| 单词 | giantess |
| 例句 | The crowd hollered and howled, but the giantess Periboia didn’t look convinced. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I sanctify this pyre,” he proclaimed, darting grumpy looks at the giantess Hyrrokkin, who still did not, Thor felt, appear to be properly respectful. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They heard the giantess tell her husband that they had guests, her son and a friend, and that he had to be on his best behavior as a gracious host and not kill them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The giantess had the same dragon-like legs and the same long braided hair. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Whenever Periboia tried to strike, doves rose up from nowhere and fluttered in the giantess’s face. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “My husband is coming home,” said the giantess. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Who is that?” called a voice from inside the cave, and an elderly giantess came out. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His mother, we can exclusively reveal, is none other than the giantess Fridwulfa, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Now, however, he could tell that most wizards would not have said “So what?” upon finding out that one of their friends had a giantess for a mother. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She stabbed at the giantess with her own hunting knife and led her in a deadly game of tag around the throne. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess Aphrodite floated around them on a small white cloud, strewing rose petals in the giantess’s eyes and calling encouragement to Piper. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The giantess scratched her nose, cleared her throat, and spat onto the rock. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the giantess seemed to anticipate her plan. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A pregnant girl in love, a kindly shoemaker, an orphan boy, a blind girl, and a giantess who complained that everyone was in her way when she herself took up the most room. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was a giantess in the kitchen, cutting up onions as big as boulders and cabbages the size of boats. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Her father had insisted on giving the children cow’s milk, with the result that Theresa turned out a giantess — five seven! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond it, to the east, was the realm of the dead who had not died in battle, ruled over by Hel, Loki’s daughter by the giantess Angrboda. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She remembered what the giantess Periboia had said in her dream: that the demigods would find friends in Athens as well as enemies. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She called out, “We have guests! Your son is here, with a friend,” and in moments another giantess walked in. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z You may remember Uaaxee, the giantess who entrusted her turnip harvest to me last year. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It seemed as if the old woman herself was now a giantess, and his vision was blurred and confused. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The surprised giantess glanced down as the sword of the Boread pierced her gut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The gods sent for Hyrrokkin the giantess, who came to them riding on an enormous wolf, with serpents for reins. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “My husband is often bad-tempered when he gets home, wrathful and grim of mind. He treats his guests badly,” the giantess warned them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The giantess toppled backwards - steaming white and frozen solid. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was one other thing that the dead giantess had said that disturbed him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In “Dr. Seuss,” Whack is a giantess in a small house, like Alice in her cruel and unpredictable “Wonderland.” Tierra Whack Stretches the Limits of One-Minute Songs 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z In the song’s video, Swift tosses back drinks with a more exuberantly unhinged version of herself, and a third giantess Swift hovers over the proceedings, bumbling and lightly melancholy. Taylor Swift, Caught Between Yesterday and Tomorrow on ‘Midnights’ 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Whether sketching, posing, or studying, these giantesses do what they want. What to See Right Now in New York Art Galleries 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The dog is so little that the black boots of its owner, to the dog’s right, seem like those of a giantess. Art Review: Captured: A New York Minute, or One in Havana 2011-06-09T23:00:29Z The village in “Pillar” pivots on a giantess’s hips, while “Vacancy” depicts an off-kilter woman covered in unoccupied birdhouses. Review | In the galleries: Renaissance influences synchronize with Magic Realism 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z An even grander giantess, towering in her ballgown, spins around to reveal her finery is just a facade. Raucous grandeur in Washington Ballet’s ‘Carmina Burana’ 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z In the comics, a blood transfusion from Banner transforms her into a jolly green giantess, but one with considerably more mental control than Banner’s original Hulk form. It's Tatiana vs. Titania as Marvel's 'She-Hulk' adds Jameela Jamil as a villain 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z She was a child of Loki and the giantess Angurboda, and dwelt beneath the roots of the sacred ash, Yggdrasil. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z A giantess she seems; but look behind, And then she dwindles to the Pigmy kind. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z It was a favorite trick of Fairy's to clamber up and perch herself on the big woman's shoulder, and the good-natured giantess assisted her with sundry pushings and pullings. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z Anna Swan, the Nova Scotia giantess, who, with her husband, Captain Bates, the Kentucky giant, was an earnest member of the Baptist Church, is dead. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z On receiving this intelligence, Primaleón and a number of the Grecian knights took ship for England, and, learning of the imprisonment of Duardos in the castle of the giantess, they essayed his deliverance. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z A thunderbolt fell and reduced the giantess to ashes. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z “Good gear is ay in small bundles; and one does not need to be a giantess to be a comfort to one’s mother.” Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z And he told her how an evil and malicious giantess dwelt in the golden forest, who had turned him into a squirrel because he would not marry her. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Urd and her sisters, who guard one of the fountains of Ygdrasil's roots, are giantesses. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z But one day, as the lovers were enjoying each other’s society, an enormous giantess entered the Court and requested a boon from Lisuarte, which, in true romantic fashion, he granted without inquiring its nature. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z She was a diminutive creature, barely five feet high; but she had the moral powers of a giantess, and was really a remarkable little person, though her family was not aware of it. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z Would you tell her funny stories about the loves of the bagmen, or recreations with a migratory giantess in the interior of a provincial caravan? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z I threw it out again as quickly as I could, but perhaps one can smell it still,” said the giantess, and soothed him again. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Frigg heard their prayers and sent them in the guise of a crow the daughter of the giant Hrimner, a giantess who had been adopted in Asgard as Odin's "wish-may." Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Job Tinnian had a daughter, who, we believe, grew to be such a giantess, that she was taken about as a show, and exhibited in the Blue Bell at Carlisle, and various other places. