| 单词 | broken arch |
| 例句 | Hazel had never thought of it as actual smoke, but as she watched it curling around Arion’s legs, floating through the broken arches of the ruined courtyard, the hairs stood up on her arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The view, looking back upon Rome, or forward to the long line of broken arches of the Claudian aqueduct, seen between these ruined sepulchres, is most striking and beautiful. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z As a breaker wavered and toppled over, a bright gleam ran along its broken arch like the swift flashing of a train. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Methought that still with tramp and clang The gateway's broken arches rang; Methought grim features seamed with scars, Glared through the window's rusty bars. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Towers of green, of every shade the most vivid fancy can depict; crumbling turrets and broken arches, hung with garlands of flowers. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z It is ornamented on top by a broken arch surmounted by an urn. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z The gilt brass dial is decorated with silver-foliated scrollwork in relief at the corners, inside the chapter ring, and within the broken arch. The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 But look, that broken arch of stone formed by those immense black rocks round which the wild waves revel, and leap in a glad frenzy, is the entrance to Loch Gribol. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. In walking along the top we reached a hole, at the bottom of which I discovered the broken arch of a ceiling, and looked through it into an apartment below. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. His eyes, long accustomed to the sight of the broken arch, passed over the inscription worn deeply and almost illegibly on the green-with-age metal—Chicago Greater Subway, 2107 A.D. Once Upon A Planet I followed the line of their march and got as far as the centre of the bridge, where there was at that time a broken arch, temporarily repaired with wooden beams and scaffolding. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II The brass dial plate is engraved with simple floral designs in the corners and around the broken arch. The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 On a more accurate survey, I traced the circular foundation of the Rotunda, and at some distance discovered the broken arches of some cellars, once filled with the choicest wines, but now with dirty water! A Morning's Walk from London to Kew The immense blocks lay about the ground in a confusion, covered softly by thousands of little plants; or soared against the sky in broken arches and corridors. Gold The drawing room mantels, capped by the traditional broken arch, dominate these rooms. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria In Western Europe a broken arch and some fragments of stone are often all that mark the place where stood some perfect achievement of mediaeval architecture, a feudal stronghold or an abbey. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe He felt like a broken arch thrust sickeningly out from support. The Rainbow In the Middle Age, according to Baracconi and others, the broken arches still extended into the stream, and upon them was built a small fortress, the outpost of the Orsini on that side. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 1 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome Macaulay anticipates a time when the traveller from some distant land shall take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to survey the ruins of St. Paul's. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Upstairs the woodwork is equally good, though more delicate, while the paneled mantels lack the broken arch. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria The broken arch was speedily repaired by the exulting Orleannais, and Jeanne made her triumphal reëntry into the city by the bridge that had so long been closed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 This poem anticipated Macaulay in contemplating the prospect of a visitor from the antipodes regarding at a future day the ruins of St Paul's from a broken arch of Blackfriars Bridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Sir Richard Phillips, writing in 1817, says that he could then trace the circular foundation of the rotunda, and discovered the broken arches of some cellars which had once been filled with the choicest wines. Chelsea The Fascination of London To souls so congenial, what a sight was the magnificent ruin of Bolsover! its broken arches, its mouldering pinnacles, and the airy tracery of its half-demolished windows. Humorous Ghost Stories Over the doorways are elaborate pediments, with broken arches. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria The French troops who had been left in Orleans had placed some planks over the broken arch of the bridge, and advanced across them to the assault of the Tourelles on the northern side. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 Under cover of a heavy fire, a party of Ginckel's men succeeded in raising a plank-work for the purpose of spanning the broken arch. The Huguenots in France The grey, broken arches of the ruined abbey seemed to tell sad tales of long ago—seemed full of secrets nobody will ever hear. Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light The long lines of brick and stone walls blackened by fire, and the picturesque broken arches of the engine-house windows, were a fit greeting to one's entrance upon the ruined grandeur of the Old Dominion. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The key to the symbolism is found in the "threescore and ten arches" of the bridge, representing the scriptural limit of physical existence, with some broken arches for any excess of that limit. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes In some places these ruins consisted of columns standing alone, or immense fragments of broken arches that had fallen down, and now lay neglected upon the ground. Rollo in Rome Some of them laid planks over the broken arch, and others helped at preparing the pontoons. The Huguenots in France In those broken arches, studded with stalactites, those casemates, or vaults of the citadel, you still see some evidence of its former strength. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses A gleam of flame shoots a grotesque picture of broken arches and ragged chimneys into the brain. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The island is not far from the Æmilian Bridge, of which one broken arch remains. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine It is the story of a life which the man himself, in his old age, looked back upon as a broken arch. Modern American Prose Selections Ginckel then attempted to repair the broken arch by carrying a close gallery on the bridge, in order to fill up the gap with heavy planks. The Huguenots in France They are even more majestic in ruin than they could have been in noblest prime, I think, because those broken arches have the splendour of classic tragedy. Set in Silver The breezes which blow through the broken arches are changed into voices, and recall the shouts and cries of a vast audience. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) At a little distance they seem to present the wrecks of stately buildings, with rows of broken arches, and vividly recall the idea of Roman ruins. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath The town was reduced to ashes, but the river and the broken arch still separated them from the ruins. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick "Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, its portals foul; Yes, this was once Ambition's airy hall— The dome of thought, the palace of the soul." Strange Pages from Family Papers Passing over the broken arches of the bridge by means of ladders thrown across the masonry, the first man to reach the other bank was a knight of Rhodes, Nicolas de Giresme. Joan of Arc The calamities which crusht the house of Atreus are symbolized in its broken arches and shattered walls. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) Around stood old ruins, piers, broken arches and columns, and among these modern houses. Foes It was finally resolved to attempt the passage of the bridge by throwing a wooden gallery over the broken arch, and forcing their way across, at all cost. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick Its crumbling tower and broken arch are almost hidden by the tangled vines which cover it. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader Not far above them a fragment of ruined wall, overhung by trees, ended in a broken arch; its lingering keystone threatened by a bird-borne acacia. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, its portals foul; Yes, this was once ambition's airy hall, The dome of thought, the palace of the soul. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations The well is choked with the rubbish of a ruined church, built above it in the early days of Christianity, and of which all that remains is a broken arch. Patriarchal Palestine The Irish guns, which still remained intact, opened upon them, but they pressed forward along the bridge to the broken arch, and, with less trouble than had been anticipated, threw the platform across it. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, and portals foul; Yes, this was once ambition's airy hall, The dome of thought, the palace of the soul. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Only standing idly on one of those grassy mounds under one of those broken arches, I suddenly saw the Labour problem of London, as I could not see it in London. The New Jerusalem Her laws are written on parchment and palm-leaf, on broken arch and cathedral tracery. The Abominations of Modern Society The immense blocks lay about the ground in confusion, covered by thousands of little plants, or soared against the sky in broken arches and corridors. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado Additional batteries were now raised on the bank of the river, and a heavy fire was poured, without intermission, upon the Irish on their side of the broken arch. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick But beneath one broken arch there was a heap of rude steps with a stone something on it, which Richard rightly imagined had once formed an altar. Bred in the Bone Every shattered column, every broken arch and mouldering wall, but calls up more vividly to mind the glory that has passed away. Views a-foot The ruins of Carthage have perished; and the place might be unknown if some broken arches of an aqueduct did not guide the footsteps of the inquisitive traveller. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Long before Macaulay's New Zealander stands on a broken arch of London bridge to sketch the ruins of St. Paul's, every book now extant will have perished. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 Thorpe talked to his horse, and she meditated, by turns, on broken promises and broken arches, phaetons and false hangings, Tilneys and trap-doors. Northanger Abbey Then a voice said, Look again upon the ruins, These broken arches have taught generations to build. Songs out of Doors Through the broken arches overhead the rain and storms of ages had beaten down, and lush grasses flourished here and there, where sunlight could penetrate. Darkness and Dawn The empty bareness of these, with their huge marbles, and their soulless splendors of theatrical sculpture, their frescoed roofs and broken arches, was insufferable. Venetian Life In the morning, he sat beneath a broken arch that had once formed part of a cloister. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" I looked on the carvings, the statues, the broken arches, where bluebells and wild flowers were waving, and it seemed inexpressibly beautiful. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Both show the first heavy hint at the broken arch. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Tottering cupolas show us irreparable cracks; the halves of broken arches are outlined to-night in shadow against the mother-of-pearl light of the sky, and debris of sculptured stones are strewn about. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) The tower of the cathedral rose high above the framework of broken arches and single pillars, like a white rock which had been split from end to end by a thunderbolt. Now It Can Be Told Planks were placed on the broken arches of the bridge and pontoons laid on the river, without any opposition on the part of the terrified garrison. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 His back was bent meekly, and he shuffled along with broken arches. One of Ours There is a peculiar beauty in the one long vertical strip of blue sky between the broken arches in the chief gap where the wall has tumbled in. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war To rear of him rang the shouts of them of Orleans, who had crossed the broken arch by the beam; but he never turned about, and our men reeled back before him. A Monk of Fife Let who would make what he liked of a crumbled pillar and a broken arch or so. No Thoroughfare Here they were safe from them on the side of Orleans, by reason of the broken arch of the bridge. A Monk of Fife |
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