| 单词 | escutcheon |
| 例句 | Lancelot rode out from the north exit, marked with the , Bon escutcheon—and immediately everybody in the amphitheatre knew that it was he, although he was disguised. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In her heart, she was his silent ally, a fifth columnist, in Bull’s inveterate assaults on the trellised escutcheons of the Old South that Lillian shoved in front of him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a new Boy Scout, transported with enthusiasm, he would have stuck the cross on his escutcheon, on his coat, on his helm, on his saddle, and on the horse’s curb. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Devoid of ornamentation but for small, white metal escutcheons, it seems the very embodiment of puritanical severity. Art Review: ‘Koloman Moser: Designing Modern Vienna,’ at Neue Galerie 2013-06-06T21:38:06Z In the right-hand panel, a crimson escutcheon hovers, like a danger signal, against a vortex of tangled, scribbled lines. Growing, Faltering, Changing, Growing: Lessons From Kay WalkingStick 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Ditto the ambiguous legacy of Andrew Jackson, the American president whose enforced relocation of the Indians is viewed by many as a major blot on the nation’s moral escutcheon. Theatrical Stumbles of Historic Proportions 2010-12-10T16:02:00Z Jimmy Ray rather mysteriously disappears from the narrative during this interlude, and Josiah’s obsessive need to erase the potential blot on the family escutcheon leads him to an appalling act I shouldn’t divulge. ‘Bright Star’ Is Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s New Show 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Had I a coat of arms and an escutcheon, one of my heraldic elements would be that motto. Paul Theroux’s Travel Wish List 2013-01-11T19:49:59Z For a modern apartment in a Nashville high-rise, however, he chose a streamlined lever with a flat profile and square escutcheon from Nanz: “It’s a modern lever, done in a clean and simple way.” What the best-dressed doors are wearing | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The 16th-century escutcheon of Potosí, a city on the high Andean plain in southern Bolivia, declared it the “treasure of the world, king of all mountains and envy of kings”. A battle for supremacy in the lithium triangle 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z He wrote again, rejecting Jefferson’s view that “the difficult work of cleansing the escutcheon of Virginia” should fall solely upon young men like himself. How liberals invented segregation: The real history of race, equality and our Founding Fathers 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Think of pretentiousness as holding something in front of you, like actors wearing masks in ancient Greek tragedy, or medieval knights presenting their escutcheon. Pretentiousness: Why It Matters by Dan Fox 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Mazda watchers know the company wandered in the grille design wilderness for ages; the new escutcheon, with seven horizontal chrome pinstripes and the floating Mazda crest, finally coheres. Mazda CX-3: Finally, a Seductive Minicrossover 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z But, honestly, I don’t know how any normal person is supposed to care about whether a billionaire’s escutcheon was blotted by someone with a golden parachute worth $40m in cash, stocks and pension benefits. Republican presidential debate: Trump and Bush clash but Fiorina stands out – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z He went on to speculate that Goodricke's family found his deafness to be "a blot on the family escutcheon". The deaf astronomer and the 'dark body' 2012-12-18T09:39:13Z But Norman blotted his escutcheon by leading a revolt of conservative Conservative M.P.s that tried to torpedo Cameron’s bill to reform the House of Lords. World on a Page 2012-07-16T05:00:00Z To which I could only reply, "Madam, I have never yet discovered the bend sinister on our escutcheon." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z The sense of desolation was increased by a walled-up door in the center of the house, above which angelic supporters sustained the full moon of Clare on a stone escutcheon. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z But, honestly, I don’t know how any normal person is supposed to care about whether a billionaire’s escutcheon was blotted by someone with a golden parachute worth $40m in cash, stocks and pension benefits. Republican presidential debate: Trump and Bush clash but Fiorina stands out – as it happened 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Its floor resembles one grand escutcheon—a mosaic of knightly tombs, recalling days when Malta was a harbour of saintly refuge and princely hospitality for crusaders and pilgrims of the cross. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z And so he died, this knightly little demigod—true lover, false husband—who had fouled his snowy escutcheon for a worthless woman. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z In the center, surrounded by a border, emblazoned in proper colors, was the escutcheon of the Clarks, with its three white swans. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z They sent to tell Donna Olympia to prepare for him a coffin, and an escutcheon, but she answered that she was a poor widow. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z In the action, the movement, the adventure of the last fortnight, I had well-nigh lost sight of the blot on my escutcheon, of the shame which had driven me from home. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Her husband had left the city only that morning; but behind him he had left an escutcheon who could—and was, as capable of making matters as disagreeable. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z It is the same as that of the Queen, except that it bears a label argent of three points, with the arms of Saxony on an escutcheon of pretence. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z But Michael Teleki, in addition to his countly escutcheon, got a present of a silver table service which cost ten thousand florins. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z ‘Escocheon’ is used by many modern writers on heraldry in preference to escutcheon, not only as a more elegant orthography, but as a closer approximation to the French écusson, from which it is derived. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z One day he was offered a new suit of clothes—his own had the threadbare gloss of long application of the brush—for the Coddington escutcheon that had descended to him. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z George III. when he left out the ensigns of France marshalled on his standard those of his Germanic states in an escutcheon of pretence—a small shield in the centre point. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The mottoes of our escutcheons go very well together. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z “I know three families,” says Garter Bigland, “who have acquired estates by virtue of preserving the arms and escutcheons of their ancestors.” The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Nevertheless, he at last became an inmate of the poor-house at Coddington's Cove; and that is the way the family escutcheon came to be hanging in the City Hall. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Her real name was Ad�le Terchout, and just before the Franco-German war broke out she declined an offer of marriage from an elderly duke, with a very ancient escutcheon. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Each bore aloft a carved escutcheon, and in that weird half-light and with a backing of dark forest trees the two might have been taken for ghosts. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z Broken escutcheons, carved in stone, commemorate bishops on the walls. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z Be this as it may, the incubus removed, my lady girded up her loins for the effacing of the blot on the escutcheon. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z A few family escutcheons designate the ancient adherence to the dogma that all men were not created politically free and equal. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He was their legend, their escutcheon; so long as they had him they felt distinguished themselves. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z From the Spanish point of view, on the contrary, it is manual labor, not beggary, that stains the escutcheon. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z E-, a purely phonetic addition, of French origin, as in esquire, estate, eschew, especial, escutcheon. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The old escutcheons in the galleries have been permitted to remain. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z This act, a bar-sinister in the biography of Gorges, sullies his escutcheon at the outset. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z He obtained permission to add to his escutcheon the letters SS. to commemorate this circumstance. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-25T03:00:37.190Z From the walls and pillars, hung several escutcheons and armorial bearings. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z When the escutcheon of a king is stained, it matters not whether the blood that washes the blot away be guilty or innocent. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z He died at Halifax, and was buried under the little old Dutch Church, in Brunswick Street, where his escutcheon and monument with armorial bearings are still to be seen. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The picturesque wooden houses were hung with coloured tapestries, decorated with five hundred escutcheons bearing the arms of Savoy and Burgundy. The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria 2012-01-10T03:00:13.777Z The cruel stain of slavery had been effaced from the national escutcheon, and the rosy morn of peace began to dawn behind the breaking clouds of the great storm.* Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z At the corners there were green porcelain escutcheons, imitating roughly cut emeralds. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z After his marriage in 1587, his wife's escutcheon is stamped alongside his own with the initials J. A. M. below, and also on the backs of his volumes. Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z His escutcheon, with the bull's head crest, hangs in the west gallery. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The story is told against us; and if we can we want to wipe the blot off our escutcheon. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z Thank God, I'm burdened with no escutcheon to put it on. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z The gate was a complicated piece of iron work; the windows had stained glass figures; the gray walls were encrusted with marble bas-reliefs, and ancient escutcheons. