| 单词 | corvee |
| 例句 | Hawaiian labor corvees built elaborate irrigation systems for taro fields yielding up to 24 tons per acre, the highest crop yields in all of Polynesia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Such corvees, as they are called, make one of the principal instruments of tyranny by which these officers chastise any parish or communeaute, which has had the misfortune to fall under their displeasure. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z These works were constructed by a general corvee or levy en masse, each family being required to provide one able-bodied man, and the whole of the army was also employed on this public undertaking. China I saw a fellah yesterday who has worked nine months on the corvee—six months for the Government and three for a Pasha, the friend of the Government. Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete I saw a fellah yesterday who has worked nine months on the corvee— six months for the Government and three for a Pasha, the friend of the Government. Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 4 So far as a painstaking study of the records can disclose, the corvee obligation was never looked upon as an imposition of any moment. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism Fair and beloved France, that went so well in those days, despite 'lettres de cachet', despite 'corvees', despite the people's misery and the king's "good pleasure," dear France, where art thou now? Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Jacques Casanova Such corvees, as they are called, make one of the principal instruments of tyranny by which those officers chastise any parish or communeaute, which has had the misfortune to fall under their displeasure. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations When young they serve for years as servants in his mansion; as cultivators they owe him corvees and, in certain places, three times a week. The Ancient Regime They would not pay a small contribution in place of the odious corvees; and they lived to see their castles demolished, and their lands sold to strangers. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 Many allusions have been made, in writings on the old regime, to the habitant's corvee or obligation to give his seigneur so many days of free labour in each year. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism Six days of corvee per year was all that the seigneur could demand; and he usually asked for only three, that is to say, one day each in the seasons of ploughing, seedtime, and harvest. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism Less objectionable amusements were afforded by the corvees recreatives or gatherings at a habitant's home for some combination of work and play. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The seignior pays six sous for food, each corv�e, on men, and twelve sous on each corvee of four oxen. The Ancient Regime The corn-husking corvee, for reasons which do not need elucidation, was of course the most popular of these. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism |
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