| 单词 | ferryman |
| 例句 | "I could see that,” said the ferryman, "and I did not expect any payment or gift from you. You will give it to me some other time.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked them up, gave one to the ferryman and ate the other. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Inns on the route had upped their rates; ferrymen were charging extra to transport people and carriages across rivers. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The only mode of transportation left to us is the ferry; The ferryman at Josef Israëlkade took us across when we asked him to. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He heard talk of an old ferryman who lived by the river, a day’s journey away, and whom many considered to be a sage. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t put coins over your eyes so that you will be able to pay the ferryman. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Astonished and like one bewitched the monk gazed at the ferryman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The river was laughing clearly and merrily at the old ferryman. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, it’s the river you have to cross to get to the underworld. You gotta put pennies in the ferryman’s hands to get you across it.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z In order to understand the movements of the planets, Kepler thought about ferrymen trying to row across a fast-flowing river. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z During the night, as he slept in a ferryman’s straw hut, Siddhartha had a dream. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Siddhartha reached the long river in the wood, the same river across which a ferryman had once taken him when he was still a young man and had come from Gotama’s town. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Directly after her marriage, when Hercules was taking her home, they had reached a river where the Centaur Nessus acted as ferryman, carrying travelers over the water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Our mysterious ferryman having deposited us on a wharf off Essex Street, we made our way to South Street, where Dr. Trefusis recalled that there was an inn that might accommodate us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The ferryman was Charon and those he would not admit to his boat were the unfortunates who had not been duly buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They want him to go wake the ferryman. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Many travellers, when seeing both ferrymen together, took them for brothers. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z A wooden platform had been constructed along its back, and the ferryman stood at the front of this holding a long rod that dipped into the river. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As the day began, Siddhartha asked his host, the ferryman, to take him across the river. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The ferryman, astonished to see such a distinguished-looking man alone and on foot, took him into the boat and set off. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one of the ferryman’s greatest virtues that, like few people, he knew how to listen. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, the ferryman made some clucking noises and pushed them away from the shore with his rod. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When he reached the ferry, the boat was already there and the ferryman who had once taken the young Samana across, stood in the boat. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z On a Sunday, she convinced the ferryman to take her there, when his work was done, in his skiff. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A small two-colored basket made of bast, in which the ferrymen kept the copper and silver coins which they received as their payment, had also disappeared. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z She had no coin to pay a ferryman or take passage on a ship. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “When people died, they’d put coins on their eyes. For the ferryman. But what if...what if that thing is the ferryman?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z As time went on his smile began to resemble the ferryman’s, was almost equally radiant, almost equally full of happiness, equally lighting up through a thousand little wrinkles, equally childish, equally senile. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z The soul must then recite a counting rhyme to tally his fingers, satisfying the ferryman. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The ferryman took him across on his bamboo raft. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z A boat floats by with a ferryman of souls. | 'Lucia?s Chapters of Coming Forth by Day': ?Lucia?s Chapters? at Mabou Mines - Review 2011-09-20T22:31:55Z She sets off after them but is temporarily thwarted when a ferryman refuses to carry her across a surging river as Cogburn and LaBoeuf watch in amusement from the other side. Film: The Coen Brothers, Shooting Straight 2010-12-10T19:26:00Z “I imagine the River Styx and ferryman Charon transporting souls of travelers,” he writes of “The Transit of Shadows: An Allegory,” his Multiple Exposures Gallery show. Review | In the galleries: Intellectually engaging, visually striking and open to interpretation 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z A countertenor role, sung at the Met by John Holliday, in which the singer appears in different guises, can be seen as something like an angel of death or ferryman. ‘The Hours’ Becomes an Opera. Don’t Expect the Book or Film. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Washington purchased a teenage Hercules in 1767 while the latter worked as a ferryman. The man who fed the first president — and hungered for freedom 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The characters in that piece included Charon, the ferryman to the underworld, and this is the figure that Baye & Asa borrow. Review: Pushing 100, the Martha Graham Dance Company Leans Into Youth 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z As an employee of a Manhattan establishment that catered to traveling assassins, Charon — named after the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology — was the soul of discretion. Watch Lance Reddick’s Best Performances 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z When two witnesses — a ferryman and a motorist — came forward to testify that they had seen Watt in his car in the dead of night, he was formally charged. Denise Mina looks inside the mind of a psychopath in her chilling novel ‘The Long Drop’ 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The Madwoman has come to the banks of the river to ask a ferryman to take her across so she can continue her desperate search. Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten’s ‘Curlew River’ 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The narrator spends much of her time with an old man, a former ferryman who lives on a boat that now registers to them only as an unusable object. How “The Memory Police” Makes You See 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z We enjoin and entreat that these toll collectors be excommunicated . . . along with the aforementioned ferrymen . . . with all of their future progeny . . . until a long and public penance brings them back to their senses . What tips for traveling have changed since medieval times? Surprisingly few. 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Along the way, the author demonstrates how things worked back then, as in a detailed description of how a ferryman goes about his business of transporting Strawl across the Columbia. 'Lonesome Animals': Crimes, punishment in 1930s Eastern Wash. 2012-05-24T20:21:04Z Proctor Bennett is the ferryman who shuttles the bodies back and forth between the islands, and though he is by all counts “successful,” he is haunted by a recurring dream. 22 Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Soon after the curtain rose on “Acheron,” I remembered how Tom Stoppard’s play “The Invention of Love” begins on the banks of another river of the Greek underworld, the Styx, with its ferryman, Charon. Dance Review: Underworld Notes, in the Homeric Sense 2014-02-02T22:31:20Z When Proctor Bennett, the ferryman who shuttles these individuals between lives, must transport his own father to the Nursery, it changes everything he believes about society and his role in it. 13 New Books Coming in May 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z But as he's hired we know that there's more to Saki than her mother is letting on, requiring the ferryman to take up the sword once again. Netflix's stunning "Yasuke" spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z Ma Loute is the scion of the Brufort family of small-time ferrymen and hardscrabble mussel-harvesters—as well as cannibals who kidnap, kill, and eat some of the bourgeois tourists whom they row across the bay. Bruno Dumont’s Self-Surpassing Inventiveness in “Slack Bay” 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z European news outlets are referring to the latest heat wave in Southern Europe as “Caronte,” after the ferryman in Dante Alighieri’s poem “Inferno.” Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Has an Unofficial Name: Caronte 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z An anticyclone nicknamed Charon - who in Greek mythology was the ferryman of the dead - could cause Europe to break its highest recorded temperature of 48.8C, possibly on the Italian island of Sardinia. Heatwaves: world reels from wildfires, floods as US and China discuss climate crisis 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The Italian weather service said the island will be at the "epicentre" of next week's heatwave, which weather forecasters have dubbed Charon, after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek mythology. Europe heatwave: No respite in sight for heat-stricken southern Europe 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Italian weather forecasters are warning that the next heatwave - dubbed Charon after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek mythology - will push temperatures back up above 40C next week. Europe heatwave: Red alerts issued in 15 Italian cities 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Italian meteorologists have dubbed the next phase of the European heatwave "Charon" - a reference to the ferryman of the souls of the dead in Greek mythology. Cerberus heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, wildfires hit Croatia 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Our narrator, Proctor Bennett, is one of the highly respected ferrymen who lead expiring Prosperans to the dock and launch them over to Nursery Isle for a refresh. Review | Justin Cronin’s ‘The Ferryman’ carries readers from mystery to mayhem 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “Also, they’re looking for a new ferryman. So if any of you are interested.” Leonardo’s Ferry Left High and Dry by Global Warming and Red Tape 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Patient outcomes varied depending on whether you asked the officer who lost fighters, the ferryman who shuttled the sick, the doctor who treated invalids or the adjutant who buried bodies. How Florence Nightingale Changed Data Visualization Forever 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z They Say Nothing Stays the Same Drama about a ferryman in 19th century Japan. Virtually every movie coming to theaters and major streamers this holiday season 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Listed as a “ferryman” managing a cross-Potomac boat service owned by his former owner, Posey was probably about 16 when he came to Mount Vernon, Washington’s Virginia estate, which included five farms. George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none. 