| 单词 | habitant |
| 例句 | I didn’t have much time to examine the nest last night, but do think it is possible that the adults were the former habitants of the nest and, therefore, the eaglet’s parents. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Frequent narration kept passengers’ attention amid the consistent beauty, exploring topics like the region’s original, Native habitants, European settlers, and modern-day attractions like Smith Tower. Seattle summer staycation: 3 day trips to take from the Seattle waterfront 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Opponents of the plan say the location lacks the infrastructure for an influx of habitants, and increased land supply in the area in the last few years has made the redevelopment plan unnecessary. Hong Kong's golfers gird up for battle as housing policy threatens famed course 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Tucson is Arizona’s second largest city after Phoenix, with almost 1 million habitants. Scorching Tucson bucks US trend to put climate justice at centre of plans 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z And even when their population later rebounded, the creatures never returned to being regular habitants of the city. The Mandarin Duck Is AWOL. Enter the Hudson River Beaver. 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Tijuana is a bustling coastal metropolis bordering San Diego, with 1.7 million habitants. Pioneer of women's football in Mexico is latest victim of Tijuana violence 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The vast majority of 900 or so habitants have fled, forced to abandon homes, livestock and once productive land. Despite chaos at the border, migrants still hope to find the American dream 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The political consultant has compiled an encyclopedic tome on . . . well, everything one could possibly want to know about the buildings and habitants, and then some. Review | At the Watergate, scandals, stars and leaky windows 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Tijuana, where she arrived, is a bustling coastal metropolis bordering San Diego, and one of the fastest growing cities in Mexico with 1.7 million habitants. This is what the hours after being deported look like 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z In Ghostbusters II, an underground river of pink slime wreaks havoc on New York City, fed by the negative energy of the city's habitants. Slimed 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z In 2006, Harar was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site to highlight its unique and exceptional architecture, which captures the African and Islamic culture of its habitants. Harar - the Ethiopian city known as 'Africa's Mecca' - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Copenhagen has motivated half of its habitants to commute to work by bicycle every day, the Danish government says. How Idealism, Expressed in Concrete Steps, Can Fight Climate Change 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z “This allows them to see themselves as habitants of the full media panorama, while making it possible to generate new ways of defining themselves.” Tihosuco Journal: A Culture Clings to Its Reflection in a Cleaned-Up Soap Opera 2013-08-02T00:36:05Z The removal of the poisonous habitants of the bride is clearly indicated, though it has been weakened into a flogging, which is given, however, only just in time to save the bridegroom from death. The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story 2012-04-11T02:00:32.697Z Soldiers, traders, and habitants, hurrying through the water-gate, thronged the canoe wharf and the narrow strand without. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z And if any locality in England can tend to elevate the sentiments of its young habitants, one would think it to be Nottingham. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z Well, well, an inhabited one, then; but the in—habitants must be good sort of people. Uncle's dream; And The Permanent Husband 2011-12-08T03:00:25.597Z The object of having them so narrow was, that the habitants could live close to one another, along the waterside. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z “No, but this is where we danced and shouted and played like any wild mountain habitants,” laughed Mrs. Vernon, the joys of that girlhood summer lighting her eyes. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z In the fitful light of the camp fire he had more the appearance of one of the eliminated shades of Hades than an habitant of this world. Fern Vale (Volume 3) or the Queensland Squatter 2011-09-30T02:00:17.137Z Work on the roads was never willingly undertaken by the habitants. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Oftentimes mortals have sinned and been forgiven; but what habitant of earth hath ever transgressed like this one? The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z They were of a very social nature, these French habitants. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The French habitants there had been demanding civil government, and it had been complained by the Montreal traders that the prosperity of Canada had been impaired by cutting off the western posts. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z He delighted to speak of her as the habitant of a world of joy. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z The ma�tres de poste, he stated, were habitants who possessed, each of them, a small property which rendered them quite independent. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Rotha had known only one kind, speaking broadly; the plain, quiet, respectable, and generally comfortable in habitants of the village and of the farms around the village. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z "He would still be Lester to me, so long as honour and truth were the habitants of his bosom." Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z But the habitants had no stomach for fighting, and, though martial law was proclaimed, refused to arm for the invasion of the southern provinces, while they declared their willingness to defend their own. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z These beautiful game birds are usually habitants of the lower lakes and marshes, not rippling mountain streams. The Strength of the Pines 2011-02-25T03:01:03.770Z When Lanoullier constructed the great highway between Montreal and Quebec, it was only by his personal superintendence that he was able to keep the habitant to his task. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Of course the habitant still refers to the seat of the former bishop's throne as a cathedral, and it is with pardonable pride that he does so. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z For instance, the French habitants and woodsmen far, far too often sank to the level of their wives when they married Indian women. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z "The soldiers, as you know, are drilling, and the habitants are finishing the fallow." In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Nothing was in sight save its usual silent habitants. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z It was a day of tremendous excitement for all the in habitants of Rinstedt. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z Each is possessed of its own peculiar characteristics, which the habitant alone seems to understand in all its vagaries. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z The God for ever great, for ever king, Who slew the earth-born race, and measures right To heaven's great habitants. Heathen Mythology The jolly, genial, conceited, whimsical, but reliable, habitant. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z To the Acadian settlers the Acadian peninsula, to the Canadian habitant the banks of the St. Lawrence, were all in all. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Importunate above measure grew the question, barely displaced in the full flood of discovery: Was the unseen habitant familiar here? present here by some secret, easier ingress? The Unknown Sea It will be for the citizens of Chelsea to provide it with worthy habitants. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses All the dirt and slovenliness of a cottier habitant—for the house was occupied by what is misnamed "a caretaker"—were seen on every hand. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) She has a little turn-up nose, rosy lips and bright black eyes, and, like most of these habitant women, an abundance of dark hair. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Whatever he is, I love him,—primitive, elemental, kin of the woodland gods, habitant of the white sierras, the august forest, and the sweet wild pastures. A Man in the Open The white pony was running as it had not done since it was a colt in lower Canada, and had carried its habitant master in many a race, and won them, too. Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 Since the second day after leaving the Pawnee Republic we had encountered none of the savage habitants of the prairies. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois I ascended the stairs, my footsteps echoed along the silent corridor, but still no trace of human habitant could I see, and I began to believe that even the landlord had departed with the larder. Jack Hinton The Guardsman And the habitant cackled and cracked his whip again. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The habitant, placed again under their authority, had less reason to be content. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" The Gallic blood runs almost uncontaminated, giving impulse of Gallic thought and custom, in the veins of those who are called the habitants the French-Canadians of olden type. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Dr Of Lower Canada, agitation for, by English residents, 55, 60; opposition to by seigniors, 55; indifference of habitants, 55; Carleton's views on, 56; not provided for in Quebec Act, 64; meeting of, 269. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History When the Americans first came into the country the habitants were disposed to sell them what they required at a fair price, and a few hundred of the latter even joined their army. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Only this, that if the journey for her is irrevocable, when you arrive at Quebec, pick out one or two first-class habitant women to go with her. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Analogy indicates that the liquid fields of air must have their swimming habitants, even as the waters of the deep. Toilers of the Sea The wife of the habitant is industrious, thrifty, cleanly, and simple in ideas and manners. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) When the mail comes, all white habitants of the fort take a week's holidays to read letters and news of the outside world. The Story of the Trapper Theirs was the Valhalla to which the brave alone were admitted, and among whose martial habitants would continue the same emulation in battle, the same stoicism in suffering, as in their forest-world. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Suddenly we heard singing in the habitants' camp. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z There was plenty of meat to be had from the larder of the habitant himself, to say nothing of flour, butter, and the like. The "Genius" The habitants form the nearest approach to a peasantry, as found in European lands, that this country can show; and peasantry is doomed to extinction, be it sooner or later. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Gay vocal exchanges took place between the two boats, and the patron, catching sight of Patience, placed a hand over his heart and bowed, rattling off habitant French. Bring Me His Ears This place and Cahokia, also on the Mississippi, near St Louis, were defended by small British garrisons, which depended upon the support of the French habitants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Some of the men clamored to keep the cubs for mascots; and the habitants declared that the journey would be lucky if they did. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z The country driver, a French habitant, reported its presence at the car. The "Genius" The woman of the habitants is in many respects primitive in the sense of the primitive culture of America while still in its infancy of Caucasian settlement. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) Metcalfe undoubtedly overestimates the influence of these men, as compared with the church, over the habitant class. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 It is crowded with merchants of every nation and its habitants are themselves the most eminent merchants in the world. Rembrandt's Amsterdam Under habitant direction, too, the first fallow had been cleared, the brushwood and timbers piled up to dry for burning, and the land made ready for the seed. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Where now the French habitant sits chattering with his confrères and smoking his pipe filled with home-grown tabac were once the shady walks and stiff parterres of the ancient garden. Famous Firesides of French Canada Early marriages are the rule among the habitants, being wisely encouraged by the priests in the interests of morality. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) The women, he said, were the active, bustling portion of the habitants, thanks to the admirable and yet inexpensive training to be had in the nunneries. British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 And the bread," said I; "we must carry two or three loaves of good habitant bread, just for the first week out. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Their dress resembles that of the habitants, and they are proving themselves both friendly and trustworthy. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z Among the blue Laurentian hills of the lower St. Lawrence, around their simple hearths, their descendants live the placid life of the Canadian habitant. Famous Firesides of French Canada It finds much to admire in the character of the French habitant, but spares neither his faults nor the shortcomings of his political leaders. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 And as he gazed happily across the uplands towards his Mecca, the habitant could conceive of no power which might prevail against her stony ramparts. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France They had already been informed that if they did not keep still when the lady returned they would be given to the loup-garou and other mythical and traditional terrors of habitant childhood. The Peace of Roaring River In agriculture something had also been done, for Indian corn and potatoes were growing well in the habitants' clearings. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z To this end the habitants were being cared for by itinerant priests at much less expense than would be entailed by fixing on each parish the support of its cur�. The Fighting Governor A Chronicle of Frontenac Disaffection was kept alive in parts of Lower Canada and the habitants were fed with hopes that the armed assistance of American sympathizers would ensure success for a second attempt at independence. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 In the early morning the habitant repaired to the seigneury to assist in erecting the May-pole. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Then he heard a sharp fox-like barking, and found that his carriole had stopped at the cabin of the habitant who was to keep him over night. The Quality of Mercy On Wednesday, October 29th, he went by train through the outlying townships on Montreal Island, calling at the quaint and beautifully decorated villages of the habitants, that usually bear the names of old French saints. Westward with the Prince of Wales A messenger came from Wetherall, 'a respectable old habitant,' to tell the rebels that if they dispersed quietly, they would not be molested. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion To the habitant the selling, mortgaging, and transfer of property was a private affair; he did not see the need for publicity. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 The habitants, while forbidden to harbour English deserters, received due recompense for any of the garrison billeted upon them. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Says Balzac of the habitant: "...He is a listless and unobliging individual." The Cathedrals of Northern France At these places the habitant Frenchmen and women crowded about the observation platform of the train to cry their friendliness in French, where English was unknown. Westward with the Prince of Wales Nelson had given Hindenlang to understand that the habitants had risen and that he would be greeted at the Canadian border by a large force of enthusiastic recruits. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion In the troubles of '37 the simple habitants thought they were fighting for the abolition of the seigneurs' dues. The Winning of Popular Government A Chronicle of the Union of 1841 The days of the corvée were now passed, and harsh impressment no longer compelled the habitant to fight on short rations and without pay. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The tomb, Made ready there for a fresh habitant, Was that of an old family. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 In this district, and long before we reached the Quebec border, we came to the country of the habitant farmer. Westward with the Prince of Wales Traces of these unions are found at the present day, in the province of Quebec, in a few Scottish names of habitants who cannot speak English. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion Miss Savine's grandfather ruled in paternally feudal fashion over a few dozen superstitious habitants way back in old-world Quebec, as his folks had done since the first French colonization. Thurston of Orchard Valley An ordinance forbade any habitant to possess more than two mares and one colt. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Cloudless, unsympathizing, changeless, they had no part in the busy drama of human experience their loftiness overlooked, and now they loomed with shadowy outline, through the sanctifying light, habitants alike of earth and sky. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 The railway passes for hundreds of miles between habitant farms. Westward with the Prince of Wales As a rule the meetings were held in the country parishes after church on Sunday, when the habitants were gathered together. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion The very amount enclosed spoke of secrecy, and the "habitant" sailor used all due precautions in forwarding the missives. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade Both Montgomery and Arnold had counted upon the co-operation of the French Canadians; and owing to the success of the army against Montreal, some of the fickle habitants were persuaded to join the invaders. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Her breath pestiferous felt the cities round, Houses and 'habitants where'er she flew. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Our disappointment at not seeing Prince Edward Island was mitigated by the glimpses we had from our train of the country of New Brunswick and the great area of the habitants that surrounds Quebec. Westward with the Prince of Wales These men, under the belief that the habitants would rise and join them, determined upon an armed invasion of Canada. The 'Patriotes' of '37 A Chronicle of the Lower Canada Rebellion The habitants, of course, had all their superstitions confirmed, and with a certain respect and refinement of horror added: Here was a loup-garou so crafty as to spare, on occasion! Kings in Exile The Curé knew all about the laws, and the habitant was willing to leave the matter to him! Old Quebec The Fortress of New France A new-form'd 'habitant to Latium's groves, “Angry he wounds the spreading boughs, and digs “The stubborn oak-tree with his rigid beak. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II It was a long ride through comely lanes, by quiet farmsteads and small habitant villages. Westward with the Prince of Wales Coffee that has not received the extra polish is described as habitant; while coffee in the parchment is known as café en parché. All About Coffee The French habitant crossed himself, and the Saxon cursed his luck; and no one solved the mystery. Kings in Exile From generation to generation the light-hearted habitant cheerfully paid his dîme to the Church, his cens et rente to the Seigneur, his military service to the Governor. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Not far a lake extends, a space once fill'd “With human 'habitants, whose waves now swarm “With fenny coots, and cormorants alone. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II And the friendliness was not all on the side of the habitants. Westward with the Prince of Wales The parrot had learned to speak Canadian French to the extent of demanding his crackers and water in the lingo of the habitant. The Battle with the Slum Kane had never heard of a wolf acting in this cool, self-possessed, arrogantly confident fashion, and his mind reverted obstinately to the outworn superstitions of his habitants friends. Kings in Exile Moreover, winter, the idle half of the year, was the season of social visits; and in these courtesies the habitants were assiduous. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France We suspect a few of the habitants of being snipers and not without some reason. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders They tole me," said one old habitant in workingman overalls, "they tole me I could not shake 'is han'. Westward with the Prince of Wales Every town of its folk is forsaken No habitant in it. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 A heavy, chunky fish of an old-gold color, with an almost continuous line of fins, was the next habitant of the sea to cross the dory gunwale. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good His men were ill-clothed, depending for rations largely upon the goodwill of the habitants, who anxiously weighed the chances of British prowess. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Song after song she sang—the old folklore songs of the habitant, the songs perhaps that Evangeline listened to in her childhood. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 She saw the animals in the marshes, the herds of caribou that are, above all creatures, natives and habitants of the snow-swept mountains, the little, lesser hunters such as marten and mink and otter. The Snowshoe Trail But the Pointe Claire habitants bitterly repented the resistance which they had made to the militia law, and many of them came to Montreal, craving the forgiveness of the Governor, which they readily obtained. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Along the lower reaches of the St Lawrence the refugees came like locusts to devour the substance of the habitants. Greener Than You Think The houses of the habitants, the General Hospital, and the Intendant's Palace were thronged with soldiers, who found their tents poor protection against the rigours of a winter campaign. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France So we are fellow-parishioners, habitants de la même commune, as you would say in France, I think.” p. 40Again a polite bow. The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale But there was no stir of life in the darkness, no sign of any other habitant. The Snowshoe Trail Doubtless, the habitants are precisely, even at this day, as Sir James represented them to be. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Come, Foscari; now let us go, and leave this felon, The sole fit habitant of such a cell, Which he has peopled often, but ne'er fitly Till he himself shall brood in it alone. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Montreal, however, suffered violence at the hands of a misguided mob; and in the country parishes the habitants were harangued after Mass on Sunday by deputies of the Fils de Liberté. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France He sent fifty mounted soldiers, and had the inhabitants of a whole province, larger than the country of Rusenon87 killed with lances, without leaving man nor woman, old nor young alive. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings The habitant is even compelled to send his flour to be ground at the mill of the lord of the manor. Diary in America, Series Two Some of the habitants could neither read nor write. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Only a habitant from the country," he mused, good-humouredly, "who wants to add some mouldy flourishes to his name. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette The Canadian seigneur held his lands of the King, and the habitants, or cultivators of the soil, held theirs of the seigneur upon the performance of specific duties and the payment of cens et rente. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France The habitant also wears in winter moccasins and a tuque bleue, or woollen cap, in which he is always depicted by the painter of Canadian scenes. Canada He settled himself in the townships bordering on the seignories, and brought a fresh soil and improved cultivation to compete with the worn-out and slovenly farm of the habitant. Diary in America, Series Two There was one singular instance, of a habitant, who, in every instance, voted against the prevailing party. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Up then, and, glad with the first sunbeam, let us explore and search all abroad from our harbour, what is the country, who its habitants, where is the town of the nation. The Aeneid of Virgil And the very first thing I saw there was an inscription over a very humble doorway, ‘Hic mecum habitant Dante, Cervantes, Molière’. 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 Agnosticism is a word practically unknown in the vocabulary of the French Canadian habitant, who is quite ready to adhere without wavering to the old belief which his forefathers professed. Canada The cause of the great influence obtained by the people I have specified over the habitants is well explained in Lord Durham’s Report. Diary in America, Series Two The habitants were no longer alarmed at the additional taxation of £50,000 a year, with which they were threatened. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 The faculty of faith was not very highly developed in these French habitants by the St. Lawrence. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police So the poor scholar, looking on the ragged regiment of his few books, is helped, consoled, exalted by the reflection: Hic mecum habitant ... 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 As a rule, the habitant lives contentedly on very little. Canada Thus the persons of most education in every village belong to the same families, and the same original station in life, as the illiterate habitants whom I have described. Diary in America, Series Two The habitant M.P., openly avowed that the matter, whatever it was, had been explained to him. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 English is understood almost everywhere except in the rural parts of Quebec, where the habitants speak a patois which has preserved many of the characteristics of 17th century French. The Stamps of Canada In a short time, I had flung off my habitant clothes, dressed myself, got my own horse, and galloped off as fast as possible. The Lady of the Ice A Novel In the early days of the colony, however, the seigniors were generally too poor to fulfil this condition, and the habitants had to grind corn between stones, or in rude hand mills. Canada This coming tempest, only heard as yet like the lulling of a whisper, was nevertheless sufficiently loud to spread terror and dismay among the cowled habitants of the monasteries. Bibliomania in the Middle Ages We saw the Indians both industrious and idle: some were hoeing maize, others harvesting wheat, and the habitants were also very busy in the fields. Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 2 He was closeted with confiding—perhaps confederate—priests, and with simple habitant folk who stood, not in awe but in affection, of the Premier. The Masques of Ottawa Of course, she don't know the name of the habitant that drove her; and, of course, she'll think that this is a notice published by the afflicted father. The Lady of the Ice A Novel None of the habitants ever left Canada after the war. Canada The habitants find Dominique a queer fellow, even as you do; and I have observed that even Mademoiselle Diane treats him somewhat impatiently. Fort Amity The simple habitant maids were questioned, but their only response was white-faced, blank amazement. Lords of the North One time the oldes' boy, Lem," she still has a bit of the soft habitant accent, "he do something bad, an' I tell a lie, so hees father shall not beat heem. Jane Journeys On Meanwhile, I had changed my clothes, and sat by the fire robed in the picturesque costume of a French habitant, while my own saturated garments were drying elsewhere. The Lady of the Ice A Novel The habitants, ignorant and credulous, however, remained generally inert during the events which threatened the security of Canada. Canada How well must one come to know them, stone by stone, highways, homes and habitants, ere they will disclose their secret. With Those Who Wait Monsieur," shuddered out the superstitious habitant shivering like an aspen leaf, "sick man moan,—moan,—moan hard! Lords of the North After the conquest seventeen millions of these worthless government promissory notes were outstanding in the hands of the habitants. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom It was opened, and in the person of the habitant before me I recognized my host of the evening before. The Lady of the Ice A Novel Among the habitants generally there were no schools, and the great majority could neither read nor write. Canada Thus re-granted, the seigneur could not eject the habitant, but was allowed to receive a nominal or feudal rent from the vassal, and the usual droits. Canada and the Canadians Volume I In the gorge we stopped to take a light meal of gingerbread horses—a cake that is the peculiar glory of the habitant—dried herrings and sea biscuits. Lords of the North However, the American rovers take no permanent occupation of the different forts on the falls of the Richelieu River, preferring rather to overrun the parishes, dispatching secret spies and waiting for the habitants to rally. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The reply of the habitant was a crushing one: "Pas un mot, monsieur!" The Lady of the Ice A Novel I started off in my old trench uniform and long habitant boots, carrying with me a supply of bully-beef, tinned milk and hardtack. The Great War As I Saw It They found the quaint little Canadian cottages of the habitants much like the farmers' homes in New England. Bob Hunt in Canada But I declare the habitant was so much like any ragged Indian, the creatures recognized him and left off their vicious snarl. Lords of the North Carleton sends the town crier from parish to parish, warning the habitants to hold their money and register the amounts with the magistrates till the whole matter can be arranged between England and France. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Old Jacques—a wizen little habitant—was distressed at the news, and ran off instantly to harness up his old mare, and sled. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Lacking the wings usually given in art to angels, they also lack the proper air of sanctity for heavenly habitants. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation You will also find that these habitants speak a pretty good dialect of French. Bob Hunt in Canada Eric Hamilton had not yet come; so I felt much like the man whom a gloomy poet describes as earth's last habitant. Lords of the North No more carrion birds of the official classes, like Bigot, fattening on the poor habitants! Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom What shape Of terrors scares the woodland habitants, Marring the music of the dawn? The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan The habitants were rougher and more sombre in their dress. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book "Yes, and it will be a fine thing for the habitants at Escoumains," said Mr. Anderson. Bob Hunt in Canada I told Le Grand Diable in habitant French—which the rascal understands—that I could obtain a good ransom for his prisoners. Lords of the North Of the merits of the quarrel the simple French habitant knew nothing. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Thirteen years ago my uncle was on a camping trip in Canada and one of the guides was a silent Scotchman, mixed in with French-Canadian habitants and half-breed Indians. August First The houses of the habitants, tillers of the soil, were small cabins, humble but warm, with wide, overhanging eaves, and consisting at most of two rooms. The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book Two carriages were to take them into the woods, each drawn by a hardy looking though rather small French-Canadian horse and driven by a habitant. Bob Hunt in Canada Instead of the red toque, which artists place on the heads of habitants, he wore a cloth cap with ear flaps coming down to be tied under his chin. Lords of the North Who shall say that habitant and church do not deserve the place of power they hold in the government of the Dominion? Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Everyone was happy now, for last year's news of the "Grand Pays"—the habitant's significant term for the outer world—had at last arrived. