| 单词 | franklin |
| 例句 | More than 200 years ago benjamin franklin coined the now famous dictum that equated passing minutes and hours with shillings and pounds. Time and Technology March On Together 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z It was customary in those days to place boys with foster-fathers; prominent nobles or even plain franklins received princes into their households and regarded the charge as an honoured trust. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z His family was descended from a line of free-holders or “franklins” from whom some centuries earlier they had derived their surname; but the small family estate was sold by his father, who went into business. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The franklins were by their possessions fitted for becoming sheriffs, knights, etc. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z They were degraded to the state of serfs, ad perpetuam rusticitatem; that is to say, they could never purchase their emancipation, and rise to the estate of citizens or franklins. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z "Here sittest thou, franklin, drinking thy wine: I beg that thy daughter so fair may be mine!" Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Many magnates or sons of prominent franklins had fared to Canute on various errands; but all who came to King Canute were given their hands full of wealth. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Yeoman, franklin and squire, as they say, there is always a Robert Matcham above ground somewhere. Where the Pavement Ends Three unfortunate things for the son of a peasant: marrying into the family of a franklin, attaching himself to the retinue of a king, consorting with thieves. The Triads of Ireland The noblemen, or, more justly speaking, the franklins, alone defended the country against foreign invasions. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z In sorry plight was the franklin then, For there at the board stood two mighty men. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes At important points Canute landed and summoned the franklins to formal assemblies. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Any procession day in the age of Edward you can meet, in Westminster Abbey, near the royal shrines and tombs, Chaucer's franklin, or country gentleman, with his red face and white beard. Old and New London Volume I And then Aunt Elizabeth went to a neighbouring franklin’s farm, to serve the franklin’s dame; and Cousin Jack went away to sea; and Maude could not recollect how they lived for a time. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time At home, his personality stands out in relief; but yonder, at Westminster, the franklin was doubtless lost in the crowd; and crowds had little interest for Chaucer. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance A franklin who better were named a burgess Beside the princes stood. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The summons were generally obeyed: the franklins swore allegiance to the new King and gave the required hostages. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Country franklins and yeomen, merchants and men-at-arms, palmers and craftsmen, friars and monks, black, white, and grey, and with almost all, Father Shoveller had greeting or converse to exchange. The Armourer's Prentices The other characters represented a franklin or private gentleman, a churl or farmer, and the lower grades were represented by a clown. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 I have seen an American farmer in my travels this year, who was the perfect image of the English franklin, before his daughters wore parasols and thrummed the piano. Canada and the Canadians Volume I "Here sittest thou, franklin, drinking thy wine: I beg that thy daughter so fair may be mine!" Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes It was also enacted that the franklins should assist in erecting buildings on the royal estates, and that merchants and fishermen and all who sailed to Iceland should pay certain dues to the King. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Country franklins got their wains out of our way with mighty confusion, and coaches drew aside for us to pass, and roadside brats scampered off with a scream of freebooters; but M. Radisson only laughed. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade The franklin kept open house, the city merchant feasted kings, the outlaw roasted his venison beneath the greenwood tree. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country He was a useful man and most worthy franklin. Eirik the Red's Saga In the garden they busked them in cloaks of skin, And so went up to the franklin sitting there within. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes The franklin, seeing so goodly a gentleman to give him such courteous comfort, gave him hearty thanks, with promise to pray for his happy success. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy He had humbled the neighbouring franklins, who refused to pay him blackmail. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Well it was for us that the nights were clear and warm, and that the good Surrey and Hampshire franklins' wives were compassionate and hospitable. King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut “There may arise to thee, franklin,” he said, “great assistance in thy means from this alliance.” Eirik the Red's Saga The franklin, with white beard and red face, has been lord of the sessions and knight of the shire. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Bela now assembled the nobles and franklins of Hungary, and, supported by them, demanded the restoration of the ancient constitution. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) Here is the magic of an honest franklin's cattle brand. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Then the court was set, and with the earl were many men whom I knew by sight, honest thanes and franklins enough, and of that I was glad. Wulfric the Weapon Thane I saw one or two of Elfric's housecarls among them, and the rest were the sheriff's own men, with a few franklins who had joined him on the road. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford The franklins in the neighborhood were all hostile to Sir Rudolph, whom they regarded as a cruel tyrant, and did their utmost in the way of supplies for those in the forest. The Boy Knight That though the 'nobiles' and franklins shall be bound to do military service at their own expense, it shall not be legal to force them to cross the frontier of their country. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) There were a good many thanes and franklins present to feast in our honour. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Then at either end of the hall were cross tables, where the thanes and their ladies had their places in due order, above the franklins whose cross tables were next to those of the house-carles. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex Then the franklin who owned him asked me a long price for him, and I left Erling to settle that. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford They mentioned certain names of the slain whom they had seen fall, and of these one was the franklin whom I was going to seek. A Thane of Wessex The franklins in the neighbourhood were all hostile to Sir Rudolph, whom they regarded as a cruel tyrant, and did their utmost in the way of supplies for those in the forest. Winning His Spurs A Tale of the Crusades Say but the word, and I will ride back and raise our franklins as one man. More Bywords He was a sturdy franklin from the Quantock side of the river--one whose father had been set there by Kenwalch. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex And when I came up again the honest face of the franklin was white and his eyes stared in terror. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford And I told him that there I had not been, but at least knew of one substantial franklin, for my playfellow, Turkil, had been the son of such an one, as I was told. A Thane of Wessex The gentlemen, in their turn, called on the franklins, a lower order of gentry, and upon the peasants; and thus the whole force of the kingdom was assembled in one array. Composition-Rhetoric "There's a franklin in the wilds of Kent, hath brought three hundred marks with him in gold … a kind of auditor." The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On There is also a franklin of Kent, and another, "a kind of auditor," probably a tax-collector, with several more, forming in all a company of eight or ten, who travel together for mutual protection. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain And while I was splashing in the pool, a franklin came running from his field with his hoe, waving wildly to me. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Presently he looked at our horses, now standing ready at the franklin's door, and would have me go back with him into his own chamber in the little timber-walled church. A Thane of Wessex There came a knight of high renown In bassinet and ciclatoun; On bended knee full long he prayed, He might not win the franklin's maid. The White Company He goes to make my brother prisoner," said Prince John to De Bracy, "with as little touch of compunction, as if it but concerned the liberty of a Saxon franklin. Ivanhoe Ralph hearkened, and a kind of fear seemed griping his heart, so he asked the franklin: "Tell me, sir, are ye two speaking of a woman who is Queen of these strong-thieves?" The Well at the World's End: a tale I want him to answer me as if I were just a franklin's wife who is in doubt. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford He had gone to bring the good hermit the franklin told me, and would be back shortly. A Thane of Wessex There came a squire so debonair His dress was rich, his words were fair, He sweetly sang, he deftly played: He could not win the franklin's maid. The White Company Country franklins and yeomen, merchants and men-at-arms, palmers and craftsmen, friars and monks, black, white, and grey, and with almost all, Father Shoveller had greeting or converse to exchange. The Armourer's Prentices William I. In the fen country of Lincolnshire, there lived, in the reign of Edward the Confessor, a wealthy Saxon franklin named Leofric, Lord of Bourn. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Oh, trust me, my lord, the franklin's head contains as much north-country cunning as the noble's. The Last of the Barons — Complete There I waited a little, pondering the safest way and time for reaching the franklin's house, for I would not bring trouble on him by being seen. A Thane of Wessex There came a mercer wonder-fine With velvet cap and gaberdine; For all his ships, for all his trade He could not buy the franklin's maid. The White Company Oh, trust me, my lord, the franklin's head contains as much north- country cunning as the noble's. The Last of the Barons — Volume 06 I should have scarcely cut a figure among the franklins, or country gentlemen, in king John's days. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia The clearest fountain-head, and the most shady grove, were no longer selected for the noontide repast; but the house of some franklin, or a small abbey, afforded the necessary hospitality. The Betrothed Now, how they treated us it needs not to be told, for it was in the way of a good Somerset franklin, and that is saying much. A Thane of Wessex There came an archer bold and true, With bracer guard and stave of yew; His purse was light, his jerkin frayed; Haro, alas! the franklin's maid! The White Company "I came to this country in her train," said the franklin; "and the care of some of her jointure lands, which she devolved on me, occasioned my settling here." Waverley As it was, she had a real affection for the antiquated place, with its curiously-carved door-knocker, its oaken staircase, and broad chimneys with their heavy franklins. The Sea-Witch Or, the African Quadroon : a Story of the Slave Coast And the franklin that had drunken said, Expecting each moment to be her next. Ulysses There came a knight of high renown In bassinet and ciclatoun; On bended knee full long he prayed - He might not win the franklin's maid. Songs of Action As to John, he took unto himself a village maid, and settled in Lyndhurst, where his five thousand crowns made him the richest franklin for many miles around. The White Company The attendants of the baron, assisted by the franklin, were now busied in disposing of the horses and arranging the table for some refreshment for Lord Lacy and his fair companion. Waverley Of course, I did n't blame the franklin, nor do I blame him now; rather the reverse. Such Is Life Men died, and women and children, the baron of the castle, the franklin on the farm, the monk in the abbey and the villein in his wattle-and-daub cottage. Sir Nigel There came a mercer wonder-fine, With velvet cap and gaberdine; For all his ships, for all his trade, He could not buy the franklin's maid. Songs of Action But off they ride through wood and glade, The bowman and the franklin's maid. The White Company Noble sir," said the franklin, "one of the most formidable and bloody of the Scottish Border riders is at hand. Waverley But most solemn of all was the vow the King made to his folk, warriors and franklins alike, when he swore by the dew, the eagle's path, and the valour of Thor. The Path of the King To their left was a hilly country, a land of rolling heaths and woods, broken here and there into open spaces round the occasional farm-house of a franklin. Sir Nigel There came an archer bold and true, With bracer guard and stave of yew; His purse was light, his jerkin frayed - Haro, alas! the franklin's maid! Songs of Action He was not a feudal lord, for any franklin could change his "godord" as he liked, and the right of "judgment by peers" was in full use. The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) With Excerpts from the Poetic Edda "Who is this discourteous ruffian?" said Lord Lacy to the franklin, who had stood in the most violent agitation during this whole scene. Waverley He would sit mum in a corner, listening with both ears to the talk of the old franklins, with their endless grumbles about lost cattle and ill neighbours. The Path of the King But I saw your aged father the franklin. Sir Nigel Oh, some have laughed and some have cried, And some have scoured the countryside; But off they ride through wood and glade, The bowman and the franklin's maid. Songs of Action He sweetly sang, he deftly played - He could not win the franklin's maid. Songs of Action My daughter, good franklin, is ill at ease. Waverley But these were only old wives' tales, and he liked better the talk of the sea-going franklins, who would sail in the summer time on trading ventures and pushed farther than any galleys of war. The Path of the King |
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