| 单词 | blunderbuss |
| 例句 | “Oh, dear, what a blunderbuss I am!” exclaimed Jo, finishing Meg’s glove by scrubbing her gown with it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z On its back, a grim-looking mustached man in a cowboy hat brandished an old-fashioned blunderbuss, its wide metal mouth extending back over a wooden handle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I just wished I had been with Atahualpa and his army when the conquistadors fired off that blunderbuss. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “My smoothbore will blast a hole or twelve in each of you while you’re still fiddling with the ramrod of your grandma’s blunderbuss there.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Compared with that, the big, popular blunderbuss of Bly hardly matters. He’s a Legend of Contemporary Poetry. There’s Finally a Volume of His Collected Work. 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z He too often went for blunderbuss overstatement, ignoring fine distinctions. Books of The Times: Freewheeling Essays, to Be Consumed With a Cocktail 2011-06-07T14:01:39Z But this goodly sermonising pales next to his earlier blunderbuss derision. Richard Herring ? review 2010-12-21T22:45:00Z Mr. Church gets the bigger comic moments, and he delightfully plays Robert as a blunderbuss whose explosions register both his pain at losing Frances and the rigidity that lost her in the first place. In ‘Divorce,’ Sarah Jessica Parker Wants to Ditch Mr. Medium 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The victims pop up, kneeling and hooded, and Joe blasts them away with his blunderbuss. Looper: (500) Days of The Terminator 2012-09-27T12:00:49Z On the more sensitive list: small towns, especially along the coast and near parks, some of which were overwhelmed by clumsy, littering, blunderbuss tourists in 2020. The tourists have returned to Washington state — but some areas are recovering more quickly than others 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z Ella's emotional wound is no less than that sort of blunderbuss irony might cause. Thomas Hardy goes to the opera 2012-08-17T21:55:07Z Whereas Smith’s Jan. 6 indictment was an arrow aimed straight at Trump, Willis’ is a blunderbuss. Column: What makes the Georgia indictment of Donald Trump so different from all the others 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s as if the nation’s founders in writing the 2nd Amendment’s right to bear arms in 1789 had specified the maximum muzzle size of a blunderbuss or fire power of a musket. Column: Newsom's right on stricter gun laws but he misfired on his proposed constitutional amendment 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z He may not have pioneered the blunderbuss technique of deregulation, but he provided a model. Column: A farewell to James G. Watt, environmental vandal and proto-Trumpian 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Dunphy’s lawsuit, filed last month in state court in New York, “contains a blunderbuss of contradictory allegations,” Giuliani said in his written response last Friday. Giuliani denies claims he coerced woman to have sex, says she’s trying to stir ‘media frenzy’ 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z One thing is clear after Thursday’s first hearing of the new “Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government”: The weaponization panel’s weapon of choice will be the blunderbuss. Opinion | Yes, weaponization committee. We are all out to get you. 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Life does some blunderbuss thing on a system that's less forgiving than Earth was. The Medea Hypothesis: Does life on Earth sow the seeds of its own extinction? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The Ranger ability gives Kirby a blunderbuss that he can use to snipe enemies from afar. Kirby’s post-apocalyptic Switch adventure is coming in March 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Beijing also fired a blunderbuss of severe impediments to Australian exporters, who powered their nation’s pre-pandemic run of 29 years without a recession. Opinion | Biden’s China policy is admirable but underfunded 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “The Reckoning: Our Nation’s Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal” is, essentially, a blunderbuss rant about the evils of America. Review | Mary Trump takes on America’s evils, beyond her famous uncle 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z It was written in the era of the blunderbuss, but the number and firepower of weapons have grown exponentially since then. Opinion | Ideas for New Amendments to the Constitution 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z It was a blunderbuss of attacks, of varying levels of validity, in the hope that some will draw blood - on trade, immigration, education, energy and foreign policy. Trump warns Biden will 'demolish' American dream 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z “When you go out with blunderbuss like this, it creates a cauldron of anger. Who else has taken on the post office in 244 years?” How Trump, Mnuchin and DeJoy edged the Postal Service into a crisis 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z An entire chapter of the book is devoted to his misrepresentations about the rapidly spreading disease and his false depictions of his blunderbuss and botched response. Opinion | Trump is lying to sway his reelection, and Democrats aren’t paying attention 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z She mentioned the Founders seven more times in a blunderbuss news conference that followed. Opinion | How we know exactly what Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison think of Trump 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The Donald Trump of these hearings will undoubtedly be the same blunderbuss who was narrowly elected in 2016, warts and all. Opinion | We compare impeachments like we do French wines. Here’s where this one stacks up. 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z In those ill-conceived farces, Fickman demonstrated a blunderbuss approach to comedy that lingers here like a dull ache. Review | Smoke jumper farce ‘Playing With Fire’ is only half-baked — and wholly unfunny 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z US farming still depends heavily on the blunderbuss technology of genetic modification accompanied by an agrochemical payload that wages war on insect life and soils. The real cost of cheap US chicken? Chlorination is just the start | Felicity Lawrence 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Her colleague, Morton Sault, tipped his tricorn hat as he leaned his blunderbuss up against the side of the house. Opinion | Historical reenactors wish America had picked a nicer bit of history to repeat 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z But he pursued it with a blunderbuss, through escalating tariffs. Opinion | Foreign adversaries have figured Trump out 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z Such delicate concerns are no match for this blunderbuss of a demagogue. Of course Trump colluded with Russia. But unfortunately that's not a crime | Richard Wolffe 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Others pointed to a backstage tiff: either way, a full blunderbuss of character assassination followed. Billy Corgan touring with Noel Gallagher: what could possibly go wrong? 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Those who are eager to sink the judiciary waist-deep into the politics of politics resort to blunderbuss arguments. Opinion | The Supreme Court should steer clear of gerrymandering cases 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z It had been fired out of a gravitational gun barrel by a cosmic blunderbuss, a supermassive black hole. It Came From a Black Hole, and Landed in Antarctica 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s tariffs are an economic blunderbuss that will hit America’s friends abroad and Mr. Trump’s forgotten men and women at home. Trump Starts His Trade War 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z “Reading the Rocks” is filled with interesting characters: The surveyor William Smith, who created the world’s first nationwide geologic map, was protected from pillaging highwaymen by a guard with a blunderbuss. Review | When the earth’s story defies religious belief 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z “It can’t be an across-the-board blunderbuss,” says David Cole, national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union. Opinion | Sorry, Trump’s refugee order is probably legal 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z The Wall Street Journal, part of the Murdoch-controlled News Corporation, delivered a scathing editorial on Monday denouncing Mr. Trump’s “blunderbuss” policy. In Trump’s Early Days, News Media Finds Competing Narratives 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Unlike some other rhetorical classics in this list, it executes its argument with a rapier not a blunderbuss, using the clinical ferocity of hammered steel not wild, explosive irruptions of outrage. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 48 – The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes (1919) 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Nothing “prevents President Trump from imposing blunderbuss tariffs against one or more foreign countries,” Hufbauer wrote. Policy Prescriptions Trump and Clinton on global trade 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z This is a kind of dealmaking that Trump disdains, but it’s hard to see his blunderbuss negotiating tactics succeeding on such delicate issues as Social Security, Medicaid or international financial crises. Jack Lew’s ‘art of the deal’ 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z A right to own a blunderbuss and to join the state militia 200 years ago are a ridiculous "guaranteed right" in the modern age. What University of Texas Campus Is Saying About Concealed Guns 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z “It’s a blunderbuss effort that promotes sprawl and squanders money that would be far better spent in low-income communities,” Mr. Brown said. California Today: School Bond Measure? Why You Should Care 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Buried within his blunderbuss attack on globalism is an important truth: The surge of imports that came after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001 has devastated U.S. manufacturing workers. Read Hillary’s Lips: No Pacific Trade Deal 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z What a contrast there is between this delicate, real-life diplomacy and the blunderbuss approach advocated by Donald Trump and other critics of China. Is a rebuked China taking a timeout? 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z But the idea that, contrary to his blunderbuss public attitude toward Christianity, Hitchens was not just friendly with Christians but also open to the idea of faith, has many atheists apoplectic. Are Atheists Afraid of God? 