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z This energetic action on Grant’s part saved the United States from a foul stain upon its escutcheon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The Supreme Court, which began on Tuesday following, was hung in mourning and escutcheons. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z At the angles of the tomb are seated figures, and the sides are sculptured with medallions and escutcheons and the figures of angels and saints. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Marry, there are escutcheons enough, and coats of arms! The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Footnote 7: At the death of the last representative of a noble family in Sweden, the escutcheon is usually broken over his coffin. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z Achieve′ment, a performance: an exploit: an escutcheon or armorial shield granted in memory of some achievement, applied especially to the escutcheon over the tomb of a dead person, generally called a hatchment. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z There is, however, an escutcheon with the arms of Lawrence on the east gallery. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The frieze is decorated also, at intervals, by the escutcheons of Don Pedro and of Ferdinand and Isabella, and by the well-known devices of Charles V., the Pillars of Hercules with the motto "Plus Oultre." Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The interior was sumptuously decorated with medallions and escutcheons in bas-relief. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z And he had a fine escutcheon made for himself, wherein was a crow sable on a field or, with this device: The pieces are for the Crow. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z There is no doubt that Mormonism is one of the foulest blots upon the escutcheon of the United States. Octavia The Octoroon 2011-09-26T02:00:30.547Z Then, again, Beaumanoir reflected with a sigh, his new and sweet friendship with Leonie Sherman—a friendship to which no blot on his escutcheon need now put limits—would be rudely snapped. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z On the bosom of each is displayed the national escutcheon: the Towers of Castile, the Lions of Leon, the Bats of Aragon, and the Chains of Navarre. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The leading families, by elaborate precautions, might succeed in keeping their escutcheons clean, but humbler circles darkened significantly despite fervid protestations of “pure-white” blood. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z No, Pan Snitko; the moon is hidden in your escutcheon, but your wit is hidden still better, for no one could find it with a candle. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The same was true of the avocats, who bore upon their escutcheon a gowned figure, with something very like a halo surrounding its head. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Those who lived there, in that old stained house with the Strozzi escutcheon, opposite the five bare mulberry-trees, were doubtless as like as may be to this man who lives there in the present. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z On the tympanum of the arch is displayed the Spanish coat of arms in white marble, flanked by the escutcheons of the inevitable and ubiquitous Ferdinand and Isabella. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Over the whole was half an escutcheon the sinister half being obscured or cut off, to denote that the English crown was in the possession of another, to the bearer’s prejudice. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Pan Snitko, I know the escutcheon Hidden Moon,—a worthy escutcheon. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The sunbeam on the chamber-wall—stained azure and purple by the painted escutcheon of “Fischere” on the pane—travelled slowly as the sun sank lower. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z With me ends the family of Zagloba, with its escutcheon 'In the Forehead.' With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The escutcheons on the wall at the back of this fa�ade bear the initials of R�gnault F�ret, who completed the mansion. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Ages of penance and contrition, will not wipe out this dark stain from the British escutcheon. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z It is the only way to wipe our 212 escutcheon clear. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z In the window was the escutcheon of his family in coloured glass, and the name “Fischere” in old-fashioned letters. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z What is thy escutcheon, where is thy home?' Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z The ship, whose mast bears the royal crown, is adorned with the escutcheons of France and Poland, and contains eleven small figures. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z She would lead the sophomores on to glory and the acclamation of her class would cleanse her blurred escutcheon. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z She mentally set them down as girls whom she would take a just pleasure in avoiding, later on, when the smudge had been erased from her escutcheon. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z He considers that no blot has fallen on the escutcheon of his noble house, as he had respect and commiseration from all Rome, and from the cultivated everywhere. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z You have dishonoured an ancient name!—blotted a stainless escutcheon! Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z The capitals of the prismatic pillars and the key-stones of the arches were adorned with escutcheons, fleur-de-lys, flowers and crockets. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Aunt Joanna was given an elm, and not a mean deal board coffin, such as is provided for paupers; and a handsome escutcheon of white metal was put on the lid. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Watson, while they were in dispute, and said, that Mrs. Veal was certainly dead, and her escutcheons were making. A True Relation of the Apparition of one Mrs. Veal The Next Day after Her Death, to one Mrs. Bargrave, at Canterbury, the 8th of September, 1705; which Apparition Recommends the Perusal of Drelincourt's Book of Consolations against the Fears of Death 2011-07-05T02:00:29.927Z Striped with vermilion on a ground of ochreous earth, with strange devices on the forehead and cheeks, it resembled a painted escutcheon more than a human face. The Yellow Chief 2011-07-05T02:00:27.013Z Lady Evrard also was desirous that the stain the baronet had brought on the family escutcheon by his marriage with her should be blotted out. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Upon the 25th December, the remains of the Emperor were placed on a funeral car drawn by eight horses, covered to the ground with black cloth ornamented with the escutcheons of the empire. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z He lay in his hidden grave, and his bravery was glowing in the mouths of a hundred heroes, and his honor should be kept untarnished, if a woman's hand could uphold the proud escutcheon! Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z With its Tudor battlements, casements, diamond-paned and low oriel windows, half obliterated escutcheons; its drapery of green ivy, and heavy iron-clamped doors, it looked venerable, picturesque and peaceful. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z Besides, it would be a blot on the club escutcheon to ask her to resign. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z I do not mean by this that any bar sinister defaced his escutcheon. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z Above the window was an oculus, the decoration of which was mingled with that of an escutcheon immediately beneath it, on which the date "1616" could still be deciphered. Ypres and the Battles of Ypres 2011-05-27T02:00:14.743Z I honor him for that sterling integrity which was beyond the reach of temptation, and which, at the close of his public service, left no blot, no stain upon his escutcheon. The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt 2011-05-24T02:00:12.183Z The fire as it revived had thrown a glow upon the hearthstone, which was of cast-iron, and presented a large armorial escutcheon. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z If ever we expect to hand down our sorority to those who come after us, we must offer them an unblurred escutcheon. Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z A stone escutcheon, broken from one of the tombs, served her for a seat, and a pile of fern and leaves for a bed. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z The furniture of the living-rooms had been completed and renewed in a style at once baronial and comfortable; the escutcheons in the “Hall of Justice” had been carefully restored to their original pattern. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z This basin was covered by a sort of porch or vault, with at times moulded arches and sculptured figures and escutcheons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z What escutcheon was to become quartered upon that of the Vernons? The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z It is at this point that we unfurl the banners and polish the escutcheons of the royal dukedoms. Royal identity 2011-04-16T09:33:46Z Could he and would he produce a family escutcheon? Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z "Sister," he said, "this is my wife, who has generously consented to add an additional lustre to the St. Clair escutcheon, and, without doubt, would as kindly place you on her list of friends!" Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z On the escutcheon of Captain Scarthe there is no stain, save the blood of his enemies, and the enemies of his king. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z While the hero of C— was thus starting to seek fresh fame on a foreign shore, he came very near having his escutcheon stained in the land he was leaving behind him! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The iron gate with its quaint scroll work, above which was suspended the Lodrin escutcheon, between two time-stained sandstone urns, turned upon its rusty hinges, and Oswald rode up to the castle and dismounted. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z Would an escutcheon really need to be laid within range of the maternal lorgnette? Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Meanwhile, I leave you to purify your soiled escutcheon as you best may. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z As her brother—the nearest male relative, it was mine to guard her honour—to preserve the family escutcheon pure and untarnished. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The “pile,” it may be explained, is in the form of a wedge, and unless otherwise specified in the blazon, occupies the central portion of the escutcheon, issuing from the middle chief. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z They actually dignify station, instead of disgracing it, so that a "brogue" seems to seal the very patent of your nobility, and the mutilations of your parts of speech stand for quarterings on your escutcheon. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z If so, just what was an escutcheon most like? Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z M. le Grand, in speaking of Abyssinian coronations, says: “The escutcheon is a lion holding a cross, with this motto: Vicit leo de tribu Judah.” The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z You wander up rudely-paved streets rising zigzag, and pass beneath arches on which are carved the escutcheons of French knights. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The central yellow stripe is charged in the hoist with an escutcheon containing the arms of Castile and Leon, and surmounted by the royal crown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z Upon the 25th December, the remains of the emperor were placed on a funeral car drawn by eight horses, covered to the ground with black cloth ornamented with the escutcheons of the empire. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z I wish ’em joy taking my escutcheon in.” Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Let them rather feel that from our national escutcheon shall be washed away every stain, that justice shall yet be triumphant, and that democracy shall indeed find its true place in the world. Your Negro Neighbor 2011-02-14T03:00:35.203Z The king of Nazareth, who had assisted at this joust, telling his folk at home who had won the prize, described the arms and escutcheon of the valiant knight. Torrent of Portyngale 2011-02-11T03:00:28.940Z I detest them; and so does every officer in our army who cares for its escutcheon. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z That a market should be held upon the Sabbath in this city, is a "bend sinister" upon its escutcheon. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z A cautious approach, a forward swish of rope, a forceful reaction— Unless luck all lay with his too rampant escutcheon, the chapter might be closed. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z He began a long heraldic dissertation upon the aforesaid escutcheon, in which he played with the centuries and with the comparatively modern race of Steinr�cks as if they were but babies in arms. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z On the very wedding-day the mother recognizes her son by his escutcheon, and the marriage is instantly dissolved. Torrent of Portyngale 2011-02-11T03:00:28.940Z Holbein could get no further commissions of this kind, and was pitifully reduced, it is said, even to the painting of escutcheons for a living. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z "The Black Grape" was the device roughly painted on the escutcheon of a tavern that served for rendezvous to all sorts of bandits, who at that season infested the city of Paris. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z At any rate, the Stansbury-Pape escutcheon threw up his part with a violent coördination of horns, head and heels. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z This union of the two last scions of my race renders it doubly my duty to keep the escutcheon of that race free from every stain. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z Mexican, 36. plate or escutcheon, 33, 34. price of, 34. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z George III removed from his escutcheon the fleur-de-lis, and from his ceremonial title the style of king of France. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z It struck me at the time that "going some" was probably the motto on the city's escutcheon. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Except for this darting, swooping, whooping escort, the early advance of Pape’s escutcheon toward Fifth Avenue was accomplished without undue excitement. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z But your escutcheon is not, after all, as high as the sun in the heavens; there may come a day when it will wear a stain that you cannot wipe out. Saint Michael A Romance 2011-01-31T03:00:12.470Z Truly, I shudder to think of what my family has escaped: of the foul blot which the marriage of my daughter with one of your stamp would have spread upon my proud escutcheon. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z The building formed three sides of a square, the fourth enclosed by iron railings and a curiously carved gate, gilded escutcheons and coats of arms forming its chief ornaments. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z Upon the panel above the pillow an escutcheon was blazoned out in dull gold. The Princess Galva A Romance Even more alive than was he must his escutcheon be. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z In that and the two following centuries the keys and the escutcheons of the locks became highly ornamental; usually in forged iron, they were occasionally made of more precious metals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Plunder and spoliation were second nature to them, but they also spitefully defaced escutcheons and armorial insignia which were the only available keys wherewith to unlock the mysteries of the past. The Story of Malta No blemish rests upon the fair escutcheon of his name. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution And so was I properly the first of my name and race and escutcheon, and if any had jeered at me thereupon, I had without doubt presented him a sword or a pair of pistols. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim In yonder bovine I present for your inspection a copy of the Stansbury-Pape escutcheon—verily the fruit of my family tree. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z It exhibits not only the Royal and Imperial escutcheon, Double-headed Eagle, and Columns, with the proud motto "plus ultra," but a quantity of pure Renaissance ornament from which all trace of Gothic has disappeared. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. Their genealogy, their escutcheons, and their family connection were to them the highest things upon earth. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. His extracts from public documents are garbled—his conclusions are based on false premises—his innuendos are ungenerous—his attack gratuitous and has justly recoiled upon the proud escutcheon of his literary fame. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Two large escutcheons of gilt copper, emblems of the notarial residence, flanked the worm-eaten porte coch�re, of which the primitive colour was no longer to be distinguished under the mud which covered it. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 And he did not wish to fall into the hands of the police who had hauled his run-amuck escutcheon out of the lake and taken him in charge. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Their arms, with a lion, and the three little towers which pun heraldically upon their name, as charges, still exist upon a Gothic escutcheon over one of the doorways. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. But the Imperial Court imposed other limitations, dividing, up to the most modern times, the last escutcheon of its nobility into Edle, nobles, Herren, gentlemen, and Ritter, knights. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. So dark, so deep, so damming a blot rests not upon the escutcheon of any other nation upon earth. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution But Heine is to our view always the same, always the representative of humor with "a laughing tear" in his escutcheon, always the poetic anomaly, coquetting with his pain and scoffing it away. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 They had no noble escutcheons to be tarnished, no splendid names, no high lineage to be disgraced. Tony Butler The banners and escutcheons of the several municipalities were borne aloft on long lances. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Whoever was transferred from the order of citizens to that of nobles or knights, could not be buried with mourning horses and escutcheons if he continued his vocation as a citizen. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Before leaving, he placed a brilliant star upon the bright escutcheon of his name by voting for and signing the chart of our Liberty—the manifesto of freemen against the usurpations of tyranny. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution A hopeless youthful love for a charming Hamburg maiden was the Muse of the Heine lyric, whose escutcheon has for a symbol "the laughing tear." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 We have absolutely nothing of our once powerful family, save the name and the escutcheon,—mementos to remind us of our fall! Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) "Condemn me to death if you will, but do not dishonor the escutcheon of my family." Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. The dove must triumph—for she bore Leonard's escutcheon, and must bear it victorious against his enemies. The Great Miss Driver Not a stain rests on the fair escutcheon of his public or private character. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution On their escutcheon it put a mourning band but not a blackening blot. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident The escutcheon of the royal arms of Portugal is painted in the middle of each side. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 None of the European capitals are without these dark spots upon the escutcheon of civilization. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia In the upper part they enclose a large armorial escutcheon, with lions for supporters. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. The pure escutcheon of his public fame and private worth was without a spot to obscure its brilliant lustre. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution There are no princes of the blood to wrap the infant in the insignia of royalty, and fold about his limbs the tapestried escutcheon of a kingdom. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. If they find Mormonism an intolerable blot upon their escutcheon, they will have to put a stop in some way or other to cannibalism and devil-worship. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Twisted pillars occur at the corners of the tomb, and on each side of the large escutcheons, and the whole composition is in a remarkably good state of preservation. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West It is certain also, in fine, that this broad designation of social democracy serves as an escutcheon and a buckler to many intruders. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History Honesty and industry were formerly the brightest stars on the escutcheon of fame. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The shield within a border, gules, entwined of thirteen escutcheons, argent, linked together by a chain or, each charged with initial sable letters as follows: 1st. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Amidst the ruin in the cathedral, the mob had alone spared the royal arms and the escutcheons of the knights of the Golden Fleece, emblazoned on the walls. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Studding the borders of the lights, interspersed among other ornaments, are the arms of Ferrers and Carminow, and a grand escutcheon similarly charged, and encircled with beautiful green-foliaged ornament occurs below. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Severe economists, not quite unjustly, called these small charges a blot on his escutcheon. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) This act is the darkest spot upon the proud escutcheon of the Continental Congress—an act that I would gladly "expunge from the record." Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It is this he told me—party per pale of thirteen stripes, white and red; the chief of the escutcheon blue, signifying the protection of heaven over the States. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. How unjust then was it to charge on America, as a crime, what was one of the brightest virtues in her escutcheon. Discussion on American Slavery Below in panels are shields with classic wreaths around them, boldly sculptured,—there are no charges on the escutcheons, and they appear to have been originally covered with brasses, on which the charges were emblazoned. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West When he had reached its base, and was slowly riding up the steep and rocky ascent, a little flag, displaying the golden star, the escutcheon of Gyllenstierna, suddenly waved from the pinnacle of the tower. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna It has left a stigma on the Christian escutcheon of the British nation that time or angels' tears can never expunge—a foul blot, lasting as the pages of history. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution For the Crest, over the head of the eagle, which appears above the escutcheon, a glory, or, breaking through a cloud, proper, and surrounding thirteen stars forming a constellation, argent on an azure field. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. He seeks no monumental marble, no funeral oration, no proud escutcheon, no partial page of history to perpetuate his name. Discussion on American Slavery Under the inscription a large escutcheon quarterly of eighteen:—1. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West His escutcheon bore the seven heads, chained, of monarchs whom he had conquered. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. It is a bright jewel in the escutcheon of a name. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The interpretation of these devices is as follows: The escutcheon is composed of the chief and pale, the two most honorable ordinaries. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Must this blot rest upon our beloved country, and tarnish its escutcheon forever? Three Prize Essays on American Slavery In the chancel window are two escutcheons;—1. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Where, inquired illustrious Fame, where are the Conquistadores, who escaped alive from all those battles; where are the tombs of those great heroes who fell in battle; where are their escutcheons? The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Not a blemish soiled the bright escutcheon of his public character or private reputation. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Over the head of the eagle, which appears above the escutcheon, a glory, or, breaking through a cloud, proper, and surrounding thirteen stars forming a constellation, argent, on an azure field. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The whole arrangement she stigmatizes as a graceless one and a blot on the Company's escutcheon. Seeds of Pine Below are traceried panels, with shields in their centres, on which were originally brass escutcheons. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West We have equally merited for ourselves grants of land and honorable escutcheons, with those brave men of former times who were so honoured by their monarchs! The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. Would to God that all who have figured largely on the grand theatre of public action could have the same glory emblazoned on the escutcheon of their names. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution This lion, struck by a lance, and lying down to die, holds tight within his claws the royal escutcheon upon a shield adorned with fleurs-de-lis. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty At the summit of the whole work are two figures of marble, which support that lord's escutcheon of balls. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol. IX (of 10) Michelagnolo to the Flemings On the panel at the end of the tomb is an escutcheon with these arms,—Quarterly of fifteen:—1. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West A curious incident that happened just after the Emperor's visit was the breaking out of a fire in a wing of the Quirinal, in which the pontifical escutcheon affixed to the palace was burned. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Aside from this rash error the escutcheon of Mr. Gwinnett was without a blot. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Notaries have been obliged to take down the escutcheons marked with a flower-de-luce which served to designate their houses. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty On a large flag of red silk were wove the arms of W�rtemberg, with its escutcheon and four fields. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. "At the upper end of the north aisle," Hutchins remarks, "are two altar tombs of grey marble, but the brass plates, effigies, escutcheons, and inscriptions gone; perhaps they belong to the family of the Willoughbies." The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West On her way, she again passed the pedigree, and turning her glowing countenance upon it, a black escutcheon met her eye. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Here and there a goddess or a couple of cherubs bearing an escutcheon smirked at us from the high garden-walls. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Neither names nor escutcheons, neither liveries nor places at court, had been suppressed. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty The duke is represented clothed in armour and reclining between six lions, which hold aloft his escutcheon. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine By established code he should have "got" Matlock long ago; and now he would have to defer the wiping out of that blot on his escutcheon until after the season's work was over. The Song of the Wolf And I—oh, I was nobody: one Her worshiper only; who chose to be Silent, seeing that love alone Was his only badge of nobility, Set in his heart's escutcheon. Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses In the vestibule of the university, high up on the walls, hang the escutcheons of the more famous of the students of past centuries, gray with age and mould and cobweb. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. From its branches depended escutcheons, helmets, and blue ribbons interwoven with chains. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty In the right transept are a series of very ancient German paintings and a number of escutcheons, coloured and in high relief, commemorating benefactors of the church. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine This blot upon his escutcheon must be wiped off. Pretty Michal The chest was stoutly timbered, as if it were built in some ship-yard, and there were heavy wrought-iron hinges and a large escutcheon for the keyhole that the ship's blacksmith might have hammered out. Strangers and Wayfarers It has been attempted to be let furnished, and there is now a board to that effect hung out like an escutcheon. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The escutcheon of the Franciscans on the wall is a twisted cord and a cross on which are nailed the arms of the Christ and the arm of St. Francis. Through Our Unknown Southwest I am afraid that it will be my task to tarnish her escutcheon.” Cynthia's Chauffeur He was accused of aiming at dethroning the king, and getting the young prince into his hands; also for adding the arms of Edward the Confessor to his escutcheon. Old and New London Volume I Under the starry flag of such a government, neither slave, nor pauper, nor criminal, shall be found to cloud with shame, the fair escutcheon of true liberty! Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century And now at sight of them they embrace and wet them with tears and kiss the escutcheon of St. Mark. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli They are emphatically a mildew upon our fields, a scourge to our backs, and a stain upon our escutcheon. Thoughts on African Colonization There is an old escutcheon immediately over the point of the arch; and as you pass underneath, if you look up, you can plainly see the groove of the old portcullis still remaining. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. To crown all, Cochrane's political enemies had him stripped of his knighthood, and the escutcheon of his order disgracefully kicked down the steps of the chapel in Westminster Abbey. Old and New London Volume I The skin covered by the whole of this escutcheon is yellowish, with a few black spots, and a kind of bran, or dandruff, detaches from it. Soil Culture Do not think of Cesar Borgia or of any drunken philosophy that elevates him to its escutcheon. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Banners and escutcheons, kindled By the light of slaughter, dwindled— in darkness;—the chimera Of the Past was laid at last. Weeds by the Wall Verses The escutcheon of Uxmal shows that he called the place he governed the land of the Sun. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa On the outside of the barge shone three dozen illuminated royal escutcheons. Old and New London Volume I This escutcheon is easily distinguished from the others, by its outline figure. Soil Culture At first the city was quiet, and the friends of order congratulated themselves that their efforts had been successful in removing the stigma which previous transactions had affixed to its escutcheon. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 They’re so afraid of the Liberals, they will forget their escutcheons. The Missourian This name forming the center of the escutcheon, is written with a cross, circumscribed by a circle, that among the Egyptians is the sign for land, region, surrounded by the rays of the sun. Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove that Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa They also blazoned some of the windows of the hall, and the Mayor's Court, with Whittington's escutcheons. Old and New London Volume I These escutcheons are unmistakably diverse from either of the others; gradations, from first to eighth orders, the same. Soil Culture The Venetian clock-tower, now a caf�, bears the date 1493 on a panel of the winged lion above the pointed arch, but must be earlier than that date, as it also bears the Frangipani escutcheon. