| 单词 | carved in stone |
| 例句 | His eyes became distant, like secrets carved in stone. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “The emperor is not known for his humility,” Amah said, “and great deeds carved in stone do have much power.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She often wished she were like Yishan, who spoke as if each of his words were carved in stone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Slowly the pieces came together in his mind, the giant golden snake that had just passed, the countenance he had seen carved in stone a thousand times inside the Temple of Lkossa. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The specter of public indifference was carved in stone by reporting in The New York Times that said dozens of witnesses ignored the victim’s calls for help. Documentary Retries Kitty Genovese’s Neighbors 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Those terms are not carved in stone, however. ‘Ask Me What I’m Painting’: The Changing Role of the Artist in Residence 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z And a young intern who once dreamed of becoming a forensic psychologist whose identity was now seemingly carved in stone: That woman. Monica Lewinsky Is (Reluctantly) Revisiting ‘That Woman’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z It is pure and simple, and sounds like it has been carved in stone. Audio advent calendar: Villagers playlist 2010-12-09T13:56:00Z There we saw small and large animal figures carved in stone that rivaled anything we saw in caves. In the caves of Spain, explore early man’s Art 101 The Beaux-Arts-style front entrance, featuring dolphins and the seal of Detroit carved in stone, is alluring — but it’s the interior that really reveals Kahn’s breadth of design. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Everything – the monuments, the shrines, the storied centuries carved in stone – was lovely. TV review: Westminster Abbey 2012-12-08T08:00:01Z Such moments offer vital reminders that, in the theater, words in a script are hardly carved in stone; they are mutable, receptive creatures, always waiting to be reinvented. Critic?s Notebook: On the Stage, Old Words Are Reborn 2010-12-31T22:25:35Z At St. Mary’s, skeletons carved in stone lurk on the walls and columns, while two bells lie broken on the ground where they fell in 1942 after an Allied attack during World War II. Overnighter: L?beck?s Spires, a Quick Hop From Hamburg 2011-08-05T15:28:09Z Both have the sort of face that one expects to encounter carved in stone, on a crusader’s tomb, or incised in brass on the floor of an ancient nave. Postscript: Christopher Lee 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z It’s a view of a collection not as a monument carved in stone, but as energy gathering and dispersing, as a page still being written on. Art Review: Julie Ault’s Collection Displayed at Artists Space 2013-12-19T23:04:45Z As such, they can either be treated as if carved in stone or they be nimbly tweaked and revised, digital-age style, as was the case with the MFA’s magnificent 2019 “Ancient Nubia Now” exhibition. America’s Big Museums on the Hot Seat 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Inside, the line wound around the edge of a spacious hall and out into a lobby embellished by gold designs, green mosaic tiles and high-minded quotes carved in stone. Chicagoans to bid farewell to Maggie Daley 2011-11-28T12:40:00Z Ukraine's leader is a boxing fan and has a glove carved in stone gifted to him by Usyk proudly placed in his office. How 'presidential' Usyk brings joy to the battlefield 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In cemeteries from Alaska to Israel, families have memorialized their loved ones with the deceased’s most cherished recipes carved in stone. Family Recipes Etched in Stone. Gravestone, That Is. 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Kazaks added that initially the ECB should raise rates by 25 basis points but this increment is not carved in stone. ECB has room for 2-3 rate hikes this year, says Kazaks 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Above the entrance to the wine cellar, carved in stone, is the Latin phrase for “bear with us” written in rune characters. Unusual Potomac, Md., house set in the woods offered at $2.9 million 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Because effectiveness must account for real-world variables, it’s not carved in stone. Rise of delta variant and waning immunity are fueling breakthrough infections, experts say 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z The memorial’s design features five pillars in front of the First Amendment carved in stone beneath the trees of Newman Park. Maryland panel OKs funds for newspaper shooting memorial 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z There is a mountain of evidence that the political alignment of states is not carved in stone. Perspective | Yes, the Senate is rigged for small states. But not for Republicans. 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The title is borrowed from a phrase carved in stone at the Justice Department headquarters, the other half of which reads, “tyranny begins.” Review | A searing look at the Mueller investigation — from the inside 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z The memorial, called “Guardians of Free Speech,” will include five pillars in front of the text of the First Amendment carved in stone, the newspaper said. Maryland to award $300K for newspaper shooting memorial 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z None of these divisions is carved in stone. Divided Cities: inside the new documentary series from Guardian Cities 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Their names were carved in stone set beneath the eagle sculpture, which held a beam from one of the towers. New Jersey police searching for 3 bronze plaques stolen from 9/11 memorial 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z A public interest lawyer who is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, Stevenson tells us right off the bat that