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z From swimmers to sewage workers, boatbuilders to bailiffs, salmon fishers to ferryman, the voices are varied and vividly brought to life. The 100 best books of the 21st century 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z And when Daniela unleashes Annabelle, she releases just about every evil spirit contained in the room: a werewolf, a haunted wedding gown, a ferryman who shepherds spirits to another realm. Review: Is ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ the best film in the horror trilogy? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z And when Daniela unleashes Annabelle, she unleashes just about every evil spirit contained in the room: a werewolf, a haunted wedding gown, a ferryman who shepherds spirits to another realm. ‘Annabelle Comes Home’ review: Incredibly tense third film conjures up killer doll and other spirits 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z There is a tenant farmer and his family; the wardens of an independent bird observatory; and a ferryman, Colin Evans, who doesn’t live on the island, but is the son of the last island-born resident. Extreme weather, loud birds and fresh food by boat – could you live on a remote island? 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Villing, a lifelong ferryman who is 70, has spent the past 55 years helping people reach that sandy Shangri-La known as Fire Island, on summer weekends. On Fire Island Ferries, Aging Mariners Seek Successors 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z “Now the pictures, I’ve seen those, too,” the retired ferryman told Kelly. Ireland votes on its abortion ban, a ‘once in a generation’ decision 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The ferryman, Duncan Phillips, ties up at what he describes as a pier, but which is in fact just a big lump of concrete with an old rusting ladder driven into it. The island where George Orwell created 1984 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z Donald Munro, the island's ferryman tugs the brim of his hat down a little over his eyes when I tell him this. The community hoping to buy their island 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Stott's painting, widely regarded as his crowning achievement, depicts two girls watching a ferryman at dusk. Tate announces female artist first with 17th-Century portrait - BBC News 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z They've been ferried through the veil of the Underworld to the land of the living by Charon, the to and fro ferryman for, basically, people going to Hell and back. 'Once Upon a Time' recap: In 'Swan Song,' someone has to make the ultimate sacrifice 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The next image is of a ferryman, Charlie Baker, who rowed across the Thames in south-west London for 56 years. How your life story is told by your hands - BBC News 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The ferryman assured us that it was entirely useless, that Bear River never gave up its dead. The Actual Hollister 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Perhaps the whole ferryman bit is a clue. 'Vikings' Season 3, Episode 3 Review: Warrior's Fate 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In Roman mythology, Charon is the ferryman who brings souls of the dead to Pluto's lair. Pluto's long, strange history — in pictures 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z In the late 1990s, as art tastes ran fickle and sales fizzled, he supplemented his income working as a Shelter Island ferryman. A Review of ‘Alan Shields: In Motion’ and ‘Steven and William Ladd: Mary Queen of the Universe’ at the Parrish Art Museum 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — On the brindled plains of southern Afghanistan, Malik Abdul Hakim is death’s ferryman. An Afghan Cares for the Living by Carrying the Dead of Both Sides 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Pluto’s other moons are Charon, named for the ferryman who carried dead souls across the river Styx; Hydra, a multiheaded monster that helped guard the entrance to the underworld; and Nix, the mother of Charon. Two of Pluto’s Moons Get Names From Greek Mythology’s Underworld 2013-07-03T00:41:49Z Photograph: EPA It is time for the aviation industry to pay the ferryman. Can I fly with a clear conscience? 2012-11-18T00:08:05Z British ferryman Colin Window, a bridge officer on the Woolwich ferry across the Thames in London, is stunned by how hard his Bangladeshi counterpart works. The life of a fearless Dhaka ferryman 2012-08-25T00:30:23Z Colin Window swaps life as a bridge officer on the Woolwich Ferry in London and travels to Dhaka, Bangladesh to train and work as a ferryman. VIDEO: From Woolwich ferry to Dhaka sampan 2012-08-23T15:25:52Z The Indians and Iranians had never a sea of death, so they could not have such ferrymen as the Phæaceans, or legends such as the voyages of Odysseus and the burning of Baldur. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z No: I suppose you would like to live at home along with the old ferryman, your father; or, perhaps, knock away at boat-building on the Alde. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z All such permits will be returned as soon as practicable by the ferrymen to the Adjutant's office. Guide to West Point, and the U.S. Military Academy 2012-03-20T02:00:14.607Z The ferrymen must negotiate huge gravel barges, cargo ships and passenger boats, which dominate the river. The life of a fearless Dhaka ferryman 2012-08-25T00:30:23Z The ferryman was away, and the boy who had come in his place had hard work to row against wind and waves, and harder work to talk English. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z When the barge finally touched the landing at the western shore and Istar, last of any one, was about to leave it, she was stopped by one of the ferrymen. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The ferryman corroborated the testimony of old Colson as to two sailors, a slight one and a stout one, passing over the river in his boat, on the morning of the 26th. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z “Swindled out of a shilling by rascally ferryman,” is Borrow’s note in his diary of the episode that he relates to his wife of crossing the Firth. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z The ferryman, a good-natured young athlete, was landing a farm-wagon and team as we pulled in upon the muddy roadway. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z When we reached it the ferryman had just come and gone. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Then he raised her aloft—but to shorten our tale, She looked like a clod in the opposite scale— Britannia so small, and Columbia so large— A ship of first rate, and a ferryman's barge! The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) 2012-01-10T03:00:15.980Z The ferryman said, “I can take only one at a time; but you are three—yourself, your wife, and the mattress.” Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z And, should the ferryman tarry, across the river shout, And say your name is Amelrich, whom late a feud drove out Perforce from this, his country, a knight of birth and fame. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z The doctor and the ferryman gave civil answers to our queries about distances, and expressed great astonishment when answered, 268 in turn, that we were bound for the mouth of the river. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z The inn was on the opposite shore; a short-cut lay across the water; there were boats moored to the northern bank where we walked, but not a ferryman to be found. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z The Court also ordered that for transporting officers in the colony service, the ferrymen should be allowed £4 per annum for the past, and £6 per annum for the time to come.” Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z The travellers requested the ferryman to take them across. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z XLV He straight across the water 'gan call with all his might, "Come, carry me over, ferryman," shouted the lusty knight. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z W—— was talking with the old gray-haired ferryman, who had been transporting a team across as we had landed beside his staging. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Bright and early next morning I gave my dime to the ferryman and pulled out for the bustling city, where I was soon lost in the large crowd which thronged the levee. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z Eventually he aroused the ferryman, who came forth grumbling. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z Sribatsa proposed that first his wife and the mattress should be taken across, and then he; but the ferryman would not hear of it. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z "That will I do never," the ferryman grim replied. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z It seemed that his wife was a ferryman's daughter, and her father had besought his son-in-law to follow the same steady calling. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Then a difficulty occurred as to change, and Bertie entrusted one of his precious sovereigns to the ferryman to get changed at the Swan. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z She paid her toll to the ferryman and glided through the narrow bit of passage-way forth upon the long dark dock beyond. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z When the canoe with the mattress was in the middle of the stream, a fierce gale arose, and carried away the mattress, the canoe, and the ferryman, no one knows whither. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z I recollect I was On Rhine the best of ferrymen that e'er took oar in hand. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z To a swift stream Fleeing we came, where a rough ferryman Waited, more brute than man. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Just now his mind was running on what the ferryman had said about the circus and the fair. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z On the way the ferrymen did not refuse Him a crossing. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Some dashed up to the opposite river-bank on their smart little ponies and kept the ferryman busy. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Charon, kā′ron, n. in Greek mythology, the ferryman who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx in the lower world: a ferryman generally. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z It may have been that the shades of the ferrymen who had run the little craft for the last two hundred years came back to vex us. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z On the bank of such a lake stood the hut of a young fisherman, who lived by fishing, and who also acted as ferryman to any travellers who wished to cross the lake. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The ferryman said nothing, but his small eyes twinkled with amusement. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z During lunch one of our new friends told me that the ferryman, whom we could see busy at his boat on the beach, had lost his wife under tragic circumstances. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The ferryman, Charon, was always waiting on the shore to carry the dead to the other side of the lake. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z It would hardly surprise me to see a door open in the rock, and the three-headed dog Cerberus appear, or the fearful ferryman.’ Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z He was the first ferryman I ever met who was full of doleful warnings about troubles ahead. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z “What time does the last ferry go back, Captain?” asked Ben, of the old ferryman, whose face was as weather beaten and seamed as the hide of a hippopotamus. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z On the opposite side was the ferryman's hut, his boat drawn up near it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then down the steep stairs to Blackfriars Landing where the ferryman took them over the river. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z Anton began to inquire at once of the ferrymen for news beyond the Dnieper. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The ferryman at Riverview claimed to have made the voyage from Miles City to somewhere on the lower Mississippi in a house-boat, taking two seasons for it. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Security guards waved him through, and a ferryman helped him lift his heavy duffel bag — full of weapons and ammunition — onto the boat. Anders Behring Breivik: Why He Wants You to Look at Him 2011-08-05T04:20:00Z Meanwhile Ranjit Singh, having reached the river and learned from the ferryman that the fugitive had not arrived there, warned the former not to help the murderer across the stream if he came. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Back when she started, getting over the border was as simple as wading across the Rio Grande or paying a ferryman a dollar for a tow on an inner tube. Life on the Line 2011-07-31T04:27:16Z He found, however, scows ready, and ferrymen who took over peasants fleeing to the Dnieper. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z When requests for a speedy passage failed to move the ferryman, we changed our tactics, and talked in his hearing of the cowardice of Tennessee boatmen as contrasted with Kentuckians, or even the Ohio Yankees. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z It was a rope-hauled ferry, pulled back and forth across the River by the ferryman. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z When the ferryman refused to take him over the river Farid Khan raised his rifle and threatened to shoot him; and the man was forced to take him across. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Wouldn't the ferryman let you return on tick? Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z The ferrymen suspected that he was a noble in disguise, but were afraid to detain him because they had heard that the forces of the prince were at hand. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z As the ferryman could not change a five-dollar note, Wilson promised to return that way in the evening—it was then morning—and make it right. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z One story says that the Confederate veterans then leveled their rifles at the ferryman and ordered him to come ashore at once and get them or he would have his head blown off. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The more experienced ferrymen shook their heads, and thought it was most advisable that the skiff should seek shelter under Fanoe or the Jutland Weald. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The experienced eye of the old ferryman, as he stood in his flat-bottomed boat awaiting the arrival of this party, discovered at once that our travellers were from the far South. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z Oh, father ataman," said the ferryman, "an angel, out and out! With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z We called lustily for the ferryman, and, to our exceeding delight, were answered by the very slave our colored friends on the Chattahoochee had said would be willing to ferry us over. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z The ferryman came ashore and the two men and at least one of the veterans got on the ferry. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z I must go and speak with the ferrymen. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z “Wait till the ebb, I suppose; or get a ferryman to row us.” The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z From the tavern, I proceeded to the landing-place, and engaged the ferryman to take me over to Montrose, on the Iowa side of the river. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z At Boonesborough he learned from the old ferryman that, while the war might be coming to an end in Virginia, it was raging worse than ever in Kentucky. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z It seems that the ferryman was fishing and wouldn't come ashore for only two fares. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z He rejoined them on the quay, where Sir Lav� commanded the ferrymen to convey the gentlemen, in their fleetest sloop, and without delay, to Helsingborg. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z There was once a ferryman who was so hard of hearing he could neither hear nor catch anything that any one said to him. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Having proceeded considerably above Nauvoo, the ferryman and his men began to venture out into the broad stream, in order to cross. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z The ferrymen were royalists, but there was no resisting commands enforced by so many drawn swords, and reluctantly they took the enemies of their prince on board, and pulled across the Severn. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z “It was a log,” said Morgan Fiddler, the pond’s new ferryman. Nocturnalist: A Conversation About Scandal Turns Slightly Scandalous 2011-06-09T03:41:09Z Q. Are not ferrymen in America obliged, by act of Parliament, to carry over the posts without pay? Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z Another lantern of steady gleam lighted the face of the ferryman. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z No ferryman was to be found, and for a few minutes it was a problem how I should cross to Nauvoo. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z The king, according to tradition, was so overjoyed at the news, that he presented the ferry and boat, which at this time belonged to the crown, to the ferryman. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Of all the early myths, that of the Stygian ferryman is the one which has shown greatest longevity. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Q. Is not this a tax on the ferrymen? Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z The former smiled at that, and thought: "So should every good courtier act, and, like a clever ferryman, always leave that side of his boat which is sinking, and step over to the other." Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z The obol referred to is the small coin placed between the lips of the dead to pay the toll to the ferryman of Hades. Love, Worship and Death Some Renderings from the Greek Anthology 2011-04-21T02:00:45.290Z He went up the bank a little, and at last he found a small poor hut, deserted by a charcoal-burner or ferryman. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Near the head of this canal was the abode of the city ferryman, who conveyed passengers in a wherry either to the Island or Jersey shore. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Russia should not limit itself to the role of an international space ferryman. Russia targets bigger role for space program 2011-04-07T19:35:48Z The negro ferryman testified that they ferried themselves over the stream. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z Non-delivery or neglect of maintaining a constant post was fined 5s., one-half going to their - 13 - majesties and one-half to the party aggrieved; the ferryman “neglecting, refusing or delaying conveyance,” also forfeited 5s. The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office 2011-04-01T02:00:30.937Z She prevailed upon Charon, the ferryman, to take her across the black river and wait for her while she begged Proserpine to fill the box. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z “There is not such a stream for trout in all the Asturias,” said the ferryman. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z I demanded of the ferryman, on reaching the further bank. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z He is bound to maintain safe and suitable boats ready for the use of the public, and to employ fit persons as ferrymen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The ferrymen also came in for their share of blame, as being very backward in carrying those employed in the post office, sometimes even demanding money for ferriage. The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office 2011-04-01T02:00:30.937Z The Harvard scholar Lawrence Lessig illustrates this with a nice story about two Massachusetts ferrymen, Tom First and Tom Scott, who invented a juice drink that proved popular with their passengers. Why it's time to get off the fence about net neutrality 2011-03-13T00:02:04Z The ferryman was watching for us, and had us back on the Castleconnell side in short order. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z The ferryman took to the oar remaining With such a might, That all his body cracked with straining, And his heart shook with feverish fright. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z In the first days of the month the French captured the ferryman's house on the east bank of the Ypres Canal, between Dixmude and Bixschoote. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The fine for a neglectful ferryman was £5, for any one who should presume to carry letters for hire or set up or employ any post, £40. The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office 2011-04-01T02:00:30.937Z Here we were counted by the ferryman and he declared we were five hundred in number, although there were only about one hundred and fifty of us. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z The subway car heaves and groans like a reluctant ferryman, lumbering to a stop, then lurching forward again. Well: A Doctor at the Funeral 2011-02-17T17:07:51Z With hands on oars the ferryman Strove where the stubborn current ran, With a green reed between his teeth. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z He would also on occasion undertake the office of ferryman. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Any ferryman neglecting, delaying or refusing to convey posts forfeited £5. The Early History of the Colonial Post-Office 2011-04-01T02:00:30.937Z The ferryman, a hale old fellow, dipped his oars deep into the dark flood. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The ferryman's boy had the key to it, but the father, who was a blacksmith, after a little hesitation, cut the chain with a cold chisel on the rock. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z The ferryman, as a statue stands, Bronze in the storm that paled his blood, With the one oar firm in his hands, Beat the waves, and bit the flood. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z Still, half a mile before the ferryman's house there is an old lighthouse which was occupied by the Germans until lately and which we have just destroyed with our gun-fire. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z He goes off, and reaches the ferry, and pays the ferryman well, and goes far, far, far away into the forest, till he gets to the house of the Tartaro. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z The boat drifted further and further, and the old ferryman sat bowed over his oars and fast asleep. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The ferryman had told us that all the best Indians were gone except Polis, who was one of the aristocracy. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z The ferryman and his wife gazed at him, both speechless at the wonderful change. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z "We shall have another and perhaps soon," said Paul, thinking of the ferryman's house to which Major Hermann was now on his way. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z The ferryman is there, and he crosses him over, and he pays him well. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z I found a ferryman and crossed the river. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The ferryman left the room, and returned with a black stick with a brass fokosh at the end. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Time went on; the old ferryman was all bowed down with age, and his body was racked with pains. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z The ferryman's house, which had been strongly fortified by the Germans and surrounded with trenches, consisted of a ground floor and an upper story of three rooms, now knocked into one. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z He pays the ferryman generously, and comes to the king’s palace. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z "It is time for me to go, or I shall not find a ferryman," I said. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z "You are both to be sworn," said Mr. Skinner to the ferryman and the coachman, "that this is the stick which you found last night." The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z When they came down to the streams that ran in the bed of each valley, the ferryman and his wife felt their prime return to them. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z Through the loopholes in the wall they could see three enemy columns advancing, above the flooded fields, moving forward on narrow causeways which converged towards the canal opposite the ferryman's house. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z He speaks to the ferryman, and pays the passage money, and tells him that perhaps he will have a heavy load on his return, but that he will be well paid. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z In the middle of the Rhine I told the ferryman to leave the boat to the current. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z "You don't mean to say that you suspect the notary of the murder of Catspaw, do you?" demanded the ferryman, with warmth. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z The ferryman started up and felt the desire of life strong in his blood. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z He took aim coldly, waiting for the propitious moment, and was about to pull the trigger, when Karl said, in German: "I say, Excellenz, do you know what's being prepared for the ferryman's house?" The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z He mounts on the horse’s back, and very soon he arrives at the ferry, and the ferryman comes to meet him. Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language 2011-01-11T03:00:33.670Z The ferryman never fails to ask every traveller for his passport, or license to travel. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z "Did you see," said Ferko to the ferryman, holding him back; "did you see how he trembled when I mentioned the murder of the attorney?" The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z "We have stayed here too long!" said the ferryman, and pressed on. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z If the ferryman's house could but be blown up and the major with it! . . . The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z “Hast thou spoken about me to Tsar Serpent?” asked the ferryman. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z They pay as they go, owing the academic ferryman nothing for setting them over into the elysium of the scholar. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) 2010-12-20T17:11:42.357Z "That's no wonder, in such weather as this," answered the ferryman; "ours are nearly up to the knees in mud." The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z BY the side of a great river, whose stream formed the boundary to two countries, lived an old ferryman and his wife. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z Yes, sir, Sergeant Bernard d'Andeville, my brother-in-law, took part as I did in the action at the ferryman's house. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z He came to a river and sat in the ferry-boat, but the old ferryman looked at him and said: “Is thy journey before thee a long one, Vasily the Luckless?”—Vasily told him. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z "No good to be got out of him--maybe he's a devil," said the old ferryman, philosophically, and rowed on. The Undying Past "But you forget," answered the ferryman, "that this house is a nobleman's!" The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z So slow was he now in making the passage of the stream, that all travellers who knew those parts took a road higher up the bank, where a stronger ferryman plied. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z Major Hermann, when he lay trussed up in the ferryman's house, may have seen him, just as he may have seen me. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z When he came to the river, he got on to the ferry-boat, but the ferryman pushed him away from the shore, and there Marko remained as ferryman ever after, and there he is ferrying still. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Leo gave vent to his ire in a salvo of Spanish oaths, and the driver thought the best thing to do would be to send the ferryman back. The Undying Past I beg your pardon," said the ferryman, stepping forward; "we have found foot-marks leading to this place, it is true; but whether they are the robber's marks or not, I cannot say. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z We are old," said the ferryman, "and want only to end our days in peace. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z And it was you whom I caught and bound in the attic of the ferryman's house. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z So he took leave of the Baba-Yaga and went on further, and he came at last to the first ferry, and he saw the ferrymen on the other side, lying down asleep. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z The ferryman was still old J�rgens, with the plaid woollen comforter round his neck and the same great patches of sailcloth on the knees of his trousers. The Undying Past No, no! don't do that!" cried the ferryman, pulling Ferko back; "that's the way to get a knock on the head. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z The ferryman went back to his wife supperless, and said to her: "Wife, bring a net, and come down into the boat!" Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z The spectral ferryman of the dead was a familiar figure in Etruscan art. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius So he whistled a half whistle, and immediately the ferrymen started from their slumber and rowed him across the stream. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z A youth stood by a river's bank, by which the bow of a boat, bearing the wild form of the grisly ferryman, was waiting. Four Phases of Love "What!" said the ferryman, seizing him by the coat; "you don't think of looking in Mr. Tengelyi's house for a murderer, do you?" The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z Mr. Greene's, the ferryman, our nearest neighbor's family had to go in a canoe from the door of their kitchen to their smoke house to get meat. Autobiography of Z. S. Hastings The grisly ferryman of the infernal stream, foul and unkempt, with fixed eyes of flame, is surrounded by a motley crowd, thick as autumnal leaves, all straining and eager for the further shore. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Not a soul visible excepting the ferryman a little way up-stream, waiting dejectedly in his boat for custom that would not come. Glories of Spain If the ferryman had not cast out some we should have been drowned. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Their clamours roused the old ferryman in his hut. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z La Louve leaped from it at one bound, threw a five-franc piece to the driver, and proceeded with all haste to the dwelling of old F�rot, the ferryman. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 The prevalent note is, Vale vale in aeternum, with thoughts of the ghostly ferryman and the infernal stream and hopeless separation. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The ferryman, with arms dropped helplessly Sank on his bench, forlorn. Poems of Emile Verhaeren The optimistic ferryman assured us that it was going in quite easily—like a lamb, he declared, with great boldness of imagery. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen And Ferko tore himself from the grasp of the ferryman, and rushed into the house, accompanied by the men who came from the Castle. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z There you will find a ferryman and his two sons. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions We were then taken into the ferryman's house. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document Witnessed the ruin of his ardour there; But still the old, tenacious ferryman Firm in his teeth—for God knows when, indeed— Held the green reed. Poems of Emile Verhaeren The eyes of the ferryman lost all the alertness they had had on shore, and he stood at the rudder gazing dreamily out at the afternoon light on the R�gen meadows. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen There was a sputtering of fire from the bank they had left, and Mischa, the ferryman, staggered and collapsed. Under Fire For Servia As ferryman of the dead he is not mentioned in Homer or Hesiod, and in this character is probably of Egyptian origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Comments by Surly Brown, the ferryman, and my husband's bitter hatred had outlined a dangerous character. A Man in the Open The ferryman with his surviving oar Fell harder yet to work, and more and more He strove, till every joint did crack and start, And fevered terror shook his very heart. Poems of Emile Verhaeren For a further small sum the ferryman became enthusiastic and begged me to be sure to come back that way. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Now that the immediate danger was over, there was time for them to look to the wounded ferryman. Under Fire For Servia The old ferryman hesitated to cross with the lad. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution They expressed a strong desire to cross the river in a hurry, and threatened to take forcible possession of the boat if the ferryman did not make another trip that afternoon. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion “Give ye good day, good ferryman,” said Matcham, who had dismounted, and now came forward, leading the horse. The Black Arrow A Tale of the Two Roses I got out and walked down to it to see if it were the ferry-boat, and whether the ferryman was in it. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen As he sat in the boat, the ferryman said to him,— "Perhaps some maiden over there is betrothed to you?" Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The ferryman crossed the river with the boy, who, on the other side, inquired his way to the headquarters of the general. The Only Woman in the Town And Other Tales of the American Revolution Arriving on the other side I put my hand in my pocket as confidently as if I had had a roll of greenbacks at my command, and asked the ferryman how much we owed him. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion Hagen fights with the ferryman, whom he found, according to the warning of the mermaids, untrustworthy. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The ferryman grumbling between his teeth, pretended to accept the statement thus made. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Pranken did not reply, but he gave the ferryman a whole handful of money. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Daunted at the sight, he crowded as close as he could to the ferryman, and nosed him as if to call his attention to the peril. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life We all traveled down the road together, and the negro's master showed me where the ferryman lived, a little way off the road, and went up to the house with me. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion According to these writers, Phaon was a good-looking young brute engaged in the not inelegant occupation of ferryman. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Scarcely had we advanced twenty paces before the ferryman ran after us. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] If the soul can pass these--though many fall by the way--he is transported by the divine ferryman to the presence of Osiris, the great god. Oriental Women "I have guided the boat for twenty years," said the aged ferryman; "no seeing man knows the way as well as I." A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Miller had a ring which he wanted me to take for the purpose of paying the ferryman, but I would not take it, and we nearly had a quarrel in consequence. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion There he saw a boat and an old ferryman. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales “Tall camel or short, flat boat or high boat, into the boat the camel shall go,” and so saying, the ferryman ran and fetched an immense cudgel. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] “Well, well, you may come,” said the ferryman affably; “Patrick, turn out, and get ready the barge.” The Irish Fairy Book The ferryman had heard of more one than bereft lady or gentleman who lived in seclusion in the old houses. Strangers and Wayfarers Reaching the landing, we found the boat nearly across, but the ferryman had all he could do to make any progress. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion Then the other man would have to be ferryman in his place. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales We told him that we should gladly depart the next day, but that we had not as yet agreed with the ferryman as to the fare. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] At last, having reached the river, which at this place was about four hundred yards wide, he, with many joyous barks, ran down the ferry steps, and jumped into the empty boat of the ferryman. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" The ferryman longed to get his freight safely across; he was in a fret of discomfort whenever he looked at the clear-cut, eager face before him in the stern. Strangers and Wayfarers After a meal upon the corn bread bought from the ferryman, we turned in for the night. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion This was crossed by a floating bridge, pulled from shore to shore by a ferryman warping on a rope extended across. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 We had almost made up our minds to ascend the banks of the river until we found some flat boat, when the ferryman all at once jumped up, radiant with an idea. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The tales are of all dates and places; they are like the box, the goose, and the cottage of the ferryman; and must go floating down time together as best they can. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) The ferryman, acting under instructions from the gendarmes, refused to take passengers. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) In the morning we again went over the ground, but found no better chance to cross, concluding that the owner of the skiff must be the ferryman. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion “Give ye good day, good ferryman,” said Matcham, 41 who had dismounted, and now came forward, leading the horse. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 8 (of 25) First, however, the ferryman deemed it necessary that the animals should kneel, so that no movement of theirs on the river might occasion an overturn. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] The first bridge thrown over the Thames was a wooden one, erected by the nuns of St. Mary's Monastery, a convent of sisters endowed by the daughter of a rich Thames ferryman. Old and New London Volume I The woman ran down the bank of the river and secured the help of a ferryman and his grandson, a boy about ten years old. Stories Pictures Tell Book Four The ferryman told us to go to the bow of the boat and avoid questioning, which we did. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion They were the only passengers by the ferry, and neither the ferryman nor his mate knew Mary Cassidy, with the shawl drawn over her eyes. An Isle in the Water “Is that so!” declared the ferryman with a chuckle. Betty Wales Freshman These truculent but harmless old timers worked at odd jobs around the nearby palace grounds, and in the ferryman they found a kindred spirit. Satan and the Comrades In his padded arm-chair there Sat the ancient ferryman, Ill and grey. Atta Troll The Muddikpur, so called by themselves, though known under several other names, follow a variety of employments; some being ferrymen. The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies There the king of the Franks, Guntharius, the son of Gibicho, heard from the ferryman of the gold they were carrying and determined to secure it. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose “Wall, remember that there trap’s very 68 heavy,” said the ferryman solemnly, as he shoved off. Betty Wales Freshman A little later, Old Michael, the ferryman, drove by, breaking a track along the blotted road. The Plow-Woman The nieces twain Serve in place of ferrymen. Atta Troll One does not in terms request a ferryman to put one across the river. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" I embarked; and when the boat arrived at the northern side I had fallen asleep; and the ferryman, in compassion, allowed me to slumber unmolested. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters She finally came to the old ferryman’s house, and he gave them a great deal of welcome, having provided some warm soup and bread to strengthen them. Happy Days for Boys and Girls The heavenly ferryman was thereupon besought with vigor to land her safe on Canaan’s side, and the singing ceased. Aurora the Magnificent “Sir, it is my Lord Poverty!” grimly answered the old ferryman, as he pocketed the Teuton’s fee. The Naples Riviera Stepping into the boat is an offer to pay the usual fare for being ferried over, and the ferryman accepts it by putting off. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" The old Dutch ferryman divulged that he had been hired to ferry the homecoming major; this, too, is recorded. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 It so happened that the son of his brother Solomon, the ferryman, belonged to the National Guard, and was stationed at the prison to guard it. Happy Days for Boys and Girls A ferryman at the little pier had from time to time accosted him; but it was a part of the play of his nervousness to turn his back on that facility. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II There were Ump and Jud, the two ferrymen, and their ancient mother. Dwellers in the Hills "Help one,—help all!" the Baron cries; "Whatever boon he craves, I swear, by Christ, that man shall win, My ferryman who saves!" The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme A moment later both boat and ferryman had vanished from before his eyes. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “Are you not going to take your little girl with you?” said the old ferryman. Happy Days for Boys and Girls Finally, the word coming to the ears of the ferrymen, they were foolish enough to undertake to prevent us from crossing without their help. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail The move was so swift and uniform, and the distance to the water so short, that Ump and the ferrymen had barely time to escape being swept in with the steers. Dwellers in the Hills The ferryman had one fair daughter about whom he was as miserly as he was with his money,—keeping her shut up out of reach of her lover. John and Betty's History Visit The ferryman is in much demand, judging from the frequent ringing of his bell,—one on either bank, set between two tall posts, with a rope dangling from the arm. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo The boat was old, the sail was thick with big-stitched patches, and the ferryman was an elder. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland No argument would induce the ferryman to explain what the tickets were and where they could be procured. The Boy Settlers A Story of Early Times in Kansas Then he turned his mare and rode back to the house of the ferrymen, and we followed him. Dwellers in the Hills Arise, arise, good ferryman, And come here out to us. Grimhild's Vengeance Three Ballads A half-dozen families live there, all of them small tenant farmers, save the ferryman—a strapping, good-natured fellow, who appears to be the nabob of the community. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo So low, exposed, and precarious is the shore at Scarinish, that, often for weeks, the ferrymen dare not venture out to the steamer for passengers. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland We had sent the ferryman forward from the head of the glen to bring the boat round from the place where he left it to the other side of the lake. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Ump was sitting on the Bay Eagle, his coat and hat off, giving some order to the ferrymen who were starting to bring up the cattle. Dwellers in the Hills Meanwhile the fugitives had arrived at the bank of the river, where they found that the ferryman was at the other side, and his boat with him. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly A stout young man was seated on the end of the ferry barge, talking earnestly with the ferryman's daughter, a not unattractive girl, but pale and thin, as these women are apt to be. Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo Once clear of the Fingal, the adroit ferrymen did their duty well, and in less than ten minutes we were all landed. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The ferryman happened to mention that a fellow-countryman of his had lately come from America—a wild sort of genius. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Then Jud should follow to keep the bunch moving, while Ump and the two ferrymen fed the line, a few at a time, keeping it unbroken, and as thin as possible. Dwellers in the Hills When the Colonel called to him, he answered in endearing terms, but moved not; and when the officer swore, the ferryman reproved him solemnly. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Beseeching vain, And wishing once again the stream to pass, The ferryman denies. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II I did not wonder at the ferryman's nervousness, as I felt the heave and rush of the whirling savage flood. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Sunday, September 11th.—Immediately after breakfast, the morning being fine, we set off with cheerful spirits towards the Trossachs, intending to take up our lodging at the house of our old friend the ferryman. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 The two ferrymen were bareheaded, in their brown homespun coats. Dwellers in the Hills "Well, child," said her mother cheerfully, while Reuben waved fresh signals to the obdurate ferryman, "I'm sure I don't mind, if you don't." Say and Seal, Volume I There is in consequence a considerable concourse, and the passengers are carried over, as I have said, in a ferry-boat, for which a couple of baiocchi is paid by each person to the ferryman. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge That mattered little—the sturdy old ferryman saved us both; and for a few days the artist had the best room in mither's shieling. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure The ferryman happened to be just ready at the moment to go over the lake with a poor man, his wife and child. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 On a stone by the landing sat one of the ferrymen, Danel, his hands in the pockets of his brown homespun coat. Dwellers in the Hills Men, women, and children came hastening from the neighboring village, and breathlessly, as they passed, they told the ferryman that the terrible Danes were coming. Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly By this means that immense concourse of women had been transported, and great as is my devotion and subjection to their charms, should have declined the office of ferryman, after the morning's rencontre. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas The ferryman clung to a rope and pulled the load over. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin The ferryman told us that a preaching was held there once in three months by a certain minister—I think of Arrochar—who engages, as a part of his office, to perform the service. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 Then he broke off suddenly and called to the ferryman. Dwellers in the Hills Osmund, the ferryman of Loch Tyne, had a beautiful child, who was the pride of his life and the joy of his heart. Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly The dark-looking monk entered the boat, and the ferryman shoved off from the bank. Folk-lore and Legends: German The horses were taken out and made to swim across, while the Mongol ferrymen, all lamas and big fellows, went back and forth, taking us and the carts over. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia After a long time the ferryman came home; but we had to wait yet another hour for the tide. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 The ferrymen, with the characteristic hospitality of the Hills, requested us to dismount and share the evening meal, but we declined, urging the lateness of the hour. Dwellers in the Hills One evening the ferryman was sitting, with his wife and child, on the margin of the lake, after his day's work. Harper's Young People, December 9, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly They entered the boat, and again the ferryman pushed off. Folk-lore and Legends: German Her gaze rested lightly on the two strangers and their trophies of the chase, on the careless ferryman, and the few stragglers from the ranch and the cabins. That Girl Montana This hut was unplastered, and without windows, crowded with beds, uncomfortable, and not in the simplicity of the ferryman’s house. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 The long bulk of the ferryman loomed in the door. Dwellers in the Hills I think, in time, though blind he be, A ferryman he'll make. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets The only words that passed on the occasion were an exclamation of the first monk who struck the ferryman down. Folk-lore and Legends: German The Tartar and the three ferrymen took the long, broad-bladed oars, which in the dim light looked like a crab's claw, and Simeon flung himself with his belly against the tiller. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories She shook her head, and her cheeks grew hot, for she had heard the observations of the ferrymen as the boat left. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories Then I came out where I could see the bank of the river and the blue smoke trailing up from the chimney of the ferrymen. Dwellers in the Hills The ferryman looked surprised, then disgusted, and finally he turned an inquiring glance upon Joe, who said that Dan told the truth. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 When the poor ferryman recovered his senses, day had long dawned, and he was lying alone at the bottom of his boat. Folk-lore and Legends: German The other three ferrymen were in the hut. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Pence Oiler, the ferryman, sat in the corner puffing at a cob pipe. Shawn of Skarrow Here they found a ferryman, just as they had been given to expect, with his flat “horse-boat” moored to the shore. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The only “game” Silas expected to see was Dan Morgan, when he returned from the mountain at night, and the ferryman was prepared to give him a warm reception. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 "Step in, then," said the ferryman, not over courteously, for he remembered the trick played on him by their predecessor. Folk-lore and Legends: German The ferrymen and Simeon went slowly to the hut. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories "Where can I find the ferryman?" asked the young man. Shawn of Skarrow The ferryman took his pipe from his mouth 86 and regarded the party quizzically. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Albinik knew these coasts as the ferryman of the solitary moors of Brittany knows their least detours. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death They entered the boat, and the ferryman put off. Folk-lore and Legends: German By the bank they were sitting on, loomed a great barge, which the ferrymen call a karbass. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The ferryman said: "Tell General Toombs I wish to God I could do something for him." Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage The ferryman eyed him in a sleepy way, and took another pull at that provoking pipe. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War At Newnham the ferryman stood knee-deep in the water washing his boat and hoping for a fare. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea "Here, ahoy!" responded the ferryman, but with some strange sensation of fear. Folk-lore and Legends: German The ferrymen plied the oars with a slow measured stroke; Brains hung over the tiller with his stomach pressed against it and swung from side to side. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The horsemen were close at Baumgarten's heels, and he begged the ferryman to take him across the water in spite of the danger, but to no avail. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. “You may be a very big man in the army,” answered the ferryman, “but your orders don’t go here!” Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The man in black gave neither thought nor look to the ferryman, but strode along the woodland paths like one who had not a moment to spare. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea The ferryman put about the head of his boat, and began to row back towards Andernach, as he had threatened. Folk-lore and Legends: German And on the other side the voice kept on shouting, and a revolver was fired twice, for the man probably thought the ferrymen were asleep or gone to the village inn. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories They came flocking to the Acheron or River of Death, where the ferryman named Charon, with eyes like flaming wheels, bore them across. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. The ferryman closed his eyes and resumed his smoking. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Loud and continued shouts brought no ferryman, and eager searchings revealed no boat. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 In his forty years' experience of the river, the ferryman had never before beheld such a tempest—so dreadful and so sudden. Folk-lore and Legends: German "It's cold," said one of the ferrymen hoarsely, as he stretched himself on the straw with which the damp, clay floor was covered. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Whoever receives the oars will replace him as ferryman. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen They did at last reach their destination, and bade farewell to the ferryman, whom they loaded down with Confederate notes. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The ferryman was early at his post, and put the travelers across cheerfully without charge. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier life in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865 The ferryman, however, had scarce time to give his fare a good-evening ere he disappeared from his sight, in the direction of the Devil's House. Folk-lore and Legends: German He merely repeated: "I'm the ferryman, and it's my business to carry people across the lake." Little Wizard Stories of Oz Then they came to the ferry, and the ferryman was so old and bent that Odin looked twice at him to make sure that he wasn’t one-eyed. Hunters Out of Space “I tell you we must get over to-night,” urged Jenks, who hoped that his uniform would give him a certain prestige in the eyes of the ferryman. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Hang thee," said the ferryman, "what art' ganging o' this gait for? Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The night was spent in an old building near the ferry, and in the morning the ferryman cheerfully put them across the river without charge. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Looking at the ferryman more closely she saw that he had small eyes, a big nose, and a sharp chin. Little Wizard Stories of Oz “Mr. Opp ain’t been back to the Cove for a long while, has he?” asked the ferryman, whose intellectual life depended solely upon the crumbs of information scattered by chance passers-by. Mr. Opp He had received a mysterious order from the ferryman. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War After the best supper the ferryman could provide for them, they started on their journey, following the river. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Next morning, however, the Blackman's Point ferryman, who always set a line from his punt when he turned in, showed us one of over 90 lb. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 "Silence!" said the small ferryman, slapping each button head in turn, but not hard enough to hurt them. Little Wizard Stories of Oz Jimmy, who was pouring gasolene into a tank in the launch, treated the ferryman to a prodigious wink. Mr. Opp The ferryman placed his pipe on the ground with the greatest composure. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Deck called him by name several times; and if the ferryman was not extremely stupid, he could understand that neither his voice nor his speech was that of the troopers. A Lieutenant at Eighteen When he returned to Pembroke thirty years later, an old ferryman there remembered him. The Story of General Gordon She moved about as one that was sleeping, and indeed she felt as if the boat, with its grim ferryman, had already borne her across the Styx. The Red Romance Book Toward evening they came to the west branch of the Winkie River and there, on the river bank, found a ferryman who lived all alone in a little yellow house. The Lost Princess of Oz “You fellows looked kind o’ troublesome,” explained the ferryman, “so as there’s a picket up yonder I thought I’d send my son up for ’em!” Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War "Dey done halt behind dat hill, and send two men to de top ob it," replied the ferryman, who was quite cool by this time. A Lieutenant at Eighteen It was nearly as big as a saucer, and was marked "ONE BISKER"; and as this seemed to show that it had some value, she handed it to the ferryman. The Admiral's Caravan Rise and go to the river bank, there you will meet a ferryman in his boat; demand from him the bequest. Mystics and Saints of Islam Then she stood directly in front of the ferryman and putting her mouth close to his ear she yelled as loudly as she could: "Good evening!" The Lost Princess of Oz “He’s the only critter among you as has got any sense,” snarled the ferryman; “for he’s the only one who didn’t ask to be taken across this infarnal river!” Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War "There comes Cuffy the ferryman, riding with all the speed he can get out of his poor horse," said Warren, as he pointed to the negro coming across the field from the Jamestown road. A Lieutenant at Eighteen There’s a ferryman over there I’m worried about, too. Special Messenger The new ferryman lit his pipe and spat. Shining Ferry Perhaps," replied the ferryman; "but to me his voice sounded like a frog's croak. The Lost Princess of Oz Taking the amount from the purse, he gave it to the ferryman, adding, "If we succeed, the sum shall be doubled; and now let us set out." Rookwood No, sir; Fronklyn and I came down to this bend in a boat, of which the ferryman has taken possession, as I told him to do, for he had lost his own. A Lieutenant at Eighteen When he reached the landing-stage on this particular morning, he could see the boat moored against the opposite bank, but there was no ferryman in sight, and there was no response when he shouted. Adventures in Many Lands It happened as he had promised the new ferryman. Shining Ferry Here the jolly ferryman was rewarded for his labors and then the entire party set out in a grand procession to march to the Emerald City. The Lost Princess of Oz "Can you find us a glass of brandy to keep out the fog?" said Coates, who knew something of our ferryman's vocations. Rookwood "Don't say that again!" said Deck, disgusted with the ferryman. A Lieutenant at Eighteen "I can't make the ferryman hear," he remarked in an aggrieved tone to the newcomer, as if the latter was in some way responsible for the fact. Adventures in Many Lands It's for the ferryman below here—Old Vro, as you call him. Shining Ferry At the crossing of the Forkadeer River we stayed over night with the ferryman, and were well entertained. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite Beside him lay the gory corpse of the ferryman, and, at a little distance, the scarcely more animate frame of the chief constable. Rookwood "I think this must be a ferry, Ben; though I should suppose the ferryman would find it hard work to get through the current that brought us down." A Lieutenant at Eighteen When Davy the ferryman returned, an hour later, he reported that his master had embarked safely on a barge bound for Ireland. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time "I hoped I had made it clear that after this week you cease to be ferryman." Shining Ferry I passed on to the Cumberland River, was set over the river by the ferryman, and lodged in his house. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite He extricated himself from the ferryman's grasp, regained his feet, and, what was of more importance, the weapon he had thrown away. Rookwood The lieutenant and the sergeant looked in the direction indicated by the ferryman, and saw a man riding down the hill at a breakneck speed. A Lieutenant at Eighteen The ferryman could only talk Dutch, and so Mr. George could not ask him what was to pay. Rollo in Holland Light in a world of shadows, Rainbow among sunless clouds, Bark of song on this sea of silence, O ferryman of the soul! Sandhya Songs of Twilight I stayed about a week with the ferryman. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite But it was not to retire for the night that the ferryman entered his dormitory. Rookwood In 1636 the Cambridge ferryman charged but half a penny, as so many wished to attend the Thursday lecture in the Boston churches. Home Life in Colonial Days The repeated hallooings for the ferryman are at length responded to from far upstream. Plantation Sketches Phao, a poor ferryman, is endowed by Venus with the gift of beauty. John Lyly All this crowd thou discernest is helpless and unsepultured; Charon is the ferryman; they who ride on the wave found a tomb. The Aeneid of Virgil "Will you supply his place and accompany us?" asked Luke of the ferryman. Rookwood My mind standing on the brink called out, as it were, with an eager waving of hands to the ferryman sailing away across the waves to the other side. My Reminiscences I crossed the river to the west side in a birch bark canoe, navigated by Tapper, the ferryman for many years after, until the suspension bridge was built. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Meanwhile Venus herself falls a victim to the charms she has bestowed upon the ferryman. John Lyly Charon, the dread ferryman, guards these flowing streams, ragged and awful, his chin covered with untrimmed masses of hoary hair, and his glassy eyes aflame; his soiled raiment hangs knotted from his shoulders. The Aeneid of Virgil A few broken rush-bottomed chairs, with a couple of dirty tables, formed the sum total of the ferryman's furniture. Rookwood Hand in hand by the river, they stray Where the dark waves wash the shore; And they hear the splash, and the feathery spray, As the ferryman dips his oar. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. There was nothing between Lucullus and the "bread line" except his last sweetbread; yet as a gentleman he gave it up to the ferryman rather than lose his poise when leaving the earth. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Even the good Whig ferryman, Waldron, might be at a loss to make out his bearings, for the green banks of the East River have vanished, and its points become confused. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn She had a strong, carrying voice, and the cheery summons of the Twickenham ferryman rang clearly on the air. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party The ferryman instantly extinguished the light, motioning his companions to remain silent. Rookwood Now the father waves a loving adieu, As he looses his claspèd hand; And the ferryman plies his oar anew, Till he reaches the golden strand. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. Mr. Ben Hancock was the ferryman at Henderson's Ferry at this time. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 The houses upon the waterside, near the ferry are to be cleared of the present inhabitants for the use of the guards & ferrymen. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn His chief occupation was that of a ferryman plying across the river Meuse. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories The ferryman left the house apparently to prepare his boat, half closing the door after him. Rookwood Old Benny Havens of blessed memory rowed me across the river to Garrison's, and the Cold Spring ferryman back to the Point a few minutes before evening parade. Forty-Six Years in the Army Heavy payment was demanded by the ferrymen for crossing in their wretched canoes; but the cattle and donkeys had to swim across. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley There p. 63was a small thicket of trees on the rock-top and a patch of garden which belonged to the ferryman. Recollections of Old Liverpool “I have sad news for you, my friend,” said the ferryman. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories Two figures next ascended; the first who set foot within the ferryman's chamber was Alan Rookwood: the other, as the reader may perhaps conjecture, was his grandson. Rookwood I looked round, and there was my old acquaintance the ferryman, making ready to put off. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The ferrymen, supposing that the travellers were unable to navigate the canoes, left them, unprotected, on the bank. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Seaman, St. Nicholas, who once was in danger of shipwreck; and St. Christopher, who was a ferryman. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 “He told me so himself,” said the ferryman. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories “I swan,” said the apathetic ferryman who had paid no attention to the previous confusion. Betty Wales Senior Evan Davis, the crusty old ferryman, greeted them with his usual inarticulate grunt, a kind of "Oh, here you are again, are you!" form of welcome which was more forceful than gracious. For the Sake of the School This being settled, the ferrymen demanded equally preposterous payment for carrying across the caravan. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Mary Overs, the beautiful daughter of the ferryman. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 He had already told him of his love for Gretchen, he might possibly induce the ferryman to assist in her escape—no easy task, however, and one full of perils. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories “Do you suppose we shall ever get dry again?” asked Eleanor lightly, while they waited for the ferryman to come back to them. Betty Wales Senior Light and active, he soon got out again, drying his clothes and passing the night at the house of the ferryman. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. After some time a ferry-boat appeared, but the ferrymen declined carrying the party over before they had informed their master. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Mariners, St. Christopher, who was a ferryman; and St. Nicholas, who was once in danger of shipwreck, and who, on one occasion, lulled a tempest for some pilgrims on their way to the Holy Land. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 At that time my father was ferryman, and Mr. Burton wanted a boat to take him to Barton. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe “I tell ye, them girls air game,” declared the ferryman watching them ride off as soon as the storm was over. Betty Wales Senior The ferryman had just swung the boat into the stream, and we were getting into it, when a man arrived with positive orders from the military authorities to let no one across for three days. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure He was, however, not to be defeated, and, proceeding along the banks of the river, at length found some ferrymen who did not hesitate to take him across. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Big David the keeper Donald the ferryman you and I. And man but it was awful. Real Ghost Stories The ferryman, whilst plying over a water which was only slightly agitated, was asked by a timid lady in his boat, whether any persons were ever lost in that river. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings "Good evenin t'your honor," said the ferryman, and set to work to draw the boat over hand by a rope stretched across the water. The Miraculous Revenge Little Blue Book #215 At length, the ferryman agreed to attempt the passage. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure There was formerly a ferry where the bridge now extends; and one day the ferryman insisted on being paid double the usual fare. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre It soon hove in sight, with the ghostly ferryman in it paddling to the beach to receive the passenger. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia "Well, well, you may come," said the ferryman affably; "Patrick, turn out, and get ready the barge." Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 The sun was far down as the ferrymen landed them on the further side of the Fujikawa. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 The ferryman was there with a horse-boat, but the wind was so high that he feared to attempt the crossing. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure In preparing a body for burial, the Greeks took a piece of money and put it into the mouth, to give to the ferryman Charon. 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 When the ghosts arrived on the bank, they hailed the ferryman and he paddled his canoe over to receive them. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) The Belief Among the Aborigines of Australia, the Torres Straits Islands, New Guinea and Melanesia Billy Bates, the ferryman at Little Ferry, had heard the clatter of hoofs, and tumbled out to unchain his boat; a trifling matter for him, since he habitually slept in his clothes. The Mayor of Troy They watched the ferryman pushing off into the river's darkness. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 The ferryman objected, stating that his orders were imperative against putting any one over, after sundown, without a special pass. Border and Bastille William Dulan, who by this time had resumed his cloak, and received a lighted lantern from the old ferryman, took his way to the river, accompanied by the latter. The Rector of St. Mark's Hence arose the notion of the fee of Charon, and of the ferryman of that name. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The ferryman took us across without pay and bade us remain all night. Sixty Years of California Song He nodded to one or two familiar faces in the crowd, for he was an old Atlantic ferryman, and had crossed five times with Captain Hawkins in the St. Louis. A Honeymoon in Space The unhappy ferryman was totally unarmed, and only wished to escape. Border and Bastille The old ferryman had gone to bed, and would not rise. The Rector of St. Mark's Where we come to cross the river, Uncle George Tunnel was the ferryman. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Until sunset he rowed steadily and swiftly downstream, hailing the ferrymen as he passed, and stopping at the settlements on both sides of the river to make inquiries. Raftmates A Story of the Great River Beyond, the Island of Valentia lies like a breakwater against the Atlantic, and the scene at nightfall is strange enough, with flashing lanterns, shouting ferrymen, and plashing oars. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. Captain," said the elder Cannon, chuckling as if still in admiration of Marius's subtlety, "I recollect now that our ferryman brought over a man from Laurel this morning with some news. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times One night a ferryman beheld on the bank of the Saale a tall, stately lady with a crowd of weeping children. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan Charon, the slovenly old ferryman, plies his noiseless boat to and fro laden with shadowy passengers. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life It was not until they had reached the river at dawn and had roused the ferryman that the minister recovered from his Sunday abstraction. Benefits Forgot A Story of Lincoln and Mother Love But ferrymen are always stern sticklers for vested rights. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. |
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