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Moreover, on its own the 10 percent plan is a blunderbuss approach, putting minority students who do not live in racially segregated zones of the state at a disadvantage. Why the Supreme Court should uphold affirmative action — again 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Nobody wears breeches or carries a fake blunderbuss. The new American hero is the old Jeb Bush. Oh, no! | Jeb Lund 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z If Congress passes a law and the executive wields it like a blunderbuss in such a way as to cause international tensions, that’s for them to worry about.” Microsoft case: DoJ says it can demand every email from any US-based provider 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z If one candidate claims to have two handguns and a blunderbuss, the next will proudly raise his Winchester rifle and point to a full arsenal’s worth of heavy weaponry. GOP must destroy Donald Trump before he destroys them. It may already be too late 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z It was an effective, if blunderbuss, approach to censoring the targets. Another Reason For Ubiquitous Web Encryption: To Neuter China's 'Great Cannon' 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z He ducked and weaved around me, firing blunderbuss shots to stun me just as I'd done to Yharnam's other beasts, dodging my own strikes with rolls and leaps. Bloodborne is a blood-soaked, bone-splintering masterpiece on PS4 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Shields no longer take up such a prominent place in the game, replaced by blunderbusses for a more aggressive style of defense. The 10 Biggest, Best-Looking Video Games Of March 2015 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z And the doughty old blunderbuss statistic, Gross Domestic Product, is inching ever closer to 3 percent. This Economy Is Yearning For The Policy Mix 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z An automatic bar is a blunderbuss solution to the problem of deterring corporate misconduct. The S.E.C.'s Hazy Approach to Crime and Punishment 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Now, its occupants shuffle along the streets at night, carrying torches and pitchforks, the odd blunderbuss or cutlass or wooden shield. 'Bloodborne' Is A Dark And Brutal Successor To 'Dark Souls' 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The cumbersome and divisive blunderbuss process of impeachment should be a rare recourse. George F. Will: Stopping a lawless president Unlike Kenway’s brace of pistols and twin swords, Adéwalé wields a machete in one hand and a blunderbuss in the other. 'Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry' DLC Takes On The Caribbean Slave Trade 2013-12-16T22:31:00Z But it does have an unusually colorful protagonist in Mr. McGinn, an Oxford-trained philosopher of mind known for his eviscerating book reviews and blunderbuss personal style. Colin McGinn, Philosopher, to Leave His Post 2013-08-03T01:42:59Z "You can't just simply send them a pea shooter against a blunderbuss." Tensions Rise Over Syrian War Ahead of Summit 2013-06-17T00:07:32Z After he had dismissed unit pricing as a "blunderbuss" on this morning's programme, he was asked what he would do. Taxing alcohol: easy answers are in shorter supply than cheap booze 2013-03-13T13:10:53Z And Jobs, a blunderbuss negotiator, isn’t around to break the logjam. Mapping a Path Out of Steve Job's Shadow 2012-10-03T10:00:21Z In this exciting statistical version of shoot-the-messenger, one wonders who frontbenchers will train their blunderbusses on next. George Osborne: an isolated chancellor 2012-08-22T21:43:19Z We meek, vulnerable folk need the blunderbuss of the law to protect us from bad and dangerous speech – at all times. Twitter joke trial: for Paul Chambers, common sense has finally prevailed 2012-07-27T11:26:49Z Dropping the ball between his legs in a signature movement, Isner flung the ball high above his head on match point and delivered a blunderbuss of a serve. Straight Sets: Isner Makes Quick Work of Dutra Silva 2012-05-28T15:17:50Z The kind of goal which should be reported in capital letters, preferably using the words "blunderbuss" and "exocet", and followed by an indecent number of exclamation marks. The 10 best goals in European football during the 2011-12 season 2012-05-22T09:46:39Z Her armament consisted of fourteen 4-pounders! a species of gun little larger than a blunderbuss, and formerly known in the service as “minion,” an appellation quite appropriate. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The blunderbusses of that time were furnished with a hinged bayonet, rather under a foot in length, and doubled back upon the barrel. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Among the old cross-bows and halberds were the huge blunderbusses that, in accordance with an old custom, are still fired off yearly. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The Smiths were appropriately represented by Vulcan, or a knight in black armour “supported by two attendants who occasionally fired off blunderbusses.” The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury 2012-03-05T03:00:14.443Z He went out of the convent, accompanied by Captain Buecbuee, with a blunderbuss in very bad condition, and reaching the house of Silang, discharged the contents in his side, which caused his immediate death. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z As we threaded our path through the crowd of men and boys I noticed that all were armed with rifles or old-time firelocks, and some even with ancient blunderbusses and bell-muzzled matchlocks. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The blunderbuss was also a short gun, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and of doing execution without exact aim. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Armed with a brace of pistols, a fusee, and a blunderbuss, he fought his assailants away from his windows and the door, through which they had followed the retreating sentinel. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Their weapons were blunderbusses, flint muskets, and bows and arrows. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The room was full of smoke, the blunderbuss on the floor just discharged, the door closed, and no human being but himself discoverable in the apartment! Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Belmanoir saw that the coachman had his blunderbuss ready and was only too eager to fire it, and he knew that the game was up. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z Each one was mounted on a fleet Arabian steed, and was armed with pistol, sabre, carbine, and blunderbuss. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z My host was standing in the centre of the way, his legs firmly apart, and a huge blunderbuss at his shoulder. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The universal joy was expressed, in all those unphilosophical ways, enumerated by Pope, With gun, drum, trumpet, blunderbuss and thunder. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He should carry two short guns or blunderbusses, and sit on the top of the coach with the mail behind him. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z The men on the box got out their blunderbuss, ready to fire should the need arise, and the girl herself watched breathlessly, red lips apart, and eyes aglow with fright, indignation, and excitement. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z "X," I said at last, "if Hassan fires that blunderbuss, he cannot fail to hit either you or me." By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Then would my courage, a very ricketty bantling, make weak protest: "You faced a blunderbuss and a volley of slugs, and you were not afraid." The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z A number of officers agreed to face the blunderbuss; I received an invitation to join the band; and acting on my system of good-fellowship, I readily consented. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z VanderMeer, for one, hopes that the efforts pay off — and spare other patients from what he calls the “blunderbuss” of chemotherapy. Targeted treatment tested as potential cancer cure 2011-11-16T18:20:25.090Z The horse next made the same suspicious approach to a coach, from the windows of which a blunderbuss was levelled with denunciations of death and destruction to the hapless and perplexed rider. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The Chef d'œuvre gives us the impression of a man loading a blunderbuss to shoot at a shadow. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z There was the blunderbuss over the chimney-piece—there were the two hatchets in the corner. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z This blunderbuss of an oration took me by surprise. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z In half an hour we were in saddle again, Major Stanton with his blunderbuss of a rifle, "Little Bat" in his semi-civilized garb, Lieutenant Keyes with forty men of Company "C," and myself. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z A short blunderbuss was levelled directly in the face of the visiters, whilst an ungracious repulse was screamed out in a voice husky with rage. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z "Proceeding in this blunderbuss fashion is not an efficient mechanism for preparing for the class certifications proceedings." Toyota, plaintiffs' lawyers spar on trial plan 2011-09-08T00:33:53Z Already I had enough to reload the blunderbuss three times, with my three charges of powder. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z I was always the first to brave the blunderbusses, being sure that no resistance would be offered. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Turk rolled over, mortally wounded by a shot from an old blunderbuss. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z When Broadway was a muddy post-road, stretching for a weary week to Albany, ducks quacked about us and were shot with blunderbuss. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z At Trent Bridge in an age of power when bats are like blunderbusses, Bell demonstrated that there is still space for old-fashioned deftness and touch. 'England's best and luckiest batsman' 2011-07-31T20:02:00Z Just laws would silence the agitator and the blunderbuss, and range the people on the side of the rulers. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z Our military code of honour, however, forbade recourse to justice as an act of cowardice; albeit some of my comrades found it not derogatory to their courage to recoil before a blunderbuss. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z There’s my uncle—a high-minded, good-natured, unterrified old blunderbuss—the most unsophisticated of the lot. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z To reply to the charge in its undiscriminating, blunderbuss form is easy. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z The servants, who ordinarily wore the green livery of the Emperor, were dressed as monks with short blunderbusses across their shoulders and with pistols in their belts. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The lawyer also rejected "blunderbuss" claims that triple damages should be awarded under the federal False Claims Act on MortgageIT's tens of thousands of FHA loans, including those that "indisputably" qualified for government insurance. Deutsche Bank seeks to end U.S. mortgage fraud case 2011-07-11T22:20:08Z "What are you going to do with that blunderbuss?" asked the Bish. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z And he took it! what a mean fellow!—you ought not to have ventured out unarmed—I always take a blunderbuss when I go upon the road—the rascal banditti are most infernal cowards. The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts 2011-07-09T02:00:12.740Z Some had on masks; some carried blunderbusses, while others, under their coats, concealed the dagger of the assassin, and the cartridge of the dynamitard. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z I deeply sympathise; but, barring the friendly thrust of an assegai, or the good offices of a peripatetic pot-leg discharged from the blunderbuss of the noble savage, you haven’t a chance. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The blunderbuss missed fire, or it is possible this had been the last day this brute-disturber had moved. The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress 2011-06-15T02:00:20.920Z I reckon that blunderbuss o’ yours would come might’ nigh goin’ through a pat o’ butter at twenty yards.” Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z “See here,” he whispered quickly to the aeronaut; “that man just snapped the trigger to scare us, and I don’t believe the old blunderbuss is loaded.” Airship Andy or The Luck of a Brave Boy 2011-06-13T02:00:31.130Z "I may be mistaken, but I do not expect to see Jeffrey's blunderbuss brought into action; and I have a trust which never yet proved wanting." Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Manuel fired a pistol among them, and wounded one with his scimitar, and I struck down another with the butt-end of a blunderbuss, and then acted upon the defensive. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z “Here, hold on with that blunderbuss!” exclaimed Oswald; and small wonder that there was a suspicious quiver to his voice, for Bluff certainly looked equal to doing all he threatened so wildly. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z They carried clubs and blunderbusses, and one, more hurriedly summoned than his companions, held a poker. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z In twenty hot words that were fired off like a cloud of small shot from a blunderbuss, Thorkell told what had occurred. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z "Oh, you did, did ye! you thundering young blunderbuss?" roared Captain Duff, finding his voice at last. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z The Queen accompanied him; behind them went a group of gentlemen in civilian dress, armed some with swords, some with hunting-knives, others with carbines, or blunderbusses. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z As soon as the old gentleman heard the footsteps of the butler die away down the passage, he dressed himself completely from head to foot; he took two loaded pistols and a blunderbuss. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z And with the first flash of light the foremost guard ran halfway up the steep embankment and leveled his blunderbuss. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Obey, sirrahs, or else—hum—ha—hrrrrugh!!!” and the Baron waved his battle-axe, 134 and looked as if he had swallowed the meat-chopper and the gridiron and the blunderbuss, all at one mouthful. The Joyous Story of Toto 2011-02-16T03:00:35.520Z Refuse the demand, and you will get the contents of carbine, escopeta, or blunderbuss in your body, or it may be a lance-blade intruded into your chest! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z After a brief interval a small window above the door was opened, and a man with a blunderbuss in his hand sternly demanded their business. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Then the proofs of the consummatum est having been brought forth, pistols, blunderbusses, and guns were fired, to announce the happy event to the whole town, and the drinking began again. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z He is always on the lookout for robbers, and keeps at his bedside a big blunderbuss, with a muzzle like a speaking-trumpet. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Somewhat alarmed by this demonstration, the Confederacy commenced shoving off with his ram, using his blunderbuss and umbrella as oars, and singing the Southern Marseillaise. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z They are armed anyhow; some carry fowling-pieces, some blunderbusses, and some fight with sticks and stones, as the return of those six soldiers contused establishes. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z After a few minutes a miserable looking old gentleman, in a dressing gown, came shivering down with one of those great brass blunderbusses in one hand, and a candlestick in the other. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z The recoil of the blunderbuss, however, nearly knocked him off his seat. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone In the retreat the safety of the army was committed to Bayard, who, however, was mortally wounded by a stone from a blunderbuss in protecting the passage of the Sesia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The Orientals depended almost solely upon their crude firearms,—the blunderbuss,—together with their light swords and spears. The Story of Malta Fortunately for H. C. a dog also rushed out at the moment between the man's legs, bringing him to the ground, where he and his blunderbuss lay motionless. Glories of Spain Yet at last they shot at us with blunderbusses. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. The blunderbuss, he said, kicked like a mule. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Why then, did you chance to ob-serve——" but seeing the Major's face, Sergeant Zebedee broke off with a gasp and, dropping his blunderbuss, reached out quick hands: "Good God! Our Admirable Betty A Romance Next to the horse, the Llanero esteems those weapons which give him a superiority over his fellow-creatures,—viz., a lance, a blunderbuss, and a fine sword. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 We hoped our friend of the blunderbuss had not been seriously wounded, but under the circumstances it was impossible to make anxious inquiries. Glories of Spain He cleared his fields, raised some sheep, and betimes repaired the blunderbusses with which Puritan and Pilgrim were wont to pot the aborigine. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Where now are the old four-horsed coaches rattling up to "The Bush," "White Hart," and "White Lion" hostelries, and the old jolly dozen-caped coachmen and scarlet-liveried mail guards, with blunderbuss and horn? The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone His father attacked him in a rage, called him an imbecile and a blunderbuss, and showed him the book in which he had kept account of his expenses. Maximina "Then slip the muzzle of the blunderbuss across me, and the moment the door is well opened, when I raise my arm with the purse, shoot him dead on the spot." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Whether the owner of the blunderbuss had killed himself with his own weapon or was only absent on business remained uncertain; he did not appear. Glories of Spain Of course, now he remembered, it did have a place into which the Indian used to pour a little powder every time he wanted to fire his old blunderbuss. Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 Our Jeffrey has strengthened the defences of the castle, and sleeps, or wakes, with a loaded blunderbuss. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. He had concealed a small blunderbuss, and his men some other arms, with which they re-took the ship. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington There was a terrific volley from the carriage, and Curly Cahill, receiving the greater portion of the contents of the blunderbuss intended for his friend, dropped heavily from his horse. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 Nor was this the only sign that surprised him, for now he saw that a short brass blunderbuss, the regular weapon of the brigand, lay close to the friar's hand. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Why were the American people taxed in order to maintain bayonets, blunderbusses, and artillery in the South? Discussion on American Slavery His blunderbuss was tilted carelessly up over one crooked elbow, for he trusted to the iron-shod hoofs of his hunting stallion to smash the rebel into the muck of the valley. The Buttoned Sky “I was no shot ’cept with a blunderbuss that would scatter.” The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine "I'm your man," answered Rudd, as he swallowed his last glass of sherry, and jumped up: "have you the blunderbuss?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 “Have a care of that blunderbuss; they’re nasty things to burst.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) Their weapons generally consist of a long spear, a sabre, a shield, and a matchlock; but many of them have pistols also, and some few I have seen with huge blunderbusses. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment One ball from it put in the right place 'll do more than a hat full from your old Irish blunderbuss. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign But in his belt he carried what appeared to be—what was, a well-oiled and yawning barreled blunderbuss. Conquest Over Time Before Bill was sent upon his beat, the old sheik went into a tent, and soon after reappeared with a large pistol, bearing a strong likeness to a blunderbuss. The Boy Slaves “From whom is it?” asked the man with the blunderbuss. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) “Please keep that blunderbuss pointed the other way, Bumpus,” said Step Hen. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol All I remember is: there was a big noise–a million spears and blunderbusses turned upon poor me! Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time He could not choose but hear it; the thing was shaped like a little blunderbuss, charged to the mouth, and made a report like a piece of field artillery. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) The “blunderbuss, Turkish scimitar, and basket-hilt sword,” in the foregoing extract from Vanbrugh, point to one of the constant perils of the road—the highwaymen. Old Roads and New Roads Halt! he cried again more loud Then fired his blunderbuss into the crowd, Which only helped to increase their speed. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria "It frightens me to have him come near me with his blunderbuss." The Tale of Old Dog Spot “A million spears and blunderbusses!” echoed Moll, her eyes like saucers. Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time You say you were only present at the murder of Noonan; now, was it not you who knocked down the unfortunate man p. 167with the butt-end of a blunderbuss?—Yes, the very first. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign In such circumstances a man may miss, ay, even with a blunderbuss, and no blame attach to his marksmanship.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI Not a sight did we see, or a sound did we hear," said the other, "only the going off of the blunderbuss. The Landleaguers Shocked by the cruel outrage committed in her quiet Alsatian home, this brave maiden seized the family blunderbuss, and fired. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 12, 1890 Impatient for a victim, the posse comitatus "fired up," armed to the teeth with pistol, bludgeon, blunderbuss, gun, bowie-knife, and—whiskey, started up the river to reconnoitre and intercept the pirate and his crew. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Here do I bring two blunderbusses loaded with ball, and this old cannon, a fearful piece of ordnance, full to the throat with every destructive ingredient. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 With these words he took ten pearls from his own necklace, pearls as large and round as bullets of a blunderbuss. The Chinese Fairy Book No, no,—my blunderbuss is loaded, and 66 the villains cannot escape. The Rambles of a Rat Among them were swords with watered blades,45 called johurdas, and worth several hundreds of pounds; besides innumerable scimitars of every shape, rapiers, blunderbusses, and exquisitely ornamented but treacherous-looking daggers and other stabbing instruments. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' This last-named had found an old blunderbuss somewhere, useful once undoubtedly, but of questionable service now. The Strollers Both turned to face the threatening muzzle of an ancient blunderbuss. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 "Here approaches Strammers in quest of his blunderbuss," she answered calmly. The O'Ruddy A Romance In one corner was a frame with armor suspended; while over this, on the wall, he saw arms of different kinds—pistols, carbines, daggers, and blunderbusses. Among the Brigands "Anglicism" and "British gold" were blunderbusses which, in the present popular irritation against France, had for a time lost their usefulness, and were apt to miss fire. James Madison Bucket found two blunderbusses and a bag of bullets; he poured some of these into his own blunderbuss; the other gun he loaded in the same way and gave over to Buzzard. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 The barrel of the blunderbuss swung slightly as it covered alternately one and the other. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Lady Mary quelled him, and he at once went away with his blunderbuss, still muttering his many doubts. The O'Ruddy A Romance Squat in build, sanguine in complexion, and auburn-haired, he stood 'four-square to all the winds'; his bold, prominent eyes recalled the muzzle of an ancient blunderbuss ready to loose off at a moment's notice. Border Ghost Stories Every one had a weapon, pike or club, axe or chopper, while a certain proportion carried horse-pistols, or blunderbusses. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France No. Ah, you are thinking of the thieves in story-books, I see,—terrible villains with masks and blunderbusses. Eyebright A Story The window was again opened and the muzzle of the blunderbuss put in its appearance. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 When I saw the man with the blunderbuss," he recounted, "I said boldly: 'Sirrah, remove that weapon! The O'Ruddy A Romance Shots from cannons and blunderbusses rent the smoke of battle with long red tongues. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Rufus was so astonished that he did not think of using his blunderbuss; he simply whistled. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine I would a great deal rather have had it one of the old-fashioned kind with a blunderbuss. Eyebright A Story In her hands, and pointed straight at the mystified Jack, she held an ancient but murderous looking blunderbuss. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code And I hope you took occasion to slay the hideous monster who flourished the blunderbuss? The O'Ruddy A Romance But this time the butler heard him and came down with his blunderbuss, and the robbers ran off. Europa's Fairy Book A short kind of blunderbuss with a large bore, to carry several musket or pistol bullets; it was much used on boat service. 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. Her armament consisted of fourteen four-pounders, ridiculous little weapons that were no more good than as many blunderbusses. With Cochrane the Dauntless The barrel of the pistol looked as big as a blunderbuss. Blackbeard: Buccaneer I pictured myself lying butchered, blown to atoms by a gardener's blunderbuss. The O'Ruddy A Romance They were armed with everything from staves, blunderbusses, old forty-fours and Sharps rifles to machine guns. Hunters Out of Space A species of blunderbuss for boat service, taking its name from its unseemly trumpet mouth. 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. The Huguenot then discharged a blunderbuss, with small leaden balls, one of which entered the neck of the privateersman, and another his side, when his men carried him back wounded to the ship. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Ay; and have a blunderbuss fired at us, with a shower of bullets big as billiard balls. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea I had no difficulty in persuading the Doctor that his services would be invaluable at another place; for the memory of the blunderbuss seemed to linger with him. The O'Ruddy A Romance The two domestics were still more plainly attired; and each carried in his hand a huge brass blunderbuss! The Tiger Hunter The name formerly used for large blunderbusses, as well as for those small pieces of ordnance which were loaded by shifting metal chambers placed in the breech. 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. Only look out: I have heered tell o’ blunderbusses and revolvers about here! The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne His detachment numbered only ten but they were well armed with short swords and blunderbusses and wore mail and steel helmets. Adaptation I looked once more into the mouth of the blunderbuss. The O'Ruddy A Romance Armed with their unerring lasso and garrocha, or sharp lance, blunderbuss and sword, they fear no foes. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America “If he aims within a yard o’ the brute he’s sure to hit, for I loaded the old blunderbuss myself, an’ it’s crammed nigh to the muzzle with all sorts o’ things, includin’ stones.” The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains Before Bill was sent upon his beat the old sheik went into a tent, and soon after reappeared with a large pistol, bearing a strong likeness to a blunderbuss. The Boy Slaves Behind him the bearers of the inevitable bribes: a drum, two blunderbusses, a bed, a piece of scarlet cloth, and a solitary dog. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 However, a sensible man holds no long discussions with a blunderbuss. The O'Ruddy A Romance Ivan fired his old blunderbuss at them, and the noise seems to have scared them away. Chatterbox, 1906 “Only of being in a house alone with two girls,” said Agnes Anne, “but I am most afraid of father’s blunderbuss which he has brought with him.” The Dew of Their Youth Not, Malone thought uneasily, that the blunderbuss had ever been used for space travel, but— He got off the subject hurriedly. That Sweet Little Old Lady This is a short spear, and is shot out of a gun like a blunderbuss. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading But always this man stolidly faced me with the yawning mouth of the blunderbuss. The O'Ruddy A Romance The action was fought at such close quarters that the men used their handspikes, and two of the officers were killed by a discharge from Captain Gilchrist’s own blunderbuss. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 But I so arranged it, that whoever attacked the house, I should at least get one fair chance at them with “King George,” our very wide-scattering blunderbuss. The Dew of Their Youth On this the master gunner levelled his caliver—a sort of blunderbuss—but it missed fire, and before he could shoot it off two savages, taking sure aim at him, killed him on the spot. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold “It was at least six yards off, an’ I can’t count on the old blunderbuss beyond five. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains "Yes, we'll have the blunderbusses," said I, and with that the men broke rank, burst through the hedge, and came back with those formidable weapons. The O'Ruddy A Romance As they arrived, they formed in front, dancing, and shrieking, and firing off their muskets and blunderbusses in the most irregular fashion, expending a great deal of gunpowder, but doing us no harm. Old Jack I got Agnes Anne to look after “King George,” my blunderbuss, while I went round to the village to see if anything was stirring about the dwelling of Constable Jacky. The Dew of Their Youth Her provision for the long and dangerous voyage before her was a bag of salt, a bag of nails and ironware, a boarding netting, and several seven-barrelled pieces and blunderbusses. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 “I did not know that you use the blunderbuss in your ships at all,” said Dechamp, with a look of assumed simplicity. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Up stairs he knocked out some of the diamond panes so that the muzzle of a blunderbuss would go through. The O'Ruddy A Romance Being again met by four Mahometans, he threatened them with a blunderbuss, and was left unmolested. The Philippine Islands "You robber dogs!" cried Frank, wilfully misunderstanding their purpose; "if you do not instantly quit the house, I will fire a blunderbuss upon you through the door!" Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North She had a boarding netting fixed, to prevent her being boarded, and several seven-barrelled pieces and blunderbusses put on board of her. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 He was alone with his brother, Jenkins having gone out with the blunderbuss to assist, if need be, in the defence of the camp. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains I gave the order for Tom Peel to saddle the four horses and get six of his men with swords and pistols and blunderbusses to act as an escort for me. The O'Ruddy A Romance This implied restraint in such trifling things as their having to fence their tiny gardens, protect small stray hay-pooks, and discriminate into what they discharged their ubiquitous blunderbusses. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Not, Malone thought uneasily, that the blunderbuss had ever been used for space travel, but— Brain Twister Barney struggled violently, and soon managing to get the blunderbuss against his enemy's shoulder, fired it, filling the wretch's arm and side with buckshot. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 “Aboard o’ one man-o’-war that I sailed in after pirates in the China seas, we had a blunderbuss company. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains I stopped so abruptly that the rim of the on-coming blunderbuss must have printed a fine pink ring on my back. The O'Ruddy A Romance I wanted to turn loose the blunderbusses, but the Boss said: "No, let 'em enjoy themselves." Shorty McCabe So we will, and be jolly till the blunderbuss gets back. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 Jimmy's Cruise in the Pinafore, Etc. Barney, on his part, had secreted a small brass blunderbuss and a broad-sword; and with this meagre armament the three determined to take the ship from its captors. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 “Bang! went the six an’ twenty blunderbusses, an’ when the smoke cleared away there was fourteen out o’ the twenty-six men flat on their backs. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains But upon casting my bewildered glance downward I found myself staring squarely into the mouth of a blunderbuss. The O'Ruddy A Romance The hall, oak-beamed and still lighted mainly by tall, narrow windows, originally slotted for arrow and blunderbuss, was discouraging for men in search of the support of a modern justice of the peace. Patsy There, in the heart of his castle, with his bars, and bolts, and bull-dogs, and blunderbusses around him, he was served—absolutely served—and he had no doubt the nurse-tender was bribed to betray him. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes The blunderbuss was fired, but its shot fell harmless. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy He had brought with him a blunderbuss, which he averred had been used by his great-grandfather at the battle of Culloden. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains The mouth of this blunderbuss, I may say, was of about the width of a fair-sized water-pitcher; in colour it was bright and steely. The O'Ruddy A Romance If he is the man you describe, he would never have fired a blunderbuss into a dark carriage. Patsy So up he jumps, and, takin’ down a big blunderbuss that hung over his bed, opened the door, an’ seized a Naygur be the hair o’ the head! Martin Rattler The man, for man he was, though more like a huge baboon than a human creature, levelled a blunderbuss at Devereux’s head. Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy For the same reasons the blunderbuss proved to be more effectual than the rifle. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West Then she quickly recognized the quaint threat expressed in the attitude of the blunderbuss. The O'Ruddy A Romance Then High Heaven help them if they come across Stair and his blunderbuss. Patsy To this I assented gladly; and Peterkin replied by laying down a huge bell-mouthed blunderbuss, and divesting himself of a pair of enormous horse-pistols, with which he had purposed to overawe the natives! The Coral Island It was intensified, if possible, by the further action of the negress, who, seizing the blunderbuss, pointed it at the flying crowd, and, shutting both eyes, fired! Charlie to the Rescue The captain had dropped the blunderbuss in his fall, and now, with deep regret, and not a little anxiety, found himself unarmed and a prisoner. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West "Strammers!" she cried again, and wrested the blunderbuss from his hands. The O'Ruddy A Romance He was a source of constant and justifiable alarm to his friends, who usually compelled him either to ride in front, with the blunderbuss pointing forward, or in the rear, with its muzzle pointing backward. The Settler and the Savage His face was grimed, his shirt like an engine-rag, and his trousers dusty, while from a hole in the seat thereof fluttered a flag of garment—such an ingratiatingly wholesome blunderbuss of a boy! Some Everyday Folk and Dawn “Well,” said Mr Turnbull, “this is a spree I little looked for; to have a blunderbuss full of shot sent after me.” Jacob Faithful Captain Bunting selected a huge old bell-mouthed blunderbuss, having, as he said, a strong partiality for the weapons of his forefathers. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West A glimmer of a smile came to her face, and she raised the blunderbuss, pointing it full at my breast. The O'Ruddy A Romance He allowed the blunderbuss to remain as his friend had placed it, and hugged the naked bowie-knife to his breast. The Settler and the Savage I was thankful to find, in the course of a few minutes, twenty stout, hardy-looking fellows, chiefly Creoles and mulattoes, pretty well-armed either with guns, blunderbusses, pistols, swords, or spears. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela “I again promise you your lives, my men,” he said, as he stopped a few paces off, still holding a blunderbuss in his hand, pointed towards us. The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa At this particular time, it happened that Captain Bunting had been seized with one of his irresistible and romantic wandering fits, and had gone off with the blunderbuss, to hunt in the mountains. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West There were numerous bales and boxes placed against the walls, on which also hung a variety of arms: firelocks, blunderbusses, and pistols, cutlasses and sabres, apparently the spoils of various captured vessels. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley He sat bolt upright on hearing the cry, and when it was repeated he made a wild grasp at the blunderbuss, but Dally was beforehand. The Settler and the Savage A broad-brimmed hat, a shirt and trousers, and a coloured poncho over his shoulders, completed his attire; his weapons being a long lance and a large-mouthed blunderbuss. The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela Away we rumbled, one fine morning, on board the big coach, as Tom called it, with a guard behind well armed with a huge blunderbuss and a brace of horse pistols. Hurricane Hurry “Remember, Thomas, that if you see any smugglers come near, you are to march up and point your blunderbuss at their heads.” Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures “Pooh-pooh, sir!—show them the muzzle of a blunderbuss and they’ll be off like a shot,” answered the other. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley He never returned to the encampment, and never saw the big snake or his blunderbuss again.” The Settler and the Savage Behind sat a guard with a couple of blunderbusses slung on either side of him, dressed in an ample red coat, and a brace of pistols sticking out of his pockets. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea At last an old gentleman poked out his head from an upper window, and threatened in Spanish to blow out our brains with a blunderbuss, if we didn’t take ourselves off. The Three Lieutenants Though I knew that old Thomas and his blunderbuss were close behind us, I felt very uncomfortable, as I could not tell how the men might be inclined to act. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures Besides the ship’s guns we had four swivels, thirty muskets, and several blunderbusses and braces of pistols. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat “Yes, he lost the blunderbuss, but he saved his life,” replied Dally, as he lay down near his little friend and drew his blanket over him. The Settler and the Savage “It’s worth a dozen of his old blunderbuss.” Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser They appeared to understand what they said, for they all hurried back into the house; but as they did so, two of them let fly with their blunderbusses. The Three Lieutenants We found old Thomas waiting at the hall door with his blunderbuss on his shoulder. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures You’ll be like a man now who has got a blunderbuss in his house. Burr Junior But there’s one consolation for you, sir,—my blunderbuss don’t go off easy. The Settler and the Savage Believing that the last of the Mohicans still lived, and that the continent of the setting sun resembled Hounslow Heath in the old highwaymen’s days, she presented to me—a blunderbuss! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. Lights were soon seen in the windows, and directly afterwards a party of men appeared at the door, armed with blunderbusses and pistols. The Three Lieutenants “Your appearance with your blunderbuss loaded up to the muzzle will be sufficient to deter any of the ruffians from attacking us.” Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures The sun had set and his last golden rays were glittering on the waves of the Rhine, when Lord Erich shouldered his blunderbuss and turned homeward with a small bag, consisting of one fat hare. Legends of the Rhine Starting up with a sharp cry he stretched out his hand towards the blunderbuss, but drew it back with a thrill of horror. The Settler and the Savage The gamekeeper aimed a blunderbuss at the Bard, but ere he could fire the deadly weapon, I jumped on the petty tyrant whelp, and cudgeled his face into a macerated beefsteak. Shakspere, Personal Recollections The noise of the blunderbusses aroused the inhabitants of several neighbouring houses, some of whom came out, while others discharged their firearms from their windows. The Three Lieutenants My father at once sent off for a postchaise, and old Thomas went on the box, armed as before with a blunderbuss and a couple of horse-pistols. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures We next commenced an examination of the various weapons, and found them to consist of one old blunderbuss, one pistol, two old swords, a few rusty pokers, and sticks, stones, squibs, and gunpowder in abundance. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide For the same reason he was permitted to arm himself with his blunderbuss. The Settler and the Savage Even an old blunderbuss like Hoki no Kami could not shake this influence. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 Mr. O'Connell also showed me a brass blunderbuss once the property of Robert Emmet. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. One or the other was constantly poking her head out of the window, and declaring that she saw a man galloping after the coach with a blunderbuss over his shoulder. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures He served, with anything convenient, from his fists to a blunderbuss, his fi. fa. and his ca. sa. upon wondering but submissive mankind. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times These arms consisted of a flint-lock blunderbuss, an heirloom in his father’s family, and a bowie-knife, which had been presented to him by an American cousin on his leaving England. The Settler and the Savage She had moulded bullets; and when both her father and mother had been wounded, she thrust a blunderbuss through the window and with buck-shot swept a bloody road. The Starbucks All the time he talked with us, and told us of the skirmishing ahead, he kept waving that large blunderbuss in our faces. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium The carpenter and some of the crew rushed at the loaded blunderbusses that hung in the cabin; but there were shining swords between them and the blunderbusses. Historical Mysteries It was the tool—a weird hybrid tool, part gun, part rake, part catapult, part curry-comb, fit apparently for almost any purpose, from the business of blunderbuss to the office of an apple-picker. The Hills of Hingham The road north of this is getting rather a bad reputation, and in going out of Barnet the guard now looks to his blunderbuss, and the passengers get their pistols ready. A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden At the rush of the rabble for shelves of cakes and pies, one shopman levelled his blunderbuss. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade “If she has a blunderbuss, and fires,” said I, “you must duck your head, remember; but if she springs the rattle we must cut and run.” We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys We were cantering up the oak-sentried avenue to that door which Gilbert Stair had once sought to keep against us with his bell-mouthed blunderbuss. 