| 单词 | withe |
| 例句 | Fey launched into a Cosby imitation that she’d brought out years ago on Weekend Update in connection withe the charges: “I put the pills in the people!” she said, in her best Pudding Pop expostulation. From Cosby to 'Charlie,' This Golden Globes Had Something to Say 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z If you’re able to do so, Best Buy will be required to provide you withe benefits even if you are not technically married to your spouse. Can I Be Added to My Boyfriend’s Health Insurance at Best Buy Even If We’re Not Married? 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z In 2017 came Leigh Montville’s “Sting Like a Bee,” which followed the fighter’s dispute withe the U.S. government over his military draft status, and “Ali,” a comprehensive biography by the journalist Jonathan Eig. Muhammad Ali Has Long Had Book and Film Appeal 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z The spherical object is covered in barnacles and was painted withe the words “inert” and “target.” Old military target washes up on North Carolina beach 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Tomorrow somenone will come out withe a new drug, and the medical community will change the standards again. How to Lower Your Blood Pressure 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z This may turn out to be another bubble courtesy of central bankers withe their 0 % rates. How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The boilerplate language, which ethics experts say dates to the Civil War, was not closely contemplated when negotiating the deal, according to federal officials familiar withe discussions. Update: Feds say it’s ‘premature’ to judge lease for Trump’s D.C. hotel 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The U.S. easily won gold, followed by Australia with the silver and Denmark withe the bronze. Michael Phelps Writes Perfect Ending in Final Olympic Race 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z The first entry was quite good, very much in keeping withe the brutal world created by George R.R. The Top Video Games Of 2015 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Researchers at the University of Connecticut sent 3,200 fake applications to 800 jobs near two major Southern cities, withe each employer receiving four resumes with comparable job qualifications. Study: Putting a Religion on Your Resume May Hurt Your Job Chances 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z We saw the same happening to our neighbours in, say, Italy or the UK in the 1970 years and later, mostly withe the same causes or side effects. Economic history: Germany's hyperinflation-phobia 2013-11-15T16:23:08Z When all is ready, the nearest male relative walks round and round the pile, and then applies to it a lighted withe of straw. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z And as soon as she had said these words he broke the green withes as if they were burnt threads. Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood 2012-04-13T02:00:19.530Z The withes that were bound about the ankles of Ichabod, were unfastened, yet it was some time before he was able to stand without assistance. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z Away they went, the ashen blades bending like withes with the energy and vim of the stroke. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z We saw the same happening to our neighbours in, say, Italy or the UK in the 1970 years and later, mostly withe the same causes or side effects. Economic history: Germany's hyperinflation-phobia 2013-11-15T16:23:08Z He pushed the rude door wider on its creaking withe hinges. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z Sam-son said if they bound him with sev-en green withes—that is, cords made out of soft twigs—he would be so weak that he could not break them. Young Folks' Bible in Words of Easy Reading The Sweet Stories of God's Word in the Language of Childhood 2012-04-13T02:00:19.530Z At the same moment, overpowered by this spasmodic exertion of strength, Ichabod fell, fainting suspended by the withes which bound his waist. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z The pole A, A, which is set in the rack f, rests in front on the prop g, and supports in h, by means of a withe, the logs c, c, c, c. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z We saw the same happening to our neighbours in, say, Italy or the UK in the 1970 years and later, mostly withe the same causes or side effects. Economic history: Germany's hyperinflation-phobia 2013-11-15T16:23:08Z On these forked sticks they placed cross bars, and upon these the spit, binding them all with withes. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The gigantic trees grow close to the water, and are laced together by black, snake-like withes. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z "What!" exclaimed Ichabod with a start that fairly made the withes snap that were fastened upon his limbs. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z Not Churchill's wreathes, but hick'ry withes will do, To twine thy brows, and lace thy jacket too; Leave thy friend R——, we've had enough of him, For abler Pilots live the Bark to trim. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The withes that marriage had bound about her were as nothing to the great changes it had made in her soul. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Ike was discovered boring a log with a huge auger, after which he notched and laid a stringer, finishing the operation by pegging the latter down with a twisted hazel withe. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z There was a splash and a flounder, a fountain of mire and water shot up, and green withes parted before me as we charged through the willows on the farther bank. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z With a rapidity she could not have equalled at another time, she unfastened the withes with which the Seneca was bound, and as rapidly returned to the side of Eagle's-Wing. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z These side sticks are connected by three lines of smaller sticks tied across them with withes, all the way around the kee. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z He ripped out an oath, and flung off the withes of such false honor. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z "Unbind these withes," said the captive, "I cannot begin the search in this extremity." The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z This was some 120 feet across, "constructed of the trunks of trees, laced with withes together, and braced by outside supports," and within "lay tossed in every conceivable position over two hundred dead buffalo." Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z As the withes fell at his feet, he straightened his form, and glared slowly around on the assembled warriors. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z The stumps are called "pollards" and the trees "pollarded willows" whose discouraging task has been to grow a yearly crop of withes for the basket-makers; yet each spring finds them bristling with the new growth. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z This bridge was primitive in the extreme, consisting merely of three straight tree stems, and a rude life-line composed of the twisted withes of a kind of willow. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z "You can have that, Coll mac Coll," said the Green Harper, and he waved a withe of hazel he had in his hand. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Tom and my grand-dad were bound with withes and tied together. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The horses were fitted with pack-saddles, to the hinder part of which was fastened a pair of hobbles made of hickory withes; and a collar with a bell was on each horse’s neck. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z It was like the brooms in pictures of witches, a bundle of fresh twigs bound on the end of a stick, withes of supple young willow being used instead of cord. