| 单词 | footstool |
| 例句 | Solemnly they paced the long floor towards him, until they stood three paces from his footstool. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They all sat except Cluny, who lounged against the table using the chair as a footstool. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Alex expects Henry’s handler to be some stout storybook Englishman with tails and a top hat, probably a walrus mustache, definitely scurrying to place a velvet footstool at Henry’s carriage door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z With the new footstool, I can see all the way to everyone’s feet even, so I witness what happens next in perfect detail. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I remember how Sasha, too small for her presence to register amid a sea of adults, stood proudly on a footstool in order to stay visible. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She’s taken her footstool over to her side of the room. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She makes her way to her chair and footstool, turns, lowers herself, lands ungracefully. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A china bowl sat on a footstool and my ankle was crusted in something hard and spongy. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Rosaleen dragged the footstool in front of the set and sat down, so the whole thing vanished under her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He studied me and then carefully laid the paper down on the footstool. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The guests were commanded to sit quiet, and were set in chairs, each with a footstool to his tired feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On a footstool sits a half-eaten meal of soup and a hunk of bread and cheese. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It also has a matching footstool, and I brought that down, too, along with a pillow and a blanket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She put her bouquet in a glass in the middle of the footstool and set out four little cups and saucers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby, a plastic bucket sits upside-down on a footstool. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z So one day they took back to their cave a delicately painted set of rice bowls, another day a little footstool with a velvet cushion and two new wedding blankets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps she’s sewing, in the sitting room, with her left foot on the footstool, because of her arthritis. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit there,” she told Tom and he squatted down on the floor in front of the footstool. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was stuffy and cluttered, yet nobody could say it was uncomfortable; there were soft chairs and footstools, drinks and books, boxes of chocolates and plump cushions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z August pretended she didn’t hear it while I stared at the velvet footstool and wished Rosaleen could be more cultured. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were always getting scratched by cats, or cutting themselves shaving, or stumbling over footstools in the dark—reasonable explanations, certainly, but for sedentary people they had an odd excess of bruises and small wounds. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In the back of the shop, a boy with a pale, pointed face was standing on a footstool while a second witch pinned up his long black robes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He reached under the table for the footstool his shining feet had rested on—and this he held up so that all could see his gift. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran to her bed and stood on the footstool. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Sipping a beer and sitting on the couch, he uses the Doorman as a footstool. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She passed Matthew sitting on a footstool flipping through a book with black-and-white photographs of musicians. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She passed Matthew sitting on a footstool flipping through a book with black-and-white photographs of musicians. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As he requested, I also put a chair on the back porch; there is not enough room there for a footstool, so it is not quite as nice. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We settled into the den, me on the couch, Laura one cushion to my right, her husband across the way in a fine-looking chair—brass tacks, burgundy leather, matching footstool. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Grin picked up the footstool and moved it around the table. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z So Macon Dead neither heard of nor visualized Ruth’s sudden terror, her awkward jump from the rocking chair, the boy’s fall broken by the tiny footstool, or Freddie’s amused, admiring summation of the situation. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z My stand and footstool are where I left them last week. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Sciron hopped to the nearest chunk of limestone that was the right size for a footstool. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Grin was with him, carrying a footstool, which Sayle stood on for each shot. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Ron burst through the door into Slughorn’s overheated, crowded study, tripped over a tasseled footstool, regained his balance by seizing Harry around the neck, and muttered, “She didn’t see that, did she?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z On a footstool, tattlers sit in piles like stacks of warm sugar crepes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As he spoke he struck a small silver gong that stood near his footstool, and at once servants came forward. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I sat on a footstool and opened the book. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Adèle, who appeared to be still under the influence of a most solemnising impression, sat down, without a word, on the footstool I pointed out to her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She uses a footstool to climb into the treatment bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So I helped him to the chair, got his feet on the footstool, and fixed the blanket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Three turtles each the size of a footstool came in a wooden pen. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The sour aunt propped my calf on a footstool and knelt by it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When I went into the sitting room she was already in her chair, her left foot on the footstool, with its petit point cushion, roses in a basket. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z A little disconsolately she got out the footstool and spread a napkin over it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She set a footstool with doll cups and saucers. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Petra had just settled herself on a footstool with a copy of Kidnapped when she saw a long ponytail whip by. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z And on the next break, he brings me a stand and a footstool so I can really see in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I don’t sit, but take my place, kneeling, near the chair with the footstool where Serena Joy will shortly enthrone herself, leaning on her cane while she lowers herself down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But before Harry could answer, Madam Malkin said, “That’s you done, my dear,” and Harry, not sorry for an excuse to stop talking to the boy, hopped down from the footstool. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then he swore and snapped it down on the footstool in front of him. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z There was no chair for a guest, so I sat on the slanting footstool, supposedly a camel’s saddle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Queen Victoria is commemorated with the footstool she used during her coronation at the age of 18. A Lofty Perch Fit for a Royal Museum at Westminster Abbey 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Sheldrake visits a factory that turns fungal networks into furniture — footstools instead of toadstools. Whether You’re Making a Meal or Cleaning an Oil Spill, There’s a Fungus for That 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Next week: a Leicestershire nurse gets a new footstool. Hollywood Me: like Changing Rooms from La La Land 2013-06-15T05:00:00Z Dressed in fine clothing, young Washington spent tedious hours here sitting on a footstool and awaiting his owner’s whims. In (and around) Fredericksburg, Va., walking the steps of a slave’s Trail to Freedom 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z He took home railroad car linens, sugar tongs, spittoons, engine components, metal footstools and conductors’ caps, among other items made between the 1880s and the 1950s. Antiques: Antiques: Furniture Dossiers, Naval Flags and Railroad Items 2012-02-09T22:09:18Z Somebody get me a footstool and a fan. 'Hitchcock,' 'Gatsby': odds and ends, for the weekend 2012-09-21T18:54:31Z But in purely earthly terms, the proof of his power is embodied in the figure of a prone man who lies, like a footstool, under his feet. Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Mrs. Meyer is seen with extreme foreshortening, one dainty, jeweled shoe resting on a footstool in the foreground. The Secrets Behind Sargent’s Intimate Portrait of a Jewish Family 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Indie cinema just screens so much better with your feet up on a footstool and a cocktail in your hand. Top 10 cultural hotspots in Portland, Oregon 2013-05-24T23:10:00Z Expect eye catching wares such as lampshades made of cowhides, beaded candle holders, handwoven table linens and wooden footstools adorned with bright, patterned fabrics. Five Places to Shop in Arusha, Tanzania 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z She had two boys, Scott, who tastes like a McVitie’s Rich Tea biscuit snapped in two, and Jack, like chomping on a battered leather footstool. Experience: I taste people’s names 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Their product is a plastic footstool that wraps around the base of a toilet to elevate the feet and make going to the bathroom easier. The art of advertising things people find gross 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Another motor home rolled into the lot after me; its driver, a middle-aged man, placed a footstool outside the side door and made himself at home. In a Rented RV, Roaming Western Roads 2012-05-20T04:47:18Z The London Transport Museum shop, with footstools, chairs and cushions in a variety of materials from tube lines and buses. Museum shops cash in with sales reaching a record £100m a year 2013-04-06T11:15:30Z He crouches and climbs a footstool to cradle them with his hands, as if they were as fragile as bird’s eggs, infinitely precious to him and to us. | 'It?s Always Right Now, Until It?s Later': ?It?s Always Right Now, Until It?s Later? - Review 2012-01-09T03:01:00Z He had gotten up from the table, fallen, and hit his head on a footstool in our living room. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z He achieved this by designing a heavy oak curved chair with its own optional footstool. Ronald Carter 2013-05-30T14:09:38Z What is not visible to the naked eye is how the ivories must have once looked when they were attached with metal pins to long-rotted chairs and footstools. The Begram ivories: Rescuing Afghanistan's lost history 2011-02-27T00:05:25Z He's returning to the scene of childhood holidays, where he probably paid a tinker's son thruppence to carry his rod and act as a footstool during those idyllic days fishing off the harbour wall. TV highlights 05/07/2013 2013-07-05T05:59:00Z “We are merely being used as a footstool for American power projection and provocation in the region.” China warns as U.S., Philippines stage combat drills 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The sixth floor, devoted to shipping, features footstools made from moving blankets. Airport lounges, fish nets and a pup play area: Inside Google’s new Kirkland office 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z And although a delivery team called saying they had his footstool, they knew nothing about the missing part of the corner suite. Sofology: We spent our Christmas on deckchairs 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Prince William, pictured in shorts and a khaki polo shirt, is sitting on a gold footstool alongside his wife in a long-sleeved dark green summer dress. Prince William and Kate's Christmas card shows family in Jordan 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z A plain footstool jumps to life in trompe-l’oeil black and white — both a tangible artifact and an artsy abstraction. A graffiti tagger as a teen, he now designs for Fendi and Mercedes-Benz 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z A mismatched loveseat and footstool, brought back to life in vintage deadstock fabric. Long live street couches! Inside L.A.'s favorite — and controversial — obsession 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Her brother Richard, one of the movers, walked by carrying a brocade footstool. She wanted to stay. Her landlord wanted her out. He signaled hopes for a harbor-based “metropolis” to export timber that he labeled “the finest on God’s footstool.” In today’s online world, will you ever again ‘Meet me at the fair’? 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Somewhere along the line Baron Von Ripper-off and the other gold-plated pretenders at the International Olympic Committee decided to treat Japan as their footstool. Perspective | Japan should cut its losses and tell the IOC to take its Olympic pillage somewhere else 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Just pour a nice kombucha - new year, new you, right - swing a boot onto the nearest footstool and enjoy the entertainment. Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United: Premier League – live! 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Pull a few of your favorite accent colors from the rug and use them for pillows, smaller upholstery pieces, a footstool, etc. HGTV star Sarah Richardson on how to live with your collections 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But before the aliens arrive, in the form of cute little furry “pouffes” that resemble comfy footstools, we get to know Su and Jack. Review: NYC hipsters bake bread, eat quinoa, fight aliens 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z “We will not pretend. We will not be your docile slave. We will not be your footstool to oppression,” she said Friday. Blake’s family to organize protest against police violence 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z And Blake’s sister, Letetra Widman told onlookers, “We will not pretend. We will not be your docile slave. We will not be your footstool to oppression.” Large demonstrations in D.C. honor Martin Luther King Jr., other Black Americans 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z He had two options: build a footstool or a bird feeder. Christian Cooper hopes America can change. Because he’s not going to. 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Graham swung the full 180 degrees to become Trump’s golf buddy, footstool and dutiful apologist. Opinion | Trump’s sway over Lindsey Graham — and all Republicans — is weakening 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Indeed, the money was discovered inside a footstool that was donated to a Michigan resale shop in Owosso Township. Grandpa forgot something: $43,170 found in footstool 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z “And so I ran, sat down at the footstool and wrote the letter.” ‘They will kill Santa’: In 1961, JFK assured a third-grader that Kris Kringle was safe from the Russians 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “Lots of people need a footstool to get ahead,” she said. Opinion | A Better Address Can Change a Child’s Future 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z The staff is certainly accommodating, even finding a crate to serve as a footstool under the booth for a woman whose feet dangled several inches from the floorboards. Linda Derschang, restaurant whisperer, gives Seattle’s Queen City a royal makeover 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z But the footstool wasn’t quite right, so one day, after Bobby, who was working as a building contractor, started taking design classes, Judy asked him to take a look at it. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The footstool was part of a living room set donated to a Habitat For Humanity store by Kim Fauth-Newberry and her husband. Grandpa forgot something: $43,170 found in footstool 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Everybody stands on footstools around the maple-wood prep table to gain the leverage needed to make dough in big stainless-steel bowls. Pies That Bind: Thanksgiving Recipes From the Heartland 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Megan Schoenberg, 26, who works in her family’s real estate business, was in the store on its last day buying a small footstool and a transparent plastic file box. Reinvention of a Fountain Pen Purveyor 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z As evidence of its shape, some reference Bible verses touting "the four corners of the Earth," "foundations of the Earth" and Earth being God's "footstool." The Earth is round, and other myths, debunked by the flat Earth movement (you read that right) – LA Times 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z At first, many people saw the footstool as little more than a joke Christmas present. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Now college graduates enter a world with 4 million footstools. Swimming in uncharted waters 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z She was also dropped as a spokesperson for footstool company Squatty Potty. Kathy Griffin Appearances Canceled Following Trump Photo Backlash 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z In his office above his ivory shop in Harbin, complete with a footstool made from a severed elephant leg, I ask Mr Liu if he agrees that elephants are more beautiful alive than dead. Can China's ivory trade ban save elephants? - BBC News 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Raw, “live” edges and knotty imperfections enhance everything from tabletops and mirrors to benches, desks and frames, while hand-hewn tree stumps serve as side tables, footstools or extra seating. Trend spotting: Wood accents that go with the grain 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Bobby Edwards, who invented the footstool with his mom, calls people like this “evangelists”. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Authorities say the gun was found by the 5-year-old brother the next morning, when he apparently used a footstool to climb onto the kitchen counter. Prosecutor: No charges in 3-year-old boy's shooting death 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z A few Jasper Morrison mushroomlike footstools are scattered nearby; that they are made of cork is merely coincidental. Villa Alem: A Castle in the Sky 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Men sat in groups outside on footstools, and everyone walked down the middle of the street, where the weight of a thousand eyes produces a strange feeling of both protection and surveillance. The Erdogan Loyalists and the Syrian Refugees 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z I ask Alice Bee, who’s standing on a small red footstool. A day in the life of the World’s Best Father 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z For a long time, she had been using a little footstool in the bathroom. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Down a row of sage-colored trees, workers on footstools with battery-powered rakes shake the last black and green fruits off the branches. Provence's Legendary Lavender and Olives Threatened by a Changing Climate 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The throne had been fabricated for the event by the makers of the jewelry collection, as had a collection of gilded jewel boxes clustered around the throne on velvet-upholstered footstools. The World’s Most Luxurious Fashion Show 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z I was sitting on a footstool by the coffee table; he was in a chair facing me, and Maggie was on the table, watching. Animal Doctor: Protecting predators in the wild 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z In Cinderella’s stepmother’s well-appointed parlor, a delicate slipper rests on a footstool, a ribbon of red silk flowing from it like blood. Imagining Envy, One of the Seven Deadly Sins 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z But the limited research that exists on footstools is equivocal. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z There are curios—turtle paperweights, bookends made of zebra feet and footstools crafted from elephant feet. Where the U.S. Government Keeps Confiscated Animal Parts 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z On the right is a wall of seating — M&M-colored folding chairs, an overstuffed footstool in a blue-and-white Moroccan pattern, even a church pew covered in navy fabric with a bold yellow stripe. Fort furniture shop builds on owner's can-do-it-yourself attitude 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z He never got the footstool, which explains his performance. Fan fiction, from Florida’s Fangate through history Their feet stay firmly planted in the stands or propped up on footstools as they watch the game at home on TV. Trust Matters Even To The NFL 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z When it came to simulating a squat by using a footstool, though, the results were inconclusive. