| 单词 | brigand |
| 例句 | "A crook! A pirate! A brigand! A rustler!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a baby pike, absolutely rigid and probably asleep, and it looked like a pipe stem or a sea-horse stretched out flat It would be a brigand when it grew up. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The shadowcats would make a morsel of him, and the clans that dwelt in the mountain fastnesses were brigands and murderers who bowed to no law but the sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He surveyed his ragged band of brigands: near three hundred Stone Crows, Moon Brothers, Black Ears, and Burned Men, and those just the seed of the army he hoped to grow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They think he’s a brigand because they think he’s wearing a mask. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Those trees, I had heard, concealed every unsavory brigand and every ravenous beast of prey in the shire—until nightfall, when they ventured out upon roads such as this, in search of victims. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Laborers refused to work, merchants cheated their customers, and brigands ran at large. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I’m not a brigand or a devil. I’m a Benedictine brother. A monk.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Stop now,” scolded the woman in the boat, “you’ve frightened her. She thinks we’re brigands who are going to sell her for a slave.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘It needs more to make a king than a piece of elvish glass, or a rabble such as this. Why, any brigand of the hills can show as good a following!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes criminals—robbers, brigands, freebooters, highwaymen, hooligans, thugs, bandits, pirates, gangsters, outlaws—organize or join together in gangs or bands or mafias. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Jon was not afraid of death, but he did not want to die like that, trussed and bound and beheaded like a common brigand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Tyrion danced back in while the brigand's leg was still pinned beneath his fallen mount, and buried the axe in the man's neck, just above the shoulder blades. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The rest of the mountain brigands did a better job of guarding their faces, but lyrion had no doubts that they were full as much in awe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It featured a heroine in disguise, a perilous sea voyage, rogues and brigands, and deep forests in which to become lost, perhaps forever. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Eventually a four-wheeler came through the canyon. Fabian signaled to us all. When the cart was abreast of us, we leapt out and cried, ‘Jowls to the ground!’ like real French brigands. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” Lydia said, “but it’s not dangerous because of all the staff-wielding brigands. They have guns now. Gun beats staff in gun-staff-scissors.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He’s both the handsome and heroic Jamie Lockhart and, his face stained with berry juice, he’s a dashing but dastardly brigand. Review: ‘The Robber Bridegroom’ Is Heavy on the Twang 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z She had been collected by some brigand or another for a friend of mine, who said she couldn't have her in the house. Do not underestimate the curse of Greer ? the Hindu goddess Kali is on my side 2010-10-03T21:31:00Z Proclaiming that every scurvy brigand is at heart just a Broadway gypsy between shows, it's the score's main example of roistering wit. 'Tangled' Movie Review: Disney Excels with Rapunzel Remake 2010-12-01T16:55:00Z As I was watching “Handbagged,” lyrics from Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” came to mind, when the brigands of the title sank humbly to their knees at the mention of Victoria Regina. London Theater Journal: Mind Games 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The picturesque brigands of the Sierra Nevada in Act III of Man and Superman are holding what appears to be a St Pancras vestry meeting. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z This brigand may not be as wily as he thinks he is, but Leone loved him enough to let him survive the famous shootout and still be hanging around, so to speak, at the end. Remembering Eli Wallach: The Good, the Bad and the Gifted 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z But outraged by a villager’s death at the hands of brigands, he resolves to become a samurai and enlists in the army of one Lord Oda. Review: ‘Tatara Samurai’ Forges a Man of Honor 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The movie opens in grand fashion as brigands waylay a desert caravan carrying a toddler princess. ‘Shiraz,’ a Silent Spectacle of India, Returns 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The aliens and brigands still look like summer-stock extras, and the cannon fodder among the junior officers can still be discerned a mile off. Catching Up With ‘Star Trek,’ the Quiet Franchise 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z These right-wing brigands displayed their fealty to Donald Trump with great enthusiasm by chanting his slogan "Make America Great Again!" and wearing his de facto uniform of tan khaki pants and red "MAGA" hats. After Charlottesville, solving the problem of angry men: What does healthy masculinity look like? 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Léopold Robert specialized in pictures of highway robbers known as brigands. Art Review: ‘The Path of Nature,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013-01-24T22:22:49Z This is a land prowled not by dragons, but bears, brigands and rattlesnakes. True Grit 2011-01-04T20:38:08Z His first book, Memed, My Hawk, is set among the aghas and brigands of south-east Anatolia and is one of the great modern epics. The best summer reads ? and where to read them 2011-07-15T13:15:01Z Once struggling with pirates and brigands, today the Mani is a peaceful land of rustic villages and untrammeled beaches. Rick Steves’ Europe / An unspoiled escape in Greece 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z What links Robert’s brigand tableau to most of the work around it is its landscape setting. Art Review: ‘The Path of Nature,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013-01-24T22:22:49Z Although a serious threat to travelers, with the coming of the Romantic era brigands became sympathetic figures in art and literature: snazzily dressed rebels with hearts of gold who lived outside the law. Art Review: ‘The Path of Nature,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2013-01-24T22:22:49Z Some refused to adjust and became “brigands” who rose up against the new political order almost immediately. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Black and brown police officers fought back against Trump's brigands. Our first Memorial Day since Trump's coup: Is America ready to move forward — or stuck in reverse? 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Not only that, the medieval lord was also the primary unit of legal, civic and military power, often serving as the first stop for legal matters and the first defense against brigands and rival kingdoms. The Black Death led to the demise of feudalism. Could this pandemic have similar repercussions? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z In one of Dillinger’s pockets, into which the lion’s share of the estimated thousands of loot he and his brigands had gathered in daring raids was reputed to have gone, was found just $7.80. AP Was There: The killing of gangster John Dillinger in 1934 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The excellent brigand’s hat pasta, strewn with meaty honeycombs of wild morel mushrooms and withered ramps in springtime, turns into a more keenly aromatic dish by June: now it’s chanterelle mushrooms lathered in basil-intensive butter. Spago at middle age: Is Wolfgang Puck’s flagship restaurant still relevant? 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Similarly, an attentive viewer can understand why, in Kurosawa’s ancient Japan, a judge would tend to believe the word of a ghostly samurai over that of a notorious brigand. Opinion | What a dead samurai can teach us about the Covington controversy 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Despite Alipur’s arrest as an alleged brigand, he was widely praised on social media. Afghan authorities free Hazara fighter whose arrest ignited street clashes 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Even Arab fighters in the SDF are viewed with suspicion by locals, who consider them Kurdish puppets or brigands. America’s strategy against Islamic State is storing up trouble 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z These billionaire brigands no longer recognize any loyalty or commonality with their own homelands and their own extended family. The Party That Wants to Make Poland Great Again 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z When the local police refused to help him, and in fact abetted his oppression, he became the leader of a band of brigands to exact revenge. The Agony and Ecstasy of India at the Olympics 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z These readers defended the Oregon “militia” brigands with claims that the latter are “freedom fighters” who are standing up against “tyranny”–as opposed to the plain fact that they are insurrectionists protecting poachers. One’s a “patriot.” One is dead: Ammon Bundy, Tamir Rice and the real story about race, Oregon and whiteness in America 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z It became a hang-out for "brigands and cattle rustlers and highway men, and indeed highway women," says Pinkerton, beyond the reach of any authority. Adventures in No Man's Land - BBC News 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The world’s most perilous seas for piracy, as the U.N. recently declared, aren’t the waters of the West Indian Ocean, where young Somali brigands brandish Kalashnikovs. Morning Must Reads: September 22 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Hopefully the IRS will catch the crooks and prosecute, but I’m not confident they will catch up with the brigands. How I Was Hacked By A Tax Scam: Safeguards You Can Employ Now 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z A video game that depicts a battle between corporate mercenaries and local brigands in far-off space colonies has already won the hearts and minds of Microsoft executives. Microsoft Pins Xbox One Hopes on Titanfall, a Sci-Fi Shooting Game 2014-03-09T22:43:01Z Awed brigands capitulated and his men became the first police to set foot on their island hideout in 37 years. Insight: Police chief a tough referee in Pakistani militant's home town 2013-03-06T21:07:43Z The pitch for Ed Kenway's story also bears a passing resemblance to Ezio's as it follows his progression from devil-may-care brigand to committed participant in the war between the Assassins and the Templars. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – preview 2013-03-04T16:23:47Z But many are in reality closer to being mere brigands and criminals. How DR Congo rebels make their money 2012-06-29T07:41:58Z While many people are losing their jobs, their homes and their dreams for the future, the Bolly keeps flowing for this teeny minority of amoral brigands. Letters: Shame of Barclays' Bollinger brigade 2012-06-28T19:59:01Z Newby is always excellent value anyway – lovely place, ace tearoom and a great history including an ancestor of the resident Compton family who was unfortunately murdered by brigands in Greece. Stuck for an outing? Try the National Tractor Weekend 2012-05-17T14:00:00Z Mrs. Gainsborough was much too nervous about falling off to bother about brigands, and at last without any mishap they reached the great castellated gate of Tetuan. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Men ruined and wronged have always been raw material for brigands; and the Ribbonman is simply a brigand in a frieze coat. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z There were a few bands of revolted peasantry and brigands in that quarter, whom the Count had threatened to suppress; but such a task was somewhat distasteful to them. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z At the present moment it is actually insufficient for our needs, insufficient to protect our convoys even against the comparatively few robbers and brigands who now infest the line. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The whole Turkish coast of the Black Sea is infested with brigands who plunder at will. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z She tried to explain her impression of him as a brigand, and he asked her if she meant that he looked like an actor. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z There he encountered brigands, who had captured the king’s daughter with her maid, and ransomed them. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z The army was little else than a brigand establishment, living on the peasants, and exacting, at the sword point, whatever they wanted. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z She, still supposing that some game of buried treasure or capture by brigands was afoot followed with appropriate caution along the winding paths of the shrubbery to that favourite haunt of mystery, the ruined tower. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z His expeditions were those of a brigand, and he changed civilized warfare into marauding, robbery, and pillage. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z She strolled across the room to the wash-stand; then she strolled up to the brigand. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z It is being carried by a professional brigand disguised as a monk. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z Several of his genre pictures, horse hunts, and brigand scenes may be found in the gallery of Munich. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z One might make them brigands, but not soldiers. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z "I'm sorry I have not my brother's card to leave also," she said, looking up at the brigand chief, who had been watching her curiously from a window. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z The door was opened by a servant, who was apparently dressed as a brigand, which puzzled Sylvia so much that she asked the reason in a whisper. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z And now I must conclude, as my brigand, disguised as a priest, is just off. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z "Then, to be plain, I do not believe any more in your brigands than in M. l'Avou�'s theories." The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The picturesque dress of the Italian and Greek peasantry so fascinated him that for a long period he forsook history for small genre works, of which brigands and peasants were the chief subjects. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z The brigand chief had never been asked such a question before, and had no answer of the usual kind at hand. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z Gregory had sufficient time to encourage the leaguers, notwithstanding, to excommunicate Henry IV., and to levy at a great expense an army of brigands, who ravaged some of the provinces of France. The Power Of The Popes 2012-03-27T02:00:20.043Z It is difficult to say who could lie most gracefully, who was the greatest hypocrite--Ah Wu, Yung How, or Men-Ching, the brigand. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Believe me, the brigands with whom we have to deal are nearer home. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z On the way I passed through great olive-groves, in one of which long since some countrymen of mine were taken by brigands and carried away to be done to death. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z So one by one the brigands were served, and the subdued look which rests upon a Sunday-school picnic at the hour of refreshment settled down upon them. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z We put ourselves in the care of the first porter who mounted the gangway—a handsome brigand with a slouch hat, curled moustaches, and yellow boots. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z It would be time enough to think of reprisals, of taking steps to track down the brigands, after the judge and his party had returned safely to the island. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z But this insult proved too much for the man of the brigands. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z No longer one hears of brigands, though only a few years ago these highways were dangerous, and men traversed them armed and at their own peril. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z "Their system differs in nothing, as far as I can learn, from the proceedings of a band of brigands organized under one head." Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z But had Majorca not been free from the bandit plague, what a glorious place that would have been for brigands in which to keep prisoned the rich foreigners they were holding for ransom! The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The chiefs of these pirates or brigands are, as often as not, highly educated Chinese, sometimes entitled to wear the blue or red button of a mandarin. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z There are rumours of brigands, too; and corn is required. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The only difference is that a soldier is a brigand in office, and a brigand is a soldier out of office. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z With the brigand it is not possible to bargain. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z The end draws nigh—brigands begin to appear in every other scene—dark lanterns, long swords, and broad cloaks are in the ascendant. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z There can be no question that the party you saw was one of the brigand bands that are said to infest these mountains. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z I had not yet done with these brigands, however. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z But now the brigands have been hunted down, and the land sleeps in peace. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z It was not in the part of the mere brigand. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Ah Lum, the spectacled brigand chief, with all the wisdom of Confucius and Lao-Tze at his finger tips, is a most amusing person.... Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z By no such act of treachery could the brigand forfeit the ransom, since both the prisoners and Cheong-Chau himself had no means of direct communication with Hong-Kong. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z A halfpennyworth of fact---- "Is worth a pound of theory!" the man of the brigands--he was a grocer, I believe--cried eagerly; and he brought his fist down on the table. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z “A regular brigand he was, too,” commented Walter. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z What brigand, what pirate, fails to have some such soft and light feelings? Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Why don't you call me a bravo--and a brigand? Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z It was decided, however, to allow the ransom money to be taken over by the brigands, who could afterwards be brought to book at the junction of the Sang River with the Pekiang. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z "When brigands are at our very doors! when our crops are being burned and our houses plundered! when----" "Monsieur," the Captain said harshly, commanding silence by the gravity of his tone--"if you please!" The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z “Let’s get a handful, fellows, and bombard the old brigand.” The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z It also happens sometimes that brigands intrench themselves upon a mountain, in the interior of the country, and all the force of the empire is insufficient to dislodge them. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) 2012-03-01T03:00:25.290Z Machiavelli, describing a turbulent period in the history of Florence, said: The people perished, but the brigands throve. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Immediately afterwards, the fat proprietor entered, accompanied by Cheong-Chau, the brigand chief. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z He had scarcely finished speaking before the brigands were upon them. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The kings were fighting for their lives, the great nobles were indistinguishable from brigands and the whole nation seemed to be relapsing into savagery. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z “In what army of brigands was it then,” said he, laughing, “for, assuredly, you do not recall to my recollection any European force that I know of?” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The demands of the brigand were enforced with guns and pistols; those of the creditor are enforced with bonds and mortgages; both exactions cruel and unjust, one by violence, the other by law. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z The brigand still held him tightly by a wrist. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The brigands threw down their arms, and advanced. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z A third was helpless in the grip of a gang of brigands, who held the roads. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z But we will not stop to waste words on brigands, when we have before us the ruins of P�stum. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The brigand took his life in his hands. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z It was quite plain to Frank that the three brigands stood in mortal fear of the mighty Honanese. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z When it was time to return, Tega—for fear of attack by brigands—went ahead secretly, leaving Toli to follow on alone with the herd. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z A handsome situation," he continued bitterly, "for the Governor of P�rigord to be seized and hurried to a dog's death by a band of brigands! The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z There was nobody on it, and the brigands had been good-natured enough to leave the fire-door open so that the steam would run down gently and let the boiler cool off by degrees. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z The roads were cleared of brigands, the temples and walls of the cities were rebuilt, and trade could again pass freely up and down the Nile. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z And then two of the brigand's followers were seized by the throat, and their two heads were brought together with a crash. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The brigands ceased to speak as though they feared the signs of the coming day. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The Kurds who handed round the tea and the jewelled kalians looked fantastic brigands. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z “A regular brigand,” whispered Agnes, rather shrinking from his vicinity and clinging to Ruth’s hand. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z The Moslems might have endured a state of “infidels”; they could not endure a state of brigands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The boy recognised at once the shrunken, evil features of Cheong-Chau, the brigand chief. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z I’ll show you how to cook a steak à la brigand! The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z He looked like a Sicilian brigand, very handsome and well dressed, walked with a long elastic stride, and was armed with a double-barrelled gun and two revolvers. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z “I’m sure he’s a reformed brigand,” Ruth laughed. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Far superior to the corps of brigands who were his subordinates. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z No one would have suspected from the demeanour of the fat proprietor of the opium den that he plotted the overthrow of the redoubtable brigand chief. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The newspapers were full of the incident the next day, and you were held forth to the public as the boldest of river brigands! The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z The brigands let the ladies go without injury—Lady Muncaster had hidden her rings in her mouth to protect them—but they would only let one man go to get ransom for the rest. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Arthur at least was very sure that no ten brigands could have vanquished his aunt. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Like the lyre of Orpheus, my pictures did wonders, soothing the savage instincts and softening the passions of these brigands. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z "I thank you, Ah Wu," said the brigand, who had divested himself of the greater part of his clothing. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Sultan Sandjar, rightly disturbed at the progress of Hassan's invasion, resolved to entirely destroy a band of brigands in his territory, whose depredations and murders had spread terror in all the provinces. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z The brigands were annihilated, but they first killed Vyner and his companions. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z White planters, who had been accustomed to talk of him as a revolted slave and a lawless brigand, began to acknowledge that he was a conscientious man and a wise legislator. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z He was received by the young brigand with indulgence, and even enthusiasm, and intrusted, as already mentioned, with the important mission of conducting Prince T——— out of the forest into the direct road to Rome. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Ah Wu rubbed his hands together and addressed himself to the brigand. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z I’m going to put this steak in that cute little cold air refrigerator of ours and when wet get down to Cartier island, I’m going to cook a beefsteak a la brigand. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z Our families were somewhat excited on learning our intention, as the recollection of the Marathon brigands who captured poor Mr. Vyner and the Muncasters still coloured the popular ideas of Greece. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z I might remain a brigand in the mountains, and harass you with perpetual warfare, so far as your power to prevent it is concerned. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z The history of the Papacy is a history of brigands. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z A shudder ran through the thin frame of the brigand chief. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z "I shall write to the band of brigands who sold me this condemned tumbril," he announced, "and ask for my money back." A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z His son, we were told, was a very smart young officer who led cotillons at the Athenian balls—two generations from the original brigand. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z No criminals but patriots were watched closely; and brigands defied the government. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z I repeat, then, that the history of, the Papacy is a history of brigands. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z On opening it he beheld, standing before him upon the threshold, a man dressed in the scarlet coat of Cheong-Chau's brigand band. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z But he and his fellow-travelers were attacked by Turkish brigands, and robbed of all their money and clothing. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z How she got rid of him I do not know, but she was well known as the “wife” of Hadji Petros the brigand, whose son I have mentioned as among our friends at Athens. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The country was full of brigands; and the worst of wrongs were inflicted on unbelievers by the officials. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Orazio, a valorous Roman, though a brigand, was respected and admired by all in Trastevere, particularly by the Roman women, who never fail to recognize and appreciate personal bravery. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z "What you tell me interests me vastly," said Ling, still addressing himself to the brigand. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z When he goes into a shop the polite brigand behind the showcase charges him two prices and gives him bad money for change. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z The Mudir then inquired calmly "how many times" we had been held up by brigands in his district, a strange satire on Turkish methods of government. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z An army of brigands commanded by Albert of Brandenburg had also to be reckoned with. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z This, my kind word for the "honest" brigands, is not for the assassins, be it understood. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z "And where is Chin Yen?" asked the brigand chief. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Sometimes he assumes the serious ferocity of a brigand chief or the haughty punctiliousness of a hidalgo. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I fidgeted uneasily; an armed brigand flesh and blood could stand, but this penetrating, undivulging, inhospitable gaze was too uncanny. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The existence of the brigand, it would appear, is desirable in order to cast a glamour of heroism over the adventures of travellers in foreign lands. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z When you assaulted the Roman walls—for religious purposes of course—robbing and slaying the poor people who thought you came as Mends, were you less brigands? Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The brigand would be far more likely than anyone else to recognise Frank--because he knew which of his prisoners had escaped, and had evidently come south in order to hunt for the fugitive. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The pass was an old unused road, and dangerous on account of brigands and bandittis. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Meanwhile, the Zaptiehs and the boatmen had been yelling and shouting at the brigands as they kept pace with us on the shore. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Had we not a score of bold brigands ready at our hand? Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Hats are worn in different fashions, even by brigands, and Marzio wore his a little inclined towards the right side, like a workman's. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z That Cheong-Chau was more evil than Ling was not to be doubted, since the brigand was never to be trusted. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Six thousand of these assassins, wielding the weapons of the brigand and the soldier, ran about in the wildest fury, murdering without mercy or distinction of sex, or suffering, or age. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Here also it was very difficult to think of brigands; the harmless look of peaceful cultivators did not suggest them. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z For three days and nights the same course was pursued—the brigands each morning at dawn going to ground in a fresh earth. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Sorely the Almighty inspires one with this sympathy, which is not imparted by the poisonous breath of the priest!—Well, well, let them call me a brigand! Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z During the few hours that elapsed between the departure of the brigand and sunset, they were given a further opportunity of observing the singular abilities of this inhuman monster. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z On his landing he was attacked by a party of the inhabitants, who had formerly surrendered the island to us, aided by some brigands and a mixed rabble. An Account of the Campaign in the West Indies, in the Year 1794, Under the Command of their Excellencies Lieutenant General Sir Charles Grey, K.B., and Vice Admiral Sir John Jervis, K.B. 2011-12-02T03:00:21.770Z A good meal, for instance, seems of far greater moment than an attack by brigands, because of its rarer and more unexpected occurrence. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Before they had well recovered from their surprise, one of the brigands coolly dismounted and took possession of both their guns, the other pair meanwhile each keeping his man well "covered." Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The acquaintance of Gasparo had the type of the regular Italian brigand. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z In these circumstances, there could be but little doubt that the brigand chief, robbed of what he already regarded as his own property, would put both his captives to death out of sheer fiendish spite. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The brigands were so daring and their depredations assumed such proportions that martial law was declared in over a hundred towns and villages. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z All around us the stunted shrubs still formed harbour for the suspected brigands. