| 单词 | foundling |
| 例句 | “I’m a foundling,” he said, looking up again. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Here was vital essence of the no-name peasant foundling who had the unforgivable habit of helping him for no good reason, all while looking guileless, as though it were a normal thing to do. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Maybe, he thought, I was a foundling, like in the stories. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I was raised by the music community, with dozens of aunties and uncles who took me in as their own little foundling, even after I started showing a strange preference for classical music. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a foundling who finally tamed the zeros and infinities in calculus and rid mathematics of its mysticism. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Lazlo was a boy no longer, no trace remaining—outwardly—of the small bald foundling with cuts on his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Of course he wasn’t a foundling or a millionaire, but it was the same basic concept. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Among the monasteries that took in foundlings, one was a flagellant order. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He himself had been an infant in a row of identical cribs, and he shared a name with countless other foundlings to show for it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He thought that what she meant was in some way comparable to being a foundling at Zemonan Abbey: alive, but not living a life. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was still scared, but it was somehow comforting to think that maybe stage fright was a trait I’d inherited from Dad; I wasn’t just some foundling, after all. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They're outcasts and they take in other outcasts — foundlings — and help them, raise them, accept them as their own. Is Mandalore actually Appalachia? 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z She became his mistress, gave up their children to foundling asylums at his demand and was pregnant again shortly after Breckinridge’s wife died. A Predatory Congressman, His Jilted Lover and a Gilded Age Lawsuit That Foreshadowed #MeToo 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Machado is fluent in the vocabulary of fairy tales — her stories are full of foxes, foundlings, nooses and gowns — but she remixes it to her own ends. Fairy Tales About the Fears Within 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Intrigued by a conversation with three strange gentlemen who visit the Trout one winter night, Malcolm is drawn into a plot that involves an infant foundling being cared for by nuns at a nearby priory. Philip Pullman’s ‘The Book of Dust’ is an enthralling prequel to His Dark Materials 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z This Cartoon Network series, which stars Finn, a foundling battling evil in the Land of Ooo, made it onto The New York Times’s list of the 20 best TV dramas since “The Sopranos.” 27 Ways to Keep Your Kids Culturally Engaged This Winter 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Almira loves her secretary, Fernando, and he loves her, but since he is a foundling, far beneath her station, both discreetly conceal their feelings, sowing misunderstandings and confusion. Music Review: ‘Almira’ Ageless at Boston Early Music Festival 2013-06-13T21:05:28Z This is a book about three adopted sisters growing up in the 1920s & 30s – three foundlings adopted separately as babies and brought up in the same household. Gwyneth Rees's top 10 books about siblings 2013-05-16T14:50:00Z The longtime musical director at the Ospedale della Pietà, a Venice home for foundlings, he trained many gifted girls for its acclaimed orchestra and choir. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z But this was the same man who, as a child, liked to pretend he was the foundling son of a medieval king. Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z A foundling baby causes anyone dishonest in her presence to start rotting. Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a swirling tale of genies and geniuses 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z As an English major, I would never have ennobled that foundling hero, and the misattribution made me suspicious of what I read in The Times for a good while. Ben Brantley on Shutting the Stage Door Behind Him 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The only drawback to the Greens’ foundling foster child appears to be that he has leaves growing out of his ankles and shins. The Odd Life of Timothy Green: A Fairy Tale for the Infertile 2012-08-14T12:00:02Z The story takes readers back 10 years to when the prior heroine, Lyra Belacqua, was a foundling baby. Philip Pullman on what drew him back to the world of His Dark Materials 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Diana in "Identity Thief" was a foundling who doesn't even know her real name. All hail Melissa McCarthy, Hollywood's indestructible comic superwoman 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z She is sent off to the foundling hospital, where she is scolded harshly by fierce matrons and mocked for her bright red hair. The Hetty Feather trilogy by Jacqueline Wilson - review 2013-03-19T09:00:00Z These seeds of hope for Mandalore bear fruit in the episode’s first epilogue, where after Gideon’s defeat the Armorer relights the Great Forge and then recommences the process of anointing foundlings in the Living Waters. ‘The Mandalorian’ Season Finale Recap: A Sort of Homecoming 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z He visited foundling hospitals and adopted two young girls, one brunette and one blonde, he thought suitable for training. Author unveils the story of real Prof Higgins and Eliza Doolittle 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z The foundling may be a familiar figure in the history of the novel, most prominently in Dickens and the Brontës, but Ma gives us a striking 21st-century iteration. ‘The Year She Left Us,’ by Kathryn Ma 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Diski felt enormously grateful, but also resented that she owed so much; Lessing insisted that gratitude wasn’t necessary, but also, apparently, expected her foundling to be appropriately appreciative, and to clean up her act. Jenny Diski’s Way of Seeing Beyond the Story 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But, he concludes, “almost never was/ A foundling reclaimed, ever.” Robert Pinsky’s new poetry collection is considered and timely 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z A foundling in search of love, Hetty is of course a spiritual cousin to Oliver Twist. London Theater Journal: Firebrands 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Pollard testified that she had two children by him — abandoning the babies to foundling asylums at his insistence — and that during the engagement she had miscarried a third. Revelations and Reckonings in a Sex Scandal From Long Before #MeToo 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z “What about you?” she asks him coquettishly, clearly hoping to be something more than a foundling for Sam. ArtsBeat: ‘Game of Thrones’ Recap: A Regression to the Mean 2014-04-21T02:01:11Z She told me the full story, the whole foundling thing. John Burnside: a life in writing 2011-08-26T21:54:01Z “As someone who was given away and is a foundling, I’ve always worked with the idea of the lost child,” she says. Novelists Reimagine and Update Shakespeare’s Plays 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Our Mando, as he is referred to by old associates, was one such foundling. A new hope for "Star Wars" in "The Mandalorian" season finale 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The family name was reputedly bestowed by a public official on Mr. Eco’s grandfather, a foundling, and was derived from the Latin phrase “ex caelis oblatus,” or “a gift from the heavens.” Umberto Eco, best-selling author of ‘The Name of the Rose,’ dies at 84 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Many of these poems, which reference cultural losses or injustices, seem like foundlings themselves, with the speaker collecting their tokens. Best poetry of the month: New collections by Billy Collins and Robert Pinsky 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z In this case, our heroine was a feisty little girl, and the place she longed to escape was a foundling hospital in Victorian England. London Theater Journal: Firebrands 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z The back is inscribed, in Dutch, “My burden is heavy, goodbye my dear Femke, Born 1st September 1795,” by a mother who, two centuries, ago abandoned her baby as a foundling. The Past’s Treasures Are Not in Vogue, Except at This Art Fair 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Rather than resent the loss of his liberty, Billy, a foundling, is grateful to be part of something important, a contributing member of a community. Opera Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd,’ From Glyndebourne to BAM 2014-02-09T22:34:46Z This was once in the altar of the women’s church, Mazzocchi says, where wet nurses and female foundlings prayed before it. This 15th-century orphanage in Florence is now a kid-friendly museum 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z It was the small but key part of Ma Kent, the childless farmer's wife who adopts a foundling baby and names him Clark. Phyllis Thaxter 2012-08-17T16:53:51Z Addison and Liza are foundlings of a kind, and the image of home, as refuge and prison, echoes throughout the story. Movie Review: ‘Deadfall’ Stars Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde 2012-12-07T00:31:59Z We might hear an account of a foundling left on this particular doorstep, or perhaps the family that once lived here and was forced to flee or go into hiding. With two essential films, Cannes finds haunting new prisms on the Holocaust 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z In his many and widely read novels, Dickens sympathetically depicted the hardscrabble lives of poor, working-class, and middle-class urban dwellers, setting scenes in foundling homes, prisons, impoverished neighborhoods, and dark city streets. