| 单词 | griffin |
| 例句 | A few minutes later, the two scholars looked up from their climb to watch the three griffins flying up a nearby slope, carrying the royal party. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Robert Baratheon had completed the destruction of the griffins after the war. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes. He’s getting on a griffin. There’s his herald carrying his golden umbrella—And there’s...Clivers. Oh, Clivers.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Dylan points outs a griffin that swoops down in the distance and emerges with some poor creature in its beak. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Suppose they was to run into a griffin? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “He wanted to have the griffin’* nose to one, but I would not let him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “After that you must go by yourselves. I expect the Dog Boy can carry the griffin's head.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin was blowing his hunting music and the ambushed archers swung round as the griffin charged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Squires sat, half asleep, near griffin steeds, making sure the animals were fed and ready. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There he saw the three royal griffins tied to stakes, grazing. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It was a young male griffin in its first plumage. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The dragon, the griffin, the unicorn, the phoenix, the centaur—these and more are represented in Muggle works of that period, though usually with almost comical inexactitude. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Even worse, Werfel had collected some of the airy art of elfinkind, captured generations ago in some raid—paintings of heroes riding griffins and kings playing chess. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Absolutely lovely. May I have the griffin I shot?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But Morgan le Fay, although in her fairy shape she could not stand iron, still had the griffin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But the griffin’s plates were as thick as a crocodile’s and all but the best placed arrows glanced off. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Ector kissed both boys and commanded the griffin to be displayed before him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Its only approach was defended by a gatehouse, behind which lay the long bare ridge the Con- ningtons called the griffin’s throat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Monsters stood in the grass beside the road; black iron dragons with jewels for eyes, roaring griffins, manticores with their barbed tails poised to strike, and other beasts she could not name. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He made them a long speech, explaining about the griffin and the stalk and what the boys were going to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They chattered companionably about the distant past, waiting for the golden griffins to appear in the sky. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z They rose upward in circles, higher and higher, until at last, slightly dizzy, Harry saw a gleaming oak door ahead, with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “It probably takes six or seven hours to get here by griffin,” the elf said. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He fared better than his twin, vanquishing an elderly knight whose mount was bedecked with silver griffins against a striped blue-and-white field. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Though griffins are fierce, a handful of skilled wizards have been known to befriend one. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They dragged him from under the dead griffin and found Kay’s arrow sticking in its eye. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, and the band will probably be attacked by that griffin of hers afterwards.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have shot a griffin and the Wart has been wounded.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is a real griffin,” said Kay, who knew there was nothing to be afraid of. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The professor moved the second hand to the griffin and the third to the dolphin. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Arranged all in a row were several of these animal bushes—fantastic creatures as tall as the house, standing guard against the woods—including a winged griffin, a rearing centaur, and a mermaid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z My sisters were thrilled by the little naked, winged bodies like storybook griffins, and by the horrible fact they were dead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Percy!” hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A roar went up from the crowd as a helmetless red-bearded man with a griffin on his shield went down before a big knight in blue armor. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Clustered together in a three-by-five-inch space was a clamorous array of rampant lions, griffins, serpents, and dragons, each populating a landscape bristling with thistles and heather. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z What she was proposing was wildly off-brand: an epic fantasy series with dragons, griffins, magic and political intrigue. How Rebecca Yarros Packed Dragons, Magic and Steamy Sex Into a Blockbuster Fantasy 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Each guest is given a cup, along with a small map on vellum emblazoned with the profile of a griffin. From the ashes: Artists create teahouse in Griffith Park with wood from 2007 fire 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z On the neo-Classical pieces, designed by the British émigré architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, a fellow British immigrant, the artist George Bridport, painted petals and griffins. Furniture Once Scandalously Ostentatious, Now a Museum Gem 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Most charmingly, there is an array of heraldic beasts: lions passant, dragons rampant, griffins segreant and more. Trading Up: In the Web of Jewelry for Men 2010-12-23T00:16:52Z Most affecting of all is a majestic, giant griffin with a noble brow and feathers brushed with gold. Review: 'Fantastic Beasts' Is Sometimes Charming But Hardly Fantastic 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z From the Latin root monstrum, a divine messenger of catastrophe, then adapted by the Old French to mean an animal of myriad origins: centaur, griffin, satyr. A Letter to My Mother That She Will Never Read 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z A war between orcs and humans on the world of Azeroth, complete with enormous battle scenes, feathered griffins and lots of magical incantation, is the cinematic manifestation of a gaming phenomenon. Duncan Jones on Warcraft: 'If you get it wrong, people are going to be upset' 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The hairdo with rhythmically stylized locks and the griffin at the tip emphasize the Iranian connection. When Art World's Gain Turns Into a Country's Loss 2010-10-15T13:30:00Z The only problem is, I appear to have dropped the message while riding bareback on my griffin. Readers recommend: songs with special guests 2010-10-14T23:01:00Z And in the eaves, they put a quirky finishing touch: a bas relief carving of a griffin, the supernatural bird-lion creature of ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern mythology. From the ashes: Artists create teahouse in Griffith Park with wood from 2007 fire 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The first novel by the filmmaker and artist Miranda July is like one of those strange mythological creatures that are part one thing, part another — a griffin or a chimera, perhaps, or a sphinx. Miranda July’s ‘The First Bad Man’ 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z On mahogany furniture, he applied gilded ornaments in the shapes of griffins, dolphins, lyres, wreaths and ribbons. Picking Apart 18th-Century French Furniture to Detect Forgery 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Pouncing unexpectedly onto a minor beat, they become young griffins catching their prey in the air. Review: American Ballet Theater’s Opening Gala 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z On a stone table supported by carved griffins, fragments of other decorative stonework are placed. The joy — and challenges — of restoring a neoclassical horticultural ruin 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Pollitt wonders if, when we humans are gone, all the mythological animals, “dragons and griffins, the beautiful lonely phoenix — / will come out of hiding / and loll on the empty benches.” A Raging Pandemic Inspires Poetry With Little Bite 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Its five long chapters — each written by a different scholar — cover unicorns, dragons, griffins, sphinxes and half-human creatures. Perspective | The Loch Ness monster may not exist, but such mythical beasts fascinate for good reason 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z It depicts griffins, deer, lotus flowers, and men on horseback and dates from around 400 BC. The legal war over Afghan war rugs 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z “We added a turret, carvings of sunflowers and cast-iron griffins, along with new siding in a fall palette of deep greens, gold and burgundy,” he says. This meticulously planned and planted Queen Anne garden changes for the seasons in colorful echoes of a restored Victorian home 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The Waterloo Commission on Human Rights called for the removal of the griffin emblem, saying it evoked fear and distrust among some given its resemblance to the KKK symbol. Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Rows of griffins and what look like monkey faces with wings line the building, each grouping framed by a stoic crowned face. The guarding gargoyles of downtown San Antonio amid COVID-19 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z One painting showed a rabbit being attacked by a griffin — a symbol of the mass murder of Jews in the area centuries before. Opinion | ‘What Part of Illegal Don’t You Understand?’ 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z For every lion there’s a griffin — a lion’s body fused with an eagle’s head, wings and sometimes talons — and for every pelican, a fire-breathing dragon. Review: Unicorns are just one of the wild rides in the Getty's marvelous 'Book of Beasts' 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z At first she believed it to be some kind of mythical creature, a California version of a minotaur or a griffin. Cheer, cheer for the Banana Slugs? Earwigs? Prune Packers? California teams go nuts on sports nicknames 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Supporters of the griffin, including the Back the Blue group, framed its removal as an affront to officers. Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z An immediate mandate was that our tyrannosaurs do not do the open-mouthed, million-lions-volume roaring so ubiquitous elsewhere, and that the pterosaurs do not screech like mythical griffins. Dinosaurs in the Wild: An Inside View 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z That griffin vulture was wearing a GPS tag owned by the University of Tel Aviv, which was studying the endangered bird's movement patterns. Why These Animals Were Accused of Being International Spies 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z He was buried with a plaque depicting a creature called a griffin, with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Ancient Greek 'Masterpiece' Revealed on Thumb-Size Gem 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Herodotus wrote in his Histories of griffins guarding golden treasure at the desert's craggy northern extreme, and of the North Wind gushing from a mountain cave here. China's New Silk Road Is a Challenge for Washington 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Hart said the debate over the griffin missed the bigger picture. Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z History will show whether they got what they needed waiting as long as they did — 13 other cornerbacks were selected before the Seahawks took griffin. Picking the surprises, favorites and most important choices from the Seahawks’ 2017 NFL Draft 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Carved into the parlor fireplace’s mantle are ornate griffins and fleur-de-lis. New owners plan to restore and preserve historic mansion 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z The creature’s name is Trico, a winged and feathered being that looks a bit like a griffin but without the eagle’s beak and a face that’s a composite of a cat’s, a dog’s and rabbit’s. 'The Last Guardian' Changes Everything You Know About Games 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z With its distinctive griffin logo, Midland was one of the "big four" UK banks in the 1970s, along with Barclays, Lloyds and NatWest. 10 High Street stores of 1976 that have disappeared - BBC News 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z Between the man’s legs lay an ivory plaque carved with a griffin. Rare Unlooted Grave of Wealthy Warrior Uncovered in Greece 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The palace at Pylos had a king or “wanax,” a title mentioned in the Linear B tablets, but it’s not known if this position existed in the griffin warrior’s society. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Before Saturday, this five-story pagoda-style temple beckoned to all visitors, with statues of ‘guardian’ wrestlers, elephants, griffins and goddesses lining the stairs. Meet the American First Responders on the Ground in Nepal 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Like the griffin that the Wart might have met in his forest, “H Is for Hawk” is an improbable and hybrid creature. How to Train Your Raptor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The house’s former glitzy life is still evident in the ornate panelling and the griffins at the door. 'The Imitation Game' Sparks a New Wave of Code-Breakers With arrow perennially poised to fly from bow, Diana became almost as much a symbol of the museum as its griffins. Building Blocks: A Gilded Goddess Would Rather Be in Philadelphia 2014-01-22T17:04:02Z The griffin warrior, whose grave objects are culturally Minoan but whose place of burial is Mycenaean, lies at the center of this cultural transfer. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Some fondly recall Bradford and Bingley's bowler hat and Midland's griffin. What's behind the new TSB logo? 2013-09-09T13:33:15Z I am describing Macdonald’s book by its parts for the same reason we describe a griffin by its parts—because how else would we do so? How to Train Your Raptor 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Brand prejudice, that's all it is, but that silly griffin doesn't help. On the road: Vauxhall Astra VXR 2012-11-09T22:59:00Z Climbing the back of an angry ogre or cyclops is a lot of fun; being whisked off on the back of a griffin up into the sky is thrilling. What Dragon's Dogma Should Copy From Shadow Of The Colossus (That It Hasn't Already) 2012-07-04T03:55:10Z It is not yet clear whether the objects in the griffin warrior’s tomb were significant in his own culture or just plunder. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z What can be worse than festoons of leafage, like so many sausages, painted upon a ceiling, with griffins, small framed pictures, impossible flowers, and feeble ornament, all with fictitious light and shade? Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition 2012-05-22T15:16:52.423Z Cleopatra seated him beside her upon a throne with golden griffins on either side, and clapped her little hands together. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z The front of the temple is adorned with eight columns of cipolino, forty-three feet high, supporting a frieze ornamented with griffins and candelabra. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z What family or families bear gu. three stags' heads, on a chief arg. two griffins' heads erased: Crest, a griffin's head erased? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-20T02:00:10.797Z An ivory plaque carved with a griffin, a mythical animal that protected goddesses and kings, lay between the warrior’s legs. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z At the top right hand corner are the date and the arms of the family; or a griffin rampant. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z Dr. Chi, the curator, said the nomads transformed the fantastic animals of others into even more fantastic versions: boars curled in teardrop shapes and griffins that seemed to change their parts in a single image. From Their Graves, Ancient Nomads Speak 2012-03-12T17:21:18Z Here three demi-lions are conjoined with three sterns of antient ships—a composition compared with which the griffin, cockatrice, and every other hybrid of a herald’s imagination sinks into insignificance. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Azure, a griffin or, about to tear, and ramping upon, a warrior, completely armed in plate armour, in bend dexter, across the lower part of the shield. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Because of the griffins depicted in the grave, Dr. Davis and Dr. Stocker refer to the man informally as the “griffin warrior.” Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The ornamental lines in the classical griffin appear at first finer than in the other; but they only appear so because they are more commonplace and more palpable. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The exhibit shows an image of one such griffin overpowering another. From Their Graves, Ancient Nomads Speak 2012-03-12T17:21:18Z The griffin was assumed by the family of Le Dispenser, and the upper part appears as the crest on the helm of Hugh le Dispenser, who was buried at Tewkesbury in 1349. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z These sturdy Galicians were armed with long tin tubes which they dextrously applied to the spouting mouths of the fountain griffins, so directing the stream into the straight, iron-bound pails. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Ancient Greek graves can be dated by their pottery, but the griffin warrior’s grave had none: His vessels are made of silver or gold, not humble clay. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z You know a griffin is a beast composed of lion and eagle. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The wind appeared to blow it about very harshly, and a gruesome company of dragons and griffins encompassed it. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Another griffin’s claw, curiously mounted on an eagle’s leg of silver, which came at the Revolution from the Treasury at St. Denis, is preserved in the cabinet of antiquities in the King’s Library at Paris. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z We have accounts of such elaborate textile ornamentation as peacocks, lions, griffins and the like. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z If the earliest European civilization is that of Crete, the first on the European mainland is the Mycenaean culture to which the griffin warrior belongs. Grave of ‘Griffin Warrior’ at Pylos Could Be a Gateway to Civilizations 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z In the false griffin the aperture is upwards. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z Its position is marked by a bronze griffin, surmounting a memorial pedestal beneath. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z The griffin, or griphon, scarcely less famous than the dragon, was a compound animal, having the head, wings, and feet of an eagle, with the hinder part of a lion. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z It does not seem to bear allusion to the crest, a griffin, nor to any of the charges in the coat, which I do not at the moment accurately remember. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-16T03:00:07.530Z Close to them stood four mace bearers and trumpeters with white griffins painted on the red satin streamers which hung from the silver trumpets. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Having both lion and eagle in him, it is probable that the real griffin will have an infinite look of repose as well as power of activity. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z These are small cups deeply and rudely cut with conventional representations of eagles, lions and griffins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The opinicus differs slightly from the griffin, having four lion’s legs instead of two, and the tail is short like that of a camel. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z “Oh! you ungrateful little griffin,” he gasped out. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z When Perugia was known to be preparing for an attack upon Assisi, the castles and villages around hastened to break their allegiance to the weaker city and ally themselves with the Perugian griffin. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z We may be pretty sure, if the carver had ever seen a griffin, he would have reported of him as doing something else than that with his feet. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The specimen in the Germanic Museum at Nuremberg has two lions and a griffin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Over the gate was a splendid bronze of a lion and a griffin, set above a series of chains and bars of gates, trophies of an old victory gained over the Sienese. The Honour of Savelli A Romance 2011-12-10T03:00:15.560Z The griffin of Scripture is probably the osprey, and the name is now given to a species of vulture. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z And in early decoration of vases and vessels one may find Greek deities represented with wings, carrying in their hands lions or griffins, bearing on their heads lofty crowns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Remember, first, the griffin, though part lion and part eagle, has the united power of both. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The designs were exhibitions of genii, griffins, and of centaurs, bearing female figures on their backs. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z The swans dropped down on the sea; and when the griffins saw the hawks no longer straight before them, they gave up the chase. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Sir John de Mandeville, in his Travels, described a griffin as eight times larger than a lion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Every carved lion and griffin on the grand staircase held its lamp. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z It evidently cannot err; it meets every one of our requirements respecting the griffin as simply as if it were gathering up the bones of the real creature out of some ancient rock. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z Ford humorously remarks: "Their faces are barbecued, and their manes cut like the scales of a griffin, and their legs like bedposts, while water-pipes stuck in their mouths do not add to their dignity." Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Now the king had three daughters, very skilful in magic and cunning in counsel; and they forthwith transformed themselves into three swift-winged, sharp-taloned griffins, and pursued the hawks over the sea. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z In the temple of Apollo Branchidae near Miletus in Asia Minor, the winged griffin of the capitals has leopards’ heads with horns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The rusted gates whose forgings fine Enlace a gilded coronet, Now dim in lustreless decline, Groaned as I passed the lichened shapes Of rampant griffin on each side, Stiff with heraldic, stony pride. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z The griffin heard His call; the eagle and the dragon dread, Behemoth and even great Leviathan. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Set against a lush hilly backdrop, Perugia, with its cobbled alleyways, sunny piazzas and palazzos adorned with griffin statues should be basking in the splendour of its medieval and Etruscan heritage. Italy's Perugia fights sex-and-drugs image from Knox case 2011-10-02T17:40:50Z In the centre of the room a lofty red velvet couch rests on four gold griffins with amethyst eyes. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The best decorative employment of the griffin is found in the vertical supports of tables, of which there are two or three examples in Pompeii and others in the Vatican and the museums in Rome. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z Stiffly upstanding on each chief baluster, Absently gaze the historical griffins, Plunged in their silent and deep meditation. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z "Yes, the bird griffin has indeed brought us hither," said Casimir to the Count. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z My mind is sad and weary thinking how The griffins of the Gael went over the sea From noble Eir�, and are fighting now In France and Flanders and in Germany. Reincarnations 2011-08-27T02:00:25.223Z The griffins that guarded the great stone steps had lost, the one an ear, and the other a wing, and the steps themselves were chipped and cracked. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z This was the case too with all the cavalry horses, which in going against the enemy seemed like a herd of griffins or centaurs going rather by air than by land. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Time passed, and it was late When once again I stood Outside the ancient gate, Where the stone griffins ramped, Cold as relentless fate Changeless as destiny. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z "I mean that griffin who clutches hold of the mightinesses of this world and carries them to the mountains of Kaf." Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The door was closed, the footmen sprang back to their places, and the impatient steeds dashed through the crowd like griffins. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z And so we parted, between the two grim griffins. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:34.720Z About 3.8 million tourists went to Qufu last year to see its walled town, the Confucius Mansions and the philosopher’s tomb with its retinue of stone panthers and griffins. Confucius Hometown Seeks Economic Boost as Bullet Train Arrives 2011-06-30T01:26:00Z Now, when he had ascended the mountain he discovered the two fiery griffins. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z "Has the magic bird griffin brought you hither?" he cried. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z I would have given a great deal for a side view of the performance; it must have resembled somewhat the progress of an heraldic griffin rampaging horizontally instead of vertically. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z There were centauresses mounted by stallions, goats tumbled by meagre satyrs, virgins severed by monstrous bulls, naiads covered by stags, bacchantes loved by tigers, lionesses seized by griffins. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z When they reached the griffins now squatting on their snow-covered pedestals, Margaret broke her bitter silence by a forced request. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z The Douay gives entirely different names to some of the prohibited animals, mentioning, amongst others, the griffin, an animal whose existence is much doubted. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z The castle, which has played a conspicuous part in history, stands beside the church, and there, over the gateway, you may still see the shield bearing two griffins, and the motto Desormais. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z When he had reached the top of the mountain, he discovered the two fiery griffins, but, being invisible, he passed them without the slightest danger. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z The two griffins winged their way toward the Ganges with the velocity of an arrow which rends the air. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z It was just such a scrap of paper which might have been torn from a letter, and the seal was the Davenant seal, with its griffin and spear plainly stamped. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Plug any word into the internet – pylon, griffin, moonwalk – and there Wikipedia is, eagerly offering its services. Interview: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales 2011-02-19T00:06:18Z A griffin comes out to the service, makes a bad shot in the dark, and the tiger is wounded; the rankling wound makes him ferocious and he kills any human that comes within his reach. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z The brave lad also climbed on his back and the griffin flew with them down to the earth. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z The two griffins carried it off like a feather. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Old Temple Bar has gone,—a sculptured griffin, at the junction of Fleet Street and the Strand, denoting where once it stood. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z When he wanted to give the chaps in the office the straight griffin, he used to say, 'Nelson's my guide.' Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z "Rather a nice old bit; maybe useful, so I'll book it;" and, whipping out a sketch-book, the stranger took a hasty likeness of the griffin's head on the knocker. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z He hoped that when the torture should stop, the castle would open and the great griffin would appear to carry him safely back to earth. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z These two griffins are the most vigorous of their kind. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z In front stood forth the colossal forms of four creatures, composed of the leopard and the griffin, and though but of stone, inspired emotions of terror. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z And then the giveaway — a telltale shoulder tattoo of a "sea griffin," the emblem of The Race Club, a Florida Keys training enclave for the world's elite swimmers. Gary Hall Jr.: Olympic medalist now a hero to diabetics 2010-12-28T18:04:59Z In the centre a fountain towered up: dolphins massed with icicles and a deep basin covered with frost supported by crouching griffins. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Suddenly, the little doors in front of him flew open, letting the light of day into the castle; and he saw the great cuckoo, which he at once took for the griffin. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z The two griffins arrived at Eden at the appointed time. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z This is what we always wanted: the top-shelf monsters, hydras and griffins, basilisks, giant worms. Sam Lipsyte: “The Dungeon Master.” 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z “We managed to salvage a whole hand and two thumbs,” said Jimmy Bumble, 26, one of the two visiting British artists who built the griffin. The Brooklyn Griffin Finds a Perch 2010-09-05T16:23:00Z She was represented standing, in a long tunic; on her head was a helmet, ornamented with sphinxes and griffins; on her breast was the aegis, fringed with serpents and the Gorgon’s head in centre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" After the third night, an enormous griffin flew in the window, bearing on his back the beautiful princess who had been freed. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z "Well," said Yebor, shaking his bald pate, "we must empale Zadig for having thought contemptuously of griffins, and the other party for having spoken disrespectfully of rabbits." Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Some of the statues of Minerva represented her helmet with a sphinx in the middle, supported on either side by griffins. Heathen Mythology This guy’s named it,’ and it really is a griffin with wings, a beak and claws. The Brooklyn Griffin Finds a Perch 2010-09-05T16:23:00Z I hung about till I saw the Dymcoxes’ maid, a regular old griffin; and when I spoke to her she looked as if she would have snapped off my head. A Double Knot In art they are usually represented as richly dressed Asiatics, picturesquely grouped with their griffin foes; the subject is often described by poets from Aeschylus to Milton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" I thought that I should once have been empaled alive on account of a griffin. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Tables, chairs, and sideboard are remarkable for nothing but representing so many tons of mahogany embellished with the grinning heads of griffins. Household Organization They were said to be one-eyed and to carry on a perpetual war with the gold-guarding griffins, whose gold they endeavoured to steal. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The andirons, instead of following the sixteenth or seventeenth-century type, represent griffins. Remodeled Farmhouses This is their coat of arms over the porch—a griffin holding a sword. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life "Why," said some of them, "prohibit the eating of a griffin, if there is no such animal in nature?" Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z But they also saw on the ground the footprints, as they supposed, of lions and of griffins, which so alarmed them that they beat a hasty retreat. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Both series of arches are of a Gothic and fantastic form, with spandrels filled in on the lower story with lions, and on the upper with winged griffins. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The Federfechter displayed a winged griffin on their armorial shield; they boasted of having received privileges from a Duke of Mecklenburg, and found later a mild patron in the Elector of Saxony. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. The gold staters of Panticapaeum bearing Pan’s head and a griffin are specially remarkable for their weight and fine workmanship. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Zadig would fain have reconciled them by saying: "If there are no griffins, we cannot possibly eat them; and thus either way we shall obey Zoroaster." Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Lions, and indeed all large beasts of prey, were never known to exist in Cuba, and the griffin was of course never anything but imaginary—unless a tradition of some prehistoric monster, ages ago extinct. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 For instance, the griffins, the lions' heads of antique type, and the arms and armour arranged as trophies, all indicate acquaintance with the prevalent materials of Italian arabesque design of late cinque-cento style. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The casque's tail crest a taloned griffin ramped, In whose horned brow one virtuous jewel stamped. Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems He was always surrounded with a little group of infirm or unlucky persons, whom he explained to themselves and to others, turning cat to griffin, goose to swan. The Trembling of the Veil They were now so far from prosecuting him on account of the griffins, that they believed nothing but what he thought credible. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z I neither slay giants, nor disenchant ladies, nor yoke captive griffins together. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency When he had finished, the griffin said to him, 'My friend, I see that you know how to speak the truth. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series “He guards his books,” writes Casaubon, “as the griffins in India do their gold!” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" O excellent and toil-worn public of mine—men of the brotherhood, griffins new joined from the February troopers, and gentlemen waiting for your off-reckonings—take care of yourselves and keep well! From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The spouts in the gurgling fountains Wrinkle their shiny griffin faces, Splash the rhythm in their ice-fringed basins— Of the inextinguishable laughter of the gods. A Pushcart at the Curb Women wore horns on their heads, men on their feet the peaks of their shoes were twisted up into horns, griffins, serpents' tails. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) The griffin now opened a secret door in the side of the cavern, and the dog saw a broad path, that led at once into the woods. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series There have been rumours of a griffin lurking in the neighbourhood. Hildegarde's Harvest To the untravelled Englishman of Henry VIII’s reign, “cormorants” must have meant some like devouring griffins, and “locusts” as a ruthless irremediable and fearful plague without end. A Supplication for the Beggars The walls of the throne room show frescoes with sacred griffins confronting each other in a Nile landscape, and a small bath chamber—perhaps of ritual use—is attached. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" On each side were brick walls covered with the whitest of cement, and decorated with the heads of lions, and two large griffins, built of brick and covered also with cement, guarded the entrance. Shan Folk Lore Stories from the Hill and Water Country Before he went, he thanked the griffin with his paw on his heart, and wished him a long life and a merry one, and then ran off wagging his tail. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series The newels, or posts, at the foot of the banisters, bore great carved figures of sea-serpents and griffins, strange animals, part lion, part eagle. Maid Sally "A seal with two griffins supporting a spur." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Medallions, statues, niches, saints, angels, griffins and garlands are all woven into a magnificent base to receive the recumbent effigies. Cathedrals of Spain This personage was stretched upon a couch of stone, beneath a quaint old canopy of wood; his hands were crossed upon his breast and his pointed toes rested upon a little griffin or leopard. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. Why, the door opened, and out stalked the griffin, smoking his pipe, and with him, a fashionable crowd of all the beasts in the neighborhood. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series Its helmet is surmounted in the middle by the figure of a sphinx, and on either side of the helmet are griffins wrought in relief. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise But the unicorns and lions took flight, the griffins spread their wings, the Sphinx fell asleep. Mary Magdalen Apostles and bas-reliefs of scenes from the life of Christ surround the base, while winged griffins break the angles. Cathedrals of Spain While all books delight in keeping up either the swinish demon of earlier times, or the griffin butcher of the second period, Satan has changed his shape for those who cannot write. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The griffin woke up with a start, and the snake crept away with all his might and main. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series City griffins, £30 and £35 the pair; busts of Queen Elizabeth, £10 15s. and £18 the pair; figures of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, £110; the statue of Anne, £10 5s.; Old and New London Volume I At others she was asking her way of griffins, propounding the problem to the Sphinx. Mary Magdalen His third and youngest son catches and brings him one of the griffins and the king regains his sight. Indian Fairy Tales On this was engraved a griffin rampant, with the motto, Noblesse oblige. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia See—there is a great griffin asleep in that corner over yonder, and if he awakes he will eat you up in half a second, or make you his servant, as he has made me.' More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series In her fall she struck the griffin on the right side of the base of the Monument, and, rebounding into the road, cleared a cart in the fall. Old and New London Volume I It was two storeys high, and over the central balcony there was an enormous roughly carved shield, supported by two griffins in high relief, as rudely carved as the quarterings. The Grandee The lucarnes, or attic casements, are guarded on either side by gargoyles grim of aspect, or perhaps by griffins holding the shield-borne arms of dead and gone seigneurs. Legends & Romances of Brittany Examine especially the griffins, fixed in admiration of bouquets, at the bottom. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Beppo told him the whole story, and the griffin then explained that the dead serpent was the king of all the serpents, and had the power to change himself into any shape he pleased. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series And, to increase the horror, there also loom on the capitals of the nave strange unknown birds of prey, fantastic terrible vultures and griffins. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The Mexican eagle had prevailed over monarchial griffins, and held her serpent safely in the way of being throttled. The Missourian Over this gate the Venetian lion still appears, a rather late example, but in refreshing contrast with the griffins supporting the Austrian arms above, a work of 1814. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The fruit and flowers which arrest the attention of the griffins may well arrest the traveller’s also; nothing can be finer of their kind. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) It was only by his orders, and to get at my treasure, that they dared to brave the den of a griffin.' More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series The prey is about a fourth of the griffin's size. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion There were the winged griffins with absurd scrolls for tails. The Missourian One is a bronze jug, upon which are represented two griffins, facing each other by the sides of a palmette, with a flowing band of vine-leaves surrounding the body above. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Her gold and her station are two griffins that guard her on each side. Shirley Meanwhile, the fox went softly to the rock; he looked about very carefully, for he had a notion that a griffin papa would not be very civil to foxes. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series They laid hold of it as merely so much form, joining sirens, griffins, garlands, rams' heads, victories, without a suspicion that they might mean or suggest anything. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion For his ship, a streamer forty yards long and eight broad, with a great bear and griffin, and 400 ‘pencils’ with the ‘ragged staff’ in silver.” Needlework As Art A lion and a griffin fill the space within. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy Then another swarm took their place—and another—and then another—lions, tigers, leopards, wolves, griffins, unicorns, and unnameable creatures, all dashing themselves into nothingness against the holy circle. Dreamers of the Ghetto Yes, indeed," continued his mother, "for she did not stop till she had related the whole story of the griffin and his daughter, and ever so much besides, that the griffin had never told her. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series The rider, in mail-shirt and Crusader's helmet, has been thrown forward, and lies between the griffin's claws, his useless triangular shield clasped tight against his breast. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion You are a perfect dragon! a griffin! a Russian bear! a Bengal tiger! a Numidian lion! Hidden Hand The last page shows another printer’s device, differing from that on the title, another griffin. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome In the European stage of his career he had been attacked by lions, griffins, and battle-axes and had lost some of his red blood. 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry Is it possible that I hear the daughter of my lord, the griffin?' More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series Before the portals, but not supporting anything, are six animals of red marble—a griffin, two lions, two lionesses, or what seem such, and a second griffin. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion These fine stone buildings on our left are the new Law Courts, and the griffin in the center of the street marks the position of old Temple Bar. John and Betty's History Visit Very delicate decoration, anticipating the Renaissance: Winged griffins and other monsters, half ox, half lion, at the base; aquatic animals, genii angling and spearing fish. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome These pilasters have no capitals, but instead well-moulded corbels, carved with griffin heads, uphold the entablature, and, by a happy innovation, on the projection thus formed are pedestals bearing short Corinthian columns. Portuguese Architecture You must know that the griffins are the richest beasts in the whole world. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series It consists of two grotesque griffins back to back, their wings joined tip to tip forming the scraper edge, and the whole being mounted in a large tray with turned-up edges. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia Another one was stained green, and on the back and lid of the seat was used natural toned burlap, with stenciled griffins in dark brown as a decoration. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The lower center of the title page is occupied by the Gryphius printer’s device, a griffin standing on a box-like pedestal, supported by a winged globe. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Of the carved bands the innermost is purely renaissance, with candelabra, medallions, griffins and leaves all most beautifully cut in the warm yellow limestone. Portuguese Architecture I have thought all day about Beppo and the hateful old griffin; but I have not said any thing or teased you—have I, mamma? More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series There were buffets, cabinets, secretaries, delightful old claw-footed tables and sofas, and chairs whose backs and arms were a mass of griffins and heraldic emblems. In the High Valley Being the fifth and last volume of the Katy Did series As for mad dogs, they were looked upon as imaginary beasts, like the griffins and the rest in the menagerie of the apocalypse. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories The tall wooden gate, sheltered from the rain by a pointed arch, was adorned with painted carvings of the lion, symbol of the Guelfi, and the griffin, symbol of the city of Perugia. The Saracen: The Holy War The throne seems to be of stone, with small boys and griffins holding shields charged with the Cross Keys on the arms. Portuguese Architecture It was all over with the fox; the cat might forgive some things, but to be boiled alive for the griffin's soup—never! More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series That these griffins are not repeated on the left of the relief, is due perhaps to the haste or laziness of the sculptor. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Her executor Robert Belknappe was to have "a horn made from a griffin's hoof with a silver core, and the said horn has a silver rim and two silver gilt feet." Highways and Byways in Surrey He took the polished helmet Valery held for him, its top adorned with an angry griffin spreading its wings, and set it down over the padded arming cap that held it in place. The Saracen: The Holy War The upper part is painted with lines, between which are depicted griffins in repose, baskets with thyrsi, branches of herbs, and other objects. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Beppo was desperately frightened, and, though his heart beat like the thumping of the waves on a shore, he barked with all his might—great deep-mouthed barks, which woke the griffin immediately. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series I sat a while silent, setting red eyes and golden claws to my green wyvern, and Joan ran the white dots along her griffin’s tail. In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers Go at once to my stables, and fetch out the strongest and swiftest griffins you can find in the stalls, and harness them to the yellow coach. The Olive Fairy Book The bell above the judges’ pavilion sounded, and a little whirlwind of running griffins dashed by amid the yells of a thousand natives in a dozen different tongues. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Beside the fountain is a table of the same material, supported by two legs beautifully sculptured, of a chimæra and a griffin. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life "Where the dog bade good-bye to the griffin, and came out in the moonlight," said Willie, whose memory was excellent. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series On the summit or apex of the helmet was placed a sphinx, with griffins on either side. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles "Shall we travel underground, or in a car drawn by griffins?" The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental The Sultan of Johore’s griffin won, and the Rajah stepped back to congratulate him. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines I should attract no more attention than the stone griffin opposite the Law Courts; both monsters being grotesque but also familiar. What I Saw in America Reynard, whose bad conscience never let him sleep very soundly, put his head out of the window and perceived, to his great alarm, that the stranger was nothing less than a monstrous griffin. More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series The porch was supported by pillars of stone beautifully carved with figures of griffins and snakes. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery He orders his mafoo to inspect the new season's griffins as they arrive, and arrange with the dealer to bring three or four of the best for his approval. Life and sport in China Second Edition The Captain gave her his arm, and they went back to the glare and heat of the yellow dragons and scarlet griffins. Vixen, Volume I. She looked now as if she might be the original of one of these old portraits herself, as she sat there in the high-backed chair, with the griffins carved on its teakwood frame. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation In the evening, Reynard would have given his ears to go to see the griffin, but what could he do? More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series In winter, when the different branches of the Danube are frozen over, and the ground covered with snow, the ladies take their recreation in sledges of different shapes, such as griffins, tigers, swans, scallop-shells, etc. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Assuming that, having had a griffin for some time, he is in good condition, a period of six or seven weeks is sufficient in which to prepare him for the races. Life and sport in China Second Edition “Not a sign of a griffin a-sniffin’ of a rose,” said Patty, disconsolately. Patty's Friends His black eyes were embedded in nests of tiny wrinkles, the "tropical squint," which no mere griffin ever has as a passport. Isle o' Dreams What a cruel old griffin!" exclaimed Willie; "why didn't he catch an elephant, and eat him instead of the dog? More Mittens with The Doll's Wedding and Other Stories Being the third book of the series The finial before the stall of the Canon in Residence has a griffin attached to it, and that in front of the Dean’s stall a lion. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric He sees all kinds of griffins and monsters and great multitudes of spirits tormented in the flames—among them emperors, kings and princes. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' “Then here goes to interview every griffin on the place,” declared Bob. Patty's Friends François Gryphe, who worked in Paris, had one Mark which was original to the extent of the griffin being supported by a tortoise. Printers' Marks A Chapter in the History of Typography Her next work was in arabesques, marble ornaments, lions, griffins, vases, eagles, and similar objects. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Animals such as the griffin, the cartazonon, the unicorn, never lived, and there are probably very few quadrupeds now living which have not been found by man. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science Jet black, of colossal size, with gleaming eyes and quivering nostrils, they were formidable creatures to any eyes; but to poor Margaret's they were monsters as terrible as griffin or dragon. The Merryweathers Oh, dear! no rosebush seems to be near a griffin; and the griffins seem positively afraid of the rosebushes.” Patty's Friends She was an impregnable griffin even in still life. Stubble Vessels for church use were made in the shapes of griffins, dragons, cranes, lions, and other curious birds and beasts, while the human faces represented sometimes had enamelled or jewelled eye balls. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture He said there were also marvelous church vestments of even earlier date and also some very ancient Byzantine silks splendid with griffins, eagles, and lions. The Story of Silk The table was a slab of oriental alabaster, polished like a jewel, upheld by griffins with outthrust tongues curiously contorted and entwined. The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus Also were there plenty of roses, but they were arranged in well-laid-out beds, and in no case were guarded or menaced by angry griffins. Patty's Friends After this came visits to a den of griffins; to a land of grapes such as the Norsemen told about; to a mountain country aflame with the forges of one-eyed people, or cyclops. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Strange it is indeed to be carried to adventures in an ox-cart, instead of flying through the air on a griffin or a cloud! The Red Romance Book Romancing captains cease to boast— Loud majors leave their whist—to roast The youthful griffin; All, all with pleased persistence show His fate,—"remote, unfriended, slow,"— His "melancholy" bungalow,— His lonely tiffin. Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II Before me with God's grace, I saw Soulless the griffin seven-souled, Blood spurting from a hole hell-like And scorching with its heat the grass! Life Immovable First Part Jolly of old uncle to mark the spot with a rosebush and a griffin. Patty's Friends Tall, stone pinnacles alternating with seated griffins—long of tail, fierce of beak and sharp of claw—fill in each of the many angles of the descending stone balustrade on either hand. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Then she enamelled the hall-furniture yellow, and decorated it with curious green and lavender lines and flowers, and had unearthly cushions and Sardinian pottery with unspeakable peaked griffins. The Lost Girl Why, if it were not for the keepers, there soon would not be a single griffin or dragon left, not a single sphinx, not a single chimæra. Tales of Fantasy and Fact With an expression, part resignation, part regret, she leaned against the wind-worn griffin which formed the arm of the bench. Under the Rose “And he is angry, compared to the happy-looking griffin opposite to him.” Patty's Friends And the griffin does the housework—his wings are so convenient and feathery for sweeping and dusting. The Book of Dragons His eyes were diseased, and he called in a physician who said that to cure them he needed a feather of the griffin. Italian Popular Tales At the further end of the room stood a large bed of blue camlet, with a canopy, worked with fighting griffins in yellow. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century Did he fancy himself a griffin, or huge dragon, beating the air with his wings, and at the same time trotting furiously upon the ground? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 Everybody made suggestions, and everybody recalled various partly-forgotten griffins in odd 238 nooks and corners, each being sure that was “just the place uncle would choose!” Patty's Friends You know a griffin is half a lion and half an eagle, and the other two halves when they've joined make the leo-griff. The Book of Dragons To cure him a feather of the griffin is necessary. Italian Popular Tales In the middle was a green griffin trampling on a winged serpent, which threatened its adversary with open mouth. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold This having been accomplished, they next proceeded to the figurehead, and, unscrewing the white lady who smiled there, fixed in her place a hideous griffin’s head, which, like the ribbon, was also bright scarlet. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader “Maybe it’s a stone rose,” said Patty, as she touched a rose carved in stone that was part of an ornamental urn whose handles were the heads of angry griffins. Patty's Friends And so the griffin that was made of a lion and an eagle perished, exactly as if it had been made of Kilkenny cats. The Book of Dragons Eyes, diseased, cured by feather of griffin, 40. Italian Popular Tales “I never brake bread with him, lad,” said the monk, busy with the griffin. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time The only difference between the two is, that the figurehead of the pirate is a griffin’s head, painted scarlet, that of my schooner is a female, painted white. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader Why, there are angry griffins on the gates, over the lodge doors, on the marbles in the gardens, and all over the house.” Patty's Friends Poor griffin," said the Princess, "it was very good at the housework. The Book of Dragons A term applied to a griffin when rampant. The Handbook to English Heraldry The illuminator was taken by surprise the next instant, and the curve of the griffin’s tail then pending was by no means round in consequence. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time We were beginning to think our adventure rather stupid; not a sign of any animal had we seen, great or small, no dragons, no griffins, no snakes, no anything. Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island That old carving is as solid as Gibraltar and that old griffin isn’t very angry anyway. Patty's Friends He engaged a competent dragon to look after her, and also a respectable griffin whose birth and upbringing he knew all about. The Book of Dragons The entrance was like that of other pagodas, two white griffins looking up at the sky, with busy modern life at their feet. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah “To wear gilded spurs?” inquired Wilfred calmly resuming his pen, and going on with the griffin. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time He had a fair knowledge of natural history for those times, though he believed in Mexican griffins, and was versed in geography and cartography. Canada It read: 234 “Where the angry griffin shows, Ruthless, tear away the rose.” Patty's Friends "But what about the dragon and the griffin?" asked the Princess. The Book of Dragons We come to a pagoda, and tall white griffins at its entrance staring up into the sky, strange, grotesque beasts—the white-wash they are covered with looks violet in the fading light. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah “A sorry blunder, lad,” said Wilfred, putting in the griffin’s teeth. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time As the avenger of evil she appears winged, bearing in her hand either a scourge or a sword, and seated in a chariot drawn by griffins. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome “Now, where is there a rosebush growing, and one of the angry griffins near it?” Patty's Friends For the griffin had been artificially made by the King-enchanter, and the two halves had never really got used to each other. The Book of Dragons The aristocrats in his earliest books are simply dragons and griffins for his heroes to fight with—monsters like Sir Mulberry Hawk or Lord Verisopht. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens They represent Apollo flanked by two vanquished griffins, Artemis with wings, and holding in her hands captive lions. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield And, indeed, I lived in an enchanted land, a land of griffins and kelpies, of princesses and gleaming knights. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance There’s an angry griffin on one jamb, and a smiling griffin on the other, and under each is a rose. Patty's Friends He'll have to be clever enough to sail a ship through the Nine Whirlpools that spin around the island, and to kill the dragon and the griffin. The Book of Dragons The student of modern heraldry would not regard this as a dragon at all, but merely a gryphon or griffin. The Evolution of the Dragon So the mourning damsels led the griffin over the viaduct, through the dirty little town, by the villa on its least attractive side. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag All local and practical topics were to be dropped, as soon as the moss-grown griffins who guarded the Garden of Forgetfulness were passed. The Daughters of Danaus “But it’s the only griffin that’s near a rose,” persisted Patty. Patty's Friends The king marches on Babylon and soars into the air in a car drawn by griffins. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) The “griffins” not infrequently had warm disputes; but the captain quickly managed to settle their more noisy quarrels, and restore them to good-humour. The Young Rajah On his shield was portrayed a silver griffin rampant, and upon a golden helmet, the ancient arms of Britain. The Seven Champions of Christendom At the Priory gate—where the griffins were grinning as derisively as ever at the ridiculous ways of men—they took their respective roads. The Daughters of Danaus It has a modern Gothic porch, carved with the griffin, which forms the coat armour of the Inn. Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London I was just such a griffin as you when I went out first, but a couple of years older.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Are not their excessive ignorance and credulity equally visible in the griffins, sphinxes, dragons, mermaids, and chimeras, which are so frequently carved in Gothic roofs, and which are so absurdly mistaken for angels and devils? Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 And thereupon he and the five young griffins made their way up on deck at short intervals, while Mr Morton and I did our best to comfort and encourage the weaker members of the party. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron There grew up a delicate, and chivalrous code among the little group who met within the griffins’ territory. The Daughters of Danaus As it was he cheerfully accepted it, and only wished the doctor had thought of it before, and spared him the misery of that evening with the two Willoughby griffins! The Willoughby Captains The plague, says the poet, was to cease “when a stranger appeared on a flying griffin.” Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Underneath, held by bronzed griffins, are heraldic shields representing the various titles of the Prince, while the remainder is composed of flowers, sprays, and creeping vines. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The Portuguese, who encountered the terrors of the Cape of Storms, were not likely to be daunted by a griffin; yet, with all their endeavours, they never succeeded in discovering the precious tree. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852 "There never was a better—and it is only ten miles from here as the griffin flies." The Autobiography of Methuselah Many knights have tried to destroy the enchantment, yet none have been able to do so, because of two fiery griffins who guard the gates of the castle. Favorite Fairy Tales From silver-chasing he went on to teach himself engraving on copper, principally griffins and monsters of heraldry, in the course of which practice he became ambitious to delineate the varieties of human character. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success After putting her in its nest, the griffin flew off again. Roumanian Fairy Tales There needs a winged griffin, at the very least, to carry them out of the everyday six-and-eightpenny world, or the whizz of an Excalibur to startle their drowsy imaginations into life. The Bon Gaultier Ballads The vice-admiral compared the seal on Wycherly's watch-chain with that on the ring, and, the bearings being principally griffins, he was enabled to see that one was the exact counterpart of the other. The Two Admirals The griffin, the phœnix, and the dragon were not yet extinct; the salamander still sported in flames; and the basilisk slew men at a distance with his deadly glance. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) "Is there any limit to the range of your subjects?" asked Miselle, as the artist added the last graceful curve to the griffin's tail, and contemplated his finished work with quiet complacency. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 "Children," said the griffin, angrily, "you haven't eaten the little girl, what does this mean?" Roumanian Fairy Tales Gules, a chevron between three griffins’ heads erased or, on a chief of the second an helmet sable between two pellets. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 "Of course; why not?" said the Duchess, dropping into a great carved chair with griffins' heads on the top. While Caroline Was Growing In her cabin is a copy of the griffin which, being Grenville's crest, the first Revenge so proudly bore in the immortal fight of "The One and the Fifty-Three." Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas Later the patterns became more barbaric and of great scale, lions trampled across the stuff, and in large circles were displayed eagles, griffins and the like in a fine heraldic style. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The young birds kept as still as mice, but the griffin straightway swallowed lovely little Wild-Rose, yet when she appeared again she was seven times as beautiful as before. Roumanian Fairy Tales Stevenson summed up much of Shaw even from that fragment when he spoke of a romantic griffin roaring with laughter at the nature of his own quest. George Bernard Shaw The Duchess shook her head mutely; a large round tear dropped on the griffin. While Caroline Was Growing And when these griffins were yet small, the women went out with traps to take them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 The wide end of the horn is ornamented with carvings of griffin dogs, a unicorn, and a lion eating a doe. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See And he found—found the tree with the dainty little swinging chamber, and the young griffins staring at him. Roumanian Fairy Tales There was a cumbrous mantel in his chamber, funereal with griffins, and there were portraits with horribly profound eyes. Bohemian Days Three American Tales Why, you can't do that at Uncle Joe's," Caroline confided, sitting on a small griffin stool at the lady's feet, "because General gets at the bottom row and smears 'em. While Caroline Was Growing As they were famished, and knew no fear, each griffin pounced upon his man, seized him in his claws, carried him high into the air, and began to devour him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Rarely in their remembrance had the great brass griffin's head sent that hollow booming through the hall. Cicely and Other Stories "You have seen a wizard, a dragon, or a griffin?" Roumanian Fairy Tales In the middle of her helmet is an image of the Sphinx—about whom I shall give an account when I come to Bœotia—and on each side of the helmet are griffins worked. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two The Duchess moved restlessly half out of the griffin chair, but sank back again. While Caroline Was Growing They covered themselves over with very thick hides, and when they had caught the little griffins, they took them to their caves, and brought them up there. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 It was broken by a sudden thundering of the griffin's head against the great front door. Cicely and Other Stories On one fifteenth century marriage coffer, Bacchus and Ariadne were shown in their triumphal car drawn by winged griffins, a young Bacchante driving them on. Woman as Decoration And the Arimaspians were all one-eyed men from their birth; and the griffins were beasts like lions, with wings and mouth like an eagle. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two "Uncle Joe says," Caroline returned, patting the griffin heads on her little stool, "that if the President had General in his library for half an hour he'd feel different about race suicide." While Caroline Was Growing These griffins are the Monitors of the story, or, if the reader pleases, the Merrimacs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 The flight of marble steps is guarded from above by the bronze griffin of Perugia and the Baglioni, with the bronze lion of the Guelf faction, to which the town was ever faithful. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series She carried seven cannon, was well manned and armed, adorned with carved griffin and eagle heads, and bore the banner and religion of France amid all the border tribes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 "Their faces barbecued, and their manes cut like the scales of a griffin, and the legs like bed-posts; a water-pipe stuck in their mouths does not add to their dignity." Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond She stroked the hands that clenched the griffin's crest. While Caroline Was Growing And they mounted on their fierce beasts, caparisoned as I have told you; and then she ordered that a door should be opened in the vessel where the griffins were. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 A coin of Chalcedon ornaments the reverse with a griffin seated near a naked figure. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Among other beliefs then prevalent, was one in the existence of a kind of half nature, such as that in Centaurs, dragons, and griffins. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Sometimes these are two peacocks; often lions or leopards and frequently griffins and various smaller animals. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance He stood in a great car of gold, drawn by four white bulls, and his face was like a griffin when he looked about. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country The Queen, seeing this rout without remedy, sent at once to command those who held watch and guard on the griffins, that they should recall them and shut them up in the vessel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 It possesses all the traditional attributes of the griffin. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres "Yes;—and to hand me over to a griffin." Phineas Finn The Irish Member But in an admirable spirit of humour, the sculptor has here carved a series of griffins, in procession, holding on for dear life, in the attitudes of children sliding down the banisters. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Billy Bluff, wet still from the sea, his hair clinging about his ribs, and giving him the air of a heraldic griffin, crept on the puffing fat man and hurled at him with a roar. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs Up to this moment, it may be remarked, these Monitors, as we have called the griffins, had never been fairly tried in any attack on fortified towns. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 It is a winged griffin rampant, with the tail and hindlegs of a lion. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres They shewed me a prodigious claw set in gold, which they called the claw of a griffin; and I could not forbear asking the reverend priest that shewed it, Whether the griffin was a saint? Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe The art of sculpture has retraced its steps far enough to make pure invention, as of Gothic griffins and Romanesque symbology, unsatisfactory to everyone. French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture And there were the two griffins guarding the castle gates—horrible creatures with forked tails and tongues. English Fairy Tales And the griffins returned, flying above them, and would not leave them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 Christ drawing a chariot representing the Church, the210 central figure of the pageant, advances under the form of the fabulous griffin, half eagle and half lion, typifying the two-fold nature of our Lord. Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers, Albany, 1919, 1920 The seventeenth has the heads of animals: lion, bear, wolf, and so forth, including the griffin each with its prey. A Wanderer in Venice Hannah had just passed the brass griffins, when some one burst into the room. Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories Not only were natural and artificial figures used, but the lack of information on Zoology and other branches of Natural History led to the introduction of fabulous animals, such as dragons, griffins, harpies, wiverns, &c. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science And if the chroniclers of California find no records of her in any of the griffin caves of the Black Cañon, it is not our fault, but theirs. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 An emblematic sculpture between the fourth and fifth arch represented a griffin with twisted tail, raised about 5 feet above the ground. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Below are porphyry insets and veined marbles, and on the parapet two griffins, one apparently destroying a child and one a lamb. A Wanderer in Venice They were dyed of various colors, and represented objects similar to those found on the gems, as griffins and such like monsters. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Imaginary figures, such as griffins, dragons, harpies, &c.: all of them will be found under their proper names. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science On each side of her a griffin sits as guardian. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 Were men of genius, as such, to have armorial bearings they might consist, not of imaginary things, of griffins and chimeras, but of deeds performed and of public works in existence. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions He won't steal your nuts any more, and he'll say his prayers like this—2; but you cannot make a Beatrice's griffin, and emblem of all the Catholic Church, out of him. The Pleasures of England Lectures given in Oxford The hero is a "knight that wears the griffin for his crest." A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century This term is used to describe a griffin displaying its wings as if about to fly. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science And if you succeed with them, you are to combat certain dragons and griffins, named Virgil, Euclid, and so forth. Ishmael Or, In the Depths In this production of chimeras the antients seem to have indulged their fancies, whence the sphinxes, griffins, dragons, centaurs, and minotaurs, which are vanished from modern credulity. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life This having been accomplished, they next proceeded to the figurehead, and, unscrewing the white lady who smiled there, fixed in her place a hideous griffin's head, which, like the ribbon, was also bright scarlet. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific They carried him over many an unknown land, and on the seventh day they came to the Snowy Mountains where the griffins, with lion bodies and eagle wings, guard the golden treasures of the North. Hero Tales The red brick house to which it belonged was by no means so stately as the one whose doorstep the griffins guarded, yet it had an importance all its own. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters He heard the dreary beatings of the tree's leaves against the mouths of the griffins, bedashing them with the spray of the rain-storm without. Israel Potter Those ideas, which are more complex than the natural objects that first excited them, have been called compounded ideas, as when we think of a sphinx, or griffin. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life The only difference between the two is, that the figurehead of the pirate is a griffin's head, painted scarlet; that of my schooner is a female, painted white. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific He sat and hovered about that mountain for a long time, and the people were persuaded it was a griffin. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Aunt Genevieve in her trailing gowns was charming to behold, but no more company for Rosalind—at least not much more—than the griffins. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters He rose, rolled up his mattress, got upon the roll, and put his mouth to one of the griffins' months. Israel Potter Monsters untold, serpents, fiery fiends, and more than thirty thousand griffins, all rushed upon the Franks with greedy, gaping jaws. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Wings spread fanwise from the shoulders, and its feet were like the feet of a griffin. Kit of Greenacre Farm Let me see, how long is it since we relieved the griffins? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841 In the exuberance of her content, she patted one of the griffins as she passed. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Now the King of that garden had three fair daughters, to whom the apples and the garden were very dear, and he transformed the maidens into three griffins, who pursued the hawks. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland In other places he is seen contending with a winged animal like a griffin. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Irish clans bore animal names: some groups were called "calves," others "griffins," others "red deer," and a plant name is seen in Fir Bile, "men of the tree." The Religion of the Ancient Celts In early decorations of vases and vessels one may find Greek deities represented with wings, carrying in their hands lions or griffins, bearing on their heads lofty crowns. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 When they reached home she sat on the garden bench and looked up at the griffins, and the fancy floated through her mind that it might be comfortable to be as unfeeling as they. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters And the griffins threw darts of fire, as it were lightning, at the hawks. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland Seven toes on each of his two feet, seven fingers on each of his two hands, with the grasp of a hawk's claws, with the seizure of a griffin's claws on each of them separately. The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic I had no such comfort as beads and prayers, and the flight of those schooner griffins had struck me in the solar plexus of imagination. White Shadows in the South Seas As the monster neared, he showed the head of a bear and red eyes like coals of fire and hairy tufted ears; lion’s claws, a serpent’s tail, and a griffin’s body. The Romance of Tristan and Iseult After their departure peace settled down upon the house behind the griffins. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Then the griffins gave over the chase, and the Sons of Turenn made for their boat, and they embarked with the four apples. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland A kanathrum is a fantastic wooden car, shaped like a griffin or an antelope, in which children are carried in sacred processions. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. This folk epic relates how Hagan, son of a king, was carried off at seven years of age by a griffin. The Book of the Epic The Chinese mind runs to the hideous in nearly everything fanciful, and most of its works of art abound in griffins and dragons. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The house behind the griffins was not exactly a cheerful place. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters But King Otho was riding no such griffin with sun-gold wings. Romance Island At length, the attendants having, in due order, new-deposed the long lines of sphinxes and griffins, and many limbed images, a band of them, in long flowing robes, began their morning chant. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II In the paper was the representation of the fabulous monster, the griffin, and woven into the paper were the words "Griffin Bond." Ted Strong's Motor Car The Simurgh, a great bird or griffin, found him and cared for him till grown, then restored him to his repentant parent. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems "You need not pretend they are not, for they are," she added, shaking her finger at the griffins with their provoking lack of expression. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters A griffin," said I, "is a thing of joy. Mr. Isaacs I really believe you think her a kind of griffin—a stony creature with a hole where her heart ought to be. A Great Success Just as in Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus were reared by a she-wolf, so in Persian mythology, Zal was reared by a griffin. Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School Before the eyes of the griffin, India steams up in poetical mists, illusive, fantastic, subjective, ideal, picturesque. Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series Such a small matter as dinner in the house behind the griffins quite escaped her memory. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Why, a griffin," put in Mr. Ghyrkins, "is the 'Mr. Verdant Green' of the Civil Service. Mr. Isaacs He buys broken-winded hunters from the hunting set, decrepit ponies from the polo players, and stone griffins for the garden from the social sculptress. The "Goldfish" He held up a monster, half griffin, half crocodile, for her to see, and she heartily admired it. Missing The speaker was an old woman, standing in the doorway, glancing with an expression of kindly anxiety towards the girl, who leant on one of the carved griffins of the old stone railing. Geordie's Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life Smith and Brown, having traversed various paths, and having passed several griffins, serpents, and mail-clad knights, came at length to a certain river. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 "If doing kind things makes one a griffin, I hope I may be one always," said Miss Westonhaugh quickly, "and I trust my brother is as much a griffin as ever." Mr. Isaacs They have created the griffin, which is an eagle to lions, and a lion to eagles, terrifying lions by his wings, and eagles by his mane. The Man Who Laughs On its prow stood a carved griffin, from the armorial bearings of Frontenac, and out of its portholes frowned several small cannon. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Names and metres is anyone's props; but of one thing they don't get the 'ang; They ain't fly to good patter, old pal, they ain't copped the straight griffin on slang. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890 One of the little griffins, wishing to reserve this delicate morsel for its own delectation, caught the boy up in its talons and flew away to a neighboring tree. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art "Why, you are quite a griffin, Katharine," said he, "how they will laugh at you in Bombay!" Mr. Isaacs Really," he said, "I am not in a position to reply to your question; but upon the whole, I should say that Dr. Chéron was not quite a griffin. In the Days of My Youth Opinicus, a fabulous winged creature with the head of a griffin, the body of a lion, and the tail of a camel; a heraldic symbol. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Over the great door of an old, old church which stood in a quiet town of a far-away land there was carved in stone the figure of a large griffin. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales He ventured out only when the griffins were away, to seek berries or shoot small game with a bow which he had made in imitation of those he had seen in his father's hall. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art A young civilian--or anybody else--who is just out from home is called a griffin. Mr. Isaacs In the spandrils of its archway are carved the arms of Henry VIII., with the griffin and greyhound for supporters and the royal crown above. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association And that true griffin's neigh, The damsel from the window spied Her lady borne away. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 405, December 19, 1829 I really do not know," exclaimed the latter, "but we'll hunt whatever we happen to see—deer, small birds, rabbits, griffins, rhinoceroses, any thing that comes along. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales The branch upon which it perched was too weak to support a double load, however, and as it broke the frightened griffin dropped Hagen into a thicket. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art The carving represents two griffins or wyverns facing each other in an attitude of defiance. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Having committed the indiscretion of taking my passage on board of her, the next step I took—i.e., paying for it—was worse, and proclaimed me a griffin. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Some of the definitions of this rare chat-sauvage, indeed, might have answered for specifications of a griffin, or of a vampire-bat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The Devil's Dictionary Undismayed by the sharp thorns, Hagen quickly crept out of the griffin's reach and took refuge in a cave, where he found three little girls who had escaped from the griffins in the same way. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art From silver-chasing, he went on to teach himself engraving on copper, principally griffins and monsters of heraldry, in the course of which practice he became ambitious to delineate the varieties of human character. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Around it were a great number of dragons and griffins. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 Who could have been reduced to sudden extremity for the company of that griffin! Hard Times For one griffin there will bear, flying to his nest, a great horse, if he may find him at the point, or two oxen yoked together as they go at the plough. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville The griffins being disposed of, the young people roamed about the island at will, keeping a sharp lookout for any passing vessel which might convey them home. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art I shall want you to come along with us, Mr Brass, and the—' he looked at Miss Sally as if in some doubt whether she might not be a griffin or other fabulous monster. The Old Curiosity Shop The Canathrum, as they call it, is a chair or chariot made of wood, in the shape of a griffin, or tragelaphus, on which the children and young virgins are carried in processions. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Entirely gold, bearing figure of a hideous griffin. 4th. A Pair of Blue Eyes In that country be many griffins, more plenty than in any other country. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville During a great feast, when countless guests were assembled around his father's hospitable board, this prince, who was then but seven years of age, was seized by a griffin and rapidly borne away. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art La Salle had often been heard to say that he would make the griffin fly above the crows, or, in other words, make Frontenac triumph over the Jesuits. France and England in North America; a Series of Historical Narratives — Part 3 He came at last to the great gates leading to the ruined castle, gates whose pillars were surmounted by huge griffins. The Box with Broken Seals The churchyard of Ecclefechan is profusely strewn with the graves of the family, all with coats of arms—two griffins with adders' stings. Thomas Carlyle A conventionalized frieze in delicately colored arabesque runs between the balcony and the columns, the prevailing motif of which is the griffin. The Architecture and Landscape Gardening of the Exposition A Pictorial Survey of the Most Beautiful Achitectural Compositions of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Zbyszko did as he was asked and went attired as if for a wedding, in his jaka made of white satin, bordered with gold fringe and embroidered with gold griffins. The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy They were arrayed in tight-bodiced coats with aprons before and behind of fantastic outline, resembling the wings of dragons and griffins, and these coats were an incrusted mass of spangles and pieces of coloured glass. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places As I turned away, my eyes fell upon an indescribable monster, which proved to be a griffin. A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") |
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