| 单词 | gondolier |
| 例句 | Then he tore away from Prosper and jumped down the steps to watch a gondolier push his boat off its mooring. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The gondoliers waited for customers at the foot of the bridge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Giaco took Ida's boat up and down all the canals and showed Prosper's picture to the gondoliers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z With fire-eaters and gondoliers for the Carnival scene, he injected a bit of spectacle. Domingo in Verdi rarity `I Due Foscari' in LA 2012-09-16T17:51:10Z Dickens was unimpressed with the Capulets' house in Verona, Henry James abhorred the ubiquitous hawkers selling tourist tat, and everyone, especially Twain, hated the serenading gondoliers. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review 2012-05-25T21:55:02Z A gondolier with a difference though, because she's a she, one of only two. TV review: The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald 2011-01-05T08:00:05Z The gondoliers were their chauffeurs, and before faster and cheaper motorboats became a mainstay in the mid-20th century, Venetians in the city used the flat-bottom boats to get around. In Venice, Navigating Like a Native 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z As the gondolier begins to sing, the composer hears the sound that became “in turn, / the long-drawn wail of the shepherd’s horn / at the launch of Tristan’s third act.” ‘Roget’s Ilusion’: wheels within wheels, words within words 2014-05-07T20:16:34Z Corradini, their gondolier, immediately threw himself into the water, as did one of the Europa hotel staff members. A Literary Leap to Give Tourists Pause 2010-06-18T16:17:00Z Peggy Guggenheim lived at the palazzo for the last three decades of her life and was one of the last people in Venice to maintain a private gondolier. Fight Over Guggenheim’s Legacy Roils Her Palazzo 2014-05-07T21:16:15Z After an opening scene in 1910, with “the Accademia Bridge arcing over the canal,” she makes the bizarre claim that there was “a period when Venice used West African slaves as gondoliers.” Three Wealthy Women and Their Venetian Mansion 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z The gondolier pictured is wearing a kasa, or a traditional Japanese straw hat. Traveling Across Japan 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z “There is no one better than a gondolier to represent the city’s traditions,” he said. A Giant Violin Floats Down Venice’s Grand Canal 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z Carla, 10, dreams of becoming a gondolier like her father in Venice, Italy. Filmmaker puts a ferret in a leading role At one point, a tourist, who appears to be the man’s daughter, got involved and began yelling at the gondolier. Tourist to Venice headbutts, punches gondolier after sneaking onto boat with family to take selfies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z “It’s true that compared to 10 or 15 years ago, tourists weigh a bit more,” Andrea Balbi, president of Venice’s gondoliers association, told the outlet of the news. Capacity cut on Venice gondolas due to 'overweight' tourists 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The altercation appeared to end with the family walking away, seemingly with the gondolier. Tourist to Venice headbutts, punches gondolier after sneaking onto boat with family to take selfies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z It's not easy being a lady gondolier: on the waterways she's shunned by the others. TV review: The Secret Mediterranean with Trevor McDonald 2011-01-05T08:00:05Z The song tells of a senator with a lisp who covets a reluctant female gondolier. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko in Bel Canto Mode, for ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’ 2014-01-19T22:04:19Z In a monochromatic Homer canvas that Bowdoin owns, for instance, fountains and gondoliers from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago are shown frozen in nighttime motion and eerily bathed in electric light. Antiques: Ancient Prescriptions From Tibet 2014-03-13T21:51:35Z A gondolier in Venice was threatened, headbutted and punched by a rowdy tourist this week after asking the man and his family to disembark from his stationary boat. Tourist to Venice headbutts, punches gondolier after sneaking onto boat with family to take selfies 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z And this is the thing about shopping in Vegas: there is always something to see aside from the shops, be it moving statues, a singing gondolier or a fashion show. Top 10 things to do in Las Vegas 2011-02-21T19:24:04Z And Brooks finds “by far the best quality and colors of gondolier slippers” Pied à Terre. The Best Spots to Visit in Venice 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z A gondolier in red and white stripes took a bow. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin marry in just 14 minutes 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z When anyone mentions Venice, a gondola and gondolier appear on cue. Le Roi Malgré Lui – review 2012-10-29T13:12:00Z But after about a half-dozen falls I got the hang of it, and we spent the next hour paddling like a couple of gondoliers around the peaceful and largely empty reservoir. In Boulder, Colo., Back to Nature at Very High Altitudes 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The park has always been a schizophrenic place that appears on its surface to concern itself with pleasure — with Ferris wheels, fortune tellers, swim suits, hot dogs and Venetian gondoliers. Coney Island: The Cyclone! The Hot Dogs! The Art! 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z After a period in seminary training, he began his professional career as a crooner on the Vegas Strip, at one point working as a gondolier at the Venetian. Placido Domingo says Operalia prizes 'went to the right people' 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z “You need to talk a lot if you want to be a gondolier,” he said. In Venice, a Young Boatman Steers a Course of His Own 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Even better: I slid into a Venetian gondola and let the gondolier muscle his way across the lake. Central Park: A green island in Manhattan Ms. Sirit introduced us to Roberto Veanelo, 53, a gondolier who said that he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and expects his son Oscar, 15, to do the same. In Venice, Navigating Like a Native 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The Crosses hired their own gondola and gondolier and for 12 days looked at pictures and churches, and cruised about the waterways. A Literary Leap to Give Tourists Pause 2010-06-18T16:17:00Z The shimmering heat added a surreal element, particularly when a Venetian-style gondolier drifted slowly past the proceedings. Make Music New York: ‘Maritime Rites’ at Make Music New York 2012-06-23T00:23:02Z On the main floor, ersatz gondolas with gondoliers ferry tourists from end to end. The Baumans, Sellers of Really, Really Rare Books 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Frescoes line the ceilings and gondoliers serenade passengers in the neighboring Grand Canal Shoppes at this hotel and casino in a prime location on Las Vegas Boulevard. Loving Las Vegas, from its glittering Strip to its alluring desert 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z You are carried on the green waters away from the noisy carnival of Piazza San Marco to forgotten canals and waterfronts, to peek in on the lives of gondoliers, stonemasons, hawkers, servants. Venice: Canaletto and his?Rivals ? review 2010-10-15T20:30:00Z Mr. Vale’s serenades were compared by at least one observer to those of a Venetian gondolier, and he endeavored to preserve his genre’s lush and pleasing style, particularly as rock-and-roll commanded increasingly large audiences. Jerry Vale, crooner of the 1950s and '60s, dies at 83 Mendacious, self-pitying, abusive and the possessor of a vocabulary that most of us can only dream of, Rolfe ended up in Venice seducing gondoliers and eventually becoming one himself. Summer’s hidden gems, selected by Michael Dirda 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Next is three months of school to learn more about art and history and also to brush up on languages; gondoliers are required to speak three, he said. In Venice, Navigating Like a Native 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z A Venetian nostalgia pervades the C Major Violin Concerto, RV 189, especially in its haunting Largo, like a gondolier’s song. Europa Galante's graceful time warp back to Vivaldi's final season 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z It opened July 4, 1905, and it’s a delight to imagine: arcades for strolling, canals with arched bridges, gondolas and gondoliers. Real estate, transit, oil — how early L.A. built fortunes and bred scoundrels 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z He relates on a personal level to a gondolier whose son will eventually take over his business. A visibly nervous Eugene Levy is the best part of TV's latest travel show 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Nearly 300 acres of marshland, 15 miles west of Los Angeles, were transformed into a homage to Venice, Italy, complete with dredged canals and imported gondoliers. Los Angeles Goes to War With Itself Over Homelessness 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Next door is the more elegant but still comfortable Orso, which Mr. Allen named after a Venetian gondolier’s dog. Joe Allen, Theater District Restaurateur, Is Dead at 87 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z At one point the third richest man in the world, Adelson brought singing gondoliers to the Las Vegas Strip and went all-in betting Asia would be a bigger jackpot than Sin City. Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z “It’s true that compared to 10 or 15 years ago, tourists weigh a bit more,” Andrea Balbi, president of Venice’s gondoliers association, told the Guardian. Venice gondolas reduce capacity due to overweight tourists 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z But Diego Chiaranda, a gondolier in Venice, said Americans might wind up paying a price for their country’s disastrous response to the pandemic. Europeans emerging from coronavirus lockdowns find a conspicuous absence of Americans 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Venice gondoliers wore face masks while transporting people along the Grand Canal – where weeks earlier boat traffic was virtually nonexistent, and waterways looked empty from space. Italians sip cappuccinos six-feet apart, receive communion from gloved priests as lockdown subsides 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Venice in the time of coronavirus, though, is a shell of itself, with empty piazzas, shuttered basilicas and gondoliers idling their days away. AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation brought singing gondoliers to the Las Vegas Strip and foresaw correctly that Asia would be an even bigger market. Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z A singing cabby poses as a gondolier for a cheese company, then goes to Venice and becomes one. Movies on TV this week: 'GoodFellas' on AMC and more 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z In September a gondolier was headbutted and punched in the face by a man from South America after clashing over a selfie. Venice tourist 'kidnaps' currency exchange worker over rates 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Gondola Getaway boasts that it sends a team of gondoliers to Italy every year to compete against the locals in the Vogalonga rowing regatta. Four Hours in Belmont Shore: A dog- and kid-friendly tour 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Gondola Nationals, a convention for the small community of gondoliers, began Friday and was wrapping up Sunday with races and an awards presentation. The Latest: Venetian-style gondoliers race in contest 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Gondola Nationals, a convention for the small community of U.S. gondoliers. Row like mad: Venetian-style gondoliers race in US contest 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z For competitions he wears a blue, striped T-shirt in the mode of the classic gondolier look, and white work pants. A Model Gondolier With a Relentless Regimen 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Outside The Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal, activity is nonstop as gondoliers call for fares, shouting good-naturedly to other boats. Falling in love with Venice, Italy 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Our gondolier, Andrew, is a veteran of 30 years and a fountain of Naples knowledge. Four Hours in Belmont Shore: A dog- and kid-friendly tour 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Gondola Nationals, a convention for the small community of U.S. gondoliers, began Friday and concludes Sunday with gondola races and an awards presentation. The Latest: Venetian-style gondoliers race in contest 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Mohr, a gondolier from Newport Beach, California, traveled to Rhode Island to compete. Row like mad: Venetian-style gondoliers race in US contest 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Thanks to a technique he’s honed over the past 20 years, Mr. Haynes can hold his own against gondoliers half his age and, if the distance is long enough, even beat them. A Model Gondolier With a Relentless Regimen 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z And, of course, this being Las Vegas the guy doing the anthems was a singing gondolier whose day job is serenading tourists in the faux canals of Venice just across the street. Column: Viva Las Vegas! Knights a win from Stanley Cup Final 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z He was also, it turned out, one of Venice’s oldest gondoliers, Umberto Pavan, pushing 91. How to Do Venice Carnival Right: A Thrifty Traveler’s Guide 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Stuart Montaldo might look like a landlocked gondolier gliding along bike paths on an extra-long skateboard, leaving bewildered cyclists and joggers in his dust. SpikeBoarding: A New Low-Impact Fitness Secret 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z A gondolier who attended was inspired to hold the convention the following year in Huntington Beach, California, and it turned into an annual gathering. Row like mad: Venetian-style gondoliers race in US contest 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z The efficiency of the Venetian stroke allows gondoliers to continue rowing beyond their athletic prime. A Model Gondolier With a Relentless Regimen 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Kinney dug canals, installed gondoliers, built Italianate shopping arcades and imported arts and culture to the beachfront and marshlands that marked LA’s Pacific boundary. The phantom Venice: hunting for Frank Gehry in LA's strangest neighbourhood 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Blance-Stephany, who was using the runner app and appeared as a bicycle on Mr. Harter’s screen, received the order and began walking up the boardwalk, resembling a gondolier in his straw hat. Food Delivered to Your Beach Towel 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Then stroll south, with the ocean on your right, past the Leeway Sailing and Aquatics Center – where gondolas and gondoliers are available to rent – and the U.S. This L.A. walk takes you — and your dog — on a scenic oceanfront stroll in Long Beach 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z About 30 gondoliers are competing in Providence and others are attending for fun. Row like mad: Venetian-style gondoliers race in US contest 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z Mitchell was worth $2 million when she died, and she scattered her wealth all over the place, including to gondoliers who had ferried her around Venice. How did the grave site of a dead dog become a playground in ritzy Kalorama? 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z In recent years, gondoliers in dozens of U.S. cities have established operations, promising passengers they can experience the best of Italy minus the jet lag. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Most gamblers were still asleep, and the gondoliers had yet to pole their way down the ersatz canal in front of the Venetian casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z In Las Vegas and Macau, replicas of Venice complete with canals and gondoliers surround massive gaming floors. Gaming Barriers Push Singapore Casinos To Higher Margin Revenue 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z A friend of mine joked on Facebook today about becoming a gondolier in New York City. Three Long Views of Life With Rising Seas 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z The gondolier and his lawyer were not immediately available for comment. Venice gondolier in fatal crash tests positive for drugs 2013-08-23T16:51:36Z Mr. Anderson, the Omaha gondolier, relies on a motor. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z A statement from the Leftist group on Venice's city council called for the immediate revocation of the licences of the gondoliers involved in the incident. 'Breathalyse gondoliers', Venice told 2013-07-05T11:23:27Z But if you insist on taking one, there are hundreds of gondoliers who’ll gladly take you for a ride, figuratively and literally, for around $130. 10 Things to Do in Venice 2012-11-21T08:00:00Z I also took an excursion to Martha Brae Rafting Village, and idled away a morning messing about on the river on a raft, powered by a gondolier. Usain's bolthole: life in the slow lane in Trelawny, Jamaica 2012-08-03T05:00:00Z However, since Mr. Corydon seemed to walk everywhere without regard for the softness of the carpets, Sylvia made up her mind to brave the silent criticism of the gondolier and follow up-stairs in his footsteps. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z He says other aspects of his operation probably wouldn’t pass muster with Venetian gondoliers—or even some American ones. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The councillors added that gondoliers "represent Venice to the world" and as such should respect the "human spirit of Venetian citizenship". 'Breathalyse gondoliers', Venice told 2013-07-05T11:23:27Z With a fond farewell the gondoliers then set sail for their distant dominion. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z At this moment the gondoliers are shouting to each other, and the lights are reflected in the depths of the waters; one is playing a guitar, and singing to it. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Two gondoliers entered the room, and at a word from their master they seized Sylvia and pushed her out into the street, flinging her coat and cap after her. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Otherwise, most American gondoliers, including Mr. Kerschbaum, wear the traditional Venetian boatman’s outfit of a striped shirt and straw hat. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z But sweeter far on Adria's sea, The gondolier's wild minstrelsy In accents low began; While sounding harp and martial zel Their music joined, until the swell Seemed heaven's broad arch to span. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z The Duke ceremoniously receives the two gondoliers, but he has to take exception to the fact that his arrival has been marked by no royal salutes, no guard of honour, and no triumphal arches. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z I was not very curious to enter it, but the gondolier assured us that it was a common visit for strangers, and we consented to go in. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z My friend who is giving the reception dresses all his servants like gondoliers. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The flat-bottomed, asymmetric-shaped gondola—the design works to an oarsman’s advantage, gondoliers say—has a history going back centuries. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z I went down to the Riva, and called to my gondolier, who swung to and fro in his moored boat. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z Indeed the boatmen here are not unlike the gondoliers. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The gondoliers were exhibiting themselves merely, and the people soon ceased to be interested in them. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z As soon as it was over we went down to the "Canal," where we found two gondolas, the real thing, with Venetian gondoliers, who were much pleased when I spoke Italian to them. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z “Nobody wants a gondolier named Matthew,” he said. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The carol finished, Miss Senter, with the aid of her gondolier, distributed the toys and bonbons, and the room was filled with happy glee. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Four were to hire a gondola and ply at the steps, with secret instructions to dispatch the gondoliers if necessary, that there might be no witness to lay the charge against them. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z We ordered the gondolier to follow at a certain distance, and spent an hour or two just keeping within the softened sound of the instruments. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z The stroke is as difficult to acquire as that of the gondolier, but when you have once acquired it you wonder wherein the difficulty lay. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z Today, it is mostly used for sightseeing, but experts note Venetian gondola builders and gondoliers respect tradition in the same time-honored way that, say, Neapolitan pizza-makers do. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The gondolier opened his grotesque painted lips a little to show that he could part them. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Mario, her only brother, being absent, the mother had confided her to the care of the family gondolier. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The gondolier was not aware of what had happened; and my uncle, though he knew very well, uttered no complaint. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The stern of the boat is usually decorated with a kind of matting or carpet, at its prow the gondolier stands, he has only a single oar. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z For $35, couples can get a 30-minute private cruise that gives them time to glide past a fountain, take in cityscape views and maybe hear the gondolier croon a tune or two. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z He had taken off his clown's dress, and wore now his gondolier's costume; but this costume was in disorder, and his face was darkly red—a purple red. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z "Row hard," said the Prince to the gondolier, "and if you overtake that black gondola I will reward you well." Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The gondolier ran up, weeping bitterly and begging to be pardoned. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The gondolier is a picturesque rascal for all he wears no satin harness, no plumed bonnet, no silken tights. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Matthew Haynes, a schoolteacher who parlayed his skills rowing crew in college into a second career as a gondolier, travels two rivers for a steady stream of passengers. If You Fancy a Romantic Ride on a Gondola, You Can Have It... in Omaha 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z It's your gondolier, isn't it—the one who played the clown so nicely? The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z The four men all turned in that direction, and saw one of the gondoliers, a venerable, gray-haired man, who was advancing towards them. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Every morning he used to send for one of his gondoliers, and inquire what sorts of fine fish were that day in the market. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z In Venice Tasso’s echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z The gondoliers asked five francs for bringing us to our lodgings, and got them. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z That is all, except the clown, who is our gondolier, and the five musicians up in the gallery; can you see them from here? The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Now out of work, he navigates a wooden boat down the streets of the industrial zone, taking passengers like a Venetian gondolier. Thai Floods Wash Over Global Supply Chains 2011-11-06T23:16:27Z The gondolier, in his anxiety to catch and keep him up, let the oar go which he was holding in his hands. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z And then of an eve in Venice, And the song of the gondolier, From the far lagunes replying To the wingéd lion pier. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The grand canal was brilliant, every evening, with gondolas, and gondoliers in costumes. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The gondolier, his head enveloped in wet towels, was lying in a stupor on one of the sofas. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z I found my gondolier fast asleep, with his head on a cushion and his bit of gondola-carpet thrown over him for a counterpane. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z His house is pointed out by gondoliers to tourists. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Oh, Porter, we want a gondola this afternoon to go to the Lido, and do try if you can get us Beppo—that nice gondolier, you know, we had yesterday! The Travelling Companions a Story in Scenes 2011-10-12T02:00:49.553Z Our gondolier had always a weird charm in our eyes. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z They could now hear the steps of the gondolier within, and the ladies moved to a distance as he appeared, walking unsteadily, the flask in his hand. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z I hastened back to Venice as fast as my gondolier could row me; and as we went along I promised myself that all her wishes should be carried out before she visited the spot again. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z La Putta Onorata obtained a similar success, and met with emphatic approval from the gondolier class, whose sentiments and manners had been studied in its composition. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Save for the "quack" of an occasional duck hidden in the reeds of the marsh and the garrulity of the gondolier all is silence and solitude. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z For, indeed, the watery streets of Venice, no less than her gondoliers, suggest the idea of romantic and desperate adventure. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Ercole was the chief gondolier—a tall, athletic young man of thirty, handsome and clever. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Having watched and waited for every post from eight to four, I went down to the traghetto of St. Mark's, and was there hailed by my accustomed gondolier. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z The gondolier pointed out the Custom House, the Mint, the Garden of the Royal Palace, and other buildings, before they came to a beautiful fairy-like palace. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z The gondoliers wear scarlet jackets, hats of pale yellow, the edges bound round with black velvet, blue cloth breeches with red ribbon down the side, in the French style, sleeves and collar of black velvet. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z I saw the gondolas of high society flit by, gay with flags and colored lanterns, the gondoliers in full livery. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z "I suppose he did this!" whispered Lady Kay to Miss Senter, her pink face white, as she indicated the motionless gondolier. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z It was, I think, about the fourth or fifth day of this pleasant work, when my gondolier proposed to take me as far as the Lido. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Through this brown gloom, darkened now by a surly sky, Chris was taking the skiff, standing in the stern and using his oar like a gondolier. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z Scarcely had she entered when the Syndic of the gondoliers was announced. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z Because it is so picturesque a calling, and the balancing of the oar looks so easy a work, those who are outside it do not realise the hardships of a gondolier. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z The idea of the gondolier's disappointment touched the amiable American. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z As this kept repeating and threatened never to end, my gondolier laughingly showed me another church—All Saints—and said to me, mockingly, "Go in there; you'll surely find yours." My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z The beauty of Guardi's great picture, Regatta on the Grand Canal, is much diminished by the attitude of the gondoliers, who all hold their poles in the same position. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Four famous gondoliers were eventually chosen for the prestigious job. Holy oar 2011-05-08T16:51:23Z When the icy winds blow in from the Alps or the Adriatic, the gondolier stands exposed to all their fury, whilst the passenger he carries sits warm and sheltered under the felze. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Your gondolier has been dreadfully beaten about the head, but it won't kill him; he is young and strong. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z She writes me full accounts of Venetian Carnival doings,—masques and gondoliers, &c, &c., and music on the Grand Canal till daybreak. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z The gondoliers sing a bad Mascagni chorus, and Flora enters singing in imitation Italian style. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z "Hitherto," said Candide to Martin, "I have met with none but unfortunate people in the whole habitable globe, except in El Dorado, but, observe those gondoliers, are they not perpetually singing?" Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Strong and lithe in form, often handsome in feature, almost invariably intelligent and acquainted with legend and verse, invariably courteous and well-bred, the gondolier should have received the utmost attention from his rulers. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z And it was true that Miss Senter had always thought that her chief gondolier possessed a great deal of natural refinement. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z In some of the cities all work ceased, even the gondoliers of Venice joined the strikers. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Hitherto Stella has been singing to her own accompaniment, for the entertainment of the company, the pretty Italian songs she caught from the gondoliers on the Canal. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z I implored my gondolier to save her, and he plunged into the water just in time. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z We descended the steps of the palazzo to the shore; an elegant gondola, with a gondolier in livery, was awaiting them. Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:10.707Z The gondolier bent down, and began to drag something across the floor and out to the open space behind. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Three gondoliers from Venice have landed a record deal with Decca. Trio swap gondolas for record deal 2011-02-01T17:05:42Z In Venice the gondoliers are matched annually against one another, but both the gondola and the sandolo remain what they always have been—mere vessels for the conveyance of passengers and goods. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z One of the gondoliers knocked with the ring depending from the lion's mouth. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z One surprise was left, the relationship between Putin and Berlusconi, one with the romantic soul of a gondolier, the other with the expressiveness of a crash dummy. Martin Cruz Smith on the New WikiLeaks Reality 2010-12-07T20:00:00Z It was the gondolier, still in his clown's dress, who brought in these supplies and handed them to the waiters from Florian's. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z Then came the daily task as a messenger, or gondolier. What You Can Do With Your Will Power "I'm only a gondolier, an attendant, and a mute judge," Michael observed. Sinister Street, vol. 2 It was no visitor, but a letter brought by Lozoncyi's gondolier, a handsome dark-skinned lad in a sailor dress, with a red scarf about his waist. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z And as he handed her to the seat, he turned swiftly to the gondolier, addressing him in Italian. The Gambler A Novel And the gondolier's eyes were indeed strangely bloodshot and wild. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z With this he went away; but scarcely had I dined, when the gondolier reappeared, leading by the hand a young woman. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second His librettist would have it that gondoliers never sang Dante, but he would not give in. Fragments of an Autobiography Her gondolier had departed, having judged it best to be rid as soon as possible of his wet clothes. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z For one fleeting second an impulse—a desire—crossed Clodagh's face; but as it trembled on the brink of utterance, Gore leant forward in his seat and gave a quick, imperative order to the gondolier. The Gambler A Novel "Carmela was in your bedroom not long ago," said Lady Kay, watching the gondolier's contortions nervously; "she helped me put on my cloak." The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z I noticed that in all this innocent but stolen traffic she changed her gondola and gondolier each time. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second In trying to hold him up his gondolier let go the oar, which struck Tiepolo's arm and broke it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. "Please, your Excellency, a gondolier has just brought this bag," Marianne explained. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z The approaching boat was a large one, rowed by two gondoliers; for, though it had only one passenger, it carried a pile of luggage, much travel-worn. The Gambler A Novel Making a d�tour so as not to rouse the gondolier, he entered the antiquity-dealer's show-room and tried to open the outer door. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z She ordered the gondolier, who was not the same as on the previous occasion, to take a circuit by the Grand Canal, and afterwards to land her in a certain rio at Santa Margherita. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second No gondolier, no coachman, could have steered or driven more skillfully. Pretty Michal I provided myself with weapons, ordered my gondolier to hold himself in readiness, and at midnight I proceeded to the Piazza near Maria Formosa. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The order was given to the gondoliers, and instantly the long dark gondola swung round, disengaging itself from the tangle of surrounding craft, and headed for the quieter spaces of the middle stream. The Gambler A Novel Here all this time—two whole years—he has been our gondolier, Ercoly has, and nothing more; for I hadn't a suspicion that he had the least talent in this line. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z One morning a man, who had the dress and appearance of a gondolier, presented himself. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Sidewards on the balcony, a young man blowing a shell-shaped horn; and in front of them, the sea with a richly ornamented gondola flying the Venetian ensign, with two gondoliers on board of it. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. A young man in gondolier's costume blew a blast on a conch-shaped horn, till the sounds echoed far away over the sea. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Greek songs of the trades, 143; of the weavers among the English, ib.; harvest and oar-songs in the Highlands, ib.; of the gondoliers, ib.; Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The young man sitting with his back to the gondolier raised the call again: "What, ho!—Tiziano!" Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists Only I observed that gondoliers used often to come behind the scenes with messages from ladies who desired her company in the boxes. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second "The Last of St. Bartholomew" is a magnificent bit of painting, and the Venetian views at once carry one back to the home of the merry gondolier and perfect moonlight nights. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly He turns away his face with a frown, walks on further, stands still, turns round, and ultimately has himself rowed by a gondolier to St. Mark's Square. Weird Tales, Vol. II. A huge Temple of Victory is erected on the Piazzetta, and gondoliers are seen climbing on each other’s shoulders and dancing upon ropes. The Venetian School of Painting "Home!" he said to the white-robed gondolier who looked back for orders. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists He had followed the gondolier and was waiting at the top of the staircase. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas. Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader The gondoliers display great skill in both rowing and steering, and they cut around corners and wind through openings seemingly impassable, always warning each other of their intentions by certain peculiar cries. Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Nothing was audible but the soft dip of the oar, and the startled shout of an occasional gondolier, who feared, perhaps, that our heavier craft might send his slim skiff to the bottom. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge A man of Zarato's proud spirit—"Faster!" he called to the laboring gondolier, and the boat shot under the awning. Unfinished Portraits Stories of Musicians and Artists He wore a shiny black suit, and his new Sabbath boots, which turned up at the toes like Venetian gondolas and sang like gondoliers. 'Lizbeth of the Dale "Those gondoliers might leave us on one of the outer islands, and we could not get back to the hotel, for we do not know a single word of Italian." Rafael in Italy A Geographical Reader The bearers trudge along, keeping step with each other, and uttering a loud, peculiar cry to clear the way, reminding one of the gondoliers on the canals of Venice. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months What on earth—the phrase is the right one—was a Venetian gondolier doing at Chenonceaux? A Little Tour of France The charmed stillness pleased her; the gliding gondolas; the but half revealed houses and palaces; the odd conveyance in which she herself was seated; the wonderful water-ways, the strange cries of the gondoliers. The End of a Coil One day, he called a gondolier, desiring that he might be carried to the church of a certain saint. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 This memory seemed to have faded away, and he wrote in his old instructive way a long letter in his pretty little handwriting, speaking of gondoliers, Savonarola, hotels, pictures, lagoons, fashions and the weather. Bird of Paradise I have in my possession a letter written to his family by Byron's gondolier, Tita, who followed him from Venice to Greece, and remained with him until his death. My Recollections of Lord Byron To the last fisherman and gondolier clung to the great houses of which they were the clients, as the fishers of Torcello had clung to the great nobles of Altinum. Stray Studies from England and Italy The gondoliers have queer old customs that belong to their class, and some are sufficiently disconcerting. . . . The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete The gentleman entered the building, but quickly returned, saying,—'That it was not the church he sought.'—'Well, then,' replied the gondolier, 'we will try another.' Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 Well, say, old friend, this is the place where you ought to be, because nobody works here, that is, nobody but gondoliers. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904 The recitative was shrill, screaming, and monotonous; and the gondolier behind assisted his voice by holding his hand to one side of his mouth. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 The brown half-naked gondolier lies stretched on the marble steps which the Doge in one of his finest pictures has ascended. Stray Studies from England and Italy In the evening, we improved our gondoliers' time in rowing leisurely from one point of interest to another. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. The gondolier was in despair: he had been rowing to and fro, from one end of Venice to the other, for the last four hours. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 There was considerable giggling and tittering throughout the company when Signora Fenzo, the young and comely wife of a gondolier, thus took possession of Eustace, and Signora dell'Acqua, the widow of another gondolier, appropriated me. New Italian sketches The rival reciters were sometimes attached to the same gondola; but often the response came from a passing gondolier, a stranger to the singer who challenged the contest. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 The canal lies dusk in the eventide, but the dark surface throws into relief a crowd of gondolas, and the lithe, glowing figures of their gondoliers. Stray Studies from England and Italy You reach the station just in the edge of the city, run the Passport gauntlet, and are let out on the brink of a wide canal, where dozens of gondoliers are soliciting your custom. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Its charms are recognized by the gondolier of Venice and the Muleteer of Spain. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce It is, therefore, a great point for a gondolier to make such an arrangement with his master as will leave him free to show his number. New Italian sketches The well-known song of the gondoliers, of alternate stanzas from Tasso's Jerusalem, has died with the independence of Venice. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 When he had done so he looked about him, and seeing no gondolier, 'Who will row us?' he asked. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 From the water's edge floated the songs of Venetian gondoliers imported from Italy for the night's festival, moving back and forth from the yacht. The Root of Evil There was always a busy and moving scene in the adjoining piazzetta; swarms of gondolas awaiting your pleasure, under the gay sunlit skies, the gondoliers shouting, "Gon-dola! gon-dola!" in almost ceaseless strain. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta As the hotel porter handed the young ladies from the gondola, the Colonel paused to have a word with the gondolier. A Venetian June But, in the eyes of Pignaver, a musician was not a man, any more than a servant or a gondolier could be. Stradella I'll buy me a fiddle in Italy, and hobnob with gondoliers, singing the songs of Tasso on Venetian waters. The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 In Venice, at midnight, the soft, hoarse cries of the gondoliers made her toss fretfully on her canopied bed. Sacrifice The gondoliers are quite as clamorous as the liveried omnibus legion. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta One less mouth to feed, the Colonel thought to himself; and perhaps the thought was apparent to the quick perception of the gondolier, although the padrone only remarked: "An old woman she must have been." A Venetian June Yes, it was below; the old head gondolier had taken Ortensia to the Frari as usual, but he said she had returned on foot. Stradella I am going to throw away a precious bit of silver on a gondolier. The Lure of the Mask The gondolier, as the man who rows the gondola is called, took Marco wherever he wished to go. Discoverers and Explorers These gondoliers, for the most part, are a light-hearted and obliging race. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta "What a shame this man should not be a gondolier," May cried, returning to the charge, with unabated interest. A Venetian June The Indian waded to a spot close by, where his canoe was fastened to a post, and brought it to the door, after the fashion of a gondolier of Venice. The Red Man's Revenge A Tale of The Red River Flood It was only of late years that Pompeo had become a public gondolier, with his posts in the stand fronting the Hotel de l'Europe. The Lure of the Mask The late Mr. Barry once chanted to me a passage of Tasso in the manner of the gondoliers; and I have listened to such from one who in his youth had himself been a gondolier. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 We had, it is true, no crimson-sashed, ragged, ballet-costumed gondolier to “ply the measured oar;” because, in the first instance, we did not row up at all. She and I, Volume 1 The striking beauty of Nanni's countenance is the possession of many an honest gondolier, nor would the glow of feeling which animated the face, have been anything unprecedented in a man of his class. A Venetian June "I will arrange everything with a gondolier before I leave for the bankers'," Uncle Bob answered. The Story of Glass The gondolier will give you any title you desire, if you are willing enough to pay for it. The Lure of the Mask But in Venice the gondoliers, and others, sing passages which are generally taken from Tasso, and rarely from Ariosto. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The gondolier steered straight for the girl without advice; he had thought privately that the Signore Americano was a little mad, but he knew now with what manner of madness. The Lovely Lady As the gondola came up to the steps of the Venezia, May turned, and looking back at the gondolier, said: "The papaveri are beautiful, Nanni." A Venetian June He helped Hannah and the girl into the waiting gondola and then stood on the steps shading his eyes with his brown hand as the gondolier made his way to the oar. The Story of Glass Let us put our faith in the gondolier; for his lies are far more picturesque than a world of facts. The Lure of the Mask My servant Tita, who was formerly the servant of his lordship, and whose name has been immortalised in the "Italy" of Mr. Rogers, was himself a gondolier. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 He dressed and got down quietly into the shadowed city and waked a frowsy gondolier asleep in his gondola. The Lovely Lady A puzzled scowl contracted the fine open brow of the gondolier. A Venetian June The day is overcast, but the calm wave Favours the gondolier's light skimming oar; Or have you held a levee of your friends? The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Hillard hunted for his old gondolier, but could not find him. The Lure of the Mask An anonymous gentleman has greatly obliged me with his account of the recitation of these poets by the gondoliers of Venice. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 "You see those gondoliers," said Candide, "are they not perpetually singing?" Candide The gondolier had stepped forward close behind the cushioned seat, and was stooping, with bended knee, his head almost on a level with the padrone's. A Venetian June I only gave the gondolier his name, And said, "You know him?" Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform Both gondoliers were long past their youth, but each knew the exact weight and effort to be put upon the oar; no useless energy, no hurried work, no spurting, but long, deep swinging strokes. The Lure of the Mask Lord Byron has told us that with the independence of Venice the song of the gondolier has died away— In Venice Tasso's echoes are no more. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The Doge has his troubles, the gondoliers have theirs. Candide She thought, if she could, she would rather do her as she received the poppies from the hands of the gondolier. A Venetian June Also applied to a vocal or instrumental composition in the style of the gondolier's boat song. Music Notation and Terminology "We'll look at some," said Mr. Barrymore, motioning to the gondolier. My Friend the Chauffeur The calm, interrupted now and then by the shouts of the gondoliers filled her with the same terror that she felt in a cemetery. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) On the high walls of the great white station its rays fall with startling brightness and cast long shadows of waiting gondoliers upon the plaza floor. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) Now and then a chance gas-lamp cast upon the wall beside them the shadow of the gondolier's swaying figure, vanishing then in the black water like a stealthy suicide. A Venetian June One paid little more attention to them than a gondolier pays to the pigeons of St. Mark's. My Second Year of the War Aunt Kathryn was saying, "If I hire a gondolier, I want to get a singer." My Friend the Chauffeur It was the gondolier giving warning before he turned the corner. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Those gondoliers do their work with consummate skill. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) Pauline was asking, as she watched the striking figure of the old gondolier, rowing homeward. A Venetian June Thy tones are silver melted into sound, And as I dream I see no walls around, But seem to hear A gondolier Sing sweetly down some slow Venetian stream. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar The history of Venice is nothing to a gondolier. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Wall, I am bound to go out in a gondola, I am bound to be a gondolier before I die. Samantha at the World's Fair The gondolier at crossings cries out his warning. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) The padrone proposed to float about in the moonlight for a while, and listen to the music, and this, at least, was benissimo and commanded the gondolier's warmest approval. A Venetian June These craft are propelled by two men standing one at each end like gondoliers and punting the boat along by poles. A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden Men who pull oars have round shoulders, but the gondolier does not pull an oar, he pushes it, and as a result has a flat back and brawny chest. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters I always wanted to be romantic, and I always wanted to be a gondolier, but it never come handy before, and now I will! Samantha at the World's Fair People pass by in processions disguised in the costumes of Frenchmen, lawyers, gondoliers, Calabrians and Spanish soldiery, dancing and with musical instruments; the crowd follows jeering or applauding them. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 7 Italy, Sicily, and Greece (Part One) May looked up and her eyes met those of the gondolier. A Venetian June He cried to the gondoliers that they were lazy—that the gondola did not move. Gifts of Genius A Miscellany of Prose and Poetry by American Authors Once he ran alongside another gondola and introduced me to the gondolier, who was his son. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters After making the boat fast, the gondolier landed, and entered the small chapel which stood on the brink of the canal. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Half an hour later Giuseppi arrived with the gondolier he had spoken of, and two old fishermen, and from their explanations, and a study of the map, Francis gained an exact idea of the localities. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century The familiar voice of the gondolier, striking across his meditations, had a singular effect upon the Colonel. A Venetian June Then, if you showed curiosity and wanted to know further, the gondolier would have told you more about this strange man. The Mintage The ignorance and superstition of the picturesque gondolier, with his fluttering blue hatband and gorgeous sash, are most enchanting. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters "If my house were not so very humble," said the gondolier, hesitatingly. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales It was not more than twenty minutes before the gondolier was back. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Fundamentally he was still the gondolier's son, the member of a caste too imperative and enduring in character to yield to circumstances. A Venetian June The weather was so bad that I refused to go—the wind blew in gusts, sheet lightning filled the Eastern sky, and all honest men, but poor belated gondoliers, had hied them home. The Mintage If you ask your gondolier he will swear a pious oath, shrug his fine shoulders, and say, "Mon Dieu, Signore! how should I know?—it has always been so." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters "Briefly then, gondolier," said the mask, "I am in love with a very charming young person." The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales But the gondoliers rowed steadily on, until ahead of the boat coming out. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century And the really noteworthy feature of the situation was the fact that the gondolier's son fully shared the view of the padrone. A Venetian June How can I tell—I am only a poor gondolier! The Mintage But although your gondolier may not be able to read or write, he yet has his preferences in music and art, and possesses definite ideas as to the eternal fitness of things. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters O, rest thee here, my gondolier, Rest, rest, while up I go, To climb yon light balcony's height While thou keep'st watch below. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales There was only a single gondolier and one other man. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century May was sitting, as she liked to do, in the little gondola chair, whence she commanded every point of the compass; a position which had the further advantage of facilitating communication with the gondolier. A Venetian June It was always to Murano, and always to the same landing—one of our gondoliers had followed them several times, just out of curiosity. The Mintage Mona Lisa was crooning a plaintive love-song and her gondolier was coming in occasionally with bars of melodious bass. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters The gondolier who had conducted them, an old, gray-headed, hard-looking fellow, had pocketed his fee, nodded his thanks, and pushed off again from the landing. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Giuseppi burst into a torrent of vituperation at the carelessness of the gondoliers who had so nearly run into them, but Francis silenced him at once. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century "But I thought every gondolier belonged to a ferry." A Venetian June They filled the gondolier's cap with gold and celebrated a mass of thanksgiving for the peril they had escaped. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers My librettist would have it that gondoliers never sang Dante, and but rarely Tasso, but I answered him, 'I know all about that better than you, for I have lived in Venice and you haven't. Great Italian and French Composers "There goes old Beppo," said one of the gondoliers on shore. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Francis soon saw that the craft behind them was a fast one, and rowed by men who were first-rate gondoliers. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century "Si, Signorina, but I am no longer a gondolier." A Venetian June The moment selected by Paris Bordone is that when the gondolier falls on his knees before the Doge. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Then a couple of the gayer gondoliers in white and blue, with fancy waist-belts, and rings in their ears. Sunrise The handsome gondolier had already couched, to enjoy a bask in the sun, which was blazing fiercely down on his brown face and magnificent black hair. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' I was away at sea at the time, but I heard how you came up at the moment when the padrone's gondoliers had been overcome, and rescued his daughters. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Jellies, biscuits, sugar plums, and creams have long since given way to harlequins, gondoliers, Turks, Chinese, and shepherdesses of Saxon china. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses I cannot say that I saw anything very peculiar in the dress of the gondoliers, or indeed in the appearance of any of the people of Venice, excepting the female water-carriers. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 425 Volume 17, New Series, February 21, 1852 On its lagoon façade is a relief of a primitive gondola and the Madonna and Child, but I have never seen a gondolier recognizing the existence of this symbol of celestial interest in his calling. A Wanderer in Venice We came from Padua hither in a gondola; and the gondolier, among other things, without any hint on our part, began talking of Lord Byron. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals But there was no occasion to carry out the order concerning the boat, for before it was ready to start the missing gondola arrived at the steps, rowed by the remaining gondolier. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century The gondoliers of Venice while away their long midnight hours on the water with the stanzas of Tasso. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 That of Venice I had understood somewhat, and could enter into the drollery and naïveté of the gondoliers, who, as a class, have an unusual share of character. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe Every type of Venetian is seen in the Square, save one—the gondolier. A Wanderer in Venice "This is the first stanza of our new Canto; and now for a line of the second:— "In Venice, Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier, Her palaces, &c. &c. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals Giuseppi learned that the search had been conducted quietly but vigorously, and that several young gondoliers who rowed together had been seen and questioned. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century The gondolier hummed a musical love-ditty, while his oars moved in slow rhythm. Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among the Old Italian Masters Old Beroviero had not even looked at him as he came out, and it was not the porter's business to volunteer information, nor the gondolier's either. Marietta A Maid of Venice A handsome young private gondolier in white linen with a coloured scarf, bending to the oar and thrusting his boat forward with muscular strokes, is a delight to watch; but he is without mystery. A Wanderer in Venice You know that formerly the gondoliers sung always, and Tasso's Gierusalemme was their ballad. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals I thought so, because once I thought I heard the gondoliers singing, but it was so faint that I could not be sure. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century "Premé!" cried the gondolier, and we shaved past the gondola of a solitary gentleman just leaving the steps of the Hotel Britannia. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') He had allowed himself to speak of it in the hearing of the gondolier who hated him, and who lost no time in making use of the information. Marietta A Maid of Venice The ordinary rowers were dull, but the powerful bending gondoliers urging their frail craft along with tremendous strokes in unison were a magnificent spectacle. A Wanderer in Venice Of course, for comfort and pleasure, and everything but economy, we have picked up a gondolier to pet: we making much of him, and he much out of us. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters Every gondolier has been questioned and cross questioned as to his doings on that day. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century One was an active and disinterested appeal to the gondoliers to be a little less modern in their costume. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') "But this is a very important matter," argued the gondolier, who wished to have the pleasure of telling the tale. Marietta A Maid of Venice To-day they are merely a shelter from sun or rain and a resting-place, and often you may see a gondolier eating his lunch there. A Wanderer in Venice Our gondoliers streamed with the exertion, and looked like men fighting a real battle, and yet enjoyed it thoroughly. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters The persons who had been seen in the gondola had disappeared when they came abreast of it, and the gondolier had seated himself in the boat, with the evident intention of waiting. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century He approached this subject through the guide with every gondolier in turn, and the smiling impassiveness with which his suggestions were received still causes him wonder and disgust. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') "Yes," answered the man addressed, "I am the head gondolier, at your service." Marietta A Maid of Venice The model for the wanton queen is said to have been a gondolier's daughter named Cristina in whom the painter found all the graces that his brush required. A Wanderer in Venice It is a sight to see those twelve beautiful sisters, from six years of age to twenty-four, poled down the river to church every Sunday morning by a swarthy and veritable Venetian gondolier. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 No such names, however, were down upon the register of gondoliers licensed to ply for hire. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century He coldly tells us that at Ferrara he saw the tomb of Ariosto, and that at Venice he heard the gondoliers sing verses of Tasso. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The gondolier had crossed the bridge, to tell his story to Pasquale, whose view of the case seemed to differ from Nella's. Marietta A Maid of Venice This means that while the motor is ousting the gondolier, the Venetian minstrel is also under death sentence. A Wanderer in Venice And so the first time the gondolier passed my window I beckoned to him, and he pushed alongside, and told me, with many bright smiles, that he was glad indeed to see me well again. Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship Now, shall I send for the gondoliers and set out at once? The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Do you mind seeing that I'm not robbed by my gondolier? The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith He listened with approving interest, but without comment, until the gondolier had finished. Marietta A Maid of Venice The coffin was in the midst, and about it, on their knees, were the family, a typical gondolier all in black being the chief mourner. A Wanderer in Venice And the next day the gondolier came with a train of other gondoliers, all decked in their holiday garb, and on his gondola sat Angela, happy, and blushing at her happiness. Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship It is not seemly, Francisco, for a gentleman to be labouring like a common gondolier. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century In Venice, Tasso's echoes are no more, And silent rows the songless gondolier. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations "You are an angel," observed the gondolier from below. Marietta A Maid of Venice I take the liberty of quoting it here, because one gondolier's quarrel is essential to every book that hopes to suggest Venice to its readers, and I have none of my own worth recording. A Wanderer in Venice It is therefore a great point for a gondolier to make such an arrangement with his master as will leave him free to show his number. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Francis made a detour, so as to avoid being noticed by the gondoliers, and then again followed. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century One morning, early in the autumn, I bade good-by to my gondolier at the water-steps of the railroad station, and bought a ticket for Vienna. A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others When she was dressed, Nella called the gondolier from her own window, and met him in the passage when he came up. Marietta A Maid of Venice When I was living near S. Sebastiano, on my way home at night the gondolier used to take me up the Grand Canal as far as the Foscari lantern and then to the left. A Wanderer in Venice When vacancies occur on the traghetti, a gondolier who owns or hires a boat makes application to the municipality, receives a number, and is inscribed as plying at a certain station. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series One of the retainers had fallen with a sword thrust through his body, and a gondolier had been knocked overboard by a blow from an oar. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century When near the church I heard a melodious voice calling to Jacopo, my gondolier, the only boatman in sight, and begging a conveyance across the canal. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 In an hour the gondolier returned, laden with the wonderful story which Nella was the first, but not the last, to hear from him. Marietta A Maid of Venice "Browning, Browning," exclaim the gondoliers as they point to it; but what the word means to them I cannot say. A Wanderer in Venice It is lined on the right hand by a row of poor dwellings, swarming with gondoliers' children. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series Pardon me, signor, I thought you were two passing gondoliers. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century I took it on myself to say that Herr Browning would send his private gondola, propelled by his two gondoliers, to conduct Herr Ibsen to the scene of the festivity. A Christmas Garland "Really!" exclaimed the gondolier, who was only a boatman and regarded real sailors with a sort of professional reverence. Marietta A Maid of Venice Howells—A gondoliers' quarrel—Mr. Sargent's Diploma picture—The Barbarigo family—Ruskin's sherry—Palace hotels—The Venetian balcony. A Wanderer in Venice Leaning on his oar against the out-flowing tide, the gondolier took his hat off and bowed lowly, smiling at the babe. Lippincott's Magazine Of Popular Literature And Science Old Series, Vol. 36—New Series, Vol. 10, July 1885 When Francis entered the gondolier was giving evidence as to the attack upon his boat. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Oh, Porter, we want a gondola this afternoon to go to the Lido, and do try if you can get us BEPPO—that nice gondolier, you know, we had yesterday! Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 23, 1892 The gondolier uttered an exclamation of surprise, and then turned to Pasquale. Marietta A Maid of Venice Where the gondolier chiefly differs from, say, the London cabman, is in his gift of speech. A Wanderer in Venice A gondola at the very edge of the serenata contained one figure beside the gondolier, a man in a large cloak and slouch hat, sitting very still with folded arms. The Marriage of William Ashe "The light was bright enough for me to recognize their faces at a glance," Francis said, "and also the yellow and white sashes of their gondoliers." The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Generous voluntary assistance was afforded by all classes, from the wealthy patrician and the Jewish merchant to the poorest gondolier. The Liberation of Italy "That is your affair," said the gondolier, hurrying away. Marietta A Maid of Venice There is no need for a gondolier ever to do so either by day or night; while when he is not talking he is accompanying every movement by a grunt. A Wanderer in Venice The black mass of boats floated on, soundless again, save for an occasional plash of water or the hoarse cry of a gondolier—and in the distance the wail for Eurydice. The Marriage of William Ashe In his gondola I do not mind, for unless the gondoliers wear badges, it is impossible to tell one boat from another after dark. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century You remember that charming water-colour of the Venetian gondolier in the Luxembourg. The Great Adventure The gondolier had not dared to say anything about the Dalmatian's arrest, and Beroviero was quite ignorant of all that had happened. Marietta A Maid of Venice Never have I seen a gondolier there, day or night: not because it is too grand for him, but it is off his beat. A Wanderer in Venice In the morning, when all preparations were made, the gondoliers waiting below, Ashe's telegram sent, and the circular notes handed over to Margaret French, who had discreetly left the room, William approached his wife. The Marriage of William Ashe Our gondolier shouted to warn them, but they ran alongside, and then some men jumped on board, and there was a terrible fight, and every moment I expected that the gondola would have been upset. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century It was from a dream of this description that he was one morning awakened by his faithful gondolier Jacopo. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 To the gondolier, on the other hand, who was devoted to his master and detested his master's son, it meant much, though his stolid, face did not betray the slightest intelligence. Marietta A Maid of Venice The gondolier does not differ noticeably from any other man whose business it is to convey his fellow creatures from one spot to another. A Wanderer in Venice She set out accordingly with the two gondoliers. The Marriage of William Ashe Certainly every one could read the sundials; and the gondoliers would, as they said, understand his figures if he wrote them. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Are you mad, Signore," whispered the gondolier, "to risk your life in behalf of such a frightful witch? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 She disappeared, and the gondolier went round by the back of the house to the side door, in order to go upstairs. Marietta A Maid of Venice The steamer does not leave the Grand Canal except to enter the lagoon; and therefore the injustice that it does to the gondolier is limited to depriving him of his Grand Canal fares. A Wanderer in Venice The two sable gondoliers wore themselves out in Kitty's service, and Margaret's kind, round face grew more and more puzzled and distressed. The Marriage of William Ashe Among the gondoliers shoes were unknown; and Francis himself generally took his off, for coolness and comfort, when out for the evening in his boat. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century "Up, Signor mio!" cried the gondolier joyously, and with a mixture of respect and affectionate familiarity in his tone and manner. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 My brother was with him this afternoon at the palace, our gondolier heard them talking on the stairs as they came down. Marietta A Maid of Venice If one knows this and makes the additional tip sufficient, one is always in the right and the gondolier knows it. A Wanderer in Venice She could see only the figure of Piero, the gondolier, and in another second the boat was gone. The Marriage of William Ashe When working at Michelangelo," wrote a correspondent from Italy, "my upper gondolier used to see photographs and statuettes of all that man's works. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women His gondolier lay at the bottom of the boat, stunned by a blow from a stone; he himself was bruised and wounded by the missiles that fell in all directions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 The gondolier had heard every word that had been said, as well as the servants in the lower hall; but to them the conversation had no especial meaning, as they knew nothing of Zorzi. Marietta A Maid of Venice Since he too was once a gondolier this is odd. A Wanderer in Venice My gondolier was one of the shrewdest of his class, active, merry, intelligent, and, like his brethren, secret as the grave; that is to say, secret to all the world except his master. Tales of a Traveller Just drifting down the Grand Canal and listening to the gondoliers; and incidentally, waiting for you. The Rules of the Game Bewildered by his terror, Antonio sat trembling, and utterly incapable of deciding as to the course he should adopt, when the trusty gondolier again came to his rescue. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Then, as now, gondoliers worked indoors like the servants when not busy with the boats, and slept in the house. Marietta A Maid of Venice The gondolier even now is not always a model of courtesy and content; what will he be when the poison of machinery is in him? A Wanderer in Venice Still through thy golden day and silver night Sings his soft jargon the gay gondolier, And o'er thy floors of liquid malachite Slide the black-hooded barks to mystery dear. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 I pay the gondolier and then let him have his own way with me. Reveries of a Schoolmaster But the gondoliers give it a special quality by prolonging certain tones—as when distant rays of brilliant light are reflected on the waves. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies The latter is not much more than a handsome, over-plump young gondolier stripped and painted as he was—contemplating, if anything, himself. The Earlier Work of Titian It may be urged that the gondolier has only to become an engineer and his position will be as secure. A Wanderer in Venice Gondolas with liveried gondoliers, and filled with fair women, are floating on the still lake, now rich with shadow-pictures of wood and sky and rocky shore. D'Ri and I He raised his voice, and summoned the gondolier to the steps of the quay. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 They had soon entered the Grand Canal, and the gondolier looked to his employer for instructions. Venetia Us two paddling up like a couple of Venetian gondoliers to serenade a celebrated prima donna in her fright ... The Torrent Entre Naranjos It gave one the quieter Venice of the past and incidentally turned the gondoliers into plutocrats. A Wanderer in Venice The greengrocer who brought cabbages to the corner of the Latchmere Road must have leant upon the oar with the unearthly grace of the gondolier. All Things Considered A gondola was approaching them; the cry of the gondolier, awakening echoes beneath the eaves of the old houses, gave to Frà Giovanni that inspiration he had been seeking now for some minutes. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 The stranger sighed, and waving his hand to the gondolier, bade him return to the Lagune. Venetia He is here, in Venice, plying the modest but picturesque calling of a gondolier. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan The wise traveller in Venice having chanced upon a good gondolier takes his name and number and makes further arrangements with him. A Wanderer in Venice I know a little man from whom I can hire what I should want for a few months, for a trifle, and my gondolier can bring the things round in his boat. The Aspern Papers From without there floated up the gay notes of a gondolier's carol. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 Not a sound that is not graceful: the tinkle of guitars, the sighs of serenaders, and the responsive chorus of gondoliers. Venetia We are Venetian gondoliers—your equals in everything except our calling, and in that at once your masters and your servants. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan A gondolier with a grudge can be a most dismal companion, for he talks to himself. A Wanderer in Venice My gondola was there and my gondolier, reclining on the cushions, sprang up as soon as he saw me. The Aspern Papers At long intervals, the warning cry of a belated gondolier was just audible, as he turned the corner of a distant canal, and called to invisible boats which might be approaching him in the darkness. The Haunted Hotel A gondolier saluted him, and he entered his boat. Venetia And give a great many free entertainments to the gondoliers— GIU. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan The second letter treats too of the gondoliers, and of their habits and customs. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings I don't know where my gondolier took me; we floated aimlessly about in the lagoon, with slow, rare strokes. The Aspern Papers And then a bumping of hulls, a splashing of oars, and the oaths of gondoliers trying to push each other away, as the red prow-lamps of the gondolas pressed round the gaily lit singing-boat. Hauntings The city was filled with visitors; the little steamers and motor-boats chugged right merrily along the canals, laden with sight-seers, while the gondoliers reaped a rich, harvest from the crowds of strangers. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon Then do you mean to say that I am married to one of two gondoliers, but it is impossible to say which? The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan My own Luigi comes of a race of gondoliers dating back two hundred years, and punters must spring from just such ancestors. The Under Dog Or if she did not want so much of my company the boat itself, with the gondolier, was at her service; he was a capital oar and she might have every confidence. The Aspern Papers The gondoliers, despite their descent from the spies of the old Republic, were equally unable to furnish any clue. Hauntings Here Pietro was supreme, and it required only the twisting of a scarf about his waist to transform him into a gondolier, at least in the eyes of his not too critical audience. Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon Never had he hated anyone as he hated this gondolier, and he swore to take an exquisite revenge. Casanova's Homecoming When we arrived, only one gondola was on duty, the gondolier muffled to his eyes in glistening oilskins, his sou'wester hat tied under his chin. The Under Dog This was surrounded by a great convoy of skiffs and gondolas bearing colored lanterns and pennons and gay awnings, and managed by gondoliers in picturesque uniforms. What Katy Did Next The lady gave a whispered order in Italian to her gondolier, who came to a sudden stop, thus forcing the other boat to come much nearer before it, too, arrested its course. Three Weeks Visit the city of the sea! there indulge thy shapeless imaginings--with no sound to break thy day dreams--save the shrill cry of the gondolier, and the splash of his busy oar. A Love Story For now he suddenly realized that the gondolier in his dream had been Lorenzi. Casanova's Homecoming Straight as an arrow it saunters between avenues of poplar, the lights and shadows of wood and water, the sunburnt, stalwart barge folk, their huge gondoliers affording endless pictures. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne In fact, no one can tell; for no one overheard, except Giacomo, the brown yellow-jacketed gondolier, and as he did not understand a word of English he could not repeat the conversation. What Katy Did Next And above the music now and then would come the faint splash of water, and the "Stahi"—"Premé" of some moving gondolier. Three Weeks Descending from the Campanile, Sir Henry made enquiries on the quay, and with some difficulty found gondoliers, who could still recite from their favourite bard. A Love Story All other sounds were dominated by the monotonous shouts of the gondoliers. Casanova's Homecoming Driven by these circumstances into Germany, she is brought into contact with the old noblesse, a very different, but far less charming, atmosphere than that of the gondoliers of Venice. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. A tangled web of memories arose, a throng of fleeting faces glimmered in the captain's soul—gondoliers of Venice, voluble cabbies, a toothless inn-keeper's wife at Posilipo. Men in War When a gondolier gets a drop of water on him, he swoons. Remarks It was not until the second boatman answered the song, that the brothers felt how little the charm lay, in the voice of the gondolier, and that, heard nearer, the sounds were harsh and inharmonious. A Love Story "You have betrayed me," he cried to the gondolier, who was waiting for him beneath. Casanova's Homecoming In garb, then, resembling Some gay gondolier, I'll whisper thee, trembling, "Our bark, love, is near: "Now, now, while there hover "Those clouds o'er the moon, "'Twill waft thee safe over "Yon silent Lagoon." The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Miss Dobell's gondolier was, on this present occasion, in an excellent temper; and meeting his daughter Joan, he felt very genial towards her. The Cathedral Then he lies in a kind of coma till another gondolier comes along to breathe in his face and revive him. Remarks One word to his gondolier and in two hours he could be on the train for Milan, Paris, London—then indefinite years of turning about in the crowd, of jostling and being jostled. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories Of course the gondolier knew where Marcolina was; but why was he, too, masked? Casanova's Homecoming But I'm always afraid the gondoliers cheat us; and in the stores I never feel safe a moment—not a moment. A Foregone Conclusion I often think of him," Miss Dobell once said, "as one of those glorious gondoliers in Venice. The Cathedral There was every reason why he should fall overboard at each stroke, as he stood to propel the boat in the gondolier fashion, except that he never yet had done so. The Lady of the Aroostook "To the gates of Paradise," he continued, while his companion motioned to the gondolier. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories I stepped into my boat, and instead of encouraging the speed of the gondoliers, begged them to abate their ardour, and row me lazily home. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents "Why, you see, signore," answered the guard amiably, "these honest men accuse your gondoliers of having stolen a rope out of their boat at Dolo." A Foregone Conclusion After I had learned to row in the gondolier fashion, I voyaged much in the lagoon with my boat, and often stopped at this church. Venetian Life The gondoliers wore shirts of blue silk, and long crimson sashes. The Lady of the Aroostook So they gathered their thoughts and followed the gondolier to the bank. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories The gondoliers themselves, though the prime managers of intrigue, are scarce ever acquainted with these interior cabinets. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents The tragedy was acted over again with blood- curdling effectiveness by the Chiozzotti; the gondoliers maintaining the calm of conscious innocence. A Foregone Conclusion The exclusive use of the gondola is thus secured, and the gondolier gives his services as a domestic when off his special duty. Venetian Life Miss Landini's gondolier pushed his boat away, and rowed it up a narrow canal on the right. The Lady of the Aroostook There the gondolier labored in the viscous sea- grass. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories These animals, say the gondoliers, defend immense treasures which lie buried under the ruins. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents The gondoliers set their oars, but before they had given a stroke, they were arrested by a sharp "Halt!" from the fort. A Foregone Conclusion The gondoliers talk a great deal in figure and hyperbole, and their jocose chaff is quite inscrutable even to some classes of Venetians. Venetian Life The Italian girl stretched her hand across the gunwales of the boats, which their respective gondoliers had brought skillfully side by side, and took Lydia's hand. The Lady of the Aroostook During his travels in the East, Mr. Disraeli was attended by Lord Byron's faithful gondolier, who had accompanied his master to Missolonghi, and remained with him till his death. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 The gondoliers catching the air, imitated its cadences, and were answered by others at a distance, whose voices, echoed by the arch of the bridge, acquired a plaintive and interesting tone. Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents The gondoliers leaped into the water and tried to push the boat off. A Foregone Conclusion At last the patience of the gondoliers was exhausted, and one of them called out, "Somebody fetch the Bucintoro, and take this gentleman to the Lido for seventy-five soldi!" Venetian Life The French have forgiven the author his conceits for the sake of his gallantry: he is the poet of the gondoliers; and Spenser, the most luxurious of his brethren, plundered his bowers of bliss. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 There was no sound, save the tinkle of the water against the side and the faint cry of a gondolier, in the distance. The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert "I am a good Catholic, most reverend father; I keep the mariegole; every year I go to confession," protests some sturdy gondolier, who has been made anxious by his womenfolk. A Golden Book of Venice "Oh, how very unnecessary!" cried Mrs. Vervain, as the priest and the gondoliers clambered back into the boat. A Foregone Conclusion The skill with which the gondoliers manage their graceful craft is always admired by strangers, and is certainly remarkable. Venetian Life "Thou camest among the gondoliers of the regatta in an unseemly garb, and placed thyself foremost with those who contended for the favor of the senate and its prince?" The Bravo The gondoliers at the molo took off their hats and drew up in two lines. The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert "Will the most Reverend Mother bless the boat of a gondolier of the people; and his sister, who hath been ill and craveth the morning air?" A Golden Book of Venice The guard renewed his apathetic contemplation of the gondoliers, who did not speak a word; the windy lamentation of the fishermen rose and fell fitfully. A Foregone Conclusion As for the singing of the gondoliers, they are the only class of Venetians who have not good voices, and I am scarcely inclined to regret the silence which long ago fell upon them. Venetian Life Now, recall the rules of the games, hardy gondoliers, and make your last appeal to your patrons. The Bravo You got your gondolier's license by false pretences. The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert Those prisons under the leads where the heat was slow torture—this was the meaning of the masked gondoliers! A Golden Book of Venice The injured gondoliers spoke in low tones together; then one of them shrugged his shoulders and went out. A Foregone Conclusion Agreeably, however, to the aristocratic spirit of the newly established oligarchy, the patricians withdrew from the lists, and the regatta became the affair exclusively of the gondoliers. Venetian Life Enrico still kept the lead; but the judges of the gondolier's skill began to detect signs of exhaustion in his faltering stroke. The Bravo |
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