单词 | chiseller |
例句 | The preceding execution had not disturbed him, he had never had much use for Hickock, who seemed to him "a small-time chiseller who got out of his depth, empty and worthless". In Cold Blood - the book that changed me 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Needless to say, this isn't a defence of the named and shamed, who are no doubt dreadful little chisellers. With this tax dodger list the Revenue shames only itself 2013-02-22T19:30:02Z "Will you swear not to be a rotten little chiseller, and when I say 'bags I asking' next time not go and ask yourself straight off?" Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The warbler earned in those days as little by her voice as the chiseller by his work. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The blacksmith loves the smoke of the forge and the fumes of hot iron on the anvil, and the chiseller's fingers burn to handle the tools that are strewn on the wooden bench. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster And Mendelssohn, that faultless chiseller! a Shakespeare in dancing pumps, whose "songs without words" are gems for women of intellect! His Masterpiece Nowhere, least of all at Rome, was an important public building erected without the chiseller, the stucco-worker, the carver, the founder, the painter, and mosaic-maker being called in. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul The diocese of Hippo had to deal with many houses and immense fundi, upon which lived an entire population of artisans and freed-men, agricultural labourers, and even art-workers—smelters, embroiderers, chisellers on metals. Saint Augustin Marzio entered the inner studio when Gianbattista was gone, leaving a boy who was learning to cut little files—the preliminary to the chiseller's profession—in charge of the outer workshop. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The chiseller did not look up from his pencil. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster It would be a ghastly job, the chiseller thought. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster "I made it years ago," answered the chiseller, turning his face away to hide his pallor. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The conclusion contradicted the given facts from which he had argued, and the chiseller was puzzled. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The chiseller tried to laugh aloud in his old way, but the effort was ineffectual, and ended in a painful twisting of the lips, accompanied by a glance at the corner. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The chiseller spoke in a scarcely audible whisper, and bent low over his slate, modelling hard at the figure under his fingers. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Secondly, because Carnesecchi is a better match for my daughter than a beggarly chiseller. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The chiseller took his favourite seat in the corner furthest from the window. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster So he did not move from the table when the chiseller left the room, nor did he make any remark upon the hour. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster "You—you—you priest!" cried the chiseller, unable in his rage to find an epithet which he judged more degrading. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The matter was by no means settled, in spite of the chiseller's instructions to his wife concerning the outfit. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster He knew that Marzio would be of no use in such an emergency, and he hoped that Don Paolo might be pronounced out of danger before the chiseller knew anything of the accident. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Lastly, the change in Gianbattista's character and ideas seemed to destroy the last link which bound the chiseller to his family. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster His choice had fallen upon the thin lawyer—by name Gasparo Carnesecchi—who, according to the chiseller's views, was in all respects a most excellent match. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster I said I was not old, nor broken down yet, thanks to my strength," growled the chiseller; "you will not steal my commissions yet awhile. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster The chiseller therefore feigned indifference, and was silent for some minutes. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster A long pause followed the animated discourse of the chiseller. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Most chisellers seem to copy their acanthus leaves from the cabbage in their soup. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster He was not pale like the rest, for he was not afraid of the chiseller, and the generous flush of a righteous indignation mounted to his calm face. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Old chisellers say that no one can model anything wholly bad in red wax, and there is truth in the saying. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster Indeed, there was a sort of family likeness between the lawyer, the chiseller, and the wolves. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster |
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