| 单词 | draughts |
| 例句 | So she prepared draughts of barley water, lettuce juice, and poppy seeds and poured them in me, promising they would bring sleep and forgetfulness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I shall have to go into the sitting room with Hooper and play draughts. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z There was no glass, but to keep the hawks from draughts there was horn in the small windows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Closing his ears to the horrifying sounds and preferring to think of them as draughts of air rather than spectral voices, Taran quickened his pace. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z ‘Ah, then I think it is likely that Gimli’s eyes do not deceive him. Strange songs have been sung of the draughts of Fangorn.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The distinguishing feature of chess, according to her, was that each piece moved in an L-shape—I suppose she’d got this from watching the knight—rather than in the leap-frogging way of draughts. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay back and breathed in deep draughts of splendid Norwegian ocean air, and in another minute or so, he was sitting up again and was on the way to recovery. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Perhaps a game...' he said tentatively, ‘perhaps the draughts board...I think they might go into the sitting room and play a quiet game, something of that sort.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He kept the isinglass curtains snapped to the windows to cut off the draughts, and tight around his neck he wore his gray wool shawl. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But there was no sign of sleeping draughts or tablets. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z If he examined the empty setting on an old brooch, he’d see what happened to the missing gem: a miserly master, a midnight theft, a pawnbroker, ailing children, and draughts of foul-smelling medicine. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The mmplicntcH system of draughts sucked the smoke down the chimney. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.’ Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z There is but one fire-pit in the room, and the draughts are troublesome. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I resist such analogies, but it is my preferred mode of operating not only in draughts but in politics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Don was an excellent draughts player, but his style contrasted with mine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was from these seeds and others, and from the flowers and roots beneath them, that Mr. Ages made the draughts and powders that could sometimes save the sick from dying. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It was clear and cold, and he took many draughts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Every year, I competed in the draughts competition, and some years, I won the grand prize, which was usually a candy bar. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We might go on and on playing draughts and things, he might change, we might be friends. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Don always wanted to play draughts, and did not seem satisfied until I responded. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But Ents only drink, and drink is not enough for content. Treebeard’s draughts may be nourishing, but one feels the need of something solid. And even lembas is none the worse for a change.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But the redhead pretended not to have heard and hurried ahead with one interpreter, to speak to a group of men playing draughts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When I finally cornered her one rainy afternoon, and we set out the board in the billiards room, she proceeded to show me a game that was a vague variant on draughts. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Don called me Qhipu because of a habit I had when playing draughts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I had wanted to be a newspaper reporter, he had been an expert one, writing about local crimes in horrifying draughts of copy for the afternoon Tucson Citizen. Charles Bowden: Tom Zoellner and Luis Urrea pay tribute 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z We don't have to worry about the men under the jacaranda either since their eyes never lift from the draughts. NoViolet Bulawayo wins 'African Booker' 2011-07-12T11:38:17Z One day a number of years ago, I was deep into a game of draughts on holiday with my daughter, then almost four, in the small library of a beachfront town. The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z She took in great draughts of air as laughter, tears, and the joy of being rippled through her small body. A Remembrance of Ruby Dee 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z They do not get in the way of one’s activities like skirts, and they protect the wearer from draughts about the ankles. Letters: Letters 2010-10-27T22:19:00Z These were pauses between deep draughts of guitar, where the concert’s action lay. Music Review: Strumming Solo, With the Reverb of a Full Band 2011-04-25T21:59:38Z During a game of draughts, Robert denigrates Abe as “the son of a Tory magistrate who risks his life and others to rebel against his father.” 'Turn: Washington's Spies' recap: Savagery, not civility, rules the day 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The museum website notes that these were "tall backed chairs which protected the occupant from draughts", which would be convenient for a hard-drinking writer who had "thoroughly perspired" before sitting down to write at night. Ben Jonson's chair 2013-07-04T10:00:01Z The following lines are: “Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:/There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain/And drinking largely sobers us again.” Perspective | A rabies scare gave me a crash course in how to stay sane 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z As a human being, I like comfort and dislike draughts. Letters: Letters 2010-10-27T22:19:00Z They certainly plotted an impressive escape route against Argentina, but while the best sides play 4D chess, England often look like toiling draughts men. Upbeat England search for statement win over Japan 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The theatre has also switched to digital musical scores to reduce paper waste, installed more efficient LED-lights and will replace its windows this autumn to cut draughts. Italy's La Scala to open new season with Verdi classic 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z In a statement, the trust said that "as soon as we were made aware, we provided extra pillows and blankets, and quickly stopped any draughts on the ward". Croydon University Hospital: Patient 'horrified' during stay 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Then more of Doha’s bars and restaurants started offering Budweiser on tap, a new choice in a city of Heineken draughts. Budweiser stocks up for beer drinking bonanza of World Cup in Qatar 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Readers have been using thermally lined curtains, blinds and drapes to block draughts and windows. Cost of Living: How you're delaying switching on the heating 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z As royal author Penny Junor wrote in her book All The Queen's Corgis: "There is a special corgi room where they have raised wicker baskets lined with cushions to keep draughts away." Corgis: How the Queen fell in love and started a phenomenon 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z As royal author Penny Junor writes in her book All The Queen's Corgis: "There is a special corgi room where they have raised wicker baskets lined with cushions to keep draughts away." Corgis: How the queen fell in love and started a phenomenon 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Alongside stopping draughts, SSE said people could find "extra heat" by leaving your oven open after you've finished cooking and by having "a cuddle with your pets and loved ones to help stay cosy". Ovo Energy sorry over advice to cuddle pets to stay warm 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z As it does, cold air is sucked in to replace it, causing draughts. Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He said the plane leaked radiation "like a sieve" because he could feel the draughts coming through the doors. Nuclear test 'cloud sampler' living with PTSD decades on 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Warsaw match is international draughts - the version with a 10x10 board, also called Polish draughts or international checkers. Checkers: Furore over Russian draughts player's flag removal 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z On the other side of that ledger are the long championship draughts and epic losing streaks strung together by teams like the old Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Browns. What We Learned From Day 2 of the M.L.B. Playoffs 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Giuliani himself is now under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in the very office where he enjoyed his first extended draughts of fame nearly four decades ago. How an ex-mayor led a president to the brink of impeachment 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z On this thermal image, the draughts show up as the coldest areas around a front door. Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Giuliani himself is now under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in the very office where he enjoyed his first extended draughts of fame nearly four decades ago. The Indispensable Man: How Giuliani Led Trump to the Brink of Impeachment 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z He likened his dilemma to a "zugzwang" - the position where a player in chess or draughts faces only bad moves. Checkers: Furore over Russian draughts player's flag removal 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Q: Would it be of any use in the outside toilet, either for wiping, or blocking the door draughts? General election: Johnson's record of lying and prejudice makes him unfit to be PM, say Lib Dems – live news 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Letterboxes are built into external porches, rather than the front doors, to reduce draughts. Norwich council estate wins top architecture award 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z But by simply adding a draught excluder - or even a rolled up towel - the draughts can be blocked, as we can see in these before and after images: Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z This is a crisis that hurts poor and working-class people most, particularly those in the Global South, who are already seeing their societies uprooted by intensifying storms, draughts, and sea-level rise. The media uses coal miners to attack the Green New Deal — then ignores their pension fight 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z "The Romans played a very tactical game which looked a little like draughts and was called little soldiers or Ludus latrunculorum," he said. Rare 1,800-year-old gems 'fell down toilet' 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Interestingly, all three are currently mired in extended winless draughts. Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, and Rickie Fowler paired together at BMW Championship with their seasons on the line - Golf Digest 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Mr Harper, a fiscal conservative, said his family would wear sweaters to ward off draughts. Why Canada’s prime minister is homeless 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z You may not want to sit in the dark all day, so look out for cheap DIY kits available that use a think plastic sheet to cover the window, blocking draughts. Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Armed with everything from a few Lego bricks and a pocketful of draughts pieces to snazzy, specially made computer graphics, he had a talent for using numbers to tell exciting stories. Hans Rosling, statistician and sword-swallower, has died 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Despite critical voices, Arthur Samuel's draughts playing program was an incredible achievement in 1959. Artificial intelligence: Google's AlphaGo beats Go master Lee Se-dol - BBC News 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z For Faust, as for Werther before him, ordinary existence is flavorless and intolerable; like an alcoholic, he demands ever-stronger draughts of emotional intoxication. Life Lessons from Goethe 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Players arrived one by one and began to mingle with what was left of the morning Boma crowd: broom-makers, draughts players and lounging conversationalists. The prison where murderers play for Manchester United | David Goldblatt 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z It should help insulate the hatch and flop over the edges when you pull it shut, stopping draughts escaping. Climate change: Four cheap ways to save energy at home 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z But poker is harder to solve than draughts. Game theorists crack poker 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Muhammad Akram, a 47-year-old father of four playing a local form of draughts, lost his job as a guard for a German NGO two years ago. So long, good luck 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z The Topeka Capital-Journal’s report added that Roberts missed a variety of key hearings in recent years, on everything from avian flu to draughts to disaster assistance. Taking attendance 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Most of the six weeks in the cell have been spent playing cards, board games such as Monopoly and draughts, or simply reading and listening to the radio. Britain’s last hangman 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z A game of draughts between Jiri and his older brother, who is visiting from the Czech Republic. Challenging stereotypes: Teesside's new Roma 2013-12-02T04:07:11Z A typical chess - or draughts, or Reversi, or Go, or Shogi - master may "feel" a particular move is right and then test it in his head, looking several moves ahead. The unwinnable game 2013-11-24T00:25:45Z Destroy draughts Check for gaps around your doors, windows, floor, chimney or anywhere heat may be escaping. How to cut your energy bills 2013-09-05T02:51:36Z No matter that floods, draughts and tornadoes are increasingly giving us a terrifying picture of the consequences of global warming. Angela Merkel's wrecking of EU car emissions deal risks her reputation 2013-06-29T10:00:09Z But deadly attacks -- including one last month on the convoy of the city's highest Islamic authority, the Emir of Kano, and on a group of Christians playing a game of draughts -- continue. Insight: Rage over bad governance fuels Nigeria Islamists 2013-02-05T07:48:40Z Another five people died on Tuesday when a group of men playing draughts was attacked in Kano. 'Beheadings' in Nigerian city 2013-01-23T13:56:34Z Hence his prayers were short and his draughts were long. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z All the men who had been out upon the expedition were now seated at the table, dividing the beef and bread amongst them, and taking hearty draughts from the tankard. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z The Treasury Babes may object To prescriptions from Mill or from Whewell, And logical draughts, I expect, Would very soon give you your gruel. Punch, or the London Charivari, December 2, 1893 2012-04-23T02:00:33.287Z Sefton had just commenced a game of draughts with some of the officers who were off duty, when a messenger entered the gun-room and handed a "chit" to the senior sub. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Look at that young fellow over there, with what feverish eagerness he is filling his pipe and taking in long draughts of the opium. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z All of my draughtsmanship went into this Anghiari conflict: I painted rage, rage against war, the rage of dying men, the rage of the wounded, my hate, my affirmation. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z That spirit had received a powerful impulse from the school of Toledo, whither adventurous scholars flocked as to the fountain where they could take long draughts of Arabic and Grecian and Jewish lore. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z And if I were well enough to go out, which is practically impossible, I certainly shouldn't be well enough to stand about in draughts. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z Slowly the wheels clenched the metals as the waggons rocked in a lullaby of motion, and the passengers were fanned with draughts of scented air. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z What a dissembler I've become; but I do mean to look in on Charles, before I go to this Eldorado place, and there may be time for a game of draughts! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z Their intellectual powers were acute; they played at chess and draughts remarkably well, but never against each other. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z It needs indeed "large draughts of intellectual day" to be a mystic. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Exposed to piercing draughts, owing to a refractory glass; or, vice versâ, being in a minority, you are compelled, for the sake of ventilation, to thrust your umbrella accidentally through a pane. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z The object is to have the fire thick enough to prevent it from burning through in spots or letting cold draughts of air pass through it. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z And perhaps, if I could have a little quiet, serious talk with him, after dinner—or over a game of draughts. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 2012-04-03T02:00:30.460Z By the screen which concealed the door and sheltered him from its draughts was standing Joan, a-tiptoe, poised as in expectation, something between flight and amusement in her face, her attitude full of unconscious grace. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z General Directions.—First and instantly dilute the poison with large draughts of warm water, either clear, or, if the particular poison is known, containing the proper antidote. Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z Also the house has to be "calked" occasionally to keep out draughts and more particularly creeping enemies of the hive, like bee-moths and bee-lice. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z A well-known judge was so afraid of draughts that the air of his courts was always of a very high temperature. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z With great difficulty I managed to drag myself to the side of a spring, where I drank great draughts of water. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z How many do gluttony and sloth tumble into an untimely grave! while the temperate and the active drink sober draughts of life, and spin out their thread to the most desirable length. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z Internally, the best remedies are ice swallowed in small pieces and small but frequent draughts of iced carbonated water or iced champagne. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The heat from these is evenly distributed among the hops above by draughts below and round them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z But you enjoyed his conversation most when you sat with him alone, taking occasional draughts of our national beverage, and constantly burning “the divine weed.” Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z She sat silent and still, her eyes persistently averted, quaffing deep draughts from a cup eternal, besides which even the nepenthe of the gods is evanescent. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z “Off at last for the Adirondacks!” cried Jack gaily, as he drew in great draughts of the fresh morning air. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z The influence of carbolic acid in restraining cough makes it a useful addition to soothing draughts in this disease. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z After these bitter draughts of herb tea, we will turn, as do children, to sweets, to our beloved Lilac blooms. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z "So Molly her pretty hands hollowed Into curves like an exquisite cup, And draughts so delicious I swallowed, That rivulet nearly dried up!" Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch 2012-03-06T03:00:20.097Z But in those meridian climes they drink deep draughts of passion too frequently to taste them as we do. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z She drank it in in great draughts, and it put new life and hope into her. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z The apartment occupied by a patient suffering from measles should be kept at a uniform temperature of from 66° to 70° F., and free ventilation, at the same time avoiding draughts, should be enforced. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Efficient ventilating can only be effected by the exercise of common sense and vigilance, and care must be taken to avoid cold draughts through the houses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Dominoes and draughts and chessmen you probably have. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z As copious draughts of soul have been given to the earth, as she can quaff for a century or more. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z They drank large draughts of water as soon as they had done eating. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Large draughts of warm water will frequently produce sufficient emesis. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z I have examined nineteen of them, and made draughts of them. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Nor do I wish to depreciate chess and draughts, nor even halma, the poor relation of draughts and chess, nor dominoes, which we all love. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z Even when a baby, and lying at Nature's mother-breast, he pushed away the other children of the earth, and drank the strength of life in deep draughts. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z Ply her with draughts of this, and see that she does not sleep. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z She would even condescend to come down sometimes, looking so fresh and bright and cheery, into the outer hall, where the soldiery lounged, yawning, and administer reviving draughts. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The men, having nothing to do, improved their time by enjoying themselves; they stood about the street, or lounged at their doors, smoking their short pipes and quaffing draughts of beer. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z Bears down the opposing stream; quenchless his thirst, He takes the river at redoubled draughts: And with wide nostrils, snorting, skims the wave. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Chess and draughts were prohibited games; nor were they allowed to play at any other game whatever for a stake. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z On coming nearer, he put down his load, and drew deep draughts of breath. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Trust me, however, to taste you in long draughts as soon as I can hold the book. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z This is the only way of doing honor to the day which our situation admits; for our only dainties are boiled elk and wappatoo, enlivened by draughts of water. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z What their unplanted fruits? what the cool draughts, The ambrosial food, rich gums, and spicy health, Their forests yield? their toiling insects what, Their silky pride, and vegetable robes? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z Mary looked about her, drinking in deep draughts of the delicious air. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z Many failed potions await, but so does a wide variety of poisons and restorative draughts. In The Age Of Skyrim, RPGs Face Stiff Competition 2012-01-31T15:56:20Z Swig, swig, n. a large draught: one who drinks deep.—v.t. to drink by large draughts, to gulp down. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Among the recreations of the new monarchy draughts are found. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z I see the fat financier, whose "dunch" Suggests too copious draughts of "fizz" at lunch; While the lean usher, primed with ginger beer, Surmounts the yawning bunker and lies clear. Mr. Punch's Golf Stories 2012-01-28T03:00:25.907Z Wiseli poured some of the rich juice into a tumbler and diluted it with water; this the mother drank in long draughts until the tumbler was emptied. Heimatlos Two stories for children, and for those who love children 2012-01-22T03:00:23.673Z Thus the floor of the house is never soiled by the roosting birds, and the broad board at the same time protects them from upward draughts of air. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z A somewhat similar fish story is told of him—his disciples being enabled by him to catch large draughts of the finny prey in their nets. The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors Or, Christianity Before Christ 2012-01-19T03:00:18.027Z The reliefs represent the king surrounded by his wives, and then at draughts, the instruction which his children receive in reading and writing from a priest, and other household matters. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In trial by the Cósha the accused is made to drink three draughts of water in which images of the Sun, of Dévì, and other deities have been washed. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z His mother had carefully hung up a dark shawl to shield his eyes from the light and shut off the draughts. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z The house in which the coops are placed should be properly ventilated, but free from cold draughts, and kept of an even temperature, which should be moderately warm. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Vanquish'd, I wholly faint these airs along; I am no match, not I, for draughts so strong. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z "I'll never get over this cold if such draughts are let in on me." The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z I kept my station for some time between Lady St Edmunds and Lord Frederick, drinking large draughts of vanity and pleasure, till Miss Mortimer and my unknown adviser were alike forgotten. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z What time, my cup in hand, its draughts I drain, And with rapt heart unconsciousness attain, Behold what wondrous miracles are wrought, Songs flow as water from my burning brain. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z It is true that they reduce the heat, but it is by admitting large draughts of air, running off the moisture and completely destroying the humidity of atmosphere in their machines. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z O, I knew not; and, lo, this is Love's wine, Whence I such draughts, e'en I, need not decline. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z The little Alicia of former years was drinking, draining it to the last drop from the cup of life in deep draughts. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z In chess and draughts the stronger competitor may play without one or more pieces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z L. N. A. B. I. J. Lines were engraven on the bowl to measure out the draughts. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z There is among some natives a fixed belief that frequent draughts of yankona are a specific in the early stages of diarrhœa. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z A wooden screen fixed at one side kept off draughts of air, and formed a snug corner for cold evenings. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z I have felt its power; I have received its cheering influence, and have drank deep draughts from the fountain of love. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z With a long-bladed knife, transfer a sheet of gold leaf to the cutting pad which must be thoroughly protected by screens from all draughts. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z There were women in their ranks, dressed as men, who feared neither sword nor rifle, and to whom in their unsexed condition the horrors of bloodshed and conflagration acted as intoxicating draughts of burning absinthe. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z The door kept swinging open, letting in cold draughts; and Gerald could find nobody to talk to. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z There were free draughts of the cheap in beverages flowing fast into the faces of the unlaved, unshaved crew. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z The letters and papers of Wren on the subject, with the draughts, and reports of the workmen employed, are preserved in Bodley MS. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z The queerly humped uplift of the “dragon” moraine could be dimly guessed in the shifting mists that whirled and eddied in the icy draughts from the caves. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z I found both the Spaniard and De Briconnet cursing their luck at being on the guards, and attacking a capon which they were washing down with copious draughts of Falernian. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z Davy was willing, but Davy was too young, and lacked strength to overcome resistance to nauseous draughts. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Finally you came to Goldberg's, where they took it straight in draughts of cheap, blistering stuff which maddened and incited to crime. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z It was three in the morning when shouts were heard, and the camels, refreshed by deep draughts of the Nile water, came along at their utmost speed, bearing skins full enough for many days’ journey. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z No doubt he had studied hard; his thirst for knowledge grew in spite of the copious draughts with which he tried to quench it. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z But the day is also Bragget Sunday, from the draughts of bragget, or mulled ale, with which, in some parts, notably in Lancashire, the cakes were washed down. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z One door’s as good as another to me, as long as it shuts tight and keeps draughts out. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z A few more draughts of the stuff produced the result that was usual with him when indulging. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z Concern for the thinness of her attire and fear of draughts occupied him during the brief drive. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z A benign, cultivated man of the world, he came regularly once a week to engage the Foreman Shunter in a game of draughts. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Strive to get nearer to Christ, to abide in Him, to cleave to Him, and to sit at His feet like Mary, and drink full draughts out of the fountain of life. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z The officers receive us, and accommodate us in an airy bedroom, whose draughts of air we avoid, being en nage with perspiration. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Through a swing door that, true to its definition, swung wheezily to the cabbage-laden draughts from the lower regions, I could hear the tide of battle rolling through the disused wing. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z She did not aspire to excel as a housewife; nor did she wish to avoid late hours and unwholesome excitement, and develop a horror of draughts and a cautious regard for her digestion. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z Cold draughts swept the rocking calaboose, the stove roared, and one smelt locomotive smoke. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z This place and this large cool upper floor of the Barbaro, with all the space practically to myself, and draughts and scirocco airs playing over me indecently undressed, is more than ever delicious and unique.... The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z A little tea is the safest refreshment; and even this should not be taken in copious draughts. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z But all the more did Nansen get to learn about the Arctic sea; and of the immense waste of waters of that free, lonely ocean, his inmost being drank in refreshing draughts. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z In the Hall of Justice he heard charges against criminal offenders; in the gorgeous salons he received illustrious guests, discoursed with his officers, and played at draughts with his courtiers. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z When it has killed one animal it often attacks others, swallowing their blood for which it has an insatiable thirst in large draughts; for even when satisfied with food, it is not satiated with slaughter. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Directly she found herself out in the cool night air, stretching out her arms and opening her chest, she drank in great draughts of it; not one or two, but half a dozen. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z All the first draughts were written by the hand of Beaumarchais, all the brilliant portions are rewritten by him three or four times. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z This form of flame was better adapted for use in globes, and also better withstood the effects of draughts. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z The scene is dreary enough, in spite of the picturesque bare-legged turnspit by the roaring wood-fire, the furniture is scanty, there are draughts, and the litter lying about spells slovenliness and discomfort. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z “Ma is always lolling around and complaining of feeling draughts,” said Hester. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z So at last my daughter found out that learning was not our taste; so she left us to please ourselves, and play cribbage and draughts in an evening as usual.' Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z The unexpected large draughts made upon me by Congress and others, exclusive of these from the Loan Office, have indeed sometimes embarrassed me not a little, and put me to difficulties. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z Then they threw themselves down, and gulped large draughts of the cold water. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The windows were whole; still I thought it well to close the shutters, as I hate Midsummer nights' draughts as much as I love the "Midsummer Night's Dream." The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z "Rather", said I, inhaling great draughts of the mountain air. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z Drunken of moonlight, dazed by draughts of sky, Dizzy with stars, his mortal fever ran: His utterance a moon-enchanted cry Not free from folly—for he too was man. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z The pantry was so arranged that cold draughts of air, so great a drawback in Indian houses in cold weather, were avoided when dinner was being brought in. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The evenings were spent in the little deck cabin, where they played at draughts with the Captain and mate, or listened to the yarns they spun. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z I tried to doctor it by incisions, and by giving it draughts; but all was in vain. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z They had set candles on the floors of the landings of the Holborn stairs, but they guttered in the draughts, and showed little but the feet of those who ascended. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z But swiftly o'er the springy floor she went, And drew the odorous air like draughts of wine. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z But not being able to satisfy himself what river could be meant, he preferred to understand it of vinegar, and interprets the passage, "Wilt thou swallow down large draughts of vinegar?" Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z In their opinion, Annette had now "settled down," and each aunt was secretly of opinion that her niece's existence was supported by copious draughts from the deep wells of her own wisdom and experience. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z A start disturbed the body under the cover, then all stopped: the spectre was drinking in long draughts. Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures 2011-10-17T02:00:17.420Z The red dust had blown into it, it was littered with discarded clothing, lines and traps, and broken boots, while two candles, which flickered in the draughts, stuck in whisky bottles, furnished uncertain illumination. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z The draughts upon their vital forces are more taxing than the coal bills.' Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z He gave a sigh of satisfaction, and walking to the window inhaled long draughts of the fresh air, widely expanding his broad, powerful chest. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Here she drew a few long draughts of the fresh autumn air. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z "It is a thirst which is inflamed by the very copiousness of its draughts." The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Perhaps you can remember how the sound of the river came in through the open door that night, and the light flickered in the draughts. A Damaged Reputation 2011-10-17T02:00:16.117Z With a light carriage they are bad enough, but with a two-ton waggon, small in wheel and long ’twixt draughts, the labour, not to say danger, reaches a maximum. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Draught′y, full of draughts or currents of air. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z The night was cold, but by our exertions to keep up a brilliant fire, and copious draughts of black pepper tea, which we made in a little kettle, we kept quite comfortable. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z The importation of Western knowledge has imbued him with new fangled ideas, and shallow draughts have made him conceited and supercilious, disdaining almost everything Indian, and affecting a love of European �sthetics. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z It was winter, and many of the audience were chilled by violent draughts. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z She has recourse to tonics and to sleeping draughts. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z But after a few draughts of wine it was a different matter; at such times he had thrown many a one through the window, who had fallen on the pavement to rise no more. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z If once he drink from snow-pure crystal fountain His thirst shall, ever more consuming, burn With deepened draughts from common stream. Bill's School and Mine A Collection of Essays on Education 2011-10-05T02:00:19.377Z Although the ports were open, it was very hot, and when the kerosene lamp flickered in the draughts an unpleasant smell filled the room. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He also frequently mentions in a general way draughts that act as anæsthetics, without making clear their specific natures. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z I have an everlasting thirst here, in my throat, despite draughts cooled with snow and fruit steeped in silphium. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z The old man kept him for two reasons; to have a partner for his game of draughts, and to look after his military career. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Backgammon is a favourite game; draughts differs slightly from our own, and there is a peculiar form of it played with pebbles, on a checkered board traced on a stone. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z Her eyes were fixed on the candle flame, burning bright, fluttering and throbbing in the draughts which came into the old room, around the decrepit window-casing, under the door, through the worm-eaten base-board. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z None of the doors shut, all the windows let in draughts, and there are practically no drains. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 5, 1887 2011-09-19T02:00:10.183Z The air was fresh and bracing after the close room, and a little later, as they turned into Franklin Street, Angelica leaned out of the window as if she were drinking deep draughts of sunlight. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Well, he looks at her from afar and sighs, till a game of draughts makes him forget her. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Memories of a little trickling brook on Seven League Island beside which she had once knelt and taken deep long draughts; then there was Cold Spring, where she had been on a picnic. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z In doing this Blake imbibed large draughts of the intense and fervent Gothic spirit. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z She inhales the bracing and pure air with delight, and in full draughts. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z He was much surprised, however, to see her eat for supper eight salmons, besides a full grown ox and other delicacies, washing down the repast with proportionate draughts of mead. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z Zaklika was obliged to play draughts with the uncle and to chat with him. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Their brew was poor; and the spirits of the dozen odd Tories who sat over chess or draughts, or whispered behind soiled gazettes, was poorer still. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z But all at that end of the hut were welcome as ever to their game of draughts, their cigarettes and newspapers, even their murmur of conversation. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z SLEEP.—Secure it by natural means; never, unless under medical advice, by taking draughts, or “night-caps.” Turkish and Other Baths A Guide to Good Health and Longevity 2011-09-08T02:00:23.090Z If patients on shore were only half as fond of pills and draughts, I, for one, should never go to sea. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The old commandant called Zaklika to have a glass of beer and play the usual game of draughts. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z They too were armed, but passing the time in quietly playing draughts and other games. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z There he would stand—oblivious, and apparently impervious, to draughts and cold—chatting for several minutes or giving some parting advice before holding out his hand and wishing one au revoir. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z It is not generally realized what draughts our ancestors were obliged to accept as unavoidable, even when they sat partially screened by their high-backed seats, as in old inn kitchens. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z It was hot in the house, despite the draughts created by open doors and windows; there was difficulty in breathing. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Old Wehlen being, as he learned, a quiet and a good man, continually playing draughts and smoking tobacco, would not be difficult to deceive. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z Mosquitoes sped down silently from strongholds in the hooped tent of the cart and without even a warning serenade took long draughts of my nice young blood through the linen sleeves of my blouse. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The draughts and the smoke would naturally drive Mr Musgrave away; no self-respecting man would stand it. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z All laborers in the field drank it in great draughts that were often liberally fortified with drams of New England rum. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z I remember it first, shiny, cold, and repellent, with a handful of fire to its wide capacity for draughts, in the northern seas. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Athena found the suitors of Penelope seated on cowhides and playing at πεσσοί, some kind of draughts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z His eyes filled with happy tears, his nerves tingled with delight, he drank long draughts of crystal air, he could have sobbed and shouted. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z He ought to have married ten years ago, in which event he would not now make the tea, and fuss about draughts. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z And this would not be much more remarkable than the two miracles of the loaves, or the two miraculous draughts of fish. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Another of these congealing draughts was now to catch me unbuttoned. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The following are also lawful games: whist and other lawful games at cards, backgammon, bagatelle, billiards, chess, draughts and dominoes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Fábregas played chess for Arsenal when his opponents were concentrating more on draughts. Even at his young age Cesc F?bregas is the best midfielder the Premier League has seen 2011-08-19T12:45:37Z Well, if my own particular flame hadn't been fairly robust, the recent draughts might have knocked it about a bit. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z These are the wholesome draughts which wise men please, Who from the banquet home return in peace. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Another case under my observation was that of a nervous lady with a fear of draughts. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z "These unusual looking clouds - named after the Latin word for breast - are caused by down draughts associated with a thunderstorm," says Hammond. In pictures 2011-07-30T23:47:30Z Or wilt thou play for it Four games of draughts, the fifty points and two?' The Story of Nefrekepta from a demotic papyrus 2011-07-30T02:00:17.393Z Into whatever house they entered they were immediately met by the hospitable bottle and two glasses, and they were always expected to fortify themselves with spirituous draughts before beginning their spiritual duties. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z But those men who are not so luxurious, as Amphis says— Drink two entire days in every day, Shaking their heads through their too mighty draughts. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z A cold wind blew from the Schneeberg, and these strong draughts of mountain air disperse all maladies, even, it is said, the Black Plague itself. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z "This is delicious," she said, with a sigh of content, turning her face towards the sea, and drinking in deep draughts of fresh, salt air. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z And the sense of mastery after her long servitude pervaded her whole being, as intoxicating wine drunk in deep draughts fills the veins of an exhausted man. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Nature sketches rudely the outlines of her plans on the landscape; 'tis the artist's privilege to fill out and finish these draughts, improving upon her suggestions. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z But at the beginning of dinner it is best to avoid abundant draughts; for they are bad as generating too great a secretion of humours in the body. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z There was a step up or a step down in every room in the house, and draughts enough in the unnecessary halls and passages to turn a windmill. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Among the miracles of this class are, The miraculous draughts of fishes, The walking on the sea, The stater in the fish's mouth, The withering of the fig tree, and the Transfiguration. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z The draughts which I have drunk impel me as violent blasts. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The mind that has wandered in the torrid zones of error, thirsts ardently for the cooling draughts of positive truth. The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z But the ancients did also at times use very cold water in their draughts before dinner. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z You have inhaled the sweet poison from my lips, and your soul absorbed in full draughts the fiery language of my passion. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z The miraculous draughts of fishes benefited probably all who were partners in the vessel, but they were not wrought to meet any necessity on the part of our Lord. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z In Quawteaht mingle the rough draughts of a god and of an Adam, a creator and a first man. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Frances probably lay in a wooden cradle with high paneled sides to keep out draughts. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Homer knew also the use and advantages of wine, when he said that if a man drank it in too large draughts it did harm. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Starting up, he clasped his hands upon his breast, eagerly drinking in long draughts of the invigorating morning air. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z This week in Kenya, police tear-gassed maize and fuel price protestors as millions of lives are threatened by historic draughts in the Horn of Africa. Open Data Catches on in Kenya 2011-07-15T15:14:46Z The rude first draughts of Deity are there, and they are by no means effaced in the fantastic priestly designs of departmental divinities. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Her industry was at times almost appalling in its tireless energy, yet it seemed to make no draughts upon her vitality that her singularly buoyant nature could not meet without apparent strain. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z "Oh," she cried, running to the window again, "it seems to me that I have been thirsty all my life, and am now drinking deep refreshing draughts in looking at those rolling waves." Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z "To teach his grandson draughts His time he did employ Until at last the old man Was beaten by the boy." Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z "Have a drop o' gin; this be terrible tryin'," said Jabez in an undertone; and again the couple put their lips to the bottle, which came away considerably lighter after the draughts. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z When needful, she played draughts and chess with him, and induced him to drive away his anxiety and discontent with a recreation to which he was exceedingly attached. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z He felt the need of doors with locks instead of the wretched folding-sashes, which shook before the draughts from the wings. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z I could sit at your feet and show you my sketches and drawings, drinking draughts from the rich treasures of your mind and cheering you with my ever-ready nonsense. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z But the subject of our present lecture is the earlier fortunes of universities in general, and in particular of Ruperto-Carolo, that ancient fountain of knowledge, out of which we have drunk deep draughts. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z How many cool and refreshing draughts of water I have taken from gourd dippers I dare not say; but the memory is precious, and I should be delighted to repeat the experience now. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z Our place was warm though—so long as we kept the door closed and excluded draughts we were cosy. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z Ere he gave the finishing strokes, he ascended a neighbouring hill, throwing his head about, and taking deep draughts of air. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z The mouth, half open and coated with a thick glutinous foam, vainly tries to inhale long draughts of air which can no longer reach the lungs. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z So he decided to consult the Chaldæans, who were adepts at the art of mixing philters and composing draughts. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z The nauseous draughts, the blood-letting and blisters, have given place to moderate medication, the choice of climate and the regulation of diet. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z To guard from error is not the instructor's duty, but to lead the erring pupil; nay, to let him quaff his error in deep, satiating draughts, this is the instructor's wisdom. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z A man could play draughts with his ba somewhat as we play solitaire. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z In a room, it should be placed away from the fire as much as possible, but not exposed to draughts of air. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z You can see her in the mirror, behind those French children playing draughts. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z Putting off their mortal vesture, in their Source their souls they steep,— Truth by actual vision learning, on its form their gaze they keep,— Drinking from the living Fountain draughts of living waters deep. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Let your epicures gormandize their fowl, fish, and flesh, with draughts of intoxicating liquors. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z In the interior of many countries draughts of sea water are a popular remedy for whooping cough. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He drank in great draughts of the fresh morning air, and he felt like shouting with exultation. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z What cared they for draughts in the long-ago, when all the world was young? A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z Making smooth to us what before was obscure; Thou, from the words of the Saviour, furnishest us with wholesome bread, And givest to drink draughts of life from the nectar of the psalms. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Do you remember that night when we didn’t find the dead man, you told me you had been afraid all your life of daylight and dark and draughts and people and poverty? The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z So saying, they dragged me into the tomb, where four of their comrades were eating large radishes and dates, and washing them down with copious draughts of raki. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z As Dolly looked at Aunt Sarah's changed face, she gulped for the first time one of life's bitter draughts. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z This fellow makes me dizzy with his talk of ties and courses, flues, draughts, cornering, slopes, and arches.” The Mystery of The Barranca 2011-05-25T02:00:16.720Z He affirms, then, that aqueous draughts are improper for the dropsy! French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z I am afraid of everything: the daylight and the dark and draughts and people. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z A roofless, wall-less spot full of draughts and dew, breezes and blossoms. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Gladness and hurried draughts of liquor had just blurred the sharp outlines of his lighter ideas with a thin haze or fog. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z He puffed out great volumes of smoke, making his pipe wheeze audibly under the vigor of his draughts. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z Loud acclamations and deep draughts gave a welcome to the toast. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z I'll keep an eye on her down in Devon, and see that she doesn't sit in draughts or get her feet damp. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z It seemed to me just now, for some minutes, as if I drew breath in ether,–in little thin draughts. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z "Well, we'll bring them round with soothing draughts of Rhenish, master." The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Outside miraculous draughts of history there is nothing to be found in the past experience of social life that tells against a reform of our present divorce laws. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z Another precaution is to shut out cold draughts of air during the casting. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Seated on a barrel, he was enjoying the blessing of life and liquor in deep draughts, without a care in the world. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Fielding held a lighted match over the filled bowl of his pipe, started it burning with deep, sucking draughts. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z Turning his countenance skywards, he commenced imbibing the delicious liquor in long, copious draughts. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Since I sent off my last MSS. to you a week ago, I have written nothing but recipes of blue pill and senna draughts.... Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z “The doctor says that draughts are bad for me and I am not strong enough to take exercise.” The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z Dark is the outer air, Cold the night draughts blow, Mutely we stare, and stare At the frenzied show. Non-combatants and Others 2011-04-11T02:00:11.563Z Virtue appeared in his draughts in native dignity, and he exhibited his distinguished friends, Scipio and Lælius, in the most amiable light. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Without more ado, he caught up two of the men, and devoured them with huge draughts of milk between, leaving not even a morsel or one of their bones. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z After a few merry, graceful toasts and cooling draughts of the pleasant Landwein, we went to the cloister ruins. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z “What are you doing now but exercising in one of the finest draughts that ever blew over the sea, and it only brings the color to your cheeks,” exclaimed Feargus impatiently. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z Only the order is given in the Princess's name, and the swords, daggers, and deadly draughts are all dropped accordingly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:12.713Z Rhodes, Mitylene, and Athens, were chiefly resorted to, as the purest fountains from which the inspiring draughts of literature could be imbibed. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z The pale mask lost much, and kept redoubling its loss; at that it drank out of a quill immoderate draughts of Champagne wine. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Here and there the road passed through a thick forest of closely-growing pines, and Mr. Sabin, holding his cigarette away from him, leaned back and took long draughts of the rosinous, piney odour. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z It was very cold and airy, owing to the draughts which poured in from three large windows, and from sundry doors. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The lovers are only interrupted by the fall of the curtain, and there are no sleeping draughts, poisonings, or burials. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:12.713Z He drank great draughts of the dark, glittering water, drinking, it seemed, the light of the reflected stars; and he was filled with life. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The invalids from the squalid city lanes spend their time in the forest, gathering wild flowers, and drinking in the perfumed air which pours rich draughts of health and strength into their wasted bodies. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z In 1863 his failing health, rendered worse by incessant toil and exposure to the damp and draughts of churches, induced him again to visit Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z He listened, or seemed to listen, patiently, taking occasionally copious draughts from an immense jug of whitish wine which stood between his knees. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z My thirst with Pantagruel's own would rank— Gargantuan draughts alone may lull it! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 15th 1893 2011-03-26T02:00:12.713Z Men howled in fear or supplicated an enemy still invisible; others flew to the bottle, and drank prodigious draughts; some capered like women round and round the fires in a drunken p�an of death. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Till he had had his conference with the superintendent, the sufferer would take neither rest nor refreshment, save copious draughts of water, eagerly swallowed to quench his feverish thirst. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z The candles shed a fitful light, their flames bending between several draughts. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z Hence, to-day, in affairs of state he is like a blind person; he is like a child which puts out pieces boldly on a board, but has no idea how to play at draughts.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z He gave her cooling draughts, and lotions for her forehead, which was very hot under his calm professional hand. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Small quantities of this will appease the morbid thirst of fever more effectually and for a much longer period than large draughts of water. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z This piece of stiff tapestry had been hung across the corridor in order to keep off draughts from the aged lady who had last inhabited Myst Court. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z Shut the door!—shut the door!—draughts always bring on the gout; so beware of 'em. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z Do you remember how ready she was to give up her turn to you to play draughts with Constance last evening? A Flight with the Swallows Little Dorothy's Dream 2011-03-04T03:00:54.547Z Games like draughts and dominoes would lie somewhere in between. Intelligence testing: Who are you calling bird-brained? 2011-03-03T10:48:29Z "One is sure to catch cold in it, with all the draughts." The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Plaster and paint can be put on anew, a carpet deadens echoes, and curtains keep out draughts. The Haunted Room A Tale 2011-03-10T03:00:46.157Z The kitten should be kept warm and dry, and away from draughts. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z I heard an old man talking, where he sate At draughts in the sun, beside the fountain gate, And never thought of me, there standing still Beside him. Medea of Euripedes 2011-03-03T03:00:47.283Z I think there's worse draughts from the window than ever. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z Speaking of the custom of draining down such frequent draughts of Rhenish, he pronounces it to his mind "a custom More honoured in the breach than the observance." My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z This power, they supposed, was able to produce what they called monads, or rough draughts of animals and plants. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z In windy weather the "breezy side" was protected by green baize, so draughts were prevented, and a degree of comfort obtained. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z They are excellent mimics and easily learn the dances and songs of the Europeans, as well as their games, such as chess and draughts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Are you indeed getting strong & well again? able to drink in draughts of pleasure from the sights & sounds & perfumes of this delicious time, “lilac time”—according to your wont? The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z In this new part, Ulysses saw his two-and-twenty friends represented as sitting on cushioned and canopied thrones, greedily devouring dainties and quaffing deep draughts of wine. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z I inhaled deep draughts of the burning air of that voluptuous nature--my pulses were at fever height. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z Inflated skins kept the animal afloat; but the stubborn head sinking below the surface, the poor beast landed with sides distended almost to bursting by too copious draughts of muddy water. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z In the game of draughts all the men are of the same value at the beginning, and you can only move them along certain fixed paths laid down by the rules. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z It appeals to the parson, as another fountain from which to draw draughts of benevolence. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The air was close, but now and again draughts poured in upon them to prove that though they could not see them, there must be vent holes somewhere. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z Then, stretched at full length along the ground in luxurious fashion, they plunged their faces into the cool stream and sucked up long draughts of the pure water. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z They afforded most refreshing draughts; and the skins having been replenished, the encampment was formed at Dawáylaka, a full mile beyond. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z They quaff long, deep draughts of the delicious water, without thought of danger. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In warm weather we find it necessary to wear woollen garments in the gymnasium, as a protection against a chill from draughts while perspiring. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z I never coveted fame as an explorer; I have enjoyed the freedom and beauty of the world, and have renewed my youth and strength in quaffing long draughts of such enjoyment. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z Here, in comfortless wigwams, we have seen Dr. Lee, a medical man attached to the Indian department, administering from an ordinary tin cup, nauseous but salutary draughts to sick and convalescent squaws. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z We noticed that they took occasional draughts from a bottle. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z Several parents looked dubious; they were not sure that they wanted any of that in their households; it somehow had a vague sound of draughts.... What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z We have the materials here for chess, draughts, and backgammon. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z In the deep night watches, when all are drowned in careless slumber and their festal draughts of wine, �neas dreams that Hector stands before him, begrimed with gory dust and weeping bitterly. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z "I did not anticipate draughts this morning," said poor Gracie. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z I smiled, and drew repeated draughts of the pure essence deep into my lungs, filling every cranny and corner again and again. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z I crossed the dusky fields to my house, drinking great draughts of the balmy air, and giving myself up wholly to a sweet, vague feeling of expectation. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z She delighted in the amusement at all times, and now drank in, in greedy draughts, the incense offered her on all sides. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z Swift compares these crowds of human beings to the waters of the South Sea Gulf, from which their imagination was drawing such abundant draughts of wealth. London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2011-01-28T03:00:22.900Z The worst of playing draughts is," said Eliza, "that one can do nothing else at the same time, except it be to add up accounts in one's head. A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z It does one so much good after the stormy life of travel, and we enjoy it in full draughts. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z The bitter drug is divided into separate draughts for him: to-day he takes one part of his woe; to-morrow he takes more; and so on, till the last drop is drunk. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The two wounded men slumbered much of the time; nor did their wants extend beyond occasional draughts of water, to cool their feverish mouths, or the wetting of lips. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The flaring chimneys of ground glass softened and shaded the light, while they also kept it from flickering in case of sudden draughts. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Listening to her voice reminded him of the love-songs he had heard the guzlari chant on winter evenings —amatory poems which heated the blood like long draughts of strong wine. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z And I will fare to Avalun, to the fairest of all maidens, to Argante the queen, and elf most fair, and she shall make my wounds all sound; make me all whole with healing draughts. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z When the coals look whitish, they are becoming exhausted and beginning to fall to ashes, and this condition arrives quickly when rapid combustion takes place from open draughts. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Human vitality could not withstand the withering draughts of heat. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z A projecting hood of stone or brick carried the smoke away, and the jambs were useful, inasmuch as they protected the fire from draughts. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Not a word, Don Pedro, not a word, until you and your friends have slaked your thirst with draughts of our native wine. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z It consisted of a smoking haunch from the very buck we have already heard so much controversy about, and which was washed down by large draughts of liquor, various in kind, and exquisite in flavour. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Place the pan in a warm place free from draughts. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z With the icy draughts of air, he seemed to hear faintly his name falling upon bare ganglia. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z These were draughts from Tobin’s and Deever’s camps—the “hardest” men from each, picked by the foremen by Joe’s instructions and sent on to him. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z "Old houses have queer draughts sometimes, for all that." Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z By 'ur Lady, my lads," said Froth, as he washed down these delicious morsels, hot from the fire, with large draughts of mine host's best ale, "this is the best part of the night's work. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Cover and set them in a warm place free from draughts. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z There was nothing in the aspect of the house meriting description—it was roomy, ill-lit, full of draughts and dust—one of those houses we know so well. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Not a man given to dreams, the thoughtful mood had taken him; his breath came and went in steady draughts. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The appetite constantly returns, and calls for copious draughts; so that a traveller will often consume not glasses, but gallons, of water, in a single day! The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z As England slides into a particularly vindictive winter there is something miraculous about these nightly draughts of satellite-fed summer triumph. The Ashes 2010: Stay awake, Warne said ? and the audience were rewarded 2010-12-08T00:05:00Z Stir in enough flour to make a drop batter, cover it well, place it in a warm place free from draughts, and let rise over night. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z There is even a Serbian saying: many have died from draughts, but nobody has died from a bad smell. 2010-02-04T11:58:00Z One of them is the old draughts player; in the semi-darkness, the tough white hair on his arms looks as if it had been chalked on. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z It should be followed by copious draughts of warm water or flaxseed tea. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers A repast of the most delicious viands and fruits and wines was spread before them by invisible hands; and they both ate to satiety, taking copious draughts of the various wines. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments It must not, however, scorch the paste, and if it scorches open the draughts at once, and place a basin of ice-water in the oven to lower the temperature. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z So the two travellers were forced to console themselves with the intricacies of draughts. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Three grim faces pop up around us; I immediately recognize the young dreadlocked draughts player. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z Antidote.—The vomiting may be relieved by copious draughts of warm water. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers They could drink in great draughts of beauty from the chalice so unsparingly held out by Shelley or Goethe, by Wordsworth or Byron. A Cursory History of Swearing While this is being obtained, magnesia, castor oil or olive oil can be given; or failing all these, copious draughts of water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" He thrust open the window, and breathed in long draughts of the snow-laden air, which braced and refreshed him. The Undying Past And yet next to this frenzy there are two men hunkered over a low table on the veranda of the shop next door—no shoes, no shirts—playing draughts. 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z Antidote.—If vomiting has taken place, it may be rendered easier by copious draughts of warm water. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Those standing about were washing down large mouthfuls of bannocks by draughts of strong beer, while they wiped the sweat from their brows, and listened to the subject in dispute. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 He showed me, likewise, draughts, or rather sketches, of gentlemen's seats in Virginia, where he had been, Mr. Corbin's, Mr. Page's, General Washington's, etc. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams And in long draughts he emptied the first bottle. The Undying Past Oh, to drink delight of battle in long, deep draughts! Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Mrs. Frye describes the women as “swearing, gaming, fighting, singing, dancing, drinking, and dressing up in men’s clothes,” and as late as 1838 gambling with cards, dice and draughts was common among the male prisoners. In Jail with Charles Dickens Minka drank in long draughts, and her feverish excitement visibly abated. A Divided Heart and Other Stories Indeed, in our well-built modern houses there are so few draughts to be guarded against that curtains are seldom necessary. Household Organization He stretched himself at his feet with dignified composure, and drank in draughts of the long-lost master's scent, as one who enjoys an unsurpassed delicacy. The Undying Past We walked for some time backward and forward, and breathed the warm air in deep draughts. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 No drink—not a particle—was to be given, except frequent very small draughts of cold water. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician "Ah," thought he, as he walked along, drinking in great draughts of the fine, fresh air, "no human being can possibly be sad on such a morning as this." In Story-land Neither of us was a chess-player, and I was all unversed in cards, but sometimes we played draughts or dominoes by the hour, as though one of us had been Ronnie himself. Witching Hill Then, when fresh glasses were brought, Leo in two draughts emptied the bottle. The Undying Past The walls were kept down by pegs, and when all was finished we would bank it carefully round with snow to exclude wind and draughts. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Then she needed small draughts of water much oftener than she had been accustomed to receive them, or had dared to venture in their use. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician Are you mindful of draughts and slamming doors while she takes her rest for an hour or so, and can you not induce her to take that rest every day? What a Young Husband Ought to Know As he lighted a cigarette, a recent custom of his, and strolled down the shady way to the rose-arbor to meet Mrs. Darby, he drew deep draughts of satisfaction. The Reclaimers The glass doors stood wide open, letting in draughts of the soft rainy air. The Undying Past Carefully, nursingly, ceaselessly he pushed the steam-pointer higher, higher, higher on the dial—and that despite the tremendous draughts of Dad's throttle. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories I also advised the use of water, not only for drink, in small draughts, but, if the pain and soreness should be troublesome, as an external application to the part affected. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician When he is away, I have the impression of having discovered a treasure within myself from which I draw in deep draughts.... Woman Beauty and precision marked all his draughts and calculations. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution She drank, thoughtlessly, of the old fire-kindling wine in long immoderate draughts. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Folks may mention the word scribe with as much contempt as they please; the fact remains that I have had many a choice morsel, and drunk delicious draughts through being a scribe. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Nothing was to be taken, except small draughts of water, till twelve o'clock. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician He asked for water, and drank two long eager draughts, wetted his forehead and temples with the remainder, and signed to his housekeeper to leave him. The Wish A Novel In clouds of dust I choke and cough, Such draughts! Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories Perhaps a sense, dim-recognized, that the cheapening of ideals by frequent draughts at wayside fountains lessens the value and appreciation of the ultimate prize. The Gay Adventure A Romance Yet as soon as the precincts of discipline and study were left behind, Michael could extract from life full draughts of all these virtues. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Nor did Othomar speak again; he swallowed his last moments of relaxation and repose in careful draughts, each draught a pure joy that would never return. Majesty A Novel At the end was a view that brought his breath in deep draughts of delight. The Key to Yesterday In their room were cold, piercing draughts, which made it feel dreary and dismal. Yiddish Tales Whilst I was eagerly imbibing full draughts from the cup of life, death knocked at our door. The Children of the World And Norine sat by his bedside, and bathed his forehead, and held cooling draughts to his parched lips, and listened to his romantic, imbecile delirium, etc., etc., etc. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir No, he will drink many good draughts yet—that is, when he hath sold the freehold of the mill and disposed of any outlying properties that are left. The Firebrand She sat in her easy chair, sheltered from possible draughts, and watched it, seemingly unmindful of her three companions. The Master's Violin They were regaling themselves with sausages which omitted an unmistakable odor of garlic, and were of a very dubious appearance; interrupting the process of eating with frequent and copious draughts from their beer-mugs. The Progressionists, and Angela. How often I've thought of and pitied you, because, as a woman, you can never enjoy the strange, sweet wondrous delight, which I inhaled in full draughts with the night breeze. The Children of the World How deadening it all was, and how lethal the draughts sold here. A Bed of Roses The kindly lads had, with characteristic generosity, brought their prisoners a portion of their scanty rations—sausages and dried fish with onions and cheese, all washed down with copious draughts of red wine. The Firebrand It is the prop of society, and without this precious Chinese plant we might still be cupping the sack, and beating our wives between the draughts. With Edge Tools Fresh currents of air rushed down the mountain and Herr Frank inhaled refreshing draughts. The Progressionists, and Angela. They played domino awhile in a very spiritless manner, and then they tried draughts and loto, which they also soon gave up; Josephine saying that all these games required too much attention. Stories for Helen "There are draughts come in everywhere," said the old gentleman. Ayala's Angel "The skill of the voodoo priests in the concoction of strange draughts from the native herbs of Hayti is well known," Kennedy began again. The Social Gangster I took two or three copious draughts, which I thought imparted new life to my frame. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. It will need some time for men accustomed to work up their nervous system to a white heat by repeated draughts of whisky or brandy to be content with weak wines. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them He goes and he does not believe in draughts. Geography and Plays He himself, has sought for and found in London a fountain of age, from which he may quaff deep draughts, and returning, impart his experience to his envious friends. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 14 1890 The long, thick, dark leaves seem to stand draughts, gas, dark corners, poor soil, and general neglect almost with impunity. Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them Satisfied that there was no occasion for alarm, I resumed my seat, and indulged in fresh draughts of brandy-and-water. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The best chance, I think, would be to give him large draughts of fresh wholesome water, if we could find it. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Her treasures were not large enough to bear the unlimited draughts upon them. Lives of Celebrated Women Sylvia would watch with jealous eyes as the pair walked arm in arm down the avenue or played draughts together in the recreation hour. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story The fresh air fanned his forehead gratefully and he breathed it in in great draughts. Bert Wilson at Panama Then, they say, you will have a fresh air, and no draughts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The fact, then, is simply this, that I, Horace Templeton, whose draughts a few days back might have gone far into the "tens of thousands," without fear of "dishonour," am now ruined! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Helen has had a bad cough, dear, and I'm afraid her mother would think that she must stay where there were no draughts. The Fun of Cooking A Story for Girls and Boys I don't always go to the pantomime, because of draughts. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story Already in order to pay current expenses he was drawing upon the next quarter, and the combination of tradesmen's books with icy draughts curling through the house produced an atmosphere of perpetual exasperation. Plashers Mead A Novel Then say these pertinacious people, that they also disapprove of draughts; but they don't seem to mind boring holes in a gentleman's floor, or knocking through the sacred walls of home. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. As we sobered down, the froth was brushed aside, the right words came, and we drank deep draughts from the phial that contains the very essence of love. Fragments of an Autobiography Erastus gazed long and joyously about him and drew in long thirsty draughts the first delicious breath of freedom. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle On waking, copious draughts of tamarind water were given; when the fever came on again the decoction was repeated, with tamarind water in the intervals. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. But after a shower see how glad the leaves seem, and how stiff and straight they stand, because the roots are sucking up great draughts of water. Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 In your nursery, a maid and two or three children may conveniently be quartered for the night, by all means carefully secured from draughts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Apart from the unhealthiness to the pigs resulting from the exposure to draughts it is not apparent to the writer that any advantage is gained from the provision of these yards. The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing Here are no chaperons struggling with palms and hair-nets through a wearisome evening, creaking in wicker chairs and discussing draughts with neighbors. Carnival The article should then be allowed to cool in a place free from draughts and where the hot glass will not come in contact with anything. A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing His breath was coming back to him in big draughts that he could scarcely swallow. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 They say, that from this source the fire will be supplied so well, that it will no longer suck in draughts over your shoulders, and between your legs, from remote corners of the room. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. This will permit of thorough ventilation, quite free from draughts, whilst the variations in the temperature will be comparatively slight. The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing What though surreptitious gin were carried in, in bladders, beneath the under garments of the fairer portion of creation; what though brandy were smuggled into the wards, disguised as black draughts, or extract of sarsaparilla? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 Nor did we fail to wash down our food with draughts of good wine on every day of the week. Seven Frozen Sailors The little fellow, with trembling hands, took the beaker and eagerly emptied it at two draughts. Tales of South Africa Eric walked with a firm and erect step, taking in full draughts of the fresh morning air. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The latter is particularly necessary after the pigs are a few days old, as these do not suffer so much from cold as they do from damp and draughts. The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing A goodly portion of the liquor was poured into a smaller bowl and handed to me, after the preliminary sip required by Zulu etiquette, the others taking draughts in common from the large earthen pot. The White Shield According to her lights she had been a good mother, careful of colds and draughts, of food and raiment. Lady Cassandra The three men smiled mutually, clinked their glasses, and drank deep draughts to their undertaking. Tales of South Africa Purgatives and diuretics are particularly numerous, and the medicines take the form of pillules, draughts, liniments, fumigations, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Their delightful choruses swelling upward were like draughts of rich wine, keen and intoxicating. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Healths are drunk at table, but in sparing draughts, while delicious fruits fill up the time devoted to dessert. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time I’m afraid of everything where you are concerned,—draughts and drains, and accidents, and editors, and letters in blue envelopes, and perils by night and by day. Lady Cassandra It is true cards were looked upon as sinful, but we had chess and draughts. Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself They are acquainted with chess, draughts, backgammon, and other games, among which is one peculiar to themselves, called Mankalah, and played with cowries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Here under a huge mound lay buried a Saxon chieftain surrounded by his belongings; arms defensive and offensive, his drinking cups, and even his game of draughts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" When he travelled, she journeyed with him, carefully watching to keep away from him both draughts and bores. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Those intended for the conservatory should be gradually inured to more air by midsummer, but kept out of cold draughts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" And soon the breath of air became a breeze, and Sybil drew in refreshing draughts that, in renewing her vitality almost restored her courage. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Next they bent over the edge of the lake, and inhaled long, insatiable draughts of the brackish water, which we could see ascending their long necks as up some flexible pump. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] In Spanish draughts the board is set as for the Italian game. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" To give himself courage for the struggle with the proud, chaste German princess, the king drinks the heavy wine in eager draughts, and, unaccustomed to the potion, sinks into a heavy sleep. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Nay, I have known some mad enough in this hot condition, to take huge draughts of cold water, or perhaps of milk and water, which they esteem much more cold in operation than water alone. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts As if this were not enough, he would gulp down such draughts of snow-water as distance any achievement on record in the annals of hydropathy. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He then walked away towards the Metal Pig, half knelt down, clasped it with his arms, and, putting his mouth to the shining snout, drank deep draughts of the fresh water. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series The authentic history of draughts in England commences with William Payne’s Introduction to the Game of Draughts, the dedication of which was written by Samuel Johnson. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The young men who had brought them in were squatting in the background, drinking large draughts of tywala. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion Even then he did not move, but stood quiet, arms folded across his swelling chest, drawing great draughts of humid air deep into his lungs. Warrior of the Dawn A curtain on sliding rings served to screen from draughts, as well as to separate beds. Women of Early Christianity To drown his grief, he indulged in wine, and the result of his copious draughts was that he became bold and noisy. Waldfried A Novel |
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