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 A few bronzed bandits posted abreast of each mast kept them there by the menace of bell-mouthed blunderbusses pointed upwards. Romance She was found to be armed with sixteen four-pounders and twenty swivel-guns, and also had a large stock of gunpowder, blunderbusses, and muskets. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 The blunderbuss had not exploded; it always made that grand, booming, rattling, diffusive sort of a report. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life “Will her blunderbuss be loaded, do you think?” asked Jem. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys We found him in the nook made by the turn of the stair, flung thither, as it seemed, by the recoil of the great bell-mouthed blunderbuss which he was still clutching. 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 Old Evelyn then narrates how he and his noble friend took the lovely diner out on a junketing, and got shot at with blunderbusses from the gondola of an infuriated rival. Great Italian and French Composers The property formed a miscellaneous collection and consisted of fifty pieces of cambric, three bags of coffee, some Flemish linen, tea, clothes, pistols, a blunderbuss, and two musquetoons. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 The full strength of the garrison was twelve able-bodied men, of whom five carried fowling pieces, one a blunderbuss, another a carbine, another a rifle, and four were armed with pistols. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life “I heard father say that if you shoot a burglar outside it’s murder,” said Jem, who seemed rather troubled by the thought of the blunderbuss; “but if you shoot him inside it’s self-defence.” We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys "Would you fire that blunderbuss at him?" asked Johnny. Frank Among The Rancheros Mr. Fogo deprecated the blunderbuss, but agreed to sit up for the ghost; and so for the time the matter dropped. The Astonishing History of Troy Town He who has two wives gets hold of his blunderbuss, and threatens to blow himself to pieces. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government All were armed with loaded guns and rifles; the carbine and the blunderbuss remained to guard the house. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life “She’s certainly no sneak,” said I, with an effort to be magnanimous, for I would much rather she had sprung the rattle or fired the blunderbuss. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys The Bear said, "I don't want to keep My blunderbuss—'twas much too cheap!" The Animals' Rebellion We read of tea drinkings and coaches and his father's famous blunderbuss or "long gun" which he is presenting to Irving. Greenwich Village Mr. Braham was introduced through a long file of guards armed with blunderbusses, and then seated on a carpet in front of the gallery. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Then came the diffusive boom and crackle of the blunderbuss, and the doctor, inwardly anathematizing Wilkinson, hurried his men on. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life The room was guarded with blunderbusses mounted on movable carriages. Elizabeth Fry The waggoner rode beside on a pony, and inside sat a man armed with pistols and blunderbuss. Poison Island Eleventh Street was never cut through because old Burgher Brevoort did not want his trees cut down and argued conclusively with a blunderbuss to that effect—a final effect. Greenwich Village Marry, I hope you will excuse the blunderbusses for not being in readiness to salute you; but let me know your hour, and all shall be mended another time. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 At Dromore, however, he caught sight of the wide-mouthed barrel of a blunderbuss, and knew the Captain could not be far off. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life The legislation of Mr. Gladstone in coalition with the blunderbuss soon put an end to the pleasing delusion. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent I handed the blunderbuss to the miller, who seemed somewhat surprised to see me empty-handed, and more so, probably, to see me alive still. Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume He told me point after point that he need not—even their very code—how "swan-quills" and "goose-quills" and "crow-quills" stood for blunderbusses and muskets and pistols; and "sand and ink" for powder and balls. Oddsfish! "Put down your burthen, monster!" shouted Wood, pointing an immense blunderbuss at him. Jack Sheppard A Romance Then, from the left of the house came a volley that woke the echoes all round; it was the explosion of the Captain's blunderbuss. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life We don't come to the lady with a lawyer or a blunderbuss; we come as friends, and we shall arrange this little business between ourselves. In Luck at Last I'm not reminding you of the self-winding blunderbuss you got in part payment for chopping wood, am I? Kenny "Not half a mile from here," said he, "along the Newmarket road there be twenty men, with blunderbusses and other arms, waiting for His Majesty and the Duke, who will come to-morrow." Oddsfish! And he departed, just as Wood, who had become alarmed by Thames's long absence, made his appearance with a blunderbuss in his hand. Jack Sheppard A Romance Four blunderbusses had been discharged among them—three by the proctor and his two sons, and one by his eldest daughter Mary. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two A crazy, rusty blunderbuss hung over the fireplace. Noughts and Crosses Stories, Studies and Sketches At last, Oberlus contrives to stock his arsenal with four rusty cutlasses, and an added supply of powder and ball intended for his blunderbuss. The Piazza Tales Papa had taken care to bring a good supper; He also brought a large pair of pistols, and we had a blunderbuss, the latter, the property of our friend Davy. A Book for the Young I instituted experiments by throwing light lines with bows and arrows, by rockets, and by a shortened blunderbuss with ball and line. American Merchant Ships and Sailors No—no—every way—think of it as I will, it's my wisest plan to cut; an' at any rate, he'd find me out now about the blunderbuss. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two Get a parrot—and an orphan with the itch—and a hyena—and a blunderbuss! A Woman Named Smith Luckily the blunderbuss misses fire; but by this time, frightened out of his wits, the negro, upon a second intrepid summons, drops his billets, surrenders at discretion, and follows on. The Piazza Tales Could a campaign be successfully fought without other weapons than the well-worn blunderbusses in the Democratic arsenal? Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics Aniā asked him what he had done with the blunderbuss, and was told that it had been thrown into a well. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official "What is the reason, Mogue," he asked, "That you didn't let me know you had brought home the blunderbuss?" The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two A stern upholder of the law Who ne'er in justice found a flaw, With well charged blunderbuss in hand He asked not order or command, But sallied forth semper paratus To aid the Posse Comitatus! Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants No consequence; where is that blunderbuss of yours? Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood The Sénéchal had a weapon, part pistol and the rest blunderbuss, which had belonged to his father, who had always referred to it affectionately as his "dunderbush." A Maid of the Silver Sea We had two muskets and a pair of double-barrelled pistols, and the priest possessed an old blunderbuss, which I thought I could convert into a serviceable weapon. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance We also told them our opinion of their conduct, and said, that if they did not leave the place, we would scatter the contents of a blunderbuss among them. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two One of those old fools has got excited, put too much powder into his blunderbuss and blown his head off, likely as not. Children of the Mist In two or three minutes the servants, headed by the butler, who had armed himself with a blunderbuss that always hung in his room ready for action, came downstairs. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo They were armed with rifles, ordinary shotguns and antique "blunderbusses;" swords, staves and aged lances. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Every idle wight that is lucky enough to possess an old gun or a blunderbuss, together with all the archery of Slingsby's school, take the field on the occasion. Bracebridge Hall Pistols, blunderbusses, and other arms there were in considerable numbers, but these were not available for a portion, at least, of the purposes which had brought them together. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two "This confounded blunderbuss must weigh a ton, I think," Loubet went on. The Downfall "Have you looked to the priming of your blunderbuss?" One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo A dozen rapid and noiseless strides over the grass brought him within striking distance, and instantly, with a downward stroke like a lightning flash, he had felled to earth man and blunderbuss. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne Old Christy, it is true, looks upon everything with a wary eye; struts about with his blunderbuss with the air of a veteran campaigner, and will hardly allow himself to be spoken to. Bracebridge Hall His favorite weapon for close quarters is a murderous-looking piece, half blunderbuss, half pistol, that he carries thrust in his kammerbund, so that the muzzle points behind him. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Stone axe, spear and bow, javelin and broadsword, blunderbuss and creaking cannon—all the weapons of all stages in the art of war—had gone trooping past. The Last Shot I shall make arrangements for the gardener to sleep in the house in future, and you will hand that blunderbuss over to him. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo One fellow was in the act of loading an old blunderbuss. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne The royal postilion, in alarm, rushed forward, when two men, similarly waiting in the road, galloped after the carriage, and both fired their blunderbusses into it behind. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 345, July, 1844 So the Old Tory sat with his blunderbuss across his knees, and comforted the men on the roof with reminiscences of the snoring powers of his spouse Meg. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 She sighted her blunderbusses, and, rolling, grunting, wheezing in her revolving towers like a Falstaff ill at ease, spat her gobbets of flame and death. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Just at this moment a big man with a shock of red hair and a huge beard leveled a blunderbuss at him. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo At that moment the fellow below raised his blunderbuss and took deliberate aim at the old Squire, who, all unconscious of his danger, was endeavouring to address the mob from an upper window. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne The old lady lay in bed with the candle alight, pale and sleepless with fright, anon muttering her prayers, anon determined to fire off the rusty old blunderbuss that hung over the chimneypiece. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 Every idle wight that is lucky enough to possess an old gun or blunderbuss, together with all the archery of Slingsby's school, take the field on the occasion. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Against the wainscot were suspended rusty blunderbusses, horse pistols, and a cut-and-thrust sword, with which he had fortified his room to defend his life and treasure. Tales of a Traveller A moment later there was a roar as the blunderbuss went off, the contents lodging in the ceiling. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo Why, it was all money!--a blunderbuss of the crudest kind, held at Diana's head in the crudest way. The Testing of Diana Mallory The Indian of the Plains is still troublesome occasionally, but far less so than when blue-coats and blunderbusses joined forces against him. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 Old Christy, it is true, looks upon every thing with a wary eye; struts about with his blunderbuss with the air of a veteran campaigner, and will hardly allow himself to be spoken to. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists The steward had a rusty blunderbuss; the coachman a loaded whip; the footman a pair of horse pistols; the cook a huge chopping knife, and the butler a bottle in each hand. Tales of a Traveller It was unnecessary to tell the people not to shoot, for the Japanese had long since taken all their weapons away, even their ancient sporting blunderbusses. Korea's Fight for Freedom So up he jumps, and, takin' down a big blunderbuss that hung over his bed, opened the door, an' seized a Naygur be the hair o' the head! Martin Rattler You've already made it clear enough with that old blunderbuss of yours what you think of the merits of the case. The Rules of the Game As I swung around, doubled over the horse's neck, he let drive with his old blunderbuss, and I caught two buckshot in my right arm where you see them marks. Pardners So, seizing a brace of pistols inlaid with silver, and two fine brass blunderbusses, Will and his subaltern rode off. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Others spit at us and abused us through a small window, through which one fellow levelled a blunderbuss at us, which was struck up by our keepers and himself thrust back. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 Gesticulating wildly, hustling one another and roaring like thunder, they levelled their various firearms at me: muskets, pistols, carbines, old Spanish blunderbusses. The Teeth of the Tiger Trophies of blunderbusses, matchlocks, arquebuses, carbines, all sorts of ancient or modern firearms, were picturesquely enlaced against the walls. The Moon-Voyage Placing his blunderbuss under his arm, with his hand upon the trigger, "Make way!" cried he; "the first who moves a finger may reckon upon the contents of my trabuco." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 The gentleman in the coach pulled out a blunderbuss, but Doyle soon quelled him by clapping a pistol to his nose, telling him that if he stirred hand or foot he was a dead man. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences YOXALL, a romance of the highway, quite in the correct style of disguises and blunderbusses always so necessary for a tale of this kind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 6, 1890 But the muskets, pistols, carbines, and blunderbusses did not go off! The Teeth of the Tiger Hailstones, big and hard enough to charge a blunderbuss, smote the vessel; at every rotation of the waves these hailstones rolled about the deck like marbles. The Man Who Laughs I was nobly attended: behind the coach were ten convicted felons, loudly blaspheming and rattling their chains; by my side sat a man with a loaded blunderbuss, and another upon the coach. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters On Hounslow Heath they attacked two officers of the army, who were well mounted and guarded with servants armed with blunderbusses. Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Mad bull "heard without"—one of the "herd without,"—Master picks up blunderbuss, no blunder, makes a hit and saves a miss; i.e., Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 4, 1890 Some were armed with rifles, some with blunderbusses, some with spears and hay-forks. The Maid-At-Arms All had lassoes at their saddles, some had old-fashioned blunderbusses, and nearly every one had a macheta or long bladed Spanish knife. Death Valley in '49 Now I'm a blunderbuss for answering a simple question asked me by my sister. Strawberry Acres The old churches had turrets on their walls and loopholes in their doors for shooting with culverins and blunderbusses. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel Those ancient arms, blunderbusses, muzzle-loaders, pistols, crammed full of powder, could roar like artillery. The Torrent Entre Naranjos In the times of the old match-locks and blunderbusses and unwieldly weapons weighing more than three times what our modern light rifles weigh, there was little chance for slaughter. The Maid-At-Arms Tony Turnbull took down the blunderbuss—which was the great ordnance of the house—and loaded it with a stiff charge of pistol bullets. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton Then he drew off as many defenders from other points as he could, and bade these charge their pistols and blunderbusses to the mouth with balls. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War To think that you are able by social disapproval or other coercive means to crush a man's opinion, is as one who should fire a blunderbuss to put out a star. On Compromise Among the curiosities in the Armory are Napoleon's pistols, the blunderbuss of Hofer, Rob Roy's purse and gun, and the offering box of Queen Mary. Views a-foot Then the minister laid down his blunderbuss and, facing the company, raised his arms in prayer, invoking the "God of Armies" as though he addressed his supplication before a vast armed host. The Maid-At-Arms The landlord laid the blunderbuss across his knees, and stared into the yard. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton A passionate man should be regarded with the same caution as a loaded blunderbuss, which may unexpectedly go off and do us an injury. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 532, February 4, 1832 "Pass a blunderbuss forward, and let us see if a civil answer can't be drawn from the fellow." The Red Rover He is now much excited against the birds because they will not leave his figs alone, and someone has just lent him a blunderbuss wherewith to slay them. Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine It was in the corner of the yard that I found him, a blunderbuss in his hands and a mastiff held upon a leash by his son. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard "Fire!" shouted Tom, and bang went the blunderbuss with a stunning crack. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton We were all well armed with blunderbusses, swords, pistols, and double-barrelled guns, except Idris and his lad, who had lances, the only arms they could use. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V I stretched myself on the grass, drew out my cigar-case, and asked the man with the blunderbuss if he had a tinder-box on him. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction The watchful guard, with his right hand at the stock of his raised blunderbuss, his left at the barrel, and his eye on the horseman, answered curtly, "Sir." A Tale of Two Cities I had only the dog to fear, for the two forks and the blunderbuss were shaking about like branches in a wind. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard The blunderbuss had burst to shivers right down to the very breech. Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton A blunderbuss and two swords hung above the chimney-piece, for the terror of evil-doers, but the blunderbuss was rusty and shattered, and the swords were broken and edgeless. Nicholas Nickleby In one hand he held his horse's halter, in the other a brass blunderbuss. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction The landlord almost tumbled in; he was armed with a big blunderbuss. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates To this I assented gladly, and Peterkin replied by laying down a huge bell-mouthed blunderbuss, and divesting himself of a pair of enormous horse-pistols with which he had purposed to overawe the natives! The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean "From whom is it?" asked the man with the blunderbuss. Kidnapped We possessed every known engine, from the harpoon thrown by the hand to the barbed arrows of the blunderbuss, and the explosive balls of the duck-gun. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea He replied that there was one thing he had never printed, full of "drums and trumpets and blunderbusses and thunder," and that he did not know if there was any good in it. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 Mine host raised his blunderbuss, the girl screamed, and Jacob, more nimble than usual, rolled quickly from the robber's back. Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates Why, Lord! you can no more become a gentleman than I can or the—blunderbuss yonder. The Amateur Gentleman "Have a care of that blunderbuss; they're nasty things to burst." Kidnapped The first answer to the challenge was a discharge from the blunderbuss of the guard, which brought one of the highwaymen from his horse. The Young Buglers One of the mutineers came with a drawn cutlass, another levelled a blunderbuss at Walsingham, swearing to despatch him that instant, if he would not tell them where they were. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 P. What! like Sir Richard, rumbling, rough, and fierce, With arms, and George, and Brunswick crowd the verse, Rend with tremendous sound your ears asunder, With gun, drum, trumpet, blunderbuss, and thunder? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 I don't make a visit without a blunderbuss; one might as well be invaded by the French.' Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Old experience had taught him that with a bold heart and a blunderbuss he need not pay much rent; but Mr. Gladstone—long life to him—had said, "We must do something for you." Lord Kilgobbin After the usual salutations, I laid before him the drum, the two blunderbusses, the bed, the two hogs, the scarlet cloth, &c. and one dog. The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 And soon after midnight, twelve boats, carrying nearly four hundred men, and armed with carronades, swivels, and blunderbusses, as well as muskets, pistols, and cutlasses, left the squadron and pulled directly for the privateer. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale That all the shot of dulness now must be From this thy blunderbuss discharged on me! The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 The carriage no sooner halted than a crowd surrounded the man to view the blunderbuss, which they dignified with the name of petit canon. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Pitching Spanish dollars, instead of quoits; firing blunderbusses out of the window; shooting at a mark, or at any unhappy dog, or cat, or pig, or barn-door fowl, that might happen to come within reach. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies One morning he was found in bed with his head shot to pieces by a blunderbuss. Cæsar or Nothing Over my head, like threatening blunderbusses, old trousers and jackets hung swinging, with empty arms and legs: they looked just like fellows that had been hanged! The Path of Life He let fly with his blunderbuss, but he does not seem to have hit either of them, and one rode up and shot him dead; then they robbed all the passengers. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret The Colonel's pistols were put in the pockets of the carriage, and the blunderbuss hung behind the box, in reach of Brian, who was an old soldier. The Virginians In fact, the sword and the horse, combined with the white man's superlative self-assurance, won the contest over the aborigines more than the primitive blunderbuss of the times. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow A Capuchin friar, long-bearded and dirty, with the air of a footpad, and an umbrella by way of a blunderbuss or musket under his arm, was talking to a Sister of Charity. Cæsar or Nothing He found at the side of his bed a blunderbuss, a cutlass, and a pike; and he was directed to secure the door of his chamber with a great chain and a massy iron bar. The Voyage of Captain Popanilla Pistols, knives, and blunderbusses were called into requisition. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece A large open landau contained the stout Baroness and her niece; a couple of men-servants mounting on the box before them with pistols and blunderbusses ready in event of a meeting with highwaymen. The Virginians I flashed at him like a jack at a minnow, wrenched a wretched old blunderbuss out of his hands, and with the butt of it knocked him sprawling back into the other room. The Yeoman Adventurer None of these young gentlemen beaux dared to carry the girl off to Valencia, which was what she wanted, for fear of the highwayman and his blunderbuss. Cæsar or Nothing He immediately seized his blunderbuss, but, recognising the voice of his own valet, he only took his pike. The Voyage of Captain Popanilla Every nook and cranny about the opening was guarded by armed men; and now, when the cool stranger glanced up-wards, he found a dozen rifles, pistols or blunderbusses pointed at him. Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece "So you're in love," said Larry, with a hiccup, to our friend of the blunderbuss; "ha! ha! ha! you big fool." Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life I will now tell you a strange adventure I had when I was a young man; but remember I do not put a blunderbuss to any man's breast to compel him to believe me. The Purple Land It was said that Guill�n had got in down the chimney, and going close to where Peyr� lay asleep, had fired the blunderbuss right against him. Cæsar or Nothing To this I assented gladly, and Peterkin replied by laying down a huge bell-mouthed blunderbuss, and divesting himself of a pair of enormous horse-pistols with which he had purposed to overawe the natives! The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean "Put down that blunderbuss!" he commanded; whereupon, after a momentary hesitation, the squat fellow stepped forward and laid it sulkily upon the table. Peregrine's Progress I exclaimed, wilfully mistaking the purpose of their disturbance, "if you do not instantly quit the house I will fire my blunderbuss through the door." Rob Roy — Volume 02 Education is an arm, for knowledge is power, and the ignorant man is but an infant, and to give him knowledge is like putting a loaded blunderbuss into the hands of a child. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons He was the terror of the country, particularly to evil-doers; for him there were neither scruples nor perils; might was always right; his only limitation his blunderbuss. Cæsar or Nothing "Is it true that the angels carry blunderbusses?" The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain "Think again!" said Anthony, taking up the blunderbuss. Peregrine's Progress Terrible, indeed, was that instrument of death to those men, who had in the heat of battle so gallantly met sword and blunderbuss. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 He dropped down again with a look of relief, and said, ''Tis but a lad scaring rooks with a blunderbuss; we will not stir unless he makes this way.' Moonfleet He kept firing pistols in every direction; sent his servant for a blunderbuss, and talked of loading with ball-cartridge. Miscellaneous Essays Among the decorations of the chapel, there are a host of cherubs frescoed on the ceiling, and one of them is represented in the act of firing off a blunderbuss. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain So I loosed him and, standing back, saw beyond the door a throng of pale, fearful faces, that parted suddenly to make way for a short, squat man who carried a blunderbuss. Peregrine's Progress And Carlyle was not much more civil when he described a barrister as "a loaded blunderbuss "—if you bought him he blew your opponent's brains out; if your opponent bought him he blew yours out. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough The captain, highly incensed, instantly descended the companion-way to the cabin, and shortly after appeared with a blunderbuss, which he proceeded to prime. An Englishman's Travels in America His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States The old man is an old blunderbuss, but he's too good a sport to stay away. Purple Springs With an old blunderbuss of a shot-gun he had routed the I.W.W. The Desert of Wheat So in the end they raised the groaning man and bore him forth, followed by Anthony with the blunderbuss across his arm. Peregrine's Progress A coachman and three postilions, who wore short swords, and tie-wigs with three tails, had blunderbusses slung behind them, and pistols at their saddle-bow, conducted the equipage. Old Mortality, Volume 1. Mr. Beach dropped the cup sufficiently to allow himself to stare at his visitor along its length, for all the world as though he were covering him with a silver blunderbuss. The People of the Mist As they came over the side Broadfoot met them, blunderbuss in hand. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore Some ride with blunderbusses, some with pistols, some with swords, according to their various inclinations. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves "It would need," said Wessel, looking at him curiously, "several battalions armed with blunderbusses, and two or three Armadas, to keep you reasonably secure from the revenges of the world." Tales of the Jazz Age Why did I not take my blunderbuss with me? The Blunderer Mr. Beach turned the silver blunderbuss upon his daughter and fired a single, but most effective shot. The People of the Mist A fellow that was standing on the quarter-deck then took up a blunderbuss and presented it, which by its not going off must have missed fire. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore Six men flung themselves upon him, and during the struggle his pistol or blunderbuss went off, and the ball whizzed past our heads to lodge in the plaster wall. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II Back of the musket was the blunderbuss, and back of these were the portcullis, the moat, the spear and coats of mail. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists Those we had in the school for the use of the big boys—dreadful old blunderbusses of the pre-Napoleonic era—were of the same pattern. The Making of an American If you think I can say anything to my nephew—the thick-headed blunderbuss—which will prevent his getting down on his knees to ask for what he'll never deserve, you don't know the Dimmerly blood. From Jest to Earnest Like echoes that beget each other amongst the mountains, the praise or blame of such men rolls in volleys long after the report from the original blunderbuss. Biographia Literaria Clubs and blunderbusses dropped from nerveless hands as the advancing mob paused, faltered, and then surged backward through the doorway. Stories by English Authors: Ireland I could fire that gun," Sophie said, pointing to an unwieldy old blunderbuss slung by straps to the ceiling, " and I know it's loaded. Stories by English Authors: England When he was no more than twelve years old, not nigh as big as the little Chevalier, he let off the big blunderbuss in my bed-room, and I on my knees at prayers the while. La Vendée Magnificent things, ebony, silver-mounted, with beautiful locks and a calibre like an old blunderbuss. Lord Jim "You deserved that, for you gave your note to that old blunderbuss Jotham, when I would have carried it safely." Without a Home They went round and paused; again they heard the cry, and Harry elevated his blunderbuss. Stories by English Authors: Ireland A piece of lead of any shape, to be fired from a blunderbuss. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue As he approached I hailed him loudly, upon which he suddenly dived down between his knees and produced a brass-bound blunderbuss. The Broad Highway I cannot now stir a mile from my own house after sunset without one or two servants with blunderbusses. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 An automatic pistol isn't anywhere as big as an old-fashioned blunderbuss. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story And, seizing the blunderbuss, and looking wickedly at Jack, he vociferated, "By Hercules, I would drive the contents of this through their sowls who dare annoy us." Stories by English Authors: Ireland In the course of the argument cannonballs, scimitars, boomerangs, blunderbusses, stinkpots, meatchoppers, umbrellas, catapults, knuckledusters, sandbags, lumps of pig iron were resorted to and blows were freely exchanged. Ulysses He stopped suddenly, made a frantic clutch at his blunderbuss, and sat staring. The Broad Highway I don't make a visit without a blunderbuss; so one might as well be invaded by the French. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 I did on purpose to see how the blunderbuss behaved himself; but I begged the Duchess to use him mercifully, for she is the devil of a teaser. The Journal to Stella Jack O'Malley's soul sank within him; Harry started up and seized the blunderbuss; Jack caught his arm. Stories by English Authors: Ireland The action over, the heavy artillery came up, in the person of the Long Doctor with the blunderbuss. Omoo The blunderbuss fell to the roadway, with a clatter. The Broad Highway The artillery-women have a blue-and-red tunic, and, as weapons, blunderbusses and old cast cannons; and another brigade, consisting of vestal virgins, pure as Diana, have blue tunics and white trousers. Robur the Conqueror They searched the house first; but no entrance had been effected; so they went out on the lawn with blunderbuss and pistol. Foul Play Harry sat down, but still gripped the blunderbuss, and Jack lit his tobacco-pipe, whilst the old woman was on her knees, striking her breast, and repeating her prayers with great vehemence. Stories by English Authors: Ireland |
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