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Over there below, in front of her father’s house, were glittering swords and dazzling helmets, and the sheen of gilded escutcheons on coach doors. The Missourian The ivory was yellow and old, carved with the escutcheon bearing the three balls, the arms of the great House of Medici. The Sign of Silence With the left hand she clasped an escutcheon of the royal arms, bound about with many spirals of gold edging and beautiful ornaments. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The dandruff which detaches from the skin within the escutcheon of the first order is yellowish or copperish color. Soil Culture They attach themselves by preference to the tender skin on the escutcheon, the inside of the thighs, and on the base of the udder. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle And on the coach door flashed Maximilian’s escutcheon, his archducal arms grafted on the torso of his new imperial estate. The Missourian He regards the recent episode, to which I suppose you refer, as somewhat of a blot upon the family escutcheon. Kildares of Storm Many escutcheons of the royal arms and of the city were seen hanging at regular intervals—some of them embroidered and others in bas-relief, and all with much ornamentation of ribbons and resplendent in colors. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. They are distinguished by the lines of ascending and descending hair in their escutcheon. Soil Culture In any case very careful search should be made for them in those places which they prefer—the thighs, escutcheon, and udder. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle I desire," he said, "that henceforth, in commemoration of your almost miraculous deliverance, you carry upon your escutcheon a silver axe emblazoned on an azure chess-board. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It is but a poor recompense to their present unhonoured solitude, that their melancholy battlements are emblazed at intervals with the pontifical escutcheons. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 His escutcheon 'was the stake, the flame, and good men in it.' Bunyan Never put a cow to any bull that has not a regular, well-defined, and smooth escutcheon. Soil Culture Another sign or effect of the degeneration of the nobility is found in the marriages they so often contract with wealthy heiresses, often of mediocre quality, in order to repair their escutcheon. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Nor is there reason to believe that these blots on the escutcheon of a nation, so young and so unembarrassed, are either deeply regretted or will be speedily effaced. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 “Why, daughter, he has a crest,—an escutcheon of azure, sable, and sanguine, a lion rampant, a unicorn passant, and an eagle volent.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance It was a stain in his own eyes on his own nobility, a slur upon his escutcheon, a taint in his hitherto unslobbered honesty, and then the sin of it;—the sin of it! Is He Popenjoy? M. Guenon adopted them on account of the shape of the escutcheon, or from the name of the place from which the cows came. Soil Culture The base bears escutcheons of the Dauphins of France, the arms and two inscriptions referring to the princes and their birth. The Cathedrals of Northern France The criminal extortion exercised by the priesthood and their followers forms a dark blot upon the escutcheon of both the church and the state. Aztec Land Above these allegories are placed the escutcheons of our illustrious Captain-General, together with the coats-of-arms belonging to Spain and to Santiago de Cuba. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Those women were not heartless, but they would rather see that baby die in torture by inches, than dim with one breath the lustre of their brazen escutcheon of Caste! Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India The appearance of the hind-part of the cow, from a point near the gambrel-joint up to the tail, Guenon calls the escutcheon. Soil Culture An English Manor House Pride in their ancient lineage was, of course, common to noble families, though probably few of them could boast as Tresham did that there was no blot in their escutcheon. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning Mary at length assumed the title in some of her official acts, and combined the arms of England with those of Scotland in the escutcheons with which her furniture and her plate were emblazoned. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History But, Cleveland, you know that we come from an old and noble stock, where the bar sinister has never crossed our escutcheon, and I can not yet make up my mind to an immediate engagement. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life It was bad enough that his nephew should besmirch the family escutcheon, but that his daughter should deliberately contract a mesalliance in the face of his objections, was too much. When Dreams Come True In this class, the shape of the escutcheon is entirely distinct, so that no one will confound it with the first. Soil Culture On the east, the German post, in wood painted with a black and white spiral and surmounted by an escutcheon with the words, "Deutsches Reich." The Frontier At the W. end stands the font, which is octagon, the faces containing roses and lions, and two figures holding blank escutcheons, the pedestal supported by four lions. Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc In like manner, over another door that leads into the cloister of the Convent of the Servites, Rosso painted the escutcheon of Pope Leo, with two children; but it is now ruined. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 05 ( of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto There your maternal ancestors are buried, and there their escutcheons stand till this day. The Golden House Skin within the escutcheon same color, bag equally delicate, and hair fine, as in all the first orders. Soil Culture Upon the table lay a couple of well-seasoned briars, and on the wall an escutcheon bearing its owner’s college arms. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London On the tower were gilded escutcheons, and a couple of armor-clad statues in niches. Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders In the Banchi he executed the escutcheon of Pope Leo, with three children, that seemed to be alive, so tender was their flesh. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 05 ( of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto She's scared the family escutcheon of the Armstrongs will be sullied forever with the blot of a boarder on it. The End of the Rainbow Those with coarse hair and but little of it, in the escutcheon, give poor, watery milk. Soil Culture The use of family names was unknown till the fifteenth century; before that the different branches of one stock were only recognised by one common escutcheon. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 When others of like standing and State influence shall so pronounce, this hideous blot upon the national escutcheon will disappear. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century Now it is well known that Boswell’s eldest son considered this book, considered the whole relation of Boswell to Johnson, as a blot in the escutcheon of the family. English: Composition and Literature The national escutcheon bore two globes; and the coin, the two Pillars of Hercules, the then acknowledged boundary of the Eastern world, with the motto "More beyond." History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Bulls have escutcheons of the same shape as the cows, but on a smaller scale. Soil Culture There were only 540 of these escutcheons for the whole of Poland. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 The tricoloured escutcheon I had myself so lately borne—the black face, shoulders, and arms—the white circle on the breast—the red spot—all just as they had painted me! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Chain, escutcheon, and stone have disappeared, and been forgotten, the legend alone survives. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Without further seeking for the origin for the stripes upon our flag, it is possible that the stripes on his own escutcheon suggested them. The True Story of the American Flag The escutcheon of M. Dambreuse, which covered a square piece of velvet, was repeated there three times. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man There was an escutcheon which some of the settlers derided on the paneling above it, and the sunlight beating in through a window fell on him. Lorimer of the Northwest A red spot in the centre of this was necessary to complete the escutcheon; but the painter appeared at a loss for the colour, and paused to reflect. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness But in this case the woman is supposed not to be an heiress, for then her coat must be borne by the husband on an escutcheon of pretence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" Outlawed, proscribed am I, shattered is my sword, broken my escutcheon, anathemised my house! The Wagnerian Romances Fast behind it presses the well-known escutcheon of the seven golden balls, and the armed servants of the house of Medici sweeps down upon the combatants. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times Tim and I in private conversation, or otherwise, both carefully avoided the subject until the time came when we could talk and laugh about it without any danger of "tarnishing our escutcheons." The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 He knew every quartering: of the Utah escutcheon, with a minuteness of detail that would have done credit to a King-at-arms. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The pillars were hung with escutcheons of the king. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin This marriage added another quartering to the illustrious escutcheon of the Kervers. Laboulaye's Fairy Book Deeds that have startled the civilized world Blot her escutcheon, brand her with shame; But though the German flag there be unfurled, Do Germans know what is done in their name? New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 It is to be hoped that the legal process now instituted for its abolition will effectually remove the blot from the national escutcheon. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources A dispute arose between the parties, each anxious to have the glory of the deed, and perhaps the privilege of commemorating it on his escutcheon. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 In the centre are the arms and crest of Shakespeare, and on an escutcheon of pretence three stags' heads caboshed. Shakespeare's Family In any case he would wipe the stain from the family escutcheon. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol A signal exploit; escutcheon; armorial bearings granted for achievement. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Of the mail-cover'd Barons, who proudly to battle Led their vassals from Europe to Palestine's plain, The escutcheon and shield, which with every blast rattle, Are the only sad vestiges now that remain. My Recollections of Lord Byron His university escutcheon is dim and stained compared with that of Oxford's Chancellor. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 The speaker shook his head over the besmirched escutcheon of his young profession. The Long Trick Or if they had, the indiscretion had been judiciously hushed up, and the family escutcheon kept stainless. The Prodigal Father His moral escutcheon was bright, his conscience was unqualifiedly approving, his country loved him above all her sons. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. In one of these squares was a design which showed the escutcheons of the arms of France and those of the Médici. Royal Palaces and Parks of France On this wall hangs a royal escutcheon bearing the motto of James I. The vaulting is Perpendicular, but two of the original supports remain on the east side. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric He looked up at the carved escutcheons; the moss of many centuries had softened and smothered the sculptured device, so that its form had become indistinguishable. Barbarians Of such a figure was the escutcheon of these states. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 "Now you can yourself have liveries with the Pignana arms, 'Two winged shears on a field argent,' a regular tailor's escutcheon." The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 I can state emphatically," says Mr. Ryan, "that the French guards did nothing whatever to provoke the assault, some details of which would blot the escutcheon of most savage tribes. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 She has torn down her glorious escutcheon to replace it by a mantua-maker's sign. Fairy Fingers A Novel An archway across, surmounted by a stone escutcheon, bore the Clifford crest, so there was no doubt that they had reached their destination. A harum-scarum schoolgirl Are the disgraceful scenes that darkened the history of South Carolina and cast a foul blot upon her proud escutcheon to be re-enacted? The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 The blazoned escutcheons of past and present judges, members of the Inn, with which the walls are lined, show off all their colors, and the stained-glass windows do their best to look illuminated. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 It was a fine old room, spacious, lofty, and dignified, with paneled walls and a carved mantelpiece, the central escutcheon of which bore the initials "J. W. P." with the date "1671." The Eye of Osiris Once more, I tell you that she has saved your escutcheon from a stain which could never have been effaced. Fairy Fingers A Novel In 1736 the Boston News Letter tells of the pulpit and the pew of the deceased being richly draped and adorned with escutcheons at a funeral. Customs and Fashions in Old New England I am treading upon the broken remnants of an escutcheon. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Broad escutcheons, decked out in glowing colors pompously set forth the heraldic honors of the departed. Rookwood The banners and escutcheons of the Althams were appended in their parish church. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. A term applied to a single inescutcheon placed upon and in the centre of a larger escutcheon. The Handbook to English Heraldry Even the late Sir G Naylor, with all the herald’s office, stimulated by double fees, could not manage to decipher escutcheons obliterated by so many crosses. Olla Podrida A pillar is seen in the background bearing the arms and escutcheons of the family. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy How much has Christianity gained by this foul blot on the escutcheon of Massachusetts?” Diary in America, Series One Directly behind the singing-men were five stalls, which had canopies richer and more elaborate than those of the others, with heraldic escutcheons painted on the backs. The Nebuly Coat Now, if never before, we should keep bright the escutcheon of our country's honor, and renew our love and admiration for the fathers of the republic and our faith in their principles. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The other word found on these escutcheons—Houmont—is still more puzzling. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See He rises, moves hurriedly to and fro, then seats himself under his escutcheon. The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Esmeralda, the American Consulate escutcheon was painted out, and the notice boards outside the doors were kicked about the streets. The Philippine Islands They may be divided according to their position, into mirrors or escutcheons, properly so called, or into lower and upper tufts, or escutcheons. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure Completely worn out at last with his restless striding to and fro, he falls into the old state chair with its broidered blazonry and gilt escutcheons. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Faustus took the scroll from the centurion, and going to the cross, nailed it with one hammer stroke over the head of Jesus, saying, "Ah, an escutcheon displayed; this is right royal!" King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth An old wife's tale, hollow as the rattling of these vain escutcheons! The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy King Philip V. gave it the title of “Royal College,” and allowed an escutcheon to be erected over the entrance. The Philippine Islands Over the gallery is an escutcheon, with a couchant lion holding the arms of Brittany, between two stags, also couchant, at the foot of a tree. Brittany & Its Byways He enters now the central dome of the castle, lined with exotic trees and perfumed plants; the vaulted roof is corniced with wrought marble, emblazoned with escutcheons of his ancestors, unsullied, glorious, holy! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Coats of arms and escutcheons cut in black paper and mounted on white were highly prized. Home Life in Colonial Days That lawyer's case is truly pitiable, upon the escutcheon of whose honesty or truth, rests the slightest tarnish. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition At the foot of the tomb was an escutcheon with her arms and the arms of the Earl of Warwick, impaling the arms of Clare and Despenser. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire Go far enough back and it is more than probable that you will find the taint of slavery in your line and its blot upon your escutcheon. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time In its eyes Patterson at Bunker Hill was exclusively the blot upon the escutcheon, and the whole game of war consisted in somehow doing away with that blot. The Long Roll Lamprey fresh baked, flampeyn flourished with an escutcheon royal, therein three crowns of gold, planted with flowers de luce, and flowers of camomile wrought of confections. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries No explanation of the comparatively degraded position of these septs is forthcoming, but it may probably be attributed to some blot in their ancestral escutcheon. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II Their escutcheons have long mouldered from the walls of their castles. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 As false, fatal, and calumnious," exclaimed the other, with a degree of ardor befitting one resenting a stigma upon the family escutcheon, "and for a father to give his son—monstrous. The Confidence-Man The lady had some fragments of a fine old crimson Derby service, plates with the Foster escutcheon, and he was immensely gratified when she presented him with one. John Forster Pencils and paper were brought, and while Bataille ate his lunch, the baron and Julien made sketches of their escutcheons with all the quarters. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories Shame upon those light ones who carol at the feast of blood! and worse upon those graver ones who nail upon their escutcheon the name of great! Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection He might have wedded himself to wealth and beauty, but there was no escutcheon, and his pride forbade him. Jacob Faithful The tomb is surmounted by three classical urns and the escutcheon of the deceased, with the legend, Virtute non vi. Bell's Cathedrals: The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield A Short History of the Foundation and a Description of the Fabric and also of the Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Less Treachery to it is daubed on many an escutcheon in its heraldry. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry The blinds were down, the escutcheon, with the Tristram fox again, above the door in the central tower. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House A black coffin covered with a velvet pall; at the head of it the ancient escutcheon of the Kárpáthy family, and on the side, picked out with large silver nails, the name—J-o-h-n K-á-r-p-á-t-h-y. A Hungarian Nabob There was a shape and colour in all their customs and statutes which can be seen in all their tabards and escutcheons; something at once strict and gay. A Short History of England Of the war with Mexico, he was wont to say, “that it was the only blot upon the escutcheon of the United States.” Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII Door Trim Plane.—This is a tool for making mortises for butts, face plates, strike plates, escutcheons, and the like, up to a depth of 5/16, and a width of 3 inches. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations Despite this blot on his escutcheon, however, it is said that he wielded power with magnificence and maintained a great court. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 In reviewing the history of chemistry the remark is frequently heard that one blotch on the fair escutcheon of French science was placed there when the remorseless guillotine ushered Lavoisier into eternity. Priestley in America 1794-1804 Not a star Of my escutcheon shall your fogs eclipse! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Its sides were emblazoned with escutcheons, insignia and other paraphernalia. Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels The term comes from heraldry, and it originally designated two diagonal lines across the field of an escutcheon. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island If he a proud escutcheon would adorn, All earth is place—all time th' auspicious hour, While heaven leans forth to see, oh! can he quail or cower? The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Was not the British escutcheon of science dimmed when Priestley passed into exile? Priestley in America 1794-1804 They were both of good family—in fact, their escutcheons were better to investigate than their banker's account. Belles and Ringers “In many cases the receipts for their escutcheons are still in their pockets.” The Lunatic at Large It is an interesting point also that Charles VII granted permission to both these great leaders to bear the royal arms on their escutcheons. The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology In 1848 Connecticut experienced a full change of heart and enacted a law forever doing away with this blot upon her fair escutcheon, and emancipated all slaves remaining in Connecticut. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 On one side of this seal is an escutcheon with the arms of France, crowned, and over the crown there is a dash with a pen. A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 At the head of the coffin was raised a large hatchment of the armorial bearings of the deceased; and the pall over the coffin bore escutcheons of his arms, wrought in silk. Art in England Notes and Studies Almost opposite our inn was a forbidding-looking house, without arms or escutcheon of any kind upon the gate. Orrain A Romance Down at Lake Champlain occurs the great fiasco of the war,—the blot on Canada's escutcheon. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The States-General constituted the colony a county of Holland, and bestowed on it a seal, being a shield enclosed in a chain, with an escutcheon on which was the figure of a beaver. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country America cannot sweep England from the seas, or blot out its escutcheon from The Temple of Fame. Canada and the Canadians Volume I Then, too, on our escutcheon is one of these same goblets. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Then, mounting again, the three passed between the gray stone gate-posts with an ancient carved escutcheon obliterated with moss and lichen. The Castle Of The Shadows "There seems," he said, "to have been a flaw in my escutcheon there, or that that loving couple have monopolised all the connubial bliss of the family." The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Page 2 contains the various escutcheons of the family of the Count of Lerma, for whom the book was written. Illuminated Manuscripts Here two duties awaited the explorer, which he carried out in a way that left a streak both of glory and of shame across his escutcheon. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward The origin of this escutcheon it has been a family task to trace, with but little success, however, till the present generation, I had a cousin who inherited all the family pride. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Anton was now swept off by the crowd to its opposite side, where the custom-house stood, made conspicuous from afar by the national escutcheon suspended near the windows. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag On the top in rear of the front sight is stamped the Ordnance escutcheon, the initials of the place of manufacture, and the month and year. The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training They are noble by God's patent, and their escutcheons and quarterings are to be found in heaven's great book of heraldry. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Third, a series of nine blank arches filled with fretwork, between which are escutcheons bearing the Greatest Name. God Passes By With the remains of an old family tradition for his clue, he traced the origin of the escutcheon. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Anton stood on one side, and when he saw the spring flowers on the escutcheon, he remembered having doubted in the morning whether he should see any flowers that year. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag "The Stanhopes have ever been true and loyal, I have heard you say, and this marriage may help to wipe the traitor stain from our escutcheon." Hayslope Grange A Tale of the Civil War Once, to be suspected of equivocation was enough to soil a gentleman's escutcheon; but now it has become a strange merit in a partisan or statesman, always and scrupulously to tell the truth. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry To have been instrumental in dimming for one moment the glorious escutcheon of Illinois, requires pardon. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy And never has there been a stain on the escutcheon of the O'Mollys. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy "This we will not stand, friends, to be trapped here in a German town, and to have our escutcheon outraged by those miscreants." Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Capital punishment in this age of the world is an ugly smear upon the escutcheon of constitutional liberty. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow It has been a foul blot upon the escutcheon of the South, second only to the murderous stains made thereon by the lynchers. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Women always were a blot on the escutcheon of scientific progress. Sunny Slopes This is clothed mainly in grey; however, it has a broad black band running through the eye—the escutcheon of the butcher-bird clan. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Abusive or contemptuous word or phrase. erudition Deep, extensive learning. escutcheon Shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States There are several tombs in the interior bearing knights' escutcheons, which time has sadly defaced. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country In comes Captain Watson, while they were in dispute, and said, that Mrs. Veal was certainly dead, and her escutcheons were making. The Best Ghost Stories The humours of tax-gathering in this country are quite impayable you perceive—and ought to be set forth on the escutcheon of the new Knight of the Bath whom the Queen hath delighted to honour. Letters from Egypt On the other side of the wood we came to some dilapidated-looking gates, with massive stone escutcheons on the great square pillars. Milly Darrell and Other Tales No man was more anxious to correct this disgraceful misnomer, and wipe away its dark stain from our national escutcheon at the earliest practicable moment. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States A small quarto, red morocco, from the library of Mazarin, whose escutcheon has been cut off. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.) While Sansevero and Giovanni were in their imaginations refurbishing their escutcheon, two other men, with the opposite intent, stood on the front steps of the agency of "Thomas Cook and Sons." The Title Market The ignominious punishment remains a stain upon our escutcheon. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales One beautifully carved escutcheon, the finest armorial device I ever saw, he bought at this time, and presented it in after years to the famous American connoisseur, Mrs. Jack Gardner. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 No, father, I saw no mark or escutcheon upon it, though they might have been there without my noticing them. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century A slight breeze, at intervals, lifted the silken folds of the banner, which drooped from the tall flag-staff, displaying the escutcheon of La Tour, surmounted by the arms of France. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World "And sort of a blot on the escutcheon?" Wilt Thou Torchy On the escutcheons of the Roman nobles, the S.P.Q.R. are still blazoned forth conspicuously, but where shall we look for the realities expressed by that world-famed symbol? Rome in 1860 What washes so clean as blood—and many a stained escutcheon has in these times been cleansed and renewed—bathed in the hot blood poured out freely by the "sons of the line." "Over There" with the Australians "Yea, verily, that I do! but it is so novel I am bewildered… My brain is whirling… You are like a German escutcheon: hard to read aright." Beatrix of Clare There were the half-obliterated escutcheons, scarcely less dismal in aspect than the coffin plates with which the columns of the Welsh churches were so profusely decorated. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century Should the southern country become free, should the eyes of the world see no stain upon her escutcheon, it will not be through the efforts of these fanatics. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is When we are introduced to the Becks they are proud and poor, having impoverished themselves in the process of removing a blot from their escutcheon. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 Small wonder that we love it, and guard jealously against a stain on its unblemished escutcheon. The Complete Home The place was strange to me, and in the faint glimmer of the torches and the uncertain moonlight I could discern no escutcheon above the gateway and no banner on the tower. Beatrix of Clare He found his name tattooed in blue, on a rudely designed escutcheon. The Waif of the "Cynthia" Furniture hardware and accessories excavated at Jamestown include hinges, locks, drawer pulls, chest handles, escutcheon plates, upholstering tacks, hasps, and finials. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America Armorists distinguish several points in the escutcheon in order to determine exactly the position of the bearings or charges. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science And yet the gibbet—my name tarnished—my escutcheon blotted by the hangman!—No, Jack Sheppard A Romance In the meantime, the recollection of this sin of mine has been my nightmare and daymare too, and the sin has been the 'Blot on my escutcheon.' The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 It, however, greatly influenced our reputation abroad, and required many brilliant successes to wash the blot from our national escutcheon. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. And had not he obstacles?—unrequited love, escutcheon to make bright and whole? The Grey Cloak The ornaments that accompany or surround escutcheons were introduced to denote the birth, dignity, or office of the person to whom the coat of arms belongs. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science To doubt this, would have been to throw a blot upon his own escutcheon. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three There was also a two-decker pulpit at the east end and over the dim little altar hung an escutcheon of Royal George—the lion and the unicorn fighting for the crown amid much scroll-work. Joanna Godden Was gratified to recognize in them men of political prominence and untarnished escutcheons. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales Honestly, now, Chevalier, is it not the man rather than the escutcheon? The Grey Cloak When a ray of the sun or other single figure is borne in any other part of the escutcheon than the centre, the point it issues from must be named. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science If I had to choose a new family escutcheon, I think I should insist upon having Beautiful Dog rampant upon it! A Woman Named Smith Marble pillars, in the Italian style, had been recently placed near the porch, with two rows of pilasters above them, supporting a heavy marble cornice, on which rested the carved escutcheon of the family. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest That blot upon our escutcheon cannot be contemplated without the most poignant mortification. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 Epigrams, On With the Dance, Negligible Tales The room was draped with mourning and adorned with the escutcheons of the family. Woman's Life in Colonial Days Marshalling coats of arms, is the act of disposing the arms of several persons in one escutcheon, so that their relation to each other may be clearly marked. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science Of the barons of old, who once proudly to battle Led their vassals from Europe to Palestine's plain; The escutcheon and shield, which with ev'ry blast rattle, Are the only sad vestiges now that remain. Fugitive Pieces Search and welcome;—but if thou findest aught in this house that smells of treason, the Queen may blot out my escutcheon. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 The hearse follows ornamented with plumes of feathers, and gilded and silvered with gaudy escutcheons, or the armorial bearings of the progenitors of the deceased. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 In an earlier letter, written when the Gaming Act passed, you told me they were for nailing up an escutcheon to mourn the death of play; they nailed up none for me. Lady Good-for-Nothing The escutcheon of pretence is not used by the children of such marriage; they bear the arms of their father and mother quarterly, and so transmit them to posterity. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science I've not bothered much with tracing it, for there are some pretty plain evidences of ugly stains on the family escutcheon, running all through, and repeatedly. Quiet Talks on John's Gospel After what has been said of his servility and dishonesty, it is pleasing to contemplate this unsullied side of his escutcheon, and to give a better significance to the motto on his monument—Sic sedebat. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction I had a little silver box of wax vestas in my pocket, and struck one to help him in his search for the keyhole which he found to have been covered by the escutcheon. The Jervaise Comedy The noblemen participating in the murder of the holy Stanislaus in 1084 had to carry the horseshoe reversed on their escutcheon. Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891 The mark of distinction denoting a baronet is usually placed on an escutcheon, on the fess point of the shield. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science Edam acknowledges the obligation in her municipal escutcheon. A Wanderer in Holland The framers of our constitution looked to gradual emancipation to rid us of this blot on our escutcheon, this palpable inconsistency between our conduct and our political creed. Elsie's Womanhood Eventually they so toned down and polished the deed of the little social highwaywoman as to pass her on in the family history with an escutcheon shadowed only, rather than smirched. The Man Thou Gavest There is one dark blot upon the escutcheon of this remarkable man. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 The figures or bearings contained in an escutcheon. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science Its most interesting feature is the Lichfield Chapel, erected by the last abbot, whose initials and the arms of the abbey appear on escutcheons on the roof. Vanishing England One of the stained-glass windows is emblazoned with the Templars' escutcheon. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 For," said he, "I particularly desire that there may be no hearse, no coach, no escutcheon, no pomp, except the tears of those that loved me, and are following me to Abraham's bosom. Thrift Others' goodness is their own; yours is a whole country's, yea three kingdoms'—for which you justly possess interest and renown with wise and good men: virtue is a thousand escutcheons. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 A moon in its wane, whose horns are turned to the sinister side of the escutcheon. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science In the shadows of the vaults appeared the ermine of the ducal arms, dimly seen in escutcheons which were like great dice with black dots. Là-bas Blot out the escutcheon of the brave old Commonwealth! The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 9, An Appeal To The Legislators Of Massachusetts And so remain—a blot on my escutcheon for all time. Charles Rex The escutcheon of the Van de Werve family, together with the families allied to them, was artistically sculptured in the wood. The Amulet In Heraldry, when several eagles are on the same escutcheon, they are termed eaglets. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science There shall it flame for ages, making a noonday of midnight, glittering on the suits of armor, the banners and escutcheons, that hang around the wall, and keeping bright the memory of heroes. Twice Told Tales The hearse over the tomb of Queen Katherine was demolished, as well as the arms and escutcheons which still remained above the spot where Mary Queen of Scots had been buried. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See And, yet, have I ever stained your noble escutcheon? The Poor Gentleman From the hills round Oxford the "line of festal light" made by its Tudor windows, in which gleamed the escutcheons of three centuries, could have been plainly seen. Lady Connie The example shows that this is the escutcheon of a deceased baron, whose lady survives. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science "From grave to gay, from lively to severe" might have been engraved upon his escutcheon. In the Footprints of the Padres There were also frontispieces and escutcheons by the master decorator Jambon. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Associated words: bucolic, pastoral, staff, crook. shibboleth, n. watchword, party cry. shield, n. ægis, buckler, escutcheon, scutcheon, pavise, scutum; defense, protection, palladium, bulwark, safeguard. Putnam's Word Book He retired into obscurity with a grace and dignity befitting the premier gentilhomme de France—without reproach, without a stain upon his escutcheon. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 A small escutcheon, on which a man bears the coat of arms of his wife, being an heiress. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science No crest, or shield, or escutcheon, can indicate one's moral peerage. The Abominations of Modern Society Washing out my conscience, effacing the blot on my escutcheon, performing an expiation, translating over again from the Greek the 'Prometheus' of Aeschylus. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) Spain never hid her light under a bushel; and here, in the Governor's Palace, was a huge escutcheon with a horse standing on the earth and pawing at the sky. Elizabethan Sea Dogs But, oh! proud MacCaura, what anguish to touch on The fatal stain of thy princely escutcheon; In thy story's bright garden the one spot of bleakness, Through ages of valour the one hour of weakness! Poems The exact centre of the escutcheon, as seen in the annexed example. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science Plenty of fleurs-de-lis everywhere, and the great escutcheon of England over the four walls, above the peers, as well as above the king. The Man Who Laughs In the first of these was a handsome organ; four large plain columns supported the roof, and the walls were ornamented with escutcheons and armorial quarterings. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. The same quarterings are also found upon an escutcheon, placed over the door that leads to the apartment. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 Close by, on the floor, was a solid iron chest with huge ornamental hinges and a large escutcheon over the lock. Castles in the Air See the escutcheon lettered at p. 6., where this point is marked with the letter E. FIELD. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science And in the centre of this lordly ceiling, like a gloomy and magnificent sky, the gleaming escutcheon was as the dark splendour of a sun shining in the night. The Man Who Laughs Not a father, let his name be as old as the Crusades, his escutcheon decorated with "the golden rose," or the heraldic ermine of the emperors, who would not welcome him as a son-in-law. The Italians The social conditions of his worshippers, then, preserve Darumulun from the patent blots on the escutcheon of gods among much more advanced races. The Making of Religion Chief, the upper part of an escutcheon cut off by a horizontal line. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Rays or other charges proceeding from any part of the escutcheon. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science The mansions themselves, the secular escutcheons, the heraldic deportment of this antique caste had disappeared. Against the Grain Over the principal entrance are the Boccarini arms, carved on a stone escutcheon, supported by two angels, the whole so moss-eaten the details cannot be traced. The Italians One beautifully carved escutcheon, the finest armorial device I ever saw, he bought at this time and presented it in after years to the famous American connoisseur, Mrs. Jack Gardiner. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections But Tilda kept a steady face, her eyes fixed on the escutcheon. True Tilda The title is knight and baronet; it is hereditary: the arms are distinguished by an augmentation of a human hand gules, generally borne on an escutcheon in the centre of the shield. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science Note the "canting" escutcheons of Swan, Sugar, and Talbot, Beckington's executors, on some of the chimneys. Somerset She stooped and raised it, and there flashed forth from the jewel encrusted handle the noble armourial bearings, charged upon a gold escutcheon, of Lord Cedric's house. Mistress Penwick The grocer who sold margarine as butter should have felt that there was a stain on the escutcheon of the Higginses. The Defendant The shell is thin, white; with a pale brown and deeply grooved escutcheon 4. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 When the mantling incloses the escutcheon, supporters, &c., it represents the robe of honour worn by the party whose shield it envelopes. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science It contains a stone pulpit, and the ceiling is ornamented with nine escutcheons, including those of the Tudor sovereigns. Somerset Below it on either side are smaller figures holding escutcheons. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 In the centre of its base was worked an escutcheon, and beneath the shield this inscription: Venetia And when it should be told how it had come to pass that there was a blot upon his escutcheon, they would not remind him of his mother's misery. John Caldigate |
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