单词 | coverlet |
例句 | The gleam of light from the shutter still shone white and clear on the golden coverlet of the bed, picking out clearly and distinctly the tall sloping R of the monogram. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She picked up the edge of the coverlet with her fingers and rubbed it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Viciously, with more of a whimper than a sigh, he foot-pushed his top sheet clear of his ankles, as though any kind of coverlet was suddenly too much for his sunburned, debilitated-looking body to bear. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Frankie took the spare coverlet from the closet shelf and spread it on the floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But to the wizard’s eye there was a faint change, just a hint as it were of transparency, about him, and especially about the left hand that lay outside upon the coverlet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He said no more, but Helen called the maids and sent them to make beds, with purple rugs piled up, and sheets outspread, and fleecy coverlets, in the porch inside the gate. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled close to his little brother and tucked the edge of the coverlet under his body to keep out the cold that seeped up through the straw ticking. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole thing really looked just like a coverlet thrown carelessly over the couch. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hand on the coverlet, when he took it in his, was limp and cold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The woman pointed at a house that fronted onto the courtyard, then drew a stained coverlet from the tub at her feet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The birds embroidered into the coverlet on my bed were safe in their world of cross-stitched leaves. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There were many mirrors, two chairs and a large bed with a satin coverlet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The only color in the room is the custard yellow coverlet on the bed. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She stopped oftener than needed to adjust the baby’s coverlet. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Becky pointed upstairs, where Madam lay atop the coverlet on her bed, asleep. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She still held the coverlet to her sides with the small, bare arms. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She reminded herself naggingly that she was in Hill House, but even the blue room meant only, right now, the bed with the blue coverlet and the blue quilt. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z An ice-blue silk dress flooded out over her patchwork coverlet like a rush of cool water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the coverlet, his legs were pale, soft, ghastly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On top of my bed was a new bed-in-a-bag, with Pocahontas sheets, pillowcase, and coverlet. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z May Ling would fall asleep, milk-sated and warm, in that cozy crib, snug under a hand-knit coverlet, a wall of crib bumpers shielding her from the hard slats of the sides. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Robin drew the coverlet close about his head and turned his face to the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The room was still quite dark, but he could see that she had pushed her coverlet aside. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Once more Aragorn bruised two leaves of athelas and cast them into steaming water; and he laved her brow with it, and her right arm lying cold and nerveless on the coverlet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A bedroom: coverlets everywhere and a huge shattered bed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She was wrapped up in her coverlet and sleeping; the blankets barely moved when she took breath. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I stand in front of the lords and ladies of Faerie and declare my intent to go against Balekin, there’s no going back, no crawling under the coverlets in my bed, no running away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Wood was piled under it, and high all about it, and all was drenched with oil, even the garments of Faramir and the coverlets; but as yet no fire had been set to the fuel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He scooped out a hollow and lying down piled the leaves over him like a thick coverlet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There are heavy wooden tables, chairs, and a bed piled with furs and brocade coverlets stitched with pomegranates. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The bed was made up, I saw the gleam of white linen on the pillow-case, and the tip of a blanket beneath the quilted coverlet. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After the girl was gone, the old knight peeled back the coverlet for one last look at Quentyn Martell’s face, or what remained of it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Joe patted the coverlet on my shoulder with his great good hand, and said, in what I thought a husky voice, “Good night!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z There is a small and ancient bed, his coverlet smooth and tight. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The prince lay abed, staring at his ceiling, dreaming without sleeping, remembering, imagining, twisting beneath his linen coverlet, his mind feverish with thoughts of fire and blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He kept his back to me, his palm flat against the folded coverlet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Never,” I admitted as Frankie folded the coverlet into a makeshift mattress. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He fumbled at the embroidered coverlet, trying to take it from the bed, and lay down stiffly--was instantly asleep. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Eurynome and the nurse together laid soft coverlets on the master’s bed, working in haste by torchlight. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His bed was a mattress on the floor, the American flag draped over it for a coverlet, which even as a non-native, I thought most disrespectful. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He could make out the shapes of the furniture, and the pale sheen of the silk coverlet on the bed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Billy took off his tri-focals and his coat and his necktie and his shoes, and he closed the Venetian blinds and then the drapes, and he lay down on the outside of the coverlet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, shaking out a splendid coverlet, he seated her on a throne with footrest—all finely carved—and drew his painted armchair near her, at a distance from the rest. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His bony right hand kneaded a fist full of coverlet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I knock the tunic to the floor and climb under the coverlets, pulling them up over my head so that I am slightly smothered. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He shut the book, put it carefully on the floor, lay down, and pulled the coverlet over both of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She jumps up onto the bed, kicking off the coverlets and making the frame groan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The bed was softer than anything I had ever lain in, properly made up with linens, two pillows, and a coverlet of deep blue. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “In tests, they find huge numbers of DNA strands on hotel coverlets.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Naomi shrugged and traced the pattern of the lace coverlet on the bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her set and splinted arm lay on her stomach, but her right arm lay on top of the coverlet, the fingers curled like a nest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was no pillow, only a worn quilted coverlet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I folded my shawl double, and spread it over me for a coverlet; a low, mossy swell was my pillow. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He sat up and then he saw that Frodo was lying beside him, and slept peacefully, one hand behind his head, and the other resting upon the coverlet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z On a bunk under a patchwork coverlet lay a man whose white face was damp with sweat and whose eyes were glazed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Albert and I find a mahogany bed which can be taken to pieces with a sky of blue silk and a lace coverlet. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, Albert and I erect on top our four-poster bed complete with blue silk canopy, mattress, and two lace coverlets. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z To hide her embarrassment, she moved to the bed and ran her hand over the heavy purple and black coverlet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Hang on to your coverlet, your crucifix or your loved one's hand. Cannes diary: day six 2012-05-21T15:13:14Z Then add a solid-colored, lightweight quilt or coverlet with coordinating European shams. How To Make a Bed 2012-06-07T16:20:00.573Z The mountains disappeared under a coverlet of clouds, and the plane flew on. 'I feel I might die any waking moment': can I escape the grip of PTSD? 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Pieced-together bedding has demonstrated thriftiness, whether for contemporary Japanese householders enveloping futons in plaid fragments, or Gilded Age wives making coverlets out of golden silk ribbons from their husbands’ cigar packages. 4 Books That Reflect on Faces, Fragments and Torments 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z In the evening, the spoils were spread across a hotel coverlet: a Camembert or two, a square of mild Pont-l’Évêque, at least one bottle of cider and baguettes from a village boulangerie. On the Normandy Cheese Trail 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z For a smart finish, turn your top sheet back at least 14 inches over your coverlet to show off interesting trim details. How To Make a Bed 2012-06-07T16:20:00.573Z In front of an oversize mirror sits a dramatic chaise upholstered in a turn-of-the-century coverlet from Ms. Bode’s personal textile collection. Slow Fashion Meets Melrose Place 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z One month and thirteen days into my service in the Reparto Speciale, I was whisked to Allegra’s bedside, where I found a cheerful four year old with one leg outside of the bleached coverlet. Fiction: The Autobiography of Allegra Byron 2012-07-21T16:00:00Z The frayed edge of the quilted cotton coverlet is soft from 20 years of washing, and the air smells like the lavender lotion I just rubbed on my hands. Perspective | I drank every day. What kind of effect was it having on my kids? 