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The fairness of this, and the undaunted attitude of Pedro, seemed to please the brigand, who declared, with a shake of his hand, that whatever bargain was struck should be honourably adhered to. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Our generous countrymen will call us brigands, adventurers, as they did the Thousand during the glorious expedition of Marsala, which astonished the world. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Another telegram concerning the brigands, and yet another. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z It is thus that our charitable divines caricature and misrepresent the opponents of their supremacy, and describe them as dangerous brigands, whom society, for its own interest, ought to proscribe and destroy. Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices 2011-11-24T03:00:47.570Z Not that there are any professional brigands prowling about, but there is a certain class of native ready to become a brigand on the spur of the moment, should they get wind of suitable prey. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Besides these humble and harmless inhabitants, the Spanish sierras have also ever afforded a refuge for the brigand and outlaw, and many deeds of murder and violence are associated with these wild regions. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Reloading his gun, the stranger handed it to Manlio, and proceeded to appropriate to his own use those arms which he found upon the dead bodies of the brigands. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The English in India, the French in Algeria, were first brigands, then brokers. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z She could never forget what they would grow into—brigands and fighters and cold-blooded raucous screamers at all times. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z He certainly earned his reputation; he seemed to have been born with the fear of brigands in his soul; mere conversation about them caused him to break out into a profuse perspiration. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Finally the two young brigands settled down in Tucson, where Billy’s skill as a monte dealer, and card player kept them in luxuriant style, and gave them prestige among the sporting fraternity. History of 'Billy the Kid' 2011-11-19T03:00:22.640Z The outlaws are styled brigands, and to these may be added troops of runaway hirelings of the priests, who have committed such dreadful ravages during the last few years. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z One old brigand lifted his voice, and petitioned the officers that his single daily hour of fresh air might be extended to two hours, pleading the pain he suffered in his eyes. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z We were, indeed, going through the mountains of the Fra Diavolo country, where the inhabitants lived in continual fear of the bands of brigands that infested the mountains. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z The fear of brigands departed and the sleep of the just fell upon the camp. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z It is quite true that the Civil Guards have almost exterminated the organised bands of brigands that used to infest the lonelier roads of the country. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Failing to capture the brigand by force of arms, the Government had recourse to stratagem. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z He calls himself a shepherd, but looks much like a brigand. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z I encountered a brigand of thy people who robbed me of some articles, and on asking who was the chieftain of his people I was directed to thee. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Every extra hour spent loitering in any one district heightened the risk of being attacked by brigands. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z The story of the brigands is unquestionably an invention, as for proofs of forgery, or real guilt of any kind,—after the most exhaustive investigations, none has ever been found. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Easter day, then—the day destined for the destruction of "the brigands"—would most probably have seen the extermination of these mercenaries had not the "Moderates" raised the cry of "Order and brotherhood!" Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The Peloponnesus will not have them, and the peasants, who elsewhere aid the brigands, here aid the gens d'armes. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Both were brigands, outlaws, swift runners, and excellent poets. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z Geoffrey, then at the brigand age, looked at this custom as the mannerism of an effete civilization. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z He said the Chindwin valley was filling with dacoits, i.e., brigands, and that their position was very precarious. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z He was indeed, in his old age, a superb type of a brigand, but a brigand of the nobler sort. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z He has to do with the war against the brigands, and joy at the bringing in of the head before mentioned nearly causes him to lose his own. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z At first he took shelter in the wild fastnesses of Ronda, where he lived as a brigand until he was captured by the police. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The cowardly Kellys, murderers, and brigands as they were, and costlier than all their predecessors to hunt down, always seemed to me but imitation bushrangers. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z The stranger—either king, or individual, or people—who seizes, kills, or detains the subjects, without declaring the war to the ruler, is not an enemy, he is a brigand. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z His face was flushed besides with wine, of which he had been partaking copiously to drown his chagrin, and he urged the General vehemently to proceed at once to assault the "brigands." Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z We inquire, and learn that the head of a brigand has just been brought in. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z While travelling through Babylonia he was attacked and slain by brigands in 965 a.d. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The brigands, having heard that Merchant was now living alone, broke open his door very quietly, tortured him, and then killed him, taking away all he had. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z No belligerent has the right to declare that he will treat every captured man in arms, of a levy en masse, as a brigand or bandit. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z The signal was answered by a similar sound from the ancient building, and an individual, dressed much in Orazio's style, issued from it, who, approaching the brigand with an air of respect, cordially saluted him. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z But all of this is a superfluous after-digression, as I am really, in my narrative, already on board of the little steamer, with the charitable waves between me and the brigand Caprians. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Selwood forest was long a favourite haunt of brigands, and even in the 18th century gave shelter to a gang of coiners and highwaymen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Deceived-hope being informed, wished to revenge his brother; he pursued the brigands and killed two of them. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z "My aunt!" said Wright to me, tragically, "couldn't you persuade the old lady to sit in the front seat with that brigand in a general's uniform who is driving the car?" Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Crimes!" repeated the friendly brigand; "I own no crimes but those of having purged society from some bloody and powerful villains and their wicked agents. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z For the brigands, long tolerated in some regions by usage and indolence, have now set foot in a region in which they will not be endured. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The phrase "brigands couronnes" becomes "crowned robbers" in England, and "crowned ruffians" in America. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z In the other castle lived Sir Halewyn the Miserable, with his father, brother, mother, and sister, and a large following of rascals and brigands. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z In his eyes the Germans were a race of impoverished brigands for ever casting greedy eyes upon the riches of peaceful France. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z I am too much of a brigand not to take my precautions in an emergency. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z No other painter has such eloquence, such beauty, such majesty; not even the brilliant Claude Lorraine, who plays so skilfully with light and shade; nor Salvator Rosa, with his striking caverns and brigands. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z They looked more like brigands than soldiers, and it was hard to imagine they had been drilled, but while their attitudes were slackly negligent, their faces were resolute. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Before they had gone far they reached the scene of the brigands’ discomfiture. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z The farmer had refused toll to the brigands who governed the south so capably in those days. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z "Is this brigand of a fellow going to bite me?"—no doubt something like that. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z I shall restore order, or cease to command these brigands. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z “You get busy with fuel,” Pat said, after they had given him plenty of “movements,” “and I’ll cook a steak à la brigand.” Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z And now there came that crucial moment when the Motor Maids and Miss Helen Campbell were obliged to leave the protecting interior of the 195 Comet and mingle with a band of mountain brigands. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Every one connected with the tabooed strangers must have dreaded some brigand dictum. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z I should think he would grease their palms, by Jove," says another; "he has stolen money enough, the brigand. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z They remained for the most part troubled and miserable, their hate now turning against the nobility, with whom the four years of anarchy had brought back the manners of the feudal brigands. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z I used to cook steak à la brigand in the Philippines.” Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z "That is right," said the two boys; "their mischief is done and the brigands will have decamped and left the ruins behind them." The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z Such is the audacity of these brigands that they force their victims to send their families into the towns to buy their weapons. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z They are almost all brigands and thieves, by necessity rather than inclination. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Everywhere the Germans behaved like a band of brigands and murderers. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z “You get a lot of good dry wood that will make coals, and I’ll show you how to broil a steak à la brigand.” Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z Still, the brigand was so satisfied with his clothes that he gave the small boy four pounds with a magnanimous gesture. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z I’ve been a Bohemian, a robber, a brigand, and a thief. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z From time to time his formidable resonant laugh is heard, as he keeps on repeating, "Flog him! thrash him! this brigand! this orphan!" The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Nor were the mountains less hated by the traveller, or less dangerous in reality, with their rude horse-tracks and ruder mountain-folk, half herdsmen, half brigands. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z “Because it takes a red-headed brigand to cook it,” suggested Jack, dodging out of Pat’s reach. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z Once in hiding, we trusted to going by boat to Russia, or else going with brigands to the Mediterranean coast, where our patrols might pick us up. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z We've started in here to be a law to ourselves—as we've got to be to handle this mixed multitude of brigands and ditch diggers. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z "My God! did you ever see anything like it?" he roared; "they are vagabonds, brigands." The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The very brigands respected the rose-red marble villa and its English owner, and Greece for many years was his true country and his favourite dwelling-place. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z “My son,” Pat replied, with a provoking air of patronage, “what you don’t know about broiling a steak à la brigand would make a congressional library.” Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z By trade he was a brigand, but this was no slur on his character as a criminal: the failing that had led to ostracism was that he pilfered the other prisoners' tomatoes. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z And we used to implore him as though he were a brigand to tell us a story. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z J—ski knew very little Russian, and fancied that he was asking them if they were brigands or vagabonds, so he answered: "We are political prisoners, not rogues and vagabonds." The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Instead of preserving order, they had now become the disturbers of order; brigands, when they could pluck up courage to attack a peaceful traveller; thieves on all promising opportunities. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z He’s smelling of this steak à la brigand and is hunting for it. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z "Accordingly, you believe the people rise in revolt for the purpose of stealing—brigand that you are?" The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z It was so that Italian brigands used to maintain a priest. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The criminals most cruelly whipped, and who were celebrated as brigands of the first order, enjoyed more respect and attention than a simple deserter, a recruit, like the one who had just been brought in. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z There were no more brigands to destroy their crops and vines; and if the Sultan was absolute in his power, at least he did not abuse it. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z Had this been the rendezvous of Sicilian brigands, it doubtless would have had a slightly more picturesque appearance, but the difference would have been only of degree, not at all of kind. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Here is how: I was sitting in the stable,--for that brigand had me shut up in the stable, may the wild boars rip him!--and the Cossacks were talking among themselves all around. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The noise on the hill-top seemed rather to increase than to diminish, volley responded to volley, and to the yells of the brigands another cry, shriller and more piercing, replied. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z I had seen at Tobolsk a celebrity of the same kind—a former chief of brigands. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z They had not freed Andalusia from the "infidel," but had contrariwise given her over to the worst members of the infidel ranks—to brigand chiefs and adventurers of the vilest stamp. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z A hajdamak is a brigand, but I shall be the leader of a band of avengers, and we shall fight against every evil-doer--against those scoundrels also who go by that name. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z And if this does not satisfy you, gentlemen, I shall give order to touch the triggers, for I shall believe that I have to do not with soldiers, but with brigands. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The first ardours of the political brigands had been cooled by machine gun practice—Napoleon's old prescription of "the whiff of grapeshot." A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The horrible brigand let fall the box with a frightful oath, and ran out of the kitchen. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Ireland was not governed by King George III., but by a gang of rapacious brigands. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z The hat is of the usual “brigand” shape, decorated at the side with a smart tuft of emu plumes. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z There are, indeed, dreadful brigands in this world! The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z It is that brigand Y�gof who has told you that we have no provisions; but we have for two months, and by that time our army will have exterminated you all. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The whole town had assembled to see the brigand, the murderer, receive his punishment. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Then a great silence succeeded in the city, every one stayed within doors, and the papal brigand corps patrolled the streets. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z It were easier to change the burglar of the slums, the brigand of the hills, than to change this self-complacent and pachydermatous householder who represents nine-tenths of the ruling classes. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z And these brigands, in bands of five or six, rummaged and plundered everywhere. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z To think that those brigands are the cause of all this. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The first who gave us lessons in this art was Koreneff, a former chief of brigands, condemned to be chained up for five years. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Hardly less picturesque than the brigands are the chief herdsmen called butteri, in blue jacket and brass buttons with a feather in the soft-felt Italian hat. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Granting the culprit's sanity, it would have been a kind of religious paranoia not to bring the international butcher and brigand to terms. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z What was the use of working, when the bravest, the most industrious, the most thrifty saw the fruit of their labor devoured by innumerable brigands? The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z You make war like brigands: you steal, pillage, and burn. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z "I was sent away," said Luka, sticking his needle in the shirt, "as a brigand." The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z In old days the brigands came down into the villages on the great festivals in velvet jerkin and feathered cap bearing candles and gifts for the Madonna and the presbytery. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z And with that, the pretended brigand took out an axe from under his coat and dexterously threw it at Kurovics, so that he jumped up nervously as it fell with its edge close to him. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z No one had imagined fire—the power of fire, like these brigands. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Four other smugglers then arrived, saying that that rascally Y�gof would probably come back, with some more brigands like himself. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z His studies and pictures were conceived in the midst of the Sabine brigands. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The ubiquitous beggars haunted the byways, and brigands raided the outskirts of the town. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The brigand chief has demanded an exorbitant ransom, and threatens that if it does not arrive within five days they will cut off his ears and send them to his friends in a letter. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z War is a famous school for thieves and brigands; by the end of twenty years mankind would be a vast pack of villains. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Was this man, this "faithfullest servant," some brigand or robber, or assassin, in disguise? House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z Yet another interruption—this time in the person of a brigand spy disguised as a peasant. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z In those days it was dangerous to go among the mountains unarmed, for robbers and brigands made their home there, and would swoop down on unsuspecting travellers and rob or murder them. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z The boy has been rescued by a band of carabineers who have long been on the track of the brigands, who were taken completely by surprise. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z These Landwehr treated the francs-tireurs as brigands in ambush to shoot down respectable fathers of families, to rob convoys, and threatened to hang them. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Turbulent nobles and brigands were made to feel the long arm of the royal power. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Then, turning towards me, the brigand chief gave me a civil invitation to spend the day with him, which, 81 under existing circumstances, I thought it best to accept. John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z No words so wonderful had ever been spoken to this brigand before, and as he listened he believed that what Martin said was true. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z A skirmish took place, and the brigands were exterminated to a man; a few only of the carabineers being wounded. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z This practice is followed even now amongst brigands, in certain parts. 