the trunk of the nearest tree. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall do down to the ground. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Jerusalem did not cease to be trodden down of the Gentiles. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Garden-plots were trodden down, and their few bushes rent up, or hung with tatters of rags. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z I had trodden down the gallery for some inches in a convenient place, and stood close by, in vigilant expectation. Rambles of a Naturalist 2011-06-04T02:00:13.503Z The leaves are trodden down close and covered with a layer of mould, in which winter salad stuff is immediately planted. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Their land and city has been trodden down by the Gentiles. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z A blessed security for the city which for so long a time was trodden down by the Gentiles. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z If it were blocked up I have troops e-nough to break through it and to tread down all who would try to stop me. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z Women may be weak, yet even in weakness is strength, but you have trodden down strength. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z The ring is surrounded by earthworks, now grass-grown and trodden down, unkept since the Revolutionary days, when West Point was a Gibraltar. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Like heroes they are treading down the foes. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z After an hour the old man came forth again, and moved with a slow tread down the village street toward his own dwelling. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Had I been able to commence early, Wellington's army would have been trodden down in the defiles of the forest before the Prussians could have had time to arrive. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z Instead of using the almighty power, which accompanied him, to the purpose of exalting himself and treading down his enemies, he makes no other use of it than to heal and to save. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z And I will tread down the people in my anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.” War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z Now to Jerusalem, no longer trodden down by the Gentiles, the enemies being scattered, the Lord Himself has returned and His glory is seen there again. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The Lector kept himself up with the hope that the Count would very soon tread down the flower-parterre of the new enjoyment as flat and dead as a cross-way. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Perhaps I detected the pulses of a nation’s palpitating heart, throbbing for liberty, but trodden down, and sobbing in despair. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The grass was trodden down, it bore the traces of spilt wine and crumbs of bread—one large shrub was cut down—but there were no branches. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the walls thereof, and it shall be trodden down. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z His people scattered and dispersed, the holy hill desecrated and Jerusalem trodden down by the Gentiles. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z He wore scarlet Turkish slippers, trodden down at heel, gray trousers, and a soiled dark-blue smoking-jacket with red facings and buttons. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z There was a little straw in the place, but it was so trodden down and swarming with vermin that he could not lie on it. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z Upon noticing that from the place where they stood onward the grass was trodden down and seemed to form a kind of road, all followed upon this track. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z And Jerusalem has been destroyed, trodden down by the Gentiles, and the Jews have remained in captivity among the nations until now. Key to the Science of Theology 2011-03-05T03:00:29Z The nations at ease, prosperous and increased, and Jerusalem trodden down, the land waste and desolate, in the hands of the enemy, is the mark of this age up to its end. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The heavy entrance-gate was awry—the stone pillars decaying—the avenue weed-grown and neglected—the shrubberies trodden down and disfigured by browsing cattle. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z An outcast, by deformity, from the common race of man, and trodden down in soul by unmerited contumely or hate. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z This is the “wild beast” of the present day in Lebanon, which is “passing by and treading down the humble and unsupported Thistle.” The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z The material is spread in uniform layers over the floor of the silo, and closely packed and trodden down. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z He is silent in regard to the nations who are treading down Jerusalem and who are scattering Israel. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The multitude of Moab was as straw trodden down for the dunghill, and the high fort of the fire-monster was brought down and laid low and brought to the ground, even to the dust. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z My amiable guide went ahead through the thicket, breaking and treading down all the bushes like a bear. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z O refuse her not lest the wild beast in Lebanon should tread down the Thistle and obtain the ascendancy. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z I wouldn't ask it of you, but really we poor servants must stand by each other if we wouldn't be trodden down into the very dirt. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z Prosperity and peace seems to be what the angels saw, but over against this bright picture there is the dark scene—Jerusalem trodden down, the house of the Lord unfinished, a persecuted suffering remnant. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under Him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Whole forests were uprooted by him, and the hoofs of his enormous horse trod down fields and meadows. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z The peasants evidently held it their duty to offer the hospitality of their fields to the "flycatcher," as they dubbed me, although sometimes they found the grass trodden down where he had been. The Lonely House 2011-01-13T03:01:04.920Z Vilma's flowers and Mrs. Ershebet's broccolis were alike trodden down by the intruders, and great exertions were made to start the game. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Their land trodden down by the Gentiles, waste and desolate. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z The strongest, the most self-assertive, tend to tread down the weaker.... Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z At last I have got it into order," she exclaimed: "see, Elsa, for the last three days the bed has not been trodden down nor the leaves torn off the trellis. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z Something obscurely good, an unconscious "better self," as men declare, which, though deeply and mysteriously hidden, dashes ahead like an unbroken colt, treading down the most elaborate results of careful thought? Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z The announcement of these new species came with a warning: some handfish may be treading down the rocky path to extinction. A Hello (and Goodbye?) to Rare Handfish 2010-05-28T16:00:00Z In plowing among crops, his feet being small and following each other so much more in a line, he seldom treads down the ridges or crops. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. She leaned upon her father's arm, and they were passing near a field of rye, which was trodden down as though a scythe had been passed over it. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 The feeble were trodden down, and even the strong wasted their strength in contending with each other. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 But I hope we shall do valiantly, and tread down our enemies. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Of course I did not tread down or pull up the grass to make a nice place to set, but stood at the side and slipped it in the trail in a slight depression. Mink Trapping A Book of Instruction Giving Many Methods of Trapping—A Valuable Book for Trappers. The walls were of wattle, closed up with clay to keep out the weather; the hearths were of stone slabs, and the floors of clay well trodden down. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The snow was all trodden down solid around him where they had circled and stood around and fed on him. Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers She bent over a bed to straighten a young cabbage-plant that had just been set out and was half trodden down. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History But I trust we shall yet tread down our enemies. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams By some magic he seemed to know the open spaces between the trees and where the underbrush could be safely trodden down. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas One of the flowers with which the streets were strewn, she picked up to carry back as a memorial; it was a red carnation trodden down by a horse's hoof. Barbarossa and Other Tales Here the bushes were trodden down, a man’s cap was hanging on one close to the bottom. The Missioner Once he paused a moment, then continued his measured tread down the long row of lockers until he came to a door at the other end of the room. The Social Gangster If all petty and cowardly oppression were sternly trodden down, we should soon have a state of public opinion in which gross and large tyranny would be almost impossible. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Stand you all still, and see me thus trod down? A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Vexed at her persistence, and extremely annoyed at intelligence that had just reached him from the North Bridge, he said, imperiously, “Get away! or you’ll be trodden down by the horses!” The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution She went on, through the pathless forest, treading down the soft moss. On the Heights A Novel The earth torn up, and the grass trodden down, indicated that a severe struggle had taken place on the spot. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Gentleness is sometimes an humiliation, and he who is always forbearing and patient may be trodden down by fools. Arabian Wisdom She was old, she was ill, she was being trodden down by generations hungrier than any that she had ever known, but she was as indomitable as she had ever been. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary The way was not clear and open again till she reached the path through the meadow where the grass was still trodden down from the celebration. Landolin I don’t remember ever having a boot-heel brought so directly under my observation which was so wonderfully trodden down on one side. Seven Frozen Sailors On it came, right upon him; if it passed it must tread down the fair girl’s body. The Ruined Cities of Zululand All had been devoured by the animals, or trodden down. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand. The Bible Story At the bottom, trodden down to the very soil from which they are forced to extract food for all the rest, and perhaps, if any is left, for themselves, come the peasantry. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Overwhelmed by numbers, they were trodden down, disarmed, and made prisoners. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He could even read what was passing in her mind—how she was treading down an impulse to ask him in, remembering that, after all, their introduction had been startlingly unconventional. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion On arriving at the holes that had contained the water, we found them a mass of black mud, the surrounding grass being trodden down and daubed over with it. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people with the sword, and the pillars of thy strength shall go down to the ground. The Bible Story It was best to be careful in going after it, for Madam Land's windows looked out to this side, and she was furious when any one trod down her grass. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself As they advanced up the church, many of the congregation were trodden down or crushed to death, or pierced through with their darts. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation That oppression has not trodden out, though it may have trodden down, the spirit of men. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 The grass was trodden down in every direction, and in some places it was torn up, as though a heavy piece of timber had been dragged along over it. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Thou hast trodden down all my flowers: not a blade of grass still greens in the terrible desert— Dead! Belcaro Being Essays on Sundry Aesthetical Questions He carefully put it back in its place, remarking, "it would be a pity if it were trodden down." Felicitas A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476 Then there is his scrip, and the fox eyeing it askance; the ripe and purple vineyard, and the other fox treading down the grapes whilst he continues at his work. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Many souls drop from heaven like flowers; but, with their white buds, they are trodden down into the mud, and lie soiled and crushed in the print of a hoof. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors What I here propound is true:—therefore it cannot die:—or if by any means it be now trodden down so that it die, it will “rise again to the Life Everlasting.” Eureka: A Prose Poem No: it was a people crushed and trodden down; their hard-won laurels tarnished and dishonored; their country enslaved; their monarch a wanderer, no one knew where. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II After sowing, and before covering, tread down the seed in the rows with the feet evenly; then draw the back of the rake lengthwise over the rows, after which roll the whole surface. Asparagus, its culture for home use and for market: a practical treatise on the planting, cultivation, harvesting, marketing, and preserving of asparagus, with notes on its history The Lord Jesus Christ said that Jerusalem should be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Studies in Prophecy The snow had been trodden down, and only a thin layer covered with ice remained, which rang under the horse's big hoofs. Ditte: Girl Alive! But then came human kind bustling beneath; wondering, fussing, exploring, measuring, treading down flowers, cutting down trees, scaring bobalinks—and Andover, as men say, began to be settled. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Slavery tramples on the Constitution; it treads down State Rights. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence If such ground is trodden down hard, and rain should soon follow, the ground would probably become like a brick, and the roots, kept in check, would suffer seriously. The Book of Pears and Plums Fill with manure from the stable, well trod down. Soil Culture These shameful proclivities must be trod down; we are already a mark and an eye-sore in the neighbourhood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. XII (of 25) Thursday.—I feel happier about the Fables, and it is warmer a bit; but my body is most decrepit, and I can just manage to be cheery and tread down hypochondria under foot by work. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) “I see pride in bodily shape, treading down faith and conviction,” said Cæcilius. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century Beelzebub has taken a worse devil to himself, so that I am likely to be trodden down into the very middle of the pit. The Landleaguers Put in the bottom one foot of good barn-yard manure, and tread down. Soil Culture But the beauty of justice, the loveliness of love, I trod down to earth. Eighth Reader And if I stopped by the way an instant, while others are rushing on, I should be trodden down. Shirley Everywhere one could see the rich growing richer, the poor poorer, the workman trodden down, brought to the level of slavery with his long hours and scanty wages. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Thus what the earth did breed, to th’ earth is gone, Like fading hearb or feebly drooping flower, By feet of men and beast quite trodden down, The muck-sprung learning cannot long endure. Democritus Platonissans The theory of shallow plowing, and treading down onion-beds is incorrect. Soil Culture "It's too heavy—she never trod down the snow-crust like that, poor bird!" and, resuming his work, Ben kicked the shavings he had made into the fire, and flung the mutilated pine after them. Mabel's Mistake Step by step the old pony trod down the steep, uneven track, and the necessity for careful driving seemed sufficient excuse for her preoccupation. East of the Shadows Then the little feet went with a light tread down the stairs, that she might disturb nobody, and paused in the hall. What She Could Having thus resolved, a weight seemed to have rolled from his shoulders and he sprang up and walked with a quick tread down to the village. Cloudy Jewel A flower here or there was apt to be trodden down, a small life broken, a reputation stained; but what of that when Rhaetia’s standard was to be planted upon the mountain top? The Princess Virginia To herself, she seemed disgraced forever; the holiest portion of her life was torn away, to be trodden down by the feet of the multitude. Mabel's Mistake The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy In every path, He treads down that which doth befriend him When sickness makes him pale and wan. Nature Along with its natural protectors and guardians, learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 "I should," replied Jack, "if it wasn't for treading down your buckwheat." The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies The Triumvirate, with Cæsar at its head, had finally trodden down all law; and yet every one was clamoring for legal rights! The Life of Cicero Volume II. And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy More servants wait on man Than he'll take notice of: in every path He treads down that which doth befriend him, When sickness makes him pale and wan. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Carabao sometimes go crazy, and when they do, they tread down everything in their way. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Then Rufe came along, and he was mad enough, 'cause Wad was treading down the buckwheat. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies The grass, trodden down by the many feet, lay in prostrate shadow at the foot of the great tree; and the shadows of other trees fell and met in soft wavy outline. Say and Seal, Volume I And under them, in a row, the shoes that her feet had gone in, misshapen, trodden down at heel, gaping to deliver up her shame. The Combined Maze Has not war, the rude and ruthless destroyer, trodden down glorious cities and priceless buildings that might claim to rank among the greatest Kultur-treasures of humanity? Gems (?) of German Thought Thou hast trod down all that err from thy statutes, &c. he was taken up the whole night in thinking on it without going to bed. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies The papacy with its tyrannical feet has trodden down all that would dare rise against it. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity All around, the grass was trodden down, and the ground showed what a fierce struggle had been carried on in silence, while the rest slept in peace. Three Young Pioneers A Story of the Early Settlement of Our Country The prints of a man’s feet were visible on the sand, and one of them had trodden down the plants, whose stems were still gently rising up again one after the other. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora She was a bulky Dutch vrouw, with a dishevelled head of coarse black hair, and a dirty cotton gown, and dirty bare feet in bulgy shoes that were trodden down at heel. The Dop Doctor The snow was still deep in many parts, but it had been trodden down in the well-worn tracks, such as was the high road from Oxford to London. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford How true now appears the prophecy of Isaiah: “The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.” The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Then the trees were bare, nearly all the veldt burnt and black, and the oat fields trodden down. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition He was a man of most determined will and character, ready to tread down or fight through any obstacles which stood in the path he saw fit to follow. Admiral Farragut The brave, impetuous heart yields everywhere To the subtle, contriving head; Great qualities are trodden down, And littleness united Is become invincible. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold Now the newcomer trod down straight past the place of concealment of the boys. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or, Two Recruits in the United States Army Many fell from the path into the sea, and there perished, and many more were trodden down and died beneath the feet of their own companions. The True Story Book But had Scotland been trodden down at Bannockburn, the fortunes of the isle might well have been worse. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Eagerly we searched everywhere for traces of a struggle, but the only spot where the long grass was trodden down was at a point a little beyond the ferry. The Seven Secrets In doing this, it is requisite that the heap should be well shook to pieces, and trod down. The art of promoting the growth of the cucumber and melon in a series of directions for the best means to be adopted in bringing them to a complete state of perfection Aye, though he's buried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh— The world shall see his bones! The Children's Garland from the Best Poets The manure ought to be firmly trodden down, to moderate the rate of fermentation. Manures and the principles of manuring The lofty trees, with their thickly entwined branches, the naked negroes on horseback, and whole herds of elephants treading down bamboo thickets with their broad, heavy feet. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Daniel asked how long the vision concerning the daily sacrifice and transgression of desolation to give the sanctuary and people to be trodden down? The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 The land is trodden down under its polluting foot. Select Temperance Tracts The first battle was lost by the Romans, who could not penetrate the Grecian phalanx, and were trodden down by the elephants. Ancient States and Empires We couldn’t do much this morning but tread down the snow; but after breakfast, it will be fine. Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him The old doctrine of faith in Christ, of love, of prayer, of cross, of comfort in tribulation was entirely trodden down. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Up to this time of fulness, Jerusalem was to be trodden down. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 There were also small trees trodden down mercilessly under foot. The Pools of Silence Last of all Jesus predicted that Jerusalem would be “trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.” The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Here, he showed them that the moss on the road had been trodden down by the weight of a human foot; there, that it had been torn and dragged forward from its place. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians The unhappy man I had seen trodden down had been dead for about half an hour, and his body was already corrupt. Athelstane Ford As it is, they break our apple-trees and tread down the green cornfields, and he forgives them everything. The Light Shines in Darkness And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth,” Isa. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Another man had trodden down the fears to which he had afterward lightly confessed and had carried off the situation with a high hand. The Fighting Edge It is best kept in bins in a granary, well trodden down. Anecdotes of Dogs The accumulation of manure trodden down in these places and sometimes mixed with sawdust or earth, provided a congenial place for the growth of the mycelium. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. They had gone round the castle and the cow house without going very near them,—it was not worth while to tread down the grass, Jacob said. Lisbeth Longfrock And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse They found many paths in the woods completely trodden down by animals. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia After much delay, the male bird appeared with food in his beak, and, satisfying himself that the coast was clear, dropped into the grass which I had trodden down in my search. Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs In the increased vitality it gave he was able to tread down the world. The House with the Green Shutters We can see him as he returned to his home, now desolated by war, his wigwam destroyed, his cornfield trodden down, his family taken from him, his friends taken captive in the war. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Then the crowd inside the building were sure there was something wrong without, and they rushed out, only to be trodden down by the Norman horse-hoofs. Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) Moreover, her heart, the heart of a farmer's daughter, smote her at the treading down of the grass. Peggy The Sower:" "A sower went out to sow his seed," said Jesus, "and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. Child's Story of the Bible Never shall we so tread down the tempter, and the traitor, as when we are "rejoicing in Christ Jesus," and "in the hope of the glory of God." Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians They roasted an ox whole, devoured it, and then formed a procession, 10,000 strong, behind the French tricolour and a picture which represented Dundas stabbing Liberty and Burke treading down "the swinish multitude." William Pitt and the Great War The snow was all trodden down in the street through which they passed first, to see the snow castle which the boys had made, and the castle itself was a disappointment. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not It is then squared off into a heap forty inches high and trodden down to thirty inches high. Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure Two Irish setters followed at his heels sniffing the ground trodden down a little while before by the feet of numerous Wellington maids. Molly Brown's Senior Days "Fox and me are treading down the mud for the company." A Lieutenant at Eighteen Burke's unfortunate phrase in the "Reflections": "Learning will be cast into the mire and trodden down under the hoofs of a swinish multitude." William Pitt and the Great War I have spoken especially for the loyal citizens who are now trodden down by rebel power. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States Their land unfenced, was often suddenly visited by a herd of several hundreds: their crops were trodden down, and devoured in a few hours. The History of Tasmania, Volume I The people had done much the same as had he when, a boy at Versailles, he rebelled against the selfish court that trod down all opposition with a heel of iron. Historic Boyhoods You have eaten the good pastures and trodden down the residue with your feet. The Northern Iron I am like the litter in a circus, trodden down by all the sorrows which go and come to play their parts. En Route Such strange things storms do,—here purifying the air, yonder treading down rich harvests, now replenishing the streams, and now strewing shores with wrecks; here a blessing, there a calamity. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana When at last the fifth and final hole was filled and trodden down under the sore heels in the cloth boots, the others were standing around the apparatus. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories The real civilization follows on after the paths are trodden down. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The road toward Heaven is alway open: and they whom men beat back and tread down are the most like to win ear of Him. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century See, they are strewn upon the seat beside her, under those dirty feet that have trodden down the beds of mould. The Royal Picture Alphabet When the snow is deep, one of these herds will tread down a space of several acres, in which they will be found browsing on the bark and twigs of the trees. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire He had a domineering mind, was outspoken and haughty, trampling over other men's opinions as a charge of cavalry treads down the grasses of the field it traverses. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I I trample on the snowdrops, it gives me pleasure to tread down the jonquils, to destroy the chill Lent lilies; for I am sick of them, their faint-bloodedness, slow-blooded, icy-fleshed, portentous. Look! We Have Come Through! Already, the evening before, distances had drawn nearer, the most intoxicated had trodden down the bar of sand which separated the two groups. The Fête At Coqueville 1907 Whose feet had trodden down the grass, what strange people lived on the prairies, they knew not, what dangers might await them, they cared not. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States In one place, a bunch of spreading ferns had been trodden down, and the long graceful fronds bruised and broken: in another, a cluster of crushed wild-flowers betrayed a recent footstep. The Island Home The water-lilies and blue forget-me-nots were trodden down, the fish that had their homes under the mossy stones in terror fled away. A Book of Myths The children had to step facing the wind, so if any plants were trodden down the wind would help to blow them back into place. Home Life in Colonial Days Night after night your horse treads down alone The sere damp fern, night after night you sit Holding the bridle like a man of stone, Dismal, unfriended: what thing comes of it? The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems But she trod down the momentary nausea with the resolute will that had always been hers. The Highgrader Though seed should fall on such tracts, it could not grow; birds would pick up the living kernels lying unrooted and uncovered and some of the grains would be crushed and trodden down. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern This heap should be well trodden down and upon it should be placed the box or frame upon which the sash are to rest. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse Then I walked round the tiny enclosure, and presently I discovered, close to the hedge, three small patches, where the grass was slightly beaten or trodden down. In Kings' Byways But the Ionians were trodden down under the heavy foot of Persia: excess of freedom and want of cohesion and discipline was their ruin. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield After repetition of phrases, 'buried from my sight,' 'and trodden down with stones,' Paul hesitated, as if pondering the improbability of such fate to his victims' mortal remains; then broke out in a hysterical laugh. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Jerusalem was "trodden down of the Gentiles", and ever since has been under Gentile dominion, and so shall continue to be "until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern But pride is ever at hand to tread down tenderness, and obstinacy is always at the heels of pride; and out of this "trivial cause" see what a "pretty quarrel" has been sprung. Molly Bawn Gilian went first and trod down the nettles, making a path that she might the more comfortably reach this sanctuary so melancholy. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Such a community will tread down obstacles now deemed invincible, and turn them into helps. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Again and again come the words, "Fierce avenging sprite," "till blood for blood atones," "buried from my sight," "and trodden down with stones." Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 "In God we shall do valiantly; and He, even He, shall tread down our enemies." The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms Advancing, I came on a spot where the snow was much trodden down. The Big Otter It has been whispered in my ear, after a speech of Cicero, ‘If he goes on so, he will tread down the sandal of Marcus Antonius in the long run, and perhaps leave Hortensius behind.’ Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The fields were trodden down and their produce carried off. The Young Rajah What could the spectral voice have meant by the prophecy about burial 'in a cave' and 'trodden down with stones'? Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Rents fastened up with pins, stains hidden by stylish scarves and mantles, stockings unmended, boots trodden down or in holes. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May The hops should be gradually thrown into the bag, and trod down continually, till the bag is filled. The American Practical Brewer and Tanner There is a constant struggle and pressure for front streets in the social amphitheatre; in the midst of which all noble self-denying resolve is trodden down, and many fine natures are inevitably crushed to death. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success Here and there, indeed, there were still flowery spots, but they were soon trodden down by the feet of those who passed along. The Rocky Island and Other Similitudes The grass is a foot high in parts of my tent, where it has not been trodden down, and the gentle grasshopper makes music all the day, and likewise all the night. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer I'm sorry for the conquering ones who know not sin's defeat, But daily tread down fierce desire 'neath scorched and bleeding feet. Custer, and Other Poems. Next, having filled in with charcoal compactly trodden down, a mortar mixed of gravel, lime, and ashes is spread on to a depth of half a foot. The Ten Books on Architecture Though the atmosphere was heavy and deadening, my eyes were so watchful that not even the uprising of some weeds, trodden down, perhaps, hours before by a passing foot, escaped their notice. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories It is ours, if we will, to do something that shall tell on all the coming ages of a race which has been persecuted and enslaved, trodden down and despised, for a thousand generations. A History of American Christianity He got off, and looked at the places where the grass had been trodden down. The Queen's Necklace I believe they are right in sharing things, in fighting for those who are trodden down by the rich, but you and I can still believe all that without becoming inhuman. The Hippodrome Strip it of all it has seen, touched, enjoyed, or suffered—still it seems to survive; bury all it knew, or could know in the grave—but itself cannot be trodden down into the corruption. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Because she could not give Macedonia, which means her glory, her history, her poetry, her soul, she is now trodden down and killed. Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) Over this framework a layer of mud is spread, which, after drying, is covered with earth and firmly trodden down. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 More than one acre had been trodden down at the time of the siege. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Now are ye overtopped and trodden down by gentlemen, and put out of possibility ever to recover foot. The Rise of the Democracy But Jerusalem, it was predicted, should long feel the miseries of a multitude of oppressors, should never enjoy the luxury of a solitary woe, but "be trodden down of the Gentiles." Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity Some think that this anarchism would make a man tread down mighty cities in his madness. George Bernard Shaw He got upon his feet and went tramping about the room in his slippers, the heels of which had been trodden down. Frank Merriwell's Chums "Patience!" cried he; "and when I lead you on, don't forget your password, or you will be ridden and trodden down in the dark like the others." Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag More than four thousand souls were slain, and a great multitude of women and children, left without protector or helper, distracted and confounded, were trodden down and destroyed. A Traveler’s Narrative Then the three lifted the shapeless bag and carried it with noiseless tread down to the hall and out through the half-open doors to where a carriage drawn by four black horses stood waiting. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension He disliked the entrance of a universal justice at the end of the last act; treading down all the personal ultimatums and all the varied certainties of men. George Bernard Shaw In his slowness of speech he floundered about, treading down the briars that grew along the edge of the road, walking with heavy tread but tenderly looking down upon her. An Arkansas Planter The angry God looms above us with flaming features and avenging weapons to tread down his enemies. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life He listened, and understood how an ant-king was complaining, "If only these men would keep off, with their great awkward beasts! here comes this stupid horse treading down my people with his hard hoofs!" Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm He had trodden down another of his enemies and was about to take to himself the spoils of the battle. Steve Yeager We observed the traces of herds of buffaloes, where they had crossed the river, the trees being trodden down and strewed, as if by a whirlwind. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 It was great sport to see us dash in all directions tumbling over one another in our efforts to escape being trodden down by the horses; no wonder they laughed and shouted in their glee! Into the Jaws of Death Instead, burning rafters and smoking ruins: around, the ground was trodden down by many feet of moccasined men. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside He tiptoed to the door and went with his oddly light and cat-footed tread down the hill. Then I'll Come Back to You There's just a mite of difference where folks have ridden, there's perhaps just a few seedlin's been trodden down, an' there's a line between the trees that's just a little straighter than any animal's runway. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters The splendour and the strength of storm and fight Sustain the song That filled our fathers' hearts with joy to smite, To live, to love, to lay down life that right Might tread down wrong. A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI But very soon the wanderings of these two gentlemen ceased, and at the sound of the House tutor's tread down the passage they fled very ingloriously to their own abode. The Loom of Youth No longer trodden down by stranger's feet, Jerusalem is again for the Jew, and the Jew for Jerusalem. The Mark of the Beast The grain was altogether spoilt; some of it had been burnt, the rest trodden down by the horses. Three Years' War Thus was that great race who first trod down the wilderness on this continent continually and cruelly hampered by the man who sat on the throne in France. The Lady of Fort St. John It is not insultingly trodden down by the feet, nor is any foul admixture suffered to pollute it; its stream of gem-like clearness is drawn forth from it by a noble provocation. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Then we all went roun' an' roun' for maybe fifty laps, an' the way we wore the bark off them trees an' trod down the grass between 'em was a caution. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure The sole object of anxiety seemed to be, which should escape first from the field of battle; insomuch, that numbers were actually trodden down by their countrymen in the hurry of the flight. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 A loving heart is the great requirement! ... not to oppress, not to destroy; ... not to exalt oneself by treading down others; but to comfort and befriend those in suffering.—Fo-sho-hing-tsan-king. The Essence of Buddhism That would have saved the rest from getting trod down, and at noon you could have finished the job. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way They were merely tracks trodden down by our feet and carts, heavily rutted, uneven, and either a slough of mud and water, or a desert of dust, according to the weather. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben On they came, seemingly at a great pace, and one heard a crunching noise as the hoofs of the ponies trod down the snow crust, but one could not hear the footfalls of the men. South with Scott The more fortunate gained the bridge by scrambling over heaps of wounded, of women and children thrown down and half suffocated, and whom they again trod down in their attempts to reach it. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 For, as Margaret Douglas complained, "All ours on the isle were trodden down by the men who came to the tourney, and they have not grown up again." The Black Douglas "I did begin to make a path," replied Oscar; "but I did n't have time to finish it, and when I got home from school, the snow was all trodden down hard." Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way I don't forget that this state produced George Washington, but I want victory for our side just the same, no matter how much of Virginia we may have to tread down. The Tree of Appomattox The floor or roof was then finished with a heavy coating of clay, trodden down solid and smoothed to a level. Casa Grande Ruin Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 289-318 The earth around was trodden down and bare; a few flowers grew against the house-wall, and some milk-pans were ranged along it to dry. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, No. 12 Then shall the Devil be chained, according to the 12th chapter, and we shall see him trodden down as in the picture. The Book of Art for Young People I don't think it will storm much longer; and the snow is so light, now, that you can shovel it easily, but if you leave it till noon, it maybe trodden down hard. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way Had they left the narrow track, they would either have been trodden down by the heavily laden camels, or have fallen off into the dark waters below. The Women of the Arabs But he trod down the panic and set his will to carry on. The Big-Town Round-Up A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the wayside and was trodden down, and birds came and devoured it. Mother Stories from the New Testament A Book of the Best Stories from the New Testament that Mothers can tell their Children They have laid waste the dwelling-place of our hope; they have trodden down the bodies of the saints in the temple of God like mire in the street. Anglo-Saxon Literature It's trodden down just as hard as ice. Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way "Normans" said a Norman poet "must be trodden down and kept under foot, for he only that bridles them may use them at his need." History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Monanponda convoyed me a long way, and at one spot, with grass all trodden down, he said, "Here we killed a man of Moezia and ate his body." The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi The olive-branches and palm-leaves were not yet all trodden down, and they bore witness to the Messianic ecstasy of four days ago. I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross The peasantry, once the mainstay of England and now trodden down and neglected, cannot rise alone and without help from those above them. Queen Victoria "I tried to," replied Oscar; "but it was trodden down so hard, I could n't get it off." Oscar The Boy Who Had His Own Way Once it came into my heart, and whelmed me like a flood, That these too are men and women, human flesh and blood; Men with hearts and men with souls, though trodden down like mud. Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems Ah, here's oppression! here's a people trodden down! The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II He encouraged those who were trodden down, to perseverance, by reminding them that real dignity is something very different from present success. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series The mound has long since been trodden down, and the windmills are gone, but the name "Windmill Street" remains. Old St. Paul's Cathedral His mind, which had the world for its toy and which planned the building or the treading down of empires, had turned its thought upon that little kingdom in the heart of the boy. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Passing through the villages we saw on all sides terrible signs of the devastation of war—houses burned, uncut grain trodden down and rendered useless, gardens trampled under foot; everywhere ruin and distress. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 That is the way of this world; the wicked are well-paid and exalted, while the virtuous are ill-paid and trodden down. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The hat had been trodden down by a boot-heel in a slither of blood on the floor-cloth of the squalid little room. Jan A Dog and a Romance The first procedure is to make the manure into a high oblong heap well trodden down. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The strong trod down the weak; the helpless poor Groaned under burdens grievous to endure; The nation's wealth was spent in vain display, And weakness wore the nation's heart away. The Poems of Henry Van Dyke At one time there was trouble getting the horse up the icy trail, yet a little later it was treading down the irises and jonquils and bending its head to snuff the rosemary. The Judge The lawns were torn up and trodden down; the gravel path from the stables looked like a freshly plowed field; every tree and every bush bore the marks of the marauder. The Wharf by the Docks A Novel See, the brush is trodden down, and the ferns are broken. Dorothy Dale's Camping Days Then return the soil and firmly tread down. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Cities were bombarded, now by the Austrians and now by the Turks, villages were burned, harvests trodden down, every thing eatable was consumed. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power But his extraordinary memoirs, while they show an intrepid mind in a robust frame, bear witness to the self-tormentor who had trodden down the natural bonds of domestic life. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Pitch it out into the road; it will stop a cranny somewhere between the stones when once it is well trodden down by men's heels. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Claiming spiritual kinship with Christ, the Negro could be sold at the pleasure of his master, and his family hearthstone trodden down by the slave-dealer. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Also he heard doleful voices and rushings to and fro, so that sometimes he thought he should be torn in pieces, or trodden down like mire in the streets. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories "I do believe they have been treading down those wild animals all night." The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin She trod down any doubts she might feel. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today Nor can we dwell on the picture of the righteous treading down the wicked, which seems to prolong the previous metaphor of the leaping young cattle. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Cars were broken by elephants, horsemen were crushed by great car-warriors, and bands of foot-soldiers were trodden down by bodies of horsemen, as these fled in fear. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 These fellows are but thoughts of mine; my whole Army, that treads down all the earth and breaks The banks of fending rivers into marsh, Is nought but my forth-going imagination. Emblems Of Love But liefer were I to have seen Your nimble feet tread down the green In threesome dance to pipe and fife. Poems By The Way & Love Is Enough Our boasted liberty sometimes trodden down, sometimes giddily set up, and ever precariously fluctuating and unsettled; it has only been kept alive by the blasts of continual feuds, wars, and conspiracies. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet, in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of Hosts. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII The Earth, O lord, was soon covered with human beings that were crushed into shapelessness or trodden down by elephants and steeds and with others that roared in great affliction. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 It is hard to picture the waving cornfields trodden down, the burning villages and ransacked vineyards, all the horrors of real war to which that fertile plain has been so often the prey. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series He saw her before him trodden down by misfortune, in the power of subtlety and villany, and as a child of misfortune his heart even more strongly inclined to her. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue It roused in her something very like fierceness—these gentle creatures can be fierce sometimes—to see a good man like Dr. Grey trodden down and domineered over by this narrow-minded, bad- tempered woman. Christian's Mistake Then the poor are trodden down and have to give large parts of their scanty harvests to the rich. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII So the remaining stories are told in short intensive sentences which describe the heart-breaking history of men who have been trodden down under the heel of monopoly. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin Even the rank grass, however badly trodden down, rears itself again with amazing vitality. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest The two children of Mrs. Forester, Bella and Albert, were in the cart, treading down the hay as fast as Thomas pitched it up. Mary Erskine "More servants wait on Man Than he'll take notice of: in every path He treads down that which doth befriend him When sickness makes him pale and wan." Thrift Woe was to them born, that were in the way before them, for all they it trod down, with horses and with steeds; and so they came near, and Petreius they captured. Brut The Municipal Guards, when they came upon the bridge, began treating the crowd roughly, a good many persons were hurt, and an old woman was trodden down. France in the Nineteenth Century Tu-Kila-Kila walked with a leisurely tread down the lines and surveyed the men critically. The Great Taboo Here the man of ambition and dark intrigue, circumvents and treads down his more honest rivals. The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers, Sermons XXVI. and XXVII. Put the cutting gently into the hole, so as not to fray the bark, and tread down firmly. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore Instead of using the almighty power which accompanied him, to the purpose of exalting himself, and treading down his enemies, he makes no other use of it than to heal and to save. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant Does he find, with his three hundred thousand pounds, no noble thing trodden down in the thoroughfares, which it were godlike to help up? Past and Present We observed the traces of herds of buffaloes where they had crossed the river, the trees being trodden down and strewed as if by a whirlwind. The Journey to the Polar Sea Love vainly pushes back the imperious figure; the protecting flowers are trodden down and the dove mourns; and with it all we feel that though Love fears Death, yet Death respects Love. Watts (1817-1904) It was a grey streak well trodden down and covered with dust, like all roads. The Bishop and Other Stories He wore a silk cord for a tie, had no trace of a waistcoat, and his boots were worse than mine, with the heels trodden down on one side. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories The start was very unpromising; He was trodden down, but He got up and proved Himself the victor. The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916) Sermons On Subjects Suggested By The War, Third Series Long after the last of your number Has ceased my front-court to encumber While, treading down rose and ranunculus, You Tommy-make-room-for-your-uncle-us! Robert Browning As he pressed onward he presently discovered that, in a wavering line, the brambles seemed to have been recently trodden down. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir A stripe of darker green, where their feet had trodden down the blades, led straight as a sheep's track from the garden gate to the opening of the ring. The Romantic Look where we leave Our treasures trodden down; gather them! Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala Oh! yet My meditated words are trodden down Like a little wayside grass. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. He had been wont to tread down before him all such little difficulties and obstacles as came across him in his former life. The Firm of Girdlestone In looking for the nest a good deal of grass is necessarily trodden down; the consequence is that if you do not find eggs, there is little chance of their being laid later on. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 The man leading stopped now and then to glance carefully about him; in these pauses he studied the ground—often a weed trodden down in dew turned their course abruptly. The Lady of Big Shanty Gifted enough to tread down every enemy, lovely enough to gladden woman's heart, with glittering vesture and with godlike crown reverenced he might have been by servile crowds! Sacred Books of the East The grass was green as plush, and along the front of the trenches, where it had not been trodden down, there were yellow buttercups and other little spring flowers whose names I did not know. Three Times and Out What class of people have been trodden down for centuries? and when did they begin to get their eyes opened as to their privileges? The Harp of God And there is no slave so trodden down as him that is the slave of desire.... Judith, a play in three acts Founded on the Apocryphal Book of Judith New England had still a stern ordeal to go through, but never again was she to be so trodden down and insulted as in the days of Andros. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The crowd ever expect to be trodden down. The Man Who Laughs Whatever was ripe in the adjacent country, they reaped, and brought together; and what was green they trod down and destroyed, that the enemy might not subsequently get it. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 Their chaussure is pitiable in the extreme: some have boots, not unfrequently decorated with spurs; others have shoes, trodden down at heel and terribly tattered; and some even appear in slippers. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy The snow which covered the ground here had been well trodden down, and many tracks led in the direction of Moose river. Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds Wright gives only the verb stolch 'to tread down, trample, to walk in the dirt'. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems Thanks to Him who treads down Satan under our feet. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago The trunk was unusually large; the grass grew high around it, and many a morning hour was it seen trodden down. Pictures of Sweden The cattle tread down or masticate the fairest flowers without a single "compunctious visiting of nature." Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden Neither time, nor earthquake, nor man, transitory man, nor the footstep of thousands of years, have entirely destroyed, entirely trodden down, the remains of immemorial antiquity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 His shoes were trodden down, his coat wanted a button behind, his hands were strangers to gloves, one or two bits of feather were sticking in his hair. Liza "A nest of nobles" The deer were all killed in their stamping grounds in the timber, where they trod down the snow and struggled to get at the brush and twigs for forage. Vandemark's Folly Courage, my friend!" said Agostino; "it cannot be that Florence will suffer her pride and glory to be trodden down. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 52, February, 1862 O! for faith to take hold upon the Saviour: through Him we tread down our foes. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York A fortnight before planting the holes should be dug out 1-1/2 or 2 ft. deep, and plenty of old manure thrown in and trodden down. Gardening for the Million No procession of events trod down or blurred her perfect impressions of the earth and sky. The Three Sisters For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests are in sorrow, and humiliation. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Ay, though he's buried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh— The world shall see his bones! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828) The cat never dreamt that any danger could come to her, and she trod down the barley, making quite a clear path through it. Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit Surely it need not be added, that those who thus tread down their equals, must trample as in a wine-press their defenceless vassals. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 In every path He treads down that which doth befriend him, When sickness makes him pale and wan. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V Jehovah of hosts shall defend them; And they shall devour and tread down the slingstones, They shall drink their blood like wine, They shall be filled with it like the crevices of an altar. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism It surprised me to notice, that, though there was every mark of hard fighting having taken place here, the Indian-corn was not generally trodden down. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 As soon as the corpse was pushed into its narrow receptacle, the clay was shovelled over it, and trodden down. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Then with recovered energy he proceeded: 'But the accursed harvest of our mistaken lives shall be trodden down. Martin Chuzzlewit The former carried in their arms the bruised body of one of their companions, who, trying to seize the reins of the horses, had been trodden down by them. The Black Tulip And ye shall tread down the wicked, For they shall be as ashes under the soles of your feet, In the day in which I begin to execute, saith Jehovah of hosts. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism There is a constant struggle and pressure for front seats in the social amphitheatre; in the midst of which all noble self-denying resolve is trodden down, and many fine natures are inevitably crushed to death. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance On examination, it seemed as if the ground beneath it had been recently disturbed, though it was carefully trodden down. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire They tore the letter, cast the fragments in the air, trod down the pieces as they fell; and yelled, and groaned, and hissed, till they could cry no longer. Martin Chuzzlewit There were men there, who danced and trampled on the beds of flowers as though they trod down human enemies, and wrenched them from the stalks, like savages who twisted human necks. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty These shameful proclivities must be trod down; we are already a mark and an eyesore in the neighbourhood. Master of Ballantrae The grass was long; but it was trodden down nowhere, save where their own feet had crushed it. Oliver Twist There is terrible treading down, and trampling on. The Battle of Life But at the last stroke of the bell the horse set off at full gallop through the streets of Rome, and by daylight men counted over two hundred corpses that it had trodden down. The Violet Fairy Book The grave was filled in to the top, and trodden down. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty E'en now the battle rushes on my sight; Kings trodden down and scattered senators Fill all th' ensanguined plain, and peoples float Unnumbered on the crimson tide of death. Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars "We came out to meet you," he said, "that ye might not tread down our corn-fields." Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway Vexed at her persistence, and extremely annoyed at intelligence that had just reached him from the North Bridge, he said, imperiously, "Get away! or you'll be trodden down by the horses!" Twilight Stories Did he discover that triumphant hypocrisy treads down souls as well as lives? Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial I called to them continually to expedite their work, ran out and worked beside them, trod down the earth with my feet, and hurried them with frantic eagerness. Master Humphrey's Clock Afterwards shall he be chained, and we shall see him trodden down as in this picture.' Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters Then he complained to the king of the damage and waste done him by the people breaking and treading down all his corn fields. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway They walked on in profound silence, pulling back boughs now growing wet, and treading down woodbine, but still keeping a pretty straight course. The Woodlanders It is rutted with wheels and trodden down by the feet of many adventurers. A Study in Scarlet The grass in the ravine was trodden down, and the marks of horses' hoofs were clearly to be seen. The Forged Coupon They remember that they too trod down a sated generation, with just such clamor and with just such scorn, and they foresee that these brave torch-bearers will presently yield their place also. Moon and Sixpence I could not find anything in the nature of a distinct impression, but the grass was trodden down and someone had undoubtedly passed. The Return of Sherlock Holmes Also he heard doleful voices, and rushings to and fro, so that sometimes he thought he should be torn in pieces, or trodden down like mire in the streets. The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan I could not find anything in the nature of a distinct impression, but the grass was trodden down, and someone had undoubtedly passed. The Return of Sherlock Holmes It is a broad and solid pathway until half-way down, where it assumes the character of a goat-track, being a mere treading down of the loose shale of which the enormous cliff is formed. Yorkshire The man who sows in wet soil and then treads down flat foredooms himself to complete failure. Love's Shadow "I did, when I had copied out the comfortable text, 'Thou shalt tread down Satan under thy feet.'" Woodstock; or, the Cavalier O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength! Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I Apparently he was not satisfied, for presently he retraced his steps delicately to the middle of the bed, till he was once more just behind the place where the earth was trodden down. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story It seemed an all-engulfing madness with this despot daily to aggravate his fierce desire of her, to nurture his obsession, so that he might glory in the consciousness of treading down no puny adversary. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship "It's about an old affair of the time of the Five Dynasties, which trod down the T'ang dynasty." Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books It is advisable to place the manure in the pit in layers, each stratum to be thoroughly trodden down before another one is put in. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) It was harvest-time, and the crops and vineyards were mercilessly trodden down. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Life is a battle, in which the weakest must be trodden down; you have triumphed hitherto, but the hour of your triumph is past. Run to Earth A Novel Then he crossed the room, that wonderful room, treading down those flowers on the carpet as though he had no fears of breaking their stems. Ester Ried Yet Speaking Carefully treading down the nettles, he climbed the wall. Sanine She trod down the corner of the rug with a firm step. With the Procession "Away with scythe and sickle," shouted the witling; "it's many a day since the fields of Wish-Ton-Wish have been trodden down by horsemen in buff jerkins, or ambushed by creeping Wampanoags." The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish The grape was carried in large baskets by men, women, and children, to the lagar, or wooden press, and was there trodden down, as in Madeira, Austria, and Italy. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Lo! this our lord hath trodden down, By grace of heaven, old Priam's town, And praised as god he stands once more On Argos' shore! The House of Atreus The usurer's fang, and the debtor's shame, might both have been trodden down under the feet of Italy, had her knights and her workmen remained true to each other. Val d'Arno It can not look more lovely to a blind man newly restored to sight, than to a traveler who sees it, calmly and majestically, treading down the darkness of that Infernal Well. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 The peasant stood still and listened to his heavy tread down to the gate and to the sound of his departing sledge. Selected Polish Tales Now she will be trodden down like the mire of the streets. The World English Bible (WEB): Micah Moab will be trodden down in his place, even like straw is trodden down in the water of the dunghill. The World English Bible (WEB): Isaiah For it is he who will tread down our enemies. The World English Bible (WEB): Psalms The path was of the same soil as the rest of the field, only it had been trodden down by the feet of passengers, perhaps for many years. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke He started walking again, alternately in low and deep snow, until he came upon a place that had been trodden down recently. Selected Polish Tales That is the way in which He won the meed and crown: Trod all His foes beneath His feet, By being trodden down. Our Master Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord A few have been planted at Sidi Mansur and elsewhere near Gafsa, but they are unprotected and liable to be trodden down in their early years, or eaten. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia And I said to him: "Wherefore should I not curse Those that have stolen my sacred places in the night, and trodden down the gardens of my childhood?" Time and the Gods A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke It was a paradox of the Stoics, that all offences are equal, the treading down of your neighbour's cabbage as heinous a crime as sacrilege. Moral Philosophy God of our Fathers, our freedom prolong, And tread down oppression, rebellion, and wrong. The Canadian Elocutionist Then Jack was shocked by remembering that the grass which the man was treading down was one of the tallest forests upon that plain. Tremendous Trifles Garden plots were trodden down and their few bushes rent up, or hung with tatters of rags. The slave trade, domestic and foreign Why It Exists, and How It May Be Extinguished A gleam of hope shoots through the stormy prospect, for the treading down of Jerusalem by the Gentiles has a term set to it. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke In every path He treads down that which doth befriend him When sickness makes him pale and wan Oh mighty Love! The Pleasures of Life The great march of life tromples on 'em all alike; they fall from one common sky, and are trodden down into one common ground. Samantha on the Woman Question That if he turns his strength to higher things, and exposes himself to the world thereby, he will not be trodden down in the struggle for existence! The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow It's pines, pines, pines to the edge of the earth, Sylvie, an ocean of purple and green—silver where the wind moves, treading down, like Christ walking on the water. Snow-Blind The grass was much trodden down, and many of the bones of the animals eaten appeared fresh...I brought off the human bones and on getting on board showed them to Euranabie. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant The beautiful partierres were trodden down by horses; the trees had been partially cut down for fuel; pools of blood, remnants of slaughtered animals, offal, refuse everywhere. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America Then the morasses, wherein you plunge up to your knees, or the walking over the stubborn, dwarfish shrubbery, making one think that as he goes he treads down the forests of Labrador. John James Audubon To this day he feels, and feels deeply, the most disastrous day that ever befell his race; here he was trodden down by the Norman, whose iron heel is on him yet…. Our Hundred Days in Europe The whole of our fair land is covered with jest such graves: its turf is tread down by the footprints of the mourners who go about the streets. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician Accordingly all the rest of us entered the jungle in single file, our elephants treading down the grass with their great irresistible feet or wrenching it away with their invincible trunks. Roving East and Roving West Do we mean to submit, and consent that we ourselves shall be ground to powder, and our Country and its rights trodden down in the dust? The American Union Speaker The young fellow certainly had a hard thing to do; he must tread down his own passion, and win the girl for his rival into the bargain. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 This heap should be well trodden down and upon it should be placed or built the box or frame upon which the sash are to rest. Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use The great march of life tramples on 'em all alike: they fall from one common sky, and are trodden down into one common ground. Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician Her landing was made on a different side of the island than before and she saw instantly that feet had been treading down the ferns from shore to inland. The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island Ah! you always were a pitiful beggar; but tread down the inclination, decline to gratify it. Dawn The jungle was very light, and much trodden down, our three howdah elephants were not far apart, and we were chatting cheerfully together and discussing the incidents of the day. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter It is a broad and solid pathway until halfway down, where it assumes the character of a goat-track, being a mere treading down of the loose shale of which the enormous cliff is formed. Yorkshire—Coast and Moorland Scenes And then so many rushed upon their track that the fire got trodden down. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction The mob pressed upon him so much that Watson Taylor's shoes were trodden down at heel. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II It is this principle which was trodden down in Hungary by the centralization of Austria and the interference of Russia. Select Speeches of Kossuth The rice-field has been just trodden down around it; an aged man,—venerable by his silver beard,—lies wounded and dying near the threshold of his hut. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) Their cornfields were trodden down by the baronial hunters; they were compelled even to grind their corn in the landlord's mill, and bake their bread in his oven. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 05 The Middle Ages He himself was clad in an ancient smoking-jacket, much frayed at the cuffs; and his carpet-slippers were so trodden down at the heel that he could only just manage to shuffle along in them. The Bars of Iron Jerusalem at this time was a forsaken city, uninhabited, like a wilderness; the Sanctuary was trodden down, and heathen foreigners occupied the citadel on Mount Zion. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets We presume, you are so powerful that you can afford not to care about the treading down of the law of nations and the funeral of European freedom. Select Speeches of Kossuth Streams," said one eyewitness, "were choked full with slain men, trodden down in the headlong flight till the waters were dammed and overflowing the banks. America's War for Humanity The oyster of Long Island and the oyster of New-Jersey ought not to be trodden down by the pauper oysters of Europe. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 09, May 28, 1870 She went with her quick, light tread down to the square hall which gave a suggestion of comfort to the Vicarage which not one of its rooms endorsed. The Bars of Iron Every wild garden is trodden down, the shrubs are stripped of leaves as if devoured by locusts, and the woods are burned. The Mountains of California But in a short time they came back, and trod down the corn, and shot the goats and young kids, which the poor men had got to bring up tame for their store. Robinson Crusoe — in Words of One Syllable Perhaps I detected the pulses of a nation's palpitating heart, throbbing for liberty, but trodden down, and sobbing in despair. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 His civilizations, his dynasties, his laws, his manners, his customs, are all doomed to destruction and oblivion as completely as an ant-hill which exists one night and is trodden down the next. Temporal Power A woman in an old cloak, and shoes trodden down at heel, took pity at last on Bersenyev and pointed out Insarov's lodging to him. On the Eve There she entered softly, as if she were going into church, her light steps barely treading down the tall grass strewn with rose leaves. The Battle Ground "There's where I was asleep, as I told you," spoke Dave's companion, pointing to a spot where the weeds were somewhat trodden down. Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane I was literally almost trodden down and torn to pieces in the Rochester depot when I went to help my poor, near-sighted spouse in sorting out the baggage. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe Is that mercy? and, mind, I say emphatically supposed good; for, do you think one part of God's creation can be trodden down without reacting with terrible moral force upon the other? Godliness : being reports of a series of addresses delivered at James's Hall, London, W. during 1881 So they sped on, now sinking deep in a mass of sodden liverwort, glistening in the most exquisite of green, again treading down a tangle of luscious, pale-yellow "bake-apples." Annette, the Metis Spy |
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