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z One of the most dynamic – and vitality, not weakness, remains the dominant characteristic – is the so-called George III coverlet which shows the monarch reviewing his troops in the middle. Quilts 1700-2010 | Art review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Dash & Albert cotton rugs and print coverlets complete the look. Ocean view, sleeps 20: A family getaway gets rebuilt to fit three generations 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z He recommends using the feminine florals as a bed coverlet, headboard upholstery or shower curtain. How to incorporate 7 popular patterns in your home, according to experts 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The collection features works that span 300 years and includes pictorial, album and art quilts, as well as functional bedroom coverlets, mixed media and sculpted pieces. Who is American? Skirball exhibition in L.A. answers the question with quilts 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet, squirmed in his bassinet and yawned. At a garrison church in a western Ukrainian city, the martial mingles with the sacred 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Dentremont Jr. is mourning his stepmother, a “vivacious woman and wonderful mom” who loved quilting and gave handmade tree skirts and coverlets as Christmas gifts. A rural wedding led to dozens of coronavirus cases. Officials see it as a cautionary tale. 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z Before the pandemic, hotel beds had begun to resemble decorative pillow forts, with bed scarves and coverlets. Hotels Nix Mints and Breakfast Buffets. Hand Sanitizer, Anyone? 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The cotton coverlet in the Haws Cabin features a decorative chenille star pattern. You’re going where? Provo, Utah. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Throughout this mixed but meaty show, Churchman dips into all sorts of worlds — ikebana, transgender emblems, embroidered coverlet patterns — and flexes all sorts of muscles. Leidy Churchman paintings: Split personalities and a shiver down the spine 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z There were stains all over the carpets, stains all over the sheets, stains all over the synthetic coverlet. After ‘Gravity,’ Alfonso Cuarón Had His Pick of Directing Blockbusters. Instead, He Went Home to Make ‘Roma.’ 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z A folksy hooked rug creates a garden-like floor, and a handwoven wool coverlet nods to the textile traditions of 19th-century New England. The Cultish Home That Draws Fans of Americana Design 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z He writes in the guest room of his Laurel Canyon home, at a red desk with twin beds — one with a Star Wars coverlet and the other with Mario Bros. How Chris Colfer went from ‘Glee’ to author of books for middle-schoolers 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “Well I couldn’t agree with you more,” I said, pushing back the coverlet and rising. Lord Grantham Reacts to Brexit Decision 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z A pizza was smeared with tomato sauce, touches of fresh basil and a coverlet of prosciutto. Dining Review: A Waterfront View at Pearl Restaurant and Bar in Conneticut 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The 1917-1918 brunette lounging on a red coverlet was expected to sell for around $100 million, but seven bidders pushed the price, establishing a new auction high for the Italian modernist painter. Christie’s Sells Modigliani for $170.4 Million 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Reclining Nude” depicts a nude brunette with cherry lips, a pixie hairdo and a swan-like neck who lies stretched across a red coverlet with a blue pillow, her eyes coyly closed. Christie’s Talks Up a Modigliani Nude 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The cages were blanketed in white coverlets, some trimmed with lace. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z I dug out of the heavy coverlet, struggling up. “The Prospectors” 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Now, she wouldn’t move, her thin, knobby fingers resting on the coverlet. Her Own Kind of Absence 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Her cheeks are flushed, her eyes are unnaturally bright; on the dark coverlet her pale arm has the whiteness of bone. Steven Millhauser: “Thirteen Wives.” 2013-05-20T04:00:00Z Thou gavest me good counsel yestereven, for the abbess underneath a gay coverlet, and a soft sheet and a delicate, covered me and nourished me all night. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z “What color is that?” he suddenly demanded, pointing to the orange coverlet of a settee. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The coverlet remains until the head of the household comes to take his repast, and then his chief servant removes the covering of the table. The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. 2012-04-25T02:01:14.613Z My bed, though an impromptu, was very comfortable, made of amply stuffed cushions and thick coverlets, placed in front of the fire. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z Our kind friends had put a mattress in each dooley, with pillows and coverlet, so that if we could not quite go to bed, we could make ourselves comfortable for a night's journey. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Then reverently folding his hands on his breast, I drew over his face the coverlet, as an intimation that all was over. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z "Edna keeps on fussing with the coverlet," said Mrs. Savage, critically. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Throwing off the coverlet, she wrung her hands, and declared she must forth to the walls, that war had come, that the enemy was in the city, that Zion was perishing. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z This time I pulled my night-cap down to my very shoulders, and buried my head in the coverlets. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z So we procured for each of us what is called a resai, a well-stuffed coverlet, which answered the purpose of a light mattress. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z She lay still, with one arm extended on the coverlet, her head leaning to one side, and her dark hair making a background for her white face. Mademoiselle Blanche A Novel 2012-04-07T02:00:33.037Z She tore, as she spoke, the coverlet from the bed, and, twisting it into a kind of rope, helped me to secure one corner of it about the window-bar. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster, This way the coverlet, another way the sheets. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Sophia reddened, but did not answer; and for a moment Betty sat on the bed, picking the coverlet with her fingers and looking sulky. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The windows were burst open and things thrown out—coverlets, linen, curtains, gorgeous silks, Oriental brocades, satins—and the women stood below to catch them. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z It was his majesty, who lay sweating and shaking, beneath a beggarly coverlet, in a violent ague fit. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Down the middle of the coverlet--or my eyes deceived me--lay a dark line. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Involuntarily the rough hand went out and closed in a sympathetic grasp over the white fingers on the coverlet. Travelers Five Along Life's Highway 2012-03-11T03:00:12.927Z Upstairs in her room Ann Lytton lay face down on her bed, hands gripping the coarse coverlet, eyes pressed shut, breath swift and irregular, heart racing. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z And with that he turned his face towards the wall and pulled the coverlet over him. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Even the crochet coverlets, tied with little pink ribbons, began to disappear when people left their hair to nature. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z On a ragged pallet in one corner lay an elderly man, to whose wasted face and pallid cheeks a long white moustache, which strayed over the coverlet, gave an air of incongruous fierceness. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z When we have been "put to bed with a shovel," and have pulled our green coverlet over us, let us have the peace that passeth all understanding. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He was first nearly burned to death in the cradle by a nurse falling asleep over a novel and the candle dropping on the coverlet; this left permanent marks on his arms and face. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z On the silken coverlet, which lay for show over the downy quilts, was exhibited in fine embroidery, the Angel Raphael, as he had appeared to her in vision, beside the Count in pilgrim weeds. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Jimmy shivered a little as he went with her into the adjoining room, and set his lips tight when with a steady hand she drew the coverlet down. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z These provided, he lifted Istar's right hand from the coverlet, and proceeded to wash and dry it during the repetition of further prayers. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z "I told you so!" scolded Miss Betty, not without a note of triumph in her voice, and proceeded to rearrange the disorderly coverlet. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z There was a coverlet folded at the end of the bed and I spread it over her. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z Franz honoured the Spectre's order; the coverlet began to move, he sprang sharply from his couch, and took the place pointed out to him on the seat. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z One hand and arm, emaciated and the colour of wax, lay outside upon the coverlet of the bed. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z There were low breathings about his bed; now some one bent over him, now a hand lightly touched the coverlet. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z One Saturday, a newsboy who had abused him at first and learned to love him afterward, found him sitting up in his cot, his little blue-veined hand stretched out upon the coverlet. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z “It is much better down here,” Nora was forced to admit as she snuggled into the gold and blue coverlet. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z Over the couch is spread a large patchwork coverlet, which was made and embroidered by Miss Hardy, who is as much at home with the needle as with the pen. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Christina's words ended in a little wail; she put her head down upon the coverlet, and Margaret's hands softly caressed her dusky hair. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z A pair of long knobby hose were laid out upon the coverlet and their contents examined with delight, though each knew every blessed thing that had been put into the other's stocking. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z Then, from the coverlet, where they had been arranged to cool, she brought us a large supply of oat-cakes. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z IX And coverlets in order were laid of ermine white, And others of dark sable, whereunder every knight Should pass the hours in slumber e'en to the dawning day. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z "Good-night," he said, burying himself in the bed, and pulling the coverlet up to his eyes. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z If I could patch a coverlet From pieces of the Spring, What dreams a happy child would have Beneath so fair a thing! The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z Her pleasure was marked, and she actually indicated a place where I might rest in quiet under a thick coverlet which she brought me to the shed she pointed out. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z He had felt sure that at this hour, and on till noon, she would be stretched out in a stupor of slumber under a silken coverlet in a dark room. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z In the chamber was a couch with feet of beaten gold, with purple coverlet over which lay carpets of Babylonian pattern. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z The furniture, the curtains, the articles on the dressing-table, even the coverlet on the bed, had been restored or copied with utmost exactness. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z Nuzzling under the net and coverlets, she deposited the mewing atom in my bed, and then trotted off after another. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z One thin hand was turned palm downwards on the coverlet, and, as we stood, the fingers began to work convulsively. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The industries are considerable, and include dyeing, tanning and the manufacture of woollen, cotton, shawls, coverlets and paper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z He felt on the coverlet and found Nancy’s hand there. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z At this point articulate utterance ceased, her face fell forward on the coverlet because her eyes were streaming with tears. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z But it only seemed, for there was no mountain there, only a coverlet, and a sheet, and a blanket or two, and a bolster, and a mattress, and a bed. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z The coverlets influence the sensations in different ways. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z We stop the first night at Macon, and sleep in an imposing, chilly room, without carpets, under down coverlets. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z She threw the wet coverlet up over the rafters to dry and put other covers on the bed. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z All at once she dropped on to her knees beside the empty bed, and, bowing her head upon the coverlet, stayed motionless. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Here was spread a couch of gold, covered with a purple coverlet, embroidered with golden thread, and hemmed with jacinths. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z All the resident priests have chambers, beds, coverlets, food, drink, and clothes provided for them without stint or reserve. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z In the space thus marked off, mattresses were at once laid down and spread with coverlets; for these women were to pass night as well as day on deck. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z “Have you got my coverlet woven of silk and gold?” Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z On the Saturday before the murder, Margaret Carwood, one of the Queen's attendants, told "Paris to go to Kirk-of-Field for the coverlet of the mattress in the Queen's room," which he did.... Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 2011-11-20T03:00:16.107Z He spoke thus, and cut off their heads; and making straight their limbs upon the bed, he set their heads to their bodies, and covered all with the coverlet, as if they slept. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Couches were placed all round, with rich coverlets and rugs, and soft, glossy furs. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The diamond coverlet was rather heavy to sleep under, so Twinkle laid it aside and covered the girl with a soft, fleecy robe. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z When she and the Troll were again asleep, Olli made the hole a little bigger, reached in his hand, and got the coverlet from the rafters. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z We had no coverlets; still, after four days and nights in a carriage, it was a luxury to have plenty of kicking room. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Throwing herself down upon the stretcher, she pulled the coverlet across her, donned a wig with corkscrew curls, drew a veil over her face, and announced herself ready. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z I have likewise dug my grave, so that, when I die, there is only to lift up my coverlet and roll me into it. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z “Yes, what a perfectly delightful room,” exclaimed Cora, assisting in arranging the bed with the white coverlets, that had been placed within reach, all ready for the first comers. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z When the Troll and his wife went to sleep he sprinkled some water on the coverlet and on their faces. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The wooden bedstead was hidden by a silken coverlet, and a large arm-chair occupied a great portion of the room. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z She invited us to spend the night there, pointing to the divan, and promising us cushions and coverlets. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z She placed it among the golden store that lay spread upon her coverlet. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z He broke off abruptly, while he quietly laid the pillow in its own place, and deliberately turned down the embroidered coverlet. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z Do you know, the Troll has a beautiful coverlet woven of silk and gold. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z The ceiling and the walls rival in whiteness the snowy coverlet which is spread over her couch. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z The dying man had apparently been listening to the hymn with earnest attention, even devotion, while his clasped hands lay on the coverlet; suddenly he turned towards the light, and exclaimed: 'Hark ye, J�rgen! The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z He sank down on his knees and buried his head in the coverlet. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z There was hardly left for the abbot his coverlet and two quilts, old and torn, which some, who had taken away the good ones, had placed in their stead. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z They went in; a coverlet was thrown on the ground near the entrance; on two beds the great sun lit up the hollow and greenish aspect of the corpses whose blood had been emptied. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z The broad, white bed, with its tumbled pillows and tossed-back coverlet, was empty, as he found the room to be. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z He could just see how one little hand rested on the coverlet, and how her hair lay like a lustrous cloud upon the pillow. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z But why Mr. Culchard should want to make himself a train out of my coverlets, I don't just see—he looks majestic enough without that. The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes 2011-10-12T02:00:49.553Z The boy gave a kind of satisfied sigh, and drew the coverlet over her bare arm. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z He had put aside his book, and, the coverlet drawn up to his nose, he fixed his enlarged eyes on the shadowy corners at the end of the room. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z She was much surprised, and drew herself from him instinctively, and wiped her mouth with a corner of the coverlet, but he knew she was pleased. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z I had thought ere this to lay her to sleep beneath a smooth green coverlet, and it does not please me to see her thus content.’ The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Alva sat there with the white coverlet heaped about her and smiled. In a Mysterious Way 2011-09-25T02:00:17.377Z The articles consisted of sheets, pillow-cases, bed-quilts, coverlets of various colors, and woven in different patterns,—such as chariot wheels, rose-of-sharon, ladies' delight, federal constitution—and other patterns, the names of which I have forgotten. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z The prolonged howling of the unhappy man filled the narrow street and awoke all the sleepers in their beds, but none of them moved; they hid themselves farther and farther under their coverlets. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z In the flickering light the old mahogany gleamed with a bronze and gold lustre, and the high white bed, under its fringed Marseilles coverlet, stood, like an embodiment of peace and sleep, in the corner. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Veronica took the place indicated next to the sweetest little blue Persian kitten that was curled up fast asleep on the coverlet. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z And Sheex draped flaccidly off a pillow, while the edge of the top sheet folded over a coverlet looked sort of like underpants. Lights Out, Game On 2011-09-15T01:26:09Z Seven little beds were ranged against the walls, covered with snow-white coverlets. Snowdrop and Other Tales 2011-09-12T02:00:31.553Z Happiness-of-kings, seeing that his turn was coming, had just strength enough to pull the coverlet over his head. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z Sometimes he would put his paws on the coverlet, and lean his cheek against his master in a most affectionate way. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z The kitten, too, looked unusually blue, and mewed disconsolately—felt bored, then purred, stretched its little self on the coverlet, and fell asleep again. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z That movement of her hands on the coverlet disturbed Zagloba especially, for in its unconscious monotony he saw signs of coming death. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Within was a bed of moss like velvet, and a coverlet made of the woven wings of the butterfly, with blankets of swansdown. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z “That is because it makes you think of something else,” said Sara, wrapping the coverlet round her until only her small dark face was to be seen looking out of it. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z The little white hand of his wife still lies on the coverlet, but it is cold now as well as white. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z He picked at the coverlet with impatient fingers. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z And when I saw Nonie Valetta lying there, her pallid hands plucking at the blue and white stripes of her coverlet, I knew that he had spoken truth. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The captain is sleeping sound; his hand is over the coverlet. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z “Well, you wait a minute,” said Sara, “and I’ll take off my wet things and wrap myself in the coverlet and tell you over again.” A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Feather-beds and pillows were there in abundance, and blankets and coverlets, much pewter and little china, ample kitchen supplies of all sorts. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Mr. Maule asked abruptly; and the doctor saw that the thin hand holding the coverlet shook a little. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Peeping through the partly-opened door, I could see the bed, its coverlet undisturbed, its pillows smooth and untouched. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z The light-blue kimono of outing flannel,—of which she had been half ashamed when the maid unpacked it,—though cheap, was becoming; her loosened hair fell over the blended pillows and the rosy coverlet. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z The Margherita was simpler, with fully ripe roasted tomatoes — a coverlet of good fresh flavor. | Stamford: Zaza: Italian-Mediterranean in Stamford - Review 2011-08-27T23:49:36Z Webb went to the bed, flung back the delicate coverlet, and the down quilt of crimson silk: but found nothing either there or among the pillows. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z It roused Nancy and she sat upright in the drift of silken coverlets, her eyes heavy with sleep. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z The very life seemed to go out of her at the thought, and she slipped down to the floor and buried her face in the coverlet. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Just let me draw this coverlet over you and tuck your feet in. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Exactly at 7.45, after a few minutes of sleepy stretching, I see her slim legs come from the coverlet. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z He moved restlessly, clasping and unclasping his hand on the coverlet with nervous irritation. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The doctor laid a professional hand on the one that strayed across the coverlet. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z When she brought this news to me, I spurned the quilted robes and the silken coverlet which she had laid over me, sat up on the couch and asked for boots and cross-bow. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z It had one of the handsomest skins I ever took; it is so large that I can quite wrap myself up in it, and now forms my bed coverlet. The Backwoodsman or, Life on the Indian Frontier 2011-08-17T02:00:27.330Z Voices cracked and rusted by sleep echoed the cry in the depths of soft, chintz-bound coverlets. The ghosts of their ancestors 2011-08-08T02:00:20.667Z The Deacon lay on his first wife's bed, His second wife's pillow beneath his head, His third wife's coverlet o'er him wide, His fourth wife slumbering by his side. City Ballads 2011-08-04T02:00:21.027Z Sophron too speaks of coverlets embroidered with figures of birds as of great value. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The doctor took the lamp, and looked at our poor little David; he raised the coverlet and lifted out the little round limbs; he listened to the breathing. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z Only Rofen yet lay in the shadow of its narrow, heaven-high walls, hidden like a late sleeper beneath its white coverlet. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Cathleen said her prayers, only partly undressed herself, and lifting up the worn-out coverlet, lay down upon the bed. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. III (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:09.667Z Snow was falling, softly and lightly spreading a white coverlet under his feet over which he glided inaudibly, feeling his way by the rocky wall. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z But the coverlets which are laid above he calls "beautiful purple cloths." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z And at the very least way she may have the locks of the sheep either to make clothes or blankets or coverlets or both. Household Administration Its Place in the Higher Education of Women 2011-07-20T02:00:13.547Z And so at last, after the last chore had been attended to, Ursula could crawl between the warm sheets, pull up her quilt, or leather coverlet, and fall into a well-earned sleep. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z "Don't talk any more now--you need rest!" he said in a low, soothing tone, wrapping the chilled body in warm coverlets. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Moreover, they placed a fine silken coverlet over the second bed, and the warder came and fixed a nail in the wall. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z “Thank heaven!” said the Resident, fervently, as he took one of the thin brown hands from the white coverlet and held it in both of his. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z One arm was flung out on the coverlet, bare to the elbow, sinewy and brown. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z He made her lie down and drew the coverlet over her. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z He put out his hand gropingly, as if he expected some one to clasp it: "Say farewell--" "Father," sobbed the countess, laying the seeking hand gently back on the coverlet. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z She covered her up carefully in the soft coverlet. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Basia, as the eldest, has two pillows and a silk coverlet; we, the younger, have but one pillow and a woollen blanket. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z The hand was leisurely drawn from under the coverings and rested on the eider-down coverlet, with the forefinger extended. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The road, no more than a track of wheels on shingly earth, wound lazily through paper daisies growing in drifts beside it, and throwing a white coverlet to the dim, circling horizon. The Black Opal 2011-07-13T02:00:16.323Z As if by a single impulse the bearers halted and the people pressed forward with throbbing hearts, modestly, reverently touching the hanging coverlet, and gazing at him with tearful eyes full of unutterable grief. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z She was placed in an arm-chair, and, as the Staatsr�thin covered her with a warm, soft coverlet, she said in a weak voice, "Now let us begin where we left off ten years ago!" Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z He wrapped the white woollen coverlet around him, and soon stood listening on the floor, and gazing on the old woman's visage. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z The angelic face bent to my emaciated hand, lying motionless on the coverlet, and pressed lips to it. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z She wrapped herself in a down coverlet and took an easy chair by an open window. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The countess threw aside the coverlet and started up. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z It contained an old straw bed, a dirty pillow, and a heavy, tawdry coverlet. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The girl laid down her work to tuck a coverlet about her charge. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Anaxemenes, Anaxagoras, and Democritus, who make the earth flat, consider it to be sustained by the air, which is accumulated below it, and also presses down upon it like a great coverlet. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The coverlet of the bed was crimson with blood. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Her hands lay listless upon the coarse coverlet, her eyes were fixed upon the blank wall opposite, her lips were parted in a patient and pathetic smile. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z After the proud old pair were under the coverlets that night their theme was the same that it had been a thousand times. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z In total, the coverlet consists of 4,525 separate pieces of cloth, all hand-stitched together resembling mosaic over two square metres. A stitch back in time 2011-06-12T10:15:24Z Amandus had therein written to him on the coverlet of his sick bed as follows: The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z In a curtained recess an immense mahogany bedstead displayed a yellow satin coverlet profusely embroidered with pink and purple silk flowers. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The bedsteads were of carved ivory, exceedingly beautiful; the canopies, of blue silk fringed with gold; the coverlets, of fine linen and purple, curiously embroidered. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z When she had led him to his chair and drawn the coverlet over his legs as she had seen Helen do, she gave him the hand-clasp which meant "good-night." The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z A detail of the 19th Century Welsh quilt known as the "Wrexham coverlet" Museum curators are appealing for help about a little known Victorian tailor who made a prized piece of art, a Welsh quilt. A stitch back in time 2011-06-12T10:15:24Z A cloth of a marvellously fine tissue, which had been manufactured for a Persian prince, served for a coverlet. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z I had sent to Montreal for fine lamb's wool coverlets for every bed. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z They slept on as day broke and the World yawned and threw off the coverlet of night to hop out of bed. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z The grass was his bed, the leaves of the trees his coverlet; his drink came from the pure brook, for him the wood-birds sang. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z There it was necessary to wrap herself in her coverlet again; and shivering a little she put her book on the bed side and knelt beside it. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z In a bright room, among flowers, the invalid woman lay on a couch, with an embroidered coverlet of crimson satin drawn up to her chin. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Mrs. Chattaway laid his hand on the coverlet, dried her eyes, and busied herself about the room. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The black earth is their bridal bed; The thick-starred sky clear-spread Is their coverlet all the night, As they lie in each other's arms so white. An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics 2011-05-14T02:00:10.287Z O the stream full of ice-points, if it had only swept over him! the cool coverlet of snow, if it were only laid upon him! Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z Rotha pulled the coverlet off her bed and wrapped herself in it, and sat down to think. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Ethel heard all this with agony at heart, and often the tear, unbidden, dropped upon the coverlet as she bent over him. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beside the little white bed Belle-Ann bent her knee and bowed down her head until the curls spread out on the coverlet. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Out of the flowery coverlet Leighton's hand stole, feeling for his father's fingers, and a happy light shone in the boy's violet eyes, but his breathing had grown quick and painfully labored. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z I can, verily, again spend the sultry zephyr-night, not under the coverlet, but under the stars. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z But when the door bell announced the return of her aunt and cousin, she sped away up stairs again and wrapped herself in her coverlet, and waited. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z My love, I lay there in the hospital so weak, Flopping my hands upon the coverlet, And praying God to live. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z Her dress had been loosened, her own warm cloak had been spread over her as a coverlet, a woollen shawl was thrown across her feet, and an elderly woman was sprinkling water on her forehead. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z On the rebolting of the door, he flung off the coverlet, and once more commenced treading the carpet. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The kids ducked under the woolly coverlet, hiding their heads. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z The storm of abuse burst forth again; but Rotha wrapped herself in her coverlets and said no more. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z She soon disrobed, Lay with her hair spread out upon the pillow, One hand above the coverlet.” Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z And with a whimsical gesture he pointed to the satin hangings of his bed, the rich point lace coverlet, and to his own very elaborate and elegant robe de chambre. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The linen sheets had withstood the years very well, but the blankets and coverlets had a musty smell. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z The bed hasn't been lied upon by anybody—neither sheets or coverlet disturbed. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Of nights I wrapped the coverlets tightly round me, and burrowed in the straw, but could not sleep for shivering. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z "Nearly ten o'clock, monsieur," and he approached and kissed the hand outside the coverlet before the surprised American could object. The Game and the Candle 2011-04-03T02:00:16.907Z Her hands dropped on to the coverlet, and he grasped them in his own. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z "I don't want to die like a petty tradesman's wife, but like a princess," she said to Marthe, showing her embroidered coverlet and her pillow trimmed with rich lace. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z A hap is a coarse coverlet of any kind. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The coverlet over the bed was delicately white, and had been embroidered with small bunches of flowers in coloured silks by Inez. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z The silken coverlet lay smoothly over the pillow of down, without any sign of having been upturned. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z The right hand rested over the coverlet, and it looked like a child's hand, so dimpled and white and soft. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Zinka kissed her, made the sign of the cross upon her forehead, drew the coverlet over her shoulders, once more admonished her to be calm, and left her. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z His own warm woolen garments had been exchanged for these others, and for a horse cover, which became his coverlet by night. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z Is this really Lady Betty bending over the little bed? recovering the outflung chubby arm from fear of cold, straightening the coverlets, and laying a light hand on the cool forehead? Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Her arm was extended from under the coverlet, white as the counterpane itself. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z He now proceeded to awake everybody, and a hard task it was, for the treacherous drowsiness spread over them with that snow-white coverlet was hard to shake off. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z Even his hands lying half-closed on the coverlet resembled hers; they were longer and more muscular, but they were shaped like hers. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z The little hands lay half open upon the coverlet, as though life had just slipped from them. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z Suddenly, half-glad, she knelt down and prayed, prayed that pride might be cast out, burying her face in the coverlet and caging the passionate effusion in a whisper lest Agnes should be disturbed. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Mr. Gilbert patted his wife's hand approvingly, and laid it gently down on the coverlet. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Even then she complained of her hard pillow or thin coverlets until she fell asleep. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z Her hands were plucking deliriously at the coverlet. More Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:01:05.113Z Put out the papers on the coverlet before me; first bolt the door. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z He is sound asleep, lying on his left side, the coverlet sagging slightly at the shoulder where the right arm is gone. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z He would not lift the coverlet, though, nor look on that which lay beneath. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z One of his hands is lying outside the coverlet, and, with a gesture full of tender regret, she lays her own upon it. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The country began to unroll, all padded with its monstrous coverlet; the trees masqueraded as wool-stuffed Falstaffs; the cliffs seemed to have increased in the night; the heavens were nearer the earth. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z He didn't hold out his hand for it; so I laid it down on the coverlet, and nothing was said for a time. Betty Grier 2011-02-24T03:01:04.507Z The pure pallor of her cheeks had the flush of healthy sleep; her brown hair, braided, lay loose upon her pillow, her white hands upon the white coverlet. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Here the wife of the Chan gathered together silken coverlets and pillows, made ready various drinks and delicate meats, and burnt for their perfume tapers and frankincense. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z Her little emaciated hand, upon the third finger of which glistened a broad golden ring, lay upon the coverlet, now and then twitching nervously in its owner's feverish sleep. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z “Blow, gentle gales,” said he, and as Gray answered the apostrophe with a loud snore, Lee laughed and lay down, taking care to appropriate to himself a goodly portion of the green baize coverlet. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z After which, the Icelander turned towards the log wall, pulled the ragged coverlet above his shoulders, and sank placidly again into slumber. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z The thin white coverlet that had shrouded the walks and lawn overnight, crisped under her footsteps as she tramped along. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z On the following morning the wife of the Chan found herself on a hard bed, without pillows or coverlets. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z The doctor gently laid her back upon the pillows, and, kneeling beside her, pressed his lips upon the cold little hand that lay motionless on the coverlet. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z Then she felt chilly, undressed herself hastily, and crouched far down beneath the fur coverlet. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z Then he dragged the proprietor from the bed, pulled off the coverlet, searched mattress and floor beneath. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z She turned over on her pillow with a grunt: Quarren laughed, lifted one of her pudgy and heavily ringed hands from the coverlet, and, still smiling, touched the largest diamond with his lips. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z I counted the flap of its little wings seven times on the coverlet. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z Hubert's hands had fallen upon the coverlet, and as the doctor took one in his own, he started at its strange coldness, and for a long time he chafed it. The Torn Bible Or Hubert's Best Friend 2011-02-09T03:00:51.890Z One winter day, when Arne was about six years old, he was playing on the bed, where he had set up the coverlet for a boat-sail, while he sat steering with a ladle. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z Still in solemn silence reclines the “White Sister” under her cold coverlet of snow. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The bed hasn’t been lied upon by anybody—neither sheets or coverlet disturbed. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z After having ate heartily of the supper that was prepared, he went to repose on a bed made of the richest coverlets and pillows, which were taken from one of the store-rooms of plundered goods. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z Behold, on the coverlet stood her elfin friend, with a long train of other elves beside him, all clad in the beetle-wing green, and wearing little pointed caps! A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z She did not answer; he listened intently—drew nearer, and clasped a warm little hand which lay on the coverlet. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z It was all either of them said at first; then Ben, with a lump in his throat, leaned over and grasped the fingers on the coverlet. Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z Indian coverlets, gorgeously embroidered, adorned the chairs; there were splendid wild-beast skins on the floor, and on the side-tables appeared several silver vases rudely but skilfully wrought. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z Not even when her old tirewoman, the sun, flings her golden coverlet over her just before nightfall, does she appear so bewitchingly beautiful. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z So Toinette opened the casement, and Thistle flew in and perched, as before, on the coverlet. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z He rose; and she hid herself under the fur coverlet. Arne; A Sketch of Norwegian Country Life 2011-02-14T03:00:32.700Z They entered their dwellings, threw off the feather-beds from the bedsteads, took all the woolen blankets and coverlets they could get hold of. Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot 2011-02-01T03:00:12.910Z The coverlets and blankets of one bed were dragged from their place, two or three chairs were overturned, and the meal barrel was upset and half its contents strewn across the floor. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z She knelt by the bed, pressing her face in the cool white coverlet, the heavy masses of her dark hair falling across her arms and shoulders. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z The Duchess, otherwise Charlie, obeyed, and laid the wreath on the coverlet just under the royal nose. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z Do not forget to take a brown cloak, furnished with a hood, which will serve as a coverlet and mattress. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Doctor Fabian cast down his eyes, and in his embarrassment pulled nervously at the coverlet. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z He brought a present of many ox hides: which, because the country was cold, were very profitable, and served for coverlets, because they were very soft, and wooled like sheep. A Narrative of the expedition of Hernando de Soto into Florida published at Evora in 1557 2011-01-20T03:00:07.377Z That was more than we could stand, and leaving blankets and coverlets we ran away. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The characteristic garb of the tribesman was a loose saffron mantle, which served as his dress by day, his coverlet by night. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Suddenly, and it was at one of those moments when I had stopped in front of the building, she dropped on her knees, buried her face in the coverlet, and became lost in prayer. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z "That was made by my dear mother out of a bit of the velvet lining of the Governor's state-coach, and the coverlet that a French Comte tore with his spurs." Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Its warm, light, and elastic qualities, make it highly esteemed as stuffings for coverlets and down beds. The Rival Crusoes The Ship Wreck also A Voyage to Norway; and The Fisherman's Cottage. 2011-01-06T03:00:54.123Z We spread out and heaped up, at first linen, then clothes, furs, shawls, carpets, curtains, eider-down coverlets, and a big lion-skin; with many exertions we even hoisted up to the loft a console table. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Inside the house everything was scrupulously neat, from the clean rag rugs to the huge post beds with their gay coverlets. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z The coverlets of the beds at this place are made of hare-skins. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Then he returned to the sofa and spread a coverlet over him. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z I put out a tired, well-rounded wrist from beneath the coverlet. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z His arms sank back on the coverlet Dr. Braun gently raised Helen. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z A stray lock which had escaped from the coverlet and now hung curling and glittering over the straw which protruded from the wretched pallet, had attracted his eye. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z “Yes, uncle, dear,” and the girl, who had made a brave effort to grow calm, approached the side of a great four-post bedstead, where a large, thin, yellow hand lay upon the white coverlet. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z She lay in her nightdress under the white coverlet. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z After all this, he enters the church, creeps under the altar, and making the Bible his pillow and the communion cloth his coverlet, remains there until the break of day. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z While the arms of the younger lay languidly on the coverlet, those of the other were firmly crossed on his chest. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z And, advancing to the cot guarded so jealously by the man before him, he laid his hand upon the coverlet. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z Then he went up to the bed, and, falling on his knees, laid his head on the coverlet and fairly sobbed. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z She had another word to say; her fingers were creeping on the coverlet to his hand. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z And I had had to pick her up from where she crouched, on a coverlet on my bedroom floor. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z And she passionately kissed the coverlet of the bed beside which she must often have sat up watching my uncle when he was ill. The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z Scarcely had they pulled the coverlet up to their ears than they heard Mrs. Lear just outside the door. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z The beef tips, on the other hand, were nothing short of sensational, with a crunchy sweet-sour coverlet over the beef, based on palm sugar and black peppercorn glaze. | Westport: For 15 Years, Cuisine That Comes With a View 2010-10-16T01:02:00Z He’d been so carefully attended, she thought—her warning human guests to watch for him on the coverlet, not overreact to his homely presence. Cleopatra Mathis: “Western Conifer Seed Bug.” 2010-08-30T04:00:00Z In the corner by the window stood a bed with a draped canopy and a crimson coverlet that resembled a souffl�. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z For winter, Kim suggests layering a sheet with a blanket, followed by a down comforter and/or a light quilt or coverlet. Get a Good Night's Rest With the Right Bedding 2010-03-31T19:10:00Z When he was, conceive, if you can, reader, his surprise and amazement to find himself in a superb bed, hung round with rich crimson velvet curtains, and whose coverlets were of satin fringed with gold. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 This coverlet of smoke creeps nightly over every Indian town in the cold weather. The Great Mogul A bed, with tossed coverlet and sheets, loomed from an inner room. Whispering Wires Then the room widened, and the little figure under that spotless coverlet faded away. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 She put out her hand to the satin coverlet and the sheets, softer than satin. Manslaughter His shoes were off, and his feet, knotty, and grimy with the ground-in dirt of many months, stuck from under the narrow coverlet which lay over him. The Man from Jericho The reading-lamp shed a shaded glow on the pillow with its spread-out silver hair, and on the delicate hands clasped loosely on the coverlet. The Valiants of Virginia Then here and there she pushed back a coverlet or straightened a picture which tipped a little to one side. A Sister's Love A Novel One long white arm, thin but graceful, hung over the coverlet. To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 Quaint, old-time papers and hangings and coverlets on the four-poster beds, matched in rugs and cushions and candle-shades, contrast gaily with the spotless white paint. Remodeled Farmhouses Still the coverlet was convulsed with erratic movements. The Man from Jericho The white hand on the coverlet had beckoned to him and he had gone close up to the bed, standing very straight, his heart beating fast and hard. The Valiants of Virginia The blanket and the piece of old carpet that was Nanny’s coverlet were already packed in her box. The Little Minister I took the thinnest sheet I could find and spread it over her in place of the coverlet; but even that brought her no relief. The Wish A Novel Yerse, I shall be very pleased to have these coverlets—I suppose you would call them coverlets—and you're leaving the shelves in the dining-room? Sinister Street, vol. 2 The youth started as though he had trodden upon a snake, he muttered a curse between his teeth, and convulsively clutched the silken coverlet. Barbarossa and Other Tales The sun was pouring over his coverlet and the clock stood reproachfully at nine o clock. Making Money He thought the covering over her was too heavy for such a warm night and drew the white coverlet down below her feet. The Cottage of Delight A Novel The coverlet was dragged up, and formed a white hillock behind which a strip of Olga's light brown hair shone forth. The Wish A Novel And Lebele nestles quietly down again into his pillow, pulls the coverlet over his head, and feels as though he were buried alive. Yiddish Tales But with the air the magical moonbeams streamed in too, and made a pattern on her green silk coverlet; her thoughts were lost in its mazes, so that she could not close her eyes. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. So they did as King Pelles commanded and they laid Sir Launcelot upon a couch of down spread with a coverlet of wadded satin. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions Her hands lay stretched out on either side of the body which seemed to him so slender beneath the coverlet and sheet. Magnhild Dust Martha's face was bathed in a purple glow, in her hair little lights sparkled, and the hand that lay on the coverlet looked as though illumined from within. The Wish A Novel Yudith wraps the coverlets closer and closer round him, and presses him to her side. Yiddish Tales Wrapped in the coverlet, the sword unbuckled but grasped in his hand, he stretched his body out and gave himself up to slumber—slumber deep and heavy as that of a drugged man. In the Day of Adversity There he beheld a couch, very soft and comfortable and spread with a coverlet of crimson satin. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions There the generations have lain down to sleep, their hearts reconciled one to another, and the beadle has drawn the coverlet of green over them. The Great Discovery In the quietest chamber of the house, he was laid upon a costly bed, one of rare wood with feet of ivory and with purple coverlets curiously broidered with gold. The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril He tries to take out his hands from under the coverlet, but he cannot—he is dying—it grows dark. Yiddish Tales The giant's head was sunk on the coverlet and his lips touched the damp fingers of the hand which lay without the sheet. The Firebrand The coverlet is a torn dogskin, no mat on the bed, only a little straw, and no pillow. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology His hand slipped from her shoulder to her upper arm; he drew the coverlet from her, and helped her to rise. The Book of Susan A Novel "It's a stupid custom," said Cathy, grumbling for the hundredth time as she struggled to get the four corners of her coverlet even. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story Nanda brought Dorothy bread and water for her supper and she slept upon a hard stone couch with a single pillow and a silken coverlet. Ozma of Oz A Record of Her Adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion, and the Hungry Tiger; Besides Other Good People too Numerous to Mention Faithfully Recorded Herein Nevertheless, she cast another coverlet over the dead woman's face, and went down the broad stairs of red brick, carrying her burden like a precious thing. The Firebrand Impelled by some indefinable desire, she lays her fingers softly on the hand that lies outside the coverlet. Faith and Unfaith Susan still lay as I had first seen her, with shut eyes, her arms extended outside the coverlet; but she was no longer entirely motionless. The Book of Susan A Novel Baum brought the beautiful pillows and the brocaded coverlet embroidered with two wild animals. On the Heights A Novel The winds came creeping back from the west, and gently lifting the coverlet of smoke, revealed a strange sight. From Bull Run to Appomattox Speak also of the work done in Colonial days by our grandmothers, of the linen sheets and blankets spun and woven, and of the beautiful blue-and-white coverlets of the period. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women With the colder weather eider-down quilts had made their appearance in the bedrooms, and now supplied the places of the pretty pink coverlets which were only used in summer. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story A light silky-looking coverlet of a peculiar dull blue, harmonizing with certain tones of the rug, was thrown across Gertrude's feet. The Book of Susan A Novel But the hand sank powerless on the coverlet. On the Heights A Novel My coat must be taken off and thrown over the body as a coverlet, for one gets more warmth and comfort in this way than when it is worn. Within Prison Walls being a narrative during a week of voluntary confinement in the state prison at Auburn, New York Thrifty women saved the feathers for pillows and coverlets and nearly all sold their excess eggs to the "hucksters" who travelled from farm to farm buying surplus goods. Frying Pan Farm She stood at the foot of the green bed with its painted birds-of-Paradise, now but faint blurs of gold and crimson, looking lovingly at its fluted pillow-slips and coverlet of old, white "honey-comb." Shadows of Flames A Novel She had placed my washing on the coverlet and the result looked like an improvement on Celestial efforts. A Top-Floor Idyl Gathering his long limbs together, he was soon hidden underneath the coverlet. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Several meetings may take up furniture, pewter, china, silver, old coverlets, embroidered linen, and the like. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. On Alexander’s return from India towards Persia, he travelled in a chariot drawn by eight horses, followed by an innumerable number of others covered with rich carpets and purple coverlets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" "That is a fancy," said Margaret, stroking the thin little hand that lay on the white coverlet; "Dr. Kirby says you are much better." East Angels Then for a slight moment she dozed, with her body at full stretch and hardly raising the coverlet, and her thin cheek cupped in the palm of her thin hand. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole The old man was lying on the bed, and on the coverlet close to him a much fingered prayer-book lay open. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel The blind man made no move to draw her back to him; he lay perfectly still; his head rested flat upon the pillows; his hands were clasped tightly together above the coverlet. The Blind Man's Eyes Night was dropping her blue curtain as gently, as silently, as the nurse spreads the coverlet over the sleeping babe; but the stupid man professed to misunderstand me. Windyridge Dr. Kirby laid the little hand he had been holding, down upon the coverlet. East Angels A key scratched at the outer lock, and she sprang two-thirds from the bed, dragging the coverlet from its moorings. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole They had even spread the beds with the new hand-woven coverlets which his wife and sister had made during the long winter nights. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia The blind man's hands sought each other on the coverlet and clasped together. The Blind Man's Eyes The coverlet, thrown back in a restless dream, revealed her bent arms bare to the elbow. Carnival He listened carefully until he heard the door close and then he threw back the coverlet. The Competitive Nephew She smiled and slipped her fingers between her daughter's face and the coverlet. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole Across the room she flew, to the bed, and down on her knees, hiding her face deep in the folds of coverlet and hospital shirt. Leerie A gorgeous coverlet, all trimmed with rich guipure lace, falls from the corners of the cradle in splendid, rich folds. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The bed was luxurious, with one pillow of down and one of lavender, and a red coverlet worked in a pattern of roses. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses We had a terrible fortnight—” Barney frowned and drew his hand away from the coverlet. The Daughters of a Genius Thornhill’s tall form lay there under the coverlet, a pathetic embodiment of strength laid low. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising He writhed under the coverlet and ground his nails into his palms. Leerie Smoothly the mimic coverlet, With royal blazonries bedight, Hangs, as by tender fingers set, And straightened for the last good-night. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The dead lay there, while, breathing heavily, his hand plucking at the coverlet, the dying seaman passed slowly away. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Once he stood up, took a coverlet and wrapped it around him, and sat blinking like a resurrected mummy. Fairfax and His Pride "Indeed he is!" acknowledged Mr. Berners, as he turned down the coverlet and gazed at the fat, rosy babe. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Gently she laid her hand on the lean, brown one resting on the coverlet; the boy opened his eyes. Leerie Sister Seraphine's cell was occupied almost entirely by a bed of rough planks; a mattress, a white pillow, a sheepskin coverlet constituted all her luxuries. Peasant Tales of Russia A crash from the bathroom brought his head bouncing off the silken coverlet even as the girl awakened with a scream and tangled them both with the bed clothes. Forsyte's Retreat "When you are once accustomed to her height and blonde caps, you will find her soft as a down coverlet." Anne Generally, the beds were narrow and displayed great luxury: the wood was carved, incrusted, or painted; the coverlets had fringes and embroideries; curtains formed an alcove, and a night lamp was hung at the foot. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) They had coverlets of fine cotton, and chairs made of single pieces of wood. Hernando Cortez Makers of History The red and yellow leaves still hung on the trees, but a thin coverlet of snow lay over the whole face of the clearing. Peasant Tales of Russia Then he knelt, and lifting the limp hand on the coverlet, pressed it long to his lips, rose, and went out. The Whelps of the Wolf Once more he pulled down the coverlet and the robe. The Scarlet Banner A woman, fully dressed, was stretched on the pink silk coverlet fast asleep, her head deep sunk in the embroidered pillow. The Brightener That treacherous bed and its clean white coverlet will never be forgotten by me. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Reed shelters are erected, and the rolled-up beds and bedding with their white coverlets present a strange appearance. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products Therefore the two wakened Nestor and the other chiefs, who came just as they were, wrapped in the fur coverlets of their beds, without any armour. Tales of Troy and Greece In the semicircular space back of the apses coverlets and skins had been spread upon the marble floor. The Scarlet Banner There was a gray cloak, too, in a tumbled mass on the pink coverlet, and a pair of soiled gloves. The Brightener I examined the white coverlet—it was actually brown with fleas. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant O the purple coverlet strewn above, more soft than sleep! Greek Women In the dead of night, the wicked stepmother, Ino, crept into the room with a dagger in her hand, and she stole up to the bed of Phrixus, and felt his hair, and his coverlet. Tales of Troy and Greece A couple of neatly-spread beds stand foot to foot upon one side of the room, sometimes with silk or lace coverlets, but with always the duvet, or large down pillow, at the foot. An American Girl Abroad In the chamber is a bed with a white coverlet, built up high and round, to look well, and with curtains of a pastoral pattern, consisting alternately of large plants, and shepherds and shepherdesses. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Lenka went into her bedroom and there, instead of her few rags on the floor, was a fine feather bed and coverlets and a painted chest full of clothes. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales Presently Helen bids her handmaids show with torches the guests to their beds beneath the corridors, where bedsteads have been set with purple blankets and coverlets and thin mantles upon them. Greek Women They all slept at night in one room, but Ino's children had gold crowns in their hair, and beautiful coverlets on their beds. Tales of Troy and Greece Soon after this the hag started up, and having thrown her ashy-grey coverlet over my four men, metamorphosed them into four withered, drooping-headed old men. The Irish Fairy Book Then he kneeled down, gently lifted the small hand outside the coverlet, and kissed it. Jan Vedder's Wife He sat up, angrily flinging a coverlet from him. World of the Drone A long procession of priests and of maidens acting as canephorse, bearing vases for libations, baskets, perfumes, and flowers, approached a colossal catafalque, over which were spread beautiful purple coverlets. Greek Women One night, Phrixus was half awake, and he heard the old nurse come, in the dark, and put something on his head, and on his sister's, and change their coverlets. Tales of Troy and Greece He spread out his bizarre possessions on the coverlet and showed us each in turn. Captain Macedoine's Daughter A little child wrapped up in swaddling clothes, A child reposing under a coverlet of wool?” Jan Vedder's Wife She rose presently, put his hand back under the coverlet, and kissed him once again. A Life Sentence A Novel As she turned down the silken coverlet her ear caught faintly that for which she had been waiting since the moon rose. The Song of the Wolf Then she went softly to the bed of Helle, and felt her coverlet, and her hair with the gold crown on it. Tales of Troy and Greece There was no blanket, no coverlet, no sheet. Some Conditions of Child Life in England Henry threw the bearskin coverlet off the bed; he was bathed in sweat. Pretty Michal "Dan will be a fine squire in Ameriky," but the priest only stroked his hand as it twitched and lifted on the coverlet. Strangers and Wayfarers He felt no pain, not even in his tortured feet, and his hands lay at rest upon the white coverlet, healed of all their smarting and aching. Prisoners of Conscience Food was set before them, and presently Danae and Perseus slept on soft beds, with coverlets of scarlet wool. Tales of Troy and Greece Her face was turned a little toward the window, and one hand, half open, lay outside the coverlet—as Count Saxe had dropped it last. Francezka There was the great bed with the coverlet of old arras displaying the royal arms, and beside it stood a small table of mahogany inlaid with brass. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome With strange forgetfulness Betsey had laid the chest key on the white coverlet in the bedroom and left it there. Strangers and Wayfarers We have seen that among the Egyptians the couches that at night were beds were in the daytime adorned with richly wrought coverlets. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries Underneath the four-poster was a trundle-bed with a blue and white checked coverlet. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge Then I saw a figure approaching, hatless and unpowdered, and wrapped in a bed coverlet. Francezka Mrs. Gerome sat at the bedside, mechanically chafing one of the hands that lay on the coverlet, and the face of the dying woman was not more ghastly than the one which bent over her. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Instead of the blue homespun there was a beautifully quilted white coverlet which had been part of their mother's wedding furnishing, and this made the bedstead with its four low posts-look unfamiliar and awesome. Strangers and Wayfarers His master passed his hand over it, and drew it underneath the coverlet. A Monk of Cruta I'm going to see the Indian rule broken here, or crawl into the lonely grave Bud talks about and pull the curly mesquite over me for a coverlet. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas He called out as he stalked forward in his bed coverlet: “Do you know anything else about it?” Francezka She shut her eyes an instant, grasped the coverlet, and drew it down; then caught her breath, and looked at the dead. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Amy lay down at length and drew the coverlet over her head. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted The former, when he reached the bed, sank on his knees and took the white hand which lay upon the coverlet between his. A Monk of Cruta The bed was luxurious, with one pillow of down, and one of lavender, and a red coverlet worked in a pattern of roses. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) He passed the doorway, and stood with his hand on hers, which lay helpless on the blue-and-white coverlet. The Life of Nancy Yet there were several accounts of wonderful coverlets which some of them had made, containing many thousands of pieces, with probably one or two millions of stitches. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 The old man saw plainly that Rosette was a great lady, for the coverlets of her bed were of gold and silver, and her mattress of satin. Old-Time Stories The morning sun had half emerged from a bank of angry purple-coloured clouds, and its faint slanting beams lay across the white coverlet of the bed, and upon his face. A Monk of Cruta Her kinsmen on the morrow had much ado to get in a coverlet and mattress for her use. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages To people of Kamtschatka, The bear a blessing proves; His skin forms beds and coverlets, And bonnets, shoes, and gloves. Mother Truth's Melodies Common Sense For Children The coverlet was three sheepskins sewn together, the pillow also a sheepskin, coiled round a cylinder of elastic twigs. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies But his three good feather beds with pillows, coverlets and bankets were valued at £16. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Paul straightened himself, and reverently laid the little white hand which he had been clasping across the coverlet. A Monk of Cruta The coverlet was thrown back from Evan's head, and breathing deep with relief, he saw bending over him a grinning, fat negress, not evil-looking, but merely simple in expression. The Deaves Affair There was only one chair and a straw mattress on the floor and one single coverlet for us both. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 Oh dear, I feel sure he is going to roll the coverlet into a ball and then sit on it. Quality Street A Comedy The night passed quietly however, nothing being heard of the enemy, and we slept pretty well with the ghostly fog for our coverlet. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 In shielding forest depths the coverlets of multiple green leaves have kept the tender things of the wood wrapped warm through the nights and the frost has said no word. Old Plymouth Trails He was wrapped in a bed covering, a cotton coverlet in fact. The Deaves Affair McLean shook it open, and a card dropped out upon the coverlet. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. No more mud on your carpet, Miss Susan; no more coverlets rolled into balls. Quality Street A Comedy A pillow, blankets, sheets, and a fancy coverlet may also be made, and a very thin and tiny frill should be put right round the bed to hide the box. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes And I would swap a league of them for one archaic boulder the size of a box-car, with a thick coverlet of reindeer moss. The So-called Human Race Our only reward, when we returned to our quarters, was two greasy pillows and a filthy carpet for a coverlet. Across Asia on a Bicycle Suddenly she stirred, and as she stretched herself slowly the coverlet fell rustling to the ground. Jena or Sedan? We were booked till the gale chose to ease—at any rate till morning; and for myself, I contemplated a moist bivouac under streaming Jove, with one clammy elk-skin for a joint coverlet. The Recipe for Diamonds When Michael Petroff and the little lawyer entered Engelhardt's room, after vainly knocking at the door for some time, they found him in bed, with his thin hairy hands lying helplessly on the coverlet. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature He could crochet most perfectly, and his coverlets were unrivalled in Lancia. The Grandee And so she meant to do quickly what he wished and draw the coverlet over her ears, though people were still stirring outside. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The hand fell back as if lifeless upon the coverlet. Jena or Sedan? A pretty little silkolene coverlet to lay on the foot of the bed, such as you have, or a small eiderdown puff, is very nice, but blankets are the things to sleep under. A Little Housekeeping Book for a Little Girl Margaret's Saturday Mornings Too well I knew each quiver of an eyelash, And over all there was the constant pressure Of thy commanding will, that on my soul Lay like a coverlet of heavy sleep. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature She wore a Japanese kimono of pale green silk embroidered with white cherry blossoms, and as she sat surrounded by embroidered pillows and lace coverlets, Bob thought he had never seen a prettier picture. Two Little Women |
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