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Barker used the pheromone-impregnated silicone base to craft a collection of chairs and footstools, which were modeled after the Rubenesque folds of a man’s stomach. This Furniture Looks, Feels and Smells Like It's Made Out of Human Skin 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z A longer microphone stick was added, along with a sliding footstool, complete with rubberized grip, to accommodate shorter people. A Mayor Most Everybody Looks Up To, Even When He Slouches 2014-02-02T02:45:50Z Back in the Lincoln-Douglas days in 1858, Stephen A. Douglas always requested a footstool so that he could be seen over the podium. Fan fiction, from Florida’s Fangate through history Mr Islip said the contract is to supply upholstery including sofas, chairs, sofa beds, corner groups and footstools covered in leather and fabric. Sofa firm aims to create 200 jobs 2013-09-18T09:11:19Z Three weeks ago, the office arrested the owners of an auction house in Dutchess County for allegedly offering for sale two footstools made from the feet of endangered elephants. New York Attorney General Unveils Animal Protection Initiative 2013-05-01T18:00:38Z He placed three footstools by the kitchen island and three cutting boards on the island and handed four ears of corn to each daughter. Sprouts: Palates, Like Children, Grow 2012-08-03T20:10:28Z The full menu is available, though I can’t imagine perching on a tuffet not much higher than a footstool to eat a $125 dinner. Restaurant Review: Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin in Midtown Manhattan 2012-05-22T22:35:29Z The Monarch was seated in a large arm chair, his right foot supported by a footstool, and his hand holding a pen as it rested on the table. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Nevertheless He seems to wait till that cry is raised, till the appeal is made to Him, till the consciousness of utter helplessness sends men to His footstool. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Then she would suddenly dart upon a hassock or a footstool close by it, and fiercely gaze down upon it. A Winter Nosegay Being Tales for Children at Christmastide 2012-04-04T02:01:01.593Z Mabel had put a cushion under his head and given him a footstool. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Truro received the Prince of Wales at the Phillpotts porch, and conducted His Royal Highness to a footstool placed for him in the choir. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z Potentially this has begun, because Jesus has already been seated on the 'throne of glory,' "from henceforth expecting until his enemies be made the footstool of his feet." The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z The grand chamberlain was also absent, and he alone was authorized to touch the king’s footstool. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z High heaven the footstool of his feet he makes, And wide beneath him all Olympus shakes.” Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z They have filled your land with banks, and have brought upon us all the curses of over-trading and over-speculating, until the people are literally on their faces at the footstool of the Money Power. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z Poor Royal Highness! only a "footstool" to sit upon. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z I have received them through a cardboard box, a gentleman's hat, a footstool, the strings of a guitar, and on the back of my chair, even on the pillow of my bed. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Amy seldom left her, but generally sat by her side, on a low footstool, reading or working. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z The world is his footstool; and the eagle, emblem of strength and power, is generally seen close beside him. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The former was addressed to the Lord’s Anointed, the King-Priest enthroned in Zion: “Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool!” The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z If, however, for "footstool" we read "faldstool," His Royal Highness's apparently uncomfortable position becomes intelligible. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, Nov. 11, 1887 2012-04-02T02:00:24.930Z When Mrs. Avory had been tenderly helped to a seat in the garden, and had had a footstool and a pillow, and some eau de Cologne, Edith said: "Where is Nancy?" The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The drawing-room is full of shawls, With footstools everywhere, And prickly cushions stuck upright Upon each bristly chair. Kensington Rhymes 2012-03-15T02:00:28.607Z It was an awful victory, the humiliation of the lord of kings, the temporal head of all mankind became the footstool of his spiritual brother. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z They behold us in our weakness, our fears and our divisions; but they also look on Him who “sits expecting till His enemies are made His footstool.” The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z It had no seats, but we took a couple of footstools with us, which served the purpose, and many a pleasant ramble we had with the shabby little old cart and poor Jacob. Nurse Heatherdale's Story 2012-03-06T03:00:21.190Z The box is a little too heavy for me to carry, so I have told them to put it in the carriage as a footstool for you. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z It was too late to retreat, and with a face as hot as Josina's he stumbled over the straw-covered footstool and sat down on her other hand. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The armchair she made into a throne, covered with a purple velvet portiére; and she spread a square of gilt tapestry over the footstool. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Lloyd started to follow, but, stumbling over a footstool, felt her way to the bed and sat down on the edge of it to wait for a light. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Here we may realize the immensity of Hawthorne's giant in the "Three Golden Apples," who was so tall he "might have seated himself on Taconic and had Monument Mountain for a footstool." Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z When Bethel heard the call, he put down the book and pipe with cool deliberation, pushed back the footstool and opened the door, coming from the light to the darkness. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z God said, "A praise is in mine ear; There is no doubt in it, no fear: "So sing old worlds, and so New worlds that from my footstool go. The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z Hinpoha drew up a footstool under her feet, and sank back into a cushioned chair with a long sigh of contentment. The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House 2012-02-27T03:00:12.427Z Then she set a footstool for her in front of the fire and poured out her tea, and placed hot sweetbread before her, and toast, and Sally Lunn. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z Mine was so high I had to take a footstool to clamber into it. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z "When Bethel heard the call, he put down the book and pipe with cool deliberation, pushed back the footstool and opened the door,"—page 312. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z A good deal of the original furniture still incommoded the rooms; but James had his own chair, Beatrice had her own footstool, and Henri Beyle the bulldog his own basket. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z "Swear not, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne, nor by the earth for it is his footstool, neither by Jerusalem for it is his holy city." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z She took a chair, placed it beside the bed, so that it faced the figure lying there, and sat down; she put her feet on a footstool and folded her hands. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z This image was of gold, as were also the table in front of it, the god's footstool, and his seat. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Her feet rested on a footstool, and her head lay on the low back of the chair, a cushion under it. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:26.330Z He was sitting upright on the sofa now, his feet stretched out on a warm wool footstool, the quilt lying across his knees, and his hands resting upon it. The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:22.303Z "Why did you come to-day?" she repeated, when he stirred uneasily in his chair, and kicked away a footstool in front of him, with a touch of irritability. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z At last she folded up her work, replacing it in her neat rose-lined work-basket; then she sat still in her low chair, with her feet on a footstool, listening. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z At this moment Nellie herself appeared with a load of luxuries, such as footstool, shawl, wool slippers, and various bottles to sniff at, which she had just unpacked. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z There stood the footstool on which I used to sit at her feet; and there stood the couch on which at last the lovely shadow leaned, when she was wasting away from our sight. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z After this trifling delay "nothing on God's footstool," argued the emphatic lover, could keep them apart. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z His head fell on a footstool so hard, that loud it rung. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Lady Bligh—a hater of indolence, who commonly practised her principle—being taken unawares, was weak enough to push back her chair somewhat, and to kick aside the footstool, before saying, ‘Come in.’ A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z "Do please sit down," she continued and tried to set the example; but she missed the chair by a few inches and descended somewhat heavily upon the footstool. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z And again, the holy gospel says thus concerning him, "Heaven is his throne, and earth is his footstool." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z The office of "bearer of the king's footstool" is also mentioned. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z Babiole and I each wanted a slave; but while I demanded a fellow-slave in the labours of my life, this pretty little lady only wished for a human footstool for her pretty little feet.' A Witch of the Hills, v. 2-2 2011-12-15T03:00:17.253Z She could not write, so she drew the easy-chair close to the fire, and wrapped a shawl about her shoulders, and placed a footstool for her feet, and sat down in luxury with a Review. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z "Oh, well, it's no good bothering now," said Miss Yard in a voice of bitter resignation, pushing back her plate and kicking at her footstool. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z Swear thou not by earth, for it is God's footstool. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z She would slide down from her chair on to a footstool at my side when discussion grew warm between us concerning an interesting chapter we had been reading. A Witch of the Hills, v. 1-2 2011-12-15T03:00:15.700Z After one has sat on his heels, and slept on the floor and eaten off a tiny table no bigger than a footstool, it seems the most sensible thing in the world. Captain June 2011-12-08T03:00:26.820Z Then I think I will sit down on that footstool by the fender—it is so cold. A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z He looks at her for a minute, then leans his head on her footstool, but his eyes are still fixed upon her. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z The very toads are there as big as small footstools; the natives yellow and sunken-eyed, with hollow cheeks and parchment skin. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z I devoured all Shakspere, sitting on a footstool, and reading by firelight, while the rest of the family were still at table. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z She sank down on to a footstool beside his chair, and noticed how white his hand was compared with the great, strong brown hand which had held hers that day in the Greenock church. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z The young man found a footstool for her. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z Hitherto, continued Shireen, shifting her position on the footstool to one of greater comfort, hitherto, my children, the life of brother and myself had been all indoors. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z There was a footstool under the large feet and they were very much in evidence the whole evening, posing, entirely against their owner's will, on a temporary monument. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z "Dot Freeland," now said the Queen, in a solemn voice, "kneel down upon my footstool." Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z Unfit as the form of the creature may seem for such a purpose," says Mr. Wood, "it did contrive to scramble upon a footstool which was placed by the fender. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z I consider you the most inexplicable, inexorable, incomprehensible creature on the face of the footstool. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z She is seated on a footstool, singing low to herself, and gazing somewhat pensively into the fire. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z "Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z Kings in this world are in the place of God, and are His true living portrait on earth, and the footstool of their throne exalts them above mankind, only to bring them nearer Heaven. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z Mr. Wood describes the efforts made by a tortoise in his possession to attain the summit of a footstool, which shows that the reptile has some measure of intelligence. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z After dinner Beatrice generally ensconced herself with rugs on the verandah while Tommy buzzed about fetching footstools or cushions or talked to her or simply sat by her side. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z She took her place on an ivory footstool at the foot of the alabarch's chair and seemed to efface herself. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Thus saith our Lord, Heaven is my seat, and the earth my footstool. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z "We will go into His tabernacle; we will worship at His footstool." The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z She came back, sat down on the crimson footstool at the side of the chair, and laid her head on the arm. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z She was sitting alone with Christie, the child upon his footstool with his head in her lap and a picture-book on his knees. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z Marsyas knelt at the king's footstool, and put up his hands as supplicants do before a throne. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z So she made Mrs. Smily sit down in the most comfortable chair, and pushed a footstool at her. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z She sat on the verandah drinking "pina fria," with her tiny, arched feet on a footstool, and murmured polite accented thanks for the care we had taken of her dear child. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z The pressed four-leaved clover presently fell out of her book on to the footstool. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Dolf and Christie were with her; they sat upon the floor on footstools, cutting the pages of a children’s magazine to which Cecile subscribed for them. Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel 2011-10-18T02:00:20.340Z She sat on a footstool, and told me a deal about herself. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z The Heaven of Heavens shall then My palace be, the rainbow be my throne, 290 The starry vast, my court, while, down beneath, The Earth shall be my footstool and support. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z I have seen him rising in the dark of his room from his knees, and I knew whose case he had been laying at the footstool. Health Five Lay Sermons to Working-People 2011-10-07T02:00:21.697Z She sat down on the footstool and stretched her hands out to the asbestos log. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z When at thy footstool, Lord, I bend, And plead with Thee for mercy there, Think of the sinner's dying Friend, And for His sake receive my prayer. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z So long as Napoleon was fortunate, Europe bowed at his footstool, while the first princes thought it an honour to ally themselves with his family, and to obtain his smile was esteemed a favour. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Draped male figure seated, three-quarters turned to the right, on a chair with a footstool. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z A sceptre should rise out of Jacob which would subdue the world, and a King should sit on David's throne before whose footstool all the nations of the earth should bow. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z So Mr. Strong brought her tea, and then returned to his footstool again, where he ate enormous mouthfuls of muffin, spreading anchovy-paste over them, and drank great gulps of tea. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z The old tutor had taken a seat on a footstool beside his master’s couch. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Ha! ye think, White angels in your niches,—I repent, And would tread down my own offences back To service at the footstool? that's read wrong! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I 2011-09-20T02:00:18.217Z He rose as he spoke, and lifting Letty from the footstool, placed her gently between the deep arms of the chair. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Come and sit on this footstool near my knee, and only remember you are a princess.” A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Mr. Strong rose from his footstool and took up a station between the tea-table and the asbestos log. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z I never think, somehow, that a fireside has the same cheerful look of an evening unless there be a cat there, to sit on the footstool, and sing duets with the tea-kettle. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z If he wasn’t tearing Annie’s Sunday boots, it was because he was dissecting the footstool; footstool failing, it was the cat. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Letty had dragged a footstool to the rug, and she was leaning against her father's knee while he questioned her about the stories in her reader. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z The some one was sitting upon the battered footstool, and was dressed in her night-gown and wrapped up in a red shawl. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Mr. Strong, who had placed himself on the footstool and was making soughing noises by expelling the air from his locked hands, appeared to be brooding over his forthcoming number. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z They have these gardens everywhere, filled with trees, under which are little tables and chairs and footstools; and there you can sit and have dinner or tea served up to you. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z He was roused first from his pious meditation by the squeaking of footstools under the tread of persons entering the pew. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z But sometimes Tom would say to Charlie: “I’m going away to the woods to-day, Charlie, for a long, long hunt after the rats and weasels, so you can curl up on my footstool all day.” In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Nora had found a footstool, and Donald was astride the tiger’s head which ornamented the rug made of the animal’s skin. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Amory, sitting on the footstool with her knees supporting her elbows and her wrists supporting her chin, would have liked to offer Mr. Strong a penny for his thoughts. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z One, the elder, leans languidly back in her cane chair; the other—it is Meta—is sitting on a footstool at her knee, reading aloud. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z He will sit in a grandfather's chair, and I shall be his footstool! Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z She noticed the matting on the floor, the willowware furniture, bed, rocking-chair, footstool, and other articles. Telepathy and the Subliminal Self 2011-08-26T02:00:28.567Z Lingering about it was a passing sweet odour, for the silken cushions were stuffed with fragrant grasses from the West Indies, and the hand-railings and footstools were of carven sandalwood. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z David himself said in the Holy Spirit,— The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my right hand, Till I make Thine enemies the footstool of Thy feet. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z She drew a footstool to her husband's side, and taking one of his hands laid her cheek against it. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z "When a man sits on a chair in Paradise, his wife is his footstool." Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z The brake fern, young yet and tender, rose up and gave itself for her footstool—for Margaret sat there, leaning back luxuriously in her woodland throne. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z On that occasion the prince sat under a canopy of velvet and ermine on an elevated seat like a throne, the footstool of which was bound with a gilded circle. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z To the left, an old gold harp with a little footstool. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z He pushed a footstool under the old man's feet, removed the fur-lined overcoat and took it away. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z Thus saith the Lord, the heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye will build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z Her little chair was in its old place, but Judith sat in it; and even the ragged footstool on which Jacqueline had toasted her little feet was near it. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z I don’t believe there was a quieter place on God’s footstool. Treading the Narrow Way 2011-07-21T02:00:18.563Z Here he found every thing much as it used to be—sofas, footstools, albums, missionary boxes and all—but no Mrs. Simpson. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z The child had got hold of an embroidered footstool, and was engaged in the delightful occupation of picking off the bugles and pearls fastened upon the fringe. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z His was the kiss-the-hem-of-the-lady’s-garment style of love, and he once terribly alarmed Julia by gracefully reclining at her feet, with one arm resting upon a footstool, and gazing blandly in her face. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z If he gets loose, ye may make as sure of being hanged, as if ye had already the halter round your necks, and the clear air for a footstool. 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 Ay indeed, your eminence!" exclaimed Grand in the greatest exasperation, as he kicked the footstool from him, and rose, "Speak ye now to me in this tone? King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z "This will just suit me!" said a third, popping into another of the enviable stations which flanked the garlanded entrances, and immediately taking possession of its lofty seat and comfortable footstool. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z There sat three men in the royal livery, fast asleep, each in a great arm-chair, with his feet on a huge footstool. The Princess and Curdie 2011-07-06T02:00:49.480Z "Mamma!" the child exclaimed, and jumping hastily down from the footstool, she entangled herself in her draperies and fell. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z American Beauties nodded above her head, and she stood on a footstool to inhale their fragrance. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z Regel forms its left foot, and the Hare serves for a footstool to the right foot of the hero. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z "Her sin be on her own head!" said Mr. Cartwright as he himself kneeled down upon a footstool which stood near the table. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z On Monday, his camping chair and footstool remained in place across the street from Parliament. Brian Haw, 62, Dies; Camped in Front of Parliament to Protest War 2011-06-21T04:35:28Z "Ay, it is not difficult, Mercedes, to seem prudent, and benevolent, and inspired, with Castile for a throne, and Leon, with other rich provinces, for a footstool!" Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z Windows sunk deep into the wall, ponderous chairs, and a capacious, high-backed sofa with crimson cushions, and embroidered footstools standing before it,—all had an air of comfortable ease. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z The earth is the footstool of the Lord, and is established for ever. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z The consequence of this movement was, that the vicar and his son prepared their smiles in vain; for, on entering the drawing-room, sofas and ottomans, footstools, tables, and chairs, alone greeted them. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z "Good day, sir," gulped Erik and promptly fell over a footstool. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z He needn't have thrown the footstool at me, need he? Nearly Bedtime Five Short Stories for the Little Ones 2011-06-02T02:00:26.960Z Thus bewildered by her beauty and bewitched by her fascinations, I lost my life when away from her, and found it again, enhanced and glorified, when I approached her footstool. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z But she forthwith sat her long-legged daughter on a footstool at her feet, and as penance made her listen to the reading of the letter which had just arrived. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z Briareus himself could scarcely have supplied arms to support her unsparing weakness, to hand her parcels and footstools about, to carry her shawls and cushions, and to sort the packets of her correspondence. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z For David is not ascended into the heavens, but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thy foes thy footstool. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z In a struggle poor Tom Rover was hit on the head by a wooden footstool thrown by Pelter and knocked unconscious. The Rover Boys on a Tour or Last Days at Brill College 2011-05-24T02:00:14.887Z Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z "What ho there!" roared the Count, more lustily than ever, and furiously beating the door with an oaken footstool. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Mrs. Palmer, rising from her corner, floats across the room, sweeping over several footstools and small tables on her way. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z On a footstool at the lady's feet sat a very lovely girl, bearing in her countenance a slight resemblance to herself. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z Dicky was occupying the Morris chair with her, and the three girls were in comfortable positions, the Ethels on the sofa and Helen knitting a scarf as she sat on a footstool before the blaze. Ethel Morton and the Christmas Ship 2011-05-03T02:00:15.220Z Then, looking round the little parlour, he spied a footstool, which he placed beneath her feet. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z "My master's illness must have affected his brain, or he would sooner have made a footstool of Chico than have bidden him sit down in his presence!" The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z There are swans in china, in marble, in alabaster, in gold and silver, on the tables, on the mantels and brackets, painted, embroidered on cushions and footstools,—everywhere you find them. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost, in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists 2011-03-26T02:00:17.857Z There were cushions in their rude arm chairs, and awkward little three-legged footstools were placed in front of them. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z May he live through eternity!” exclaimed Eunana, and he kissed the footstool beneath the feet of the pharaoh. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Beatrice arose from the footstool and dropped her embroidery. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z Oh! let me weep and prostrate lie Low at the footstool of my God; I can not breathe one note of joy, While yet I feel His chastening rod. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Dr. Bodkin crossed and uncrossed his legs, kicked a footstool out of the way, and then got up and stood before the fire. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z A horsehair footstool, borrowed for the purpose from Mr. Diamond's parlour, was under her feet. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z “Mer-Amen-Rameses,” asked the priest, “hast thou found a person whose prayers reach the footstool of Him who existed before the ages?” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Squat footstools, flaking molds, evil-smelling yeasts, vast mounds of fungi inextricably mingled as to species, but growing, forever growing and exhaling an odor of dark places. The Mad Planet 2011-03-02T03:00:25.117Z Methinks, had I been a poet, or Pope, I would rather have been led about in triumph by the spirited, accomplished Lady Mary, than "chained to the footstool of two paltry girls." The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z The White Bishop is taking his ease on a lump of coal, with a smaller lump for a footstool, while the two Castles are enjoying a little promenade near by. Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life 2011-03-01T03:00:47.317Z Almost the first use to which he put it was to make a footstool, with delicately tapering legs, for his aunt's birthday. Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z They will not admit to the footstool of the throne people of another faith lest those people might serve the pharaoh in opposition to their order.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Every subject, of whatever rank, when admitted to the royal presence, throws himself flat before the footstool, and three times brings his forehead in contact with the ground. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He brought her a shawl to throw around her shoulders, a footstool for her feet, and drawing a small sofa before the fire, seated himself by her side. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z Until man shall stand upon this earth as upon a footstool and reach out his hand among the stars.... Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z And then Ernest ran in and undid the rest of the knots, and, setting the footstool triumphantly on its four legs on the floor, said: "Now, you'll always use it, won't you, Aunt Teddy?" Miss Theodora A West End Story 2011-02-26T03:00:48.940Z From the grand piano to the smallest footstool, all was perfect of its kind. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z Falling prostrate at the footstool of the throne, they proclaimed the disaster which had descended like a thunderbolt on the heretofore unsullied honour of the nation. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The Bricklayers' union was characterized as "the meanest organization on God's green footstool," and it was remarked that it would be a good thing for Chicago if it was wiped out of existence. 30,000 Locked Out. The Great Strike of the Building Trades in Chicago. 2011-02-16T03:00:39.173Z There was a little boy, a child somewhat older than myself, that used to serve the mass with the Père, and he always came to place a footstool or a cushion for my mother. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z But, fortunately, time was no consideration in Oldfield; and Miss Sophia was at last safely descended from the footstool and fully prepared to face the daylight and also the strange young gentleman from Boston. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Therewith she rushed to one corner of the parlor, where Puck, greatly discontented at so little attention being paid him to-day, lay on a footstool, having yielded himself to the sweetest of slumbers. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z But many and bright were the smiles that lighted up the royal features, as three hundred muskets, with bayonets fixed, were piled in front of the footstool. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "Show Miss Lydia the new footstools, Ruby dear," said Miss Tracey; "I am sure she would like to see them." A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z Let the feet, in walking or dancing, be turned out slightly; when you are seated, rest them both on the floor or a footstool. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z Lucy, who had been on a footstool at Miss Grey's feet, gathered herself up, blushing. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z I was ready to pull the moon down for her footstool that first night she came to me. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z What is their nation when compared with the Amhára; for behold in this trash, specimens of the offerings brought from their boasted land to the footstool of the mightiest of monarchs!” The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z She looked about also, but from the more dignified position of standing, or sitting on a chair or footstool. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z I advanced very cautiously, sure that I should encounter some cord or footstool treacherously placed in my path to trip me up, and I could hear stifled laughter, which increased my confusion. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Magnify the Lord our God, adore at His footstool; for He is holy. Morning and Evening Prayers for All Days of the Week Together With Confessional, Communion, and Other Prayers and Hymns for Mornings and Evenings, and Other Occasions 2011-01-19T03:00:21.137Z Holy Ghost, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z Mourning relatives threw themselves in sackcloth at the imperial footstool, and cried aloud for the blood of the prisoner. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "Got hurt, couldn't be cured, so I drowned him, and"— "What!" shrieked Aunt Liddy, upsetting her footstool with a horrified start. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Upholstered wicker chairs with footstools in front stood about invitingly. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z The earth as his footstool is yet to be the scene of the restitution of all things. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z The merchants entered the bower and sat them down on footstools. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Recently, he sat in one of the plastic chairs — placed in a row facing footstools — and dunked his feet into a plastic bag-lined tub of warm water with Epsom salt. Homeless' feet get welcome hand from volunteers 2010-11-29T05:16:00Z Letty's eyes were full, and Aunt Liddy took snuff and settled her footstool, feeling that something must be done for one who showed signs of being worth the saving. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z While sitting on the futon you could open the oven door and use it as a footstool, it was so close. City Room: Your Worst New York Apartments, Remembered Fondly 2010-11-23T20:04:00Z Nadia, meantime, was singing weird Belarusian pop beneath her breath as she got up on the footstool to polish the optics. 2010-01-25T05:00:00Z Young man, you are the most consummate Lothario on the footstool. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile "Ay will I, George," answered the maiden, "with the openness and sincerity with which I lay my sins on the footstool o' Heaven's mercy." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 In front of the beds were benches where each man had his seat and footstool, with his armor and weapons hung high on the wall above. Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) Indeed, I am none so sure that she had not been listening at the keyhole and made a rush for the footstool. Deep Moat Grange Yet still to His footstool in prayer I may go, And ask for a share in His love; And if only I earnestly seek Him below, I shall see Him and hear Him above. The Story of Our Hymns Then Sir Oswald brought a chair, and placed his wife in it; he next obtained a footstool and a small table. Love Works Wonders A Novel He could not see that in God's sight he was less than least, for him it was impossible— "To lay his intellectual treasure, At the low footstool of the Crucified." Brother Francis Less than the least As his stiff leg made it difficult for him to kneel down, the executioner slipped a footstool under the paralyzed limb. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster She flung the door open, and there, sitting one on a sofa, and the other on a footstool by the fire, I saw two grown-up young ladies—so at least they appeared to me. Deep Moat Grange He put his bag and hers into the brass rack overhead and adjusted the footstool so that she might rest her feet on it. The Cottage of Delight A Novel "Sit down there on the footstool, I mean." Magnhild Dust There are oil paintings in gilded frames, ponderous mahogany chairs, tables and footstools; but there is nothing bright in the apartment save the cheerful red fire. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Here Concha pouted adorably, and with her slippered toe kicked a footstool which certainly was not doing her any harm. The Firebrand I used to sit there, on that very footstool at your feet. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales She was sitting in a softly cushioned arm chair, grateful to arms and back, her feet propped up on a footstool. A Bed of Roses Oh, my girl," he said, when the play was over, "don't let anything on God's footstool dishearten you. Life on the Stage He leaned his elbow on his knee and rested his head on his hand, and as he did so he observed that before the fire stood a mahogany footstool with a bead-worked top. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece Everything must give way before his Imperial supremacy; all must bow at the footstool of the conqueror. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. A young woman was stepping down from one of the cars at the farther end of the train, the porter assisting her to the footstool. The Broken Gate A Novel In another case some large volumes were found in use as footstools to protect the bare feet of the monks from the cold stone floor of their chapel. The Story of Books The stage was set for a morning-room, with a table in the centre, spread with breakfast for two; a chair at either side and, as it happened, a footstool by mine. Life on the Stage The grandmother was the only one awake--she had merely feigned sleep--and now sat on a footstool by the cradle of the new-born babe. On the Heights A Novel She propped Powers's head on a footstool and rose to her feet. The Great Miss Driver She could not appreciate his fine qualities; she would not make allowance for his faults; and he was too frank and spirited to cringe at her footstool. Lives of Celebrated Women Now what was true for those believers there in Ephesus in the long-ago is equally true for all believers on God's footstool to-day. The Spirit-Filled Life In my first noisy speech I meant to stamp my foot, but by accident I brought it down upon the footstool. Life on the Stage Near the window was a footstool, and seizing this with one hand he hurled it through the glass. An Amateur Fireman Jenny was standing near the fire beside Powers, who kept shifting his head about on the footstool with stiff awkward movements. The Great Miss Driver The Jesuit had already installed himself in the great tapestried armchair, and put his small, neatly-shod feet close together on the footstool. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Heaven had become their throne, A fief for their new pride, in which they reigned alone, In virtue of their faith, above Time’s humbler show, And Earth became their footstool. Satan Absolved The footstool was half off, and poor Helene's little feet were exposed to the biting frost. Fragments of an Autobiography "Let Knuslingen sleep on it in peace," answered Pilgrim; "make a footstool of your pillow, and leave all the rest." Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. Leegart remained immoveable in her chair, only placing her feet more firmly on her footstool, which seemed seized with a sudden trembling. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. And hangs creation, like a precious gem, Though little, on the footstool of his throne! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Won't you please take that footstool, put your feet on it, and then lean back more? East Angels In the footstool, or ottoman, the disk of the table has become thick and pulpy, while its legs have dwindled into small globular supports. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 She rose from the footstool, saying, "I must go home; good-bye, everybody; and send me word when you have chocolate cake." Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Use your pillow for a footstool and leave the rest behind. Edelweiss A Story Curled up on the rug in front of the stove lay Robin, fast asleep, with his head pillowed on a footstool. The Youngest Girl in the School But of which of the angels hath He said at any time, Sit Thou on My right hand, Till I make Thine enemies the footstool of Thy feet? The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews Convey to his benignant ear the words of my respect, and tell him that my brow is ever on the outer edge of his footstool. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 When Gabriel entered the room, Nan had fetched a footstool, and was already sitting at Mrs. Lumsden's feet, holding one of the old lady's frail, but beautiful white hands. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction With some difficulty he regained his chair, after stumbling over a footstool, and crushing the tail of a King Charles cocker, that was snorting on the hearthrug in all the offensiveness of canine obesity. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 I believe we can even rise to a footstool, if it isn’t lost. The Youngest Girl in the School For He will make His enemies the footstool of His feet, as the reward of His redemptive work. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews Never in all the years they had lived together had he thought of a footstool for his sister’s feet! An Unknown Lover Her capacious feet, enveloped in soft velschoens, rested, spite of the warmth of the African evening, upon one of those curious chafing stools—a footstool filled with hot embers—so common in Boer houses. Tales of South Africa She went to her seat at the breakfast table, and a female attendant immediately placed a shawl over her lap, and a waiter pushed under her feet a cushioned footstool. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine On the footstool a Pekinese dog sat looking at him malevolently. Fairfax and His Pride He stooped not at the footstool stone, He clasped not sandal, kissed not throne; Erect he stood amid the ring, His only words, "Be just, a king!" The Bible Story He gave her his arm, led her in to dinner, arranged her chair, and groped under the table for a footstool, leaving Katrine to follow, alone and unnoticed. An Unknown Lover It required prophetic vision to discern that “the heavens and the heavens' heavens do not encompass God's majesty,” expressed also in poetic imagery that “the heaven is My throne and the earth My footstool.” Jewish Theology "But where can Roland be?" she suddenly exclaimed, and pushed against the footstool so that the table shook, and everything upon it rattled. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Beside her rested a live panther, stretched out like a gay footstool, and played with her hair like a young kitten. The Golden Age in Transylvania Exalt ye the Lord our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he. The Bible Story She was supplied with a table, a footstool, a cushion for her back; her tea was first watered, secondly milked, and thirdly strengthened to its original state; her toast was cut into tiny strips. An Unknown Lover One of these was of a peculiar construction, and was accommodated with no less than six cushions and a footstool, for the repose of his gouty limbs. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The moment he came home from school, his slate and ruler were laid upon the footstool behind the stove, his whip cracked, and the geese and chickens routed up and down the road. Black Forest Village Stories The lady with the footstool had disappeared long ago. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself For David ascended not into the heavens: but he said himself,-- 'The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.' The Bible Story He had stretched himself out comfortably in an arm-chair, and his young niece pushed a footstool under his feet and put an afghan over his knees. Gertrude's Marriage There was the seat the marquise used to sit in—there the footstool I had so often placed at her feet. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune They helped her walk into the cool parlor presently, and Melissa brought her a glass of wine, and Nelly sat beside her on a footstool as she lay on the sofa, and fanned her. Old Friends and New The yellow footstool was taking care of itself and tumbled from one side to the other. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself She put her daughters one at each side on the green satin chairs set for the Princes, and ordered the poor boys to share her footstool between them. Lulu's Library, Volume II After sunset Ulysses spoke so fiercely to the maidens of Penelope, who insulted him, that they ran to their own rooms, but Eurymachus threw a footstool at him. Tales of Troy and Greece There was a little boy, a child somewhat older than myself, that used to serve the mass with the p�re, and he always came to place a footstool or a cushion for my mother. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune No wonder the ladies look complacently at the glassy ice; with a stove for a footstool, one might sit cosily beside the North Pole. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 That was certainly the lady with the footstool. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself She had cushions at her back, a footstool for her feet, a soft white shawl on her shoulders. A Life Sentence A Novel An omnipotent God could do anything to, or in, his footstool. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance "Come and sit here, Dicky," says Portia, motioning to the footstool near her. Portia or By Passions Rocked One foot rested on a golden footstool, thereby showing a fine silk stocking with embroidered clocks. Yellow-Cap and Other Fairy-Stories For Children Finally it was the footstool up on deck. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself Look Roland; I love and honour you so much, that I should like to be your footstool upon which your tired legs might repose. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. But experience gives us no hint of a transcendent agent for whom the earth is as a footstool and who whirls stars and planets through space to their appointed orbits. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Do you want a footstool, or a cup of tea, or what? Portia or By Passions Rocked "Swear not, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool." Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) The first person I noticed was a tall old lady who had a footstool with her. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself "Lady!" screamed the Marshal starting up, Edmond stepped back, the footstool was upset and the whole company rose from their card-tables at this sudden uproar. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. I. He put a cushion at her head and a footstool at her feet. The Return of the Prodigal "So sorry I can't see a footstool anywhere!" he says, lifting regretful eyes to Miss Fitzgerald; "but for that I should be at your feet from this until you bid me rise." Rossmoyne Leone took the chair, and Lady Chandos sat down on a footstool by her side. A Mad Love Think of traveling with a yellow wooden footstool! What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself A footstool impeded his progress, and he kicked it out of his way with large abandon. The Girl in the Mirror She is not the most beautiful woman God Almighty ever planted on His footstool. The Kempton-Wace Letters "Go on, auntie," says Monica, slipping down on a footstool close to Aunt Penelope, and leaning both her arms across the old lady's knee. Rossmoyne Timéa crouched near her on the footstool and looked with admiration at her rapid execution. Timar's Two Worlds If she had only sat still,—but she and the footstool were constantly on the go. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself It was easy for him to slip down from his low seat to a footstool, and there, on one knee, to look full into her face, and let his handsome, dark eyes plead for him. Under False Pretences A Novel It was necessary for him to complete his law studies, and after that, he said, “Nothing on God’s footstool shall keep us apart.” Threads of Grey and Gold Warming footstools will also be provided, and a room heated in this way will be found eminently comfortable to live in. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast "Who executed the best carvings, who made the footstool, these elegant balustrades, these columns and capitals?" Timar's Two Worlds There was the seat the marquise used to sit in; there the footstool I had so often placed at her feet. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. "Now I'll get her some hot milk," said Mary, as she arranged the last wrap around the little patient, and put the cookery book under Faith's feet for a footstool. Anxious Audrey And gently pressing Lady Alice back into a seat, Lesley took a footstool at her mother's knee and told her the story. Brooke's Daughter A Novel "Nor the footstools?" the Major continued, this time with an unmistakable tone. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Then perhaps she would like this valise for a footstool? Miss Cayley's Adventures The forester carved beautiful toys and footstools and picture-frames and crosses for the kind friends of his little girl. The Princess Idleways A Fairy Story The only books in the house were a cookery-book; a spelling-book which Nelly borrowed; a great huge History of England, which formed her usual footstool; and an ancient, equally large Bible, full of quaint pictures. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Gwen did not return to her seat; but preferred a footstool, at the feet of the dear old lady, whose voice was heart-broken. When Ghost Meets Ghost She fulfilled all the modest little offices of the young lady of the house, made the tea and served it sweetly, brought her mother's work and footstool, did everything that was wanted. A Country Gentleman and his Family There is the writing-desk with the translation of the Bible, and the remarkable footstool that consisted of the bone of a mammoth. Fairy Tales from the German Forests Facing the fire between the settles, a sofa, a footstool, and a little table formed a centerpiece devoted to Mrs. Boffin. Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews He was sitting at the girl's feet, on quite a low footstool, leaning against her knee. The Son of His Mother The fire will be a lighthouse, To warn us off the shore; And we will place the footstools For rocks, out on the floor. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 And his kiss---- Instead of him Mr. Tiralla had come---- Mrs. Tiralla had placed a footstool in her bedroom under her picture of the Saviour carrying His flaming heart in His hand. Absolution Katya put a footstool under her feet; the old lady did not thank her, did not even look at her, only her hands shook under the yellow shawl, which almost covered her feeble body. Fathers and Children There was a flowery carpet on the floor; but, instead of reaching to the fireside, its glowing vegetation stopped short at Mrs. Boffin's footstool, and gave place to a region of sand and sawdust. Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews The girl drew before her father’s chair the footstool which earlier in the evening she had 275 kicked into a far corner. Captain Pott's Minister "And it's getting ridiculously dark in this room," Sir Tom said, kicking a footstool out of the way. Sir Tom Courage, the footstool of the virtues, upon which they stand? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI And the father’s chair, and the sister’s work-box, and the dear dead mother’s footstool—what are they all but proofs of the Deacon’s skill, and tokens of the Deacon’s care for those about him? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV So the Mystic felt for the footstool, over which he had just stubbed his toes, and used the corner of it to smash the glass. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales She took her place on the footstool, and took his hand. Captain Pott's Minister Had he been a little older it would have been changed into that daring faltering hop from one eminence, say a footstool, to another, which flutters the baby soul. Sir Tom Hardy had every arrangement made for his mother's comfort, her chair and wraps and footstool were all placed on deck, as he knew she liked, and Helga watched him doing this with pleasure. A Danish Parsonage To it refers the designation of the ark of the covenant, in a narrower sense, as the footstool of God; comp. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 It’s a wonder Divine Providence didn’t ketch me up the canyon, and wipe me off the footstool, too!” Wunpost Sir Hokus, using the Cowardly Lion as a footstool, mounted the camel, and then Dorothy climbed on her old friend's back, and the little caravan moved slowly through the forest. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island Sylvie threw herself on the footstool, and leaned her arms on Miss Morgan's knee. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart And, Lord, among the crowns which heaven Adoring, at thy footstool lays, By contrite Earth may soon be given A chaplet—not of shame, but praise. Favourite Welsh Hymns Translated into English Quite similarly, those who boasted that over the Cherubim was the throne of God, and that the Ark of the Covenant was His footstool, are told in Is. lxvi. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Scrooge's niece was not one of the blind-man's buff party, but was made comfortable with a large chair and a footstool, in a snug corner, where the Ghost and Scrooge were close behind her. A Christmas Carol The original manuscript I’ve dropped it, now that I’m humbly exploring His footstool instead.” Carmen Ariza Anna pushed at a neighbouring footstool with the toe of her shoe. The Benefactress As he did so he touched the legs of a footstool which suggested its use at once. The Side Of The Angels A Novel She was standing on a footstool, trying to see herself in a glass above the mantelshelf. The Phantom Lover I tell you the Lord Mallerden is a godless, hopeless, faithless man—bound hand and foot to the footstool of the despotic, cruel monster—the Jesuit who has now his foot upon the English throne. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 Their necks were made footstools of by the captains of Israel, and they were afterwards hung on trees until the evening, when their carcasses were flung into the cave. Bible Romances First Series Both let their work drop into their laps, and both stared blankly at Anna, who looked at the footstool. The Benefactress Inch by inch, slinging the footstool by a leg, he moved toward the spot from which Thor's panting breath seemed to proceed. The Side Of The Angels A Novel And he follered me round with footstools, and het the soap stun hotter than wuz good for my feet, and urged me to keep out of drafts. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife Facing the fire between the settles, a sofa, a footstool, and a little table formed a centrepiece devoted to Mrs. Boffin. A Manual of the Art of Fiction The dagger just grazed the prince's forehead, and seizing a wooden footstool Prince Edward dashed out the messenger's brains. Royal Children of English History When she wanted a footstool, she got up and fetched one from under his very nose. The Benefactress The Scotch, who are alike noted for snuff and religious austerity, are equally devoted to footstools. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 Amaryllis was as strong as a young lioness; he had seen her turn the heavy cheese-tub round as if it were a footstool. Amaryllis at the Fair There was a flowery carpet on the floor; but, instead of 97 reaching to the fireside, its glowing vegetation stopped short at Mrs. Boffin’s footstool, and gave place to a region of sand and sawdust. A Manual of the Art of Fiction He made her sit in his largest chair, he put a cushion behind her, a footstool under her feet. Angelot A Story of the First Empire "It is not pretty," she said after a while, her eyes on the footstool, "to tell untruths." The Benefactress In many families, where economy is the rule, one footstool—they are mere little wooden benches—serves both for the fireside and the kirk. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 He made also a footstool for the hurt ankle to rest upon, and found a beautiful lynx skin with which to cover her feet. The Eye of Dread I come back to Paris with an alias; I smash a footstool on a royal guard Because he'd trodden on my favorite corn. L'Aiglon She came forward a step or two, knelt on her mother's footstool, timidly rested a hand on her knee. Angelot A Story of the First Empire "Come and sit here," she said, pointing to a footstool at her feet. Changing Winds A Novel And the old man was President Hargreaves of the United States! he President of the American Republic, chained as a footstool for the Invisible Emperor, the madman who defied the world. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 But I was caught up in a mighty wave of organ-music that surged from this low earth heavenwards to break against the footstool of God in the crystal firmament. Dreamers of the Ghetto So did he make supplication, and Zeus All-Provident heard him, And on the instant an eagle, of skyborne auguries noblest, Dark and majestic, the hunter of Æther, was sent from his footstool. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 Susanna, without moving a muscle of her face, brought the footstool. Is He Popenjoy? She said nothing, and punched the footstool with the toe of her boot sullenly, as if resenting his appearance. The Man Who Wins It is my plan to send you back to tell them that their President lies bound in gold chains as my footstool. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 In the Scarlet Room are the bed on which George II. died and the chairs and footstools used at the coronation of George III. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel If thy step hath fallen where Those of Cleopatra were, When the Roman cast his crown At a woman's footstool down, Deeming glory's sunshine dim To the smile which welcomed him. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. But some day you will be your own manager, and if I’m still on the footstool and can be of service––just whistle, señorita.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy ‘But it will subject you to unsuspected perils, for your footstool will be the shrine 49 of the hairless and you shall see the top of every bald head in America.’ 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry They are accompanied by a few footstools and some spittoons. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba “But this man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from henceforth expecting till His enemies be made His footstool.” The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ Jean had rifled all the other chairs to provide her with a sufficiency of cushions, and now he brought her a footstool. Olive in Italy So all take seats—Jeanie on my lap, the boys on the two arms of my chair, and the three little sisters on chairs or footstools. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad The feet of the god rested on a footstool supported by lions, and with the combat of Theseus and the Amazons in a bas-relief on the front and sides. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History As little as the power of the Spirit could be given without Christ sitting on the throne, could it descend without the disciples on the footstool of the throne. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer As the glorified Man on the Father’s throne He is waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ Miss North, her anxious face red with determination, bore out the assertion by constantly interrupting the conversation to bring a footstool, or shut a window, or put a shawl over her mother’s knees. An Encore Now who on this footstool but a poet would come ridin’ into Lost Valley with his badge o’ beets an’ his line o’ talk about ‘fringes o’ pines’ an’ ‘runnin’ streams,’ to quote Tharon?” Tharon of Lost Valley And Fern drove back her rebellious thoughts, bravely, and seized the bellows and manipulated the fire, while Crystal drew up the old easy-chair, and placed a footstool. Wee Wifie He made but one spring from the footstool on which he lay and flung himself against the door. The Marriage of Elinor His enemies will be made His footstool in a far different way. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ This is the dining-room, I suppose; and here is your cushion, and your footstool at this nice window. Phoebe, Junior The litter fairly filled a part of Times Square, the most congested cross-roads on God's footstool. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 It hath been wet with tears and dimmed with sighs, Clinched in my grasp, till beauty hath it none— Now, from thy footstool where it vanquished lies, The prayer ascendeth, "May thy will be done." Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul As he put a footstool to her feet he caught the question she so easily transmitted by her eyes. The Dust Flower The church, His body, must be first completed as to numbers before the hour can come in which His enemies are made His footstool. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ The squire, with some difficulty, pushed aside his footstool, hobbled to his feet, and walked to the window where the southern sun was pouring in. Frances Kane's Fortune He brought her a footstool too, and with persuasive fingers untied and took off her bonnet—which supplementary arrangements Miss Bezac surveyed with folded hands and great admiration. Say and Seal, Volume II Father, before thy footstool kneeling, Once more my heart goes up to thee, For aid, for strength, to thee appealing, Thou who alone canst succor me. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul The tiger came and stretched itself at full length before 53 Tomaso, who at once appropriated him as a footstool. Kings in Exile There He waits until His enemies are made His footstool. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ It seems strange, in such golden summer weather, that every man and woman and child on this sunbathed footstool of God shouldn’t be sanely and supremely happy.... The Prairie Child The most solemn oaths were sworn by Odin’s spear as well as by Jupiter’s footstool, and both gods rejoice in a multitude of names, all descriptive of the various phases of their nature and worship. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Before God's footstool to confess A poor soul knelt and bowed his head. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul Anoint us with gladness and healing; Baptize us with power from on high; O come with filling and sealing While low at the Thy footstool we lie. Days of Heaven Upon Earth I, Nassi! your faithful servant! the miserable footstool of your feet! An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story And it’s plain enough I have only one mission on God’s green footstool. The Prairie Child I know that mercy will Thy footstool be: Before I call, oh! do Thou answer me, For nothing dare I claim of Thee, my King! Hebrew Literature "Jock," she said, backing at sight of me and sitting down upon the great volume as though it were a footstool, "did you ever read a book called Old Testament?" Nancy Stair A Novel One of your quotations from the Bible is this: "Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne: nor by the earth, for it is his footstool." 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 I am the footstool at the feet of the King my Lord; I am also his faithful servant. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings |
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