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure He was a French-Canadian, apparently a habitant, but he understood the English questions addressed to him. A Dozen Ways Of Love They awoke in the morning to find themselves at Sherbrooke and to get their first taste of the Canadian habitant. Bob Hunt in Canada "Voilà, Monsieur?" said the habitant, which made four words for that day. Lords of the North To keep the habitants on both sides the river loyal, Vaudreuil, the governor, issued a proclamation telling the people that the English intended to massacre the inhabitants, men, women, and children. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom It is a simpler life than the existence of the habitant of Quebec. The Canadian Commonwealth A certain class of habitant argued that Napoleon, who was sure to conquer Europe, would of course seize the Canadas, encouraged by the United States. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 All the habitants in such a place as Escoumains are woodsmen, and the driver, as such, knew the names of everything in the woods. Bob Hunt in Canada She began softly, slowly, a Canadian boat-song, heard often on the raftsman's barge or habitant's canoe, on the Ottawa or great St. Lawrence—a national song, with its quaint monotonous melody and simple pathetic words. Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence Wolfe posts proclamations on the parish churches, calling on the habitants to stand neutral. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom What matter wars and rumors of wars to these habitants living under guidance of the curé, as their ancestors lived two hundred years ago? The Canadian Commonwealth Oh! weep, Pistoia, weep your sons perverse; Its choicest habitant has fled our sphere, And heaven may glory in its welcome guest! The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch Bob sat down by Joe and was soon lost as he listened to the vivacious tale of the French habitant. Bob Hunt in Canada Little disturbance of French customs; the habitants content 3. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History The habitants are compelled to grind their wheat at his mill, to use his great bake oven, to patronize his tannery. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The habitant lives on his little long narrow strip of a farm running back from the river front. The Canadian Commonwealth Mr. Clifford Smith's book, 'A Lover in Homespun,' gives graphic descriptions of habitant life by one who knows it well, or adventures in the newer Canada of the North-West. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories Pud soon gave up the chase, and as they came out at a habitant's farm shortly afterwards, he forgot all about his troubles and regained his habitual cheerfulness. Bob Hunt in Canada Within the enclosed space, which was larger than I had thought on viewing it from above, were two or three small cabins—inhabited, probably, by habitant or half-breed dependents of the seigneur. Jacqueline of Golden River Besides, had not the priest assured them year in and year out that France would recover Acadia and put to the sword those habitants who had forsworn France? Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom But this only made the habitants think it as well perhaps not to take arms openly against such stern masters. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 But the habitants, as the French settlers in Quebec are called, who, like the Boers, are mainly a pastoral and primitive people, have retained an antiquated form of French, with no simplification. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar Monsieur le Chevalier, lately a fop at court will become a habitant of the forests, will wear furs, and seek his food by the aid of a musket. The Grey Cloak He covered ground as well as the others, for all of that; he picked the heaviest load and portaged it at an uneven trot, faster than his comrades; he was what the habitants call "ambitionné." Joy in the Morning Not counting Indians, there is an army of fifteen to twenty thousand to be fed; so Bigot compels the habitants to sell him provisions at a low price. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom They lived, of course, in the cottages with the habitants. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Between the Indians and the French there existed a most friendly relationship; many of the habitants, indeed, having Indian wives. The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war "It is a healing place," said the habitant of it, low, as if to herself. Success A Novel "But with pleasure, M'sieur," he answered readily, with the gracious French politeness which one meets among the habitants side by side with sad lapses of etiquette. Joy in the Morning With Lawrence and Monckton and Murray and Boscawen and the other English generals sent to conduct the campaign in Acadia, the question was what to do with the French habitants. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Fraser watched them closely and caused a number of the habitants to be imprisoned for a time on a charge of treason. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The habitants, old and young, had made holiday, donned their best as if it were Sunday, and crowded the church as if it were all the Sundays of the year rolled into one. Pearl of Pearl Island Certainly the man was not a local habitant. Success A Novel The rustic gathering of Lower-Canadian habitants who are crowding it with their native ponies and hay-carts and their stuff-coated, deliberate persons, is beginning to break apart as the steamer swings heavily away. The Young Seigneur Or, Nation-Making The great unrest, which ends in the French Revolution, disturbs habitants' life. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom She made a clandestine marriage with a habitant, the news of which, the young man, in his last letter preserved to us, wrote, "nearly bereft me of my senses." A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 These settlers, habitants of dwellings built by finance solely for the purpose of renting, are celebrated for their immorals—"a rough, lying, bad lot." The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls Whale-headed Stork.—A curious bird, a habitant of Africa and of great rarity.—1 illustration. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 I think that by the next sunset we'll be meeting French, not the Canadian French that they call habitants, but outposts made up mostly of officers and soldiers from France. The Hunters of the Hills The Americans were now having trouble collecting food from the habitants, for the French doubted the invaders' success, and Congress paper money would be worthless to the holders. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The habitant has not proved a pliable person. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Here he was repulsed by the in habitants,—a circumstance which can be easily accounted for from its proximity to the territory of King Nathi, who had so lately driven away his predecessor, Palladius. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 But never let this city of my sires Claim me for living habitant! The Seven Plays in English Verse Here and there a homely habitant appeared, and bade us good morning; and once in a while we saw the face of a good wife peering from the window. 54-40 or Fight From Montreal to Three Rivers crops went up in flame, and the terrified habitants came cowering with their families to the shelter of the palisades. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Some of the most fertile areas in Quebec have been half ruined because the habitant would not learn the proper rotation of crops. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The Metis were not vivacious like the French habitants; they were marked by a certain grave melancholy and their paddling songs had a plaintive undertone. The Lure of the North A blanket-roll, a saddle, a coil of rope, and a battered canteen and the fire--but no habitant of the camp. Partners of Chance Certain of the governor's household, as well as two or three habitants from the lower town, witnessed the arrival of this lady, who came down from Montréal. The Mississippi Bubble The poor habitants scatter like frightened sheep; they surrender; one hundred perish. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom Though nearly all the children now go to school, yet reading can hardly be considered one of the amusements of the habitant. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 In the low parts is water, dead and stagnant because undirected; or swampy soil neither solid nor liquid, hence unapproachable and useless to the habitants both of land and of water. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 Certain French Canadians, old-time engagés of the fur posts, now become habitants, landowners, on their way home from Sunday chapel, hastened to summon others. The Covered Wagon The trouble is,—the greedy habitants could not be induced to kill only the three-year-old-males, in the fall, and let the cows, calves and breeding bulls alone! Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Rich and poor, priests and parishioners, governors and habitants, all alike trembled before the lurking treachery. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom In the neighbourhood of Malbaie, at least, rarely does one see other than books of devotion in a habitant household; the book-shelf is conspicuous by its absence. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 In Lower Canada not one-tenth of the children of the habitants could write, and only one-fifth could read. Lord Elgin An officer, called the Commandant, and the priests, exercised all the functions of civil magistrates, and decided the few controversies which arose among these primitive in habitants, who held and occupied many things in common. The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. Their coming was to many habitants a joyous event. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Our whole garrison consisted of my two little brothers aged about twelve, one servant, two soldiers, one old habitant aged eighty, and a few women servants. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The short Canadian summer makes that season for the habitant one of severe labour. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The obligation of baking bread in the seigniorial oven was not generally exacted, and soon became obsolete as the country was settled and each habitant naturally built his own oven in connection with his home. Lord Elgin A pestilence reached Boussa at the time, swept off the king and most of the habitants, particularly those who were concerned in the transaction. Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa In Lower Canada the townships showed the energy of a British people, but the habitants pursued the even tenor of ways which did not include enterprise and improved methods of agriculture. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Supporting the intendant and the bishop were many of the subordinate officials, all of the priests, and those of the tradesmen and habitants with whom the clerical influence was paramount. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 In the olden days the habitant brought his savings to be kept in the Church's strong chest. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Questions of law which arose between the seigneur and habitant and were referred to the courts were decided in nearly all cases in favour of the former. Lord Elgin At this hour all the habitants about Beauport except one, and even the Huron Indians of Lorette, were safe inside the fort walls. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World Travellers, just before the Seven Years' War, tell us that the farms in that district appeared to be well cultivated on the whole, and the homes of the habitants gave evidences of thrift and comfort. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Not one in five hundred among the habitants, it was said, could read or write. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Summer visitors frequently found their drivers under the influence of liquor and the habitant, usually courteous and respectful, was now often rude and quarrelsome. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The habitants of the east were now as free as the farmers of the west. Lord Elgin Many a woman in the province had not as fine and sensitive a face as the one confronting the old habitant. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World Until the war the condition of the French Canadian habitant was one of rude comfort. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 All who took lands in this region, whether seigneurs or habitants, were to assemble in arms at the royal call. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 I was once on a fishing expedition with habitant guides when we had to share the same cabane. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The young gentilhomme as well as the young habitant loved the free life of the forest and river better than the monotonous work of the farm. Lord Elgin One suit of well-fulled woolen clothes would have lasted a habitant a lifetime. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The life of the habitants in peaceful times was far easier and happier than that of the peasants of old France. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Every habitant had a written title-deed from his seigneur and the terms of this deed were explicit. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 As the habitant passes them he usually lifts his hat. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Here Clark received news of the alliance with France, which he hoped would render easier his task of winning over the habitants of the Illinois. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 The old habitant drew his three-legged stool to the hearth corner, and took the liberty of sitting down as the talk was prolonged. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World No dependence apparently could be placed at this critical juncture on a number of the French habitants, as soon as the districts of Richelieu, Montreal and Three Rivers were occupied by the continental troops. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The deed first set forth the situation and area of the habitant's farm. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 In each year, if he chooses, the habitant has a good many chances to cast his vote. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 "No boat at all, Monsieur," rejoined the habitant. The Purchase Price The old habitant had not been so disturbed and uncomfortable since his family died of smallpox. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The children of the habitants repeated the Catechism by rote, and yet could not read as a rule. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Yet this was the only payment which the habitants of New France regularly made in return for their lands. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 They receive the pew rents,—and every habitant has a pew; they receive the voluntary offerings. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 As always, when excited, his somewhat precise English slipped back into the idiom of the habitant. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Every night, before putting the bar across his door, the old habitant went out to survey the two ends of the earth typified by the road crossing his strip of farm. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World In the rural parishes, the villages, properly speaking, consisted of a church, presbytery, school, and tradesmen's houses, while the farms of the habitants stretched on either side. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The habitants were fond of horses; even the poorest managed to keep two or three, which was a wasteful policy as there was no work for the horses to do during nearly half the year. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The habitant watches their taxation with a parsimonious scrutiny and it is a thankless task to carry on their work. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Crossman added, for in the North Country not many of the habitants are bilingual. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 Not satisfied with barring the door, the old habitant pushed his chest against it. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World This habitant th' aerial regions boast; hard words, to which his neighbours listened so often, that they learned them without understanding them. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II Fodder, however, was abundant and cost nothing, as each habitant obtained from the flats along the river all that he could cut and carry away. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The incident showed that in politics the habitant knows his own mind, for he gave an overwhelming support to the party on which the bishops were warring. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 A vast, all-embracing finality—"Néant"—the habitant expression for the uttermost nothing, the word seemed to push at his lips. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 The old habitant was not clear in his mind what should be done, except that it was no business of his to meddle with one of Frontenac's great officers and a noble of New France. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The Hurons are described as having formerly been a people of large stature, while those of the present day in Lower Canada are usually rather undersized than otherwise, like their habitant neighbors. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 Too often the seed became poor, as a result of the habitant using seed from his own crops year after year until it became run out. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 I once asked a habitant, who remembered the old days, whether the seigneur really was such a very great man in the village. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 He had all the polite and respectful manners of a habitant, and never came up to these recitations without the best attention in his power to his costume. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers The old habitant felt terror returning with cold feet up his back and crowding its blackness upon him through the windows. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The instinct of the French-Canadian for Indian trading has led one of that race to establish a general store close by the Huron village, though on the habitant side of the stream. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 The habitant had patience in greater measure than industry, and he was always ready to wait for nature to do his work. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The grievances of the habitant against the seigneurs were numerous, some of them real, some fanciful. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 It was found in the garret of one of the French habitants, thrust away between the plate and the roof; partly torn, and much soiled by rains and the effects of time. 13th. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Here and there a habitant had cut out a patch and built his cabin; or a path broken by hunters trailed towards the Mississippi. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The habitant is rather foggy on the subject of zoology in general, and my attempts to obtain a satisfactory description of this animal were futile. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 The long winters, which developed in the habitant an inveterate disposition to idleness, afford the clue to one of them. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 More than this the seigneur often reserved the right to take such a site to the extent of six arpents for his own use without any compensation to the habitant. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 But, on the other hand, what strength of will was lent them by the conviction that the entire heavens, with their innumerable habitants, were looking at them with a sympathy, unalterable, though mute!... A Hero of Our Time He may not have his habitant, his seigneur or his cure down cold, but he makes me believe that he has, and I can ask no more than that of him. A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction Yet not to Earth are those bright luminaries Officious; but to thee, Earth's habitant. Paradise Lost The habitant, therefore, took the shortest cut to everything, getting what he could out of his land in the quickest possible way with no reference to the ultimate improvement of the farm itself. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Along the road where we are driving stretch the houses of the habitants and sometimes, to survey the passing strangers, the whole family stands on the rude door-step. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The good father could expect nothing better, especially as so many of his audience may have been Calvinists, for the first habitant at Cap Fran�ais was of that sect. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862 Canada seems the home of primitive character; the seventeenth century survives there among the habitants, with their steadfast faith, their picturesque superstitions, their old world traditions and their new world customs. A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction It flashed upon him that this was a woman of distinction, one who belonged naturally, if not in effect, to the world of which even he could not claim to be a habitant. The Avenger Sons and daughters of the seigneurs often intermarried with those of habitants in the seigneury or of traders in the towns. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 They have the vivacity and readiness of their race: rough habitants though they are their courtesy is inborn, inalienable. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 To the little world of the little city of which he was now an habitant Vivian Grey did not appear a broken-hearted man. Vivian Grey It is the land not only of the habitant, but of his oversoul, the good cure, and his overlord the seigneur, now faded economically, but still lingering socially in the scene of his large possessions. A Psychological Counter-Current in Recent Fiction And yet it was not the habitat but the habitant that attracted the admiration of the Greek mind; enkindled its highest enthusiasm; drew all the schools of philosophy, about him at once. Life: Its True Genesis As for the habitants, the people who cleared and cultivated the lands of the seigneuries, they worked and lived and dressed as pioneers are wont to do. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Quebec Act and its consequences for the habitant. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The early habitant was laying in his day's supply of firewood. One Day's Courtship One dash with my knife, and I rose aloft, a habitant of air. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader Oscard had seen a whole village devastated by it, the habitants lying about their own doors, stricken down by a deadly sleep from which they never woke. With Edged Tools There was also a root-house, half-sunk in the ground or burrowed into the slope of a hill, where the habitant kept his potatoes and vegetables secure from the frost through the winter. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Upper Murray.—Canoeing.—Running the rapids.—Walks and drives.—Golf.—A rainy day.—The habitant and his visitors. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Let us believe her the habitant of some bright planet, such as she pointed out to us in the Bay of Naples--a seraph with a golden lyre--and shrouded in a white cymar! A Love Story That Sire supreme must roll his radiant eye Round the wide earth and thro the boundless sky; That all their habitants, their gods and men, May rise unveil'd beneath his careful ken. The Columbiad Then we entered the city and found all its in habitants changed into black stones: there was not a living soul therein, no, not a blower of the fire. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Most of the habitants likewise had their own bake-ovens, set a convenient distance behind the house and rising four or five feet from the ground. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 We skirt, on the south side, the twenty miles of the island's well wooded shore, dotted with thePg 2 cottages of the habitants, stretched irregularly along the winding road. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 He had learnt three Indian dialects, the patois of the habitant, and the Gaelic of two Scotch settlements, in order to converse freely with his people and understand their wants properly. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches This is the place where William's kingly power Did from their poor and peaceful homes expel, Unfriended, desolate, and shelterless, The habitants of all the fertile track Far as these wilds extend. Poems There is one singular habitant of these ruins," said the student,—"a solitary painter, who has dwelt here some twenty years, companioned only by his Art. The Pilgrims of the Rhine The habitant would often enclose a small plot of ground surrounding the house and outbuildings with a fence of piled stones or split rails, and in one corner he would plant his kitchen-garden. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Less than is usually supposed did the habitant like it since it placed him again under the priest's and the seigneur's authority, suspended since the British conquest. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 I sauntered to the door and found my habitant of the velveteen coat and duty blue shirt! Crowded Out! and Other Sketches He found the stray finally, in Company B street, leaping for bones amid the applause of the habitants. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories But the habitant was Roman Catholic as well as French, and the hierarchy was profoundly distrustful of the regime which it regarded as the heritage of the hateful ideas of 1789. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Each section of the colony had its own color; the habitants in the vicinity of Quebec wore blue tuques, while those around Montreal preferred red. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 He promised to the habitants liberty, freedom from heavy taxes, the abolition of the seigneurs' rights and other good things. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 I was in high spirits that evening, for I believed I had found my habitant. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches The Pourbiere home resembled those of the better class of habitants, but with a difference due to the greater prosperity of the family in preceding generations. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories He entered chambers vaster than are told of in Arabian fable, and peopled with habitants more wondrous than Afrite or Peri. Coningsby On Sundays and on the numerous days of festival, however, the habitant and his family brought out their best. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The habitants were, in truth, friendly enough to the Americans; but they would not fight for them. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The habitants go at the pace of their oxen. The French in the Heart of America On the side of the Barachois farthest from the town was a hillock on which stood the house of an habitant named Martissan. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II A few weeks since, a habitant with a loaded sleigh passed our gate; on the top of his load was visible a noble pair of antlers. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present As for his daily fare, the habitant was never badly off even in the years when harvests were poor. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 It is amusing to read that, when one of them deserted, he was brought back by a habitant. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 I have now to put against that wonderful background, dim as it is, the new habitants. The French in the Heart of America It was hardly to be called friendship; he was not, to Bobbie's recognition, a habitant of her world. From a Bench in Our Square After six years of trapper and trader life, but little trace of the simple young Canadian habitant was left in Pierre La Marche. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 36, October, 1860 Fat salted pork was a staple during the winter, and nearly every habitant laid away each autumn a smoked supply of eels from the river. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The habitant had recently secured the right to vote but already pleased himself in exercising it. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 But the habitant of that farther valley is considerate neither of himself nor of generous nature. The French in the Heart of America Thus in these characteristics of Various Productiveness, Unity, and Openness or Publicity, the continent indicates the description of man who may be its fit habitant. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 They were determined to make a supreme effort to regain Quebec in the spring; and they were equally determined that the habitants should not be free to supply the British with provisions. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton In the early winter, likewise, it was indeed a luckless habitant who could not also get a caribou or two for his larder. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Of the people of Murray Bay a single unnamed habitant was present, a man detained by Bowen in Quebec that he might witness the ceremony and carry back an account of it to his home. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 I think it not unlikely that eventually the demos, thinking of the future, will be as paternalistic as was Louis XIV, who told the habitant of the St. Lawrence how many horses he should keep. The French in the Heart of America In order to sustain the character her name suggested, she was continually soaring into immensity of space and deducing celestial problems for the uninitiated habitant of this lower sphere. Marguerite Verne The three classes of greatest importance were the seigneurs, the clergy, and the habitants. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton There were potatoes, which the habitant called palates and not pommes de terre, but they were almost a rarity until the closing days of the Old Régime. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 In 1837 we find him empowered to take the oath of allegiance from the habitants—to show that they were not in sympathy with the rebel Papineau. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Many of the French habitants were not of pure blood. The French in the Heart of America Merchants, traders, and even habitants, were ranged in two contending factions. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV The habitants would raise no more than they required for their own use and for a little local trade. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton As for beverages, the habitant was inordinately fond of sour milk. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 They and others, like-minded, won New France for the Catholic Church and to that Church the conquered habitant has since clung with a tenacity really heroic. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 One writing of the habitants of one of those smoky valley cities said: "They are not below poetry but above it." The French in the Heart of America At no time under the government of France had the voice of the 'habitants' any influence in the councils of their country. The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People But it did not, and it could not, also conciliate the lesser townsfolk and the habitants. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The habitants were fond of visiting one another, and hospitality demanded on every such occasion the proffer of something to drink. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 It may be that to the Church chiefly does the habitant owe the preservation of his identity. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Along the way up the St. Lawrence he stopped to minister to the habitants —too few and too poor to support a priest—saying mass, exhorting, and baptizing. The French in the Heart of America The Roman Catholic Church, being everywhere a democracy, the humblest habitant might enter its ranks and aspire to its highest dignities. The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People For the last fourteen years the habitants had been gradually drifting away from their former habits of obedience and former obligations towards their leaders in church and state. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Aside from the cutting of firewood and the few household chores the day was free, and the habitants therefore spent it in driving about and visiting neighbors, drinking and smoking, dancing and playing cards. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Inferior to the heretic conqueror in social status, the habitant yet retained in religion the sense of his own superiority. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 She knew her subject and succeeded in waking in the hearts of her hearers a desire to go out in the green fields and quiet woods and find the lovely habitants of the flower world. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites There are many French Canadians working on the railway now, and a good many habitant farmers live hereabouts, and they have plenty of children—why not stay here and teach school? The Money Master, Complete The mass of the habitants were more or less neutral. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton On Michaelmas the habitant came to pay the annual rental for his lands; on May Day he rendered the Maypole homage which, has been already described. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Malcolm Fraser tells how when he was stationed at Beaumont, near Quebec, in January, 1761, he sent one of his men to cut wood on the property of a certain habitant, the man himself consenting. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 There are many French Canadians working on the railway now, and a good many habitant farmers live hereabouts, and they have plenty of children —why not stay here and teach school? The Money Master, Volume 5. At last songs and soldiers were absorbed in the battalion at the rendezvous, and the long dusty march to the village gave a disciplined note to the gaiety of the militant habitant. The Right of Way — Complete Fourteen years of kindly British rule had loosened the old French bonds of government and the habitants were no longer united as part of one people with the seigneurs and the clergy. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The habitant liked to sing, especially when working with others in the woods or when on the march. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Since there are often many hands to do the work habitant farming is greatly diversified. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 At last songs and soldiers were absorbed in the battalion at the rendezvous, and 1the long dusty march to the village gave a disciplined note to the gaiety of the militant habitant. The Right of Way — Volume 03 The scanty loin cloths of the habitants knew no such thing as wash-day or line. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations The rebels had been busy spreading insidious perversions of the belated Quebec Act, poisoning the minds of the habitants against the British government, and filling their imaginations with all sorts of terrifying doubts. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The habitant had a profound belief in the supernatural, and was prone to associate miraculous handiwork with every unusual event. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 When there are maple trees, the habitant provides his own sugar; he makes even the buckets in which the sap of the maple tree is caught. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 But the plain people of Quebec—the voyageurs, the habitants, my old friends in the back districts—that is what I am thinking about. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales The mother's recent death induced the sire, To place the son where only beasts retire; And long the forest habitants alone Were all his youthful sight had ever known. Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete The habitants were ignorant, credulous, and suspicious to the last degree. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Various chroniclers have left us pen portraitures of the habitant as they saw him in the olden days. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Of course newspapers are read but many of the habitants are still illiterate, or nearly so, and read nothing. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 However, we will let that pass.—I take it that you paid particular attention to this mysterious habitant of this mysterious dwelling.' The Beetle Beyond question the habitants were entitled to have priests living permanently in their midst, as soon as conditions should warrant it. The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac Carleton was said to have a plan for burning alive every habitant he could lay his hands on. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton One serious shortcoming of the habitant was his lack of steadfastness in labor. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 For a long time the habitant would not consider a mechanic his social equal; perhaps, still, the daughters of a farmer would spurn the advances of the village carpenter. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 He tried also to induce habitants of earlier date to join the new settlements, where their experience would be a guide and their methods an object-lesson to beginners. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 To this end the habitants were being cared for by itinerant priests at much less expense than would be entailed by fixing on each parish the support of its cure. The Fighting Governer : A Chronicle of Frontenac And later on, when Arnold's men came up the Kennebec, it was satisfactorily explained to most of the habitants that it was no good resisting dead-shot riflemen who were bullet-proof themselves. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The habitant would have made lawsuits his chief diversion had he been permitted to do so. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Whatever the habitant knows of art, painting, sculpture, music, he learns from the Church and it is all associated with religious hopes and fears. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The grants were made on very generous terms, The soldiers and habitants, on taking possession of their land, received a substantial supply of food and the tools necessary for their work. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 It is in the country of the good habitants where the St. Lawrence and the Saguenay meet. The Landloper Nearly all the surrounding habitants were either neutrals or inclined to side with the Americans, though not as fighting men. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton These various types in the population of New France, officials, missionaries, seigneurs, voyageurs, habitants, were all the scions of a proud race, admirably fitted to form the rank and file in a great crusade. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 They have been borrowed from the Anglo-Saxon world, but the habitant takes kindly to the elector's privileges and struggles are sometimes keen. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 We have mentioned the syndic of the inhabitants—syndic des habitants. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 All kinds of things can happen in the habitant country, m'sieu'. The Landloper The militia were mostly of the seigneurial class with a following of habitants and townsmen of both French and British blood. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton As the greatest landowner in New France, it set before the seigneurs and the habitants an example of what intelligent methods of farming and hard labor could accomplish in making the land yield its increase. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Since then many a habitant draws a sharp distinction between the spiritual and the political claims of the bishops. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 In 1667, for example, the habitants asked for a regulation to fix the millers' fee—the amount of the toll to which they would be entitled for grinding the grain. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 There are fourteen sons and daughters of Onesime Dionne—that's my father—for all the habitant folks marry young, and the priest smiles and blesses the household when there are many children. The Landloper The habitants were friendly, but very shy about enlisting, in spite of Washington's invitation to 'range yourselves under the standard of general liberty.' The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The habitant of New France for his part never neglected his Church on week-days. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Thus for a farm of 100 acres, with two arpents of frontage, a habitant might pay $1.00 in cash and two capons. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 I consider it unnecessary to send girls next year; the better to give the habitants a chance to marry their own girls to soldiers desirous of settling. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 The seigneurs in particular, he alleged, were becoming mercenary; they were taking advantage of technicalities to make the habitants pay more than their just dues. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism Escape by land was impossible, as the Americans held Berthier, on the north shore, and had won over the habitants, all the way down from Montreal, on both sides of the river. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton But while this was the only regular payment made by the habitant, it was not the only obligation imposed upon him. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Though payment was due on November 11th, the habitants usually waited for the first winter days when the sleighing had become good. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 In July 1667, the habitants' syndic appeared before the council to complain of the various devices resorted to by merchants to extort higher prices from the settlers than were allowed by law. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 Few of the habitants seem to have ever heard of it; newcomers, of course, knew nothing of their rights under its provisions. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The habitant cared nothing for the incomprehensible constitutionalities over which different kinds of British foreigners were fighting their exasperating civil war. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Most of the seigneurial mills were crude, wind-driven affairs which made poor flour and often kept the habitants waiting for days to get it. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 If on a long drive he stopped at a farm house, even for the light refreshment of a drink of milk, he neverPg 211 paid the habitant with anything less than a gold coin. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 But still he lived; stunted and pale, he defied even the fatal fever which was the only habitant of his cellar that never quitted it. Sybil, or the Two Nations All who took lands in this region, whether seigneurs or habitants, were bound to serve in arms at the call of the king, although this obligation was not expressly provided in the deeds of land. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The habitants and agitators, who were far less favourable to the new regime, had passionately resented Haldimand's firmness at times of crisis. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton If the habitant caught fish in the river, one fish in every eleven belonged to the seigneur. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Some seigneurs required that at the times they chose, the habitants should work for them a certain number of days, usually six, in each year. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 At this place the traders had founded a new settlement that was now without in habitants, and was represented by half-a-dozen broken-down old huts. Ismailia In the title-deeds of lands granted by the seigneurs to the habitants the situation and area are first set forth. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The clergy and seigneurs wished for a continuance of the Quebec Act, and the habitants wanted they knew not what, provided it would enable them to get more and give less. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The seigneur was entitled to take firewood and building materials from the lands of his habitants if he desired, but he rarely availed himself of this right. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 They could even make the habitants work without pay at building a manor house; a few of the massive stone mansions still fairly numerous in the Province of Quebec were constructed by such labour. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 "What joy?" quoth the Khwajah's son, "and indeed this city is a ruinous heap nor is there indweller or habitant or any to attest God's Unity." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 Now it happened that in thus adapting the shape of grants to the immediate convenience and caprice of the habitants a curious handicap was in the long run placed upon agricultural progress. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism But many of the habitants and of the uneducated in the towns lent a willing ear to those who promised them all kinds of liberty and property put together. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Throughout the French period there was no complaint from the habitants concerning the burdens of the seigneurial tenure. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Not unnaturally the habitant came to feel it odious and humiliating to be obliged thus to give his labour at another's order. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Her voice which had been shot through with emotion these last few minutes was now that flat, mechanical monotone to which the habitants of her little street were accustomed. Children of the Whirlwind The authorities saw that it would work no cure, and only one attempt was ever made to punish those habitants who showed defiance. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The habitants found themselves credited with an unslakable thirst for higher education. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Rotation of crops was practically unknown, and fertilization of the land was rare, although the habitant frequently burned the stubble before putting the plough to his fields. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Moreover new inventions made ovens common and cheap so that the habitant could afford to have his own. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Its narrow, climbing streets, with their quaint shops and curious gables, its old market, with chaffering habitant farmers and their wives, are full of living interest. The Man from Glengarry; a tale of the Ottawa But let us outline the dues and services which the habitant, by the terms of his title-deed, must render to his seigneur. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The habitants hung back or broke into riotous mobs. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton With almost religious punctuality the habitants whitewashed the outside of their walls every spring, so that from the river the country houses looked trim and neat at all seasons. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The habitant might have on his land an excellent mill site with water power convenient, but hePg 217 could not use it without the seigneur's consent. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Him, entering in the cave, Calypso knew; For powers celestial to each other's view Stand still confess'd, though distant far they lie To habitants of earth, or sea, or sky. The Odyssey To the habitant this was a sort of annual rental, although it was really made up of two separate dues, each of which had a different origin and nature. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The one wider interest which the habitant treasured was love for the Catholic Church of his fathers and of his own spiritual hopes. The Conquest of New France A chronicle of the colonial wars Between the river and the uplands ran the roadway, close to which the habitants set their conspicuous dwellings with only in rare cases a grass plot or shade tree at the door. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 In many cases the seigneur might freely cut timber on the habitant's land to erect buildings for public use,—church, presbytery, mill, and even a manor house. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Each friend you seek in yon enclosure lies, All lost their form, and habitants of sties. The Odyssey One and all, the habitants came to the manor-house to give the seigneur his annual tribute. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The number and size of these settlements were underestimated, and apparently it was supposed that all the habitants and soldiers would avail themselves of their privilege of withdrawing from the ceded territories. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond Pictures of saints hung on the walls, sharing the space with a crucifix, but often having for ominous company the habitant's flint-lock and his powder-horn hanging from the beams. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 No longer does his position give him the authority of a magistrate; no longer must the habitants grind their corn at his mill; no longer can he claim lods et ventes when land is sold. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Yet their racial and religious prejudices were strong and made them unwilling to accept in place of the bureaucrats the dominance of an unprogressive habitant majority. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor The manor-house was a lively place throughout the day, the seigneur busily checking off his lists as the habitants, one after another, drove in with their grain, their poultry, and their wallets of copper coins. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism He had lately received news of the French alliance, and was surer than ever that the habitants would make common cause with his forces and give him complete success. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond Around it hung the array of pots and pans, almost the only things in the house which the habitant and his family were not able to make for themselves. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Evening is near and, half an hour later, each fisherman is in a boat paddled softly by a habitant companion. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Along the St. Lawrence and the Richelieu the settlements lay close and compact; the habitants' whitewashed cottages lined the river banks only a few arpents apart. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor The Canadian seigneur had the exclusive milling privilege; his habitants were bound by their title-deed to bring their grist to his mill, and his legal toll was one-fourteenth of their grain. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism Periods of industry and prosperity alternated with periods of depression, and the easy-going habitants—"farmers, hunters, traders by turn, with a strong admixture of unprogressive Indian blood"—tended always to relapse into utter indolence. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond The love of fresh air in his dwelling was not among the habitant's virtues. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Leaving his farm the habitant brings to the village his horse and calèche to become a hired charretier. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 Priest and seigneur, habitant and coureur-de-bois were one and all difficult to fit into accepted English ways. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor By the terms of their tenure the habitants of the seigneury were required to appear each May Day before the main door of the manor-house, and there to plant a pole in the seigneur's honour. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism They reported, however, that, although the habitants were tired of the "Hair-Buyer's" presence and would gladly return to American allegiance, some two hundred Indians had just arrived at the fort. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond For his reading, the habitant depended upon the priest, and for his writing, upon the notary. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 All who pass here," writes a Tours habitant, "state that there is no difference in the country between these times and Robespierre's5187..... The French Revolution - Volume 3 For a time northern New England continued to overflow into the Eastern Townships of Lower Canada, the rolling lands south of the St. Lawrence which had been left untouched by riverbound seigneur and habitant. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor Between them and the habitants there was no great gulf fixed, no social impasse such as existed between the two classes in France. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism Clark's ammunition ran low, but the habitants furnished a fresh supply and at the same time a hot breakfast for the men. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond It was fashioned for the habitant's use into roomy trousers and a long frock coat reaching to the knees which he tied around his waist with a belt of leather or of knitted yarn. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 Yet not to Earth are those bright Luminaries Officious, but to thee Earths habitant. The Poetical Works of John Milton Canada, or Quebec, on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes, with seventy thousand French habitants and a few hundred English camp followers, had just passed under the British flag. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor Built sometimes of rough-hewn timber, but more commonly of stone, it was roomy and comfortable, although not much more pretentious than the homes of well-to-do habitants. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The habitant's idea of good driving is to let his horse slide down the hill and gallop up. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness Between them and his feet the habitant wore two or more pairs of heavy woolen socks made from coarse homespun yarn. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 When the habitant sang, moreover, it was in no pianissimo tones; he was lusty and cheerful about giving vent to his buoyant spirits. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 But the habitants refused to follow their appointed leaders with the old docility, and some even mobbed the seigneurs who tried to enroll them. The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor Round the various buildings ran some sort of fence, whether of piled stones or rails, and in a corner of the enclosed plot was the habitant's garden. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism The habitant "enjoys what he has got," writes Charlevoix, "and often makes a display of what he has not got." Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 To the habitant the Church was everything—his school, his counselor, his almsgiver, his newspaper, his philosopher of things present and of things to come. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The habitant of the old dominion was a voluble talker, a teller of great stories about his own feats of skill and endurance, his hair-raising escapes, or his astounding prowess with musket and fishing-line. Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 |
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