| 单词 | handmaid |
| 例句 | It was so, she had seen it, and the bloodriders, and no doubt her handmaids and the men of her khas as well. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Dany could hear her handmaids arguing behind her, debating who was going to win the day’s final match. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z No sooner had her handmaids retired for the night than he tore the robe from her and tumbled her backwards into bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When she was clean, her handmaids helped her from the water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With her was a handmaid carrying the little boy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When she had her handmaids char the horsemeat black, the dragons ripped at it eagerly, their heads striking like snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Fury shone from his lilac eyes, yet he dared not strike her, not with her handmaids watching and the warriors of her. khas outside. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I have won no victories," she tried telling her handmaid when the bell tinkled softly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Dany did not think that he would miss her, but just in case she instructed her handmaids to tell him that she was answering a call of nature, should he inquire after her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her handmaids wolfed theirs down giggling and grinning, though the men of her khas sniffed at the grilled meat suspiciously. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her handmaids had helped her ready herself for the ceremony. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She commanded her handmaids to prepare her a bath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He shoved the handmaid roughly to the carpet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her handmaids were of an age with her—women grown to look at them, with their black hair, copper skin, and almond-shaped eyes, but girls all the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had practiced the phrase for days with her handmaid Jhiqui. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yet when she put the thought into words, her handmaid Doreah quailed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her handmaids filled the tub with tepid water that stank of sulfur, sweetening it with jars of bitter oil and handfuls of cmshed mint leaves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “She has no handmaids, poor thing,” he had said to Theon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She convulsed in his arms as the pain took her again, and heard the knight shouting for her handmaids to help him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I have dismissed, with the fee of an orange, the little orphan who serves me as a handmaid. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When all the men had gone, her handmaids stripped off the travel-stained silks she wore, and Dany padded out to where the marble pool sat in the shade of a portico. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When that was done she sent her handmaids off as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But when she had mounted to her rooms again with her two handmaids, then she fell to weeping for Odysseus, her husband. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As the handmaids toweled her dry and wrapped her in a sandsilk robe, Dany's thoughts went to the three who had sought her out in the City of Bones. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Once, five years ago, she had seen one of her own handmaids cruelly flogged. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Soon, then, knowing us back from the Dark Land, Kirke came freshly adorned for us, with handmaids bearing loaves, roast meats, and ruby-colored wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her handmaids and the men of her khas came after, smiling and jesting among themselves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z By the time dusk fell, her handmaids would need to help her down from her mount. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She said as much to her handmaids when they came. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Woman activists around the world have worn the handmaid outfits, protesting in silence against everything from anti-abortion laws in Ireland to the general policies of Trump. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Much of the most egregious brutality of season one was meted out by – or, at least, on the orders of – Aunt Lydia, the enforcer of the handmaids’ compliance, played by Ann Dowd. Elisabeth Moss on the Handmaid’s Tale: ‘This is happening in real life. Wake up people’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z “Stop Kavanaugh!” shouted a handmaid Wednesday afternoon as she was carried out. Summer’s over, and things are back to bonkers. Here’s the view from Crazytown, D.C. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z She attempts human contact, even in the strange form of her handmaid, who she resents. The Handmaid's Tale stars on playing Janine and Serena Joy: 'I wanted to give Offred a hug' 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z In one scene, June remarks that the difference between the handmaids and the Marthas is that the domestics have the advantage of being invisible. Weaponized white feminism in "The Handmaid's Tale" and "When They See Us" 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z During the dinner reception in which the handmaids are trotted out like show ponies, people of color are clearly seen inhabiting every position in Gilead’s strict social strata. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6: Trade Delegation 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z One man, four women, 12 sons — but the handmaids could not claim the sons. Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in the Age of Trump 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The job of a handmaid is to bear children, as the birth rate has been steadily declining. Sexy 'maiden costume' yanked from website after backlash from 'Handmaid's Tale' fans 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z Like the bodies of the handmaids, those of enslaved black women become a tableau that reflects social ills. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1, Episode 3: Gender Treachery 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Born out of fear, Gilead keeps handmaids in line, but also wives, intellectuals and less-powerful men, and it thrives by pitting each against another. Review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2 Moves Into a Dark Future 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Other “exhibits” will include a chunk of a wall where handmaids are executed, displayed like segments of the Berlin Wall. For This Opera Director, a Lot Is Riding on a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The biblical precedent is the story of Jacob and his two wives, Rachel and Leah, and their two handmaids. Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in the Age of Trump 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Other women, if they can still bear children like the book’s heroine, Offred, are made into handmaids. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ has been feared, banned and loved. Now it’s scaring the bejeezus out of us again. 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Adopted by the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, the plight of Offred became a symbol of resistance, with the handmaids’ uniform co-opted by protesters at courthouses, on marches and in Hollywood itself. Don Draper, Eleven, Selina Meyer lead AP roles of the decade 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Similarly, for decades gangster films – including the Godfather movies – portrayed unions as handmaids to the mob. Can unions save the creative class? 2013-03-18T16:25:00Z Rita is barely present, and another handmaid played by Bahia Watson, like every other person of color, lurks in the periphery. Weaponized white feminism in "The Handmaid's Tale" and "When They See Us" 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z “I kept looking at Lizzie in her handmaid outfit feeling, like, ‘Oh, if you stood here in a red handmaid’s outfit, you’d feel better about it,’ because it’s a symbol of resistance, really,” Strahovski said. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z For instance, the iconic handmaid uniforms of bright red cloaks and white bonnets that obscure their faces were inspired by the image on a container of Old Dutch Cleanser. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The fake handmaids in white bonnets were not to be confused with the real nuns in white habits. Summer’s over, and things are back to bonkers. Here’s the view from Crazytown, D.C. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z God also included a special message for “mine handmaid Emma,” whom he correctly imagined might greet the new doctrine with muted enthusiasm: Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Future episodes will explore everything from Biosphere 2 to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s imagined feminist utopia of Herland—a refreshing change of pace, one hopes, from recurring thoughts of handmaids and Gilead. Three Podcasts to Listen to in June 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z It opens 15 years after the close of the previous novel, which ends without revealing what will happen to the narrator, a rebellious handmaid named Offred. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The country is under military rule and fertile women have been rounded up, forced to become handmaids for the ruling elite and their barren wives. Samira Wiley: ‘Margaret Atwood responded with a tongue emoji’ 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z But the season's seventh episode was the first time the program portrayed a handmaid dying in childbirth. How TV has embraced the traumatic side of the "dangerous miracle" of childbirth 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Forget about whether she used to belong to a group calling women “handmaids”; it wouldn’t matter if they were called Merry Maids. Perspective | Amy Coney Barrett is a strong woman. That doesn’t make her a feminist icon. 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z I saw dogs dressed up as handmaids for Halloween. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is Brutal and Not Much Else in Season 2 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z As Fiennes began to speak to the dozens of handmaids before him, a police siren went off. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z Among the local actresses who played the handmaids were two women who had previously worked together on the Amazon series “Jack Ryan.” The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But interiority remains scant for these handmaids, who are mostly silent figures, important only when the show is poised to bludgeon us with another empty girl-power message like the closing scenes of Episode 4. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6: Trade Delegation 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z She lifts her red handmaid’s hood like a superhero’s cape, she glares into the camera and lives to fight another day. Perspective | ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ used to feel provocative. Now it’s just exhausting. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z As the handmaids got in formation, Park Service employees held tourists back from climbing the stairs. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z A few young children left their mother’s side and wandered toward the handmaids, mesmerized by the unusual garments. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The sequel employs three narrators, most notably, Aunt Lydia, a matriarchal tyrant who trains women to be obedient and passive handmaids. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The tale is told by Offred, a handmaid who can still recall the past and explains how the misogynistic society came to be. 35 Books Everyone Should Read in Their Lifetime 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z As the handmaids loitered, Washington residents and eager tourists went about their days. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But while June is depicted as a burgeoning champion of resistance, Ofmatthew is a handmaid who has submitted body and soul. Weaponized white feminism in "The Handmaid's Tale" and "When They See Us" 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z It was a darkly comical sight, given the gravitas of the handmaids’ fictional existence. The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C. 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But the bodies of handmaids speak volumes even when they don’t open their mouths. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6: Trade Delegation 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z This seems to be the perfect opportunity to peel back the stoic layers of other handmaids who are shepherded along with Offred to a grand reception dinner and inspected by Serena Joy. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6: Trade Delegation 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z If I was going to try to hurt Gilead, the first thing I might do is kill all the handmaids. 'The Handmaid’s Tale’ Showrunner Bruce Miller on the Season 1 Finale 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z June is muzzled and roughly ejected with a crowd of other handmaids into a floodlit Fenway Park, hurried by guards and attack dogs to a mass gallows in the weed-strewn outfield. Review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2 Moves Into a Dark Future 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z She made her way through the underground that provides refuge for handmaids trying to escape. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1, Episode 8: Profit and Pleasure 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The handmaids are allowed to vent their rage in public executions of low-status men, whom they kill barehanded. Review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Creates a Chilling Man’s World 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The handmaids are recognized by their long red dresses, white bonnets and red capes. Sexy 'maiden costume' yanked from website after backlash from 'Handmaid's Tale' fans 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “We fear that he will end abortion care as we know it in America,” said handmaid Nadine Bloch, referring to Kavanaugh, who progressives believe will provide the fatal blow to Roe v. Summer’s over, and things are back to bonkers. Here’s the view from Crazytown, D.C. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The fertile women of Gilead, called handmaids, are treated as properties of the state and forced into sexual servitude to repopulate the world. Couple's 'Handmaid's Tale'-inspired pregnancy announcement accused of promoting rape 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z The handmaids were back Wednesday, and the line for Day 2 of the Kavanaugh hearing extended outside the Hart building. Summer’s over, and things are back to bonkers. Here’s the view from Crazytown, D.C. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The series follows the struggles of June, who was separated from her family and forced to become a handmaid. How Darwin’s sexual selection theory co-stars in "The Handmaid’s Tale" 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Black women’s stories become useful metaphors for Ofglen and other white handmaids. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1, Episode 3: Gender Treachery 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The fourth episode also shows us a line of handmaids walking over the bridge that could be just a bridge, or may be evocative of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. Weaponized white feminism in "The Handmaid's Tale" and "When They See Us" 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z And the anti-Gilead organization is not necessarily a friend to June or a friend to handmaids. 'The Handmaid’s Tale’ Showrunner Bruce Miller on the Season 1 Finale 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z “The Handmaid’s Tale” is based on Margaret Atwood’s classic feminist dystopian novel about “handmaids” who are forced to procreate for high-ranking men and their infertile wives. Perspective | ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ used to feel provocative. Now it’s just exhausting. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Episode 3 looks at what happens when handmaids are suspected of being pregnant. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1, Episode 3: Gender Treachery 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The handmaid might be a servant, unobtrusively attending to her lord or lady in the great hall, flitting about like the bird on the briar. Poem of the week: Bird on a Briar by Anonymous 2013-03-25T10:53:30Z In a last act of defiance, Ofglen No. 1 slips into a car at the open market in full view of Commander’s wives, guards and even handmaids like Offred. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 5: A Seduction 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The Coliseum’s stage will look like an exhibition space, Woods said, with items of clothing — including around 50 of the handmaids’ famous red hooded cloaks — suspended and lit like items in a Holocaust museum. For This Opera Director, a Lot Is Riding on a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “We knew at the start that the previous handmaid took her own life,” he says. Joseph Fiennes: ‘I’ve done my bit for society – I’ve illustrated the patheticness of misogyny’ 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z I am so blithe, so bright, bird on briarWhen I see that handmaid in the hall:She is white-limbed, lovely, true,She is fair, and the flower of all. Poem of the week: Bird on a Briar by Anonymous 2013-03-25T10:53:30Z Indeed, while many of the handmaids strive to protect each other, the wives, aunts and econowives are, at best, useless, and, at worst, cruel oppressors in their own right. The future isn't female enough: the problematic feminism of The Handmaid's Tale 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z But it’s Offred who is positioned as the true hero when she drops the stone, refuses to harm Janine, and inspires the other handmaids to follow suit. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1 Finale: The Resistance 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Women dressed as handmaids have flooded Congress and state capitols to protest new restrictions on reproductive rights. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The TV series, striking for its handmaids dressed in red capes and white face-obscuring bonnets, won awards in its first season. 'Handmaid's Tale' returns to television, darker and more chilling 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The most blistering scene in the finale involves Janine’s being led to the center of a circle of handmaids for a public stoning, a clear echo of a moment from the premiere. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1 Finale: The Resistance 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z That Mrs. Castillo finds the brutalization of handmaids harrowing but does nothing about it seems to be an odd decision, another example of how women in the series are more often complicit than caring. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6: Trade Delegation 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z I’ve been waiting to see how the decision to include women of color among the handmaids would affect the story. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 1, Episode 3: Gender Treachery 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Because of her infertility, she offers him a proxy, Bilhah, her female slave or “handmaid.” Did you catch this hidden theme in “The Handmaid’s Tale”? 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z I think using the handmaids’ costume as a protest mechanism is brilliant. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z In the Rachel and Leah tale, the handmaids are gifted to the daughters by Laban. Did you catch this hidden theme in “The Handmaid’s Tale”? 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z How many other wives put off the ceremony because they empathize with the dispiriting plight of the handmaids? ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 5: A Seduction 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The series helped the original novel shoot back up the bestseller lists, and made the handmaid’s uniform of a long dark red cloak and large white bonnet a symbol of female protest and resistance. Atwood says 'Handmaid's Tale' got much closer to reality, prompting... 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z A few weeks ago, a group of women walked purposefully into the Texas state legislature building wearing red capes and bonnets — handmade handmaids — protesting what they saw as the restriction of women’s reproductive rights. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ has been feared, banned and loved. Now it’s scaring the bejeezus out of us again. 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Atwood’s 1985 novel about a futuristic patriarchal society where the robed handmaids are forced to bear children for leaders, has reemerged in recent years as a cultural touchstone thanks to the popular TV series. In Israel, TV’s dystopian ‘Handmaids’ is protest fixture 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z June hasn’t seen her eldest since Gilead used the preteen to force June to disclose the secret location of her fellow runaway handmaids. Why a 12-year-old is the most pivotal character in ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z It was Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” from creator Bruce Miller and starring Elisabeth Moss as June, a “handmaid” forced to produce children for a new ruling class of men. How Hulu showed up Netflix 5 years ago 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Most recently, some women in handmaid outfits marched to protest the Supreme Court’s expected overturning this year of Roe v. Burn-proof edition of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ up for auction 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z These insipid actions, and the emotional toll inflicted by these congressional trolls, benefit would-be autocrats in our own country and serves as a handmaid's tale for Putin in Russia. The Putin caucus undermines Biden at home — while Americans risk their lives in Ukraine 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Years later, when Kuehl sought to discuss the issue with her “handmaid” – a female guide and senior member of the organization, when she was at college – she said she was discouraged from talking about it. Revealed: ex-members of Amy Coney Barrett faith group tell of trauma and sexual abuse 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z “Women are threatened in a world where a Christian theocracy is threatening to take over,” she said, pointing to the women in handmaid costumes. Women’s March in D.C. draws thousands in protest of Supreme Court nominee, Trump 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The Washington Post also was first to report that Barrett was listed as a handmaid, or female leader, in a 2010 directory. Amy Coney Barrett faith group would expel members over gay sex, leader said 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Joni Ernst said opponents were trying to paint her as a “cartoon version of a religious radical, a so-called handmaid that feeds into all of the ridiculous stereotypes.” Trump allies urge a new focus as his court nominee testifies 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Until recently, the group called female leaders “handmaids” but recently dropped the term after the popular TV adaptation of the dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” gave the term a sinister cast. Two Parties Offer Dueling Views of Barrett as Confirmation Fight Begins 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z Activists costumed as handmaids from “The Handmaid’s Tale” marched in protest of the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy saluted amid protest of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The adverse sees other women not designated as handmaids as caregivers who in many cases carry less worth than handmaids. Amy Coney Barrett confirmation met with ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ protesters on Capitol Hill 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z By Monday morning, the crimson handmaids weren’t the only costumed demonstrators at the Capitol. Protesting Amy Coney Barrett's hearing, these 'handmaids' take on new meaning 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The AP has documented extensive ties Barrett and her family have to the community, including that an old directory listed her as being one of the organization’s “handmaids,” now called a “woman leader.” Ex-members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z The Washington Post reported this week that Barrett served as a “handmaid” as late as 2010, a leadership position for women in the community, according to a directory. 