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 But, I say, Upward, I shot one of those brigands. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z “My acquaintance with literature—to say nothing of my constant attendance at the opera—at once convinced me that I was in the hands of a brigand.” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z Here they parted, and the brigand knelt and asked Martin to pray for him that he might lead a new life. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z Several brigands came forward to search me, robbed me of my gold watch and all my loose cash. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z The members of the Devil's own, as they were called, complained that an interfering fellow on board of the old Ship of State had called them brigands and other offensive names. 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 There was that about the aspect of these armed brigands that would admit of no hesitation. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z As for the hapless Europeans, though for the moment alive and uninjured, they were helpless captives in the power of the most notoriously cruel and unsparing brigand of the whole northern border. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z One day, as he journeyed, a company of brigands appeared suddenly, as if they had started out of the rocks. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z It gave an elaborate account of our artist's experience with the brigands, which we need not relate. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z Of course many of them were brigands—-Pulajans—but some of them were the saddest looking, most abject little brigands that anybody ever saw. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The Marris were a savage lot, and these particular ones were a combination of Ghazi and brigand. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Inwardly he groaned again as he saw his beautiful shot gun and Mannlicher rifle in the eager grip of the hooked claws of these copper-hued brigands. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z I am told that it is inconceivable the numbers of young girls, from sixteen and upwards, who have abandoned their homes and families to follow these brigands. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Here he handed the paper to Mr. Hardcase, who, taking it from him, proceeded to read the account of our artist's fortunate rescue from the brigands by the carabineers, which we need not repeat. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z His figures include only one-fifth of the population of an island which was in the throes of an all-pervading brigand uprising. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z For some moments these fanatical brigands stared stupidly at each other, then at the figure of the sometime infidel, but now believer. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Napoleon, to prevent the peasants from rising in guerrilla bands, issued a decree that every Tyrolese taken in arms should be shot as a brigand. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Uttering these words he sprung from his couch with the intention of grappling with the old man; but Cristofano retreated, and at that instant the brigands, who rushed to his aid, thrust me forward. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Twice captured by the brigands, nor set free Without heavy ransom. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z It was Ola, the chief of the brigands. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The dying brigand, too, with hate in his glassy stare, seemed to be muttering curses and menace, then with a last effort, spat full in his direction. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Religion itself stands aghast at this baptism of gold, which can convert the alien and the heathen, ay, the brigand and the robber, into saints of social prestige. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z Permit me," said the brigand of the Loire,—for so the man called himself—"My name is not Rhinoceros. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z He refuses to eat with Jasper, and treats him from that time onwards as ‘a brigand and wild beast in combination.’ The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z Some five hundred brigands headed by cut-throats claiming to be patriots were terrorizing whole districts. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z "He is a great brigand and a liar and a thief," said Rabbit. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z He hears the shrift of the brigand and assassin, of the girl mastered by passion, of the unfaithful wife and avenging husband. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z We thought at first it was brigands attacking the town. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The Balkan brigand cares little for such speculations; all that he tells us is that when he speaks to the greenwood, it most surely answers him in a soft low voice. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The brigands killed the lieutenant of police of Cantaguic and some others, but they did not kill everybody in the place. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z You will henceforth be a raven, a bird of ill-omen upon the earth, an outlaw and a brigand among the birds, despised among men because of your thefts. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z These foreign lords have told us very fully to what we owe their present kind visit; and they have told us, too, that our country is threatened by ruffianly, contemptible brigands and incendiaries. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z A Turkish peasant with 97 a gun in his hand is a brigand. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The charm and beauty of the combination of hill and forest are often dwelt upon in the Balkan brigand songs; outlaws and their poets have been among the keenest appreciators of nature. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z They looked at the brigand chief, and cowed, obeyed. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z No trail was too long, wet, or weary if he could mark its end with a brigand swinging under a tree. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z Oh! by my patron, the prince of the Apostles, why should I patiently listen to this haughty descendant of the brigands of the Caucasus. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z They had only got two or three days’ journey into the hills when they were captured by brigands, who debated for some time what to do with them. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z As you may well suppose, I gave the brigands a wide berth. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z When the constabulary would get in the various brigands, cut-throats, etc., who might be terrorizing a given district, some of them masquerading as patriots, others not even doing that, the courts would try them. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z Standing there poking fun at us after we have just missed death at the hands of his brigands. The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z The fearful fascination of a brigand like Bothwell, for so proud and passionate a nature as Mary's, is well explained by M. Dargaud. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z They were not allowed to assist their companion, and he was last seen wounded and in the hands of the brigands. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z There are brigands to be met with still and as we travelled we heard of a British officer who had just been made captive as he wandered about in search of a day’s shooting. Cities of the Dawn 2011-05-13T02:00:10.047Z We believe the despatches incorrectly represent the existing conditions among the Filipinos in respect to internal dissension and demoralization resulting from the American campaign and to the brigand character of their army. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z And the roll of notes that was lying in my pocket, that, too, seemed screaming out: 'You ungrateful brigand, you accursed thief!' White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z How good and humane, despite the bombardment and the sufferings of the siege, those brigands of Paris had been, above all by the side of these honest people! History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "Think you that brigands would have torches with them?" said his companion, calmly. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The Italian brigand chief, when his band had slaughtered the travellers, said, "There are twelve of us, and we will share equally; but the first equal share shall be for the mother of God." From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z Oh! a little affair with brigands; nothing very thrilling, but I should have been killed or captured all the same, if this Legard had not come to the rescue. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z In his experience of honest soldiery, he was incapable of comprehending the character of the Franco-Algerine brigands into whose hands he had fallen. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Such, my friend, is the Paris of the brigand. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z A sharp cry succeeded: Bernard de Rohan could bear no more, but, bursting away from the hand of the brigand, he sprang into the road. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Otherwise he thought very little about the matter, or, if so, it was not with a belief that there was any truth in the story about brigands. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "Quite a neat little plot; only needs the detail of garroting to afford us a perfect picture of the Spanish brigand," said Mr. Barnes. Final Proof or the Value of Evidence 2011-04-20T02:00:19.580Z You know the state of Sicily, and the way brigands have with people whom they believe to have money. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z To facilitate this submission, the next day the Officiel of Versailles compared Paris to the plain of Marathon infested by a band of "brigands and assassins." History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z It may be so," replied the brigand; "but you have yet one thing to learn. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z At daybreak the brigands were upon the march. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z What every one wants is securities against France; but we have converted the brigand into a sheriffs officer, and thrown an air of legality over all his robberies. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z “The man was, I think you told us, a leader of shameless brigands.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z They will be treated like the brigands they are, like the most frightful monsters ever seen in the history of humanity. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "Hold, hold!" shouted the loud voice of the brigand. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Both brigands and captive suffered from thirst; which they were at length enabled to quench with the snow found upon the colder exposure of the ridges. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The king makes a far better brigand than a sovereign, and looks every inch a highwayman. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Then I hid in a church, and some drunken brigands were chasing me through the dark streets when I met the Englishman, who took care of me. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z They yelled, "Paris is only a rebel, the Central Committee a band of brigands." History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Monsieur de Rohan," said the brigand, looking around him as he entered, "I have not forgotten you you see. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z As he said this, the brigand stretched forth his hand, and pointed to some letter-paper already spread out upon the table. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "We have a report here from Greece that the English Sec. of Legation and a whole picnic party have been captured by the brigands, and an immense ransom demanded." Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z He was a brigand, my dear; perhaps a rather gallant and magnanimous one, but a brigand, for all that.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Furious cries of "Cowards! brigands!" drowned their voices, and sword-canes were pointed at them. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z "I see, indeed, you were better qualified to judge whether these were brigands or not than I was." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Henry Harding, who had been all this time listening with disgust to the dialogue between the two brigands, felt as if a huge stone had struck him. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z I have just heard that there is a plot here to carry off Cook's excursionists for ransom by the brigands. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z “You are all brigands at heart,” Miss Dexter declared. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z That brigand shed his gun and threw his knees higher than his shoulders getting out of that. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z The brigand had remained behind to wait the coming up of his people. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z “Now sign your name to it,” said the brigand, as the writing was completed. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z In the true spirit of a brigand, he estimated that his prisoner's ransom should be assessed by the measure of his fortune. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Lucius noticed that one of the men sharpened his huge knife against the sole of his boot; and that he who looked like a brigand examined the priming of his pistol. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z It looks as if he had kept his promise, and disbanded those terrible brigands of his. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z I know not," answered the brigand, "and yet, in some sort, what you say is true. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z After that she became unconscious—her senses only returning to tell her she was alone with the brigand. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "Don't imagine we have come here as brigands," said Miss Courtenay, smiling. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z “It isn't half so romantic to love a plain gentleman as to love a brigand, or, at least, a squatter.” The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z He fancies that he looks like the Flying Dutchman, or at least like the brigand, Jaromir. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z While the brief conversation which I have narrated took place between the brigand and the young cavalier, the successful party had drawn closer and closer round their adversaries, and were busily disarming and tying them. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z “Chi senti?” asked the brigand, turning suddenly around, and for the first time perceiving the intruder. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "As to me," quoth the Prince of Gerolstein, drawing two double-barrelled pistols from his pockets, "I shall singe the heads of four of these brigands!" 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 In a general sense, literature and the drama are saturated with bandits, brigands and outlaws, sometimes comical, sometimes heroic, but you will excuse me if I maintain that you stand on a different footing. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z The quantity of soldiers at the station and all along the road quite allayed any fears of brigands which had been entertained regarding the mile and a half between the village and the railway. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z They are here," continued the brigand, "and the good lord is in his hold. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z To him is the writer of this tale indebted for a knowledge of much of the brigand life it has depicted. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z "The royalists will let slip upon Paris the counterfeiters and the brigands shut up with them in the prisons!" 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 These brigands would very likely be the kinsmen of this engaging couple, and possibly we had been led to their lair for no other purpose than that of robbery. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Rush on our Southron columns, And make the brigands feel That all the booty they will get, Will be our Southron steel. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z "Hush! hush!" exclaimed the aubergiste, terrified at the loud tone in which his companion pronounced the name of the brigand. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The brigands themselves often witnessing such a result from the crest of some inaccessible cliff, will hail it with taunts and scornful laughter. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z True," Victoria answered, "the Jesuit did appear once at the Abbey Prison with Lehiron and some of his brigands. 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 So the brigands were not her fathers and mothers after all. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Perhaps he is one of those natives who live without faith or law in outlandish parts of the country—in a word, a brigand. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z The sounds had scarcely issued from his lips ere the brigand himself appeared at the door, and, apparently without the slightest apprehension or hesitation, walked forward to meet him. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z No. It would be night before the brigands themselves would reach it. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Alas, we have already seen the sinister fulfilment of the prophecy of Robespierre the Incorruptible, the martyr of Thermidor—'The brigands have triumphed, the Revolution is lost.' 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 For a brief instant it appeared that we were lost beyond hope, and had nothing to do but to kneel in the snow before these brigands. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z There were hundreds and perhaps thousands of such practically independent brigand rulers. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z After he had done, the brigand opened the mouth of a little sack which had been brought with the rest, saying, "Take what you will: you can repay me hereafter." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Before the boast had fairly parted from his lips, a sound from without caused the brigand to start—changing, as if by electricity, his air of triumph to one of alarm. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The brigands of the Vendee themselves gave the signal and set the example for murder and massacre. 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 We answered the question when a bearded brigand, waving a gardener's hoe, appeared at the window and slashed at us with the gleaming steel. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The Gospel of Mark expands the circle of accusers to "the masses," which Benedict explains were supporters of Barabbas, the brigand chosen by the crowd to be released instead of Jesus. Why the Pope's Rejection of Jewish Guilt Really Matters 2011-03-04T00:10:00Z Well, well," replied the brigand, "it matters not. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Even the old lawyer acknowledged this, after reading the quaint letter of the brigand, and scrutinising its still more quaint enclosure. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Nor did the brigands confine themselves to these inhuman tortures. 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 The whole enclosure had been heavily walled about as a protection against any raiding bands of brigands; and there were even ancient cannon upon its battlement. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The eggs would be hatched, and the small black creatures made the slaves of the brigands who had stolen them. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z But, as you have put a word to the lady's story, I will put another; she says 'persons,' you say 'brigands,' I say anybody he could get. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z For several days Henry Harding was kept confined in his cell, without seeing a face, except that of the brigand who brought him his food—always the same individual. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z It is a pity, my lord; you can see tattered brigands, in their bare feet, yet casqued and cuirassed, and with lances in their fists. 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 The road itself lay chiefly through pine woods, which afforded good harbourage to these brigands, and more than once I thought that I saw a horseman watching us as we went. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The good brigand goes back beyond Robin Hood to Herodotus, VI. 16.236.IV., Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z "Then there were, in truth, brigands with you, my good father," said the king. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The small chamber in which he was imprisoned was but the adjunct of a larger apartment—a sort of storeroom, where the brigands kept the bulkier articles of their plunder, as also provisions. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z At the head of these bandits marched a man with the face of a brigand, of gigantic stature and herculean frame, and conspicuously well clad. 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 No man contended with us save the brigands, and they were like jackals, whose howls were chiefly heard by night. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z In the dark corners of the passengers' room I saw figures which resembled brigands, one passenger especially, with a black bandage over one eye, and a dark beard, clings to my recollections. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z "In sooth were there, sire," replied the priest; "some of the best brigands between this and Naples; and I have a shrewd notion that Corse de Leon was there himself." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z While in the act of speaking the last words, the brigand sprang forward, until he stood by the side of his accused wife—Popetta. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z From Rome Montaigne made his way northward by Spoleto, where there was great alarm caused by a noted brigand. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z I cannot find the way, and the brigands are returning. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z The adventures of an English youth among Italian brigands. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z You say true," replied the brigand; "but you must remember, we are many reapers. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z “A band of brigands on the Neapolitan frontier—about fifty miles from Rome.” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The King of Naples, having taken refuge in Rome, armed and subsidized gangs of brigands, who raided the Neapolitan provinces and committed unspeakable outrages. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z No wonder a native bitterly said, "The Germans are not soldiers so much as brigands and assassins.'" The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Oh, if the world only knew how many brigands wore diamond shirt-buttons, there would be as much terror in going into a drawing-room as people now feel about a tour in Greece. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z Yes," answered the brigand; "but that is not a shot-hole you are looking at so curiously. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z There was no time to spare for the chastisement of a score or two of brigands. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Leaving Bologna, Montaigne hesitated in his choice of roads on account of brigands, and chose wisely for he was not molested. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z He paints the Greek brigand or pirate as many others have painted the “noble savage,” with the omission of all his meaner vices. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z But Garibaldi wasn't too happy about how it turned out, and soon one of his sons was fighting with the "brigante", the brigands - southern farmworkers who took up arms against their new king. Dissent in the ranks 2011-02-16T14:17:09Z "Wait," said the brigand, laying hold of his arm. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Had I met him on the mountains of Italy, instead of by the banks of the Parana, I should certainly have taken him for a brigand. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The conversation soon became animated, and every moment made a deeper inroad into the heart of our handsome brigand: but every moment also made the situation more critical. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z The fear of brigands had paralyzed industry, and even driven out the scanty rural population. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z They may be termed the brigands of the desert. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Be not too sure of that, lady!" said the deep voice of the brigand; "be not too sure of that! Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z “Sign your name!” commanded the brigand, half rising from his seat. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z But, once free, he had no scruple in cheating the imperial brigand of his blackmail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z At the same instant a sort of truck bedstead, made of bamboos, was brought forth from the hut by another brace of the brigands, who placed it conspicuously in front of where I lay. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Should the French nation succeed in subjugating these brigand tribes of the Sahara, commerce in the desert will be as safe as that upon the sea. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z There was no reply, and the Savoyard nobleman, with his companions, was led on by a strong party of the brigands up the valley, and then across the stream. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The stories of brigand life he had heard told during his short sojourn in Rome, and which like others of his incredulous countrymen he had been loth to believe, were no longer doubted. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z A band of brigands taken into the service of a civilised nation, and treated as its own soldiers! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z “Into your saddles, leperos!” cried the brigand, thus familiarly addressing himself to his subordinates. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Don't think because you have been a soldier, that these bush brigands are to be despised. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z The best way of proving it," replied the brigand, "is by doing what I ask you. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z He only learned that there was a letter, when the brigand chief burst angrily into his cell, holding the opened epistle in his hand. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z To punish these brigands who infest the road between here and Puebla. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z What had occurred between myself and the brigand chief, had established a relationship that must end in the ruin of one or the other; and it was clear that I was to be the victim. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z They were carried off during the night, for the brigands wished no man to know where they dwelt. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z "They cannot have gone far: I could hear the voices of the brigands from the inn door." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The threat of the brigand had been backed by the assurance given him in his conversation with the unfortunate Popetta. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z With a dozen of them, I fancy we can hold our own with the biggest band of brigands to be found among the mountains of Mexico.” The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The sight of the latter might have melted a heart of stone—any other than that of a brutal brigand. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Now, their home was on an island, covered with brushwood, but there was no appearance of dwellers on the island, for the brigands lived in underground caves, dark and dreary, and lighted only by candles. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z "Who but brigands would commit an act like this?" Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The letter of the brigand chief, which of course he had brought with him, plainly stated the conditions. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z It’s a hard case, no doubt, to have his daughters carried off by brigands—worse than if Indians had got them. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z When the brigand spoke—addressing some words of direction to his subordinates—I fancied I had heard his voice before! The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z But they had not been long in the island before the captain of the brigands fell in love with Pastorella and wished her for his wife. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Now, sir," continued the brigand, as soon as this was accomplished, "you shall have good escort back to your chateau. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The brigands shall be pursued, and your sister saved, if it be in our power. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z I obtained a commission to chastise any band of brigands, I might choose to go out against. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z As the brigand spoke, he threw back upon his shoulders the closed folds of his manga, exposing his right arm to my view. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The brigands came and told the captain who was watching near the sick maiden, and the news made him sorrowful, for he feared that his men would insist on Pastorella's being sold with the others. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z "I will, I will," answered the brigand; "and now tell me, What have you arranged with fair Isabel of Brienne? for I take an interest in your fate and hers." Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Also, of his having gone to Italy, and fallen into the hands of brigands, or joined the partisans of Mazzini. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Before permitting him to depart in the diligencia, the brigands had taken his bond for ten thousand dollars—as collateral security against the ransom of his daughters! The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z A wild cry arose among the terror-stricken brigands, who stood transfixed to the spot, as if uncertain how to act. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Thereupon the brigands demanded her sale, but the captain stoutly refused and drew his sword, and a fierce fight began, in which blood was freely spilt. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z "Most likely your servants and the priest," replied the brigand. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z He listened, in hopes of hearing a footstep—the tread of a brigand bringing him his breakfast. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z If we should find that the brigands were “abroad,” my troopers would be spared a toilsome ascent, and the chagrin of a disappointment. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The brigand directed me to be unbound, and separated from the horse, an order that was instantly executed by his brace of subordinates who had been more especially guarding me. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z However, as the brigands were very anxious that she should get well, they took care of her in their rude way. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z He was silent, then, considering how to reply, when the brigand himself went on. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z One was the brigand chief, whose name he now knew for the first time to be “Corvino.” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z “It’s them!” whispered the driver of the diligencia—a better judge of brigand music than myself. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z There was something to come off—something of which the brigands had been already apprised—as I could tell by the infernal glee with which they were congratulating one another. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Meantime Sir Calidore had returned from the chase and had found the desolation caused by the brigands. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z Lady," replied the brigand, "I will only punish them as they deserve, and you yourself shall hear the sentence. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Already the brigands had broken faith with him; for he knew that the courier had come back, and of course brought back the scudi along with him. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z There seemed no help for it, but complying with the brigand’s request. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z Still, thought I, he might tell me something more about these brigands. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z And when the brigands in turn questioned Sir Calidore and asked who he and his comrade might be, the knight replied that they were herdsmen who sought for hire. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z |
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