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z An inconvenience to her selfish parents, Fox was dumped in a Manhattan foundling home right after her birth in 1923. ‘Desperate Characters’ and the Chaos That Lies Beneath 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Because she was a foundling, a baby dropped off with no identification, the Irish nuns believed she would be blessed with special good luck. Review | ‘The Foundling’ turns a serious subject into a perfect beach read 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z This was the case even with the presence of foundling hospitals, where women could safely abandon babies. Abortion in the Founders’ era: Violent, chaotic and unregulated 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z His decades-long search led him to ancestry websites, DNA tests and Catholic Charities to retrieve his original “foundling child” birth certificate from the now-defunct St. Vincent’s Hospital and Infant Asylum in Chicago. Adopted Arkansas judge finds his deceased birth parents after long search 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Judge Wood has taken DNA tests and retrieved his original “foundling child” birth certificate from the now-defunct St. Vincent’s Hospital and Infant Asylum in Chicago to connect with his birth family. Adopted Arkansas judge seeks his birth parents for the holidays 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Clark, a foundling, born Kal-El, famous as Superman, has lost his memory more than once and regularly comes face to face with, and sometimes fist to fist with, perverse reflections or imitations of himself. Superman has many faces. But he's always been better on TV 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z She had started looking at foundling cases when she came across Tony's Facebook post, so she introduced herself and offered to help free of charge. 'I was found wrapped in my mum's coat - but who am I?' 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Henry Fielding’s lusty foundling hero meets a series of attractive women in 18th-century England. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Eighteenth-century parents adopted Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s ideas about “natural” parenting—cold air is good for a child!—even though he’d left all five of his children at a foundling hospital. Parenting by the Numbers 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z He was foundling who had obviously logged lots of days dumpster diving in Huntington, W.Va. Dems increase pressure on Pelosi for impeachment 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Dating back to medieval times, they were originally known as foundling wheels - cylindrical barrels on the side of hospitals, churches or orphanages. Can these boxes found on US streets save babies’ lives? 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Astrid was so fiercely independent that her siblings joked that she must have been a foundling. How a Notorious Gangster Was Exposed by His Own Sister 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z They then adopted a foundling provided by a doctor friend. Perspective | Boundary Castle’s grande dame took a shine to young immigrant from Japan 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z Lorraine then found a library archivist who searched through reams of microfilm looking for any mention of a foundling in old newspapers. The mystery of the baby in the box 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Some of the foundlings’ tokens—a notched coin, a little padlock, a coral necklace—are touchingly displayed here. The busy lives of 18th-century royalty 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Set in Montreal and New York at the onset of the Great Depression, “The Lonely Hearts Hotel” is the story of two foundlings, a boy and a girl, born of different mothers. New novel ‘The Lonely Hearts Hotel’ creates an enchanting, poetic world 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Katelynn Davis’ foundling cat, rescued from behind a restaurant, used to sleep on her shoulder. Why Cats Lick Plastic, and Other Odd Behaviors Explained Rousseau, “drunk with virtue” as he put it in his “Confessions,” nonetheless shipped off to a foundlings home all five of the children he had with his semi-literate mistress. The College Formerly Known as Yale 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Certainly the fuss seems less important to her fans than does her parentage—many believe her father was cheated of the presidency in a rigged election against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo—and her history as a foundling. She once was lost 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z As an adopted child, reading to get a reading of myself, foundlings were signs, symbols, symmetries and clues. Jeanette Winterson on writing a cover version of Shakespeare 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Taken underground to the Myrmica nest, the adopted caterpillar doesn’t remain a helpless foundling for long. The Butterfly, the Ant and the Oregano 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z But now he looked as vulnerable as a foundling. Fast times: what will it take to run the marathon in under two hours? 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Ti Moune, says Whaley, starts off as a young foundling adopted by an older couple, then “starts to develop opinions of her own and become a woman.” Engaging children’s theater is blooming on area stages 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Baby boxes, also known as baby hatches or angel cradles, originated in medieval times when convents were equipped with revolving doors known as "foundling wheels". US state considers 'baby boxes' 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z He rented babies from foundling hospitals for photo shoots and personal appearances, and the crowds went crazy. The real Tom Thumb: History's smallest superstar 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z It figures, even, in the adoption business, where dark-skinned orphans and foundlings struggle to find a home. India’s ‘Dark’ Side 2013-09-17T17:50:00Z Baby boxes are a revival of the medieval "foundling wheels," where unwanted infants were left in revolving church doors. Europe mulls banning 'boxes' for abandoned babies 2012-11-25T12:46:05Z It believes that children have a right to know who their parents are and that right is denied to the foundlings left in baby boxes. The 'baby box' returns to Europe 2012-06-25T23:58:16Z Maria in Sassia, which had existed with various changes from the eighth century, but was made a foundling hospital and confided to the care of Guy of Montpellier in a.d. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z She is an orphan, a foundling, an any thing you like. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z There had existed at Florence, from the 13th century, a hospital for foundlings, the first institution of the kind in Europe. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z One circumstance that contributed to the adoption of two baptismal names was the christening of foundlings. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z They say that baby boxes are a throwback to the past when the medieval church had what were called "foundling wheels" - round windows through which unwanted babies could be passed. The 'baby box' returns to Europe 2012-06-25T23:58:16Z In the Greek poets there are several allusions to rich childless men adopting foundlings, and Juvenal says it was common for Roman wives to palm off foundlings on their husbands for their sons. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The head of the Child in this carving appears to be in a close hood, or Puritan infantile cap, which, as the “foundling cap,” survived into this century. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z In the first place, rubeola in foundling hospitals and among the poorer classes in large cities gives a larger ratio of deaths than among the well-to-do members of the community. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The foundlings of St. Lawrence Jewry got the baptismal surname of Lawrence. Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature 2012-03-29T02:00:13.900Z That, sir, Is not enough; but as a foundling, you May claim the right, because you might be noble. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z The first foundling hospital of which we have undoubted record is that founded at Milan, by a man named Datheus, in a.d. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z She had read of foundlings left on doorsteps—from paper-covered novels confiscated from her pupils—but that one should be placed upon her own respectable doorstep! The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z At Snooks' we found the doors closed, and a basket hung outside, in which to deposit cards—thought of the foundling hospital, &c. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z I know not how far this etymological disquisition may illustrate the history of their enfans trouvés, or our foundling hospitals, the inmates of which are generally uncommonly ill favoured by beauty. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z I am a foundling left at a church door. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z He brought up two foundlings, one of whom he hoped eventually to marry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Do you not see that your doctrine gives intellectual freedom only to foundlings? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Bulls must bleed for holy charity,—for hospitals, foundling asylums, the 119 families of workmen out on strike. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z So I went straight to the foundling hospital. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z It frequently happens, moreover, owing to the low considerations in which the female sex are held, that even legitimate children of that sex are occasionally committed to the silent receptacle of the foundling's basket. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (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. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z One of the most remarkable works by Andrea is the series of medallions with reliefs of Infants in white on a blue ground set on the front of the foundling hospital at Florence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z The chances are that it ends, for with an ash-barrel filling its past and a foundling asylum its future, a baby hasn’t much of a show. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z When he talked it was with a factitious and cunning simplicity which was not unattractive, but through it pierced the old man, the Valencian foundling, shrewd, sarcastic, crafty and uncommunicative. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z He had left his child in a foundling hospital kept by some wealthy old ladies. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Guillaume, a foundling supposed to be of low degree, is brought up at the court of the emperor of Rome, and loves his daughter Melior who is destined for a Greek prince. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z They tell Smeraldina that her unselfish charity to the foundling infants was a form of self-love, and that her continued attention to them for the last eighteen years had no higher motive. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z For it was New York’s first and only Chinese foundling. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z Another difficulty there is also, Lady Bracknell—Gwendolen's mother—refuses to accept as her son-in-law a nameless foundling found in a railway station. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z It was the turnstile of a foundling hospital, where her father had left her and gone his way. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Let us then cherish the race of foundlings, of whom Moses was the first and the greatest. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z She has heard of the good fortune of her foundlings, and forgetting their recent ill-treatment of her, has come to congratulate them. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z At his feet, curled like a hedgehog on a luxurious mat, snored Pat, the foundling dog, a half-eaten bone held between his paws. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z A miserable foundling, with no father nor mother—and he undertakes to preach to other people! San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Known as "foundlings" because no one will care for them and they are not independent in the eyes of authorities, the twelve are banned from leaving a fenced compound without an escort. Libya revolution inspires "foundlings" over rights 2011-11-04T11:52:36Z I will only call my reader's attention to the fact, that, in all Catholic countries, nunneries have foundling hospitals attached to them. Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Accident reveals to them that Smeraldina is not their mother, and that they are nameless foundlings. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z In Europe every nunnery has attached to it a foundling asylum; in the United States, a grave-yard. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z When he called me a foundling, he said no more than the truth, and I have no right to thrash him for that. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z A sarcophagus was discovered in 1274 during excavations for the building of a foundling hospital, and when opened, a skeleton of immense size, one hand still gripping a sword, was seen inside. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z "But I do not need much sleep, and I have not much to do," replied the bewildered old man, who felt himself drawn more and more to the poor little foundling. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z The Honorable Society, shocked and indignant, assumed the future immunity of the female foundlings for a slight consideration. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z She was confined at the house of his friend, and her illicit offspring given to the managers of the foundling hospital in Dublin.... Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z What an insolent brat he is, the little foundling!" cried Jean Ficelle; "don't that deserve a hiding—when a puppy without any father or mother puts on airs like that? San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Hasparren's, that association with the long name, that took care of foundling babies—they were always wanting money too! Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Thus into this solitary ruin, which a year before had been dreary and almost deserted, hope, joy, and life had entered with the foundling child. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Meanwhile, we will use every effort to find if he has any relatives; then should he be a veritable foundling, we will present him to dear Mr. Dalken for his very own.” Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z Must you also bring a foundling girl into your sett? an illegitimate stroller, who does not so much as know her own name?' The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z But what would they say if they knew that poor Paul, whom they sneer at so, is also a foundling? San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z But nobody else need say this of Sophia, and as for Tom he was declared to be a foundling from the first. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z At the inn, in the fields, in the woods, on the river shore, everywhere, in fact, nothing was talked of but the foundling baby; but no person knew any more about the matter than another. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z But no one called for Billy, that night, and in the morning the papers told the story of the foundling. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z Could I leave it, I pondered, as a foundling in an empty locker? Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z But I am a poor foundling none the less, with no name, no family, to offer you. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z We must not forget to add to this list a very flourishing foundling asylum, where any number of poor little waifs are constantly being received, and no questions asked. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z He takes the foundling home, and from that moment a new life enters the old man's breast. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z Before she had completed her description of the foundling, the distracted mother at the other end of the wire sighed: “He’s not mine—thank you.” Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z "May the Lord defend us! what foundling has He sent me here!" sounded in Wally's ears, and she opened her eyes. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z Then he kept ringing the changes on an expression I must have used in argument with his mother the day I persuaded her to keep his bedraggled foundling. The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland 2011-07-20T02:00:17.027Z This plan is copied from that which is pursued by the great foundling hospitals of St. Petersburg and Moscow, which are certainly the best organized and largest institutions of the sort in the world. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z "It will also serve as a foundling asylum." The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z “I just couldn’t let him go to a foundling home,” Polly whimpered. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z But to assert this foundling character is perhaps too sceptical a position. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z I've a devilish good mind to send you to a foundling hospital for the good of the babies and yourself. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z There are two or three other prominent edifices, quaint and Moorish, which were once nunneries or monasteries; also a foundling institution, a special necessity in all Roman Catholic countries. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z They betrayed no sympathy for their progeny; the manager’s stock was the foundling hospital for this spurious brood; the Muse even often sold her infant while it still lay on the breast. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z At last it was settled that the very hills where the two foundlings had grown up would be the best place for the colony to live! The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z Yonder is the hall of United Benevolence, which supports a free hospital, a foundling hospital, and makes other provision for the poor. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z Austria foundling hospitals occupied a very prominent place in the general instructions which, by rescript dated 16th of April 1781, the emperor Joseph II. issued to the charitable endowment commission. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z These newly discovered relatives were the foundling Welsh and his wife, Mary. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z Manuscripts, however, we may observe, strangely wandered about the world in that day, and such literary foundlings often fell into the hands of the charitable. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The shepherd guessed then who the foundlings might be, but he kept quiet about it. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z I became quite interested for the poor foundling, and was glad to learn that Miss Proctor was to pass the night, in the hope of being able with mother, to provide for the little orphan. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z In 1818 foundling asylums and lying-in houses were declared to be state institutions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z He had aided Meg in the schemes which led to Mary Bront� becoming Welsh’s wife, and he had been a partner with Meg in the foundling business. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, August, 1893 2011-03-20T02:00:35.193Z Tribute to the memory of Sister Irene--to the Sister Superior who secured friends and funds for the building of the first and largest foundling hospital in America. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Creusa there meets the foundling, Ion, and the two are strangely attracted to one another. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z I have quite an idea of adopting the foundling if Frank will consent. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z The foster-parents may retain the child in their service or employment till the age of twenty-two, but the true parents may at any time reclaim the foundling on reimbursing the asylum and compensating the foster-parents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Poor little deserted squirrels!—two little foundlings!—what am I to think? The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z At this time one of the most fearful scourges that could afflict a foundling asylum or children's hospital was an epidemic of diphtheria. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z As a matter of fact the god had carried him in his cradle to Delphi, where he was discovered by the priestess and reared as a foundling in the temple courts. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Paula is still conversing with the gentlemen; she proposes a method for exterminating the phylloxera, and has just formulated a scheme for the improvement of the Austrian foundling asylums. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Italy is very rich in foundling hospitals, pure and simple, orphans and other destitute children being separately provided for. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The child is a foundling, and no relation to me; but I love her as though she were my own child. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z You have done some queer pranks at Editorship before now, so what would you say to standing Sponsor to us all, foundlings as we are in the world of letters? The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Here the Delphian Prophetess enters, bringing with her the tokens that were with the foundling when she first came upon him in the temple courts. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z They were witnesses of the achievements of a power which reached its noonday splendour centuries before the shepherd Faustulus took the foundling brothers into his cottage on the banks of the Tiber. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z In America, foundling hospitals, which are chiefly private charities, exist in most of the large cities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z I had long felt remorse for what I had done, and I at once resolved to make reparation to the best of my power, by marrying the foundling. Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z These prospects are rather mediocre, especially in connection with a Chartres; but neither William nor I would have said a word against him were he not a foundling.' A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the little foundling of the late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the author of the Three Tours. . . . A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:36.047Z "Well, George, have you got rid of your foundling?" he asked, in a jeering tone. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z The hospital had not preserved life or educated the foundlings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Has the reader forgotten Aurora, the little foundling of yelling notoriety? Sharing Her Crime 2011-03-04T03:00:54.907Z One of the most beautiful hospitals of this time is the famous Ospedale Santa Maria degli Innocenti, which has been called the finest and most interesting foundling asylum in the world. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z We English do make foundlings of some of her little victims, anyhow…. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z He finally came to the conclusion that an earthly meeting of this sort would be preferable to a union in heaven, especially as, owing to his foundling's paganism, the latter was somewhat doubtful. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z Scotland never seems to have possessed a foundling hospital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The return mail from the East brought newspapers and reviews “welcoming the little foundling of Californian literature with an enthusiasm that half frightened its author.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The Italians did not, however, call it--as in our ruder Northern ways is our custom--a foundling asylum, thus stamping the tragedy of their existence on the children, but the Home of Innocents. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z You are a foundling; the old man and woman with whom you lived were not your parents. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z I was too young then, and could not have defended my poor wife against the world: now I am a man, and have to protect a child only, a foundling. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z The first constitutions of the Revolution undertook as a state debt the support of every foundling. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Which is nice, but he is also likely to be on the bench again, alongside the mysterious foundling Bebe. The Fiver 2010-09-29T15:13:00Z This is particularly true as regards the municipal buildings of various kinds, the town halls, the hospitals, the asylums for foundling children, and all the other structures due to civic munificence at this time. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z This has been repeated many times, as though it is in itself the answer to something, as though in Carroll England have unearthed a primitive, a jungle foundling, a whinnying horse-man of prodigious natural strengths. In England's hour of need, it must be time for the Big Man 2010-08-27T23:06:00Z Both those characters will be back for the animated version, as well as the adopted child Swee'Pea, a foundling left on Popeye and Olive's doorstep. Popeye to sail back as 3D animated film 2010-03-24T11:12:00Z Howell, an old writer on the subject, likens them to "natural children legitimated by prescription and long tract of ancestriall time," and these foundlings have certainly been made very welcome. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources Here he stands, my dear Catherine; no longer the foundling Philip Douglas, but Philip Fortescue, the son of one whom he is proud to call father. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 The king, her brother, gave her a grant for a foundling school in Paris. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z But this explanation of Scyld Scefing as a human foundling does not seem to me to be borne out by the text of Beowulf. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Magdalen asylums and foundling hospitals, to which priests and Knights could recommend their favorites for shelter, became most suspiciously numerous. The Story of Malta In many cases the regulations for the reception of pregnant women and for the care of the foundlings are still extant, besides the hospital rules for the care of the various kinds of patients. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time The thought of caring for or tending the child seems to be as foreign to their minds as though it were a child adopted by their wives from a foundling asylum. What a Young Husband Ought to Know But I went and managed so that none can cast up on Rhoda as a pauper foundling. The Unknown Sea The child is a poor foundling," says Dr Olrik, "he suffered distress from the time when he was first found as a helpless child. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The institution--apart from the hospital--brings up foundlings and orphans; the governors have the boys taught this or that trade, according to their aptitude or taste, nor are the girls allowed to remain idle. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster The department set aside for the foundlings was in most places rather an allied institution than an integral part of the hospital itself. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time "Such an orphan girl must be by no means difficult to meet with," continued the countess; "there are so many foundling children!" The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Perhaps he himself had been a foundling laid on the doorstep long ago, belonging neither to his mother nor to anyone else. Sinister Street, vol. 1 He has one adopted daughter, a foundling, found somewhere near Stratford-on-Avon. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I We have had evidences of the tender charity of the Christians in rescuing these foundlings from death, or from a fate more dreadful still—a life of infamy. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs In Dublin, both Protestant and Catholic associations have pursued this plan with destitute orphans and foundlings, with marked success. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Grants from parliament supported the foundling movement in England, and homes were opened in many parts of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" The daughter of Pharaoh adopted the perilous foundling, and educated him in the wisdom of Egypt. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Though the latter had never referred again to the story of her adoption, the fact that she was a foundling continually rankled. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days He was a foundling, discovered in his infancy lying in a coracle on a salmon weir, in the domain of Elphin, a prince of North Wales, who became his patron. The Welsh and Their Literature from The London Quarterly Review, January 1861, American Edition The French administration does not cease with paying the board of these foundlings in their country homes; it looks carefully after their clothing, their education, their religious instruction, and even their habits of economy. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Here food was given and meals were taken, the sick and poor were maintained, and orphan or foundling children lodged. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" My long illness and subsequent absence prevented my hearing the story of the foundling at the Ingledew hospital. The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story The four African foundlings were stared at by the rosy-cheeked boys and girls, who, however, were kind to them when they heard their sad stories. The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith Never before had this foundling, dropped into a black preacher's cabin, desired so much to know something of the two lives that gave her birth. The Shadow In Berlin, more than half the pauper children, and all the foundlings, are thus dealt with. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them The disgraced baby never had a home,—it is even said that he was left as a foundling at the door of a church. The Spanish Pioneers He had lost his wings and lay like a foundling in the gutter. Carnival The foundling of the clay-pit has grown tall and strong, and at last he has found the way to his father and his father’s kindred.” My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories So he was growing hotter and hotter every second, inwardly cursing his whole race and wishing that his father had been a foundling—when there came another tap at the door. International Short Stories English The neglect, however, of the strange child soon becomes apparent even to the casual visitor; and these poor foundlings are often fairly starved or abused to death by the mother forced to nurse them. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Then he held the little creature toward her; and still amazed, but still obedient, the heart-broken squaw extended her arms and received the unconscious foundling. The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn The boys dropped excitedly from the tree and followed, forgetting for the moment that there was any such thing as a foundling. Sube Cane She 'd say at once, 'His father was an Italian, and, of course, a courier, or a valet; or he was a foundling, and called after a favorite spaniel.' A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Mortality was very high amongst infants, who were put into roda, or foundling cradles; the bodies of these children could be obtained without any difficulty. The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act It should be remembered that this bureau has charge of the whole class of juvenile paupers, or Almshouse children, in Paris, as well as foundlings, whom it treats by placing out in country homes. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Beginning as a foundling left upon the steps of a little house in Brown street, Baltimore, she was adopted by its childless owners, a letter-carrier and his wife. Dorothy on a House Boat Every one was enchanted, especially the prince, who called her his little foundling. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series If there's a lot in life I 'd call enviable, it would be to be born in a foundling hospital, and inherit ten thousand a year. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Is it an old name, or was it first given some three or four generations back to a foundling, picked up near the town of Atherston? Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc What, then, is to be done for these unfortunate foundlings? The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them So let us have done with this topic, and proceed to another, which is:— A proposal to prevent murder, dishonour, and other abuses, by erecting an hospital for foundlings. Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe The great prevalence of the crime at some periods is shown by the rewards offered by the different monarchs to those who would adopt foundlings. Women of England The anonymous author made no attempt to see proofs of it, nor claimed his foundling in any way whatever. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time But could I really grieve, remembering how chill was the brief life, and remembering, above all, the scheme that was to make of him, so helpless and undefended, a spiritual outcast and foundling? The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. The "placing-out" system, is of coarse, liable to shocking abuse, as the experience of private offices for the care of foundlings in Paris, and recently in London, painfully shows. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them When the Saucers first began to appear, back in the 20th Century, the number of foundlings began to increase. What Rough Beast? Fortunately for the infants so treated, there was a prevailing superstition that to adopt one of these foundlings brought good luck. Women of England There are a picturesque little Russian church, and the Jesse Lee Home for orphans and foundlings, endowed by a number of charitable women in Washington. The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) My second youngest girl, about four years of age, had joined us, and, falling down on her knees, kissed the foundling's cheeks all over. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III "One out of every 1,300 Frenchmen," says the same authority, "becomes the subject of legal punishment, while one out of 158 foundlings finds his way to the State Prisons." The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them But that doesn't mean anything—plenty of foundlings are adopted. What Rough Beast? I am of those forsaken— Who have no parents—owing to the state A nurture most unkind—a foundling child. Olla Podrida He was a foundling, brought up by charitable persons, and apprenticed to a grocer. Old and New London Volume I He requested a private interview with me; and, in the presence of his friend, I travelled over again the whole particulars of the foundling's story, comparing dates, and investigating seeming inconsistencies. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III Organizations were introduced upon the most extensive and varied scale; one had charge of foundlings, another of orphans, another of the poor. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Her child—Love Ellsworth's lawful heir—to be born in a home for "girls gone astray," and placed in a foundlings' home, to be "adopted by some good people." Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday By threats and bribes at last I ascertained My child had been removed unto the hospital Built in this city for receiving foundlings. Olla Podrida In this he was only influenced by the likeness that he now clearly saw between him and the foundling. The Grandee The foundling of the lamp-post, thus having an opening made for her, improved it and prospered. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 And then, as he thought of his own condition—that of a mere poor-house foundling—his eyes grew moist. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds Into the Vehrli school were received destitute orphans, foundlings, and those whose parents were too indigent to provide for their education. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Then shall you learn The cruel cause that cast you out a foundling, And I, the bounteous, blessed providence, That led you to my arms. Olla Podrida The servants, ashamed of their unkind treatment, and sulky at the sudden change which put the foundling again above them, did not speak to her. The Grandee Her true origin had been charitably concealed; she was known as an orphan; it would have done no good to have it said that she was a foundling. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 K�te pressed the foundling to her bosom. The Son of His Mother It is unnecessary for us to follow the foundling through his years of boyhood. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative The number of orphans and foundlings ran up, in 1893, to 130,945, of which it was estimated that each tenth child was legitimate, but not wanted by its parents. Woman under socialism Concha, full of spite like her se�ora, set to intriguing to deprive the foundling of this privilege. The Grandee One may feel surprised that foundlings are so frequently adopted into respectable families, especially when infants of only a few weeks old. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 A thought; twins might explain it: had you not two foundlings? The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV Under some of the later Pagan emperors foundling hospitals and schools were established in separate provinces for orphans and poor children. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia In Austria and Italy also foundling asylums were established, and their support assumed by the State. Woman under socialism At first she was cautious for fear of the consequences, but she concluded by letting her tongue loose and recounting the thousand iniquities perpetrated on the foundling by the Se�ora de Qui�ones. The Grandee The foundling grows in their affections; they love it as they would their own offspring; it cannot be torn away from them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 She could not imagine why the organist grunted in such a surly way in reply to these remarks, for what on earth could it matter to him what anyone thought of a foundling, gypsy child? Zoe Having been a foundling she had no name. The Broom-Squire Most cruel of all, as already indicated, is the posture of French legislation, which forbids inquiry after the child's paternity, and, instead, sets up foundling asylums. Woman under socialism A few days later, as Josefina was passing through the ironing-room to the dining-room, she heard Concha say to Maria: "I say, girl, have you ironed the foundling's clothes?" The Grandee The figures of the foundling hospital show the real danger of unprotected cows' milk. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle You who sit in a cozy home, surrounded by safeguards and comforts, can have no idea of the blind foundling’s utter dependence or the terrible meaning conveyed by the one word “abandoned.” Orphans of the Storm Oh, I know I’m always bringing you foundlings to help and look after, but you’ve got such a big heart––and such a big banking account,” she added audaciously. The Phantom Lover In all the provinces of the land, orphan and foundling asylums were set up. Woman under socialism "Why do you call me a foundling?" cried the innocent child, with difficulty repressing her tears. The Grandee Of 9 children dying of tuberculosis at the foundling hospital 4 proved to have derived their infection from human sources and 5 from bovine, a percentage of 55. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle In infancy foundlings on the church steps of Notre Dame, then brought to this quiet Norman backwater by the Girards and raised as sisters, they had lost both their protectors by death. Orphans of the Storm “Who is the foundling this time, and what am I to do?” The Phantom Lover Through the foundlings' asylums the mother also is taken from the new-born child. Woman under socialism When all was done, they said good-bye again; but they did not leave without each one pressing a kiss on the cheeks of the poor little foundling baby. The Grandee Strangely enough, in the midst of this accumulated misery, the woman's heart went out with an unconquerable sympathy for the foundling so unexpectedly left at her door. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 It is far more pathetic to go through some Moslem homes than to visit a home for foundlings. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It The manager reared her; she had been a foundling. Melomaniacs According to the French fiction, foundlings are orphans. Woman under socialism They all rushed forward, all wishing to see the foundling at once. The Grandee If she could survive such a crisis so uncomplainingly, and be willing to take to her bosom the helpless foundling left upon her doorstep, what cause was there for me to complain? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 A foundling certainly would not have been made the companion of the sons of a Pharaoh, but would be placed among his servants. The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ The Original Text of Nicolas Notovitch's 1887 Discovery The foundling could not have been more than three years old. Foundling on Venus In ancient Rome when a foundling was left upon a doorstep and parentage could not be traced, he was given the name of some color. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight She thought of Maria Josefa who lived in the neighbourhood, and who professed such tender affection for the foundling. The Grandee Geordie, though apparently not listening to any of these transactions, was all alive to the interests of his foundling. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI But she could not catch the thief, nor get back her adopted son, the little smooth-skinned foundling. The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts I myself was a foundling—raised and educated in the School of Environment. When I Grow Up He came out of a foundling hospital—ran away, too, perhaps. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories It was agreed upon at length by the trustees, that the Cynthia Badlam Fund for Educational Purposes should be applied for the benefit of the two foundlings known as Isosceles and Helminthia Hopkins. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Genius may be an orphan and a foundling, but taste is the child of taste. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome She was going to work for him, to intercede with Peg, to allow the foundling to join that precious home circle where the cobbler and his wife reigned supreme. Rose O'Paradise Margaret was really a child of the fairies, but she was considerably more fortunate in her choice of a foster family than is usually the fate of the foundling. Turn About Eleanor But I had little thought, in my experience of foreign travel, that a similar system should prevail in regard to the deposit of living beings, as in the foundling establishment of Moscow. The Land of Thor We are not, then, it seems, the only foundling of Columbus, as we are so apt to take for granted. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 I like being doctored too; in the spring there was an outbreak of smallpox and I went and was vaccinated in a foundling hospital—if only you knew how I enjoyed myself that day. The Brothers Karamazov Lafe took the foundling in his hands, turning the limp body over and over. Rose O'Paradise "Yes, of course—out of charity, because Katie was a foundling, picked up in the Irish quarter in Cape Town." The Dop Doctor She bore him five children, all of whom he committed to foundling hospitals without means of identification. History of Education In ten years' time Vincent's institution had grown to such an extent that it was able to open its doors to all the foundlings in Paris. Life of St. Vincent de Paul The townspeople were pleased at his adopting the foundling. The Brothers Karamazov He named the foundlings Romulus and Remus, and as they grew up they passed generally for the shepherd's sons. Romulus Makers of History At the beginning of 1831, an Englishman, Lord Stanhope, came to Nuremberg, saw the foundling, was curiously interested in him, and wished to adopt him. The True Story Book With great resource he went back to the prairie and tore out great handfuls of the rank grass, and so contrived a comparatively luxurious couch for his foundling on the foot-plate of the engine. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies But if the foundlings had a large share of Vincent's heart, it was great enough for all who were in suffering or distress. Life of St. Vincent de Paul In this country are two immense foundling hospitals. A Journey in Russia in 1858 Here lived Santiago and Catalina, the latter a foundling whom Santiago's parents had found at their door one winter morning. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 Nelly took the poor foundling at once to her heart—clad him in her dead baby's clothes, and would not hear to his being taken to the almshouse. Stories and Legends of Travel and History, for Children The mother died, the daughter lived—became a foundling, then a slave, Saronia! Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus He was, if I mistake not, a foundling. Athelstane Ford I said, 'Here is another foundling!' and had it taken up. The Life of Gordon, Volume I A foundling!” laughed Mr. Ford, pretending to be greatly frightened. Dorothy on a Ranch We feign the one a different year, Outworn, by solemn bells outrung— The other, foundling of our sphere, As radiant, innocent, and young. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 I watched them at frequent intervals, but saw no attempts on the part of the foundlings to crowd out their fellow-nestlings. Our Bird Comrades It is true that the parents so provided think more of the twenty-five francs than they do of the foundling. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol It was fortunate for the foundling bird that it fell into her hands, as had it been left to Hoodie's affectionate cares its history would certainly have been quickly told. Hoodie The abbot had been his friend ever since the day when his heart had been touched by his cries, and his love for the little foundling had grown with the years. Chinese Folk-Lore Tales Her possible rivals for the very substantial income which her aunt enjoyed were foundling asylums, a new religious cult just then in its infancy in the hub of the universe, and innumerable “movements” and “reforms.” A Dixie School Girl Are you on such intimate terms with that foundling that she confides the state of her finances to you? Dorothy's Travels The arcade, or Piazza, as it was called, was a fashionable lounging-place, and many foundling children were called Piazza in its honour. The Strand District The Fascination of London Steward, take these foundlings of mine, and train them well in the duties of pages, and later of squires. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race Harrington saw the pretty foundling expand through every successive stage from infancy to childhood—lovelier as each year unfolded some hidden grace, and the bloom brightened as it grew. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Their dear little foundlings all die of measles, diphtheria, or scarlet-fever. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 She believes—and she takes pages to justify her belief—that she has traced the parentage of one Dorothy, a foundling! Dorothy's Travels If I had possessed the courage I would have implored Vitalis not to tell Mrs. Milligan that I was a foundling, but I felt that I could not utter the word, even to him. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille I am too lowly born to be worthy of such a wife; I am a mere foundling, living on thy father’s bounty. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race But the attempt to father so wretched a foundling upon him is proof the more of the popular perception of the dissembled estrangement. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography But who will lift up his voice for our foundlings? Spontaneous Activity in Education You like to call the child your foundling, but personally you've done nothing for her. A harum-scarum schoolgirl I was so possessed by the fact that I was a foundling, that I thought that if I had to leave immediately it was because my master had told them about my birth. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille A bill was passed, making provision for the relief of the insane and for the support of foundlings. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Take the foundling hospitals as a guide to some approximate estimate of the amount of infanticide in France. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy You were a gentleman foundling, presenting yourself with a fifty-pound note, and good clothes. Japhet in Search of a Father Naturally it made a great sensation in the school when Diana arrived holding her foundling in her arms. A harum-scarum schoolgirl It seemed to me that it was the most abject thing in the world to be a foundling. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Not thus had her dreamed-of foundlings answered to her imaginary queries. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen The proportion of abandoned children who live is so exceedingly small, that abandonment of a child to a foundling hospital is scarcely less than murder. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy They call me a foundling, but I don’t care what they call me, so long as they don’t call me too late for dinner. Japhet in Search of a Father There was a wild idea among the girls that the foundling might be kept as a "school baby". A harum-scarum schoolgirl I felt ashamed to admit that I was a foundling,—a child picked up in the streets! Nobody's Boy Sans Famille Their excitement was great, for they were on the verge of discovering who their little foundling was, and sadness had at least as large a share of their hearts as joy. Chatterbox, 1906 Of 62,000 children brought into the Paris foundling hospitals, 52,500 died. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Its environment is of incalculable influence, and the petted child develops very differently from the neglected foundling. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour The poor little foundling, pending her mother's trial at the Assizes, was boarded out in the village with Mrs. Jones, and Diana had permission to see her twice a week. A harum-scarum schoolgirl As a corollary of the legislation against infanticide, institutions to care for foundlings came into existence. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals There are foundling hospitals, to which the mothers prefer to take their female children rather than sacrifice them. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics No, not the child of the Marquis de Nesville, but a foundling, a lost waif in the Lorraine Hills, perhaps a child of chance. Lorraine A romance A girl like you—a nobody—a foundling—Oh! A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall If no one belonging to her had been found—and her own mother was among the killed, she might have been turned over to some foundling asylum. The Girls at Mount Morris The foundlings of large cities furnish the most striking and convincing proof of the great advantages of nursing over the use of artificially-prepared food. The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother But it would be a grand match for a foundling. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The fisherman forbade his children very strictly to call little Crivòliu a "foundling." Italian Popular Tales You would then have had no better chance than that of any foundling in a public charitable institution. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Of course, legally, you are entitled to send the foundling to the workhouse.” Won from the Waves When Œdipus was grown up, he once went to a festival, where his proud manners so provoked one of his companions, that he taunted him with being only a foundling. The Story of the Greeks Strange stories about foundlings often came to light in old France. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The husband and wife have to leave the room a moment; when they return the foundling has disappeared. Italian Popular Tales The latter had flown into a passion immediately, and had declared that she would no longer remain in the same room with a “charity foundling.” A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Friend Halliburt, you are doing your duty to the little foundling, and I will do mine. Won from the Waves But it was on condition that she should give up her babe and allow him to place it in a foundlings' home. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers I am a nameless foundling, and have been handed about from one to another, and they were not the kind in whom one could take pride. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The fisherman's sons, however, were jealous because their parents loved the little foundling as well as them, and when they played with Crivòliu and quarrelled, they called him a "foundling." Italian Popular Tales Just the same, if these girls learn all about me they’ll spread it around that I’m just a foundling, and that nobody knows anything about me. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall They believe in improving the asylums for foundlings, in effecting old-age and sick insurances—so as to temper their principle. The Conquest of Bread Hospitals for the sick, orphanages for foundlings, and great institutions for the proper care of paupers developed with immense strides, and during the twelfth century expanded into gigantic proportions. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing "No. Do you not know that you are dearer to me as the foundling of Quebec, and the little girl I knew and loved?" A Little Girl in Old Quebec The weather is very cold, so the good man carries the foundling home, and his wife, who already has a young child, makes the little stranger as comfortable as possible. Italian Popular Tales To prevent much murder, &c., by an hospital for foundlings. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It was said and believed that he was a foundling—a Gipsy's son, a wandering beggar, a tinker. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 These children are too old for a foundling's home. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman Madame Destournier, I thank you also for your kindness to a foundling, and you, also," turning to M. Destournier, "for home and shelter, and many other things. A Little Girl in Old Quebec The children, when they were out of their father's hearing, began again to mock little Crivòliu and to call him "foundling," and the other children in the school did the same. Italian Popular Tales What! my own beautiful and high-born mistress; the greatest heiress in all Alsace; to be despised by a foundling, picked up in a forest, and reared upon her uncle’s charity? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 The foundling home, which was called Pietà, was a room so horrible that, out of six hundred and three new-born children who had been there in ten years, not one had gone out alive. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Athene, moved with compassion, carried him to Alcmene, and entreated her kind offices on behalf of the poor little foundling. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Remember you are a foundling, with no name of ancestry, no parents, that a man might refer to with pride when children grow up about the family altar. A Little Girl in Old Quebec Then he could no longer stand being called "foundling," and went to the fisherman and his wife, and said: "Dear parents, I entreat you to tell me whether I am your child or not." Italian Popular Tales I?—the child of accident and mystery: a wretched foundling: I? The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 Better have been a foundling picked up off the city commons than with such magnificent inheritance of consecration to turn out indifferently. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony This experience enables me to understand the unhappiness which comes to so many homes, in which the children are only boarders, foundlings in the care of nurses and governesses. A Daughter of the Middle Border I think it is because—because I am a foundling, and could not go to any man with honor. A Little Girl in Old Quebec For might not the kitten, he thought, be more than Peggy's foundling be the other Thing disguised? Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure "Fanfaro is a foundling," she finally said; "of course he is a man now, and just as energetic and brave as any one." The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II He brought me to the foundling asylum, where I was inscribed as No. 37. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I None other knew the way by which the little foundling's mother had gone forth. St. Cuthbert's I am nameless, a rose of the wilderness, a foundling, as you said. A Little Girl in Old Quebec In the morning the foundling opened its eyes and looked round. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes If she lets the pregnancy go to term she has the alternative of bringing up the child herself openly or of placing it secretly in a foundling asylum. Woman Her Sex and Love Life The feeding of this foundling was in keeping with its antecedents. The Settler and the Savage The foundling's plague was upon him, and there was none to care for him but the faithful servant, smallpox-proof as he happily knew himself to be. St. Cuthbert's There is first the case of the child born out of wedlock, often a foundling with parentage unacknowledged. Society Its Origin and Development For it was New York's first and only Chinese foundling. Children of the Tenements It is with a breaking heart generally and because there is no other way out of the dilemma that a mother puts her baby away in a foundling asylum. Woman Her Sex and Love Life So it was settled; and Mrs Clayton did indeed prove an affectionate mother to the little foundling. Mark Seaworth The orphanage receives children from the workhouse under five years of age, and also foundlings. Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London Sept. 29th.—I went to the orphan asylum, which is also the foundling hospital. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 The chances are that it ends, for with an ash barrel filling its past and a foundling asylum its future, a baby hasn't much of a show. Children of the Tenements To give the child to a foundling asylum or to a "baby farm" means generally to condemn it to a slow death—and not such a slow one, either. Woman Her Sex and Love Life Indeed he neglected no means by which the important object could be obtained, of discovering, at a future period, the family of the little foundlings. Mark Seaworth The hare was soon lost, and supposed to be gone the way of most foundlings, to be killed by some dog or cat. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 The house is exceedingly clean, and so are the beds for the foundling children, only three of whom are now in-door nurslings, the rest being placed out in the country. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 I myself have seen these foundlings in their nest displaying a strange ferocity of nature, so as scarcely to bear to be looked at, and snapping with their bills by way of menace. The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Passel´yon, a young foundling brought up by Morgan la Fée. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 There are also a hospital, a home for aged women, a servants’ training-school and a foundling asylum under the charge of the deaconesses. Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America But—but—the foundling shall find no home upon earth! The Home The Detroit foundling,—and he gave a short laugh like the snarl of a dog. A Little Girl in Old Detroit The proof of this is in the death-rate of infants in foundling asylums and in other forms of communal care even where scientific knowledge has been invoked and humane feeling exercised. The Family and it's Members The child being found by old Norval, was brought up as his own, but the old man discovered that the foundling was “Sir Malcolm’s heir and Douglas’s son.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 On the very first Sunday Jean le Rouge had told me that he, too, was a foundling. Marie Claire "It's a place for foundlings, sir," I answered. The Adventures of Harry Revel You see, Monsieur, Jeanne Angelot is in some sort a foundling, and many families would not care to take her in. A Little Girl in Old Detroit The hospital to the officers of the establishment, and the foundling became the resort and rendezvous of all classes. Art in England Notes and Studies "If Natural Theologians were content to stop where they prove a superior something to exist, Atheists might be content to stop there too, and allow Theologians to dream in quiet over their barren foundling." Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws What were the possible consequences of these tests upon the sight of the orphans and foundlings of St. Vincent's Home? An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals But we twenty-five small foundlings, who seldom evaded the wicket, and so passed our days with the second half of the quotation, found in it a particular and dreadful meaning. The Adventures of Harry Revel Why did she give away her child and let it be thought a foundling? A Little Girl in Old Detroit Besides, deformed and ailing children were cared for and homes for foundlings were established. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages And much quotation on a page makes it like a foundling hospital—sentences unparented, ideas abandoned of their proper text. Journeys to Bagdad To-day there exist foundling hospitals to receive children abandoned by their parents. Plain Facts for Old and Young James and Margaret came home with a wonderful tale of a foundling with big eyes," he said when, he had greeted everybody, "and I thought I'd better come over and have a look at her. Ethel Morton's Holidays Don't say that, Mrs. Hankey; it always seems so lonely to leave money to charity, as if you was nothing better than a foundling. The Farringdons Society shrinks from an obscure foundling, a prizefighter, a leg, a hell-keeper, and an usurer. Henrietta Temple A Love Story She never took stick or strap to the foundling, and if she occasionally gave her a cuff on the ear it was never strong enough to knock the girl down. The Making of Mary They then sailed for Kent, and having landed there, proclaimed their foundling "Richard the Fourth, King of England and Lord of Ireland." The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway All seven are foundlings from Chungking where, wrapped in brown paper, they were at different times dropped over the wall into the Mission compound. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma Yes," said the old man; "being such a little adventurer, a mere foundling in the band of states, our people have the pride of their independence. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times I was born in St. Louis; mother died when I was a kid, and Dad was such a drunken worthless old cuss and beat me so much, that I brought up in a foundling asylum. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers She was almost a foundling, but a believer in heredity could trace in her the evidences of good blood. The Starbucks I am a "destitute foundling"—the lawyers have proved it, and the proof of their proofs is that I am obliged to accept the charity of my old governess, God bless her! The White Sister The establishment provides the baby linen and clothing for the use of the foundlings; it likewise pays all the expenses of feeding and education of these children, as long as they remain in the hospital. Rouen, It's History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers Some connection between these sounds and the foundling was naturally suspected. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 One of these is the wonderful history of the small Irish lad, Willy Brown, the son of a sea captain, and his friend, the Chinese foundling, Joseph. The Shipwreck A Story for the Young Leave the lad to learn King's ways," he said, "and thank Heaven the Râjput foundling is here to teach him. The Adventures of Akbar The consequence is that when your birth was entered at the Municipality, you were put down as a foundling child whose parents refused to declare themselves.' The White Sister The care of foundlings is one of the principal attributes of the Hospice-Général. Rouen, It's History and Monuments A Guide to Strangers When these were somewhat exhausted, he artfully insinuated the propriety of bestowing care upon the little foundling. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Lohe and Lihoa went down to the long low orphanage in which the Sisters of Mercy care for a hundred or more foundlings. The Shipwreck A Story for the Young The school was originally what it still professes to be, an asylum for foundlings, which was conducted in a private house belonging to Dr. Davila, who is still the active spirit in the institution. Roumania Past and Present You are, in fact, a destitute foundling, as Calvi just said!' The White Sister As they begin each year with No. 1, I think the whole number of foundlings for that particular year must have been between eighteen and nineteen thousand. Russian Rambles Some of these poor little creatures are brought here alive and left to die, and some of these have been rescued and carried to foundling hospitals. China and the Chinese Brier got him at the foundling hospital when he went to sell his wheat to the city. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland A large proportion of the scholars are foundlings or orphans; but many pay for their instruction, and some of the girls are the daughters of parents of acknowledged position in society. Roumania Past and Present Every inquiry has been made on your behalf, and I have here the certified copy of the register as it stands, declaring you to be a foundling. The White Sister One of the most interesting places in the White Town to me was the huge foundling asylum, established by Katherine II., immediately after her accession to the throne. Russian Rambles If ever I had to choose a bride it would sooner be you with your speaking eyes, my sweet, dumb foundling!' Stories from Hans Andersen If you must take in another man's offspring, you should surely try to make the poor foundlings feel at home. Certain Personal Matters He was a foundling who had been adopted by a wealthy German ranchman named Scharfenstein, which name Max assumed as his own, it being as good as any. The Princess Elopes For foundlings 500 " For orphans 500 " —— Total 3000 francs So! that is your carriage hire! Modern Prose And Poetry; For Secondary Schools Edited With Notes, Study Helps, And Reading Lists The little foundling was brought up with Mr. Gordon's own daughters, and when she had attained to womanhood, by an inexplicable coincidence, a storm similar to that just mentioned occurred. Strange Pages from Family Papers I have many a time had to stand godfather to your literary foundlings. The Survivor Everyone has known of poor little foundlings in England, but our mothers are not credited with less affection than she-bears. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi In England where a foundling hospital could not be endured for a moment, the crime of infanticide is increasing every year, and the number of murdered children is already an army of martyrs. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business The foundling's future was canvassed in terms of himself by a cosmopolitan board of guardians, who did not yet know what he was. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar In short, "these two daughters of Mr. Gordon, of Ardoch, became in succession Countesses of Kellie in consequence of the incident of the shipwrecked foundling, whom their father's humanity had rescued from the waves." Strange Pages from Family Papers Was she too old for a foundling hospital? The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories Jim was afraid the motionless little foundling was dying in his arms. Bruvver Jim's Baby There is an average population of fifteen thousand in the hospitals; five thousand in the jails; and at least, twenty thousand foundlings are constantly supported in the city. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business This latter was founded by St. Vincent de Paul for the bringing up of foundlings, but had fallen into a state of pitiable neglect. Elizabeth Fry Proceedings were instituted against Cazeaux, who was still alive, and a formal demand was made for the reinstatement of the foundling of Peronne in the hereditary honours of Solar. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton Hidden it, left it somewhere on the road in the lost property office or at a foundling hospital? The Passenger from Calais At length they decided to carry their presents to the house where the wan little foundling lay, trusting the sight of their labors of love might cheer him to recovery. Bruvver Jim's Baby The orphan department and the foundling hospital, are under the special care of the sisters of charity. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business To keep and bring up the foundling, instead of our poor drowned child—that was soon resolved upon but who should tell us if she had yet been baptised or no? Famous Stories Every Child Should Know Off to the refuge, For such, he must go, He's only a foundling— Poor little Joe. Debris Selections from Poems They call me a foundling, but I don't care what they call me, so long as they don't call me too late for dinner. Japhet, in Search of a Father For an hour he had only moved his hands to take the pitcher, or to put it down, or to feed the drink to the tiny foundling, still so motionless and dull with the fever. Bruvver Jim's Baby There are at least one hundred and fifty foundling hospitals in France, and Paris has a celebrated one in the Rue d'Enfer. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business However, on their part, the visitors forbore further allusion to it, unwilling, perhaps, to let the foundling see how easily it lay within his plebeian art to stir the placid dignity of nobles. The Piazza Tales And so the dear little foundlings got them—the letter in the Times said. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy Mr Cophagus would reply, when they had gained the back parlour, but I could overhear him, "father, um—can't tell—love—concealment—child born—foundling hospital—put out—and so on." Japhet, in Search of a Father For nearly a week the wan little foundling, emerging from the vale of shadows at the home of Miss Dennihan, lay as if debating, in his grave, baby way, the pros and cons of existence. Bruvver Jim's Baby Why then should she, the patrician maiden, eat her heart out, while close at hand Artemisia, poor little foundling Greek, was sleeping as sweetly as though people never grieved nor sorrows tore the soul? A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. It was from observing these exposed bells, with their watchmen, that the foundling, as was opined, derived the first suggestion of his scheme. The Piazza Tales Two years ago I was told that I am a common foundling. The Firing Line You were a gentleman foundling, presenting yourself with a fifty pound note, and good clothes. Japhet, in Search of a Father It seemed as if the fatherless and motherless little foundling laughed for all the days and weeks and months of sadness gone beyond his baby recall. Bruvver Jim's Baby Mr. and Mrs. Enderby were greatly astonished to find how completely their lively sister had interested herself in the village foundling. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn From the mystery unavoidably investing it, the popular solution of the foundling's fate involved more or less of supernatural agency. The Piazza Tales That exceedingly horrid old gossip, Mrs. Van Dieman, told me that the girl was a foundling taken by Mr. and Mrs. Cardross from the Staten Island asylum. The Firing Line She, who was nothing but a foundling and a charity patient herself, had dared to pass judgment on them; it was inconceivable—it was impertinent—it was beyond all precedent. The Primrose Ring He kicked the snow from a cluster of sagebrush shrubs, and behind this flimsy barrier presently crouched, with the shivering pup, and with the silent little foundling in his arms. Bruvver Jim's Baby "Yes, I believe so," said Hetty frowning, for she dreaded that Polly was going to make a practice of taunting her with being a foundling, just as Grant had always done. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn Every Hyacinth of them knew her exact place in nature's garden—all except Mary Conners—now Ophelia—and she knew herself to be a foundling with no place at all. New Faces They took me, nameless, as I was—a—a foundling. The Firing Line Oh, I can tell you that a foundling, with questionable ancestry, with no birth-record or blood-inheritance to boast of, claims very little of the every-day happiness that comes to other people. The Primrose Ring Into one of these he rolled his tiny foundling, after which he lighted a candle that stood in a bottle, and revealed the smoky interior of the place. Bruvver Jim's Baby Then Grant could not have taunted her with being a village foundling, and nobody could have declared she was not intended to be a lady. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn There stands the cove, lonely as a foundling, proud as Cheops. Israel Potter I've a good mind not to go home at all, but just run away off somewhere, and be a foundling. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 The good lady became surprisingly enamoured of the little foundling, believing his adoption was dictated by the will of Heaven; and to this decision its father readily acceded. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 "But I don't guarantee the washin' will be the kind that mother used to give," and taking his tiny foundling in his arms he carried him out to the basin by the door. Bruvver Jim's Baby Her first thought was, "This foundling girl is going to be forward and troublesome"; and Hetty was not slow to read her glance. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn One of these two would soon be an unclaimed foundling when the unknown woman had faded out of existence. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls But Polydectes the Wicked, knew him, and scornfully he called, "Ah, foundling! have you found it more easy to promise than to fulfil?" Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) A rumour is started that babies in a foundling hospital have their eyes taken out to make into photographic medicine—the hospital is demolished and the Sisters of Charity killed. The Awakening of China "I wouldn't leave him raise a baby rattlesnake of mine," said Field, whose watch had not been accepted by the foundling. Bruvver Jim's Baby Polly on her side was always silent when attending on Miss Gray, and never ventured upon the least freedom with the haughty little foundling. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn When David Lockwin held the little feet of the dead foundling life became noble. David Lockwin—The People's Idol An honest woman of the common people, with that personal devotion which is less rare among the poor than among the rich, took charge of the foundling. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) You see, this isn't a regular foundlings' home. The Colossus A Novel Jim looked long at his tiny foundling dressed in the nightie that came below his feet. Bruvver Jim's Baby "I know she is a foundling; but she must have had a beginning somewhere." Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn Lockwin did not become a popular idol because he became a father to the foundling! David Lockwin—The People's Idol “Mary Clifford, or the foundling apprentice girl,” is very appropriately introduced to the auditor, first outside the gates of that “noble charity-school,” taking leave of some of her accidental companions. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841 And she practically established a foundling asylum for little motherless lambs and calves; raised them herself on the bottle just like they were babies. That Old-Time Child, Roberta As Jim came deliberately down the trail, with the pale little foundling on his arm, he was greeted with every possible term of familiarity, to all of which he drawled a response in kind. Bruvver Jim's Baby "That's because I love you better than my ease and Horace loves you better than his foundling hospital," replied Mrs. Payne. The Wheel of Life |
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