'It instilled such problems': ex-member of Amy Coney Barrett's faith group speaks out 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Amy Barrett is also listed in the directory as a “handmaid” for one of the group’s geographical divisions in South Bend. Inside the People of Praise, the Tight-Knit Faith Community of Amy Coney Barrett 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Her mother was a “handmaid,” the term used until recently within the group to describe women entrusted to help guide other female members. Barrett lived in house owned by co-founders of faith group 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z People of Praise used to refer to female members as "handmaids." Amy Coney Barrett tied to far-right religious cult that believes women should "submit" to husbands 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z The term was a reference to Jesus’ mother Mary, who called herself “the handmaid of the Lord.” Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The term was a reference to Jesus’ mother Mary, who called herself ‘the handmaid of the Lord.’ Barrett tied to faith group ex-members say subjugates women 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Until recently, the group used the term “handmaids” to refer to female leaders, inspired by a biblical reference to Mary, the mother of Jesus, as “the handmaid of the Lord.” Inside the People of Praise, the Tight-Knit Faith Community of Amy Coney Barrett 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z More generally, the main objection to her religious affiliation seems to be that women leaders in the People of Praise community, who serve as mentors to younger women, were until recently referred to as “handmaids.” Opinion | What Amy Coney Barrett has in common with Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Media outlets have linked Judge Barrett to “The Handmaid’s Tale” over her reported membership in People of Praise, a conservative Catholic community, because the group referred to its female leaders until 2018 as “handmaids.” Republicans blast left-wing critics questioning Amy Coney Barrett’s adoption of Haitian children 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Some women in leadership positions used to be called handmaids, but now are referred to as “women leaders,” Lent said, to avoid the perception of servility. Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett known for conservative religious views 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The popular series and book depict an American dystopia in which a totalitarian society forces fertile women, known as handmaids, into child-bearing slavery. ABC News suggests link between Christian group and 'The Handmaid's Tale' during Amy Coney Barrett report 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z The handmaid lives to tell her tale and Gilead, too, crumbles in the end. From here to dystopia 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Margaret Atwood will show how she has gone from handmaids’ tales to handmade tales when she unveils her latest project: a puppet show version of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death. Margaret Atwood to showcase gothic puppet show for Mary Beard 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The reference comes from the New Testament’s Book of Luke, in which Mary describes herself to the angel Gabriel as “the handmaid of the Lord.” Republicans blast left-wing critics questioning Amy Coney Barrett’s adoption of Haitian children 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Alongside the handmaids are a surprise for those yet to read the book: two Pearl Girls dressed in floor-length, silvery gowns, who stay steadfastly in character all night. 'She's a prophet': handmaids gather for Margaret Atwood's midnight launch of The Testaments 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Woman activists around the world have worn the handmaid outfits, protesting in silence against everything from anti-abortion laws in Ireland to the general policies of Trump. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Since the election of President Trump, the novel’s depiction of misogyny and witch-hunts feel chillingly prophetic and the red-cloaked handmaids have become an international symbol of women’s resistance. Margaret Atwood: ‘She’s ahead of everyone in the room’ 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Wade an “erroneous decision” and reportedly belonging to a private religious group where women are literally described as “handmaids.” Before he became #MoscowMitch, McConnell forged his legacy: Reshaping the federal courts 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the Aunts contemplate how to maintain control over the increasingly rebellious handmaids and other women who may not be fully loyal to the cause. Hulu’s Handmaid’s Tale is a model of longform worldbuilding 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z But if we can hear from some of the handmaids about what they know or what they think has happened to their kids to really drive home that Lydia is hurting them. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z For instance, the iconic handmaid uniforms of bright red cloaks and white bonnets that obscure their faces were inspired by the image on a container of Old Dutch Cleanser. Margaret Atwood returns us to Gilead in ‘The Testaments’ 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z A recuperated handmaid may not be much use in the battle to come, but then again, Atwood’s sequel, The Testaments, is planned for the autumn. Kylie Jenner’s party was stupid. But it won’t curtail the power of The Handmaid’s Tale | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Kylie posted videos and pictures of her and her friends in the distinct red robes and white bonnets worn by handmaids, oppressed female characters in Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel. Outrage over Kylie Jenner's Handmaid's Tale party 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z If only the handmaids could get their work-worn hands on an iPod, let alone a CD player. Review: Resistance powers new seasons of ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Claws,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z In the episode, sensing June’s influence over the handmaids is growing strong, Aunt Lydia calls for the handmaids to testify to release any sins they’re holding. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z June spends most of one episode trying to play marriage counselor at a party that ends with a handmaid being brutally beaten because she wants to spend more time with her baby. Season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale finally prioritizes revolution 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z That this is happening to the image of the handmaid is, of course, deeply ironic. Kylie Jenner’s party was stupid. But it won’t curtail the power of The Handmaid’s Tale | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z As fertility rates plummet these handmaids are forced to have children for the rich and powerful. Outrage over Kylie Jenner's Handmaid's Tale party 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z She and her fearless fellow handmaids validate the rage of women who not only feel disenfranchised but targeted, and the characters fight back. Review: Resistance powers new seasons of ‘Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Claws,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Miller: The collective of handmaids is super important. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z When Serena shows more sympathy for the hostess than the handmaid, the camera zooms in on June’s face as she shakes her head in a disgusted “Why do I bother?” look. Season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale finally prioritizes revolution 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z It’s a message at the core of The Handmaid’s Tale, the 1985 classic novel that imagines the institutionalisation of fertile women as “handmaids”, for impregnation by the elite. Nationalist strongmen are bent on controlling women’s bodies | Afua Hirsch 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Doula is a Greek word for female servant or handmaid. Doula helps people navigate dying process 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The White House's Christmas decorations were met with derision when they were revealed on Monday, with critics claiming they looked like the handmaids’ outfits in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Melania Trump shows off White House decorations -- and reveals whether she got president a gift 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Ultimately, the episode opens with the handmaids and Aunt Lydia gathered to help a handmaid in labor. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The White House's Christmas decorations were met with derision when they were revealed on Monday, with critics claiming they look like the handmaids’ outfits in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Melania Trump takes Fox News behind scenes of ‘patriotic’ White House Christmas display 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The story is told from the point of “Offred” — a name given to one handmaid to denote her status as “Of Fred,” her assigned officer. Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Wolf began by comparing Sanders to The Handmaid’s Tale’s Aunt Lydia, who educates women into becoming handmaids, and the reaction to Wolf’s monologue proved how right that comparison was. How Sarah Sanders became Trump's liar-in-chief 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z That last moment in the finale, when June raises her red handmaid’s hood and disappears into the night, signaled the arrival of a June reborn, a woman finally possessing a sense of agency. How Elisabeth Moss spent her summer 'vacation': Four movies and a floor covering The most unified thing that the handmaids do is support each other. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z “We really wanted to jolt some attention to it and the handmaids were really effective in generating attention and press coverage.” How The Handmaid's Tale dressed protests across the world 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Facebook groups and Twitter accounts documenting similar demonstrations were created, as handmaid protests went global. How the handmaid became a protest symbol 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z We also started out the season with some ideas — the handmaids reclaiming their name, what it means to be a mom. We talked to 'The Handmaid's Tale' showrunner Bruce Miller about that Season 2 finale 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The group once used “handmaiden”—a reference to Mary’s description of herself as “the handmaid of the Lord”—but the name was changed when popular culture gave that word a sinister connotation. Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Cult’ 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z And she’s got the handmaids pushing Ofmatthew around in a really specific way that, while it does get them in trouble, it can be endured. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Such engagement serves as a reminder that Orthodoxy need not be opposed to every aspect of modern Western economics, but that Christianity should not simply be capitalism’s handmaid either. In religion and economics, cause and effect are very hard to prove 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z In May, demonstrators dressed as handmaids were among the activists protesting against Northern Ireland's anti-abortion laws in Belfast. How the handmaid became a protest symbol 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The handmaids' horror is heightened when they view a row of gallows awaiting them. The story behind 'The Handmaid's Tale's' haunting Season 2 opening sequence 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Isn’t there a TV show and novel about these “handmaid” people? Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Cult’ 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Chang: And the reason I think the handmaids’ collective is important is because a lot of them have also lost their children. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z American women may not be handmaids, but we are still living in a country where conservative politicians would mandate forced pregnancy. Why the Handmaid's Tale is more relevant one year after the first season | Jessica Valenti 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z She attended the protest with a friend, also dressed as a handmaid. How the handmaid became a protest symbol 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z But instead of opening, the trapdoors beneath the handmaids' feet remain closed. The story behind 'The Handmaid's Tale's' haunting Season 2 opening sequence 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z June remains the hero of the saga, one of the handmaids forced to bear children for the state’s ruling class bedeviled by infertility. The men of Hulu’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ make a stand on season 2 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z In solidarity with June, the other handmaids have ostracized Ofmatthew as well. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Specifically, the story focuses on the travails of select fertile females called “handmaids,” living in a nearly sterile world and forced into sexual and childbearing servitude by commanders and their barren wives. Blu-ray & DVD TV reviews: ‘The Good Fight: Season One’ and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale: Season One’ 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z There was a time, not so long ago, when calculators were spawned as the handmaid of the lazy maths student. Calculators 'make pupils better at maths' 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Moss said her pregnant character must face that her baby will be taken away from her in a totalitarian society that uses “handmaids” to breed children. The Latest: Offred on the run as ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ returns 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z The secret package given to her by the resistance contains not a bomb but something much more potent: the letters of scores of handmaids, breaking their silence. The Handmaid’s Tale held a mirror up to a year of Trump | Matthew d’Ancona 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The verdict from Miller: We really wanted to show that sense of community between the handmaids. 'The Handmaid's Tale': How Aunt Lydia's back story came together 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Another group of protesters dressed in the bonnets and long dresses of the handmaids in the recent TV adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood’s novel about a dystopian future where women are silenced. Steve Bannon champions Roy Moore and attacks Mitt Romney for not serving in military 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Then a limp Victoria is glimpsed from behind half-a-dozen handmaids toting layers of her garments. Flash on top of function serves to outfit the cast of 'Victoria and Abdul' 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z It’s set in bleak Colonial-era Canada, centuries before the dystopian future suffered by the handmaids. Netflix brings Margaret Atwood back to the small screen with engrossing 'Alias Grace' 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In the final episode, Offred and her fellow handmaids are assembled to stone one of their number to death. The Handmaid’s Tale held a mirror up to a year of Trump | Matthew d’Ancona 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The activists were dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid’s Tale – so at least no ankles or calves were on show – and they were demonstrating against Pence’s hardline stance on abortion. The Resistance Now: health bill gains traction and handmaids protest Pence 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z This was a series based on the 1985 classic by Margaret Atwood about a totalitarian Christian state in the near future where fertile women – handmaids – are forced to bear children for wealthy couples. Raise a glass for Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale. But please don't make sequels of them | Gay Alcorn 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z That's partly a reference to the dystopian drama for which Moss won her award, in which handmaids are slaves forced to bear children for powerful families. Elisabeth Moss's secret Emmys message 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z All fertile women are handmaids - slaves whose sole purpose is to bear children for their powerful host families. Emmys: Your guide to the best US TV drama 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Colorado’s Revealing Politics poked fun at the Colorado Springs “handmaids” with a video showing them focused on their phones. ‘Handmaid’ hysteria? Cloaked activists protest Mike Pence in Colorado as dystopian drama spurs left 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z If a handmaid conceives, the baby is taken from her to be raised by the father and his wife. Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Atwood noted the presence of an American Catholic sect that called women “handmaids” and “threatened the handmaids according to the biblical verse I use in the book — sit down and shut up.” Watch these conservatives do mental gymnastics to convince themselves “The Handmaid’s Tale” isn’t about them 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Because birth rates have plummeted, “handmaids” — fertile women who have committed “crimes against their gender” — are given the chance to redeem themselves by becoming breeders for ruling-class men and their wives. Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes build the tension in the dark world of 'The Handmaid's Tale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Towards the end of the episode, another of the handmaids is carted off by the regime, while Offred intones, “There was something inside her they couldn’t take away. She looked invincible.” I prefer my Handmaid’s Tale without the sass and Scientology | Emma Brockes 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Offred is a “handmaid” — a class of women designated as procreative chattel in a near future where birth rates have plummeted. From 'The Handmaid's Tale' to 'I Love Dick,' the female gaze is thriving on television 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Atwood also links the handmaids’ plight to the oppression of women in some Arabic Muslim countries. Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Early on, talks centered on Morano’s vision for the show, from what type of house would serve as the main location to the precise color palette for everyone, including the handmaids and the wives. 'Handmaid's Tale': The women and men who helped build Gilead 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z When people dress up as handmaids, they’re dressing up as breeding slaves. Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes build the tension in the dark world of 'The Handmaid's Tale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z I've always said it and I'll say it again: The internet is the devil's handmaid and live streaming is her tool. In China, Daydreaming Students Are Caught on Camera 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z I just saw the handmaids; they were in proper formation. Margaret Atwood answers the question: Is 'The Handmaid's Tale' a feminist book? 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z The handmaids are forced to wear enveloping, draping outfits that mix nun's habits and burqas. Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z In fact, everything – like the stratagem of the handmaids – has happened somewhere before. Dystopian dreams: how feminist science fiction predicted the future 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z There was a chapter that began with the handmaids sharing their names and we met all of those named characters, except for June. Margaret Atwood webchat – follow it live 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z It’s about a radical “yes,” an echo of the assent given more than two millennia ago by a Jewish girl in Nazareth: Behold the handmaid of the Lord. What Motivates a Modern Nun? 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Somewhere between lies the handmaid, one of the fertile minority required to surrender control of their wombs to the privileged and barren. The 10 best Dystopias 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z And Offred muses that handmaid gatherings look like "paintings of harems, fat women lolling on divans, turbans on their heads, or velvet caps, being fanned with peacock tails, a eunuch in the background standing guard." Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z For she increased the number of the Lord’s handmaids in this monastery from forty to eighty, to the exaltation of the worship of God. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z There was a chapter that began with the handmaids sharing their names and we met all of those named characters, except for June. Margaret Atwood webchat – follow it live 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Sorrow will sometimes lull her suffering children to sleep: oblivion, like a handmaid of charity, steals upon them and shuts up the senses. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z In Homer, the skill of Hephaestus in metallurgy is often mentioned; his forge was on Olympus, where he was served by images of golden handmaids which he had animated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z The network that rescues handmaids is clumsily named the Underground Femaleroad, after the historic Underground Railroad. Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The text he'll find art a true handmaid to wait on In the exquisite work of F. Noel Paton. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 2012-04-14T02:00:21.840Z O Lord, truly I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thine handmaid: Thou hast loosed my bonds.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z She hurries all her handmaids to the task; Her head alone will twenty dressers ask. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Now up to then science had but been the humble handmaid of the Church, had not been allowed to overstep the limits set by faith, and for that reason had been no science at all. Socialism: Utopian and Scientific 2012-03-26T02:00:37.300Z It's as if the show's creators feared that any discussion of racism, or any recognition of race, would cause Gilead to crumble, leaving the handmaids, black and white, standing in the rubble, blinking in confusion. Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z I will honour ye, As your poor humble handmaid serve, and pray for ye. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (3 of 10): The Loyal Subject 2012-03-26T02:00:33.817Z For a servant when he reigneth, and a fool when he is filled with meat; for an odious woman when she is married, and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.” The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z "I am Thy servant, I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaid." Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent 2012-03-23T02:00:31.917Z Religion is the mistress, not the handmaid in human affairs. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The terrible thing about being a handmaid is that you cease to be white. Both versions of The Handmaid’s Tale have a problem with racial erasure 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Friend, Jane, whom I have taken to be my handmaid, is thy daughter? Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z As sensibles, they render possible that verbal memory which is the handmaid of thought: but which also as merely mechanical can leave thought altogether out of account. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z It was her humility which made her sing in her Magnificat of the great things God had done for her and how He had regarded the low estate of His handmaid. Ortus Christi Meditations for Advent 2012-03-23T02:00:31.917Z Though Beauty dwells here, she reigns not a queen, An humble handmaid now to the Sublime. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z It rested with the husband to take as many wives as he chose beside his first wife, and as many concubines from his handmaids and female slaves as seemed good to him. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Learning, which is ever the handmaid of true piety, found its home as in ancient times amongst the two classes of the clergy, the secular and regular. Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Its Ruins and Associations, a Guide and Popular History 2012-02-29T03:00:24.937Z "Behold the handmaid of the Lord," was her cry even then. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z Victorine was just coming out,—that is, my handmaid,—and I returned past her to leave my flowers at home. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z I am but your handmaid, I have done you no hurt. Andromache A Play in Three Acts 2012-02-19T03:00:15.203Z Abigail stood up, bowed herself with her face to earth, and said: Behold, thy handmaid is ready to wash the feet of the servants of thy master. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Intuition was but a handmaid whose duty was to formulate working hypotheses, to become scientific law if provable by investigation or experiment, to be discarded if not. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z She is only His handmaid, and she is always singing her Magnificat: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, my spirit doth rejoice in God my Saviour." Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z Learning is the handmaid of religion, but must not be substituted in its stead. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z The gods were indeed good to speak so plainly to their handmaid. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Those coming from Delaware would probably repeat with great gusto the opinions of Justice Comegys, and insist that the whipping-post was the handmaid of Christianity. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Mary's faith now showed itself, and she said, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z Second Word Then Mary speaks again: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to Thy word." Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z Why still a handmaid to that distant land? The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z The temple yonder would be the richer for her portion, for she was Buddha's servant now,--his handmaid till her spirit was released. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Dame Uta and her daughter with their handmaids gay Into a spacious chamber both together went. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Indeed, the one should be considered only as an handmaid to the other, and employed chiefly in such offices as she cannot do in her own person. A Discourse Being Introductory to his Course of Lectures on Elocution and the English Language (1759) 2012-01-01T03:00:09.283Z He has regarded the humility of His handmaid. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z And �olus whispers through the shadows, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord!" The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z But now, through the prayers and entreaties of his humble handmaid, he had relented,--been turned from his intent. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Then said Mary to the angel, "I am God's handmaid; let it betide me according to thy word." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Looking earnestly upon that light, she saw the soul of the aforesaid handmaid of God in that same light, being carried to heaven attended and guided by angels. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z "I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaid." Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z Only one figure remains, not noticed in the careful description of Pausanias, the figure of a handmaid kneeling, perhaps one of the attendants of Sterope. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The gods, ungenerous and mocking, had fooled their handmaid. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Certes, I am not a handmaid to ride to him for wages. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z "Ah, I knew it'd do her good if you came to see her," said the astute handmaid with an approving look. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Any soul which really says: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to Thy word," is transformed, for it is "made conformable to the image of His Son." Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z The handmaid brought the drinking-horn; and Grania, having filled it to the brim, said— "Take it now to Finn from me, and tell him that I desire him to drink from it." Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The course and conscience of his handmaid were clear as crystal now. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Meekly she served him as a handmaid in his need. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Then Shribas invited Him, and the Master's favourite dishes were cooked by Malini, who was His handmaid in devotion, but a mother in tenderness. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Painting was the handmaid of the Catholic religion. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z And as she spoke she fell forward off the rampart, and lay long in a swoon as if her spirit had fled, while her handmaid stood over her, weeping and distracted. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Science can never be more than a supplement, "a handmaid" to Religion. Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation 2011-10-29T02:00:13.723Z As time went on she came to entertain the clearest views as to science being the handmaid of religion. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z So saying, Lakshmi's handmaids brought the Master's attendants tied with their waist-bands, made them bow at her mercy. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Progression fails with opposition's flight, And darkness is but handmaid unto light. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z “Are you his daughter?” said I. “O no, sir,” said the handmaid reverently; “only his waiter.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z My husband and my handmaid are satisfied, at any rate. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z The light that streams up in our streets and houses, is the handmaid of a light brighter than its own. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z Those who have them not, are apt to fancy that, riches and happiness are handmaids. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z At her side her two handmaids stood unharmed and loudly weeping for joy. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thine handmaid. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Nor can earth-born onion, Fair Ceres' handmaid, who contracts the neck, Even when boiled, assist to check this evil. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Nor was it by any means a handmaid of Rome, for the attempt of Wilfrith to regain his position by invoking the papal authority met with derision and defeat. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z As the Graces round the throne of Venus, so music, painting, sculpture, wait as handmaids round the throne of Poetry. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-24T02:00:08.803Z He made her to be—the handmaid of nature, friendly to her creatures, and faithful to her laws.'*** A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z And she answered, "I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman." Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z He speaks, too, of splendid beds; and such is the bed which Arete orders her handmaids to prepare for Ulysses. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z It rested with the Conqueror and his successors to determine how far the Conquest was to lead to the fulfilment of Hildebrand’s expectations, to decide whether England should become the submissive handmaid of Rome. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z His facts were the handmaids always at hand which explained his principle. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Such tyranny as has been already alluded to is possible only because Ignorance and her handmaid, Superstition, are throwing their dark pall over the mass of the Mormon people. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z And she said, "Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil." Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z Beauty is the safest stimulant, the surest tonic, the most precious inspiration; natural beauty first of all, and the beauty of the arts closely following, twinlike handmaids to Aphrodite. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z The printing press was the handmaid of the Reformation. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z Relevant questioning is the handmaid of accuracy, and makes straight the pathway of Truth. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Its public exhibition must conform to the law; but otherwise it neither asks the approval nor submits to the control of any outward authority; and it is the handmaid of nothing. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z But certainly only as a handmaid is it to be desired. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z They all knelt, and this humble handmaid of the Lord, who was peculiarly gifted in prayer, offered up a fervent petition in behalf of the prisoners, and especially for Governor. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Then calling her handmaids, she caused them to light all the wax-lights, which were placed before bright shields, on the whitened walls of the large hall. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Nevertheless, some are of slight service to the critic, being secondary versions, and as such becoming handmaids, not of the Greek, but of some other version translated from the Greek. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z But forget not the grief of this thy handmaid, and the suffering of those she has nursed at the breast. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z In a moment, however, the venerable handmaid withdrew, leaving them alone. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z He seemed about to rise, and the two handmaids, frightened, retreated a step. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Behold, I will learn a new wisdom that I may be unto my handmaids a friend rather than a taskmistress, that in so doing I may win unto my household the damsel who hath intelligence. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Astral knew and felt this and learned to look upon his wife as a being in an especial sense the handmaid of God. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z That magnificent invention of making “Art the handmaid of Religion” had not been stumbled upon in the darkness of those days. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Thy handmaid, so pious towards Thee, so careful and tender towards us. Life of Saint Monica 2011-04-25T02:00:07.817Z She lies in the graveyard on the hill, and O’Yoné, her handmaid, lies by her side. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z The “handmaid of Istar” owned allegiance only to the goddess she served. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z Of old, belovèd damsel, My handmaid thou wouldst be; But thy ways are strange and wondrous, Thou hast chased and captured me. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z The poster, hitherto the successful handmaid of commerce, was immediately recognised as a means of national propaganda with unlimited possibilities. War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919 2011-04-04T02:00:11.403Z He chid his wife for conversing with her handmaid about the concerns of the house before us. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z And therefore she does not receive from other sciences as from superiors, but uses them as her inferiors and her handmaids. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z In return for the lives they led, the “handmaids of Istar” were independent and free from the control of men. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z "Nevertheless, my lord and my master, thy lowly handmaid must not be thwarted in this matter," and Chandni disappeared into the hut. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z He had two handmaids at his head, One handmaid at his feet; The twain of them were fair and red, The third one was right sweet. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Thus the theologian looks upon it as a handmaid of religion, to show the beauty of a dogma and a peculiar view of life in accordance with his religion. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Edward had quarrelled with his wife Isabella, who complained that he made her the “handmaid of the Despensers,” and excluded her from her proper place and honour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z O Lord, I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid. Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z Should it happen that the trials of this world are driving your thoughts away from God, I will with God's help rescue his handmaid for the holy service of his feet. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z The moon, like an unwearied handmaid, conducts water to fertilize the earth. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Nor are these views inconsistent with the assertion that poetry should not be the handmaid of religion and morality. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z She called to her handmaid, and installed her quickly in her seat, and so led the baronet to an occupied room on the ground-floor. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z With human anatomy thus connected with the planets, with constellations, and with single stars, medicine became an integral part of astrology, or, as we might also put it, astrology became the handmaid of medicine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" If so, I will be thy handmaid, though I am the mistress of my family, and have authority over a household of men. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The worship of Callisto being merged in that of the greater divinity, she became the handmaid and companion of Artemis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" The pestle and mortar are laid aside by the gods, and Trygaeus marries one of the handmaids of Peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Is it any wonder that small waists should be admired, when the books which aspire to be the handmaids and mirrors of fashion present to their readers such libels on beauty of form? Dress as a Fine Art With Suggestions on Children's Dress Grania now prepares a sleepy draught, which she places in a drinking-cup and passes round by her handmaid to the king, to Finn, and to all the company except the chiefs of the Fianna. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Then her mother will come to me, and will kiss my hands, and say to me, O my master, look upon thy handmaid with the eye of mercy; for she is submissively standing before thee. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments The young Brownie who attends her, not as handmaid but companion, is called Grace. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies In these cases art and poetry serve, from the beginning, as handmaids to politics; they are perhaps artificially fostered, and the artistic and scientific worth is probably less than the patriotic aim. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. The housewife, and the daughters or handmaids, crushed or ground the grain and prepared the bread or cakes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Being questioned, she told him that her name was Luned—she was the handmaid of a countess whose husband had left her, “and he was the friend I loved best in the world.” Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Its literature was largely the record of man wallowing in the mud; and that Art which aforetime made humanity kneel at the shrine of the Mother and the Child became the handmaid of vice. Stand Up, Ye Dead It was in this direction also that the silent handmaid of Gaspar Perico's kitchen had jerked her thumb. The Firebrand I never saw such a nasty affection: she would ha' done well in the incurable—a handmaid to have waited on the cripples. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Thus does the absolutely unexpected serve as the handmaid of the perfectly unintended, and enterprise retires from the lodgings of struggle to the villa of repose. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 June 7, 1890 Now it happened one summer day that the Danaan princess whose handmaid Ethné was went down with all her maidens to bathe in the river Boyne. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race "Behold the handmaid of the Lord," she replied; "be it unto me according to thy word." Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction Philology is not the handmaid to poetical cultivation. The Voice and Spiritual Education And all the handmaids of her sex—Love, Romance, and Beauty—were strangely absent; or could the most sybaritic of biographers find them out? Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole It is true wisdom to aspire to the last, and to regard nature as the handmaid of piety, art as but the handmaid of nature. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Then he was conscious of remembering, with peculiar and unnecessary distinctness, that, from the Gau-Mukh, a passage led to the subterranean chambers in which the fair Pudmini and her handmaids had slain themselves. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Henceforth to the day of her mistress’s death she remained the most faithful and loyal of handmaids. A Question of Marriage We all do know the usual way In which our handmaids go astray, But in this tale the situation Has a peculiar variation; How an old wizard—strange occurrence! Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series Then she said, "Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken kindly unto thine handmaid, though I am a stranger." The Bible Story Then Criticism the Muse's handmaid proved, To dress her charms, and make her more beloved. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 With love for herald, with pleasure for page, with the Graces and the Hours for handmaids, she had come among the dazzled immortals. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Then Mary, stretching forth her hands, and lifting her eyes to heaven, said, 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Women of Early Christianity He did the best he could, I always took it very kind of him; but he made a prayer, and he kep' sayin' 'this aged handmaid,' I should think, a dozen times. Old Friends and New And if thou shalt follow the words of thy handmaid, God shall bring the thing to pass perfectly with thee; and my lord shall not fail of his purposes. The Bible Story Beside her, on each hand of the pillars of the door, were two handmaids, dowered with beauty from the Graces, and the shining doors were shut. Greek Women This queen was the daughter of the King of Connaught, Ecohaidh by name, and her mother was the handmaid of his wife, the Lady Edain, who herself was a leader of great beauty and courage. Women of England But it is frequently noticeable that St. Paul refused to allow himself to use superstition as a handmaid of religion. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition Aged handmaid!" said Melissa scornfully: "I don't call myself aged yet, and that was more than ten years ago. Old Friends and New And she answered, "I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy robe over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman." The Bible Story Presently Helen bids her handmaids show with torches the guests to their beds beneath the corridors, where bedsteads have been set with purple blankets and coverlets and thin mantles upon them. Greek Women Their soul must not be gazing at self; it must be ceaselessly directed to outward things, a handmaid to the understanding, active and prompt in discrimination. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. Thus virtue is often a valuable handmaid to success, and may be used for our purposes, when we want her assistance, and afterwards be whistled to the winds as a pestilent jade. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion All enlightenment tended to lead up to the truths of Christianity, and hence knowledge of every kind not evil was its handmaid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thine handmaid.' The Bible Story From her upper chamber she hears the glorious strain, and she descends the high stairs from her apartments, accompanied by two of her handmaids. Greek Women You fanned into a flame the spark of life that was smouldering and expiring, and baffled the disease that came to me as the handmaid of Mercy. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Her two handmaids, freedwomen, were new to the place, but already fond of her son. John March, Southerner Justice is the handmaid of mercy, and show- eth mercy by punishing sin. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Then the handmaids came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. The Bible Story Telemachus gently rebukes his mother for interrupting the song of the minstrel, and bids her return to her chamber and to her own housewiferies, the loom and distaff, and bid the handmaids ply their tasks. Greek Women In how many matters have I not been your little handmaid! La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Then he takes the other crown, gives it to the bride to kiss, and says to her, 'I crown thee as handmaid of the Lord, and wife of this servant of God.' Timar's Two Worlds When the Lady Jamīla heard that Prince Almās was near, she went out, with many a fair handmaid, to give him loving reception. The Brown Fairy Book And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of Jabbok. The Bible Story She ascends to the upper chamber with the women, her handmaids, and there bewails Odysseus, her dear lord, till gray-eyed Athena casts sweet sleep upon her eyelids. Greek Women They are all alike the handmaids of Theological Science. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford Similarly, Miss Lutwyche's understanding that Mr. Torrens would come to table this evening was a flattering unction to her distressed soul, and she never questioned her omniscient handmaid's accuracy. When Ghost Meets Ghost O king of the world! choose this slave to be your handmaid. The Brown Fairy Book O Lord, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds. The Bible Story The landlord’s daughter, Miss Stewart, was present in oil colour; so I wrote her a declaration in verse, and sent it by the handmaid. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) Now, and it be that Lord's will Of my body to be born and for to be, His high pleasures for to fulfil As his own handmaid I submit me. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse ‘And would anyone but a philologist think of giving a lesson in Armenian to a handmaid in a dingle?’ Lavengro The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest This is no simple damsel receiving the message, like Rossetti's terrified and awe-stricken girl, that she is the handmaid of the Lord. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; Give thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thine handmaid. The Bible Story But lo, and behold the end of him who had received so many graces, who chose wisdom as his handmaid that he might be guided aright! The Shepherd Of My Soul His churches were only handmaids of his household. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology It did not revolt her pride that the group to whom she voluntarily officiated as handmaid should include her cousin's tutor. Shirley "I knew they were on wrong," said the handmaid, proceeding to aid in changing the position of the delicate crocheted squares. Mrs. Tree And she said, "Thine handmaid hath nothing in the house, save a jar of oil." The Bible Story Mrs. Whitlow sets a good example to her class by discharging one handmaid and making the other do double duty. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Credner refers this to the Hebrew prisoners of war, living as servants and handmaids among heathen nations, far away from the Holy Land. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Then send her from Thy heav'nly throne, And give her to Thine handmaid's son; Her bountifully, Lord! impart To the poor dwelling of my heart. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly Come, my dear," says I, "when Rachel put her handmaid to bed to Jacob, she took the children as her own. The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana Receive the words of thy servant, and let thy handmaid speak in thy presence, and I will declare no lie to my lord this night. The Bible Story Art borrowed most of her importance in sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain from the fact that she was the handmaid of Holy Mother Church. Velazquez Hence it is equivalent to: Upon servants and handmaids of men who are, at the same time, my servants and handmaids, and, therefore, in spiritual things of equal rank with those who are free. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 There is nothing in which the aid of imagination, that handmaid of charity, may be more advantageously employed, than in considering the condition of domestic servants. The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed From the beginning the "half-sister of Poetry" has been the handmaid of Religion. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 And she said, "Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thine handmaid." The Bible Story We have found medical work a powerful handmaid to awaken interest in the Gospel story. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It "And upon the servants also, and upon the handmaids, I will pour out My Spirit in those days." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 It was thus with Mary, the mother of our Lord, when the angel messenger came to her, she replied, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word." Letters of Madam Guyon Do thou speak to her now and learn for me what traffic she had with Sancho the morning after I took her as my handmaid. The Pirate Woman Every difficulty met in the day's walk may prove but its handmaid; every trial in the day's path serve but to bring out new and happy discoveries. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes "She is a lovely lady, and gentle handmaids will she have to awaken her withal," observed Malique. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Where there is no positive compulsion the hand is only handmaid to the heart, and it does the work only which the heart wishes. A Singer from the Sea Remarkable as a thinker alone, he preferred to enlist thought in the service of art, and make art the handmaid of beauty. Thoughts on Art and Life For my part, I have never regretted withdrawing a portion of my love from the worthy matron, philosophy, in order to bestow it on her handmaid, belles-lettres. Dreamers of the Ghetto This well-known and much praised enactment, which made education the handmaid of religion and was designed to stem the tide of religious indifference rising over the colony, was better in intention than in execution. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths The handmaid looked on somewhat ungraciously at the quiet, competent energy of her superior, the smile on her broad mouth gradually fading. Diana If the father of this youth will receive me, I will, when you leave me, go and be the handmaid of his daughter.” The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt Like a queen She walked in light between The stars—her lovely handmaids—softly covering Valley and wold, and mountain-side and plain With streams of lucid rain. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 There may, indeed, be a fictitious or chimerical taste without Poetry or Religion; but a genuine good taste, in our judgment, without these handmaids, is unattainable. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy It’s that which Horace calls a handmaid, if you know how to use it; a mistress, if you do not––money! The Strollers "I guess I kin do that, Mis' Masters," said her handmaid, who always preferred to keep the kitchen for her own domain. Diana O Lord, save thy servant, and thy handmaid; Answer. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy “He must have given up already,” she told her handmaids, as she made ready to receive Charming. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales They were all prisoners, Madame Beattie to her squalid love of gain, Esther to her elementary love of herself, Lydia—he looked at her as she stood still in the background like a handmaid waiting. The Prisoner We are only fit to be your worship's handmaids, and your pleasures must of necessity lie elsewhere than at home.” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges She began to cut up her parsley deftly with a sharp knife; and her handmaid stood and looked at her. Diana Along the wall other demons sat or lay at full length, each one with his handmaid seated beside him to wait on him and pour out his wine. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan You may be sure, however, that she stopped on the way, in the hall of mirrors, to see that she really deserved all the compliments which her handmaids gave her. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales The Christian Church—established or unestablished—is nothing but the handmaid of the politician and the State, the servile echo of capitalists and diplomatists. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war You are sent to bid me back into slavery again, and inform me that my lord's favour is graciously restored to his handmaid? Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges No more should their native land be swept along, a chained slave, a handmaid, in the train of a more brutal, a more violent, and a more stupid people! The Wild Geese The Lady her handmaid to questioning took: “Why dost thou so sickly and colourless look?” Signelil a Tale from the Cornish, and Other Ballads When Goldenlocks was seated on the throne of gold and ivory, and her handmaids were posed gracefully about her, playing idly on guitars, Charming was brought in. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales They would seem to be of the same description, and to hold the same rank as the handmaids of the ancient Israelites. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Verily the king's handmaid, Bau-gâmelat is excessively ill, she can eat nothing. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Is not our race the handmaid among nations? The Wild Geese The fresh excitement incident to this arrival had scarcely died, when Madam Sturtevant appeared, with her small handmaid in train. The Brass Bound Box Let the King know! behold! the city Gebal his handmaid, faithful to the King, has gathered because of the allies who are his foes. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings This young lady was a true representative of the New England woman, who believes that work is the handmaid of religion. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier By God’s providence, he was not within; but it was full two hours ere they would depart, for all the handmaid’s telling of them that her master was from home. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Secular knowledge should be the handmaid of religion; but no religion, no knowledge of God, is permitted to be taught in these schools. Public School Education She was very sorry for Madam, who would try to eat it, and always bore more patiently with her young handmaid than that person wholly deserved, but there was a silver lining to that cloud! The Brass Bound Box I watch the city of Tyre the handmaid of the King. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings Here rests a handmaid of God, who out of all her riches now possesses but this one house, whom her friends bewail, and seek in vain for consolation. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life It was like Ulysses cleaning the house of suitors and handmaids. It, and Other Stories Brilliana gave her handmaid a glance of something near akin to displeasure. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel By which quiet rejoinder Kate understood that she had been "accepted;" also that the house-mistress was not disturbed by the threat of her handmaid. The Brass Bound Box And the handmaid went, and opened the chamber. Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings In the chryselephantine, or ivory statues of Jove and Minerva, by Phidias, art was made a handmaid to religion. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life She was thinking what she should do for breakfast, when her little handmaid made her appearance. The End of a Coil Science became a trade—a mere handmaid to art. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The arts were intended to be the handmaids of religion. The Faith of Our Fathers If “necessity is the mother of invention,” experience is the handmaid of wisdom, and her garments fit well. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life She remained in every way the poor handmaid of the Lord, as to all outward appearance. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller He fails, for one thing, to appreciate the wonderful influence of modern scientific discovery as a unifier of all peoples and as the handmaid of western life and thought and of Christian conquest. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ If the stupid handmaid cannot make her meaning clear to you, hear my mistress's own words. The Wagnerian Romances Praise ye the Lord, our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in Him, and by me His handmaid, He hath fulfilled His mercy which He promised to the house of Israel.... The Faith of Our Fathers The novelist has a high vocation, if he could only see it; he can inculcate submission to authority, hope, charity, obedience—in fact, all the higher virtues; he can become a handmaid of the Church. The Hero He was the prince of scholars; a memory of superlative power waiting, as submissive handmaid, on the queenliest imagination. Stories of Authors, British and American Blind faith, or belief, is ever the handmaid of superstition. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Commend me to my father and mother!"—"What is it?" the handmaid asks, not understanding, yet half frightened; "What are you meditating? The Wagnerian Romances The reply of Mary is probably unequaled in all history as an expression of perfect faith, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.” The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition She had no fear of economies, either before her two handmaids or anybody else in the world. The Vicar of Bullhampton Ignorance is everywhere the usual handmaid of poverty, and there has been very careful effort to secure proper mental culture. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Science and Religion are the handmaids of Truth; because both are the children of Divinity, the agents of Light and of Eternal Progress for Man. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology "If Almurah, my gracious lord," answered Urad, "will swear in three things to do my desire, his handmaid will be happy to serve him." Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers Eurycleia is the controlling power among the handmaids, of whom there was a large number; "twenty went to the spring to fetch water, while others were busy about the house," preparing for the coming banquet. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary That stillness which seemed so good a thing to the handmaid frightened the daughter. Vixen, Volume III. Two others are addressed, “The handmaid to my mistress”; perhaps they were sent along with Tushratta's letters to his daughter in Egypt and were from one of her playfellows or relatives. The Tell El Amarna Period Superstition is not Religion; Speculation is not Philosophy; Materialism is not Science; but true religion, true philosophy and true science are ever the handmaids of Truth, and will at last be found in perfect harmony.” The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology It was a most unusual thing in her land for a maiden thus to dwell alone, without any apparent protection save that of a single handmaid. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History Penelope also gives a sharp reproof to the shameless handmaid, and intimates the fate impending: "Thou hast done a deed which thy head shall atone for." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary "Yes, monsieur," answered the little handmaid, appearing at the door. The Erie Train Boy An old denomination for a tender; thus, in Drake's expedition to Cadiz, two of Her Majesty's pinnaces were appointed to attend his squadron as handmaids. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Chronology is represented to be the handmaid of history. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 He will bring a horse-litter an hour after dark to bear you and your handmaid hence; I will accompany you as your armed and mounted attendant. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History Then all the rest of the handmaids are summoned along with Penelope, to witness the deed and to see the hero. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Don Abreguardo's handmaid had put a basket of lunch into the car. The Mission of Janice Day Think what its power may be in that life as a handmaid to Conscience. The Gospel of the Hereafter There is perhaps a middle term between elementary and "real" mathematics; that is the mathematics that is the handmaid of physics, and leads us on to the natural sciences. The School and the World Anna," said Hadassah to her handmaid, "could we but find the Greek stranger, he might afford us aid and advice in this our sore need. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History It was now late at night, but they found Lucretia, the wife of their cousin, neither sleeping nor feasting, but working at the loom, with her handmaids busily engaged around her. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "As I would the Donna Isabella herself," declared the Indian handmaid. The Mission of Janice Day Count not Thy handmaid for a daughter of Belial, wherever she is this day. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 ‘She was the purest virgin, And the cleanest from sin; She was the handmaid of our Lord, And mother of our King.’ Ballads of Mystery and Miracle and Fyttes of Mirth Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Second Series Even with the aid of her handmaid, the lady was scarcely able to rise. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History Knowledge and intellectual training may work evil in an undevout mind, but when consecrated to the service of Christ, learning becomes the handmaid of piety. Colleges in America O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. The Ordinance of Covenanting In addition to the assistance of air photography to reconnaissance, the war gave it great impetus as the handmaid of survey and mapping. Aviation in Peace and War I have cried against the handmaid of Beelzebub—uttering cry for cry as she shrieked out her wretched soul. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 To the king my lord, my gods, my sun-god, thus says Nin, thy handmaid: At the feet of the king my lord, my gods, my sun-god, seven times seven I prostrate myself. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Here we are nymphs, and in heaven we are stars; ere Beatrice had descended to the world we were ordained unto her for her handmaids. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Wicked as she feared it was, Miss Salome thought she could have enjoyed a tilt between her ancient handmaid and Mrs. Elwell. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 A handmaid brought a golden pitcher and a silver bowl for their hands, and a table was placed before them laden with choice food. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece Not in this palace surely, not the virtual queen of Rome, but, mayhap, a handmaid to another Cæsar's wife, an attendant on his daughter.... "Unto Caesar" Bau-gamilat, the handmaid of the king, is constantly ill; she cannot eat a morsel of food; let the king send orders that some physician may go and see her.” Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Thy wife, not handmaid I, yet thou dost say, ‘I first in Eden rule.’ Lilith The Legend of the First Woman And thus Romance becomes the handmaid of Morality. Diversions in Sicily Therefore, bathe yourself, if you will, or rest your limbs upon silken cushions, till the feast is prepared, and we your handmaids clothe you in fine raiment. The Red Romance Book We read, Gen. 16:1, she was an Egyptian "handmaid, maid-servant," perhaps one of those referred to in Gen. 12:16. Is Slavery Sanctioned by the Bible? Bau-gamilat, the handmaid of the king, is constantly ill; she cannot eat a morsel of food. Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs Our municipalities are largely rotten with graft, and the graft is accompanied by its inevitable handmaids, extravagance and inefficiency. The Spirit of Lafayette She has been trained to believe that love follows duty as an obedient handmaid. Floyd Grandon's Honor It is a handmaid of literature; it belongs to the household of literature. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism That basket Philo, her own handmaid, placed At beauteous Helen’s side, charged to the brim With slender threads, on which the spindle lay With wool of purple lustre wrapp’d around. The Odyssey of Homer They shall come to my bedroom; I'll give them good cheer; I'll ring for a handmaid and tell her To serve us at once with a dinner up here, Including the pick of the cellar. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 4, 1914 Nay, charity itself is but a waiting handmaid to this mistress. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Compassion and love are the handmaids of hope and faith and joy. The Life Radiant And in all its many forms she appreciated luxury, even entertaining a kindness for that necessary handmaid of luxury—waste. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance And now, loud-prattling as they came, arrived Her handmaids; sleep forsook her at the sound, She wiped away a tear, and thus she said. The Odyssey of Homer But her handmaid at the window sees a man riding in armour. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America The wolves, with that presumption which is usually found to be the handmaid of ignorance, halted, and sat down again to watch the progress of events. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Nature becomes the handmaid of art here; for without the slightest prop the lateral gradually raises itself erect, and takes the place of the lost leader. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants He will make the material the handmaid of the spiritual, and through the letter He will lead us into the secret places of the soul. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year A merchant’s daughter Would robe her handmaid with more care—lend her A pearl or two—a bit of scarf—or scrap Of tinsel sun— Sem. Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet He averred that logic and mathematics should be the handmaids, not the mistresses, of philosophy. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Martha gave her usual broad grin when her mistress entered; the little handmaid adored her master and mistress and Dot. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient I sat down by a window which looked out upon the dusty street; presently in came the handmaid, p. 83and commenced laying the tablecloth. Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 2 (of 2) Memory can be made the handmaid of hope. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year Well, do not be so!—Pray, now, what d’ye think Of this young handmaid? The Comedies of Terence The function of the camera, as I conceive it," the young man explained, "is to serve as the handmaid of the fountain-pen. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 It pained him to see music reduced to the menial position of the handmaid of levity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914 With gentle submissiveness and humble acceptance, the pure young virgin replied: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Shipping became, therefore, the indispensable handmaid of agriculture, as Jefferson observed. Union and Democracy Fifty handmaids are within, whose task is in their course to keep unfailing store and kindle the household fire. The Aeneid of Virgil A willing little handmaid was she anywhere, and to anybody who needed her. The Heiress of Wyvern Court Several handmaids sat beside her, sad of face and tattered of dress. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Preventable poverty was the efficient handmaid of these two latter diseases. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell This hour might I have been lying in his arms, Love's happy handmaid—so happy! Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain The more persecution raged against me the more children were given me, on whom the Lord conferred great favors through His handmaid. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Men for the most part of excellent temper and good working capacity, they lack that which is the handmaid and often the indispensable auxiliary of knowledge and all effective work—judgment. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time |
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