the phrase carved in stone on the U.S. Review: ‘True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight For Equality’ focuses on ideals 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Because most Pictish symbols are carved in stone, they can’t be dated using traditional methods that rely on the decay rate of organic materials. These undeciphered symbols date back to Roman times 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z How do you change direction at an age when it seems like your place in life is already carved in stone? Rich Tandler brought passion, deep knowledge of Redskins to his reporting 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Affixed on the wall in the vestibule is the text of “Vermont is a state I love” carved in stone. Museum celebrates President Calvin Coolidge, ties to Vermont 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Sitting in the sun on a rustic bench, she seems eternal or like an ancient statue carved in stone. Bolivian woman might be world’s oldest person, at nearly 118 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z If both approve, the decision to keep the tariffs will be carved in stone. Editorials from around New York 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Nily Rozic, an assemblywoman from Queens, asked the Capitol librarian for a comprehensive list of all the faces carved in stone around the building. Legislative Session in Albany Sputters to the Finish Line 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z And those of us who become politicians are all too often those who want their names carved in stone. Why admitting you're wrong should be the new right 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Hey, it’s not like Mount Rushmore was carved in stone or anything. Washington’s sports Mount Rushmore would have six names 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Christianity used to be focused on worship, on salvation, on the commandments, as carved in stone. A Quiet Exodus: Why Black Worshipers Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “Can you imagine if there was actually a statue of this guy in the Capitol? Unreal. Let alone some quotes literally carved in stone? Oh, wait.” Virginia Democrats to Jefferson and Jackson: Your invitation is not in the mail 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z It reinforces that while Republican and Democratic candidates alike are jostling for a lane to their party’s nomination, the results of Tuesday’s straw poll aren’t carved in stone. Johnson, Walz get gubernatorial boost from caucus voting 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z In the wake of the news that broke Friday that the Nationals would not bring Dusty Baker back, that word is carved in stone. Dusty Baker learns Nationals can’t be trusted 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z Walk through the north door of the Nebraska state capitol and you’ll see a motto carved in stone over the doorway: “The Salvation of the State is Watchfulness in the Citizen.” Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z In its first week of sonar-scanning, the team discovered two submerged caves and several dry caves—one of which contains a female figurine carved in stone. High-Tech Tools May Help Solve Mysteries of Mexican Pyramid 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z The texts are carved in stone tablets, and report of “insurrection in the city of Ashur” when “in the month Sivan, the Sun was eclipsed.” An omen of doom and source of awe: A glimpse into the history of solar eclipses 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Three aisles running east to west are separated by rows of massive Corinthian columns topped with leaves and scrolls so elaborate it is difficult to fathom they were carved in stone. Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z “The plea is negotiated which means it is ‘carved in stone,’ ” Wilson wrote in the letter Friday, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Post. Dylann Roof to plead guilty to murder charges in 2015 church massacre in Charleston, S.C. 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z He said that the Jan. 19 date marking the end of his mandate is “not carved in stone” and that Gambia must await a Supreme Court decision. Gambia president says country must wait for court decision 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z There, the date of death is literally carved in stone: 25 December 1996. JonBenét Ramsey: the brutal child murder that still haunts America 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z It feels tremendously liberating to realize that the arbitrary standards we set for ourselves are not carved in stone. How to Be More Assertive, According to Research 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z On a wooden cross there - and now carved in stone - these words were written: "The Devonshires held this trench. The Devonshires hold it still." Somme centenary: ‘Most powerful place on the Western Front’ - BBC News 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z But it was already prominently carved in stone on the outside. $79 for an Out-of-Date Book About a Modern NASA Logo 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z But he said: "Our pledges are carved in stone. I think trust is a huge issue in this election - the difference with our pledges is they are not going to expire on 8 May. " Election 2015: Lucy Powell's 'doubt' over stone pledges - BBC News 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z The numbers from Jeter’s career are fixed forever, carved in stone like another Yankee Stadium monument. So begins the Age of Gregorius 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s obvious that the Air Force’s $550 million estimate isn’t carved in stone. The Pentagon Says a New Bomber Will Cost $550 Million Per Plane. Here's the Real Cost. 