| 单词 | cockatrice |
| 例句 | But you really can’t treat a chick or even a baby cockatrice like a weapon, just pulling it out when you want to. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z From the chalice a winged cockatrice is rising. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Here three demi-lions are conjoined with three sterns of antient ships—a composition compared with which the griffin, cockatrice, and every other hybrid of a herald’s imagination sinks into insignificance. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The young cockatrice, as he elected to call him, meant mischief--would certainly give trouble--and at an inconvenient moment. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z We don't want you yet, my little cockatrice! My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Sure Tomoy� must be writhing on some other sphere for being the mother of such a cockatrice! The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z It may be inaccurate, and biassed and acrid, but it presents the family circle from within by one of themselves, and no more vivid picture can exist of that strange cockatrice brood of Pitts. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z His ee was as sure as a cockatrice's. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Let us kill this cockatrice in the egg.” In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. A Voice of Warning An introduction to the faith and doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2011-03-13T03:00:21.363Z The cockatrice’s egg has hatched a savage, in short, that refuses to be civilized. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Hence it is of solemn warning to "Kill the cockatrice while yet in the egg." Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Bas�ilisk, a fabulous creature formerly believed to exist, and variously regarded as a kind of serpent, lizard, or dragon, and sometimes identified with the cockatrice. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis A prophet has no honor in his own country, and the hearth where a man's own kin are seated is too often the one to nurture the cockatrice's eggs of ill-nature and injustice against him. Beatrice Boville and Other Stories And the Aseverity of the Chaldean invaders is depicted under this imagery:—"Behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord." The Romance of Natural History, Second Series It was a large and flourishing city a hundred years before that pestiferous little craft, called the Mayflower, brought over the cockatrice’s egg that hatched out the Puritan. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z They will hold dynamite caps in their mouths for convenience, a risk which pales into nothingness the ancient simile of the weaned child who plays on the den of the cockatrice. Seeds of Pine In the spandrels above are two square panels containing a cockatrice, and another strange beast. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See Dryden has alluded to this superstition: “Mischiefs are like the cockatrice’s eye, If they see first they kill, if seen, they die.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare Let me know at once whether you are an honest man or a cockatrice?” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The woman he loves resembles the bird called "Kalander," or again, the animal called "cockatrice" or "cocodrille," which is often mentioned by Lyly. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare "Vastly amusing, isn't it?" interposed Tag-rag, to prevent mischief—for he knew his wife would as soon have taken a cockatrice into her hand. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. But do, first of all, for God’s sake, put away your pistol; you handle it as if you were a cockatrice; some time or other, depend upon it, it will certainly go off. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) As Bishop Hall quaintly observes, referring to a curious medieval superstition: “Crosses, after the nature of the cockatrice, die if they be foreseen.” The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.” The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity But 'the weaned child shall lay his hand on the cockatrice den.' The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The growth of this monstrous, noxious bubble hatched out a multitude of young cockatrices. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages One great preservative was the wearing of a ring with the figure of a cockatrice upon it. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture And instead of ‘dearest Miss,’ Jewel, honey, sweetheart, bliss, And those forms of old admiring, Call her cockatrice and siren.—C. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity Probably the word "basiliscus" in Theophilus would have been better translated "cockatrice." On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature "Ha!" said the Prince; "thou—a cockatrice to betray me!" Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 To this Dryden alludes:— “Mischiefs are like a cockatrice’s eye, If they see first they kill, if seen they die.” Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture So it toys with leviathan, and 'lays its hand on the cockatrice den,' and my text is an instance of this. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John The cockatrice—king serpent or highest serpent—saying that he is God, and will be God. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens "Matilda, my own dearest girl," he said, "now that that cockatrice has departed, tell me, you don't doubt your Leander, do you?" The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance I'm a poor starving cockatrice," answered the pale person in a very faint voice, "and I shall die—oh, I know I shall! The Book of Dragons A cockatrice having its tail ending in a dragon’s head. The Handbook to English Heraldry "I apprehend that the cockatrice was to be hatched near by," said Sir Charles. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia His hopes and calculations had been so brilliant—rid of his enemy Smallbones—with gold in possession, and more in prospect, to be so cruelly deceived by the widow—the cockatrice. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend Let men of God in courts and churches watch O'er such as do a toleration hatch; Lest that ill egg bring forth a cockatrice, To prison all with heresy and vice. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 He told the boys at school about the cockatrice and his wonderful true tales, and the boys liked the stories; but when he told the master he was caned for untruthfulness. The Book of Dragons The monks said that Erasmus laid the egg, and Luther hatched a cockatrice. Short Studies on Great Subjects They could, if their statements can be relied upon, create a cockatrice by artificially hatching an egg in a preparation of arsenic and the poison of serpents. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’s den. The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. Some Answered Questions So then he made off through the back door of the town, and raced up the hill to tell the cockatrice and ask for his help. The Book of Dragons The Millenium will not come in our time, I fancy; and, till it arrives, neither child nor maiden may safely lay their hand on the cockatrice’s den. Sword and Gown A Novel Here the fourth pearl dropped and the owner discovered a mine of diamonds and other gems, but the ground was covered with snakes, cockatrices, and the most venomous serpents. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers "Such," says Bacon, "was the end of this little cockatrice of a king." Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton Get you up into your chamber, cockatrice; and there immure yourself; be confined, I say, during our royal pleasure. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 It never occurred to him that the cockatrice might not believe him. The Book of Dragons As a matter of fact, my friend," he said, "I have come from Central Africa, where I have been sitting round camp-fires, in company with asps and cockatrices, and other interesting creatures. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year He put his hand in the cockatrice's den to see whether it would bite, and he found out to his own undoing. New Tabernacle Sermons Oh, madam, the loyal Cygnet would have it that that fair cockatrice the galleon was her own! Sir Mortimer Second Solution.—Put six pigs in the first stye; then go back and fetch the fox from the other side of the river, returning with the remaining cockatrice. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, July 25, 1891 At the mouth of the cockatrice's cave Edmund stopped, very much out of breath, to look back at the town. The Book of Dragons Loménie hatches a cockatrice egg; but it is broken in premature manner; the plot discovered and denounced. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History "You have said that it is false that the basilisk is the king of serpents, under the name of cockatrice." The Man Who Laughs And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice den. Satan His hopes and calculations had been so brilliant--rid of his enemy Smallbones--with gold in possession, and more in prospect, to be so cruelly deceived by the widow--the cockatrice! Snarleyyow "Never mind," said the cockatrice, turning over in the pool of fire to warm its other side, which was chilly, because Edmund had, as usual, forgotten to close the cave door. The Book of Dragons Those hens pecked the catch loose, and that cockatrice fairly staggered them. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 21, 1919 Let's hope, at all events, that the produce won't be a cockatrice's egg. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 16, 1919 Our common Bibles have this text: "And the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den." The Grammar of English Grammars You were hatched by a hen, as the saying is, but you came of the spawn of a cockatrice. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are He respected the cockatrice very much from that moment, and set off at once to do exactly as he was told—for perhaps the first time in his life. The Book of Dragons Show his resemblance to yourself: and then, I hope, Miss Cathy will think twice before she takes the cockatrice!’ Wuthering Heights Nevertheless the biting of the cockatrice is death to the weasel if the weasel eat not rue before. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Dr. Scott, in his Reference Bible, makes this possessive regular, "on the cockatrice's den." The Grammar of English Grammars Warned, advised in vain, abandon Warning and advice too, Let the child lay wilful hand on Den of cockatrice too. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon Of course, the clucking had been the cockatrice, and the big noise like a large gentleman asleep after dinner had been the big dragon. The Book of Dragons Basilisk, cockatrice, Flocked to his homilies, With mail of dread device, With monstrous barbed stings, With eager dragon-eyes; Great rats on leather wings And poor blind broken things, Foul in their miseries. Georgian Poetry 1916-17 Edited by Sir Edward Howard Marsh And though the cockatrice be venomous without remedy while he is alive, yet he looseth all the malice when he is burnt to ashes. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom The reptile here alluded to under the name of cockatrice, is the tzepho or tzephoni; which, we find, lays eggs so similar to those of poultry, as to be mistaken and eaten for them. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time A filthy cockatrice is set to torture me with whips, Whose breast against me is fulfilled with rancour and with hate. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III So there was the drakling, fast by the silly tail of it, and there was Edmund very busy and important and very pleased with himself, hurrying back to the cockatrice. The Book of Dragons If a glance could destroy, if Lady Auriol had been a Gorgon or a basilisk or a cockatrice, then had I been a slain Anthony Hylton. The Mountebank Hurry, hurry, or we shan't get through before the young cockatrice comes back to catch us at work! The Old Homestead And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Oh, the cockatrice! only that poison don't affect your wife, the other would kill her. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Edmund's kindly nature was charmed to see the cockatrice so much improved in health, and he said: "Don't mention it; delighted, I'm sure," when the cockatrice began to thank him. The Book of Dragons All will hate and flee from me, as from a basilisk or cockatrice, or the Loathly Worm of Spindlesheugh,” sobbed Grisell. Grisly Grisell Her voice is the screeching of an owl, her eye the poison of a cockatrice, her hand the claw of a crocodile, and her heart a cabinet of horror. Character Writings of the 17th Century Basilisk, cockatrice, Flocked to his homilies, With mail of dread device, With monstrous barbéd slings, With eager dragon-eyes; Great rats on leather wings And poor blind broken things, Foul in their miseries. Fairies and Fusiliers This was the end of this little cockatrice of a king that was able to destroy those that did not espy him first. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation At last the drakling said it was ready, and Edmund, who had forgotten to be frightened, said, "Come on then," and they went back to the cockatrice. The Book of Dragons Joseph Dudley was the son of that old governor who wrote the verses about the cockatrice to be hatched by toleration, yet he inherited very little of his father's disposition. The Emancipation of Massachusetts Also there be cockatrices and great dragons, and precious stones be taken out of their brains, Jacinth, and Chrysophrase, Topaz, and many other precious stones be found in those parts, and cinnamon is there gathered. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Philosophers are, therefore, vipers, cockatrices, asps, hemorrhoids, presters, and flying serpents; literary men are conjurers and charlatans. Representative Men But the rest have the heart of a cockatrice. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism The cockatrice beckoned Edmund to the side of the basin and whispered in his ear so long and so earnestly that one side of the dear boy's hair was quite burnt off. The Book of Dragons I know it is ill puddling in the cockatrice's den, and that they run hazards that hunt the wild boar. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 And nevertheless the biting of the cockatrice is death to the weasel. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus The lion and the calf, the wolf and the lamb, the little boy and the cockatrice's den he can reconcile, and make to be at agreement. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 This must be prepared beforehand and left in a bason where the cockatrice when hatched would find and drink of it. Masters of the Guild And now the cockatrice stirred it with his tail and flapped his wings in it so that some of it splashed out on Edmund's hand and burnt it rather badly. The Book of Dragons Some eggs bring cockatrices; and some men Seem hatch'd and brooded in the viper's den. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 And though the cockatrice be venomous without remedy, while he is alive, yet he loseth all the malice when he is burnt to ashes. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Give me some wine, king of heralds, I may drink to my cockatrice. The Poetaster Braziers, crucibles, retorts and all the usual materials in the way of metals and powders were there, but of course, no cockatrice eggs. Masters of the Guild As for the cockatrice, he was not going to stand that sort of thing for a moment. The Book of Dragons And the suckling shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 The cockatrice hight Basiliscus in Greek, and Regulus in Latin; and hath that name Regulus of a little king, for he is king of serpents, and they be afraid, and flee when they see him. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus God Jupiter is banished, I hear, and his cockatrice Juno lock'd up. The Poetaster "Yes, cockatrice," continued he, "you know you laid this snare fur me—but you shan't succeed—for I will hang myself before you shall get a farthing of me." The Adventures of Roderick Random And he never once interrupted the cockatrice to ask why. The Book of Dragons As sure as fate, 'tis so: she has opened all: a pox of all cockatrices! Cynthia's Revels But he is overcome of the weasel; and men bring the weasel to the cockatrice's den, where he lurketh and is hid. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus I'll call her.—Come hither, cockatrice: here's one will set thee up, my sweet punk, set thee up. The Poetaster The waggoner, understanding the case, advised Isaac to make it up, by giving her a sum of money: to which advice he replied with great vehemence, "A sum of money!—a halter for the cockatrice!" The Adventures of Roderick Random "Your mother will be here presently," said the cockatrice, stirring up its fire. The Book of Dragons For God's sake let's be gone; an he be a scholar, you know I cannot abide him; I had as lieve see a cockatrice, specially as cockatrices go now. Every Man out of His Humour But if it were a token, what was under the hearthstone was an evil thing—a cockatrice. The King of Ireland's Son You nest within your heart a cockatrice, Pluck it from out your bosom and breathe pure Of the filthy egg. The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations "Su'ubán:" the Badawin give the name to a variety of serpents all held to be venomous; but m tales the word, like "Tannín," expresses our "dragon" or "cockatrice." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 He thanked the cockatrice for his kindness, and got home just in time to have breakfast and get to school by nine. The Book of Dragons The lion lies down with the lamb, and the child, if it will, may harmlessly put its hand into the cockatrice's den. The Spell of Egypt The cockatrice lifted itself up on its tail and looked at him with red eyes. The King of Ireland's Son There is an old saying that "everything has its enemy," and the cockatrice quailed before the weasel. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable I tell you that he is a loose-living knave, as you would agree if you knew all his story, a cockatrice that for my sins I have nurtured in my bosom. The Virgin of the Sun Edmund very nearly said "Why?" but he stopped in time, and instead, said: "She won't hear me—" "Oh, very well," said the cockatrice. The Book of Dragons Taught by us, thou shalt bind the rugged bear,— Seize on the mighty dragon’s heap of gold,— And slay the cockatrice while in her lair! Romantic Ballads, Translated from the Danish; and Miscellaneous Pieces The cockatrice, I said, mocks me: so she has always done. Liber Amoris, or, the New Pygmalion Shall Psyche wed with Cupid, to bring forth a cockatrice's egg? or the soul be filled with love, the likeness of the immortals, to burn with envy and jealousy, division and distrust? Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth “Who is the little cockatrice?” he cried, the tears streaming down his florid cheeks. A Lady of Quality "A wild goose," said they, "is nothing like a cockatrice." The Book of Dragons O you cockatrices and you bablatrices, that in the woods dwell: You briers and brambles, you cook's shops and shambles, come howl and yell. Locrine/Mucedorus This will so fright them both that they will kill one another by the look, like cockatrices. Twelfth Night "Yet why so bitter against the Tribune, my cockatrice?" Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes Read that riddle, scorning pity's Tears, of cockatrices shed: When the heart is vowed for freedom, Captaincy it yields to head. Poems — Volume 2 "Here it is," said Edmund, and the cockatrice woke up at once and asked the drakling very politely to sit down and wait. The Book of Dragons "Peace, cockatrice! the woman was well enough," exclaimed Wu Chi, with slow resentment. Kai Lung's Golden Hours This will so fright them both that they will kill one another by the look, like cockatrices. Twelfth Night; or What You Will "Well," said the cockatrice thoughtfully, when the tale had been told. The Book of Dragons And the cockatrice drew the fire up close around his shoulders, tucked himself up in it, and went to sleep. The Book of Dragons Edmund gasped once or twice, and then ran into the cave to tell the cockatrice. The Book of Dragons Edmund had run back to the cockatrice, and it had told him what to do. The Book of Dragons |
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