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z I suppose, next, you will dwindle into a dwarf; and then, perhaps, find some surprising contrivance to shoot up into a giantess. The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z But those who did not know her, and had not seen her hitherto, imagined that she must be some giantess, breaking horseshoes and crushing armor. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z I threw it out as quickly as ever I could; but it may be that the smell still persists!” said the giantess, and tried to pacify her troll. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z It is given to the parents of the giantess Gerd, and in Ragnarok it causes the death of Frey. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z It should also be noted that the fairy ogress is a large woman, apparently a giantess, while her three sons have the red hair so often associated with the fairies. Ulster Folklore 2011-08-25T02:00:26.683Z Jendzian bent toward the saddle as if for easier conversation with the giantess, and his hand rested unobserved on the butt of a pistol. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z You have done the same thing as the giantess who carried the farmer and his plough home in her apron. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z “O no, you must not harm them!” cried the giantess. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Thus we have found that the three characteristic points— unsuccessful cremation of an evil giantess, her regeneration after the cremation, the same woman as mother of the Fenrer race— are common to Gulveig-Heid and Angerboda. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z She must mate with the man of her race, as the last giantess in the Nibelungen Lied could love only the last giant. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The giantess rushed into the room with all speed. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Don't think me whimsical, child, but upon my word I cannot undertake to parade that painted and plumaged giantess through Clifton. The Widow Barnaby Vol. I (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:16.980Z The old giantess had brewed and baked, and prepared the whole wedding dinner. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z ‘It is not bad,’ said the giantess, gulping down large morsels, in order to hide the surprise she felt. The Orange Fairy Book 2011-06-29T02:00:31.520Z He was the offspring of Loki and the giantess Angurboda, who bore two other children, Midgard the serpent, and Hel the goddess of death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Don't ask him," said the giantess; "his tongue is cut out. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z But a citizeness of the world is a giantess, and goes through the world with nothing but spectators, and is nothing but a character on the stage. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Therefore you must lend them your seven-mile waistcoat to the nearest neighbor,” said the giantess, and pleaded for the girls. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z I never think of her and of that day without recalling Baudelaire's dream of a giantess. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z Another prominent feature in the Midsummer Show was the procession of giants and giantesses mounted upon stilts, and hooded with fantastic masks. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The giantess herself who guards the princess is a powerful witch, intimate with devils who may warn her against us. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z "I told you so!" said Gideon Foot, looking around at the young giantess in his rear. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z “Yes, I can take you in easily enough,” said the giantess, “but when my husband comes home to-night, he will tear off your heads and eat you up!” The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z “I hate long-legged long-armed giantesses,” she exclaimed, attacking a vine spitefully. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z It was the shock to his spirit, which made of Selma Cross a giantess of vague outlines in a room filled with swimming objects. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z She is a brazen-faced giantess who is in friendship with devils, but she is a good-looking woman. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Years ago, tennis writers used to call Martina Navratilova, listed at 5-foot-8 and lean, a giantess with popping veins because other women seemed weaklings by comparison. Women Who Hit Hard 2010-08-25T17:30:00Z And then this giantess also said it was so far north that one could neither sail nor row there, and wanted them to turn back by all means. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Then quickly he gripped his knife that he wore in his girdle and drew it, and smote the shoulder of the giantess so that he cut off her right arm. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn This was the great giantess Cteniza, the Queen of the Pixies! Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies "No," replied the giantess, "I am rich enough, but for some time past my lonely life has seemed dull to me; you are intelligent, and will be able perhaps to amuse me." Tales of Passed Times She was a giantess, and very pious in words; and when she brought in my breakfast frequently stopped to exhort me. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “Yes, I can take you in easily enough,” said the giantess, “but when my husband comes home to-night he will tear off your heads and eat you up!” The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Orm had a bow and quiver; he put the arrow on the string, and shot thrice at the giantess. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn As the giantess sprang upon the little group of guards, a volley of arrows and spears flew into her face. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The giantess, who overheard her words, could not help laughing at the Queen's idea that she was dead. Tales of Passed Times Holding the downy ball compassionately between her palms, this ineffectual giantess—from Microbe's point of view—reflected on the possibilities of the situation only to be baffled. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road Then the maid pulled out the yard of linen and made the giantess a present of it. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z It rained incessantly, but, happily, the wind remained small, and we travelled along as quietly in that three hundred and fifty ton yacht as though we reposed in the saloon of an Atlantic giantess. A Marriage at Sea It was at this moment, when the giantess was turning fiercely upon her prostrate foes, that Goodnews flew to the rescue upon his gallant Formosa. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies By this the moon, that had grown almost a giantess as she stooped down the horizon, and had reddened like a glowing coal to the last almost, was dwindling. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday Gret went straight to Lizzī, and felt like a giantess as the latter knelt before her and clung to her dress. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 Is this, perhaps, the princess who wanted to marry him?” asked the giantess. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z He possessed an enormous treasure of gold, and could have lived nobly and in luxury, had there been other giants and giantesses besides him to keep him company. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Formosa circles around the dazed giantess a moment, and then darts upon her back. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Capitana, the giantess snake-charmer, was actually a giantess, and the snakes she wound about her fat neck were fully as long and as spotted and as green as the posters made out. The Rosie World The giantess overheard these words, and laughed to find the queen thought herself dead. Old-Time Stories “I can take you in easily enough,” said the giantess, “but when my husband comes home he will tear off your heads, and eat you up!” The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z At the 'Blew Boar and Green Tree' was on view an Italian giantess, above seven feet, weighing 425 lbs., who had been seen by ten reigning sovereigns. Old and New London Volume I He climbed into a bush from which he could overlook at once the crowd and the bulky form of the giantess. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies As he paused before the great gate it was opened suddenly by a most unpleasant looking giantess. The So-called Human Race The Mildenburg is a giantess, with a voice like an organ. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Then the maid pulled out the yard of ticking, and gave it to the giantess for linen. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z But the room, all the same, was a workroom, and there was a beautiful large table in it which could have served for cutting out a costume for a giantess. Coquette He was about organizing a fresh attack upon the giantess, when Sergeant Goodnews rode up astride his nag Formosa. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The “giantess” in the flesh is lunching with him—a Juno-like woman of perhaps twenty-five, with a superb head well poised, her figure firm and erect. The Real Latin Quarter So in the night he got up softly and took off the little giantesses' crowns and put them on his brothers' heads and his own, and lay down again. Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 “It is the princess who wanted to marry him, I know, but she will never get him as long as she lives, for he has to marry the great giantess in three days’ time. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Robert Moore had a pleasant time of it—in pain, in danger, too weak to move, almost too weak to speak, a sort of giantess his keeper, the three surgeons his sole society. Shirley She has dragged your giantess here by her own unaided strength; has dug that grave which you see, and is just ready to fill it up. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies I did not like the look of her at all; she was a giantess, taller than any woman I have ever seen; and the way she had you in tow made me decidedly uncomfortable. Byways of Ghost-Land The god Tyr, son of Odin by a giantess, is the Eddic figure of the German Tiw or Ziu, etymologically equivalent to Zeus or Jupiter, but identified by the Romans with Mars. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems “But now I must return to the evil giantess and marry her, and all is over between us.” The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Yet already he 'progresses like a giantess,' has attracted some attention in the Academy, and will directly be sent to Rome. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The second line parted and down fell the trap with a heavy thud, just as the giantess reached it. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies And in the midst of this wood was a cave, at the mouth of which sat an ancient giantess, gnashing her teeth at all who passed by. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “I know what he’s good for,” said an old giantess, with one eye in her forehead and one in her chin. Irish Fairy Tales Then this giantess said in turn: “He must marry the great giantess in the golden forest, so you might just as well turn back home now as later!” The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z But even if I'd seriously thought of speaking, I couldn't with the back of the car boiling over with handsome giantesses from Colorado—goddesses from the Garden of the Gods. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The giantess paused and stood with raised arms, rampant and threatening. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies This seeming giantess was none other but wicked Loki in disguise, but this Hermod did not know. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “Oh, leave him to me,” said the giantess, “and I’ll fatten him up; and when he is cooked and dressed he will be a nice dainty dish for the king.” Irish Fairy Tales After a while the giantess went out, and fetched them some milk to drink. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z "We don't like, thanks!" replied all the Goodrich giantesses as one. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America He had been surprised by the giantess who rushed upon him from behind, knocked him senseless by a blow of her claw, bound him, and then carried him into her den. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Most things in heaven and earth rejoiced at the downfall of wicked Red Loki, but above all rejoiced Skadi the giantess. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “Well, I’ll come back again,” said the giantess, and she went away. Irish Fairy Tales But she will never get him as long as she lives, for to-morrow he must marry the great giantess. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z No sooner were the tiny people free than they began to run eagerly about the table, eating the crumbs of oaten bread and the grains of sugar which the untidy giantess had scattered. Prince Vance The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box He had another giantess before me, but she had begun to fall away considerable, so he paid her off and let her go. The Wit of Women Fourth Edition At this Thor was wroth and, seizing his hammer, would have slain the giantess had not the other Asas held him back, bidding him not forget the last duty to the dead god. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas But I must go now, as I hear the giantess coming.” Irish Fairy Tales Then the giantess gave them something to eat. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The giantess, as has been said, was a vain woman, and she was always thinking how everything could be put to use as something to wear. Prince Vance The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box "Walk in and see the wonder of the world, ladies and gentlemen—the largest woman ever seen in America—the great Kentucky giantess!" The Wit of Women Fourth Edition The third was a hideous giantess, partly blue and partly flesh-colour, whose name was Hela. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “Well,” said the giantess, when she came in, “is there anything you wish?” Irish Fairy Tales “O no, you must not harm them!” said the giantess, and told him that they had given her a yard of drilling for linen. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Hel, goddess of death, was the daughter of Loki, god of evil, and of the giantess Angurboda, the portender of ill. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas One might fancy a giant had been raising lilies to present to some fair giantess. Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Now on their way they passed the house of Grid, a kindly old giantess, who had long been a friend of Thor's. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “You may do that,” said the giantess, “if you get up early.” Irish Fairy Tales And he was willing at once, when he heard how kind they had been to his giantess. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Riding down to the shore, the giantess dismounted and haughtily signified her readiness to give the required aid, if in the meantime the gods would take charge of her steed. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Stop! stop!" said the mother, as Nan began upon the fourth plate; "you'll be a giantess; and your legs are so thin, I am afraid they will break in two. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young He was not wont to miss his mark, and the giantess fled, howling. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas “Very well,” said the giantess, and, saying “good night,” she went away. Irish Fairy Tales “O no, you must not touch them,” said the giantess. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z It is related that Odin once loved the beautiful giantess Grid, who dwelt in a cave in the desert, and that, wooing her, he prevailed upon her to become his wife. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas There was, however, one exception, a woman of herculean strength and limb, looking like a giantess amongst her puny sisters, and fully conscious of her superior muscular power. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 She was a small woman, and in this day of giantesses this has its charm. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 She stirs in her sleep, and I see a giantess ahead—the kind of a woman who could whistle to me or to you—and we'd follow her out—dazed by the draw of her. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Then the maid pulled out a yard of drilling, and gave it to the giantess for linen. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z Then hastening to his dwelling, some climbed on the roof, carrying a huge millstone, while the others, entering, told the giantess that her husband was dead. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Now that he was grown up, the body in which he could move had to be the body of a giantess. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts What a pity she's so tall; why, I'm sure she's half a head taller than even I, and they make my life a burden to me at home because I'm such a giantess! The Martian When the lymphatic giantess falls into a faint or goes off into hysterics, she storms, or bustles about, or holds on like a game terrier, according to the work on hand. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) Yes, I know; but she will never get him as long as she lives, for he must marry the great giantess herself in two days’ time,” said the troll. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z They had not gone far, however, ere they came to the house of the giantess Grid, one of Odin’s many wives. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas I was 13 years old when I wished to become acquainted with an enormously large giantess, in whose body I might take a walk, and where I could inspect everything. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts And even as there were giants, so there were also giantesses, which produced a truly beautiful and marvellous effect. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 03 (of 10), Filarete and Simone to Mantegna Poor Cornelian herself was very kind and good-tempered, and a very hard-working giantess, and she was very much to be pitied for having such a disagreeable, grumpy old husband. Cornwall's Wonderland “If you girls want to eat, why, eat, and if you do not, why, do without,” said the giantess. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z The missile had the desired effect, for the giantess fled, the waters abated, and Thor, exhausted but safe, pulled himself up on the opposite bank by a little shrub, the mountain-ash or sorb. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas I also phantasied a swing that was hung 10 m. high in the body of this giantess. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts The vast cultivated plain undulating below us looked like the patchwork-quilt of a giantess, stitched together with well-knit hedges. A Village of Vagabonds In another instant there was a pungent odor in the room, and something white and moist lay over the musical proboscis of the slumbering giantess. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter Bobichel took advantage of this movement to shake his fist in the face of the giantess. The Son of Monte-Cristo Thor, quick of eye and a practised catcher, caught the missile with the giantess’s iron glove, and hurled it back at his opponent. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas In the Scandinavian Mythology the giantess Skadi was required to choose a husband from among the gods by looking at their feet only. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes In Fielding's burlesque he was the giantess Glumdalca, and Dickens was the ghost of Gaffer Thumb; the names by which they respectively appeared being the Infant Phenomenon and the Modern Garrick. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete Through a window he watched the beautiful moving life of upper Broadway at night, with its crowds and clanging cable cars and its electric signs, mammoth and glittering like the jewels of a giantess. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays Turning to the giantess, "Listen!" he said, "it is by no means certain that all is lost." The Son of Monte-Cristo As for the salt it soon melted; but such was the immense quantity ground by the giantesses that it permeated all the waters of the sea, which have ever since been very salt. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The third was a hideous giantess, partly blue and partly flesh color, whose name was Hela. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes There seemed to be three classes: rosy-skinned giantesses like his escort; men of his own size, but also with pink complexions; and the squat, hairy men who appeared to be nothing more than slaves. Daughters of Doom She saw him in his pride of place, The joy of old Pulastya's487 race, Begirt by counsellor and peer, Rávaṇ, the foeman's mortal fear, And terror in her features shown, The giantess approached the throne. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse "Let her, if she dare!" and the giantess clenched her enormous fist. The Son of Monte-Cristo The unexpected shock almost caused the gods to lose their balance, and this so angered Thor that he raised his hammer and would have slain the giantess had he not been restrained by his companions. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas He was much surprised; however, he walked up to the castle door and knocked, and an old giantess came out. The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations But being comparatively a giantess, she kicked him away, and after he had gone to sleep she put off her outer raiment and went to sleep also. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Thus wept and wailed in deep distress The grim misshapen giantess: Before her brother's feet she lay O'erwhelmed with grief, and swooned away. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse "What is that to you?" asked the giantess, angrily. The Son of Monte-Cristo It looks as if the mountains had been torn asunder to admit the sea, and local legends say that a spiteful giantess did this and many other nasty things in the giant age. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway The giantess brought a hen, and put it on the table before him, and then she went away. The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations So, nothing loth, Roger gladly did their behest, and went forth to meet the giantess. The Red Romance Book And Ráma's falchion left its trace Deep cut on Śúrpaṇakhá's face: A hideous giantess who came Burning for him with lawless flame. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse "Let him have his own way," sneered the giantess; "he is in a hurry to see his darling, and has no time to be civil!" The Son of Monte-Cristo But the latter, who was only half a giantess, was afraid of the great monster, and would have nothing to do with him. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway The giantess, who was very stupid, did not know him again, but she stopped a minute before she took him in. The National Nursery Book With 120 illustrations But giants and giantesses lived, it is presumed, chiefly in the open air, and this which is called her chamber, may have been, after all, nothing more than her couch. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II How giantesses trembling fled, And servant fiends were smitten dead. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse As soon as he rapped on the door the giantess opened it, but barred all passage. The Son of Monte-Cristo In autumn a tall and stout Chukch giantess, who then paid us a visit, informed us that her husband had been murdered in a drunken quarrel. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II What is the name of this horrible giantess that drags you about and beats you so?” Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country When first I saw McGraw she was a giantess to my eyes. David Malcolm While I was wondering whether they were talking of a lady, or a ship, I caught sight of a majestic giantess, obligingly holding a torch up to light the world. Lady Betty Across the Water Talizac threw down a pocketbook, and the giantess, with most exaggerated respect, pointed to the stairs. The Son of Monte-Cristo I had rather be a giantess, and lie under Mount Pelion. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] “She is a giantess, Granny,” said the Brown Doll. Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country A giantess who sat in a dark cave had laughed them to scorn. A Book of Myths He also mentions a similar tale about a giantess existing among the Baltic Kashoubes. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore It was this amiable giantess whom Gudel had been foolish enough to marry, although what charms he had discovered in this mountain of flesh it would be difficult to say. The Son of Monte-Cristo It is a "great, stupid giantess," a "city of Bladesover ... parasitically occupied, insidiously replaced by alien, unsympathetic, and irresponsible elements." Personality in Literature "I know what he's good for," said an old giantess, with one eye in her forehead and one in her chin. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales But on the child's answering, 'No, thank you, I only want a sixpenny doll not dressed,' the Dutch giantess was removed, and we once more asserted our humble claims. The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina “What! a whole one, ma’am?” asked the small domestic—in comparison with whom Dollops was a giantess. Post Haste These two excellent persons, Robeccal and the giantess, sat down by the roadside and talked over their plans. The Son of Monte-Cristo Return to Contents Once, long ago, the Moon Giant wooed the beautiful giantess who dwells in the Great River and won her love. Tales of Giants from Brazil "Oh, leave him to me," said the giantess, "and I'll fatten him up; and when he is cooked and dressed he will be a nice dainty dish for the king." The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales Lanky girls, looking lankier than ever; fat girls, looking fatter than ever; tall girls magnified into giantesses; poor little stumpies looking as if viewed through a bad piece of window glass. Tom and Some Other Girls A Public School Story And by-and-by my mother came to find me, and said, 'Oho, my little giantess! The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The giantess only wished to get rid of Gudel, whom she now hated, and marry this man whom she loved. The Son of Monte-Cristo Never before in all the world had a giant or giantess possessed such a magnificent home. Tales of Giants from Brazil "Well, I'll come back again," said the giantess, and she went away. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales The sample grew a giantess, ’Tis easy from her size to guess The whole her prey will fall. The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell But Darvid waited yet; he did not lay down his arms; he did not lose faith in the power of the good giantess. The Argonauts All at once, the giantess seemed to recognize in Caillette an enemy. The Son of Monte-Cristo Now it happened that the king of the land of giants had a beautiful giantess daughter who never laughed. Tales of Giants from Brazil "Well," said the giantess, when she came in, "is there anything you wish?" The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales The young giantess looked in great astonishment at the tiny man who seemed to be so busily engaged trudging along after his little team, and turning up the ground with his small iron instrument. Legends of the Rhine Who are they who, at any time, think of that misty region, and look at the face of the giantess who reigns in it? The Argonauts Robeccal said a few words in a whisper to the giantess, who shrugged her huge shoulders and made at once to the dining-room. The Son of Monte-Cristo Instead of being a tall, tall giantess with her head up in the clouds, she reached just to D. Joaõ’s own shoulder. Tales of Giants from Brazil "Very well," said the giantess, and, saying "good night," she went away. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales The young giantess, greatly ashamed and deeply blushing with embarrassment, put the amusing little toy back into her apron, and carried it obediently down to the valley. Legends of the Rhine Death, my dear sir, is such a giantess, that if she is to come, mountains of gold will not stop her. The Argonauts On the floor lay the giantess, who had drank too much brandy. The Son of Monte-Cristo He soon heard on the street that the King of the land of Giants had a beautiful giantess daughter whom he wished to give in marriage if she could be persuaded to choose a husband. Tales of Giants from Brazil In the half light I could discern the great, powerful, angular form of a giantess in the opening. Lords of the North And the giantess is turned into stone, a great harbour mark, to be laughed at. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Let one giantess fight with the other; we shall see which one wins. The Argonauts When the giantess saw him, she called out, angrily: "Are you coming to help me?" The Son of Monte-Cristo She cast a glance upon the wild rock-shapes around her, which the Halling-peasant assured her were all spectres, giants, and giantesses, turned into stone. Strife and Peace The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 The giantess is kept there by the gibes of Atli till the daybreak. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature So the giantess had sprung over all the mountains—and had come! The Argonauts If Gudel were dead, La Roulante would look out for his daughter, of course, and the giantess saw opening before her a vista of delightful cruelties she could practice on the girl. The Son of Monte-Cristo Lengthen her, strengthen her, rip, bazoo, Make her a giantess, number two! The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays Scarcely had he begun to eat than there was a great rumbling like an earthquake, and the giantess had only time to bundle Jack into the oven when in came the giant. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Atli, keeping watch on deck, answers the giantess, and there is an exchange of gibes in the old style between them. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature But the giantess, because of her power, sprang over all golden mountains—and came! The Argonauts The fellow landed nearly at the side of the giantess, who tumbled herself off the chariot and rushed upon Fanfar. The Son of Monte-Cristo She was a terrifying-looking person; almost a giantess in height, raw-boned, with iron-gray hair, a face always flushed, and prominent, hysterical eyes. My Ántonia What became of the giantess and the castle nobody knows. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Then he passed on into the newer rooms lit by those hanging lights which Mary had thought like diamond necklaces of giantesses. The Guests Of Hercules One giantess more—it seems to him that he is a hundred years old. The Argonauts But they did represent the author's normal preference and his principal fear; and those two sculptured giantesses largely upheld his fame. George Bernard Shaw Are these young giants and giantesses our children? The Opinions of a Philosopher But the giantess had a kind heart, and after a time she allowed Jack to come into the kitchen, where she set before him enough breakfast to last him a week. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 But an old withered giantess Asa Loke in disguise shed no tears; and so Hela kept her beauteous and lamented prey. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Odin said that Thor did wrong in giving so fine a horse to the son of a giantess, instead of to his father. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda The good man, ceasing from his occupation, gave a kind of halloo, upon which a tall woman, almost a giantess, came out of the hut. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth "Let us try this hole," said Tricksey; for the giant and giantess were sleeping behind them, and they dared not go back. The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories The giantess was standing at the door, just as before, but she did not know Jack, who, of course, was more finely dressed than on his first visit. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Thus hustled by these dwarfs, and at the end of her patience, the giantess finally abandons the well. Social Life in the Insect World On his way Thor visited the giantess whose name is Grid. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda "A perfect giantess, especially in defending the character of the poor and bereaved." Medoline Selwyn's Work Soon the giant's pretence became reality, and the giantess began to nod over her work. The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories But the giantess was quite sure that she had seen no little boys that morning; and after grumbling a great deal, the giant sat down to breakfast. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Too peaceable giantess! if you see them why do you not seize them in your talons, crush the pigmies at their work, so that you may proceed with your travail in security? Social Life in the Insect World The message of death Came of the moon-devourer’s women, When the cunning and wrathful Conqueror of Loke Challenged to a contest The giantess. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda The one candle at the bedside threw her shadow monstrously up the wall; while she fumbled with her hatpins it pictured a looming giantess brandishing weapons. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories "Run, children; run and hide!" said the giantess. The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories "I don't think I should care for their experience with giants and giantesses." The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 The next thing that happened was a snap and a tinkle in our inner workings, rather like the sound you might expect if a giantess dropped a hairpin. The Motor Maid The mill turned the maidens,— Their might they tested; Young they were, And giantesses wild. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda It was indeed a baby giantess, higher than its brother, who was six years of age. Servia, Youngest Member of the European Family or, A Residence in Belgrade and Travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. The story of the half-breed woman—a giantess—who had a dozen sons, has about it for me all the glamour of an ancient yarn. The River and I Unfortunately, a giantess falls in love with Rama, and In Sita's very presence told Her birth—love made her overbold: For mighty passion, as a rule, Will change a woman to a fool. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works These contrast sharply with characteristic Germanic legends, in which the giant is greater than the giantess, and the dragon is a male, like Fafner, who is slain by Sigurd, and Regin whom Siegfried overcomes. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria A giantess who launched the ship on which Balder was burned. The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda He had another giantess before me, but she had begun to fall away consider'ble, so he paid her off and let her go. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches Now, little Cricket, fairy that she was, was yet brave as any giantess. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week On the way they are attacked by a giantess, whom Rama kills; the first of many giants who are to fall at his hand. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works Meg was also reputed to have been petrified, like certain Greek and Irish giants and giantesses. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria She seems thanking the good old Dutch Deity of cleanliness and respectability that she herself is not like this poor trolloping giantess, degraded from the embrace of ocean and the unblemished circle of the sea. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned No," said the giantess, "that was a picture the man bought cheap from another show that broke up last year. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches The immense torch which is held in the hand of the giantess is three hundred feet above tidewater. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader The words of my lady, "as tall as a giantess," unconsciously influenced the imagination of Lionel Verner. Verner's Pride The grandmother of the Teutonic deity Tyr was a fierce giantess with nine hundred heads; his father was an enemy of the gods. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria I found her a giantess of a woman, not fat, but raw-boned and tall. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative It was not that she said much, but there was such an exquisite courtesy in her manner, and an apparent unconsciousness of there being anything in the least surprising or uncommon about the giantess. Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches In the corner lay against the wall a stringed instrument not unlike a dulcimer, which, as people believe, the giantesses used to play on. Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian Her mother was as tall as a giantess; perhaps she is the same. Verner's Pride I've never seen any except on the stage, worn by wonderful, thin giantesses. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Before one inspected the rival giantesses this community of advertisement had seemed to be a mistake; after, its absurdity was only too apparent, for although the Princess was colossal, Mile. A Wanderer in Holland "Walk in and see the wonder of the world, ladies and gentlemen,—the largest woman ever seen in America,—the great Kentucky giantess!" Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches At last the giantess got angry, and scolded the boy for being so awkward; the lad excused himself, saying that he did not know the way to sit on the shovel. Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian The woman was almost a giantess, and amazingly stout. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate The woman was a giantess, a huge, hideous creature with the face of a man, hairy and bloated. The Daughter of Anderson Crow So they all rose to their feet, but the giantess, on that, rose up too. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland Helgi is his name; but thou nowhere canst to the chief do harm; iron forts are around the prince's fleet; giantesses may not assail us. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The garments of some young giantess, such as Baudelaire sings of, might make that rustling as she would run past one in a land of colossal persons and things. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 It was her hour of triumph, and she felt a giantess as she stood regarding the envelope and Will. Children of the Mist Dulcie had sure put one large crimp into Bohemia, even if she could not be justly called an intellectual giantess. Ma Pettengill Where Madame Olivier found those giantesses I cannot imagine; certainly not in a day. The Living Present Tell me seventhly, since thou are called wise, and if thou knowest, Vafthrûdnir! how he children begat, the bold Jötun, as he had no giantess's company? The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Our writers of prose and verse have not spared the magnolia of the South, which is far inferior, both tree and flower, to our gaudy, flaunting giantess of the West. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 Attacking the monster, Sir Satyrane overcame and bound him fast with the girdle, but he hadn't gone far, leading this reluctant captive, when he spied a giantess bearing off an armed squire. The Book of the Epic And Ráma's falchion left its trace Deep cut on Súrpanakhá's face:— A hideous giantess who came Burning for him with lawless flame. Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala The funeral pyre of Baldr is described by Ulf Uggason: he is burnt on his ship, which is launched by a giantess, in the presence of Frey, Heimdal, Odin and the Valkyries. The Edda, Volume 1 The Divine Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 12 The earth resounds, the giantesses flee; no man will another spare. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Slightly stooping, she walks, though among the grass and flowers whose tints and grace shine in reflection on her forehead and cheeks, she is a giantess. Light Then the giantess said: “I believe that someone is going to fight, and he will have success.” Philippine Folk Tales Meckisch and the Russian giantess fasted on their wedding morn and everything was in honorable order. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People And she kissed them with the enormous kiss of a giantess suddenly rendered passionate by a vast uprush of elemental feeling. The Roll-Call Tell me, Fiolsvith! etc., whether there is any treasure, that mortals can obtain, at which the pale giantess will rejoice? The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The giantess, though advanced in years, retained in her countenance traces of severe beauty, and her every glance indicated the sublime Titaness, the mighty Themis. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Then the giantess shouted and all the world trembled. Philippine Folk Tales There was no difficulty in getting one—by the aid of his friend, Sugarman the __ soon the little man found his household goods increased by the possession of a fat, Russian giantess. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People Mrs. Haim lay like a giantess, immovably recumbent between their puny, straining figures. The Roll-Call In this conjuncture they sent to Jotunheim for a certain giantess named Hyrrokin, who came mounted on a wolf, having twisted serpents for a bridle. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Ortnit soon dispatched the giant and giantess, who would fain have hindered his entrance into the fatal gorge. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art When he reached the spring of the giantess, he again struck his shield and shouted so that the whole world trembled. Philippine Folk Tales She paused and stood inarticulate—a goddess, a giantess. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations The performers were all strenuous and some capable, but the hit of the evening was Phillips Brooks, who personated the giantess Glumdalca to perfection. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe Loki became guileful from that wicked woman; thence in the world are all giantesses come. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The lady was so tall and muscular, so stout and shapely withal, that she was almost like a giantess. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 The gestation of the giantess had lasted for three centuries; it seemed like those enormous prehistoric animals who slept so long in their mother's womb before seeing the light. The Shadow of the Cathedral It begins well, with Alcibiades, but it ends with the Swiss giantess or the Polish dwarf, I forget which. Venetia A little farther along under the arcades was the stall where Mademoiselle la Pierre, the Prussian giantess, could be seen for a silver piece. Calvert of Strathore Tell me, Fiolsvith! etc., what those dogs are called, that chase away the giantesses, and safety to the fields restore? The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Since you are going to be a literary giantess it is well that you should be initiated into the mysteries of producing what I shall call the illusion of spontaneity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 All the inherent love of the Lunas for the giantess who was their eternal mother surged up in him, but he did not love it blindly as all his belongings did. The Shadow of the Cathedral She was a good-looking widow of fifty, with the form of a giantess and the mind of a child. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people To Jimmy, who was crouching behind an armchair, she seemed a giantess. Baby Mine In the Norns' seat nine days I sat, thence I was mounted on a horse: there the giantess's sun shone grimly through the dripping clouds of heaven. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The Hawke came steaming out of Portsmouth and drew alongside the giantess. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters The magnificent church was like a giantess whose feet were shod with rough shoes, but whose head was covered with the loveliest plumes. The Shadow of the Cathedral During Queen Anne's reign there was shown in London and other parts of England a most peculiar anomaly—a German giantess without hands or feet who threaded a needle, cut gloves, etc. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine The door was opened in a minute or two by a frightful giantess, with one great eye in the middle of her forehead. The Red Fairy Book Atli I am named, fierce I shall prove to thee; towards giantesses I am most hostile. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson An old Scandinavian legend thus curiously illustrates this last period:—There was a giantess whose daughter one day saw a husbandman ploughing in the field. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers "Ah, no!" cried the giantess, drooping her head in humorous caricature of a time-honored pose of the heroines of sentimental romances. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories Buffon refers to a Swedish giantess who he affirms was 8 feet 6 inches tall. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine She was a terrifying-looking person; almost a giantess in height, raw-boned, with iron-grey hair, a face always flushed, and prominent, hysterical eyes. My Antonia He looked up to find her face, and saw that she was no longer a beautiful giantess, but the tall gracious lady he liked best to see. At the Back of the North Wind And she drew with the point of her parasol an enlarged view of one of the lamented darlings, to a scale that would have suited a giantess half-a-mile high. A Pair of Blue Eyes Next to the German giantess sat the Italian tenor—the tiniest of men—pale, with soft, light hair, much in disorder, very red lips, and fingers yellowed by cigarettes. The Troll Garden and Selected Stories Its mother was Mrs. Bates, formerly Anna Swann, the giantess who married Captain Bates. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It seemed like a make-believe sceptre in the hands of such an old, hideous, and bony giantess! Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish Every one who isn't a giantess isn't 'small'. The Gentleman from Indiana She was very tall indeed, six feet, but she looked like a giantess. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt Next the giantess would mingle with the fray. What Katy Did Next Soon, the giant's pretence became reality, and the giantess began to nod over her work. Adela Cathcart, Volume 3 She always reminds me, with her powerful frame, of the young giantess in the fairy tale who takes up a peasant and his plough in the hollow of her hand. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Gods, men, and even things inanimate wept for Balder, except one cruel giantess—Loki in disguise— who would not give a single tear. Early European History She is never big, for when at her full height she will be about four feet eight inches tall, and a Japanese woman of five feet high is a giantess. Peeps at Many Lands: Japan Katy suspected that heaviness of mind as well as of body must have stood in her way; for Maria, though a good-natured giantess, was by no means quick of intelligence. What Katy Did Next Yet they were all so great and powerful that many considered them giantesses. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks When you write invitations in my name, be good enough to give me a list, instead of bringing down a giantess on me without my knowledge. Daniel Deronda As for Ethel, anything so high and mighty I have never seen since I saw the French giantess. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The giantess Night was entrusted with the first of these chariots, while the young god Day was made the driver of the other. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 Whereupon the giantess took the boot, and put her great hand down into the toe of it, when Little jacket gave another thrust with his weapon. The Last of the Huggermuggers Night was a giantess, dark and swarthy, who rode in a car drawn by a steed the foam from whose bits sometimes covered the earth with dew. The Story of Siegfried A giantess; The queen of those who made and unmade queens. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 The stony hills are dashed together, The giantesses totter. Algonquin Legends of New England But as the score piled up in their favor, they grew more amiable and laughed good- humoredly at the ineffectual attempts of their guards to block the giantess's goals. Betty Wales, Sophomore Little Jacket was quite relieved to feel that he was safe out of the giant's house, and that the giantess had gone. The Last of the Huggermuggers "That I will do!" roared the grim giantess. The Story of Siegfried Heaven thee designed a giantess to make, But an angelick soul was shuffled in. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 In the legend of the Culloo the frost giantess can only be killed by a crooked horn thrust into her ear. Algonquin Legends of New England Seems to have complete confidence in herself; and the strength of a giantess, too. Flowing Gold His name was Huggermugger, and he and his giantess wife lived at the foot of the great cliffs they had seen in the distance. The Last of the Huggermuggers But, as the heralds were on their way back to Asgard, they met a giantess named Thok, and they asked her to join in the universal grief. The Story of Siegfried Now, as he fled, he met his sister the giantess, who called out to him, 'Brother, whither away so fast?' Tales of the Punjab Loki, not as yet lost, gets the stone heart of a giantess, and becomes an utter devil at once. Algonquin Legends of New England No, there was a sincere emotional quality concealed in this young giantess, and a sensitiveness quite unexpected. Flowing Gold A needle in your boot?" said the giantess, "how can that be? The Last of the Huggermuggers She was a horribly ugly old giantess, with nine hundred heads; but every head was blind and deaf and toothless. The Story of Siegfried Then the giantess, overcome with fear, fled with her brother, and as they fled they called aloud— 'Fly! brethren, fly! Tales of the Punjab Word for word, ash-tree, giantesses, the supreme god fighting with a wolf, and falling hills, are given in the Indian myth. Algonquin Legends of New England "Well, then," she said, drawing a long breath, "if he can't see for himself, let him marry a pious Western giantess, who will go with him for the sake of the cause instead of himself." From Jest to Earnest What was their surprise to find that the giant and giantess wore the most beaming smiles on their broad faces. The Last of the Huggermuggers So they sent in haste to Jotunheim for the stout giantess Hyrroken; and she came with the speed of the whirlwind, and riding on a wolf, which she guided with a bridle of writhing snakes. The Story of Siegfried But the giantess, their sister, escaped, and fled to a cave in the Gandgari mountains. Tales of the Punjab Also when Diffidence, the giantess, came up to help him, old Mr. Honest cut her down at one blow. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 By and by he will marry a pious Western giantess, whose worst dissipation is a Sunday-school picnic, and will often petrify her soul with horror and wonder by describing that awful little pagan, Lottie Marsden. From Jest to Earnest They, however, were in as great glee as the giant and giantess, and began to entertain such a good opinion of them, that they were ready to assent to anything the Huggermuggers proposed. The Last of the Huggermuggers He went off to the home of the giants and married the ugliest and fiercest of all the giantesses. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 And he placed it as a sentinel at the entrance of the cave, so that the giantess dared not come forth, but starved to death inside. Tales of the Punjab Some of the Gaboon giantesses have, unlike their northern sisters, regular and handsome features. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 And now, see—she was growing tall, she had become a giantess, her face shot across the gulf of water and swam upwards through the shadows till it was within a foot of her. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch I was taking home a pair of shoes for the giantess, and was just about to knock at the door, when I heard the giant and his wife talking. The Last of the Huggermuggers A giantess, whose son Loki had killed, came with a great serpent, which she fastened directly over Loki's head; and from the serpent's mouth dripped poison, which fell, drop by drop, upon Loki's upturned face. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Brave giantesses who dared to treat your sacred possession so heedlessly! Hadda Pada When I was young, two giantesses fought for empire upon this very stage, where now dwarfs crack and bounce like parched peas. Peg Woffington If she were taller than he, she must have appeared a giantess. The Life of George Borrow We are quite astonished to see him pestering his giantess on the threshold of the burrows. More Hunting Wasps But he must have repented of his act when he saw the children which the giantess bore him, for they were certainly the most hideous and frightful children that were ever born into the world. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2 Once upon a time there lived two giantesses who were sisters. Hadda Pada Mind and majesty wait upon her in the air; her person is lost in the greatness of her personal presence; she dilates with thought, and a stupid giantess looks a dwarf beside her. Peg Woffington The giantess, as soon as stung, kicks furiously, flounders about, falls on her side and is unable to get up again. Bramble-Bees and Others Watch in the Admission Day parade for the Native Daughters of the Golden West—stalwart, stunning young giantesses marching with a splendid carriage and a superb poise—they seem like a new race of women. The Californiacs You might have known that I was only waiting until that—that giantess went away. Jewel It hit the egg, and broke it—the giantesses fell down, dead. Hadda Pada Janice would have jumped up to answer it; but she heard the giantess going through the hall. Janice Day the Young Homemaker If she liked, the amiable giantess could rip up with her claw the tiny bandit who ruins her home; she could crunch her with her mandibles, run her through with her stiletto. Bramble-Bees and Others For some time he lay quite still, and then suddenly the floor began to shake, and a giantess came along wading half way to her knees through the ground. The Crimson Fairy Book "I don't like to ask the giantess if I may, and of course, it won't be a very good time anyway, so you be patient and we'll go out together this afternoon." Jewel That she was small, compared with her later magnitude, no more lessened your love for her, than your love for your own mother could be increased were she suddenly to become a giantess. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography There was one good point about the giantess; her face and hands looked as though they were familiar with soap and water. Janice Day the Young Homemaker This is apparent from the self-possessed manner and undamaged condition of the dwarf who returns from visiting the giantess engaged down in the burrow. Bramble-Bees and Others The giantess was greatly pleased when she saw the ring, and at once challenged Sigurd to wrestle with her. The Crimson Fairy Book We're going to leave the giantess, and leave the impolite error fairy, and leave the poor enchanted maiden, and go to find the ravine and the brook. Jewel Through a window he watched the beautiful moving life of upper Broadway at night, with its crowds and clanging cable cars and its electric signs, mammoth and glittering, like the jewels of a giantess. Active Service Then the giantess approached the living-room door, heavy footed, with a clatter of smaller bootheels behind her. Janice Day the Young Homemaker I see hastening up from the neighbouring bushes and embarking on the cable a male, a dwarf, who is coming, the whipper-snapper, to pay his respects to the portly giantess. The Life of the Spider Ingiborg again said 'No'; and the giantess took leave of her and went away. The Crimson Fairy Book The beautiful enchanted maiden, and the Error fairy, and the giantess, are all making discord around him. Jewel "It looks," Sir Richmond said, "as though some old giantess had left a discarded set of teeth on the hillside." Secret Places of the Heart The giantess tossed her head and lumbered out of the room, slamming the door behind her with unnecessary violence. Janice Day the Young Homemaker The lady especially, being of the sort whose very dreams "drive at practice," was landscape gardening as with the gestures of a giantess. The Trees of Pride There you will see a giantess looking out over the rocks. The Crimson Fairy Book Help me to love one another, even the giantess, and please show grandpa how to meet error. Jewel But her voice was gentle, and its tone a little apologetic: she could not be a bad giantess! Lilith, a romance He came behind the giantess suddenly and boosted her with strong arms up to the seat at the front of the wagon. Janice Day the Young Homemaker The countenance of the giantess was solemn and hushed, and beautifully serene. Last Days of Pompeii That same evening the ball stopped rolling at the foot of some high rocks, and on glancing up, Sigurd saw the giantess looking out at the top. The Crimson Fairy Book "Glad, of course," echoed the giantess of the amber satin, more meekly than ever. No Name "They told me too of a girl giantess that was queen somewhere: is that her country?" Lilith, a romance But the giantess was still sullen and had much to say about "it comin' to a pretty pass when children boss their elders." Janice Day the Young Homemaker His own woman was of the party—a veritable giantess, a virago of the first magnitude—and she was evidently the only thing in the world of which Usanga stood in awe. Tarzan the Untamed At first Sigurd was rather frightened, but he remembered what Ingiborg had said, and gave the giantess her sister's message and the ring. The Crimson Fairy Book Thou little skilled in the classic memories and associations of the spot, he could not but be impressed with the surrounding witnesses of departed empire; the vast skeleton, as it were, of the dead giantess. Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes They took her for a giantess that had stolen one of their babies, for they regarded all babies as their property. Lilith, a romance A giantess she is; young indeed, but humble as yet: cautious and modest beyond her years. The Ancien Regime But a giantess is enamoured of a youth she had fostered, and giants carry off king's daughters, and a three-bodied giant captures young children. The Danish History, Books I-IX The giantess was delighted, and challenged him to wrestle with her. The Crimson Fairy Book The sight of the red gold delighted the giantess, and she challenged Sigurd to a wrestling match. The Crimson Fairy Book I know she is a bad giantess, but she is a wild beast all the same. Lilith, a romance They are no good comates for men or women, and to meddle with a goddess or nymph or giantess was to ensure evil or death for a man. The Danish History, Books I-IX Unable to gain recognition he lets her go, and she is made by a giantess to herd her flocks. The Danish History, Books I-IX Then he looked up and saw another giantess, even bigger and uglier than the first one, who called out to him: 'Ah, this is just what I wanted! The Crimson Fairy Book |
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