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z His tombstone bears a saddle carved in stone. Melbourne cemetery reinvents itself as tourist spot 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z There are also strict timing requirements carved in stone for the delivery of both the LE on the front end and the CD on the back end. CFPB To Launch Plain Language Common Sense Mortgaging 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z For my money, they should be carved in stone over the entrance to his monument: Barack Obama as the one-man rescue squad for an economic order that had aroused the fury of the world. Right-wing obstruction could have been fought: An ineffective and gutless presidency’s legacy is failure 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z A docent leads visitors, age 10 and older, on an in-depth tour of the depictions of women carved in stone and represented on glass. Washington area religion events 2014-03-01T02:48:37Z Every single one of these facts is a truth which is known with enough certainty to be carved in stone. Creationists are wrong. Science is actually concerned with the truth. 2013-07-19T17:45:03.337Z In another instance, a player activated something called a Key Mouth by placing an item in what appeared to be the mouth of a face carved in stone set in a wall. Dark Souls 2 – preview 2013-04-12T07:25:00Z The Old Course was built on sand, not carved in stone. St. Andrews: Nothing New Here 2012-11-30T05:00:00Z The internet isn't written in pencil, or even ink or even ink – it's carved in stone. The web has become a bizarre synthesis of toilet wall and Thomas Paine 2012-08-27T18:00:01Z The river front, raised upon a fine terrace of Aberdeen granite, is 900 feet in length, and profusely adorned with statues, heraldic shields, and tracery, carved in stone. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z Near at hand, the strange beasts carved in stone were quite conspicuous and plain, but gradually, as they mounted one behind the other towards the terrace, they became lost in the mist. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z A female mummy, opened by M. Passalacqua at Paris some years ago, was adorned with a necklace of serpents carved in stone. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z Broken escutcheons, carved in stone, commemorate bishops on the walls. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z From head to foot she sat as though carved in stone. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z All through the deep blue night The fountain sang alone; It sang to the drowsy heart Of the satyr carved in stone. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z I followed the direction of Michel’s finger, and saw Pritchard in a perfectly immovable attitude, as rigid as if carved in stone. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z Nay," I replied, "not Ned Slater in the flesh, but his features carved in stone. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z It then remains still as if carved in stone, every limb fixed, and the tail pointing straight behind it. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The costume and draperies are finely carved in stone. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Throughout this brief, seemingly indifferent scene, Ursula had stood by, like an image carved in stone. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Maybe they should have lingered over the words carved in stone there. Looking for Ronald Reagan -- and Not Finding Him 2011-09-08T16:20:00Z Signs were painted and carved in wood; they were carved in stone; modelled in terra-cotta and plaster; painted on tiles; wrought of various metals; and even were made of animals’ heads stuffed. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z And if the reader turns to Pages 64 and 65, she will find illustrations depicting two of them, literally, carved in stone. Explaining it All: How We Became the Center of the Universe 2011-08-13T04:01:10Z There it stood within fifty yards, the soft grey-and-white looking still softer in the shadow of the thorns, but as clear to me—and as still—as a figure carved in stone. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z Mildred stood like a figure carved in stone, staring fixedly at the door; her heart was beating like a sledge-hammer, the blood tingled to her finger ends. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Above the door was a somewhat weather-beaten coat-of-arms, carved in stone, overshadowed by a tiny balcony provided with manifold sculptured ornaments and iron scrolls. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z As soon as the ships were under weigh the funeral train was received in a large warehouse, where three ale-barrels and two keys over a cross were carved in stone over the door. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z But Mariners manager Eric Wedge seemed to hint before the game that nothing was carved in stone. Manager Eric Wedge mixing and matching the batting order | Mariners notebook 2011-06-25T04:30:05Z Such a face should not be painted: it should be carved in stone, where truth may be given to form without the protrusion of mortal decay. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z And the lions that were carved in stone rose up and followed him, and they came with him to the inner gates of the shrine and stayed there. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Airbus is sticking to its target for delivering the first plane by the end of 2013, though production numbers going forward “are not carved in stone,” Ring said. EADS Forecasts Stable Profit, Flags Challenge on A350 Output 2011-03-09T10:58:03Z Ring said Airbus is sticking to its delivery target for the first plane by the end of 2013, though production numbers going forward “are not carved in stone.” EADS Forecasts Stable Profit, Challenges on A350 Output Remain 2011-03-09T08:27:01Z Philanthropists don't give their lives, they give their names—have 'em carved in stone over their institutes and libraries. Why Marry? 