| 单词 | chimney corner |
| 例句 | “Hark!” said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; “was that great guns, Joe?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The fear of losing Joe’s confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When Will left him, he took his quart of ale in his hand, and composing himself in the chimney corner, he sat there, intently watching the glowing wood-fire before him. The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z Though the weather was warm, a large fire blazed on the hearth, while the wall above the chimney corner was hung with an assortment of old weapons. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The old man, Hunt, sat smoking in the chimney corner. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z "I think it's a good day for a story, and I'd like much to sit in your lap in the chimney corner and hear your nicest ones." A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z But suddenly her illness took a turn; she crawled down stairs to dinner, and one day, to Matthew's intense disgust, resumed her old seat in the chimney corner. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z "She's no woman to gossip with, or fool either; she made me tremble and shake again, even the fire don't warm me," said he, lighting his pipe and settling himself in the chimney corner. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z His boots, clay-stained to the knees, stood beside the bed; his coat and cravat, which were drying in the chimney corner, showed that he had been out in bad weather. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The flag floor was outlined in white squares, and the space about the fire was made more private by a tall settle which flanked the chimney corner and averted the draught. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Mistress Gridley looked fixedly and with compressed lips at the boy, who sat in the cold chimney corner, too much terrified to cry. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z An aged man, Abel White's father, usually called old White, who was past work, and had a seat at his son's chimney corner, leaned forward and spoke, his voice tremulous, but distinct. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z And when you are old, who will occupy the other side of the chimney corner? Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z She saw the old imbecile in the chimney corner and the shrewish step-mother, and the badgering step-sister, and even in the father who had brought her here, she knew that she had no effective ally. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The chimney corner was cumbered with logs of wood. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z When it came he crouched in the chimney corner and held his breath, waiting for the storm to break. A Little Wizard 2012-02-15T03:00:38.160Z A human heart should beat for two, Despite the scoffs of single scorners; And all the hearths I ever knew Had got a pair of chimney corners. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z I require of thee neither seat in the chimney corner, nor soft bed of feathers, no, nor carpet on the floor; but only the attic, where I may bide on a little straw. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Two officers in the dining-room, drawn close by the chimney corner, chatted in undertones, as if mindful that the door of the drawing-room was open, and their voices might break in upon its sacred privacy. Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown 2011-10-25T02:00:25.713Z The Carrier still sat, musing, in the chimney corner. The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home 2011-10-02T02:00:12.587Z Miss Campbell, seated in a big leather chair in the chimney corner, dozed off in the warmth of the firelight, her head drooping to one side like a tired little bird’s. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z When they went home, there lay Ashenputtel in her dirty clothes among the cinders, and a dismal oil lamp was burning in the chimney corner. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z A German noble, the Count of Solern, was standing in the chimney corner by the side of Charles V.'s grand-daughter, with whom he had come to France. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Within was no cheerful chimney corner and no welcoming blazing fire, but the old taproom still displayed its raftered ceiling. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Joe was sitting in the chimney corner, and told him Mrs. Joe had been out to look for him, and taken Tickler with her. Charles Dickens' Children Stories 2011-08-20T02:00:15.847Z Perhaps, at the first, there were old fellows still alive who could remember Shakespeare—who still sat in chimney corners and babbled through their toothless gums of Blackfriars and the Globe. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z Ph�dra sat in her flag-bottomed elbow-chair, at the chimney corner; her work was on her lap, but she sat with her hands clasped upon it in idleness, and in an attitude of deepest grief. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z So seating ourselves in the chimney corner, we partook of the refreshments brought us by an old withered matron, who finished a scene forming a lively counterpart to that of the cavern in Gil Blas. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z At such times, from early childhood, I had been allowed to sit in the chimney corner and listen until the last word was said. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z He found her reading a novel in her chimney corner, and dressed in deep, but very homely mourning. The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z More than half his time is spent in yawning at the chimney corner; music wearies him; reading makes his eyes ache; his cook is a dull blockhead, and has no invention! Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z A motley disorder, revealing many unsightly things, occupied the chimney corners, and encroached upon the hearth. The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z There he sat in the ingle by the chimney corner, like a cat, and grubbed in the ashes and split fir tapers. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Meanwhile I was put to my old work of enlisting recruits—a work much interrupted by the malarial chills which every second day tied me to the chimney corner. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Here, within, the fire leaps brightly in its iron cage; the children cluster round the chair by the chimney corner, where the mother sits reading their beloved fairy tales. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z I rose at four, and after having taken some refreshment, I descended and found the strange man and his wife sleeping in the chimney corner by the fire, which was still burning. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z So the poor lad had to content himself with bits of wood he found in the chimney corner, and he carved frames and treasure boxes from these. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z The fireplace was large and at one time boasted of a chimney corner and settle. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Every day Regimbart seated himself in the chimney corner, in his armchair, got hold of the National, and kept possession of it, expressing his thoughts by exclamations or by shrugs of the shoulders. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z "Are there any old, white-haired loving people cuddled in the chimney corner?" she persisted. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z According to the etymology of the word, however, we ought to be descended from the gipsies, for Engle is evidently derived from the old Saxon word Ingle, which signifies a hearth or chimney corner. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z What shivers of horror would run through you as you nestled close up in that chimney corner! English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The poor girl suffered herself to be dressed, and then sat down on a "creepie" in the chimney corner, and buried her face in her hands. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry Boone overheard the conversation which followed from the obscurity of the chimney corner, where he appeared to be napping and was overlooked. The Tempering Heyday!" exclaimed the old crone from the chimney corner "Who is talking about Horse Shoe Robinson? Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The next day as she was sitting idle in the chimney corner she took the notion that she must have some strawberries to eat. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales His mind fails; he sits in the chimney corner driveling about the horrible winters they used to have when you could curse a daughter out almost any day in the week. Ewing\\'s Lady Miss Tabby was squeezed into the chimney corner next her sister, knitting a gray stocking. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" He saw himself again sitting huddled in the chimney corner, nursing the patched knees of an illiterate boy. The Tempering The poor old granny in the chimney corner is a withered tree up the stream, and the youngest born is a pretty flower on the bank below. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency My son sitting far back in the chimney corner! The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales It is my thinking that I will make old bones yet, and tell tales in the chimney corner. Stepsons of Light The affrighted women shrank back to the chimney corner, where they clung together in that dumb terror which is the deeper for its very silence. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" The lantern looked faint and incapable of lighting a chimney corner, but its blue radiance was deceptive, for the farthest reaches of the place were cast into a moonlight sort of glow. The Buttoned Sky I had both politeness and decency till we got to squabbling over our chimney corners in Carolina. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The next day when Holena was sitting idle, as usual, in the chimney corner, the notion took her that she must have some red apples. The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales While she busied herself in the preparation for the table, she maintained from time to time a running conversation with a person who sat smoking in the chimney corner. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago Small glass barrels of brandy stood on the sideboard; there was a case of Hollands in the chimney corner; fine tobacco, bloaters, and sturgeons’ roes were in comfortable proximity. Jan Vedder's Wife Every one is familiar with the picture which represents Dr. Doddridge’s mother teaching him, before he could read, the Old and New Testament history from the painted tiles in the chimney corner. Maids Wives and Bachelors He died suddenly, and Eliza, his mother, came at once for help to the chimney corner. My Lady of the Chimney Corner Mr. Sewell seated himself cozily in the chimney corner and sank into a state of half-dreamy reverie; his eyes fixed on the fairest sight one can see of a frosty autumn twilight—a crackling wood-fire. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine It's got a crook handle, an' I've kep' it in the chimney corner to pull down boxes an' things from the upper cupboard. Old Crow Old Mrs M'Garvey was sitting by the chimney corner, her hands stretched out over the fire. The Weans at Rowallan Catherine’s gaze, following the light, rested at last upon the low bookcases filling the chimney corners. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted Free Joe placed his humble offering of light-wood in the chimney corner, and then seated himself on the steps, dropping his hat on the ground outside. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches He imagines nothing more enchanting or more powerful than the charm of poetical prose stories, "any of which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner." The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare "This is a day for the chimney corner, and thankful to have it we ought to be," said my old guide, as he replenished the turf fire, at which he was preparing our breakfast. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Patsy quietly moved his stool back into the shadow of the chimney corner. The Weans at Rowallan She say she used to hide in the chimney corner and listen to what the white folks say. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 Mrs. Oldtimes shrieked with laughter, and said she wished he would list Tom, for he wasn’t any good except to sit in the chimney corner and smoke and drink from morning to night. The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit Jacob Worse returned from the fishing with rheumatism, and took to the chimney corner. Skipper Worse Throwing on a supply of wood, he lit one of a heap of pine splinters that lay in the chimney corner, and then producing a tallow candle, lighted it, and placed it upon the table. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 His father sat in the chimney corner smoking his morning pipe, but father and son had always lacked interests in common, and the coming of the watch had put an insurmountable barrier between them. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains When mother hear that she say she slip out the chimney corner and crack her heels together four times and shouts, 'I's free, I's free.' Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 A human heart should beat for two, Whatever say your single scorners, And all the hearths I ever knew Had got a pair of chimney corners. London Lyrics And the old man, come back from mass to breakfast at the manor, and resting in the chimney corner, would say, "Not so bad—not so bad!" rubbing his thin hands gently. Angelot A Story of the First Empire He aroused the man from his snoring in the chimney corner, and I got into my clothes. Dwellers in the Hills The head of the house invariably lit his pipe and sat in the chimney corner to smoke, a custom quite familiar to Steve. The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains From the odds and ends of planks left from the door and floor, I built a wall seat, a chimney corner, a shelf cupboard and a bunk. A Mountain Boyhood A large, heavy iron pot was hung on the crane in the chimney corner, where the mush would slowly bubble and sputter over or near a bed of oak coals for half the afternoon. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail A rogue in the chimney corner told him, "Sir, you'll burn your spurs." The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. Ghosts and all the rumours of ghosts had fled to the chimney corners. Dwellers in the Hills That would never do; so Rodney steered clear of these dangerous points, and Tom Percival sat in the chimney corner with his elbows on his knees and listened to the story. Rodney The Partisan I also cut about three or four pounds off a flitch of bacon that hung in the chimney corner, nicely marked to prevent any being lost on account of my late allowanced state. The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns The old-time spinning wheel and the hand loom, the quaint old cobbler's bench with its handmade lasts and shoe pegs, the heavy iron mush pot on the crane in the chimney corner,—all have gone. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail If you put it into a stone jar or bottle, and let it stand in the chimney corner, for a proper time, it will answer the same purpose. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. I sat by his smouldering fire of shavings and hickory splinters, and wondered at the old man in the chimney corner. Dwellers in the Hills Tom Percival kept his seat in the chimney corner and a well-filled plate was passed over to him, and his cup was replenished as often as he drained it. Rodney The Partisan He's one of your chimney corner Generals—an old granny. The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant He acquired a habit of silence he never outgrew; of introspective reflection, such as the old have who sit silently in the chimney corner. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Then, there was Old Farquhar, still cackling incoherent Gaelic from the chimney corner. The Silver Maple Dorothy had slipped quietly into the room and chosen a seat at the chimney corner where she sat as voiceless as a nun who has taken vows of silence. The Roof Tree So little—only the happy going away into brighter scenes of one whose happiness was the whole thought of that dreary survivor at the chimney corner—and yet so much. The Marriage of Elinor Now, by the rood! a funnier knight than this same Rupert Harmon, ne'er drew a foaming tankard of nut-brown ale, or blew a cloud from a short pipe in a chimney corner. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. It was best for girls not to expect too much in the homes of other people, the little Cinderella whose place was in the chimney corner. A Modern Cinderella On a little stand by the chimney corner lay a large Bible and another book, close beside stood a cushioned arm-chair. The Wide, Wide World And I think we fell asleep in the chimney corner after that. The Christmas Fairy and Other Stories For a long time I sat quietly in the chimney corner, and watched the flames leap upward and tried to think of my position. The Birthright And there, in the chimney corner, looking thin and worn, sat Tom. The Girls of St. Olave's No, she could not waste her time in the chimney corner. A Modern Cinderella A woman who had crossed his path reluctantly, without will of her own; the sort he had always ignored because they had been born for the peace of chimney corners! The Pagan Madonna Now, as she watched Dominic's marked attentions to Blaisette, as she saw him, more than once, lay his hand on hers, she realized the meaning of the scene in the chimney corner. Where Deep Seas Moan Brought up short, Will tiptoes over to the chimney corner. A Warwickshire Lad The Story of the Boyhood of William Shakespeare But every one has not the gift of leaving the family circle and the chimney corner. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales We made not the slightest noise, but just as we were within touching distance of the cabin, a dog sprang from behind a box in the chimney corner. The Jucklins A Novel Last of all, Aunt Sukey would draw her knitting needle from its sheaf, roll up the half-finished stocking, and put it away in a workbag hanging on a hook, near the chimney corner. Her Mother's Secret He was a do-nothing and was quite content to sit in the chimney corner and warm his shins and think about things. Tales of Folk and Fairies It was found by him in a basket among a lot of old papers, black with dust and practically abandoned in a chimney corner. Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex with a Concluding Note Upon the Linguistic Problem of the Maya Glyphs The small ark stranded in his chimney corner was attractive enough to draw him there. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim You can imagine the reception which the kindly Alpinist received on drawing up a chair for a bit of instructive conversation in that chimney corner. Tartarin On The Alps There was a thick beechen stick standing by the chimney corner, and old Zeke was not far from it. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys “Our Princesses will find something for her to do about the palace, no doubt, and as for you, you shall always have 184 a warm place in the chimney corner where you can sit.” Tales of Folk and Fairies But, old Granny Withers, a midwife from Caney Creek, sitting in the chimney corner sucking her pipe the night of the wedding, vowed that all would not be well with the pair. Blue Ridge Country So, nestling under the patchwork quilt and sleeping the hours away in the small ark stranded in the chimney corner, she began life. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim Then, leaving the big chimney corner, he came and sat down and commenced to eat, stopping only from time to time to glance at me. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille He glanced into the room, and saw only the younger man sitting in the chimney corner. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys They installed themselves in the kitchen, and went in for trellis-work, or else kept going from one room to another, chatted by the chimney corner, or watched the rain coming down. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Isaac Galletly, comfortably curled up in a neighbour's chimney corner, saw him drive past. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 Take my cane, over there, in the chimney corner. The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective Mrs. Ware took down the almanac hanging in the chimney corner, and began to turn the pages, looking for the one marked December. Mary Ware's Promised Land Finlay swaggered across the floor and then paused and looked at Donald Ward, who smoked his pipe in the chimney corner. The Northern Iron Coffee was always an accomplished fact at hand in the chimney corner. At Fault Did you never think that perhaps next Christmas there might be another stocking, just a tiny one, to hang in the chimney corner? The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 Uncle Win found her in the chimney corner with a pile of books. A Little Girl in Old Boston "Thou wilt roast there in the chimney corner," she said rather sharply. A Little Girl in Old Quebec I gave him my field glass, and this plucky youngster sat in his tree as quietly as in a chimney corner, though the branches around were cut away. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War “Never mind about that,” said my grandfather from his seat in the chimney corner, “tell us about your ‘conversion’!” The Dew of Their Youth Old Sally was sitting in the chimney corner wrapped in a shawl, her brown old face looking a shade paler than usual. Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes Betty placed Doris in a chair by the chimney corner and began to rearrange the table. A Little Girl in Old Boston Oh, for a seat in such a chimney corner. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 In railway-cars and steamships, in boudoirs and studios, libraries and chimney corners, on verandas and in private sanctums, the familiar brown covers are to be seen. Publisher's Advertising (1872) At such times he made a picture which typed forth to me all the chimney corners and all the Anglo-Saxon grandsires for a thousand years. A Daughter of the Middle Border In the corner of his hall, by the fireside, stood a large wooden two-armed chair, with a cushion, and within the chimney corner 227were a couple of seats. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Doris felt the difference and was glad to come out to her own chimney corner. A Little Girl in Old Boston Bright wild flowers bloom on every side, the quail whistles on the pasture fence, and from his home in the chimney corner the cricket tries to chirrup an echo to the lonely bird's call. Second Book of Tales Even the squat little stool in the side of the chimney corner displayed a leg, the whiteness of which, compared with the other two, told of attention to small things. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines He sat in the chimney corner, in an arm-chair to which Liz had tied him to prevent his falling into the fire. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood He loved to travel far and wide while seated at his chimney corner or on a garden seat in the lawn in front of Miss Ericson's cottage, or of Camelot, his own. The Dictator One needed something to sustain him through the long cold winter, and the large rooms where you shivered if you went out of the chimney corner. A Little Girl in Old Boston During the long cold winters of the Northwest he sat in his chimney corner or tended his cattle. Expansion and Conflict “How is Jem?” asked Mrs Leigh, glancing at a gun which stood in the chimney corner. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May Heidi slept very well in her chimney corner, but it took her many days to get accustomed to it. Heidi (Gift Edition) Wait until I am big and old and have to sit in the chimney corner. A Little Girl in Old Detroit There she sits, knitting—knitting—knitting—in the chimney corner. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends It swayed the limbs of age by the chimney corner, and heard, secure within, the roar of those old, unwearied tempests that once surged about its mountain life. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Lilac set down her basket, and opened the door of a cupboard near the chimney corner. White Lilac; or the Queen of the May He had always believed that this was only a fireside fiction invented in the security of the chimney corner; but was it to have a strange confirmation in his own fate? The Young Mountaineers Short Stories You will have fresh life from outside, and not be a burden to younger lives impatient of your chimney corner. Girls and Women There sat poor Desire, in the chimney corner, sobbing and wringing her hands, and rocking her body to and fro. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends I cried, loosing the Vicar's hand and flinging myself into the high arm-chair in the chimney corner. Simon Dale The head of the family sits in the chimney corner with pipe and glass of ale, or mulled elder wine. A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide "This night," said the graybeard from out the chimney corner,—"this night, forty years ago, my brother, Ephraim Grimes, fell dead on this cabin floor, an' no man sence kin mark the cause." The Young Mountaineers Short Stories Then the woman opened a stone chest that was before the chimney corner, and out of it arose a youth with yellow curling hair. The Mabinogion Vol. 2 Sam came in with his usual air of plaintive assurance, and seated himself a contemplative spectator in the chimney corner, regardless of the looks and signs of unwelcome on the part of Aunt Lois. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know The old shepherd loved the fire almost as well as the crickets did, and he would take his place in the chimney corner at supper time. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs And now it comes in place to say something of how Charles employed himself at Yuste, aside from eating and drinking and shivering in his chimney corner. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume VII That night he stood in the chimney corner. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 And then his tea! how it inspired the village gossip on long winter nights in a chimney corner! The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Grandmother Year at last began to nod over her teacup in the chimney corner. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know She braced against the chimney corner, and set her face to the warm, soothing light. Joyce of the North Woods Then came a race for the chimney corner; all the stockings came down quicker than they had gone up. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Scarcely are these visitors well ensconced in the chimney corner, after their fur wrappings are removed, before the sound of wheels is again heard, and shouts of joy announce the arrival of the Greens. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside On the settle in the cosy chimney corner sat Ebben Owens himself, the head of the family and the centre of interest to every member of it. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The old grandmother sat in the chimney corner, but she seldom was very talkative in the presence of her stern daughter. The Wide, Wide World Leaning back in a large settle in the chimney corner, she had seemed unconscious of the cheerful sociability around her, when suddenly she arose, and advancing to Dermid, laid a trembling hand on his arm. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Youth was not made for the chimney corner, Mrs. Grumble. Autumn "Not very soon," another voice spoke out of the gloom of the chimney corner, and Johnny jumped as he recognised it. The Good Comrade The tea was laid on the little round table in the chimney corner. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead On a little stand by the chimney corner lay a large Bible and another book; close beside stood a cushioned arm-chair. The Wide, Wide World She sat in the chimney corner and puffed away slowly at a short-stemmed and very black pipe. Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats There had been another member of the little family, but God had taken her, and Grandma Way's placid face was no longer seen bending over the old family Bible, in the chimney corner. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland His glance slowly wandered from the candle flame, until it settled gravely upon my face as I sat resting on a rude bench fitted into the chimney corner. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country After a time the child fell asleep, and I craved permission to put her in the little crib bed in the chimney corner. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Wood fires, thank heaven, are much more common than they used to be, and most of you must know a cozy chimney corner where a pretty pair of bellows would be valued. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 If he began to murmur something to himself as he sat by the chimney corner, they would inquire what he was talking about. Up in Ardmuirland He can tell you a tale that will draw children from their play and old men from the chimney corner. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney corner, and sit down among the cinders, hence she was called Cinderwench. The Tales of Mother Goose As First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696 I rose, turning my back upon the chimney corner and its holdings with a sigh. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady One part of it is all gables, and tile, and chimney corners, and antiquity, and the other is square, slated, and of the newest cut, outside and in. 'Way Down East A Romance of New England Life Winthrop came in one day and found her crying in the chimney corner, and taking the half-knit stocking from her hand he felt her tears in it. Hills of the Shatemuc Is it that in thy glaring eye, And rapid movements we descry— While we at ease, secure from ill, The chimney corner snugly fill. Baby Chatterbox In a corner by the fireside stood a large wooden two-armed chair with a cushion, and within the chimney corner were a couple of seats. A Short History of English Agriculture Just about as you would conclude it has reached a respectable old age and should settle down by its chimney corner, it decides to go travelling. The Killer The first part of the entertainment, showing old Terence in the chimney corner and the others singing songs and telling stories, almost necessitated our sitting around in a semi-circular formation. The Life Story of an Old Rebel But after tea Winifred sat in the chimney corner gazing into the fire, very still and pale and worn-looking; her sober blue eyes intently fixed on something that was not there. Hills of the Shatemuc He would make bows and arrows in the chimney corner—lost, all the time, in melancholy reveries, or in wild and visionary schemes of future exploits. King Alfred of England Makers of History The seats were round stones and black bosses which were made of a light hard moss found in the mountains and bogs, and frequently used as seats in rustic chimney corners. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two "Go on, my good friends, we came to witness, not to put a stop to your amusement," said the Baronet, as he took a seat in the chimney corner, supported by Edith and Arthur. Vellenaux A Novel One day, in the chimney corner, these two rascals sat watching some chestnuts that were roasting before the fire. The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney And while they were eating it, Karen sat in the chimney corner and looked at them, and talked. Hills of the Shatemuc It was her second Christmas eve, and she had been brought down for the first public ceremony of hanging her stocking in the great chimney corner. The Little Colonel's Chum: Mary Ware The Professor of Odd Jobs occupied the seat of honor in the arm chair in the chimney corner. Ishmael Or, In the Depths A little man, who had one shoulder higher than the other, and his face spotted with innumerable freckles, came out of the chimney corner. The Man-Wolf and Other Tales At one end of the room is a great fire-place, so very spacious, that there is room enough for three or four boys to stand in each of the chimney corners. True Stories of History and Biography They were learned by ancient dames, who repeated them in chimney corners to children and grandchildren. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century It would do a good deal of household work, but if the hearth and chimney corner were not kept neatly swept, it would pinch the maid. Notes and Queries, Number 59, December 14, 1850 The lady, wrapped in a dressing gown and shawl, reclined in an arm-chair in the chimney corner. Ishmael Or, In the Depths He waited till supper was over, till his mother had moved from the table to her place by the chimney corner. Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship One day they both wanted to be "reindeer" at once, and begged Olga to come and drive, but the chimney corner was bright and warm, and she would not go. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 When I returned to the morning room there was a driftwood fire on the hearth, and Lys sat in the chimney corner embroidering. Famous Modern Ghost Stories I found Uncle Frank seated in the chimney corner, about ten o'clock at night. The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Old Jovial had modestly retired to the chimney corner, leaving the poor girl to the personal attention of her sister. Ishmael Or, In the Depths She went back to the chimney corner without a word. Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship The children gathered around him, sorrowing, while Dame Ingeborg threw her apron over her head, and rocked to and fro in her big chair in the chimney corner. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 The strong air, the openness of land, the 180 degrees of sky, the northern sharpness, all are far removed from the solace of the chimney corner. A Wanderer in Holland It stood in the chimney corner of his study, and till the day of his death was always his favorite seat. Mary Anderson He set Phoebe in the chimney corner, wrapped his coat round her, and threw more turf on the fire. Children of the Mist I would advise that the ankle be well bandaged, and that you stir not from the chimney corner"— "I thank your Excellency for your advice," said Mr. Haward imperturbably, "and will consider of taking it. Audrey Old Mr. Willcoxen sat half doubled up in his leather-covered elbow chair, in the chimney corner of his bedroom, occupied with smoking his clay pipe, and thinking about his money bags. The Missing Bride "Here," he said, tossing Sim's coat to Matthew, who had returned with a new pipe to his seat in the chimney corner, "dry that at the fire." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Those who eagerly explored Walpole's Gothic castle and who took pleasure in Miss Reeve's well-trained ghost, had previously enjoyed the thrill of chimney corner legends. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance Grandma, with the cares of the household on her, In the morning smoked in the chimney corner. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs "Go, Fairburn?" cried another boy of about his own age, who sat comfortably in the arm-chair by the cosy chimney corner. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne "Ay, your Highnesses, bachelors are all the year round at home;" said Mohi: "sitting out life in the chimney corner, cozy and warm as the dog, whilome turning the old-fashioned roasting jack." Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Ralph was not unmoved, but the sage in the chimney corner caught little of the contagion of his emotion. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance It was a bitterly cold day, therefore St. Maline sat down in a chimney corner to warm himself, and was nearly falling asleep, when De Loignac put his hand on his shoulder. The Forty-Five Guardsmen In the corner of his hall by the fire-side stood a large wooden two-armed chair, and within the chimney corner were a couple of seats. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 290, December 29, 1827 Then she made up a regular bonfire in the fireplace, and placed him cosily in the chimney corner. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Mother Etienne, feverishly affectionate, looked at the hen lying as usual asleep in the chimney corner. The Curly-Haired Hen At this season of the year, the first of May, the blacks are putting in some of their one hundred working days while the single breech-loader rusts in the chimney corner. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Sing in the chimney corner, where you sit, And I'll pace gently with the little one. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. He always sat in the chimney corner, his feet in the ashes, and generally fast asleep. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show She was standing near the fireplace, the coffee was by her, on the table, and the old woman crouched in the chimney corner, with her bleared eyes fixed on the embers. Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer Coddled and swathed in her fantastic costumes, she sat in the chimney corner like a little Cinderella changed into a hen; from this corner she quietly watched; nothing escaped her notice. The Curly-Haired Hen As it is always understood that I have dined, no ceremony is used, but I take a seat at the chimney corner, while he goes on with his dinner. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland An artificial canopy made out of a sheet and four broomsticks was erected in the chimney corner and nine male friends sanctified the ceremony by their presence. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People They painfully gathered in out-of-the-way nooks from the lips of old grandames in chimney corners and wandering singers in obscure villages, the survivals of the primitive superstitions of the people. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe It has a good church and some interesting old cottages—note the projecting ovens and the curiously small windows that light some of the chimney corners. Somerset He grabbed the heavy poker from the chimney corner, and started toward the door. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 It be in the chimney corner to keep warm. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 Even some of the canine people too—first cousins to the wolves themselves—had sold themselves into slavery for a gnawed bone and a chimney corner. The Sky Line of Spruce I was standing in the chimney corner and seen him bury a box of something in the flower garden. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 Skittles, cricket, quoits, nine-pins, comic songs, choruses, company round the chimney corner every winter's evening. Martin Chuzzlewit To hide in a chimney corner, denotes distress and doubt will assail you. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Little Em'ly had overcome her shyness, and was sitting by my side upon the lowest and least of the lockers, which was just large enough for us two, and just fitted into the chimney corner. David Copperfield Badgered by dreams, perhaps, he swayed with little bounces and starts, like an old, toddy-stricken grandfather in a chimney corner. The Red Badge of Courage When he returned, he took his seat in the chimney corner, but remained silent for a long time. The Old Curiosity Shop Nobody was in the kitchen when we entered, it looked comfortable enough, however, there was an excellent fire of wood and coals, and a very snug chimney corner. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery I cannot understand why the world insists upon seeing le Grand Monarque in his night- cap and Carlyle in his chimney corner. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 He went out each morning, leaving me milk for the day, and locking the door behind him; and came in in the evening to sit silent in the chimney corner. The Thirty-Nine Steps At that same moment Halvor entered, and the girls were so astonished that they left their kirtles lying in the chimney corner, and ran away in nothing but their petticoats. The Red Fairy Book But where that chimney corner might be, or who brought the coal from it,—further than that the invisible messenger seemed to respond to the name of Dickon,—I cannot tell. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories Many and strange were the fables which the gossips whispered about her, in all the chimney corners of the town. From Twice Told Tales From the time of the advent of the pipe, Grandfather Doby became a man of mark, and his life in the chimney corner a changed thing. The Shuttle At last the little tailor, losing all patience, reached out of his chimney corner for a duster, and exclaiming: "Wait, and I'll give it to you," he beat them mercilessly with it. The Blue Fairy Book They were very old, and as grey-headed as a pigeon, and the old woman had such a long nose that she sat in the chimney corner and used it to stir the fire. The Red Fairy Book Badgered by dreams, perhaps, he swayed with little bounces and starts, like an old toddy-stricken grandfather in a chimney corner. The Red Badge of Courage At such times he was happy and gaily whistled and sang: "Stay in your chimney corner, Don't roam the world about, Stay in your chimney corner, And your own true love will find you out." The Harvester "It was the old dame in the chimney corner, at the house where you watched last night," said the child. The Scarlet Letter The doctor sighed, and passing through his superb waiting-room, he entered his consulting sanctum, and seated himself in the chimney corner beside an infinitesimal fire. The Count's Millions When he got there he sat down in the fireless chimney corner looking at the iron dogs, and the wood laid across them for heating the morning kettle. The Mayor of Casterbridge "Poor man!" continued the black, nestling still farther into the chimney corner, "I hope he lay quiet after he die." The Spy I have told you that it is better for you to spend your money in seeing my tricks than in swigging schnaps in the chimney corner; and yet, my friends, this may be a lie. Vivian Grey Buck sat down in the chimney corner, half in shadow with the lights from the great log flaring over his face. Lo, Michael! Set the pot in the chimney corner with the lid off, while dinner is dishing, that it may have time to dry. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches In very truth the strong active lad of one-and-twenty was another man from the grey-headed old fellow who sits in the chimney corner and can do naught better than tell old tales to the youngsters. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 These bones of mine must be something stiffer before they will consent to rest in the chimney corner, or sit in the shade of a yew hedge while other men throw the bowls. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger This man is ever laboring for public honors, and another lies sleeping in a chimney corner. The Praise of Folly My father was seated in an easy-chair by the chimney corner, with a jug of Burgundy near him, and my mother sat by his side, now and then taking a sip out of his glass. Stephen Archer and Other Tales He raised his finger, signalling for silence; and going to the chimney corner, brought back a long taper and held it over the lamp until it ignited. Bride of the Mistletoe I am a poor devil out of Lucca, built for matrimony and the chimney corner, as Grandfather Adam was before me. The Forest Lovers It was almost like being a boy again to sit in the chimney corner and tell old Olly the story of his journey in all its details. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada When I awoke the room was lighted only by the rays of an expiring lamp in the chimney corner. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale The fireplace has an open hearth with a wood fire which can soon be blown into a blaze by the big bellows that hang against the chimney corner. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 The two Gothic figures were no longer in the chimney corners, but I neglected to notice whether they had reascended to their frames. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies After dark a pretty little fire is built in the chimney corner and I spend the evening in rehearsing to a group of the leading men the story of my travels in the canyon country. Canyons of the Colorado But I would not, at my years, quit my own chimney corner in Curfew Street to bask me in the beams of the brightest sun that ever shone upon Highland heather. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day Beside the comfortable chair in the chimney corner which had been apportioned him, a small table was drawn up which held, always ready to his use, his tobacco jar, his pipe, his book, his papers. Mrs. Day's Daughters Remember, the sluggard would have been warmer, with a wholesome warmth, at the ploughtail than cowering in the chimney corner. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Grand-daddy and Granny Whiskers sat in the chimney corner waiting patiently for their supper. Grand-Daddy Whiskers, M.D. The people have anticipated our coming, and the wood for our use is piled in the chimney corners. Canyons of the Colorado Silver Ears took his fur cap and cane, Limpy-toes hung up his great-coat, and the twins captured both his kindly paws and danced back to the chimney corner with him. The Graymouse Family I declar for 't," piped old Elnathan, as he sat in the chimney corner warming his fingers over the ruddy blaze, "I declar for 't, mother, the boy looks like another man a' ready. The Duke of Stockbridge So saying, Montbar took from the chimney corner another bottle, already uncorked. The Companions of Jehu That shadow was his man, and in a moment he would be in a chair in the chimney corner to smoke his pipe, maybe—his last pipe. Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories Babet was sewing in the chimney corner, with her head bent over her work; and little Marie was seated on the ground, in front of the fire, gravely dressing a doll. International Short Stories: French "It is rather warm in this chimney corner," excused Mother Graymouse. The Graymouse Family So that it was not without some trepidation, which was shared by the family, that old Elnathan now rose from his seat by the chimney corner and went and opened the door. The Duke of Stockbridge Her back was turned to the old sisters in the chimney corner. Peter's Mother No word was spoken of it, but each knew that the sulky brute in the chimney corner was dangerous. Man Size The children were found in the chimney corner clasped in each other's arms sobbing. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story Her eyes were pink and swollen from crying as she sat beside Squealer in the chimney corner. The Graymouse Family Most were barefoot, and all but two—three were ancient beldames who should have been at home in the chimney corner. Salute to Adventurers The two old sisters sat almost in the chimney corner, side by side, where they could exchange their confidences unheard. Peter's Mother We found my child sitting in the chimney corner, making a petticoat for her little god-daughter out of her own old clothes. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 I found him seated by the chimney corner, his hair as white as snow. Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 Cover them and set them on hot coals in the chimney corner. Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats, by Miss Leslie "My new sect forbids me to wear a blade, but I think I'll keep this handy beside me in the chimney corner." Salute to Adventurers When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney corner, and sit down among the cinders; hence she was called Cinderwench. Types of Children's Literature They gave him some supper, which he ate in the chimney corner, looking up and staring every now and then at Edith, to whom he appeared very much attached already. The Children of the New Forest Close by the chimney corner was a sort of trap, or buttery hatch, for pushing the hot dishes conveniently into the parlor on the other side of the wall. The Splendid Spur "Ah! stop!" she exclaimed, under her breath, and directing his attention to Mrs. MacDonald, who sat with her eyes closed in the easy-chair by the chimney corner. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths You are the sedate soul that would be happier at home in the chimney corner. Salute to Adventurers The grandmother's armchair with its footstool stood at the chimney corner, where the fire was religiously lighted on All Saints and put out at Easter, regardless of weather. The Eve of the French Revolution Pablo did not appear to understand this, but he obeyed the order of his little mistress, and resumed his seat at the chimney corner. The Children of the New Forest He then bends it into the shape of a hook, ties it with string in that curve, and suspends it in his chimney corner to dry crooked. The Life of the Fields The Misses Dowd, of course, called it the parlour, but as they continued to refer to the fireplace as the "chimney corner," one may readily forgive their reluctance to progress. Quill's Window There is no fireside, and no chimney corner in those crowded tenements. The Story Hour Moreover, we have just found out that the poet's chimney corner is filled with the little ones who can read only the simplest things, and need big, fine pictures and easy words. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 For the captain had not the best of characters—that is, when people talked about him in chimney corners, and such like, though he was a great favourite with everybody that knew nothing about him. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Her nurse, in her rocking-chair by the chimney corner, sat just as she had used. A Double Story I'd never seen a messenger in my life, so I peeped out of the chimney corner at them and wondered if they would stay to tea. The Holiday Round Then I am dreaming, fast asleep in the chimney corner of the Fircone Tavern, having finished that flask I filched, and everything since then has been and is a dream. If I Were King She went up to Will, who was squatted on folded skins by the chimney corner, and stood beside him, claiming him without a word. The Eye of Zeitoon A few minutes later the two little girls rounding the chimney corner saw them—Gray on top and Jason writhing and biting under him like a tortured snake. The Heart of the Hills Hank," said she to the boy's father, who was forging a bank note in the chimney corner, "this all comes o' not edgercatin' 'im when he was a baby. The Fiend's Delight They look to me just as upright and stiff and strong as when I first saw them in our dear master's chimney corner. Who Spoke Next After dinner, Grandmother Winkle sat down in the chimney corner and called Kit and Kat. The Dutch Twins Father and mother, retire into the chimney corner and watch. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn "Do you substitute a refrigerator for a chimney corner?" he asked. On the Firing Line When the bowls were emptied and the last crumb of cheese scraped up, grandam went back to her distaff, on a stool by the chimney corner. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography On Friday morning, Miss Mary was awakened by a rattling in the chimney corner where, to her amazement, was a "Noah's ark" dangling by a string. Who Spoke Next When her daily work was done, she used to sit down in the chimney corner among the ashes; from which the two sisters gave her the nickname of Cinderella. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 Stepping across the front of the fire to her own side of the chimney corner, he reclined at her feet, and searched for her hand. Desperate Remedies The old strap, now long disused, hung in the chimney corner. Bob, Son of Battle The golden locks are silvered now, The blushing cheek is pale and wan; The spring may bloom, the autumn glow, All's one—in chimney corner thou Sitt'st shivering on.— Ballads On Saturday morning, the young lady awoke very early, but found nothing in her chimney corner. Who Spoke Next While she was talking, the two sisters were heard knocking at the gate, and the fairy godmother vanished, leaving Cinderella sitting in the chimney corner, rubbing her eves and pretending to be very sleepy. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 Mrs. Harkutt shaded her eyes with her hand, and gazed meditatively on the floor before the fire and in the chimney corner for her only son, baptized under that historic title. A First Family of Tasajara So he had turned from a soft-hearted bit lassie of a mistress, and the cozy chimney corner of the farm-house kitchen, and linked his fortunes with this forlorn old laborer. Greyfriars Bobby He looked at the daylight shadows of a yellow hue, dancing with the firelight shadows in blue on the whitewashed chimney corner, but there was nothing in shadows. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school Nevertheless, I am greatly in need of a chimney corner; my shoes drink in the water, and all those cursed mills wept upon me! Notre-Dame De Paris Yes, my dear, very much indeed, and I'll place it near my favorite chimney corner, where I can see you all winter. A Face Illumined The clown would have regretted the hedge alehouse, where he had been accustomed to take his pot on the bench before the door in summer, and at the chimney corner in winter. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 Then they remained sitting face to face at the two chimney corners, motionless, in silence. Madame Bovary Suddenly she shivered from head to foot, as she heard a thin, cracked voice, as if stifled under the earth, proceed from the chimney corner. An Iceland Fisherman The hounds lay curled in the cozy chimney corner. The Last of the Plainsmen No one paid the least attention to the hidden grief which moaned silently in the gilded armchair in the chimney corner, near the door of the cabinet where dwelt the universal panacea—credit! Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau At one end of the room is a great fireplace, so very spacious that there is room enough for three or four boys to stand in each of the chimney corners. Grandfather's Chair What ails me, I may not as well as they Rake up some threadbare tales, that mouldering lay In chimney corners, wont by Christmas fires To read and rock to sleep our ancient sires? Chronicles of the Canongate After the two women had settled themselves in the chimney corner they heard Couraut's bark. An Historical Mystery Clapart, hearing this apostrophe, slunk back to his sofa in the chimney corner. A Start in Life One night I was sitting in the chimney corner with my slate, expending great efforts on the production of a letter to Joe. Great Expectations Phil announcing it, Mr. George knocks the ashes out of his pipe on the hob, stands his pipe itself in the chimney corner, and sits down to the meal. Bleak House "Hark!" said I, when I had done my stirring, and was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed; "was that great guns, Joe?" Great Expectations The fear of losing Joe's confidence, and of thenceforth sitting in the chimney corner at night staring drearily at my forever lost companion and friend, tied up my tongue. Great Expectations |
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