| 单词 | flagstaff |
| 例句 | It must have grown up silently, yet swiftly as a flag rises when you pull it up on a flagstaff, while they were all busied about the coronation. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Even Admiral Boom had been known to envy Miss Lark her wonderful house, though his own had ship’s funnels instead of chimneys and a flagstaff in the front garden. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Squads of volunteers, organized by Parsons, were preparing the street for Hate Week, stitching banners, painting posters, erecting flagstaff's on the roofs, and perilously slinging wires across the street for the reception of streamers. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There was a flagstaff in the garden, and on the roof was a gilt weathercock shaped like a telescope. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z There was a flagstaff there, so that Dr. Bentley could run up signals. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The skull of old Major, now clean of flesh, had been disinterred from the orchard and set up on a stump at the foot of the flagstaff, beside the gun. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “The Star-Spangled Banner” began to play, and the American flag slowly ascended a flagstaff behind the announcement board. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z One, the rioters beat with a flagstaff with an American flag attached. Perspective | Jamie Raskin told us how to think about Jan. 6. Then he showed us how to feel about it. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z When displayed at the same location on separate poles, the code says, they “should be displayed on flagpoles or flagstaffs of the same height” and “the flags should be of approximately equal size.” NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Even their conversations are the stuff of legend; see Toklas calling Beach “flagstaff”, a chummy reference to the latter’s dedication to flying the flag of American literature. 100 years of Shakespeare and Company: how a bookshop became a Paris landmark 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Until recently, the capital even boasted the world’s tallest flagstaff. 'People are afraid to say a word': inside Ashgabat, Central Asia's closed city 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The monument at the base of the flagstaff was designed by Thomas Hastings, whose firm designed the New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Its Flagstaff Light Aglow Again, a Park Is Ready for Memorial Day 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z None of the KKK demonstrators were wearing the traditional KKK robes, and one of the counterprotesters was stabbed with the decorative end of a flagstaff, according to CNN. Ku Klux Klan Clash With Protesters Leaves 5 Injured in California 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z As an ugly, unhappy election grinds to a close, those flagstaffs suggest that Americans have not lost all faith in their democracy. Flags over the Capitol 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z But two years before Whitman’s death in 1892, the New York World Building opened, the tip of its flagstaff soaring some 349 feet over Park Row. At Junior’s Site, Bidders See Brooklyn, Too, as a City of Spires 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z In his design, the sleeve was supported by a collapsible crossbar attached to the flagstaff. Jack A. Kinzler, 1920-2014: Jack Kinzler, Skylab’s Savior, Dies at 94 2014-03-15T03:17:13Z “It was dangerous. Once we get the new entrance around the flagstaff, there will be a logical pedestrian flow that is a way better setup.” Its Flagstaff Light Aglow Again, a Park Is Ready for Memorial Day 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Shortly after the protesters were evicted from the building, the Ukrainian flag was restored to the building’s flagstaff and a Russian flag that had flown there since the building’s seizure was removed. European Union to Offer $15 Billion in Aid to Ukraine 2014-03-05T11:54:45Z He would win by the length of a street, and a blue and white flag would go fluttering up the flagstaff and everybody would stand to attention while the band played the Finnish national anthem. 50 stunning Olympic moments No31: Paavo Nurmi wins 5,000m in 1924 2012-05-18T08:00:05Z It was a sultry, headachey sort of morning, with a hot sirocco that stirred the bunting on the flagstaffs. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z When the flagstaff was cut down, there was a great deal of talk about it, and we expected there would be fighting; but it all ended quietly. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z The tree, shorn of its limbs and peeled clean of bark, was used for a flagstaff. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z As he came whistling on, and approached the staff, looking cautiously around him, Edward thought it was time to commence proceedings, especially as the old man laid hold of the flagstaff to unship it. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z In August, 1767, a flagstaff was erected which went through and above it highest branches. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Cæsar's yellow flag still floated on the wind from the flagstaff before his hut. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z At last we began to think the flagstaff must have something to do with it, and so Heke went and cut it down. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z R. King, who dressed the flagstaff, is not among the living. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z You have had in your wallet, pistols; your crook would make a flagstaff; and I find, upon dragging you along, that, as your jacket buttons give way, you have half a sheet round your body. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z It is also found as a symbol in ancient Mexico; and at the present day the flagstaffs of the Persians terminate in a silver hand. Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. 2012-03-23T02:00:32.397Z The flagstaff, which was heavily wreathed in laurel, was carried round. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z But the Governor put up the flagstaff again, and when Heke heard this he came and cut it down again; so this was twice that he cut it down. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z There were few such projections, but after creeping along the wall for a distance they saw the end of a broken flagstaff near the top edge. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z Governor Claiborne received the keys of the city, and the tricolor on the flagstaff gave way to the Stars and Stripes. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z We then went out of the building; the employ�s of our Company marched up in their best clothes, their hats stuck full of roses, and stood in order on either side the flagstaff. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Behind huge walls the tops of some shadowy trees are visible now and again, the gabled roofs of yamens and a few flagstaffs. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z He went to fight with the soldiers at Kororareka, and to cut down his old enemy the flagstaff. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z To the N.W. one perceives a flagstaff of Banks's establishment, a pleasure resort of the Sydneyites, which, on account of its small zoological garden, is likewise of some scientific interest. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z This was surrounded by a balustrade or bulwark, with a flagstaff erected at one end, and on this was unfurled the Union Jack. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z They are not returning to the attack, are they, Mr Bromhead?” he continued, addressing that officer, as, grim with dust and blood, he passed them on his way to the flagstaff. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Three stout masts of American pitch-pine are lying by her side on the quay, while three flagstaffs, two of them only with flags flying, rear themselves up aloft on her deck. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z Some of them were killed, others ran away, and then the axes went to work, and the flagstaff was cut down. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z Let coloured cloths, bells, fly-whiskers and umbrellas be brought out of my wardrobe as well as Jagann�th's, and let the flagstaff, flag, bell, &c. be decorated. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Six months and more ago I annexed it, and to-morrow once again the stars and stripes will proudly flutter from yonder flagstaff, and the bird o’ freedom will soar over this wild mountain land.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z On the roof was a flagstaff which served to inform the neighbourhood if the family was or was not at home. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z At the same moment a flag on which the vessel’s name can be read in white letters on a red ground, is run up to the top of the bare flagstaff. Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young 2011-11-17T03:00:36.810Z They did not think of Heke or his words when he said he would cut down the flagstaff, neither did they remember the orders of the Governor. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z On the drill ground a flagstaff had been erected, from which flew the Union Jack. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The town sweeps up the opposite hill among delightful woodlands, the Duke of Norfolk’s castle, with its flagstaff over the ruined keep, being quite a feature of the landscape. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z I had observed the pole from our garden at Llangollen, but had concluded that it was a common flagstaff. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z This done, a hole was dug to receive the pole, and by the aid of a pair of guys the flagstaff was erected and set up in quite a professional style. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z So she called his name Maiki, which is the name of the hill on which stood the flagstaff, the cutting down of which was the cause of the war. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z The Municipality had erected at the entrance to the Avenue lofty flagstaffs decorated with shields bearing the titles of his works, and supporting a large drapery inscribed '1802, Victor Hugo, 1881.' Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z One of them entered the tower, and presently hoisted a signal from the stumpy flagstaff. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z A pair of large old-fashioned cannon and a white flagstaff gave the place an important and official appearance. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z For this we chose and cut down stalks of the bamboo-like plant of which we had made our flagstaff. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z For the space of one second the red glow illumined that helpless bundle of gaudy tinsel only dimly suggesting a woman's form beneath it, which hung limply from the flagstaff. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The French Tricolor on the flagstaff toppled over into the street, and a second later the clouds of smoke and the d�bris which shot up showed plainly the awful results of the bursting shell. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The man had noticed the flagstaff on which during the day the Ottoman flag had been flying. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z “It seems that the flag will not return to the flagstaff anytime soon.” Beyond Cairo Embassy Attack, Israel Senses Wider Siege 2011-09-10T23:25:42Z Being thus decided that we ought to have some kind of signal ready, in such a case, we determined that nothing could be better than a flagstaff, even if we should never have a flag. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z On the right was a tall flagstaff, with black flag emblazoned with white skull and cross-bones, fluttering lazily in the breeze. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z I heard murmurs of applause among the bystanders, and the deep, decided voice of an old officer at the flagstaff exclaim, “Well marched, gentlemen; very well marched.” The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z At one moment a man would be as tall and thin as a flagstaff, next moment about the shape and fashion of a bull frog. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The ship was now stopped, and a party sent on shore to climb the highest peak adjoining the sea, and plant thereon the flagstaff that should signal to the Kittywake the whereabouts of her consort. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z The concussion caused the flagstaff or pole to fall with great violence, which coming in contact with my brother’s head, actually divided the skull, causing of necessity instant death. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z A young Southern soldier has declared that he was present, and that his was one of the shots that hit the flagstaff! John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Just after her husband's death she plants a flagstaff at her door, upon which a flag is raised. The Bradys' Chinese Clew The Secrect Dens of Pell Street 2011-08-17T02:00:26.867Z In the meantime Franz had made his way safely around the spire, and stood quietly, with the end of the flagstaff on the ledge beneath, waiting for the signal. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z She had received instructions to hug the western land, and, if a flagstaff was seen at the entrance to any creek, there to lay-to until the Icebear came out. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Some one was just about to mount a ladder placed against the flagstaff when Nathalie, with sudden thought, turned and whispered to Mrs. Morrow, who immediately signaled to Helen. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z In the midst of the castle square stood a high flagstaff, bearing the royal arms, the three crowned leopards among a number of golden hearts. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z At last a signal-gun was fired in answer to their salute; and what was that tiny, fluttering beacon which mounted to a tall flagstaff in the dock-yard? Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z He tried to batter it with the flagstaff, but soon found that, in his cramped position, it only increased his danger. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, October 1893 2011-07-30T02:00:16.467Z As they came 29 abreast of the flagstaff from which floated the Stars and Stripes, Dan halted. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z The flagstaff erected on the Battery recalled to my imagination the pleasures of the evening and morning walks which I had taken on that spot with the lost Constantia. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z The Magdeburg Fusiliers were being formed up on the Horse Guards Parade, and from the flagstaff there now fluttered the ensign of the commander of an army corps, in place of the British flag. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z From the flagstaff on the tower of the castle was to be seen for a little while at midday a pennant, with long streamers fluttering in the breeze. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Straight as a flagstaff it seemed on the left, while to the right rolled the waving folds of a huge white banner, obscuring the blue of the sky in one great mass of snowy vapor. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Sam’s flagstaff struck the gunwale with a bang an instant later, toppled over and was quickly carried away. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z Then there was a shout, a crash, and a whirling haze of smoke, and as Appleby sprang towards the flagstaff a cazador lunged at him with his bayonet. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Suddenly one of the German high explosive shells burst on the top of the Victoria Tower, blowing away all four of the pinnacles, and bringing down the flagstaff. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z It already appears on the prehistoric pottery as a sacred fetish on the “flagstaff” or standard at the prow of the boat. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z And he pointed to a strip of dark-coloured bunting that now floated from the flagstaff. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z The goals shall be upright posts fixed on the goal lines, equi-distant from the corner flagstaffs, eight yards apart, with the bar across them eight feet from the ground. Association Football And How To Play It 2011-03-27T02:00:16.723Z Mitchel Square in Washington Heights is named for him, and the two commemorative flagstaffs in the plaza in front of the main public library on Fifth Avenue memorialize Mitchel. F.Y.I.: Answers to Questions About New York City 2011-03-26T00:00:08Z Till yesterday it was not openly displayed, but to-day it is actually hung from windows or flown defiantly from flagstaffs in full view of the Germans. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z And, like the flagstaff, the symbol that served as a flag must have been of aboriginal invention. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z She had the big blue of England drooping from the flagstaff high above the stern wheel—an ominous sign, for when Sanders flew the Commissioner's flag it meant trouble for somebody. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z The ball is in play if it rebounds from a goal post, crossbar, or a corner flagstaff into the field of play. Association Football And How To Play It 2011-03-27T02:00:16.723Z The flagstaff and rigging on the green platform at Hazelden were fluttering all over with all the flags that ever were invented, in honour of the gala. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z Then, ten minutes later, when the German war-flag was flying from several flagstaffs in various parts of the town, the people realised their utter helplessness. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z Norman had climbed over the piles of freight, cordage, and anchors, and taken his stand beside the flagstaff on the ship's prow, his soul enraptured with the thrilling adventure on which he had embarked. Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z There was the flagstaff on which was displayed the Union Jack and other flags on great occasions. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z On one part of the ship where the men could see there was no hope, all eyes were turned upward to the flagstaff, and then the Old Jack was saluted for the last time. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z "Even this donkey might be pressed into service," continued the flight-sub, indicating Butterfly, who, having been placed "under arrest," was browsing on the green surrounding the flagstaff. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Rather than let this dishonour attach to them, two marines seized the flag and held it up while a new flagstaff was being rigged. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z You can just catch the top of the flagstaff from there, if you get up before the light goes out.' Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Under the direction of Levi a flagstaff was erected in front of the fort, and before dinner-time the Star Spangled Banner was spread to the breeze. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The doors were closed, the windows shuttered,—not a living creature moved about the precincts,—and the lone flagstaff on the tower unfurled no "banner to the breeze." The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z At the outskirts of the darkened village he came to a row of grey lime-washed cottages in front of which a tall flagstaff loomed up against the misty starlight. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z But it was a stout flagstaff, and though dozens of bullets struck it, nothing short of a shell could have shifted it. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z A flag went up to the head of the Benton's flagstaff. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z There is to be a review at Hyde Park, and you can be with me near the flagstaff—opposite the firing, you know. Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles 2011-01-01T03:00:27.980Z From Bellevue, E'en to the Battery flagstaff, the proud story Of their manœuvres at the last review Has rang; and Clinton's "order" told afar He never led a better corps to war. Fanny With Other Poems 2011-01-01T03:00:27.707Z But, when the carriage turned by the flagstaff and up the drive leading to the palace and they saw that the resident was going to the regent’s, groups huddled together and spoke in eager whispers. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z “The third house after the one with the flagstaff,” said Carrados. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The Rebel flag was flying from the cupola of the court-house, and from a tall flagstaff on the levee. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z A flagstaff stood a few feet from the block-house, and the stars and stripes ever waved from the summit. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Its flagstaff is visible from some little distance, but the castle itself can scarcely be discerned through its wooded surroundings, even from the far-famed Arbutus Walk, which is separated from it by a deep gorge. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone But the flag continued to wave from the flagstaff in the residency-grounds. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z We buried him near the flagstaff and put up a board bearing the inscription "Jack." Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. On that occasion the Confederate flag was raised upon the flagstaff springing from the roof of the Capitol, although the State had not joined the Confederacy. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z They swarmed up the ladders, carrying pails of water; and, in the midst of the forest of masts, of the red-white-and-blue flagstaffs, they looked like seamen gaily rigging a ship. Small Souls From its flagstaff, where for a hundred years the German standard had waved, now floated the stars and stripes. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory They had twisted daisy-chains round their own hats, and even decorated their flagstaff with a long garland, so they felt that they had done everything possible to manifest their loyalty to King George. The School by the Sea There was a tall flagstaff at one corner of the adobe, but its halliards had swung emptily for many a day. The Red Mustang He has settled on our flagstaffs, and has been seen by certain and sundry poets who apostrophize him in verse. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 And the houses took in their supplies, the street grew quiet: only the wind blew the young chestnut-leaves to pieces and the flagstaffs groaned on their creaking, gouty pins.... Small Souls Nearer to the roof, the castle wore a gayer aspect the copper-plates about the gables shone mildly in the moonbeams, and the numerous chimney tops with weathercocks and flagstaffs, seemed all spangled over with silver. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales From the head quarters of General Mejia, the Mexican standard was displayed, and, in a short time a temporary flagstaff, prepared by the eighth regiment, under the superintendence of Lieut. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 At the farther side of the square, on which it stood, was planted a tall flagstaff where floated the proud banner of the Emperor. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. In fact they should be regarded as the guy-ropes of a flagstaff, intended to hold the plant firm from all points. Roses and Rose Growing Impatient of delay, "three or four guns were fired with the colors on a pole before they were raised on the flagstaff." "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale There's a tennis lawn on the other side of the flagstaff, and a carriage drive leading down towards the road. Bosom Friends A Seaside Story I had a little flagstaff in front of the house and a red flag with the Union Jack in the corner. Reveries over Childhood and Youth At eight next morning the telephone rang, and Ray briefly explained that Gessner, who had placed his apparatus upon the high flagstaff in his garden, had been receiving messages all night! Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England But the glory of all was a big flag on a flagstaff twenty feet high, which Uncle Frank put up for the boys. Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats Of conquest then despairing, With Refugees and Tories, George for his Bull-dogs sent; They Yankee vengeance fearing, Greased the flagstaff—and went! "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale The flagstaff of the Preventive Service station, on the south side of this harbor, was thrice removed inland between the years 1814 and 1829, in consequence of the advance of the sea. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology He looked like a flagstaff with the banner falling loosely around it in an indolent wind. First Fam'lies of the Sierras The outpost—which, in virtue of a ship's carronade and a flagstaff, was occasionally styled a 'fort'—consisted of four wooden buildings. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. From basement to the stone socket of the temple flagstaff, it is carved in high relief with elephants, men, gods, and monsters in friezes of wearying profusion. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Major Jonathan Lawrence, who was present; said "a sailor mounted the flagstaff, with fresh halyards, rigged it and hoisted the American flag." "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale "Colors," means the formalities that are observed at sunset on shipboard, consisting of impressive ceremonies when the Stars and Strips are lowered from the after flagstaff. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers The little man took down his lifted flagstaff to wipe his little bald head, and he could not get it up again, but stood there still and helpless. First Fam'lies of the Sierras Our favorite resort was the Battery, where the flagstaff used in the Revolution was still to be seen. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 As I was making my rounds one afternoon on horseback, I heard the crack of a broken branch some distance up a path that led to a flagstaff on the top of the Berea. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa Gen. Jeremiah Johnson informed me, in 1846, that he "saw the sailor, in ordinary round jacket and seaman's dress, shin up the flagstaff; a middling sized man, well proportioned." "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale The Flag began creeping slowly down the after flagstaff, with every eye fixed on the ensign as it fluttered toward the deck. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Three flags, French, English and American, float from the flagstaff of the Old Cahokia Court House, daily. Dorothy's Tour It found them likewise at attention as a body of soldiers, led by a soldier band, marched in from the north gate, drawing up before a large flagstaff in the center of the infield. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 Mahoney was impatient to get up his flagstaff, but he wanted plenty of light. The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life The doors of the garden-hall stood open, and from the flagstaff fluttered gayly a black-and-white flag. Gertrude's Marriage All England was not Ascot, and Grog only recognized a world peopled with gentlemen riders and jocks, and a landscape dotted with flagstaffs, and closed in with a stand-house. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Without, the orderly trumpeter, away over by the flagstaff, was winding the last note of stable call. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade A cloud of feathery ice flies from the heels of the skaters as they "bring to," and turn at the flagstaffs. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 I recall distinctly the fact that a regimental flagstaff on the parapet, which had been several times shot away, fell again at a critical moment towards the end of the action. The Battle of Allatoona, October 5th, 1864 A bottle of Madeira was broken against the flagstaff, the country pronounced a British possession by the captain, cheers given, and eleven guns fired from the bastions. The Story of the Trapper Getting up ship's mainmast for flagstaff and lookout. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw Walking being painful, the colonel said ride, and, despite his arrest, riding anywhere within five miles' limit of the flagstaff. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade It is therefore for good reasons that vanes are perched up on high flagstaffs fixed on the roofs of buildings. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Then his eyes suddenly fell on the flagstaff astern and he let out a yell of delight. The Pirates of Shan The cannon ball grazed the flagstaff, and presently it was seen to totter. Boys of The Fort Or, A Young Captain's Pluck He had a picture in his mind's eye of the dog-bone flagstaff, hanging over the big fireplace in the living-room at St. Anthony. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Blenke, having delivered it, stood scrupulously at attention just beyond the gate, gazing with his mournful eyes straight out at the flagstaff in the middle of the parade. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade Our coats were actually in rags, and a pivot sentry looked for all the world like a flagstaff, as he stood fluttering in the wind. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Some distinctly remembered seeing him dig the butt-end of the flagstaff into the parapet: others as distinctly remembered seeing him fall several paces before he reached it. Logic, Inductive and Deductive There was A telescope kept in the bastion near the flagstaff, for the use principally of the officer of the guard. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution Day after day, many times each day, she had climbed the pine-tree flagstaff and peered into the distance. A Daughter of the Forest And the garrison enlivens, With its neat and healthful barracks, With its drum and fife and bugle, With its tents and lofty flagstaff, With its officers and soldiers. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. In August last, just before the commencement of the present troubles, they erected a flagstaff, which went through the tree, and a good deal above the top of the tree. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' It was a long distance away, and many hours must pass before its flagstaff could be detected against the far-off horizon. Through Apache Lands In the center was an ancient Parade Ground–a broad, well-shaped public park, with a huge flagstaff in the 22 middle of the main field, and Civil War cannon flanking the entrances. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club As she descended, the Admiral in command of the squadron, already not a little puzzled by the appearance of the three air-ships, was still more mystified by seeing the Russian ensign flying from her flagstaff. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror Early as it was, Little Compton saw two flags floating from an improvised flagstaff on top of the court-house. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Capron's battery, about this time, got the range of the stone fort, shot away its flagstaff, amid vociferous cheers from our men, and soon began to make great breaches in its massive walls. Campaigning in Cuba She raised her head, very intent upon the flagstaff. The Plow-Woman The ruler, or pasha, of Tripoli was bold enough to declare war against this country, and cut down the flagstaff in front of our consul's house. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools He halted beside me and rested the end of the flagstaff on the ground. In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House From a flagstaff at the pierhead the red ensign of England was displayed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston A small flagstaff having also been erected to-day, a flag was displayed for the first time from the beacon, by which its perspective effect was greatly improved. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Gathering at the flagstaff they saw, by the light of the burning piles, a single horse come galloping toward them from the direction of the stockade. The Plow-Woman In the hottest of the fight, the flagstaff is shot away. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Captain S. C. Reid designed it, and his wife made a specimen flag, which was hoisted on the flagstaff of the House of Representatives a few days after the law legalizing it was passed. The Little Book of the Flag Only, on the top of the beach, and hard by the flagstaff, a woman of exorbitant stature and as white as snow was to be seen beckoning with uplifted arm. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Amid the smoke and débris, the flagstaff was seen to fall forward. The Boys of '98 As he approached the flagstaff, the voice of a woman hailed him from the gallery of the nearest house. The Plow-Woman Along the south wall of the church runs a loggia supported on slender columns, and in the piazza in front is the base of the flagstaff which once supported the standard of S. Mark. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Nine times the flagstaff was struck by a shot, and at the ninth the flag fell. The Little Book of the Flag The sentry paced before the flagstaff, decorum prevailed. The Rustler of Wind River The flagstaff seemed to have a charmed existence, and the Suwanee only had one charge left. The Boys of '98 The Union Jack waved triumphantly from the flagstaff, and the captive Tommy had disappeared from view. A Tale of the Summer Holidays Even when next day I turned my face to Martens and saw the flag had vanished from the flagstaff, it seemed merely a token of that household's perturbation. The Passionate Friends I procured flagstaff and halyards, and from my own drawings I had carved an American eagle, which was gilded and perched on top of the flag pole. The Little Book of the Flag On the hill above the lake stood the flagstaff which we had noticed on our arrival. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I The Suwanee’s last shot had struck right at the base of the flagstaff, and had blown it clear of the wreckage, which had held it from finishing its fall. The Boys of '98 Both Jim and Drusie were anxious to gain the glory of capturing the flag, and a desperate fight raged round the flagstaff. A Tale of the Summer Holidays Barnaby thought this brave work and held his ground valiantly, even knocking one soldier off his horse with the flagstaff, until others dragged him to a place of safety. Tales from Dickens He paced from side to side, bowing his little head with great empressement and holding his stiffened tail aloft like a flagstaff. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales So fierce was the wind that the Royal Standard on a high flagstaff was carried away. Westward with the Prince of Wales As a finishing touch, a flagstaff was raised within the stockade, and in honour of one of Lord Selkirk's titles the name Fort Daer was given to the whole. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba Some say there is a flagstaff there, Some say there is a hole. A line-o'-verse or two When he got home from the office in the evening he pulled up the drawbridge and ran up a flag on a flagstaff planted there. Tales from Dickens He could just see the Republican flag floating from the flagstaff on the roof of the College of Surgeons. Changing Winds A Novel A cannon flashed on the bastion of the Castle, and the boom of the gun rolled far away as the Cross of St. George descended from flagstaff and topmast to be furled for the night. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The apex of the mountain shoots up in the centre of the fortifications as high as the flagstaff which is planted upon them. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel At Somerset on the mainland, and immediately opposite to our anchorage at Port Albany, a pretty little station has been built, with a flagstaff in front of the bungalow. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The way is long, but the toil is forgotten at the summit in the splendid view from the flagstaff. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London They were clumsy, and they fumbled with it, entangling the cords ... but at last they got it free, and then they hauled it to the top of the flagstaff. Changing Winds A Novel In August, 1767, a flagstaff was raised above its branches; the hoisting of a flag upon the staff was a signal for the assembling of the Sons of Liberty. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Have given up the cottage, and clematis, and flagstaff. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 He had the cases and bales hauled up the flagstaff terrace. The Island Mystery The exterior is of rusticated woodwork, and a flagstaff stands before it. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London Supposing the broken piece of flagstaff to measure 39 feet, what was the length of the whole pole, and what did my neighbor pay at each payment? Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine For erecting a flagstaff and forming a fence, the Staff is very useful. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 As the Fairy Belle approached the town the roar of the morning gun reverberated along the river's wooded shores, and the Confederate colors were run up to the top of a tall flagstaff. Marcy The Blockade Runner Bowing low at each step she mounted, she climbed slowly towards the flagstaff. The Island Mystery White searchlights etched the dome and the pillars against the sky, revealing the Stars and Stripes waving in the breeze on the flagstaff above the dome. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Fancy the rage of the South-Enders the next day, when they spied our snowy citadel, with Jack Harris's red silk pocket-handkerchief floating defiantly from the flagstaff. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index On the occasion of it every house the owner of which has been blessed with sons displays a paper carp floating from a flagstaff. The Empire of the East Above the court-house, and from flagstaffs, waved the flag of the Confederacy. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field He and Gorman were sitting together near the flagstaff, smoking and looking out towards the harbour where the Megalian navy still lay at anchor. The Island Mystery Other Man: We will raise this flag on the flagstaff of Sonoma. History Plays for the Grammar Grades But she caught sight of him returning, while she was still two or three minutes' walk short of the flagstaff he was approaching from the other side. Somehow Good The great North, looking up for succor, saw the "national banner drooping from the flagstaff, heavy with blood," and typical of the stripes of the slave. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century The flagstaff is splintered and torn, as by intensest lightning. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field Then he sat down on the steps below the flagstaff and lit a pipe. The Island Mystery The cottage on the rock was even smaller than the other; it had a wooden bolt instead of an iron lock to the door, a stone hearth, a flagstaff, and a weathercock on the roof. The Lilac Fairy Book Rosalind watched them through the window, closed perforce, and saw them disappear round the flagstaff with the south cone hoisted, holding their heads on to all appearance. Somehow Good The very day the war began, a huge flagstaff with a Union Jack of proportionate size rose in the grounds of Dulce Domum. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 The church flag was flung out on the flagstaff of the Benton, and all the commanders called their crews together for worship. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field He halted for a minute on the terrace where the flagstaff was. The Island Mystery Three little windows overlook the arch; the black noses of small cannon protrude in a long row out of the white parapeted walls; a flagstaff tops the whole, and flies the crimson streamer of Morocco. In the Tail of the Peacock There was a shorter cut to the pier, without going to the flagstaff. Somehow Good But the next day Mrs. Studholm-Brown went six feet better with a flagstaff and three square yards better with a Union Jack. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 The chimneys became two timbers, the flagstaff a small stick of firewood. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field He reached the step below the terrace on which the flagstaff stood. The Island Mystery To-day the Union Jack hangs limp upon the flagstaff that rears its slender height over Nixey's, and the new year is some weeks old. The Dop Doctor "I thought we might run them up the flagstaff, as we did in Barodia." Once on a Time Arrived outside, we were dismounted and marched into it, and drawn up in line facing the flagstaff on the fort wall. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition "I suppose you expect me to believe that you slammed that flagstaff down and hit me on the top of the head, and that it was all an accident?" Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands The steps, blazing white in the sunshine, led up to a broad platform where a tall flagstaff stood. The Island Mystery That flagstaff, with its changing signals, was to dominate the popular pulse ere long. The Dop Doctor "They are fluttering from your flagstaff, sire, at this moment." Once on a Time Therefore we all know that the flagstaff will, at the same place and time of day, be also just twice as long as its shadow. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems In about ten minutes the outer works were carried, and a marine’s jacket, for want of other colours, was hoisted on the flagstaff. A Sailor of King George They ran up the steps together, past the flagstaff, crossed a space of smooth white rock, and reached the great door which faced them. The Island Mystery Under the roof of the little penthouse from which the flagstaff rises are sheltered the vari-coloured acetylene lamps that are used for signalling at night. The Dop Doctor These were removed, and a heavy trap door, upon which the foot of the flagstaff rested, was its only support. Doctor Jones' Picnic The shadow of the staff is the same length as Sir Hugh's height; therefore this shadow is six feet long, and the flagstaff must be twelve feet high. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems In about twenty minutes the British flags were floating on the flagstaffs, the French officers surrendered their swords, and were sent on board the Boyne. A Sailor of King George They crowded together on the lower steps of the staircase which led up to the flagstaff. The Island Mystery At its eastern end is a flagstaff displaying the Union Jack. The Dop Doctor The Professor significantly laid his hand upon the zinc tube which enveloped the flagstaff. Doctor Jones' Picnic Curiously enough, somehow, I caught sight of a flagstaff over the hotel. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon As we left the car, myself bringing up the rear and bearing the flag in addition to my other belongings, some slight delay was occasioned by the flagstaff getting crosswise in the door opening. Fibble, D.D. A flagstaff ran up into the night above it, and there were shadowy objects upon the verandah. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Two dirty white rags hung from a flagstaff. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet And now friends, we will conclude the evening's performance by giving you an exact representation of how we marched about the flagstaff and sang Professor Marsh's composition, 'The North Pole March.' Doctor Jones' Picnic On the opposite ridge, a low white house, with three or four white canvas-covered boats and a flagstaff with sloping crossyard, betokens the coastguard station. The Cornwall Coast During the previous year riots broke out in Canton, by reason of a superstitious belief that a weather-vane on top of the flagstaff over the American Consulate interfered with the spirits of the air. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The Stars and Stripes dangled languidly from a flagstaff. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The lazaretto is a wretched building, with a flagstaff and two houses projecting on the two sides. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria The whole mighty sphere was ablaze with myriads of electric lights, from the ball of the tapering flagstaff to the beautiful cabin below. Doctor Jones' Picnic Last of all, from a flagstaff on the stern, brandished the ensign of Great Britain, in defiance of her enemies. Athelstane Ford Used for railway ties, fence posts, sills, ship timbers, telegraph poles, flagstaffs. Seasoning of Wood They had taken a low, homely little house, standing under its mesquite-tree, close to the government reservation, where the flagstaff stood, and the cannon boomed at sundown, and the soldiers walked their posts. Children of the Desert The big flag was flying from the flagstaff on the campus and other flags were displayed from the front of the building. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up Now I am positive that our flagstaff stands within this circle. Doctor Jones' Picnic Just as the last vessel was passing Fort Thompson, the attacking troops, with a cheer, rushed upon the ramparts; and in a minute the stars and stripes were fluttering from the flagstaff. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 "Slightly raising himself from his position on the roof, Crick lifted the flagstaff from its socket, and drew it quickly beneath the trap-door." The Hero of Garside School They told the writer that upon their return to the floor of the upper glacier they were greatly disappointed to find that their flagstaff was not visible to them. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America Directly opposite was the Governor's Palace, the naked flagstaff on the roof over the door standing out lean and stark against the background of green hills. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 The flagstaff will settle sufficiently deep to hold it there forever. Doctor Jones' Picnic With the controlling mind that guided her course gone, the ram was useless; and in a moment a white flag fluttered from the shattered stump of her flagstaff. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 As the chains rattled cheerily through the hawse holes Stepan flew, on the wings of a light heart, to the flagstaff. From Paris to New York by Land All at once Walter cried out: “I see the flagstaff!” The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America At once Captain McKittrick laid his hand to the halyards of the flagstaff, a bundle of bunting rose in the air, shapeless and without definite color. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 We will immediately set about planting our aluminum flagstaff. Doctor Jones' Picnic Then the fleet opened upon them, and they fled for dear life while a sailor sprang to the flagstaff and pulled down the Confederate flag. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 As in most Company establishments, on the most prominent point of the river-bank stood a tall flagstaff, with a little brass cannon at its foot. The Woman from Outside [on Swan River] They went up the ridge to the Grand Basin, crossed the ice to the North Peak, and proceeded to climb it, carrying the fourteen-foot flagstaff with them. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America He headed out in the river, where, because of the fog, he could barely see the flagstaff 262 at the bow, and began a wide sweeping circle with the intention of descending the stream. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters A fair representation of the foot of the flagstaff had been improvised, and the stage was made to look like a field of snow and ice. Doctor Jones' Picnic He plundered a few shops and cut down a flagstaff on which the Union Jack floated from a steep hill behind the town. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 So they stretched the aerial from the funnel to the flagstaff at the stern of the boat, and then addressed themselves to the less simple solution of "making it work." The Keepers of the King's Peace It fluttered gaily at the top of the short flagstaff. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub They were entering the inlet and the officers raised 317 their heads barely enough to peer alongside of the steersman, over the front and beyond the flagstaff with its fluttering bunting. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters "Let's plant another flagstaff at the South Pole, Doctor," cried Mattie. Doctor Jones' Picnic Three heavy guns, however, were mounted, and when the Maoris sent up their flag, the first shot was so well aimed as to bring its flagstaff down amid the ringing cheers of the white men. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 The sunlight had caught the gilt ball on the flagstaff of the Alta California building, and the sky that had been misty was now broad blue above the gray housetops. The Other Side of the Door On the thirtieth of May she insisted that I should bring down the big flag from the attic and run it up upon the tall flagstaff beside Lyon’s tree in the garden. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Before that moment he had discerned the stern and flagstaff of a launch. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters O madam! but you should have seen Silver Cloud before we robbed her of her chief ornament, the flagstaff. Doctor Jones' Picnic He insulted it from the hills, cut down the flagstaff again, and then withdrew to the forests. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Two armchairs were on the top, under a canopy hung from a flagstaff that stood in the centre. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The flag and flagstaff were riddled with bullet holes, and the dead were being piled around. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan On the topmost tower of the castle the royal standard, which had been drooping against the flagstaff, filled out and waved freely in the breeze. The Sleeping Beauty Yonder flagstaff stands upon the center of a crater that has been filled with many centuries of ice and snow. Doctor Jones' Picnic Nevertheless, Heke said he would come and cut down the flagstaff again. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 About noon, so Mr Morris told me, a company of Lancers came into the open space in front of the Court-house, and formed a hollow square around the flagstaff. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Two flagstaffs had been erected upon the top of the one-storied wall fronting the Blue Nile. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Away to the westward lay the disabled and burning "Suvaroff" with the Russian naval flag, the blue cross of St. Andrew on a white ground, still flying from a flagstaff in the smoke. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima There is also a flagstaff, by means of which the light-keepers can hoist signals to passing vessels. A Yacht Voyage Round England Fitzroy said he would redress some wrongs the natives said they suffered, and having obtained from Heke ten muskets by way of fine and having again set up the flagstaff he returned to Auckland. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 All who like may go on to the beach again, or on to the cliffs, but no one must walk farther than the white farm near the flagstaff. The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life The Sirdar ranged facing the building and the flagstaffs. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Don Juan, arrayed in complete steel, stood by the flagstaff of the consecrated standard. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima During our excursion to the Peak, we first took a railway chair, then a sedan chair; leaving that, we had a long climb before we reached the summit, where there is a flagstaff. Travels in the Far East The diggers, among their tents, set up a flagstaff, and hoisted a banner of blue, with four silver stars in the corner. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 Then he covered the hiatus with paint, and hoisted the ensign to the flagstaff. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility I mark tree-high upon his car His flagstaff of the Kovidár,376 I see his glittering banner glance, I see his chivalry advance: I see his eager warriors shine On elephants in lengthened line. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse In front of the fence was a tall, white-painted flagstaff, and presently we saw a woman come out of the trader's house and walk up to it. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 Up went the signal on the flagstaff of the Brooklyn, "Forward—the enemy is approaching." America First Patriotic Readings The chases of the great guns swung round in ominous threatening silence, but before they could be fired the Tricolor fluttered down from the flagstaff, and the Verite, helpless for all fighting purposes, had surrendered. The World Peril of 1910 She obeyed him; and, with Forsythe's bullets whistling around his head, he hoisted the flag of truce and surrender to the flagstaff. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility So loud the roar which chilled with fear, So massy was the monster's spear, He seemed, like Indra's flagstaff, dread As the dark God who rules the dead. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Richard sat on the bench at the foot of the flagstaff on the parade ground, thinking whether his duty required him to do any thing more than simply refuse to join the mutiny. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Ben Snatchblock had brought an English ensign under his arm; keeping his eye on the flagstaff, he directed his course, with a few companions, towards it. The Three Commanders A white flag was fastened to a little flagstaff on the left-hand side. The World Peril of 1910 “They see our flagstaff, and will probably steer for it,” said Harry. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. By lashing them together they got a flagstaff nearly forty feet long. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea The new scholar walked over to the flagstaff, where the stars and stripes were flying, and seated himself on a bench. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Meantime Ben and his companions were fighting their way towards the flagstaff; a few men who were collected were quickly put to flight. The Three Commanders There was a signal mast and yard forward, and a flagstaff aft. The World Peril of 1910 A flagstaff had been constructed out of the spars of the launch, and some of the straightest trees which could be found. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Owen and Nat then going over to the opposite side hauled away, while Mike assisted to lift up the flagstaff, which was thus in a short time set up. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea The flagstaff in the Victoria Tower will glitter like an angel's ladder, and the murmur of Covent Garden will be as the murmur of the flowing tide. The Green Carnation Her approach had been perceived; gay flags, that of England being the highest, were hoisted on the flagstaff near the house, and numerous persons were seen collected at the landing-place. The Three Commanders On this foundation I shall raise a pyramidal frame of three or more thick logs, on the top of which I shall fix a flagstaff with a pulley block for the flag. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Not without difficulty, indeed, did they save the shrouds of the flagstaff, towards which the wind drove the flames. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. All this time the boat, their tent, and the flagstaff were running great risk of being carried away. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea There were two flagstaffs; one flew a Union Jack in shreds and tatters, and the other a bit of bunting with a fleur-de-lys and a shamrock on a white field. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The Federal flag had been struck some time before, and the flagstaff now stood gaunt and undecorated. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 It was really a fine and costly affair, but the Mexican national banner was no longer floating from its tall flagstaff. Ahead of the Army Here the party landed, and Harry and the boatswain agreed that it was the best station on which their flagstaff could be planted. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. As they were returning to the tent, a crash was heard; the flagstaff had gone. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea There was no sign of occupation; no flag on the flagstaff, no men upon the walls, no sign of resistance visible. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure A flagstaff was put up on a neighbouring height, and an English flag was hoisted as a signal to passing vessels. Won from the Waves Pushing on amid the bullets levelled at them, they reached the garden wall, seized the flagstaff, and escaping the bullets, hastened to the shore. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The flagstaff was accordingly landed, and as all hands were required to set it up, and the boat could not be left alone, she was hauled up on the beach. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The flagstaff was therefore again erected near where it had before stood, and the drift wood collected to dry in the sun in order that it might serve to form a beacon-fire at night. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea He had gone for a walk to the end of Flag Point—the name which he had given to the cape on which he had erected his flagstaff. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery One of our first cares was to erect a flagstaff as a signal to any passing ship. Won from the Waves Only the white lance of the flagstaff, and the glint of tin about the chimneys, betrayed its position. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War “But if another gale was to spring up, and there is every chance of that, the flag might be blown to pieces, or the flagstaff itself carried away,” observed the boatswain. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The flagstaff had to be taken down to be cut up into masts, spars, and oars. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea It's the Flag that the Moros hauled down from the flagstaff over the schoolhouse near Seaforth's—the Flag they slashed and danced upon. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros Every vessel afloat was dressed with as many flags as could be mustered, from the proud line of battle ship to the humble lighter, while banners waved from numberless flagstaff’s on shore. Won from the Waves Then the group at the flagstaff broke up. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War Before they could get up with the animal, the boatswain had run a considerable distance in an opposite direction from the flagstaff. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The fire having been first made up so as to emit a large amount of smoke, they hastened with their flagstaff to the end of the point, where it was speedily erected. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea The two tall poles, with the upturned baskets, the devil-catchers, rose like flagstaffs from both sides of the door. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Two oars were also lashed together to serve as a flagstaff, and all the handkerchiefs that could be mustered were joined to form a flag. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story Around it clustered the red-roofed wooden houses of the neighbours, and there were two or three flagstaffs always conspicuous in the clear air. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler From the big flagstaff on the campus floated a large American flag, this being run up every morning at sunrise and taken down at sunset. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine As she approached, the party on shore unshipped the flagstaff and hurried with it to the bay to guide her in; she soon reached the beach. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea Christmas came and was celebrated by a Christmas tree made of willows tied to a flagstaff, and the traditional rice porridge. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole A hole, after much labour, was dug with the axe in the top of the hummock, and the flagstaff was planted, but the furious wind threatened every moment to blow it down again. Archibald Hughson An Arctic Story On my arrival they had hoisted the Union Jack on our flagstaff, and there was generally either the Norwegian or English flag to be seen flying. Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler “Gee, that suits me right to the top of the flagstaff!” burst out his twin brother. The Rover Boys Under Canvas or The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine The explosion of the magazine was of course seen from the flagstaff tower, and was heard even at Meerut.” Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign On the summit of the rock stood a flagstaff, on which was hoisted, in war-time, the flag of defiance. Old Jack A flagstaff was quickly erected at a point clear of the trees, and as the flag was run up, several muskets were fired at the same time. Adrift in a Boat A flag was hanging limply from the flagstaff. Sacrifice Then Arthur took out his new pocket knife and carved his name upon the flagstaff. Left at Home or, The Heart's Resting Place Many Spanish officers and a general crowd from the streets stood around, and as he drew near to the flagstaff he was hissed by the onlookers. The Philippine Islands We now had the British Jack flying away on the flagstaff above our heads. Old Jack Fastened to the towers are four tall flagstaves—two on either side of the gate—and from them float gaily-coloured pennons. Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt Most of them were farmers, with scarce enough knowledge of military affairs to distinguish a javelin from a flagstaff. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa From three tall flagstaffs on shore there floated gracefully as many American flags as though to wish us well on our long journey out to civilization. A Woman who went to Alaska McCoy, who climbed up the flagstaff, hauled down the Spanish flag, and hoisted the Stars and Stripes amidst cheers from the army and fleet. The Philippine Islands When the legs were at last tied together with bits of old harness rope, they made the crookedest flagstaff that it has ever been my lot to see. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Possession of Santiago was immediate, and in a few hours the Stars and Stripes floated from the flagstaff of the civil government buildings. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt A shot from the shore cut the flagstaff of the admiral's ship, and the cross of St. George fell into the river. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 The settlement, a score of houses, a hotel, a flagstaff or two, and the Mission. A Woman who went to Alaska From the flagstaff of a hotel on the heights floated the American flag. Frank Merriwell's Cruise Ho! strike the flagstaff deep, sir knight! ho! scatter flowers, fair maids! English Songs and Ballads The breeze was just enough to float out from its flagstaff before the tent the national banner of Mastodonia—a red rampant mastodon upon a field of green. Project Mastodon The United States colors were quickly hauled down from the fort flagstaff, and every means was taken to conceal the true state of affairs from the enemy. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 At the head of the flagstaff was a new broom which indicated that the boat had beaten every other vessel then running on the river north of Galena. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History She said: "Why, you are a mile past De Cosson Bey's place: there it is with the flagstaff on the tower." A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel Look out for the flagstaff at the gate, and presint my respects to the general. The Long Roll The headquarter street we found swept and garnished, the flagstaff bedecked with holly, and a regimental band playing 'Home, Sweet Home.' Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries He was in command of gunboat No. 1, and while directing the attack stood leaning against her flagstaff. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 With his sublime faith in the United States, Stuart could not believe that he could come to any harm within sight of the Stars and Stripes floating from the flagstaff in front of the encampment. Plotting in Pirate Seas The guard alarmed our small camp, and we assembled at the flagstaff. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Again and again the flagstaff fell, and again and again we replaced it. The Long Roll At ten a.m. the French Consul hoisted a white flag at his flagstaff, under the national colours, which was a signal that the Bashaw was ready to treat. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 The Bashaw of Tripoli, discontented with his share of the spoils, cut down the flagstaff before the American consulate, and sent out his cruisers to prey upon American commerce. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 At its right-hand corner rises a huge abrupt rock, from whose summit, where stands a flagstaff, a fine view of Playgreen Lake and the surrounding country is obtained. Hudson Bay It was an old Union Jack, for which Adams had set up a flagstaff, having by that time ceased to dread the approach of a ship. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers The muzzle of two guns were shot away, the stanchions, the boat davits, the flagstaff. The Long Roll At the foot of this flagstaff there stood an old iron cannon, which looked pugnacious and cross, as if it longed to burst itself and blow down all visible creation. Fort Desolation Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land The captain looks at the British squadron, now getting under way, and then, with true soldierly instinct, flashes a glance to the top of the flagstaff in the centre of the fort. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 From the rocks before mentioned, on which the flagstaff stands, we had a fine view of Playgreen Lake. Hudson Bay On passing the flagstaff he called for three cheers for the British king, and with his own voice led off the first verse of the national anthem before hauling down the colours. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers Of course, a flagstaff had been among the first things erected. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue Nevertheless they were imposing, and harmonised well with the flagstaff, which was the only other military symptom about the place. The Young Fur Traders The flagstaff, a pole of fourteen pounds weight, was thrown out and took seven minutes to reach the ground. Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages Had Frank been above the snow, instead of below it, he would have seen that the whole fort was so completely buried that nothing was visible above the surface except the chimneys and the flagstaff. Ungava On reaching the flagstaff he beheld the vessel, a large full-rigged ship, sailing calmly, and, to his eye, majestically, not far from the signal cliff. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn In one corner, on the right-hand side of the principal gate, was the well that supplied the garrison with water, and in the other was the flagstaff, from which floated the Stars and Stripes. George at the Fort Life Among the Soldiers The impressive vista thus formed leads the eye to the massive façade of the new Library, though the Campus flagstaff, some distance in front, now marks the actual end of the new driveway. The University of Michigan The people on the shore, as we passed the little town of Yarmouth, waved to us, and threw up their hats, and the flags from many a flagstaff flew out to the breeze. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor All that remained visible of Fort Chimo were, as we have said, the chimneys and the flagstaff. Ungava Both father and son stood silent for some moments earnestly gazing at the ship, which was by this time nearly opposite to their flagstaff, and seemed to be passing by without recognising the signal. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn As he spoke he pointed to the ensign blowing out from the flagstaff astern. Twice Lost “I see a flagstaff and flag clearly enough; but if those are human beings, the flag must be a very large one, such as no whale-boat carries.” The South Sea Whaler “If we get to the top of the flagstaff hummock, in another minute or so we shall know to a certainty.” Peter the Whaler The sun was gilding the top of the flagstaff with a parting kiss, and the inhabitants of Moose Fort, having finished their daily toil, were making preparations for their evening meal. Ungava High up, on a mighty cliff that overlooked and almost overhung the sea, a rude flagstaff had been raised. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn With some spars which came on shore we formed a lofty flagstaff, on which we hoisted a flag, in the hope that it might be seen by some passing vessel. Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch The doctor had waited for them, and all three followed Nub, who had run back to the flagstaff. The South Sea Whaler Our flagstaff was on the same piece, and was not disturbed. Peter the Whaler Mr Tarwig’s boat carried an ensign, and as he approached the stranger he unshipped the flagstaff and waved it so that it might clearly be seen. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley A few yards to one side of the spot on which the flagstaff was reared there was a part of the precipice which sloped with a steep descent into the sea. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn We were several days away, and as we caught sight of the flagstaff, we thought of the pleasure the supply of meat we had brought would afford our companions. Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch A tall tree, suitable for a flagstaff, was found and cut down. The South Sea Whaler Our flagstaff consisted of a spar, with a lance handle as a topmast, and the flag was the jack used in the boat to show that a fish was fast. Peter the Whaler We shall make out her colours before long, for if she is English she is sure to hoist them when she sees ours flying from the flagstaff.” The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley He had nothing of which to make a flag, so a flagstaff would have been of no use. Ben Hadden or, Do Right Whatever Comes Of It On 7th January the governor of Rangoon ordered a merchant, Mr Birrell, to take down a flagstaff he had erected, and to remove a gun placed on his landing-stage. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Others of the garrison had, however, rallied in the neighbourhood of the flagstaff. The Three Lieutenants A quarter of an hour served to carry us across, when we again hauled our boat up; and choosing the highest hummock in the neighbourhood, we again erected our flagstaff. Peter the Whaler There is a flagstaff with two flags flying from it, though they are odd-looking ones.” The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley There, sure enough, as we drew nearer, we discovered on the summit of a bold rock, standing out into the sea, a flagstaff with a large flag flying from it. In the Eastern Seas Mr Birrell refused to comply with this order, as the flagstaff had been placed there by consent of the commodore, as a means of communication between the Europeans on shore and the men-of-war. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The enemy now directed their fire at the island, aiming at the flagstaff, which, however, was some distance from the rocket party. The Three Lieutenants By this time Syd had made a sign, and Rogers quickly ran the colours up the flagstaff, where they were blown out fully by the breeze. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea With a heavy heart he hauled down the flag, which had hitherto been kept flying on a temporary flagstaff, secured to the stump of the foremast. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley The underwood and branches had evidently been cut away by an axe, and seemed to lead from the flagstaff rock towards some place in the interior. In the Eastern Seas Commodore Lambert, sooner than give the Burmese any cause of offence, directed the flagstaff to be removed, and for the time trade was resumed. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Towards evening Solly was sent to hoist a signal upon the flagstaff, and soon after a boat was seen pulling towards the shore. Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land He stood looking at him for a few moments, and then went up to the empty battery, to stand looking down over the precipice, before gazing up towards the flagstaff. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea As she appeared, a flag from the flagstaff on shore flew out to the breeze. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley She will see our flagstaff on the rock, I hope, and send in here. In the Eastern Seas The first order given by Captain Smithers was to have a signal of distress run up to the top of the flagstaff; the next to try and strengthen the defences, which were sorely dilapidated. Middy and Ensign The flagstaff from which floated the union jack, the emblem of law and order, was planted in such a position as to be plainly visible in the mining camp. The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas “How vexatious!” said Syd, aloud; “that officer must have seen the flagstaff.” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea “There go their colours up!” cried Fitz excitedly, as the national flag was run up to the head of the flagstaff that had been raised during the night. Fitz the Filibuster I lost sight of the party for some time, till at length I saw them clambering up on a point of the rock where our flagstaff stood. In the Eastern Seas All the windows were chromatic with the hues of bright costumes, and from many windows and from every roof that had a flagstaff flags waved heavily against the gorgeous sky. Clayhanger Oh, I see, he’s pointing up at the flagstaff to show us the wind’s in the north-east. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life “Once they were on the rock they could climb up, and—yes, they’d come over by the flagstaff.” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea At the coastguard-station they found Hellyer standing by the flagstaff, with his telescope under his left arm and evidently on duty. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel This, we concluded, must be the habitation of the people who had erected the flagstaff. In the Eastern Seas One and all they were thankful for the occupation of erecting the flagstaff, and Arthur had no lack of assistants in his task. More About Peggy Even the flagstaff with Kate’s ensign at the peak was left hoisted, as if to show, that if deserted now, the spot had once been inhabited! The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land He was answered by a cheer from the little group about Syd, as three of the French sailors ran up at a trot, and began to mount the flagstaff path. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea A short flagstaff, from which, the tricolour fluttered in the morning breeze, surmounted the central portion of the building, which, from its superior height and apparent strength, I judged must have originally been the keep. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Teddy, who was cutting a flagstaff with his knife, stopped to look at her. The Curlytops and Their Pets or Uncle Toby's Strange Collection Only one man was killed, which was caused by the fall of the flagstaff. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 In addition to this work achieved, they rigged up a flagstaff on the head of the cliff and used to signal from thence at stated hours of the day. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land By the way, there was one thing I did not mention to you—a spar for a flagstaff. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea Sometimes a flagstaff and a flag are fastened to the buoy, and often it is converted for the ship’s benefit info an extemporaneous lighthouse by the addition of an oil lamp attached to its summit. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route In the intervals of dancing, a warrior would step forward, and, striking the flagstaff they had erected with a stick or a whip, would recount his martial deeds. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 From a grove upon our left I could already see the high chimneys and the flagstaff which marked the squire's dwelling. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Nailed to their flagstaff, two torn and ragged sheets that had so long appealed in vain for rescue flapped and rustled in the wind. Madge Morton's Secret The guns are mounted; there are good platforms; we have built rough covering walls and mounted a flagstaff. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea Through the glass we all took turns in watching retreat, the little handful of khaki-clad men standing at attention as the stars and stripes fluttered down the flagstaff. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Into the heel mark we stuck the flagstaff. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies The rest of the story he told perfunctorily, omitting all mention of the fight on the flagstaff tower and telling no more than was needful of the last adventure of the rapids. Fort Amity The removal of the flag and flagstaff; the "hole" in the hill; the fire in the forest; the branded bull, all indicated that people had, at various times, visited the island. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island A man was always on the watch by the flagstaff. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea When Ruth saw her father far down the river, she stepped to the flagstaff he had raised before building the cabin—his first duty being to hoist the Union Jack! Old Man Savarin and Other Stories The flagstaff was gone, leaving the hole where it had been stuck. Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies The flagstaff had a double set of halliards. Fort Amity While we are here let us examine the sides of Observation point and try to find the old flagstaff. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island Syd went on himself to the upper gun, after bidding the man at the flagstaff keep out of sight. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea South of this Bowling Green House is Scio, a charming residence, with beautiful lawns facing the main Kingston Road, in the Gothic style, and from here the flagstaff and windmill on the heath are noticed. Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney The Fascination of London Note how the height of the flagstaff, which is 140 feet high and 280 feet distant, is obtained. The Theory and Practice of Perspective He knew nothing of the white flag at the gateway, but had formed his conclusions from the bugle-calls and the bare flagstaff above the tower. Fort Amity The question of a suitable pole or flagstaff was one which now absorbed their energies. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island “Beg pardon, sir; I don’t think it was the flagstaff.” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea From two flagstaffs on the roof floated the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes respectively. The Jolliest School of All As they were crossing the bridge, "Look," she said, and pointed to a flagstaff that sprang from the highest pinnacle of the building. The Lady Paramount The fuse was quick, and the bomb, mounting on its high curve, exploded in a direct line between the battery and the flagstaff. Fort Amity As the capstans turned, the pole was gradually drawn up, and the Professor stood ready with the forked standards to prevent the flagstaff from falling back. The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island All hands were soon at work, and meanwhile Syd had gone up to the flagstaff with a glass to see that the boat was half-way back to the French frigate. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea Willows became elms, a settler's shanty rose like a shot-tower—towns hitherto unseen swam and palpitated in the yellow flood of light like shaken banners low-hung on unseen flagstaffs. The Moccasin Ranch A Story of Dakota The foot of the flagstaff, which is to surmount the cupola, will be 160 feet above the sidewalk. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He saw the flagstaff halliards shake out the red cross of England in the morning sunlight. Fort Amity And the flagstaff fell dissevered on the crushed and broken car, As from azure sky of midnight falls the meteor's flaming star! Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse The men worked hard, and by the time the frigate was close in there were the provisions and water in the upper battery, and a good supply in the works about the flagstaff. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea When we knew they had seen the flag and had heard us we stood around the flagstaff and sang the Star Spangled Banner. Sixty Years of California Song Then the Rising Sun of Dai Nippon was substituted on the flagstaff of Winfield Scott for the Stars and Stripes. Banzai! by Parabellum She stood by the flagstaff with a pistol in her hand. Fort Amity In front of the conning-tower there was a steel flagstaff about ten feet high, with halliards rove through a sheer in the top. A Honeymoon in Space But it was most tantalising; and again and again Syd was for climbing up to the flagstaff to see what was going on, duty to the men alone keeping him to his post. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea He stroked his clean-shaven chin with his finger and thumb, and walked slowly along the path by the side of the road, and then across the grass towards the flagstaff. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension And now on the opposite side of 17th Street the American flag suddenly ran up the bare flagstaff on the roof of the Winders Building, unfurling with a rustle in the fresh breeze. Banzai! by Parabellum But he turned at the shout which followed, caught sight of the bare flagstaff, and ordering his bugler to sound the "Cease firing," sent forward the captain at once to parley. Fort Amity Redgrave ran the roll of bunting up to the top of the flagstaff, pulled one of the halliards, and the White Ensign of England floated out. A Honeymoon in Space “Think the man up yonder by the flagstaff can see them?” said Roylance, after another weary wait. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea With that strange perversity of the human intellect, the first thing I thought of was what trophies I could carry with my luggage from the pan, and I pictured the dog-bone flagstaff adorning my study. Adrift on an Ice-Pan Then, in the hour of dire need, a cry for help went out to all the peoples dwelling beneath the Union Jack, whose flagstaff was being shaken by sturdy peasant hands. Banzai! by Parabellum In the doorway at the foot of the flagstaff tower a woman's skirt fluttered for an instant and was gone. Fort Amity Number 5, of the third relief, should at that moment have been pacing the edge of the bluff in rear of the northernmost quarters, and yet might be around toward the flagstaff. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier And as to Mr Terry, as has gone up where I planted the flagstaff this morning, don’t you fret about him. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea The whole brigade stared at the flagstaff where the big banner of King George had stopped at the half-mast like a mourning emblem. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow In the woods beyond, they had cut and hewn a flagstaff and since two could easily carry it, Barnard's idea was that this should be done then, so that he might have Tom's assistance. Tom Slade at Black Lake Weather had frayed out the halliards on the flagstaff over Cape Diamond, but a sailor climbed the pole and lashed the British colours beneath the truck. Fort Amity Nearly two years later, with the old regiment still serving along the storied Platte, they were talking of her one moonlit evening at the flagstaff. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier The look-out man by the flagstaff was ready with the bunting for signals; and when he hauled it, all knew now that it would be no flaunting forth of defiance, but an appeal for aid. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea At each end of this fa�ade is a tall flagstaff striped like a barber's pole, and so familiar to all who have visited the Austrian stations, at Trieste, for example. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 A tall flagstaff, with a cord all reeved for the flag, stood by the tent, and for the realities of life a strong, serviceable telephone was fastened to a tree. The Boy With the U. S. Foresters Some trick of gesture reappears as Diane lifts her face suddenly towards the flagstaff tower. Fort Amity A comrade from Blake's troop, following through the ford, had turned to the left and led his horse up the steep to the quarters nearest the flagstaff. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Shall I have you carried up to the flagstaff?” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea The Khalifa's own division was in the centre, where his great black banner, waving from a lofty flagstaff, could be plainly made out. With Kitchener in the Soudan A Story of Atbara and Omdurman The reader may remember that in his boyhood Alec was fond of the sea, had rigged a flagstaff, and had built the Bonnie Annie. Alec Forbes of Howglen At one o'clock next day the flagstaff was cut down by a solid shot, and Sumter was silent. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis An adjacent flagstaff bears above the steamer-signal the Liberian arms, stripes and a lone star not unknown to the ages between Assyria and Texas. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative |
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