2011-02-26T03:00:44.307Z The future is malleable whereas the past is carved in stone. | Croquet and Cocktails, Circa 1910 2010-08-14T00:59:00Z Those present glanced at one another and then at the woman who knelt there silent and motionless, as if carved in stone. A Double Knot Here and in all subsequent examples throughout Egypt and Syria it is always carved in stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Statues of enormous size, sphinxes carved in stone, and on the walls sculptures in outline of deities and animals, with innumerable hieroglyphics, are the decorative objects which belong to this style. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Gargoyle.—A projecting waterspout, usually carved in stone, more rarely formed of metal. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance If there is anything carved in stone, it is the present. | Croquet and Cocktails, Circa 1910 2010-08-14T00:59:00Z All the time we looked they moved neither hand nor foot, and might have been, as we have said, carved in stone. Glories of Spain He liked to have his coat of arms carved in stone and richly gilt on the outside of his large house, but the stone did not guarantee long duration to its possessor. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. BRASSES, MONUMENTAL, a species of engraved sepulchral memorials which in the early part of the 13th century began to take the place of tombs and effigies carved in stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Prince had crouched close to the foot of the mast, and the waves swept by him as though he had been carved in stone. The Wreckers of Sable Island Is he terrified by the dark and bushy brows, the keen, penetrating looks, the deep, stern wrinkles in the forehead that might have been carved in stone, they are so stiffly fixed? Yiddish Tales He stood still and motionless as though carved in stone. Glories of Spain On the top of the pyramid, and about the middle, stood the wooden image of a bird; and near it lay the image of a fish carved in stone. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II She had risen from her chair and stood now like a statue carved in stone, white to the lips, wide-eyed, her whole expression one of infinite horror. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel As he stood thus at attention, his young and handsome face seemed carved in stone. Bye-Ways The old Runic inscriptions are all carved in stone. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Not a breath of air stirred the sprays of the bush, which slept motionless as though carved in stone. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The entrance to the principal temple is through a square tower of colossal proportions, at each angle of which is a monstrous dragon, elaborately carved in stone. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The thing that looks like a lion is really a lion carved in stone, and the thing that looks like a milk-can is really a piece of a temple or a house or something. Just So Stories In memory of this miracle the Inca ordered a snake to be carved in stone on the wall of a terrace in this province, which was called Aucapirca.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The animal forms are inferior to those carved in stone by some of the mound-building peoples. Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 361-436 The ancient sign, carved in stone, with the initials I.T., and the date 1668, is now preserved in the City of London Library, Guildhall. Old and New London Volume I Rigid, white, and hard, it looked almost as if it were carved in stone; a mute image of misery too deep for tears. Under False Pretences A Novel Stella might almost have been carved in stone as she answered, 'Yes, thank you. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends In notable examples, where the axle is carved in stone, the identical features are conventionally reproduced. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The formal picture writing of the hieroglyphic was admirably suited to formal inscriptions either carved in stone or painted on a variety of substances. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 It was carved in stone of the hardest composition and was left unpainted. History of Human Society Of the countless words which we have exchanged together in times succeeding, these, the few of our first meeting are carved upon my brain as salutations are carved in stone above the doorways of mansions. The Gates Between Imitation of a Carpet carved in stone, from Nineveh, showing the Indian Lotus and the Assyrian Daisy. Needlework As Art She turned her face toward him, and he saw that it had lost its flower-like quality; it looked as if it had been carved in stone. Wild Oranges Where Titans storm'd a Monarch's throne, There sleeps a Ruler carved in stone; Where vultures guard a serpent's home, A quarteréd warrior tells its tale. Betelguese A Trip Through Hell The chancel arch is of red and black bricks, in alternate bands, the capitals nicely carved in stone, supported by small serpentine columns. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The dull throb, throb, came faintly to Esther as she sat there as motionless as if she had been carved in stone. The Phantom Lover The well-trained horses, accustomed to their masters firing from their backs, stood as steady as if carved in stone, their heads turned inquiringly towards the yelling throng of horsemen who were approaching. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers The balustrade, above, holds a number of grotesque creatures carved in stone. The Cathedrals of Northern France She did not faint, or cry out, or utter any moan; she sat there quite still, like an image carved in stone. Jolly Sally Pendleton Or, the Wife Who Was Not a Wife So she caught sight of the wicked, odd little faces carved in stone, and she stood before them arrested. The Rainbow The grace is gone from the picture, the inspiration from the marble; the one is a meaningless collection of colors, the other a dull effigy carved in stone. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. You can see pictures of him all over his county: on brewers circulars and all sorts of documents, and carved in stone on buildings, and even on the disagreeable, insulting fronts of traction-engines. Oswald Bastable and Others A smile which was of life, not death, beamed on the features and brought color to the face which had all these hours seemed carved in stone. The Dust Flower A large shield carved in stone over the fireplace behind Ugolini was painted with five red bands on a white background. The Saracen: The Holy War She pointed him to a plump, sly, malicious little face carved in stone. The Rainbow There are the old towers, walls, churches, and houses;—the houses, tall and gloomy, many of them having the arms of Genoese families carved in stone over the portals. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. And Phillis, stricken dumb by the question and the sudden apparition of a bearded face behind the breakwater, remains standing as though she were carved in stone. Not Like Other Girls He lay as if he had been carved in stone, propped up with pillows to make breathing easier, his arms outside the coverlet. The Dust Flower His face, powerful, unimpassioned, mild, and thoughtful, was always the same as he rolled through the streets and lanes, for he sat “as though carved in stone.” Life of Charles Darwin From one grave opened by Taylor four ducks carved in stone were taken. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 His square, impassive face looked as if carved in stone. The Dop Doctor In defacing armorial bearings and things of this sort, the reformers have been at the trouble of cutting them away, so as to leave the shield quite plain, although they were carved in stone. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 Above our heads were groups of stalactites resembling great organ-pipes, altars, mutilated statues, hideous monsters carved in stone, and even a complete pagoda, which, however, occupied but a very small space in the vast enclosure. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century “Maybe it’s a stone rose,” said Patty, as she touched a rose carved in stone that was part of an ornamental urn whose handles were the heads of angry griffins. Patty's Friends Courage! courage—” Like one carved in stone Julian Estcourt sat and listened. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath Stratton’s face looked as if it had been carved in stone. Witness to the Deed She lay as still as though she were carved in stone. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School Have you ever seen old knights carved in stone in old churches? The Goose Man It consists of a pyramid, with seven human heads carved in stone placed on the summit. A Yacht Voyage Round England She sat as though carved in stone, dark against the window, the lines of her body rigid and clear-cut like a statue's. Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915 For, from the topmost point of the high rock, Aseelkwa's face, carved in stone, looked down over the lake and valley. Thirty Indian Legends Older than the workers in wood, much older than those who carved in stone, are these island embroiderers. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 On the top of the pyramid stood the figure of a bird carved in wood, and near it lay the broken figure of a fish carved in stone. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries Every chief had his zemi, carved in stone or wood, as a tutelary genius, to whom he addressed his prayers and who had a temple of his own. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate On each side of the steps are gigantic human statues carved in stone, with rich head-dresses and necklaces. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America The effigy of Sir Richard Whittington was to be seen, with his cat in his arms, carved in stone, over the archway of the late prison of Newgate, that went across Newgate Street. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Dot pointed to a slight eminence between their house and the stream; and, shifting his glance, Melville saw an Indian horseman standing as motionless as if he and his animal were carved in stone. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier The girl kissed the bust carved in stone. Peter the Priest He himself was buried at Windsor; in an arch opposite his tomb was a missal carved in stone with a quaint inscription, beginning, "Who leyde this boke here." Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum It was motionless, as that of an image carved in stone. Rookwood Her face seemed to me carved in stone, it was so rigid, so expressionless. The Return Of The Soul 1896 It was a mansion built in the time of Elizabeth, with high roof and pointed gables, richly ornamented with the arms of the family, deeply carved in stone, over the principal entrance. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea These opened into rooms, one of which has a stone couch in it, and others are distinguished by unintelligible apparatus carved in stone. Diary in America, Series Two They are not at all like the creatures I remember carved in stone at the entrance of some gentleman’s park near Dublin. Old Jack You may notice on passing under the gateway from the bridge the figure of a witch carved in stone, complete with broom and general air of nocturnal enterprise. From a Terrace in Prague The royal arms of Portugal are seen, carved in stone, over the tank. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa The snow was collecting in Stephen's beard, freezing as it fell, and making fantastic shapes there; the top of Amy's hat was a white cone, stiff and sharp as if it were carved in stone. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book He was silent for a long time now, and sat as still as if he were carved in stone. Aunt Rachel There we see carved in stone and marble the glories of Poet and Painter, King and Priest, Statesman and Warrior. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Shrines were placed in temples in which the statue of each man, wrought in gold or silver, or carved in stone or wood, was adored by himself. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria Far away from where we stood, down at the end of a long vista of pillars, was a stone altar on which was carved in stone a colossal figure of the god Chac-Mool. The Aztec Treasure-House On the other side of the room stood young Papin, pale and rigid as if carved in stone, his eyes fixed on mademoiselle. The Rose of Old St. Louis Then there are grotesque human heads, carved in stone; bits of sandstone, marked with patterns, and so forth. The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore In various places in the interior, and also without, on the towers of the stronghold, the same arms may be seen carved in stone. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day A torii, or portal, is artistically carved in stone, and another is so perfect that the architect feared the envy of the gods, and therefore placed one of the pillars upside down. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People They did no other damage to the building than breaking the Condé arms, which were carved in stone. A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 In the market-place alone Stood the statue carved in stone, Watching children round her feet Playing marbles in the street: When she tried to join their play They in terror fled away. The Farringdons And this was the verse of Scripture carved in stone: "Man walketh in a vain shadow: he heapeth up riches and cannot tell who shall gather them." Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California With envious eyes he gazed upon the kneeling figures of Adam Krafft and his two fellow-laborers, who, carved in stone, now supported the treasure their hands had wrought. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World Saleh's wife had stood by, as if carved in stone, while I performed the operation; but when I produced the bullet, she burst into tears, and poured blessings on my head. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman As they were disputing, they passed a statue, carved in stone, which represented "A Lion strangled by a Man." Aesop's Fables A New Revised Version From Original Sources It is a figure carved in stone of a woman lying at rest, with a boat's oar held fast in her right hand. Fifty Famous Stories Retold The old passenger, who had descended to the gun-deck, looked like one carved in stone as he stood motionless at the foot of the stairs and glanced sternly over the devastation. Great Sea Stories The weight of gold is a weary weight When we toil for the sake of our own— But our masters are branding our hearts and souls With a Christ that is carved in stone! Days of the Discoverers Nahum Beals stood glaring at him in accusing silence, and his head was as immovable as if carved in stone. The Portion of Labor “It’s carved in stone, not stamped in metal,” Manning said. Warlord of Kor It is roughly carved in stone, projecting at its base grotesquely from the roof, and covered at the top. The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character At the base of each of these is a queer little face carved in stone and the mantel is curiously carved in black oak—all of this being the work of the elder Tennyson himself. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Her monument does not appeal to the eye; it is not carved in stone; yet it is more permanent than gold, and her fame outshines all flashing jewels. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service Both remained still, as though carved in stone. Dan Merrithew Henriot thought of an idol carved in stone, stone hard and black, with eyes that stared across the sand into a world of things non-human, very far away, forgotten of men. Four Weird Tales She was like a figure carved in stone. Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid The principal object of attraction is the CHURCH, the gothic spire of which is encircled by fillets of roses, beautifully carved in stone, and continued to the very summit of the steeple. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One If the Colonel had been carved in stone he could not have sat more motionless than he did, giving no sign that he heard. The Cromptons The dark-robed figures were so still that they might almost have been carved in stone. The Brownies and Other Tales Standing curiously still, as if carved in stone, their bitter eyes alone betraying their emotions, silently they gazed at the huge, gaunt, unkempt figure that came shambling towards them. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police The Sphinx of Emerson is not carved in stone. Humanly Speaking Sole Lord of Lords and very King of Kings, He sits within the desert, carved in stone; Inscrutable, colossal, and alone, And ancienter than memory of things. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics The arms and motto of the Hoghtons, carved in stone, were placed upon the gateway, with the letters T.H., the initials of the founder of the tower. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest She might have been carved in stone, so still she sat—so still she had sat for more than two hours. The Baronet's Bride The little chapel was very beautiful, with its branching pillars, supporting clusters of Angels carved in stone. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century Here as in the Ladrones, far away in the north-west quarter of the Pacific, most curious inscriptions are sometimes found carved in stone. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months In the middle of the top stood the image of a bird, carved in wood; and near it lay the broken one of a fish, carved in stone. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The words "Waste not, want not," carved in stone over Sir Walter Scott's kitchen fireplace at Abbotsford, expresses in a few words the secret of Order in the midst of abundance. Thrift But for all this they were as rigid as if they had been carved in stone. A Heroine of France He looked as immovable as an image carved in stone. Greatheart He was staring straight at the crystal, with unwavering and unwinking gaze, and sat as motionless as though carved in stone. The Gloved Hand The stranger took up the lamp and walked to the farthest recess of the dungeon, where, concealed amongst the rude carvings with which the builders had ornamented the wall, was a rose carved in stone. Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune The face above her seemed carved in stone, pale, bloodless, calm; it was set, as the girl realised in a moment of terror and agony, in a repose that would never be broken. Six Women Then there is a stone railing a little way off; and between that and the mound stand in double rows, at the sides, rough images of human beings and horses carved in stone. Corea or Cho-sen The Land of the Morning Calm The edition of 1519 has a woodcut of an owl resting on a mirror, that was carved in stone, the story goes, over Till's grave. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies With downcast eyes she stood there, petrified, motionless, like a woman carved in stone and clothed in black, veiled impenetrably in chiffon. A Spinner in the Sun His Master's countenance had seemed to him more wonderful than any face which the gifted Phidias had ever carved in stone. An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight Heraldic bearings, with dates carved in stone, grace many of the Gothic gateways. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy If it had human semblance, it seemed to be carved in stone. The Moon Rock His nobly-cut face was as though it were carved in stone. The Reason Why The other gate, scarcely less beautiful, and styled the Westminster Gate, was adorned with statues and medallions, and the badges of the royal house of Tudor carved in stone. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The others stood like figures carved in stone as their leader read off the strange signals. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol And we went thither and saw him standing, still and white, face set like marble, coat torn, motionless, as though carved in stone, facing the members' door. Annie Besant An Autobiography In a chapel on the south of the choir are figures of the old abbots carved in stone. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque Over the great door of an old, old church which stood in a quiet town of a far-away land there was carved in stone the figure of a large griffin. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales There was a priest in the square, a young man with white hair and with a face as strong as one of those of the saints carved in stone, and as gentle. With the Allies A house, as Hegel says, must be built for the god, before the image of the god, carved in stone or figured in mosaic, can be placed there. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts She sat as still as though carved in stone. The Bent Twig Underneath this inscription, and immediately over the entrance, are five heads, elaborately carved in stone. A Cotswold Village So was my garden, too, throughout the whole neighborhood famous: Every traveller stopped and gazed through the red palisadoes, Caught by the beggars there carved in stone and the dwarfs of bright colors. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. Above the arch of a door was a little row of angels' heads carved in stone, but when we touched them they fell to powder. A Surgeon in Belgium We saw there a little group of idols carved in stone. A Woman's Journey Round the World Some had great creatures carved in stone at each side of the door. The Story of the Amulet But they had recognised him, and he them; and their look was as firmly impressed upon his memory, as if it had been deeply carved in stone, and set before him from his birth. Oliver Twist Here and there the delver of far years will find the fragment of a wall, perchance an inscription carved in stone and protected by chance from the gnawing tooth of time. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 The Fountain All through the deep blue night The fountain sang alone; It sang to the drowsy heart Of the satyr carved in stone. Love Songs About most of the doors the welcome was carved in stone. The Lost Prince She and her mother clung together—so closely, so strongly that they stood an instant like a statue carved in stone. The Story of the Amulet As they were disputing, they passed a statue carved in stone, which represented "a Lion strangled by a Man." Aesop's Fables Translated by George Fyler Townsend In decoration, the acanthus was first reproduced in metal, and subsequently carved in stone by the Greeks. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 But thanks to Pygmalion of Cyprus, we now have the visible impress of every passion carved in stone. Philothea A Grecian Romance One of the pillars of the nave is ornamented just below the capital with five quaint little minstrels carved in stone. Yorkshire The effect of artificiality was increased by a large piece of statuary representing a figure carved in stone and standing upon a high oblong pediment, which stood a little distance down the glen. The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story Springing from one side is an out-of-door pulpit carved in stone, a striking and suggestive object in the midst of the quiet scene. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" Then, by the moonlight, the kneeling figures on the pavement seemed as if carved in stone. Life in Mexico They sat as quiet as if carved in stone. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Each fold of thy dark cloak hangs motionless as carved in stone. The Jew and Other Stories Eva sits on the ottoman there, Sits by a Psyche carved in stone, With just such a face, and just such an air, As Esther upon her throne. War Poetry of the South I found it carved in stone among the ruins of King Henry's palace, and hard by I saw it again upon a rusty fireplate that had been thrown into a corner. Two Summers in Guyenne The elder nuns in stately array, occupied the other arm-chairs, and looked like statues carved in stone. Life in Mexico And as God willed it, I, not knowing, had fallen kneeling before a crumbling shrine carved in stone for our Mother of Sorrows. The King in Yellow High steps led to the entrance, and on each side stood a lion with a woman's head, carved in stone. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories Hester went, found her mistress lying as she left her, like a figure carved in stone. The Mysterious Key and What It Opened Desiree read them carefully with a sort of numb attention which photographed them permanently on her memory like writing that is carved in stone upon a wall. Barlasch of the Guard On the middle of the Top stood the Image of a Bird carved in Wood, near it lay the broken one of a Fish carved in stone. Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World There were lions carved in stone, wood and iron, and every sort and kind, possible or impossible. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks Throughout the telling of the story Coventry had sat motionless, like a figure carved in stone. The Vision of Desire Speech in Drumtochty distilled slowly, drop by drop, and the faces of our men were carved in stone. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush He might have been carved in stone for any trace of emotion that he displayed. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 I kneel here patient as thou liest there; As patient as a statue carved in stone, Of adoration and eternal grief. The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] To make matters worse, one of the maids, although warned of the danger, stumbled over the helmet of an old crusader, carved in stone, that rose some six inches or so above the floor. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks He took the seat to which she silently pointed, and sat motionless as if carved in stone, his faculties absorbed in the single sense of hearing. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons On the middle of the Top stood the image of a Bird carved in wood, near it lay the broken one of a Fish, carved in stone. The Life of Captain James Cook The girl had grown quiet again, and was now leaning on the broad wall close beside him, gazing out across the darkening plain, her elbows on the coping, motionless as a figure carved in stone. Three John Silence Stories Standing a little way back from the road, from which they were separated by an ugly, gravelled playground, were the familiar school buildings, with the usual inscription carved in stone above the door. The Cinema Murder Thou'rt like some moonless image, carved in stone By sculptor's chisel, that doth ever keep The selfsame fixed unalterable mien. Demetrius There the girl sat, her back resting against the wall, her dying father's head pillowed upon her knee, motionless as if carved in stone. The People of the Mist The effigy of Sir Richard Whittington was to be seen, with his cat in his arms, carved in stone, over the archway of the late prison of Newgate that went across Newgate Street. Types of Children's Literature The well-trained horses, accustomed to their masters firing from their backs, stood as steady as if carved in stone, their heads turned inquiringly toward the yelling throng of horsemen who were approaching. On the Pampas Monuments were erected to illustrious men of ancient Rome, and Greek mythology was once more carved in stone. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Presently he ceased stroking his beard and sat for some minutes perfectly still—so still that he might have been carved in stone. Jess For a moment he remained there on the threshold, silent and immovable as a figure carved in stone. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel He looked to me as if his every faculty was strained in the act of listening,—not a muscle in his body seemed to move; he was as rigid as a figure carved in stone. The Beetle There she remained standing, like a saint carved in stone, stirring not, until she could no longer see the burgess, who retired with slow steps, turning every now and then to look upon her. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast Presently I observed along the facade a row of heads of oxen carved in stone—an ornament decidedly puzzling. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy "Here we are at last," his guide said, as he halted before a large and massive gateway, surmounted by a coat of arms with supporters carved in stone work. In the Reign of Terror Louise gave a shrill laugh, and then, as plainly as if the words were being carved in stone before his eyes, Maurice heard her say: "You have never given me a moment's happiness." Maurice Guest Tattered banners still hung among the cobwebs of the ancient roof, the shields of past masters with stately blazonings were carved in stone upon the walls. Red Eve While all the time the gray dog stood before him, motionless, as though carved in stone. Bob, Son of Battle The Squire 'did not answer, sitting on his mare as though carved in stone. The Country House There is the "Moses," the grandest figure that ever was carved in stone. The Paris Sketch Book Gudruda made no answer, but sat as one carved in stone. Eric Brighteyes This was glorious, for he felt he was exploring great matters; and it stopped by a lily carved in stone, which, most naturally, floated on the water. The Day's Work - Volume 1 His face was set and pale, till it looked as gray and immovable as if it had been carved in stone. My Lady Ludlow It also contained a square basin of water, which was filled by water bubbling from a lion's mouth carved in stone. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches Rows of wolves' heads carved in stone flanked the windows, whence their bare fangs grinned day and night at the church porch opposite. The House of the Wolf; a romance Another corner of the court displayed a fountain, where a huge bear, carved in stone, predominated over a large stone basin, into which he disgorged the water. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since So was my garden, too, throughout the whole neighborhood famous: Every traveller stopped and gazed through the red palisadoes, Caught by the beggars there carved in stone and the dwarfs of bright colors. Hermann and Dorothea These were the temples of the gods, Huitzel God of War and Quetzal God of the Air, whose hideous effigies carved in stone grinned at us through the open doorways. Montezuma's Daughter Over the doorway were the arms of Bethune and Baliol, with various other devices, carved in stone. Chronicles of the Canongate |
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