| 单词 | fire-eater |
| 例句 | I’m only a juggler, just a harmless fire-eater. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Then the lad here was right. Came to me just now and said he’d seen the fire-eater up there behind a column.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z You pass a fire-eater elevated on a striped platform. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “The children say the marten can do tricks and the boy’s a fire-eater. Perhaps we could come to the show and watch at close range?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “You’ll make a teller of fairy tales yet if you carry on like that, fire-eater!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In one square the crowds were particularly dense, and as Meggie pushed her way through them with Mo she saw they were standing around a fire-eater. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The fire-eater, amused, yelled at Salvador to catch his little brother before he ran south all the way to Mexico City. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I pass food stalls and dance stages, jugglers and fire-eaters, acrobats, Kehannis, singers, and players. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He and two companions had dragged the fire-eater back here, where Capricorn had, in his own characteristic way, questioned him about Silvertongue and the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The right-hand page had an illustration on it, showing women in magnificent dresses, a fire-eater, acrobats, and a man who looked like a king. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There were acrobats and ropedancers and knife-throwers and fire-eaters and street performers of every type. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The silly girl was running around behind the house to the place where the fire-eater had given his performance. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m sure I was. And she was always as cheeky as you, too! Have fun with your fire-eater!” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Why, it looks as if our fire-eater would rather let someone else light the fire today,” he mocked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They like the fire-eater because he's like them—he whines, he's sly, and he bites.'' Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z People in the industry are marveling at the return of “Fear Factor,” the television version of a sideshow fire-eater or sword-swallower. ?Fear Factor? Returns to NBC on Monday Night 2011-12-11T22:40:52Z At these multi-weekend events, artisans sold jewelry, candles and clothing; musicians played lutes and flutes; and fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats and jousters performed feats of medieval derring-do. As Renaissance festivals reopen, here’s how to make the merrie most of them 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z “If you read South Carolina’s articles of secession,” Burns began, “the first state to secede, the birthplace of secession, home of the original fire-eaters — they do not mention states’ rights, they mention slavery, slavery, slavery.” Ken Burns: Donald Trump’s birtherism — a “politer way of saying the ‘N-word'” — proves America isn’t remotely “post-racial” 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z With fire-eaters and gondoliers for the Carnival scene, he injected a bit of spectacle. Domingo in Verdi rarity `I Due Foscari' in LA 2012-09-16T17:51:10Z Along the way we meet dwarves, fire-eaters, eclectic collectors and keepers of curiosities, and learn about 18th century attitudes toward those born with deformities. Ricky Jay's obsession with Matthias Buchinger, an unbelievable 17th century showman 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Minott was a teenage fire-eater and acrobat who would entertain guests when the band played. Oldest swingers 2010-07-24T23:05:00Z He has a thin face and when he sings we hear a dark, gravelly rumble of a voice and see more gaps than teeth – a reminder of his years as a fire-eater. Oldest swingers 2010-07-24T23:05:00Z The audition was a successful one and led to him working for five years in repertory theatre, where his roles ranged from Shakespeare to circus fire-eater. Obituary: Bob Hoskins 2014-04-30T13:56:01Z One of my companions, a veteran fire-eater of Chinese descent, tried rinsing the leftovers at home and stir-frying them again. Sichuan Dry Pot, from Subtle to Scorching, at MaLa Project 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The movement faltered but the two leading fire-eaters spent the remainder of the 1850s agitating for a separate southern nation. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As before there are chapter-length portraits of key players: the Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner, Preston Brooks, the South Carolina fire-eater who caned him, and Thaddeus Stevens, radical Republican and implacable foe of slavery. 'What politics is': Sidney Blumenthal on Lincoln and his own Washington life 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z It only deepens hostility and hardens allegiance to modern-day “fire-eaters” who spout lies and divisive rhetoric. Opinion | Can Bar-Stool Democracy Save America? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z With fire-eaters like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez willing to throw members of her own party into the abyss. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z On a trapeze hoop suspended from the ceiling of her East Village living room, Phoenix Feeley, aerialist, knife-catcher, activist, and fire-eater, struck the Mermaid pose, appearing to float horizontally six feet off the ground. An East Village Apartment with Its Own Trapeze 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Even without these fears, southern moderates found it increasingly hazardous to minimize the danger of “Black Republicans” for fear that fire-eaters would attack them for weakness. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The president likes to hear diverse opinions—hence his desire for a fire-eater like Mr Bolton, a type of adviser he lacked. John Bolton, the world’s hope 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z I want to combine it with a circus — jugglers, fire-eaters and other things. The one and only Patricia Kopatchinskaja comes to the Ojai Music Festival 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z On one of our last afternoons there, we wanted to shoot some nice footage and decided to meet with Lamount, a fire-eater who liked to go by “The Human Volcano”. Kim Wall was born to tell stories. I miss my friend's light, and her love 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Here, while working as a bongo drummer in a nightclub, the man who would become known as the "Playboy Peer" met his second wife, Shirin Belly, a Malaysian belly dancer and fire-eater. Moynihan family's history of drugs, scandal and power - BBC News 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Led by Alabama fire-eater William Lowndes Yancey, southern delegates echoed Davis’s demand for a federal slave code in the territories, but most northern delegates refused, knowing that consent would doom them back home. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The extremism on display by the fire-eaters led directly to popular support for secession and the ill-fated and ultimately self-destructive rise of the Confederacy — and, with it, the deadliest war in American history. Introducing Donald Trump’s fire-eaters: How the Republican Party made the mob that the GOP frontrunner exploits 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z That day, as I remember, I crossed Jackson Square, usually the habitat of jugglers and fire-eaters, face-painters and palm-readers, portrait artists and tuba players. My Mardi Gras street fight with a religious zealot from Texas 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z The Phoenix Hotel in San Francisco hosted a Burning Man-themed wedding, complete with fire-eaters. Weddings Take Offbeat Turns, With Help From Hotels and Planners 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Kahl’s first wife was the fire-eater in the sideshow; his second runs a gift shop in Coney Island. City Room: The Great Fredini Dreams of a 3D Sideshow in Coney Island 2013-08-04T16:00:02Z For the most part, Fillmore’s southern supporters were former Whigs who used the Know-Nothing perch to warn against Republicans and fire-eaters. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Prior to the American Civil War, southern pro-slavery demagogues known as “fire-eaters” predicted the advent of harrowing slave revolts incited by Abraham Lincoln and the abolitionist movement. Introducing Donald Trump’s fire-eaters: How the Republican Party made the mob that the GOP frontrunner exploits 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z "Buchanan failed as president in their view because he did not head off secession by taking strong measures against the southern fire-eaters who backed it." Was James Buchanan really the worst president? 2013-07-02T00:42:16Z And yet a nickel seems like a proper price of admission; after all, that’s what you pay to see the sword-swallower and the fire-eater, right? Felix Baumgartner's Jump: Triumph or Freak Show? 2012-10-15T23:35:45Z Around the guests capered jugglers and fire-eaters, while musicians plucked and winded their instruments, and the table in the centre of the room strained under an eye-popping feast. Ways to enjoy Nutrient Blend 14 2012-08-08T17:21:14.937Z Despite his militant posture in recent years, Davis had not been a genuine fire-eater but a “national Democrat” who had hoped to defend southern rights within the Union through control of the Democratic Party. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “Sit still, you fire-eater,” cried Sylvia, catching hold of his arm. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z There was also a rage for fencing--a plausible excuse enough for meeting in numbers, considering that the fire-eaters of the south had just revised the laws of the duello. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z This was just such a wild idea as suited the youthful fire-eater. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Every variety of the burlesque son of Mars, from a delicate Adonis to a fire-eater, obtained impersonation from one or other able sustainer of the part. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z At the opposite extreme, genuine secessionist fire-eaters had the same concern in reverse, worrying that northern offers of sectional cooperation would blind opportunists to the need for southern independence. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The other is a bit of broad fun, in mockery of the profuse volumes of smoke and sound which were emitted by Yankee fire-eaters. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z A drunkard, no doubt, and a fire-eater--which some folks are rude enough to translate murderer--what of that? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The academic authorities at Breslau and Leipzig were not more tolerant towards the young fire-eater, and it was only in Berlin that he eventually found himself free to prosecute his studies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z I regret that you have promised to join those fire-eaters this evening. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z I'll turn conjurer—fire-eater—mountebank;—set the fools agape at fairs and pastimes. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z It is not necessary to be a “temperamental” person or a fire-eater of any sort in order to know how it feels to be irritated—and irritating. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Here the root-and-branch abolitionist and the fire-eater begin their several careers, and get more and more excited audience, the former in the north and the other in the south. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z I have no doubt the fire-eaters at home went on fire-eating under the impression that that was what the men at the front wanted to keep up their fighting spirit. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Whoever does otherwise, does not know the way of the world, or belongs to the order of pious fire-eaters. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z What are your Eastern fire-eaters, sword-swallowers, and dervishes, to a Popish priest? Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Many of their leaders possessed no good qualities beyond their fearlessness and truth—qualities that were also possessed by the Southern fire-eaters. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z It is in this stage that the root-and-branch abolitionist and the fire-eater begin their really effective careers. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Yet no one could have said that Kruder--that was his name--belonged to the fire-eaters, to the liberals, or to the conservatives, nor if he was red, blue, or white. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z I know I'm an awful fire-eater when I've drank too much. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z The old fire-eater was not only an accomplished strategist, but likewise a great student of character. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z After the Irishman and woman departed, and their memory had nearly faded out, a "fire-eater" came on, and positively turned Puddleford nearly topsy-turvy. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z I have taken pains in a relevant chapter to show how the fire-eaters and the root-and-branch abolitionists were at last brought upon the stage. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The old fire-eater were determined to get inter the trap after all, and when I reached him he were half-way by the kloof. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The old man, a born fire-eater, insisted on speaking English to the sahib-log, unless, by rare chance, he encountered some person acquainted with Pushtu, his native language. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The buccaneers were not such fire-eaters as their own accounts and boys' books of adventure would have us believe: there was a strong spice of prudence in their temperament. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z There had never been such a crowd collected at Puddleford for any purpose as assembled to see the wonderful performance of this fire-eater. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z It required some years to bring affairs to this point; but it was accomplished at last; and the north was ready for the root-and-branch abolitionist and the south for the fire-eater. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Old Captain Davenant and the Squire were types of men whom the more Radical press derided as reactionary and fire-eaters. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z As gallant a fire-eater," said the general, "as ever shouldered a gun. Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z This man came out a good, loyal, American citizen; went back a fire-eater. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Frank was secretly amused to see that the fire-eater also carried his gun ashore with him. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z And the fire-eaters,—how they got important facts wrong! The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z I was very small, but I’ll never forget him, my tall, strong old fire-eater whom everybody but me thought queer, with his magnificent head of thick, white, curling hair. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Personally, he is the last man who would be selected as a “fire-eater.” History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z How is it with thee, my fire-eater, my stout swallower of bullets? Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z While in Congress he supported the famous compromise measures, which secured to him the opposition and enmity of the southern fire-eaters. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z Especially must we understand the internecine duel between free labor and slavery, and what was the purpose of the directors of evolution placing the fanatical abolitionist and the fire-eater upon the stage. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z He was of Scotch descent; but his father had settled in New Orleans, and the son became as violent a "fire-eater" as though he had been the possessor of half a thousand slaves. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z And though, as I have said, he stuck it for a long time, he was by no means the gallant fire-eater you would have imagined from his treatment of defaulters. The Secret Battle 2011-02-06T03:00:59.983Z Do you know, brother, in whose company I saw the fire-eater and hell-rake this evening? The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z It was exactly like the fire-eater at a village fair. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z I will turn over my little account to the big fire-eater yonder who will collect all debts. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z But suppose she were expected to mount, for instance, some such fire-eater as the Rabbit! Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z But he is no fire-eater, no yearner after social regeneration by baptism of blood, no dreamer of new worlds to conquer, nor the revival of dying feuds in ghastly wars. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z Lincoln’s old rival from Illinois, Stephen Douglas, whose party had been split by the fire-eaters and whom Lincoln defeated at the polls, became a wise and vital friend. Rhetorical Parallels Between Lincoln, Obama 2010-11-10T21:15:00Z He was a noble fellow, sir—a regular fire-eater, even in death. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 "If there were once more a siege of Gerona I would turn our very churches into barracks," laughed our colonel, clanking his sword and looking fierce as a fire-eater. Glories of Spain Besides these there were rope-dancers, fire-eaters, jugglers, acrobats, and numerous ballad singers and vendors. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. “What fire-eaters these ‘disguised’ French officers must have been! The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 An indignation meeting was improvised; the more rabid fire-eaters were hoisted on some handy box, or took possession of a passing cart, from which they addressed the rioters. Fragments of an Autobiography "Small doubt of that, you old fire-eater!" rejoined the Lieutenant. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Such a fire-eater as you are would be certain to be somewhere in it. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War It seemed strange to the new-comers that people should carry firebrands in their mouths, and at first they took tobacco-smokers for juggling fire-eaters, until they also learnt the sustaining power of the "weed." The West Indies and the Spanish Main There was a variety of viands in the haversack from which this fragment came,—both pork and bacon,—but the fire-eaters, I have noticed, always prefer the latter meat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 People said afterward it was a pity he was such a fire-eater. The Bartlett Mystery Bell had talked of "irresponsible mobs," he may have thought of premature young fire-eaters like Duke, Greene, and Champion, eager for the distinction of capturing the Arsenal, covetous of distributing its arms to their followers. The Struggle for Missouri She was echoing the college boys’ untamed slogan: “Watch it tear; oh! watch it tear–the fire-eater.” Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl There were many noisy fire-eaters who took their innings now, in the security of the town, who would become as wordless, later on, as some of the tight-lipped and taciturn frontiersmen were now. Bring Me His Ears And you think, then, that our friend there is a fire-eater?—I thought so too for a long time. Eyes Like the Sea The aged and ferocious fire-eaters were sent back to their arrowroot and easy-chairs. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) And here, in 1718, De Hightrehight, the fire-eater, ate burning coals, swallowed flaming brimstone, and sucked a red-hot poker, five times a day! Old and New London Volume I I never before suspected what a fire-eater you could be, Step Hen. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol Dolly Fayre had no idea that gentle little Flossy had so much fight in her small white body, and Dotty Rose never dreamed that Blot was such a fire-eater under his curly black coat. Two Little Women “Ashes to ashes,” cried Harry, filling up a tumbler to the brim; “we’ll let you off this time, as you’re a fire-eater; but rally round, lads, and see this land shark swallow his grog.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative The Anglophobe grand dukes, the fire-eaters of the Admiralty, are all his sworn allies. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War When a woman goes cracked like that, all she wants is to be a fire-eater, and I doubt if she ever knows what she is eating it about. The Romance of a Plain Man Even such a fire-eater as Si Kedge “threw up the sponge,” as Bumpus put it, and knuckled down to the half grown tyrant. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol He took a crumpled one-pound bank-note from his pocket, and handed it to the self-appointed captain of his guard, who immediately withdrew his fire-eaters, and the goldsmith was left to complete his work in peace. The Tale of Timber Town "What's the matter with the confounded little fire-eater?" asked the man, coming forward. The Silver Maple Listen, you fire-eater! and I will make you a hero, though you could not manage to make yourself one. Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches One hundred thousand such fire-eaters as Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the land, could raise a rumpus which would cause the late unpleasantness to pale into insignificance. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Yesterday, when I got on Briquette and made that fire-eater jump the two rain-barrels put end to end Dinky-Dunk told me I was too old to be taking a chance like that. The Prairie Child “My, what a fire-eater my little Harvey has become,” she said. What's-His-Name Senate from South Carolina at the same time, was a fine-looking and venerable gentleman, but he was one of the class then designated as "fire-eaters." As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Buchanan is defeated, and the Southern fire-eaters see and feel it! Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors There were the Southern fire-eaters, who not only believed slavery right but were similarly willing to go all lengths to defend and extend it. Stephen Arnold Douglas I know him well, and he is a tremendous fire-eater. My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France “My, what a fire-eater!” he said with a broad smile. 'Firebrand' Trevison We never saw one of those fire-eaters that had a good complexion. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed “I consider him to be a very ambitious, intriguing man, and very much of a fire-eater.” A Virginia Scout No Southern fire-eater was ever half so reviled. Stephen Arnold Douglas "It was a rebuke to the fire-eaters," he said, "and a rebuke most of all to one whom I must designate as a lost man, a lost mind—I mean Sir Alfred Milner." Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 For General A. Jackson Durham was a fire-eater and was proud of it. In Our Town Buxton knew his colonel and that little fire-eater of an adjutant too well to hesitate an instant. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier “To be an ambitious fire-eater is not a bad quality in these times,” said the governor. A Virginia Scout By the time the good ship had cleared the harbor, everybody on board knew that Robert Toombs, "the fire-eater and rebel," was a passenger, and hundreds gathered around to listen to his matchless conversation. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage We’re no worse off than we were before we got a reputation for being such fire-eaters. Miss Mapp “I’ve stretched a point in letting you young fire-eaters come along at all,” he said. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery I was prepared to find a fanatic and fire-eater. An African Adventure Those of Confederate tendencies had muttered against this, and ever since the first attack on Riverlawn had been repulsed, numerous "fire-eaters" had longed for a chance to "get square." An Undivided Union It's a pity if two fire-eaters like us can't tackle a man with a broken leg. Ben's Nugget A Boy's Search For Fortune They have taken you for a fire-eater and a smoke-breather, and when you drew the flame from your lungs it was too much for them. Pharaoh's Broker Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of Isidor Werner I'll turn conjurer—fire-eater—mountebank; set the fools agape at fairs and pastimes. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 It was like the old fire-eater to call us together before he went and punished himself. At Good Old Siwash We had, however, one Northern fire-eater among the midshipmen. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life "The man was a regular fire-eater: I wouldn't like to meet him again." Ben's Nugget A Boy's Search For Fortune Toler, afterwards Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, fought three persons, one of whom was Fitzgerald, even in Ireland the 'fire-eater,' par excellence. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 He is a fire-eater of the most pronounced stamp; but the rascal is a coward, I believe, though he has the reputation of being a brave man; yet he is nothing but a bully. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Wilhelm Herzog in the Munich Forum has attacked the intellectual fire-eaters, the patriots who insult other peoples and the Chauvinists generally. The Better Germany in War Time Being some Facts towards Fellowship He was regarded as the typical fire-eater and braggart. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement The melting snow ceases to please the palate, and it feels like red-hot coals, which, like a fire-eater, he shifts about with his tongue, and swallows without the addition of saliva. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 Nay," said Francis meditatively, "on a rough journey I would fain have these fire-eaters at my back. Under the Rose Sickles was a good man, but a fire-eater, and a gentleman of marked jingo proclivities. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen By my sword, the fighting we have had already on this English soil has made quite a fire-eater of you. The King's Esquires The Jewel of France This is a free country, and a dozen fire-eaters like Colonel La Salle Vallier and Mr. Rolf Raymond cannot drive us out of New Orleans till we are ready to go. Frank Merriwell Down South From this tautological brotherhood, through various degrees of emotional activity, you arrive at the wild doings of the fire-eaters, or followers of Mohammed-ben-Aissa. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 "It is, for men with red blood in 'em," retorted the gray-haired fire-eater hotly. Oh, You Tex! Amos Radbury was no "fire-eater," and, like Austin, preferred a settlement without a passage at arms. For the Liberty of Texas Now on foot and limping terribly, trying to look equal parts fire-eater and woe-begone, he applied to a grey-headed couple in the dooryard of a small clean home. The Long Roll And to think of standing up and being shot full of holes or carved like a turkey by that fire-eater with the fierce mustache! Frank Merriwell Down South "I'm no man's fool I'd have thee to know my little fire-eater, and thou 'lt be no gladder to say good-by when the time comes than I." Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims He is a regular fire-eater—in his mind. Frank Merriwell's Races I may have been a fire-eater once—I may have been a gay young feller as could—; but no matter. The Lighthouse What the fire-eater thought we cannot tell, but he had the wisdom to accept his punishment in silence, and listened with apparent interest while Oolalik concluded his remarks. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice I will introduce you to one of those colonists who are supposed to be such discontented fire-eaters; I think he will receive you hospitably.” The Settler and the Savage Colonel Marchbanks did not give his opinion at the time, but his air and expression suggested that, fire-eater though he was, he by no means regretted the turn events had taken. The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America On Monday evening, William L. Yancey, “the fire-eater” of Alabama, after a most remarkable speech, broke the deadlock by leading a bolt of practically all the lower Southern States. Expansion and Conflict My courage and honour are as bright as they ever were in my best days, when I was known as a perfect fire-eater. The Three Admirals As the robbers were as great cowards as themselves, whether the man on the box was really a fire-eater or not, it answered the same purpose. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Having thus calmed her fears, for she knew that de Beauvoir was no more a fire-eater than was he himself, he went off to have another consultation with his seconds. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert British seamen seldom wish to avoid a fight, but on the present occasion few on board were such fire-eaters as not to hope that they might keep well ahead of their foes. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure “I say, Terry, this chap’s a fire-eater; a bit wild.” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea “Hallo, young fire-eater!” he cried; “when are you coming to stay?” In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First “Oh, you’re our new fire-eater,” he said, in a bantering tone. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East I’d no idea you were going to develop into such a fire-eater.” A Dash from Diamond City Toombs, one of the noted fire-eaters of the South, said he would call the roll of his slaves at the foot of Bunker Hill Monument. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 “Why, I declare you are developing into a regular fire-eater!” he exclaimed. A Pirate of the Caribbees I say, why in the name of wonder are you not in the service, my young fire-eater? In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First I also made the acquaintance of the Georgian General Walker, a fierce and very warlike fire-eater, who was furious at having been obliged to evacuate Jackson after having only destroyed four hundred Yankees. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Do any of you young fire-eaters ever listen to more than one tenth of what any of your elders say? Rebel Spurs All the fire-eaters of the South with the copperheads of the North held full sway, arrayed against the anti-slavery party of the North and East, and backed by the President, the Supreme Court and Congress. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 There was a great firing of cannon, and the fire-eater was given to the Indians, who became very drunk, and made the woods ring again with their boisterous mirth. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 “What a furious fire-eater you are, Drew,” cried Frank, recovering his equanimity. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First That the Wahconda's son answered, "No;" and told him it was very—very bad in him to carry the fire-eater, to destroy the poor misguided Indians. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 "I hear you are fire-eaters here," he said to a vestryman upon being installed. The Tory Maid Some of the youthful clerks were disposed to take their cue from this fire-eater and began strumming the table and applauding; but the Bourgeois frowned on forward conduct. Lords of the North An Irish fire-eater, previous to a trial in which he was the defendant, was informed by his counsel, that if there were any of the jury to whom he objected, he might legally challenge them. The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings No one wants another war, and it would not be honest to pretend that we were all fire-eaters living for nothing but the joy of a scrap. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 When he came up them, he asked her husband if he would buy blankets, and beads, and the fire-eater. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 There was also a fire-eater; but some said he would never set the river in flames, though he had an antidote against all poisons! The Young Duke Melancholy indeed to think, that all these fine, fierce, ferocious, fire-eaters are doomed, but for some unlooked-for revolution in the affairs of Europe and the world, to die in their beds! Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 Diggins, the fire-eater, hoped earnestly for the former course, and laid confident bets that it would be. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad There was a feud between those two hot-tempered fire-eaters which had lasted for years. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Once, at the end of his byplay between the two young fire-eaters, the sea lurched in earnest, a mighty pitch that threw tipstaff sprawling across the table. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade One Massachusetts general officer, a professional fire-eater, said he "would capture Canada by contract, raise a company of soldiers and take it in six weeks." The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 He was astonished that such fire-eaters as Bluff, William, and several more, could restrain themselves even as well as they had. The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership Rifle-fire would pelt us at close quarters, shells would burst right in our midst; it was not a pleasant prospect even for the biggest fire-eaters of our lines. Indiscreet Letters From Peking Being the Notes of an Eye-Witness, Which Set Forth in Some Detail, from Day to Day, the Real Story of the Siege and Sack of a Distressed Capital in 1900—The Year of Great Tribulation These two fire-eaters were enthusiastic partisans of his General. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis His warning to prepare for instant siege set all the young fire-eaters of our Habitation working like beavers to complete the French fort. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade If the cattlemen raided his place, it would be impossible to keep that young and ambitious fire-eater out of harm's way. The Ridin' Kid from Powder River William and Bluff were for jumping at the two offenders, and giving them a lesson then and there; but with both arms Paul held his fire-eaters back. The Banner Boy Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership During the early part of the campaign the more extreme Southern fire-eaters abated somewhat of their violent menaces of disunion. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History Here was a change from the fire-eater of half an hour before. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest Have you too become a man of war, a fire-eater, a target for Mausers? "Forward, March" A Tale of the Spanish-American War It was no business of Lionel's to provoke a quarrel with this truculent fire-eater, especially in Miss Burgoyne's room. Prince Fortunatus It sometimes takes Sir Lionel a little while to get in motion, but that great fire-eater is about ready to enter the engagement at the time they fly, thus showing rare wisdom. Miss Caprice Don't you know that meek, mild men always try to insinuate that they are regular fire-eaters, and vice versa? The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary They might consider that more, if they heard some of our fire-eaters. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India I said; for this young fire-eater seemed to mean what he said. Macleod of Dare It had dubbed him a turkey gobbler, a little giant, a Yankee fire-eater. Children of the Market Place He flaunted his views in the faces of the fire-eaters. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics It need hardly be said that these fire-eaters no longer exist. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official I may have been a fire-eater once—I may have been a gay young feller as could——; but no matter. The Lighthouse "He will be guided by me, and forget also; though I assure you, like most of his countrymen, he is a fire-eater—a fire-eater." The Princess Passes "Thee's a reckless little fire-eater!" said David, watching his figure as it appeared and disappeared. The Redemption of David Corson It was Yancey of Alabama, chief among fire-eaters, who, in the afternoon of the same day, warmed the cockles of the Southern heart. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics It is the Governor of Tennessee and a fire-eater for Burr—Andrew Jackson by name. Lewis Rand The brute barked, snarled, howled, and growled, and manifested as strong an indisposition to compromise as a South Carolina fire-eater. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion Like most Parliamentary fire-eaters, he is a mild-mannered man. Sketches in the House (1893) Albeen was one of those fire-eaters who would play into his hand by his reckless courage. A Man Four-Square "Bide your time, my lad," the veteran would say, "you will get your full share of fighting; enough to satisfy even a fire-eater such as I can see you're going to be." With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne Despite his epaulets he retained his rustic awkwardness and heaviness; the barracks had taught him nothing as yet of the fine words and victorious attitudes of the ideal Parisian fire-eater. A Love Episode If reports of this matter are sent out over the South without immediate and drastic refutations there will be a conflagration of thousands of old fire-eaters. Andrew the Glad Colonel Saunderson—another of the Orange army of fire-eaters—was early at the trysting-place; and this brought about one of the curiosities of the sitting. Sketches in the House (1893) His warnings are a useful check to the current loose talk of the fire-eaters and preachers of the gospel of vengeance. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Charles XII. was brave, noble, generous, and disinterested,—a complete hero, in fact, and a regular fire-eater. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 290, December 29, 1827 There's no pleasure in staying with such a disagreeable fire-eater, anyhow. Behind the line A story of college life and football The major's dismissal was gallant, and David went his way with sympathy and admiration in his gay heart for the old fire-eater whose ashes had been so stirred. Andrew the Glad Insignificant men were given place, and young fire-eaters, furious with Adams, were swept in. The Conqueror The fire-eaters, like Bob Toombs, of Georgia, and Wigfall, of Texas, led brigades, and were as fiery upon the battlefield as they had been upon the floor of the United States Senate. History of Kershaw's Brigade "Do you know, Joshua, fire-eater as he is, I suspect that he is a coward." Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake He knew, at last, what the fire-eaters meant. Famous Americans of Recent Times The fire-eaters arrived that night, but they were not five hundred strong, as excited rumor had it. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado "Oh, they're all fire-eaters--on the surface," Bartlett's tone was disdainful. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Tom Verity, though possessed of plentiful cheekiness towards the majority of his elders and betters, was no fire-eater. Deadham Hard "Suppose it belongs to a fire-eater, or a man from Pike County?" Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake Well," he said, "you fire-eater, and why not? The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue They were a haughty, individualistic, bold, forceful, sometimes charming band of fire-eaters. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado The furious factions splutter, Power's cheated claimants mutter, And foiled fire-eaters utter Most sanguinary threats. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890 No fire-eater, yet truly brave, he weighed the matter well, and decided on his course; the one most expedient, if not absolutely necessary for a stranger whose character for courage had still to be proved. Miriam Monfort A Novel "Lord, Ormond, what a fire-eater you have become!" he said, smiling from his abstraction. The Maid-At-Arms If there were any fire-eaters in the audience, they were Carolina aristocrats an knew how to be polite, even to a fault. Who Goes There? All of them were fire-eaters, reckless, and sure to make trouble. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado Sherman had more important matters on hand than the business of looking after the original fire-eaters. Abraham Lincoln Still more, Mr. Yancey was not only an agitator and fire-eater, but for years an insidious, persevering conspirator to promote secession. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 Let anyone dare make fun of the old usurer when he had such a fire-eater to protect him! The Torrent Entre Naranjos The noise attracted also the Judge and the Commissary, and there were now six officials in all, including the guard, all surrounding the General, a sufficiently imposing force to overawe even the most recalcitrant fire-eater. The Rome Express Lewis Robards would have picked a fuss with the Angel Gabriel, let alone a fire-eater like Andrew Jackson. Round Anvil Rock A Romance He turned to his old fire-eaters—the fellows with the toughest hides—and said: "Go clear the road for me." Folk-Tales of Napoleon The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder My friends here all regard now the 'Union' as an enemy and encouraging by its neutrality the fire-eaters not to submit the constitution. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 I know it's entirely against popular convention to say so, but some of the most bloodthirsty fire-eaters I met during the war were among the fighting men. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract You old fire-eater, I believe you just put up the argument to change the conversation. No Hero A harmless but good-for-nothing sheep-herder who loafed about the place got very drunk one night and offended some fire-eaters. Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac This fire-eater was evidently only anxious to hurry on the duel with unseemly haste, and make the principals fight at all risks. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." In exterior appearance he did not fill the portrait of the traditional fire-eater. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 By Jove, what a couple of fire-eaters we are! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan These men are generally styled "human salamanders," and must not be confounded with the "fire-eaters," who, as a rule, are simply jugglers. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Your fireside fire-eater does not think of these things. Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman Each political party had its regular corps of bullies, or fire-eaters, as they were called, who qualified themselves for being the pests of society by spending all their spare time in firing at targets. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 His service in Congress began amid exciting debates over the compromise measures of 1850, when the Southern fire-eaters were already rampant. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 He was a tremendous fire-eater, and a bit of a pessimist about our slow progress in the west. Mr. Standfast He was unfit for active service, because of his eyes and a weak heart, but he was a desperate fire-eater in that stuffy restaurant. Greenmantle Exposure of the secrets of the fire-eaters, for instance, dates back almost to the beginning of the art itself. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé And really I believe it's going to be the one way of taming our young fire-eater. Dear Enemy I am not a bully nor a fire-eater. The American "Why, what a fire-eater it is!" he cried. The Boy Life of Napoleon Afterwards Emperor of the French The haughty, supremely individualistic, bold, forceful, often charming coterie of fire-eaters had, in their opinion, been insulted, and they wanted reprisal, punishment, blood. The Gray Dawn We have seen that Richardson, Powell, Dufour, and generally the better class of fire-eaters were able to secure select audiences and even to attract the attention of scientists in England and on the Continent. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Hollanders are not a military people in the German sense, and fire-eaters and military fanatics are rare, but they are rarest amongst the officers of the General Staff, the Royal Engineers, and the Artillery. Dutch Life in Town and Country He is one of those fire-eaters, one of those men all sword-thrusts, who speak of nothing but fighting, and who think no more of killing a man than of swallowing a glass of wine. The Impostures of Scapin There, there, don't sail off on a wrong tack, my beloved fire-eater. The Far Horizon They were reported to be men from the southeast: Texans, Carolinians, crackers from Pike County, all fire-eaters, reckless, sure to make trouble. The Gray Dawn She made me stay dinner at Leicester House, and afterwards sent for Richardson, the famous fire-eater. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé In a single day he could not change into a fire-eater and go merrily upon the man-hunt. Men in War It was disquieting and incomprehensible even to the oldest campaigner, while the young fire-eaters, fresh from St. Cyr, were strangely depressed by it. Barlasch of the Guard It may not satisfy the fire-eater or the swashbuckler but it does satisfy those who worship at the altar of the god of peace. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him And the fire-eater of the 43rd now dare not face a glass of old port wine! The Virginians In more recent times there have been a number of Negro fire-eaters, but none seems to have risen to noticeable prominence. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé If the Ministry knows nothing, we must work to get him to Berlin, and then even you fire-eaters may safely trust it to the Wilhelmstrasse. L.P.M. : the end of the Great War I met, as I emerged from my apartment a few minutes ago, that fire-eater, Victor de Mauleon, who always contrives to know what passes at headquarters. The Parisians — Complete A fire-eater was trying some new stunt and he set the place ablaze, so the boss yelled to me. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record But, having persuaded you to agree that, willy nilly, Miss Doris is the hub of our little universe for the hour, I now swear you and this fire-eater in as assistants. The Postmaster's Daughter One of the best known of the modern fire-eaters was Barnello, who was a good business man as well, and kept steadily employed at a better salary than the rank and file of his contemporaries. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé "Why, I believe you are as great a fire-eater as the best of us, lieutenant." A Soldier of Virginia It may easily be guessed that this highly incensed the slave power and the fire-eaters never outgrew their hatred of the Massachusetts senator. The Life of Abraham Lincoln There was a little time after supper before the performers had to go on with their acts, and Helen prevailed on Joe to take her to the hospital whither the injured fire-eater had been removed. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record And to cap the climax,"—and he pulled out the crumpled telegrams,—"here come a gang of fire-eaters who will make it twice as difficult for me to settle anything. Colonel Carter of Cartersville Whatever the reason, the eighteenth century fire-eaters, like too many magicians of the present day, kept to the stereotyped programmes of their predecessors. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé I am not such a fire-eater as Tom, back there. A Soldier of Virginia The second was the bolting party of fire-eaters, who nominated Breckinridge. The Life of Abraham Lincoln "Are you a fire-eater?" slowly asked the man. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record She works with that Wallingford girl, and that old fire-eater, Mrs. Hunter, in the baking trade. The Earth Trembled The earliest mention I have found of a public fire-eater in England is in the correspondence of Sir Henry Watton, under date of June 3rd, 1633. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé This will have the effect of bringing the fire-eaters to their senses, and if this won't answer we must get enough men together to walk right over the South, and end the nonsense at once. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century She was singularly gentle and retiring in her manner; and yet one instinctively felt he would rather insult a Southern fire-eater than offend her. His Sombre Rivals "I'm going to become a fire-eater!" was the unexpected, reply. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "We can't let you die now from loss of blood, you young fire-eater," said Colonel Talbot severely, "because you may be able to serve us better by getting killed later on." The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign By far the most famous of the early fire-eaters was Robert Powell, whose public career extended over a period of nearly sixty years, and who was patronized by the English peerage. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé One of our fire-eaters accused—- at the top of his voice—the entire Senate of bribery and corruption. Senator North Only less hateful to him was a class in the South known in the parlance of the times as "fire-eaters." His Sombre Rivals It is about the contact of flame with the tender mucous membrane surfaces of the mouth and throat that Joe, as a fire-eater, was most concerned. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record What," they cried, "you, a fire-eater, stand up for the Kaiser and his language? The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales It has sometimes been noted in the foregoing pages, that fire-eaters, finding it difficult to invent new effects in their own sphere, have strayed into other fields of endeavor in order to amplify their programmes. The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé He was, as are all the Gloames, a Virginian of the old type, and he was a fire-eater, so the family records say. Her Weight in Gold "Why!" he exclaimed; "I doubt whether in all the sunny South there is such a little fire-eater as we have here." An Original Belle As a matter of fact, a person inadvertently swallowing hot tea or coffee will burn or scald his mouth or tongue much more painfully than will a professional fire-eater. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record At last the fair was over, and the Egyptian fire-eater had left the town. Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1 We thought that there would have been truckling to the newspaper editors and supposed fire-eaters who were crying out for retaining the prisoners at all hazards. The Contest in America You are a regular fire-eater—a would-be Crusader against a modern Saracen host! Ardath Garretson, on the other hand, was an ardent militarist, a good deal of a fire-eater. The Treasure-Train "Is that straight goods, about your being a fire-eater?" Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record Strange to say, Dextry, the fire-eater, had assumed an Oriental patience quite foreign to his peppery disposition, and spent much of his time in the hills prospecting. The Spoilers "You probably scared the poor lamb out of his wits, fire-eater that you are." The Unspeakable Perk "Gentlemen," said he, "let me tell you a modest fact: seven-eighths of the secession fire-eaters don't know what the proper meaning of government is: I make the charge against my own people-but it is true." Manuel Pereira I knew Captain Marlowe to be a proverbial fire-eater, but in this case, at least, he was no alarmist. The Treasure-Train That is, he hired the former fire-eater as a sort of handy man in the circus, Ham to be subject to Joe's direction day and night. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record It seemed strange that one of Rolf's mild aspect should be held in any particular esteem by such young fire-eaters. The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days More fire-eaters, I suppose you will call them," I answered, "and French fire-eaters, too. Vendetta: a story of one forgotten These two mild-mannered be-spectacled old bachelors, who in their leisure moments took snuff and played with their poodle, were tremendous fire-eaters. The Days Before Yesterday The blacks are a bit Celtic in that way; some are real fire-eaters, always spoiling for a row. The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia A fire-eater is a chap who does such stunts in a museum, theater, or even in a circus. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record At this cafe might be seen all the most notorious duellists, amongst whom I can call to mind an Irishman in the Garde du Corps, W—, who was a most formidable fire-eater. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Not a bad way, either, with our French fire-eaters. Under Two Flags "Now we will look in upon these fire-eaters." The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail Alas, not they, for at that moment some old Johnny began asking questions and then that old fire-eater, McGinnis, horned in again. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today "That's the fire-eater they're taking to the hospital now," said the policeman who had first spoken to the young circus performers. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record By Jove! though—the old fire-eater was more concerned about finding the ball than living or dying! Cressy She sends us ten times more fire-eaters than the Conscription does. Under Two Flags It's well enough for swingebuckler captains, Low Country fire-eaters, to talk of holding out againt a Spanish man-of-war with twice our number of fighting men, and enough ordnance to batter the town out of existence. To Have and to Hold He is a good old scout, a Padre, you know—regular fire-eater—a rasping voice and grey matter oozing from his pores. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today So when the terms "fire-eating" or "fire-eater" are used it will be in the sense of its being a theatrical act. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record I was the one man who could explain matters, and it was a mercy for Lesperon that I should have been at hand in the hour of his meeting that fire-eater Marsac. Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... There is a charming little creature there, a little fire-eater—Cigarette, they call her—who is in love with him, I fancy. Under Two Flags The common type of fire-eaters saw in it one of Roosevelt's unpleasant ways of having fun by insulting the South. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography And now here comes that old Irish fire-eater. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today This immunity from burns, to which the professional fire-eaters owe their success, comes from this film of moisture on their skin. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record As a member of the House of Representatives he had accepted the challenge of a "fire-eater," who had sent it under the general view that no Northern man would fight. My Memories of Eighty Years Of course not, you old fire-eater," Hilliard answered good-humoredly, "but I do believe, and so must you, that there is something queer going on. The Pit Prop Syndicate He is the dandy of the company in real life, though a fire-eater on the stage. Scaramouche The Comte de Gondreville told me," said the old colonel, "that he has known more than one orator affected with the qualms which precede, even with us old fire-eaters, the opening of a battle. The Deputy of Arcis But professional fire-eaters do not depend on saliva alone. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "Hillo! lad," cried Amyas; "come hither and deliver me out of the hands of this fire-eater, who I verily believe will kill me, if I do not let him kill some one else." Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Telemachus, my fine fire-eater, bear no more ill blood neither in word nor deed, but eat and drink with us as you used to do. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original "For weeks we lived on wild rice; for days we fought with nothing but water in our bellies," declaimed Jaffir in the tone of a true fire-eater. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows A young man married is a fire-eater bound over to keep the peace; if he keeps it he worries it. The Egoist He stated that the young fire-eater would show his familiarity with, and mastery over, fire by setting himself ablaze and leaping into the tank to extinguish the flames. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "Lupin," he added, turning to the notary, who was present, "go to Ville-aux-Fayes and whisper it to Marechal, in case that big fire-eater asks his advice." Sons of the Soil The young man is a fire-eater who might kill me; I ought to be rough-shod and as good a hand with a sword or a pistol as he is. Ursula "No indeed!" and the young fire-eater shook his head. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "Well, Joe, it went all right!" said Jim Tracy when the performers had left the stage and the young fire-eater was alone on the platform. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record As Ham Logan had guessed, the young fire-eater was mixing up a solution of tungstate of soda. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record Joe, as one of the chief owners of the circus, was able to hire the "fire-eaters" unknown to any of his associates until the last minute, and thus the surprise was all the greater. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record The man, a fire-eater of the old school, knew many valuable secrets, and he held himself under such obligation to Joe that he revealed many of them to the young magician. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "I wonder what's bothering the boss?" asked one of the young fire-eaters of another. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record The old fire-eater had endeared himself to more than one member of the Sampson Brothers' Show, for he was always ready to do a favor. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record The other thought was that the tramp fire-eater was up to some trick—perhaps he was jealous of Joe's success and his own failure and wanted to spoil some of Joe's apparatus. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "I'll be back as soon as I can," went on the young fire-eater. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "Come in!" called a weak voice, and Joe, pushing back the door, saw, lying on a tumbled bed, the form of the old fire-eater. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record "Why be a fire-eater if you can't look on the bright side?" she laughed. Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater The Most Dangerous Performance on Record |
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