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z As little would they submit to be bound by the new cords of the Philistines as by their green withes. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z The pins had been sharpened to a flat point and driven firmly into sockets made by striking the ax deeply into the log, and instead of ropes, cedar withes were used for lashing. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z As his eyes grew accustomed to the light, or rather the gloom, he made out that it was the interior of a large hut constructed of grass and withes. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Instead of being hanged upon the same tree, he was merely lashed to it, and flogged, Pat Collins administering fifteen strokes on the bare back with a beech withe. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z It penetrated the corners and showed up the rude bunk and some mining implements; from a rafter hung a roll of skins done up in bands of some pliable withes. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z The withes that bind the reeds are severed, and the couples that hold the same reed kiss one another. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z It was two hundred and sixteen feet in circumference, made of sixteen cottonwood poles, fifty feet long, converging toward the centre, where 133 they were united and secured by large withes of sinewy willow. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z There he was hurled to the earth and bound limb to limb with tough withes. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Finally he swam underneath the flock, caught several by the feet, and tied them to his belt with withes of basswood bark. Indian Legends Retold 2011-04-21T02:00:49.077Z The head is then inserted into a certain fruit, which is tied up with a withe of a creeper, and deposited under the enemy’s gateway. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Then he cut two willow withes and dipped one end of each into his bottle of fox scent. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Many trees were blown down, and others were twisted and wrung like a withe. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z Just below the fall they had planted a row of willow and hazel stakes in the bed of the stream close together and tied with withes. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z The Indian proceeded at once to cut a canoe birch, slanted it up against another tree on the shore, tying it with a withe, and lay down to sleep in its shade. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Trees were twisted off like withes in the hands of a giant. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z One day I was siting in the hall-way of our cottage busily employed fashioning, from some crimson willow withes, a pretty basket-cradle, when a shadow suddenly shut out the sunlight from me. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z A squad of masked men broke into the house, and, overcoming his struggles, tied his hands, took him to the yard, and gave him a fearful thrashing with cowhides and hickory withes. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z I put hoops of osier withes around the tops of the staves and used other slabs of the spruce for a cover. Camps and Trails 2010-12-20T17:12:16.133Z When I stepped outside of the tent next morning, there were three or four bunches of hickory withes standing against the guy ropes of the tent. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. They snap strong cords even as Samson did the Philistine withes. The Firebrand As the march was resumed, the principal Indian bestrode Hammond's horse, but the horse was very high-nerved and scared, and the bridle was only a temporary one made from hickory withes. Last Words This operation performed, a number of keen withes were selected, and armed with several bundles which had been converted into whips as cutting as the Russian knout, the gallant young bordermen approached their captive. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind They are thinking about repairing an old vat where the withes can be properly heated and softened by steam. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York I did not know what those hickory withes meant, but surmised that some jealous trapper had put them there as a warning for me to get out. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The ladder was double, having two sets or flights of rounds, divided by a middle partition, and the whole fabric was lashed together by withes. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. A bell and collar was put on each horse, as were a pair of hobbles made from hickory withes. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia George Darling selected the longest bundle of withes, and stepped back for a terrible sweeping blow. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind My fault seems to be to pull the withes too tight, making the sides somewhat concave; while Murphy has just the opposite fault—he makes his sides too convex. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York It is usually hard to find withes that are long and straight enough to bend so as to form a good shaped stretcher. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The ladder having been made when the withes were green, these were now dry, cracked, and some of them broken. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. In a short time the cruel man was seen and caught, and he was brought to the river-side, bound with green withes. My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories And he broke the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. The Bible Story A conical roof of twisted withes, covered with leaves, was put on a boy's head, and in this curious disguise he went from house to house, stopping at every door. Black Forest Village Stories We hooked ourselves to the withe and made lively tracks to the shanty, where we could talk and laugh of the day's hunt. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. It floats along slowly and lazily, but when it reaches the weir it hurries; and then is the time to find out whether the withes are strong and hold the planks firmly together. Waldfried A Novel She pushed back her sunbonnet and held out to him a quaint little basket made of willow withes, which she carried, but she took no step forward. The Mountain Girl And Samson said to her, "If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as another man." The Bible Story The Nazarite vow, so strong and binding, became in Delilah's hands, as she held the shears, weaker than the withes she bound about the arms of the captured giant. Oriental Women As it was getting dark we lost no time in taking the entrails out of the deer, cutting a withe with a hook, which we hooked into the lower jaw of the deer. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. He bound this with withes to a short stick and in a few minutes had a serviceable stone ax that bit into slender saplings that were needed for a framework. Brood of the Dark Moon Sometimes they brought vegetables, or baskets of splints and willow withes, made by their women, or they might have a few yards of homespun towelling. The Mountain Girl On their way back to camp, Mac stopped at a marshy pool and cut a great armful of willow withes. Northern Diamonds The roof was daintily theeked with green rushes and withes, bound about with heather. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Samson was bound with seven green withes, and his marriage feast lasted seven days, &c., &c. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning He picked up the hickory withe to keep off the dogs, and made a circuit to reach the chicken-coop from the rear of the house. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign He rode on a blind, raw-bone horse, which, with a dejected, broken-down mule, was attached by ropes, fragments of straps, withes, and pawpaw bark to a shackly wagon. Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures Then he had the framework of a box about three feet long, two feet wide, and two feet deep, through which he now began to weave the tough, pliable withes. Northern Diamonds He told me there was a large infusion of his old regiment amongst the guerrilleros, and that they helped to bind the partisan levies in the withes of discipline. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) Polly, smiling, held up a long withe on which wriggled at least two dozen silvery fish. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Hence in Western Europe the proper Yule log was the trunk of an ash tree bound with as many green hazel withes as possible, the hazel being also a sacred tree with these people. Old Plymouth Trails Trees were wrenched off as though a giant had twisted them into withes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Carrying the hedgehog by a withe cut from a willow, the scouts went on to the ground below the hanger, and pronounced the spot first-rate for a camp. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Nothing to intercept the sight in the thicket but the bare trunks and branches, with the withes entwining them. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa Then, fastening some stout withes into them, we dragged the pieces, one after the other, out to the path, and left it at the place where the path entered the cranberry bushes. Happy Days for Boys and Girls She had snapped two of the withes of the cage and was leaning forward through the opening. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 A tough withe with a barb at one end came over like a slender tentacle, hooked the shirt neatly, drew it stealthily up to the top. The Pathless Trail In a few instances the wooden withe or handle has been found attached to the hammers, but upon being dried they usually fall to pieces. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Phelan struggled in a fruitless effort to tear himself free, but Wilson’s grip was the grip of unyielding withes of steel and the slim and wiry Watkins was just as muscular for his weight. Officer 666 There were places where Fraser's voyageurs had to climb precipices by means of frail ladders, made of poles and withes, that swayed to their tread and threatened to precipitate them into the torrent beneath. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Squinting his eyes, Kirby saw that two of them were lugging on a pole across their shoulders a curious burden—a sort of monstrous bird cage of barked withes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Meanwhile the women and the older children were weaving flimsy covers from withes and vines. The Pathless Trail A huge raft was built of pine saplings bound together by withes. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia A whole minute passed before the stone knife was able to sever the last of the stout withes, however. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 The man drew and opened a large clasp-knife and cut one of the long, tough withes. Dr. Sevier Quetzalcoatl reared his head a little higher, slid further from his hole, and then looked up at the dangling cage of barked withes. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 Some are thrown up in a hurry, others curiously wrought with doors and windows, done in wreaths and withes in the manner of a basket. The Siege of Boston Binding saplings together with withes, the prospectors poled laboriously round these alpine lagoons, and where they found creeks pouring down from the upper peaks, they followed these creeks up to their sources. The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia Two men—cutters and feeders, as they were called—received the sheaves tossed to them from the wagons, cut the withes of straw which bound them, and pushed them evenly into the thresher. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 Passing two strands of rope made of rice straw around the carcass, they inserted a thick bamboo pole under the withes. Harper's Young People, January 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The smaller ends were bent toward a common center and fastened tightly with withes of skin. The Great Sioux Trail A Story of Mountain and Plain They had double rows of fences on all unprotected sides; the inner fence, twenty to thirty feet high, was formed of poles stuck in the ground, slightly bound together with supple-jacks, withes, and torotoro creepers. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Accordingly, he trusted to the withes and ligaments with which he had bound his captives, and pursued his way directly towards the centre of the lodges. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 He caught another trout, another and another, stringing them on a green withe. Mountain Blood A Novel The planks and timbers of the frame were fastened together with withes made of roots, but the oaken boards of the side were united by iron rivets firmly clinched. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The largest, sometimes weighing 3lb. or more, were taken in a wickerwork trap, of the shape of a dice-box, some 3ft. long, with the willow withes pointing inwards at each end. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Cut by the flexible withe, which left welts like ribbons on her young shoulders, the girl was unable to endure more passively, and struggled to free herself. The Wind Before the Dawn Curly had before seen women hard as nails, gaunt strong mountaineers as tough as hickory withes. Crooked Trails and Straight To use a withe, make a half turn and twist at the smaller end, Fig. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition It consisted of a strong frame of upright poles set in the ground, which was strengthened with horizontal poles attached with withes, and surmounted with a triangular, and in some cases with a round roof. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Then hooks were rigged over the side to break away the withes, and men slung in ropes alongside vigorously wielded sharp cutlasses and saws; but still the willows retained their grip. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Its wide leaves we lap one over another, and tie them to the bamboo frame by withes of tough cogon grass.” Fil and Filippa Story of Child Life in the Philippines Ole had with him a strong band woven of willow withes, with an ingeniously fastened loop at each end. Lisbeth Longfrock The sewing is done with wire, twine, or withes at each end and in the middle, with stitches about 6 ins. long, as shown in Fig. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition He could not see us in our secluded shelter and I could not make my mouth utter his name—he who had wrung my heart as a peasant twists an osier withe. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee After several fruitless experiments, he hit upon the scheme of lashing the logs together with withes of willow. The Huntress Embedded in this composition are stout oak laths, held in position by cross-sticks, to which they are bound by hazel withes, no nail being used in any part of the work. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 Then Ole went into the cow house, and in a few moments came back leading Crookhorn by the band of willow withes. Lisbeth Longfrock A rod so prepared is called a withe. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Modin had arisen like Samson, when he snapped the green withes and went forth to the fight with the strength of a giant. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History Also, in mechanics, the elastic withe handles of cold chisels, set-tools, &c., which prevent a jar to the assistant's wrist. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. If a fence obstructs the pathway, Thrust the fence aside before you, Take five withes to hold it backward, And seven posts whereon to bind them. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes These stones were nearly round, with a score cut around the tenter, and look as if this score was cut for the purpose of putting a withe round for a handle. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Reaching the end, twist the rod as described for a withe, but at one point only, bend it around the end picket and work back. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition With the aid of some willow withes and that providential rope we contrived to splice the tongue together in some shape. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 The man tied his canoe with a willow withe to a sapling and strode away out of sight, doubtless intending to meet the band to which he belonged. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness Will Pauline Murray's love be only a green withe binding the Samson of these modern days. Floyd Grandon's Honor We miss you all in manny ways, But troth will ware out; The gratest things we miss you for Joy going withe out. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Nature is a trickster, and she spread her net and caught the Highland maid and the Lowland laddie, and bound them with green withes as is her wont. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen These lands were all fenced with posts and rails, the latter being held in place by bark withes. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 One of the warriors tied the canoe to a bush with a willow withe, and then all six following Blackstaffe disappeared among the trees, going toward the campfire. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness If I had my hands free I could soon cut the withes. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy The frippery of the island was dropped like the withes which bound Samson. The Cobbler In The Devil's Kitchen From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Fifteen slender rafters, regularly placed at small intervals, descended from the ridge-pole to the eaves on either side, and the whole was firmly bound together with tough and durable withes of our own manufacture. The Island Home Behind the master came the principal traders and their slaves laden with produce, and followed by forty captive negroes, secured by bamboo withes. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver It’ll help us with both the fishing and the hunting, and with plenty of willow withes we ought to hold enough timbers together.” The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness A bark or log shutter was hung at the window, and a bark door hung on withe hinges, or, if very luxurious, on leather straps, completed the quickly made home. Home Life in Colonial Days There lay a half dozen logs and trees fastened together by several withes, and with enough buoyancy to bear them to the other side. The Hunters of the Ozark On their return to Canada, the Indians carried Champlain and other wounded men in baskets made of withes. Canada The poles being securely imbedded, were then wound tightly with three rows of withes. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings The Ranger was tough as a hickory withe. Oh, You Tex! At the bottom of this strong frame were laid straight sticks and twisted withes which extended up the sides. Home Life in Colonial Days These were deftly fastened together by Deerfoot, who used hickory withes for that purpose, and, then, with a long pole which he cut and trimmed with his tomahawk, he pushed from shore. The Hunters of the Ozark Some pins and thread and withes they took, Likewise a lump of dough. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks Paul heard the words, and shuddered exquisitely as she laid her soft warm hand on his shoulder, leaning over him, and slicing away at the withes in a business-like fashion. Despair's Last Journey Swung out, its block and tackle, operated by a one-pony windlass, could hoist or lower a two-pony load in the light basket cage woven of wire and withes. Bloom of Cactus The withes or "binders" were twisted strongly around when the number was full. Home Life in Colonial Days I could see what he could not—some Indians sitting in one of the corners of the fence stretching Sioux scalps over withes. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History The rude door, constructed of the trunks of saplings, bound together with withes, crashed inwards, coming to the floor with a tremendous noise, and a dozen savages precipitated themselves into the cabin. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia And is Gertrude any better, after all, than an innocent Delilah, trapping no Samson, but a fool unmuscled, who has no strength to break the weakest of her withes? Despair's Last Journey It was constructed of thinly split pieces of logs held together by pieces of hickory withes which crossed each end of the door. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Both walls and roof were covered with wide strips of bark held in place by slender poles secured by withes. French Pathfinders in North America They all had at their backs large baskets bound by withes passing across the forehead and chest. On the Banks of the Amazon In her furnace, the centuries had welded Their fetter and chain; And like withes, in the hands of his purpose, He snapped them in twain. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings "I go for To-ke-ah!" she screamed, as she seized the paddle and unfastened the willow withe, and the canoe darted into the stream directly towards the bend of the torrent. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 It was the twisted network of the withes and twigs which gave the climbing plants inside the pit sufficient toughness to support his weight. The Shrieking Pit Each was carried in a rude basket made of green withes, on the back of a stout warrior. French Pathfinders in North America I got up, cut a withe of bamboo, and made her fast to a root. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Other withes are fastened on the line of the first, and on these still others, all smeared with liquid pitch, and built up until the total diameter is equal to one eighth of the length. The Ten Books on Architecture Hush, my darling," said the mother, laying on the withe; "mamma's here. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform To his disappointment, his first vigorous tug snapped the withe to which the rope was attached. The Shrieking Pit For swings the ends of two withes of buffalo hide were secured to four trees or posts which formed the corners of a parallelogram. Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 As they made their way onward again, carrying their trophy in a roll tied with withes made from vines. Around the World in Ten Days Mummy Cave, Central and Eastern Part The lintels of the openings in the central part are formed of round sticks, about 3 inches in diameter, matched, and bound together with withes. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 Each flue must be separated by smoke-proof "withes" or divisions, usually half a brick in thickness; connexion between them causes smoky chimneys. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" This withe was to be kept turning, spit-fashion, until its weight of provender was deliciously browned and sending forth an aroma that would make the mouth of a wood nymph water. Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan A blanket was thrown across the withes and folded over on them. Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 They cut green withes, split them into strips and then plaiting them together formed the basket. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky These withes may be seen in places where the mud plaster has fallen away. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 He then went off to the wood, and in a short time returned, having in his hand a withe scraped and twisted. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The tus is a water bottle, made invariably of withes of the aromatic sumac, loosely woven, and coated inside and out with piñon gum. The North American Indian The bridle used consisted of a withe, one end of which was wrapped two or three times around the animal's lower jaw, while the other was held in the hand, forming but a single rein. Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 The master had tied together some of the bones with withes, and he and Paul were now laboriously trying to fit a section of vertebræ into shape. The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky The south or inner opening of the tunnel is reduced to two-thirds, of the width elsewhere by a framing composed of bundles of sticks bound together with withes and heavily coated with mud mortar. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 He stretched the withe on the field, and began to put the corn in it. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Samson told Delilah to bind him with seven green withes; and she wove the seven locks of his head, and afterwards shaved them off. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Ten branches of red willow were placed within, the ends being bent upward and fastened by withes to two other saplings, which extended the whole length of the boat at the inside of the gunwale. Omaha Dwellings, Furniture and Implements Thirteenth Annual Report of the Beaurau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution 1891-1892, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896 pages 263-288 These espaliers or lathes are cuttings of the walnut-trees around; and the tendrils of the vine are attached to the horizontally running stakes with withes, or thongs of bark. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 434 Volume 17, New Series, April 24, 1852 Probably they were forced to run the gauntlet between two rows of pirates armed with withes of bejuco. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. He continued putting sheaf after sheaf in the withe until he had taken almost all the sheaves that were on the field. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The drumsticks are strong withes, at the end of each of which is fastened a ball of buckskin thongs. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 The trunk or bundle is bound to his back by withes, which pass across the forehead and chest; a poncho or a handful of leaves protects the bare back from chafing. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America So saying, he applied the end of the burning brand to the dry withes with which Tom was bound to the tree. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main He broke the circle as Samson burst the green withes: he paralysed all remonstrance; he vanished into the abyss which the great staircase presented. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes "Thou didst promise me as wages as much corn as I could carry with me in one burden-withe, and here I have it now," said the Ploughman, as he was shutting the withe. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Away flew the devil towards Salisbury Plain, but as he sped onwards the withe cut deep into his shoulder, so heavy were the stones. Stonehenge Today and Yesterday In winter, let us gather and dry locks of wool, for the saddlers and tapestry-makers, and withes for the basket and mat manufacturers. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 A rope-like withe of the fiber of the yucca, made quite fine, is wrapped with flat strips of the same plant. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 Even the most hot-headed commander must have felt the steel withes of neutral obligation which held him inactive while the submarine plied its deadly work. Our Navy in the War Instantly the withe broke, and it made a loud report, which echo answered from every rock far and near. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Green is that arbour to behold, And on its withes thick showers of gold! The Poetry of Wales We might also refer to his carrying away the gates of Gaza to the top of a hill that is before Hebron, and to his duping Delilah about the seven green withes. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour This is formed of a willow withe bent round the axe and doubled, extending out far enough to form a handle and wrapped with a buckskin string; of compact basalt. Illustrated Catalogue Of The Collections Obtained From The Indians Of New Mexico And Arizona In 1879 Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-81, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1883, pages 307-428 The body of our tarantas, made, for the sake of lightness, of woven elm withes, and varnished dark brown, was shaped not unlike a baby carriage. Russian Rambles By fastening these together with green withes, a raft was made, which was sufficiently buoyant to carry Dan in safety to the main land. The Boy Trapper How he must rejoice at each new withe he fastens over the heart he covets. Divers Women Then he took the Ferara from the table and sought to break it over his knee; but the good blade, like the cause it stood for, bent like a withe and would not snap. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady "The only furniture belonging to the houses, appears to be an oblong vessel made of bark, by tying up the ends with a withe." Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. A few breaks in the pack basket had been repaired with green withes. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy The stiff green withes rattled against our canoes like hail, and gave warning of our approach for a half mile distant. Montlivet With considerable difficulty he managed to fashion these into a rude raft, binding all together with strong, pliable willow withes. Glen of the High North He had called her a Delilah, and the green withes of her binding cut sore into the flesh. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady "They had arms under the straw in the boats, and had cut the withes that held the oars of the town boats, to prevent any pursuit." Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. The withes with which she was bound were green and sappy. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Strange and foreign bamboo mattings, withes, and poles performed strange and foreign functions. The Killer Then, with green withes as tongs, she drew forth a round tile from under the coals and set it over the dish to complete the baking. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt From the circumference of this circle the poles converged towards the centre where they were united and secured by large withes of willow brush. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Then Tiphys cheered the heroes, and they shouted; and the oars bent like withes beneath their strokes, as they rushed between those toppling ice crags, and the cold blue lips of death. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People Bound to meet this madman's rage; This the name that's on the withe! The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge Driving through this with some caution, he saw ahead of him a woman's figure, as supple as a willow withe, as gallant as a ship, beating through the fury of the elements. The Clarion There is no trace of withes or other binding material to hold the straw cables in place. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Then the gyves of his strong will give way as the withes fell from Samson. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V But him the fetters held not, and the withes fell far from his hands and feet. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological What bespeaks this withe to us, What purports its secret rede? The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge They are afterwards lashed together by strong rope or withe lashing, or fastened by cross-pieces let into the timbers, and held firm by bolts, or wooden pins. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. Their store-houses are square upright cribs of bamboo sticks held in place with withes on a framework of pine poles. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Thus spoke Sir Christopher, seeing that preparations were made to confine his arms with withes. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance They bound my legs and arms with withes that are used for tying trusses of hay, and left me. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow "Woes to bring with hundred fights On four realms of Erin's land; Naught I know 'less it be this For what cause the withe was made!" The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge She wore no jewelry, but upon her head a simple withe of the cypress vine, whose green leaves and crimson buds contrasted well with her raven black hair. Ishmael Or, In the Depths His trophies were indeed worth taking, and tying their legs together with a withe he hung them across his saddle bow. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad These worldly distinctions are but the inventions of men to suit a purpose, and there are times when they are more easily torn away than the withes of the Philistines on the hands of Samson. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance I took 8 or 9 men with me and marched to their houses, which I found very mean; and their doors made fast with withes. A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland When Jack came back with the water, Solomon poured it on the embers, and looked at the swollen form which still seemed to be straining at the green withes of moose wood. In the Days of Poor Richard Cutting some pliable sticks, he dragged the serpents together, and passed a withe around them behind the hood, and started back for the rendezvous where they were to take the carriage. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East He made a sort of halter of withes which he fastened on Old Jack's head, and then he sprang upon his bare back, feeling equal to almost anything. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad In two of the corners stood bundles of hickory poles, and on the floor were scattered a quantity of withes, designed, apparently, for basket-making. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times When the whale dies, they fasten a line of withes or twisted branches to its neck, and tow it to the shore, where it serves a long while for them to feed upon. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Some had doors and windows wrought out of withes knit together in the fashion of a basket. In the Days of Poor Richard They dragged the hoy to the sapling, stood him erect against the slim trunk, and hound him fast with green withes. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky The inside was both strong and regularly made of supporters at the sides, alternately large and small, well fastened by means of withes, and painted red and black. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time She lived in a world of men, lean, wide-shouldered fellows, who moved and had their being in conditions that made hickory withes of them physically, hard close-mouthed citizens mentally. Mavericks Like a withe of willow yearning over a brook her slender figure curved to the task. The White Linen Nurse They are spyteful and odious names, and abhorred of all men, and not withe out good cause why. Two Dyaloges (c. 1549) Had not the green withes held him, he would have fallen to the ground. The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky Their boats are well built, of planks raised upon each other, and fastened with strong withes, which also bind a long narrow piece on the outside of the seams to prevent their leaking. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time They found the withe that Cuchulainn threw, and perceived the grazing that the horses had grazed. The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic He rose from where the men held him down, and threw them from him as if they had been green withes that he snapped asunder. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance I swam the river and towed the buck across with a beech withe in his gambrel joints. The Light in the Clearing The shears or razor accomplishes what green withes and new ropes and house-loom could not do. New Tabernacle Sermons They were about twenty feet long, about four feet deep, and the sides rounded with a plank raised upon them, which was fastened strongly by means of withes. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time Cuchulainn goes to sleep by the pillar after throwing the withe at the stream; and he said to the charioteer: "Do not waken me for few; but waken me for many." The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic Often these bridges were only of ropes of twisted withes or grass and swung and swayed in terrifying fashion with the motion of the traveller. The Jungle Girl With this I burnt a hole in the end of each board and fastened them to the front brace with withes of moosewood. The Light in the Clearing "Well," he says, "if you should take seven green withes such as they fasten wild beasts with and put them around me I should be perfectly powerless." New Tabernacle Sermons We prepared a sledge, one of the common kind, made of stout withes, woven like basket-work, and firmly fastened to the frame and runners. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life And he put it in the hands of the druids; and Fergus sang this song: 'Here is a withe, what does the withe declare to us? The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic Caesar was smelling along the crack under the bolted doors; his bony tail stuck out hard as a hickory withe, and the hair was standing up about his elegant collar. Youth and the Bright Medusa "I kin fix that," said Sam; "when Da double-staked the orchard fence, he lashed every pair of stakes at the top with Willow withes." Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned So she binds him with the seven green withes. New Tabernacle Sermons We had a pig confined in a strong cage of ropes and withes, that he might last longer than if dragged by the legs. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Gathering an armful, he bore them inside, and twisting the tips into withes, he fed the fire. Pardners The logs are joined to each other's sides by wooden pegs and withes, or twisted branches of trees. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. The line dwindled as the shorn pollards gave up their withes to bind the vines to the dwarf maples. The Collectors "Please cut down a hickory withe, and peel the bark off for me, while I hold its legs." Wild Western Scenes A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly Described They were of logs cut on the upper Amoor, and firmly fastened with poles and withes. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life I got up, rubbed my eyes, and felt a mighty thrill as I heard the roar of the great rapids and the creaking withes, and felt the lift of the speeding water. D'Ri and I He then cut down two trees, which he drew to the water side, and bound together with withes, fixed a mast, and made a sail of two shirts which he had with him. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Also, who laid the rainbow's piers, Also, who leads the docile spheres By withes of supple blue? Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete The houses had sharp, sloping roofs, made of huge clapboards, and these great wooden slabs were kept in place by long poles, bound with withes to the rafters. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 Then they placed the strips of bark around the body, bound them with hickory withes, and over the rough surface the women made a little show of black cloth. The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West "So," murmured the Curé, continuing his thought as he sank into the embrace of thong and withe. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 I peeled the shirt off, and Grim rigged it on a frame of basket-work, with a clumsy pitch-forked arrangement of withes at the bottom. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace It was a whole year since the withe had been fastened around him. Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore Accordingly, he trusted to the withes and ligaments with which he had bound his captives, and pursued his way directly toward the center of the lodges. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 Over one shoulder, suspended on a crooked branch, hangs a bundle of basket stuff,—split willow withes and the like; over the other swings a decrepit, bottomless, three-legged chair. The Village Watch-Tower They were all tied by the neck with strong withes fastened to a beam; they held their food between the claws of their fore feet, and tore it with their teeth. Gulliver's Travels The idea was not obvious until he twisted the withes about his waist; then, when he bent down, the shirt stood up erect above him. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace The high-arched, slender feet rested upon soft sandals whose gauzy withes laced the exquisitely formed leg to just below the dimpled knee. The Moon Pool With withes of willow that he told the Beaver to cut for him, he bound the logs fast together until they were all as one. Indian Why Stories Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire He went into a fence corner, and with a few slashes severed a stout hickory withe, stripping the leaves and topping it as he leaped the fence. The Song of the Cardinal Cutting a couple of hickory withes, he arched them over the cart, and gathering an armful of jessamine quickly wove it into an awning to protect her from the sun. The House Behind the Cedars The forked branches are attached to the cross-piece by means of thongs or withes. The Mountains There were chairs and a table of bent saplings and hickory withes. The Harvester By and by the raft began to groan, and the willow withes squeaked and cried out as though ghost-people were crying in the night. Indian Why Stories Sparks from War Eagle's Lodge-Fire Of the driven dust of speech I make a flame And a scourge of broken withes that men let fall: For the words that had no honour till I came — Lo! Verses 1889-1896 And of this, one thing is sure: if once we wove withes into baskets, the next and inevitable step would have been the weaving of cloth. Before Adam The other box was heavy, bound with withes at the edges, the letters and stamps burnt in. McTeague For an encounter with bruin or any other enemy, it is possible they bound a withe around the pole and used that as a handle. The Bark Covered House The fox took fresh withes, and bound the lion up. The Book of Delight and Other Papers They had used withes of willow to bind the boat together, and, though it was a very crude looking affair, the boys thought it would serve for what they wanted. Frank Roscoe's Secret Or, the Darewell Chums in the Woods Even if he came down uninjured, there was a barrier of tangled branches and densely growing withes between him and the river, and the opening through which Mabel had fallen was some distance away. Vane of the Timberlands "The only way to deal with such a fellow," said one, "is to plait a few withe in a rope, and have him up to a gallows." Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Instead he withdrew to a place he had already marked, deftly built himself a withe platform in the spread of an acacia, and slept soundly above the danger line. The Leopard Woman Dishes, pails, wash-basins, and other receptacles can always be made of birch bark and cedar withes—by one who knows how. The Forest An', Mary, the fust settler of all was Nicholas Oldfield, haulin' his wife on a kind of a drag made o' withes; an' the path they took led straight over our Flat-Iron Lot. Tiverton Tales Of such withes and saplings comes no living fire! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 He stepped out from the canoe, helped Nelly to land, slung his rifle across his back, and picked up the fish, which were strung on a withe passed through their gills. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence The six porters began with their swordlike pangas to cut poles and wattles, to peel off long strips of inner bark from the thorn trees which would serve as withes. The Leopard Woman Giant passed up some branches which had fallen to the ground, and also some long, pliable withes to be used as rope. Guns and Snowshoes Or, the Winter Outing of the Young Hunters On nearly all rivers the millers have eel-traps, some of the ancient sort being "bucks," made of withes, and worked by expensive, old-fashioned machinery like the mill gear. The Naturalist on the Thames A sort of tongs made of green withes served to remove the stones, one after another, from the mass of coal, and drop them in with the meat and water. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man It consisted of a strong frame of upright poles set in the ground, which were strengthened with horizontal poles attached with withes, and surmounted with a triangular, and in some cases with a round roof. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines A breach of twenty or thirty feet was soon made in the wall, by severing the withes that bound together the upright planks. Journal of an African Cruiser And Samson spake to thee again; "With seven green withes I may be bound, So shall I be as other men." Toward the Gulf The kind of willow grown varies from the slender, tough withes used in making small baskets and eel-traps, to the large, fast-growing rods suited for making crates for heavy goods. The Naturalist on the Thames He was wounded, but not badly, and, reaching the other side, caught a stray horse, made a bridle from a hickory withe, and soon joined his friend. The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl Stern manufactured a broom for her by cutting willow withes and lashing them with hide strips onto a trimmed branch. Darkness and Dawn They could both swim, yet their floats looked very perilous,—three pieces of old plank or slabs, with two cross-pieces and a fragment of a board for a rider, and made without nails or withes. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Whereat the lords the green withes found— The same about his limbs were bound. Toward the Gulf To meet their views the crayfish catcher had cut a long willow withe. The Naturalist on the Thames The boat had twenty ribs, and the frame was fastened together by withes made of roots, while the oaken planks were held by iron rivets. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic It was a whole year since the withe had been fastened around him. The Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore Stones, with grooves around their greatest circumference, are secured to a handle by a withe or thong and become war clubs. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young When I speak of bamboo huts, I mean to say that posts and walls, wall-plates and rafters, floor and thatch, and the withes that bind them, are all of bamboo. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 Then it was that she began to make the name "Purple Springs" out of the willow withes which grew below the house. Purple Springs "We will lash those together with some withes and make a raft," exclaimed Ben. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic He bound it together with withes; he took it on his shoulders; he ran like the wind; his load was nothing. Algonquin Legends of New England Bowlders of flint are broken with a sledge-hammer made of a rounded pebble of hornstone set in a twisted withe. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young And Samson said unto her, "If they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man." Types of Children's Literature As it was, Martha married and was swallowed by the conventions, for the times subdue us, and society takes individuality captive and binds it hand and foot with green withes. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers It was Wastei, and he carried in his hand a magnificent string of trout, threaded by the gills upon a willow withe. Greifenstein Then the giant twisted a mighty sapling into a withe, and fastened it around his waist. Algonquin Legends of New England Some are thrown up in a hurry, others curiously wrought with doors and windows, done with wreaths and withes, in the manner of a basket. My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young And he brake the withes, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. Types of Children's Literature The orthodox daughter of a country parson broke conventional withes as if they were cobwebs. More Pages from a Journal It was to show the conqueror that the bonds in which the sleeping Samson had been bound were green withes which he scornfully snapped asunder in his first waking moment. Bricks Without Straw And they would reply, "A strip of rawhide," or "A green withe," or something of the kind. Algonquin Legends of New England He waved his hand to embrace its magnificence, which consisted of a fire, beds of spruce-boughs laid on top of the snow, flies of caribou skin, and wind-shields of twisted spruce and willow withes. Smoke Bellew Having no cat-o'-nine-tails in their possession, the lashes were inflicted with hickory withes. The Great Salt Lake Trail Opposite this was a large cellar where I saw men tortured just as withes are twisted or wet sheets wrung. The Visions of the Sleeping Bard McNamara aimed a fearful blow, but Glenister met him squarely, beating him off cleverly, stepping in and out, his arms swinging loosely from his shoulders like whalebone withes tipped with lead. The Spoilers Why, they were English eggs, served at dawn in an English inn—a stone-floored raftered room with a starling hanging in a little cage of withes outside the latticed window. Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man She pulled some from the bottom of the half-dry ditch, and setting the pale moss-rosebud in the middle, she bound the whole together with a striped yellow and green withe. The Lilac Sunbonnet Some little dash of the same sort is likely to mingle withe the judgment on il furibondo Matthews; though his party rises again a little, and Lestock's acquittal begins to pass for a party affair. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 From Greenville, Crockett pressed on about fifty or sixty miles through a country interspersed withe forests and treeless prairies, until he reached Fulton. David Crockett His Life and Adventures But then of course I know that, if I choose to exert myself, I can break through the withes of green flax with which they try to bind me. Wives and Daughters She had gone to the end of the veranda and stood there with long withes of the native cucumber vine that grew over the Old Humpey swaying around her in the breeze. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life There's not a chain That hellish foes confederate for his harm Can wind around him, but he casts it off With as much ease as Samson his green withes. The Task and Other Poems There was no endeavour at a window, nor chimney; but the door of wattled boughs was carefully secured by a long twisted withe. The Prince and the Page; a story of the last crusade He is enveloped in rye-stalks and green withes, and is furnished with a long plaited tail. The Golden Bough She put the final cluster into the bunch in hand, and began to wind a withe of sweet-grass around the stems. April Hopes Never was there garden so desolate—the young ornamental trees and shrubs all dead; the creepers dead also; even the hardy passion vines upon the fence, mere leafless, fruitless withes of withered stems. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life An inch-deep groove is cut in both edges of the hammer, and into these grooves the short, double wooden handle is attached by a withe. The Bontoc Igorot Three leaps carried this warrior to the side of Deerslayer, whose withes were cut in the twinkling of an eye, with a quickness and precision that left the prisoner perfect master of his limbs. The Deerslayer The horses were fitted out with packsaddles, to the latter part of which was fastened a pair of hobbles made of hickory withes,—a bell and collar ornamented their necks. The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway "I wish you'd let me come and make up the withes for you when you need them." April Hopes The green island across the bay may have been so enticing that at last a raft of logs was knotted together with stout withes. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America Also, who laid the rainbow's piers, Also, who leads the docile spheres By withes of supple blue? Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series Two "You are free now, Hurry," returned Hetty, glancing timidly at the fine unfettered limbs of the young giant—"You have no cords, or withes, to pain your arms, or legs, now." The Deerslayer When they had put in the watling to within the proper distance of the top they began trimming off the twigs and butt ends of the withes. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy There did Meriones transfix him, and he writhed convulsively about the spear as some bull whom mountain herdsmen have bound with ropes of withes and are taking away perforce. The Iliad This system of close cutting induces the growth of a large number of shoots, in the same manner that withes are produced in England. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon The Wise Woman was at home; from afar the King saw her sitting outside the Hovel mending her broom with a withe from the Bush. Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard You've come off whole, feet and all, and are only a little numb from a tight fit of the withes. The Deerslayer The soles of all were both on fire, wherefore their joints quivered so violently that they would have snapped withes and bands. Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell Olaf's plan was tried; most of the other ships, in spite of their wainscoting and withes, recoiled on reaching the Bridge, so destructive were the boulder and other missile showers. Early Kings of Norway But without waiting for Cowperwood to acquiesce, he went off, returning after a time with three unvarnished frames of chairs and a bundle of cane strips or withes, which he deposited on the floor. The Financier, a novel Spiked to the jamb of your bamboo doorway is a basket made of green withes, plaited. Options Two dead and dry, and consequently buoyant, logs of pine were bound together with pins and withes and a little platform of riven chestnut had been rudely placed on their surfaces. The Deerslayer They planted their corner and end poles, they laid their rafters, they completed their framework, binding all with the tough withes; then deftly they thatched it with the grass. The Land of Footprints From the circumference of this circle the poles converged toward the centre, where they were united and secured by large withes of willow-brush. First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 Fifteen good rafts did Rolf make in that cross-country journey of three days: dry spruce logs he found each time and bound them together with leather-wood and withes of willow. Rolf in the Woods When all had gone, I turned casually and saw a basket made of plaited green withes hanging by a nail outside the door-jamb. Options The hut, about seven feet square and as many feet in height, was built strongly of poles, with a small entrance closed by a clapboard door fastened stoutly on the outside with withes. The Scouts of the Valley In all of them the soles were both on fire; Wherefore the joints so violently quivered, They would have snapped asunder withes and bands. Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete Henry and Sol had taken the severed thongs with them, and there was nothing to show how the prisoner had disappeared, except that the withes fastening the door had been cut. 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