| 单词 | headsman |
| 例句 | "King Robert has a headsman," he said, uncertainly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He had been in the position of a husband who could, by a single command, solve the problem of eternal triangles by reference to the headsman’s block or to the stake. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “And how will she welcome you, this just queen? A warm embrace, a girlish titter, a headsman’s axe?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Stygg was hardly the most expert of headsmen, and Benfred had a neck thick as a boar's, heavy with muscle and fat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As the headsman looked at her, his pale colorless eyes seemed to strip the clothes away from her, and then the skin, leaving her soul naked before him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Another tried to starve his poor wife to death, but Henry VIII's headsman put an end to his activities. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z Even her execution is a bizarre form of theater: the headsman skulking around the platform like a mustachioed villain, the audience gasping like groundlings at each ripple of stagecraft. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: In Finale, King Henry's Masque and Anne's Little Neck 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z The plays, adapted by Mike Poulton from the novels “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” end before Cromwell’s date with the headsman, a scene Ms. Mantel will tackle in a third novel. Ben Miles Takes on ‘Wolf Hall’ Onstage 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The crowd enter, the executioner's block is brought on, and the masked headsman takes his place. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z The place of execution was not far distant, and there the sword of the headsman ended his long course of sufferings, and released that heroic soul from that feeble body. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The more as it was no mere show, but some of us saw only too distinctly behind it the figure of the headsman and the block. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Ah, they lead a gay life, these lovers, while the headsman, at their door, makes widows and orphans! The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z When the structure was ready they covered it with red cloth, and placed upon it a three-legged chair and by the side of the chair leaned a bright round headsman's sword. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z The scene had been too trying even for the practised headsman of the Tower. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z King Charles’s life closed in a tragic manner, at the hands of the headsman, on a scaffold erected before one of the windows of the Palace of Whitehall. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z For he was attired to represent a headsman, being from head to foot in black, with a crape mask upon his face and a headsman's axe in his hand. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The Cardinal travels with his headsman, And he must be employed; the ax will rust. The Dramas of Victor Hugo: Mary Tudor, Marion de Lorme, Esmeralda 2012-03-15T02:00:28.817Z In a week, moreover, the headsman of our village is to marry. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z "Lord, receive my soul," spoken to the headsman as a signal to strike. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z It has beauty enough to save thy "slender neck" from the axe of the critical headsman. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z The headsman laughed abruptly like a man relieved. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z "The Duke will need all his spirit and enterprise to save his neck from the headsman's axe," replied my father. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z So I directed my second mate and the boatswain to go in chase of the old whale, whilst I and the third mate—a very experienced headsman—attacked the young bulls. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z But do ye think," said the priest, "that life will be pleasant for Krepetski when infamy is hanging over him, or the axe of the headsman, and in addition when general contempt is surrounding him? On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The headsman, who was tired, seeing some stir in the royal seats, rested on his axe. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z "At one time he was headsman of Yangtsun, and they say a most finished expert with the sword," Rolston remarked with a grin. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z Three more priests or monks, infected with the fever of suicide, rushed excitedly to present their necks to the headsman. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z But the headsman moved her hand away, fearing its softness might hinder his business. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It would be well,' said he, 'to give thee to the headsman, but this is the shorter way!' On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z It does not seem to have fallen into disrepute like that of the headsman or hangman, and perhaps it is as unpleasantly essential as that of the undertaker. In the Track of the Bookworm 2011-07-19T02:00:23.543Z A quarter of an hour afterwards, the gun was heard, and my grandfather waited for the headsman. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z He is pleading with them for their aid; he reminds them of his noble blood, too pure to leak away into the drains of Rome from the headsman’s engine. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z If there are traitors and treasonable persons in the country--if they have even presumed to penetrate into the palace as guests--let them be seized, and the headsman have them! The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The headsman against you, and your heads under the sword edge! On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z The words were hardly spoken when the headsmen reached the door. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z I heard the cackling laugh of Don Silvio, I saw the headsman draw a step closer, his arms go up, and then I shut my eyes, and remember no more. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z But they are knaves, these headsmen and partners of the censors; they wake up neither readers nor princes, but only Homeric sleepers. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Throwing himself at her feet, the headsman humbly craved her forgiveness, which she willingly granted. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Then he laid himself down; and since the headsman feared to strike, and well he might fear, my lord himself hurried him. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z "The headsman who slays him may prepare for me too; there where you dig his grave dig mine also." Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z "The poor animal escaped the ravages of the destroyer only to be seized by the cruel headsman and quartered for my pleasure." The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z Does not the surgeon fatten on the miseries, the headsman on the vices of mankind? Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Rising from her knees, she began to prepare herself for the headsman and pulling off her gloves, gave them and her handkerchief to Mistress Tylney. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z The King's head, held up to the people by the headsman, was greeted with the shouts of the multitude. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z His hand directs Cromwell's, when he signs the death warrant of Charles I. His arm conducts the headsman's, who severs his head from the body. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The chief slipped down the river one night with fourteen paddlers, a drummer, his chief headsman, and two of his wives, and reached the Akasava city at sunset the next evening. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z He seems to have spoken beside, or over, the headsman's block. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z The scourge of torment or the headsman's sword Awaits thee. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z “And the headsman’s voice, and hammer’d blows Of nails that the jointed gibbet close, And the solemn chant of the dead!” Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Ho! ho!" cried the headsman; "this is getting warm work. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z A free pardon was also granted to those whom the headsman failed to kill in three blows. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z There is one in my employ who wields a more potent weapon—mark you—and that is Gomez, the headsman. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z Thou look'st as if the king's headsman were after thee, and not thou after his enemies. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 As for him, gallows and torture, headsmen and their helpers--yea, and surgeons too--were but superfluous. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim "Now then, mein Herr," said the headsman, taking down his fearful instrument from the wall, "time's up." Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z "He's done up, and now he will not leave the 'stone jug,' except to kiss the headsman's daughter, and be a head shorter." The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 With a firm step he ascended to the platform, without a tremor viewed the block on which he was to lose his head, and looked calmly on while the grim headsman made it ready. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z The headsman's tower rose before them like a dark, vague giant, giving out a lurid gleam from two narrow upper windows. Marguerite de Valois Is the life of this new regenerate state a ceaseless struggle, a constant pain, with no issue but by the gate of death, whose apparitors may be a lion's jaws or a headsman's axe? Misread Passage of Scriptures "Come on, then," and the headsman assisted the Englishman into the cart. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Yes; for those who sport with the knife, the headsman's steel is the proper fate; for those who steal, the 'darbies' to their heels: each his proper punishment. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 The headsman raised his axe—a thrill of horror ran through the spectators; it fell, and, as the blood spurted from the headless trunk, their groans and lamentations rent the air. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z "Bring up your contribution," said the headsman; "what a face the scoundrel has! he trembles, and his teeth chatter with fear." Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. Seven of the Bishops of the early Christian Church in Rome fell in succession by the hand of the headsman, five of them in the space of eight years. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Poor girl! the news of her lover's suicide, for she had truly loved the youthful headsman, had completely overwhelmed her. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The headsman’s axe proved more fatal, and the martyr’s body was borne by angels to Mount Sinai, where Justinian I. built the famous monastery in her honour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" There he crouched, a demon in human semblance, gloating over the anguish of the people, the groans of his victims, and counting the strokes of the headsman's axe. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z "Was there no escort?" inquired Erwin, as he rode by the headsman's side. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. He was as afraid of the fancied image of this accursedly knowing physician as a condemned lout of the headsman. Shadows of Flames A Novel "Ah!" sighed the headsman, "what between the crockery-seller and——" Here he put his finger to his lip and looked round the room suspiciously. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z But its face is as the face of the headsman, who shoulders the axe to make an end. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Knave, the Queen hath begged of me to let thee speak ere the headsman seals thy lips forever. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 "What for?" was the reply, and the headsman stared angrily at the Count. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. When he was finally brought to the scaffold for execution, a messenger interrupted the headsman at the last moment, and announced a pardon from the King. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Hush!" said the headsman, "it isn't always safe to talk of mischievous people—they are apt to appear. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The atrocious crime was perpetrated of bringing out the mother of Pole, the aged Countess of Salisbury, last of the Plantagenets, from her prison in the Tower to the headsman’s block. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Now let me tell you that if I am not allowed to get to the Prince's heart yet I will stand in the way of the headsman's sword. The Golden Age in Transylvania And as I said this, I untied my cravat, and appeared to prepare for the headsman. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Jourdan was the slaughterer, the headsman, the torturer of the Glacier of Avignon, who, coming under the provisions of the amnesty, had arrived to take part in the triumph of the Swiss of Chateauvieux. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty "Vengeance at last!" cried the young headsman, with flushed face and distorted features. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z But protestations availed not; and his head, the cleverest head in England, was pitiably hacked off by a bungling headsman. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History The figure in the dream whispered to her, "I am not Banfy, but the headsman," and took her by the hand. The Golden Age in Transylvania I guaranteed thee against the headsman, but not against the sword of warriors. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries The sword it held was that of an assassin or a headsman. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty The young headsman was attired in a buff leather jerkin slashed with red and hose of a dark green. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The headsman, taking compassion upon her, assured her that he would not strike until she gave the signal. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Also I perceived the collapsed body, most like a sack that falls sideways; and the tall masked headsman holding up the poor dripping head. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway He shuddered when he thought how soon they must fall, struck off by the sword of the headsman. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 Thou art the judge, the headsman I; And as a servant I obey; The sentence which thou dost imply, E'en though unjust, I never stay. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory Then the headsman's house being so far away from the town, few people have the opportunity of taking a minute survey of him. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z If," said the advocate, "the coolness and indifference to blood which the headsman exhibits, be a proof of guilt in the victim before him, I could congratulate the prosecution on their witness. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I It was my own lass that rode and came to save me, even while the headsman was wiping the crimson from the bloody shearing knife to make it ready for me. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Then came the guards, sword in hand, and between them the three delinquents, each of whom had a cord round his neck, the end of which was held by one of the headsman's apprentices. Pretty Michal But the headsman shall stand behind you with drawn sword, and he who is vanquished shall be beheaded on the spot. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. That the murder took place only a few paces from the headsman's door. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z He braves us!—headsman, ho! his peevish head! Days and Dreams Poems It is a strange feeling that comes and stays about the roots of the neck, when one first realises that the headsman may have to do therewith or many weeks pass by. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway Bring your action against Henry Vihodar, formerly clerk in holy orders, and now headsman, and you'll find that justice is on the side of the longest purse. Pretty Michal If vanquished he would gladly die; but if victor, far sooner would he go to the death than suffer Heinrich of Ofterdingen to perish by the sword of the headsman. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. "Well, that is a toy, isn't it?" said the student, not as yet comprehending the headsman's meaning. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z His answer would likely be a reference to his headsman; that is a favourite Stuart mode of argument. A Prince of Good Fellows We naturally think of the headsman’s axe, which, however, does not become applicable till the execution of Archbishop Laud, an event not to take place till eight years after the composition of the poem. Minor Poems by Milton "That's all you know about it, Mr. Corporal," cried the witch, gnashing her teeth; "my husband is not a knacker who flays horses, but a headsman who flays men." Pretty Michal By the more sacrilegious of its essays this convict university of witches, shepherds, and headsmen, emboldened the other, obliged its rival to study. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The headsman is missing, and a corpse has been found dressed in his clothes. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z The headsman whipped off the black cloth and displayed underneath it a box containing a large jug surrounded by eleven drinking-horns. A Prince of Good Fellows Here Wallace, in chains, thought of Scotland; here Queen Anne Boleyn placed her white hands round her slender neck, and said the headsman would have little trouble. Old and New London Volume I Everyone began to applaud the delinquent and cry: "Vivat Janko," while they pelted the headsman's assistants with stinking eggs and rotten apples. Pretty Michal I saw the condemned prisoner taken to the place of execution in the headsman's cart; it was said that she would be beheaded. Timar's Two Worlds There is a print of a knight brought on the scaffold to suffer; he viewed the headsman; he was blinded, and knelt down to receive the stroke. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The headsman having filled their horns, the leader raised the flagon above his head and said,— “I give you the toast of The King!” A Prince of Good Fellows I'd have said Laugh at the headsman sixteen years ago, When England was awake. Collected Poems Volume Two I was once the wife of a headsman myself. Pretty Michal Already she knelt on the scaffold, the headsman with his naked sword stood behind her, the judge read the sentence and said, "With God there is pardon." Timar's Two Worlds Did Essex, did Moore, a hundred others whose faith was their life, fear the headsman? The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Indeed, as we have seen, but for frenzied Pierre’s maniacal slaughter of the headsman, the fatal blow would now be falling! Orphans of the Storm There were dark damp dungeons where hungry rats prowled ceaselessly; there were headsmen's axes and other things prepared for people who were disposed to think and specially designed to allay restlessness among the people. In Times Like These Then they took the business away from me and kicked me out: they said that it was not meet that a woman should wield the headsman's sword. Pretty Michal The executioner's head was quickly stricken off, and another headsman obtained. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel He seemed quite oblivious of his surroundings, turned his head neither to the right nor to the left, but gazed past the headsman—past his captors—and far beyond the sea of upturned faces. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts “It may be so, yet I have heard that no matter how handsome a headsman may be, he wears a black mask, and hands are not stretched out to touch his.” The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine There every vice and passion's whim Had seamed the flesh abundantly With hideous hieroglyphs and grim, That headsmen read with fluency. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems It towered high up and could only be ascended by ladders, which the headsman's apprentices, when they went to work, drew up after them so that none might follow. Pretty Michal The headsman grasped the gory trophy by the hair, and raising it high above his head exclaimed, "Behold the doom of a traitor." Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots The headsman drew back, swiftly raised the axe above his head, measured the distance with a practiced eye, and struck. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts The headsman, or hangman, commonly sliced open the chest and cut thence the heart, plucking it forth and holding it up to the populace, saying, "Behold the heart of a traitor." Bygone Punishments Here the headsman has an air of compassion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Had he but looked, he would certainly have recognized one of the headsman's assistants. Pretty Michal The ship's deck looked like a place of execution, and we only wanted the headsman, his block, and his axe, to complete the scene. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 If he must die, he desperately wanted to die fighting, not on the headsman's block. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel "The haughty old countess," it is recorded, "refused to lay her head upon the block, and the headsman had to follow her about the scaffold, and to 'fetch-off' her grey head 'slovenly' as he could." Bygone Punishments There is a hush—a stillness of the grave—for the very headsman trembles as the horrible blade falls—anon, a moment's delay. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History "Now, master headsman, pray don't keep me waiting." Pretty Michal The headsman, whose blundering essay has been above related, was still living, but he had long filled the humble office of a messenger, and made no claim to repeat his effort. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France Daoud felt the edge of the headsman's blade on the back of his neck as he had not felt it since that day Qutuz demanded his death. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel That oft hast heard the death-ax sound, As on the noblest of the land Fell the stern headsman's bloody hand— 555 The dungeon, block, and nameless tomb Prepare—for Douglas seeks his doom! Lady of the Lake “That is a lovely penknife, a real headsman's sword!” Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 When the carnival's funeral procession arrived in front of the cloister of the Jesuits, the two armed watchmen, the drabant and the headsman's assistant, were still standing there, one on each side of the door. Pretty Michal The culprit knelt with head erect, his neck and shoulders bared for the stroke, while the young headsman stood by his side armed with the double-handed sword, the weapon of his office. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The headsman's block was still there, and certain dark stains were pointed out to us by means of the candle carried by the guide, which told their own story. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The “headsman,” taking the part of conductor, pushes behind. The Mines and its Wonders When he was finally brought to the scaffold for execution, a messenger interrupted the headsman at the last moment and announced a pardon from the king. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands If I had wished you to join the ranks of the saints as a martyr, I should have left you in the house of the headsman of Zeb, shouldn't I? Pretty Michal It was indeed true that the ponderous weapon of the headsman had lain for two-and-twenty years rusting in its scabbard; nor without reason. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The headsman's hand defiling, By the long hair will lift my head on high Above the crowd unmoved and smiling. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 Even to the headsman he gave a gentle pleasantry and a smile from the block itself, as he put aside his beard so that the keen blade should not touch it. A Book About Lawyers One by one the king had tested the aspirants and one by one had consigned each in his turn to the headsman; for they had all proved themselves liars. A Book Without A Title Last of all, it occurred to him that there was still someone standing behind him—the headsman. Pretty Michal But an unexpected difficulty arose; the old headsman was but lately dead, and his son, a fine stalwart young man, was, from inexperience, considered unequal to the task. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France There stands the headsman grim; But the Bard's path of death, the ray of friendship lighteth, Murmuring Glory's name, he mounts—His brow he smiteth— Weep, Muse, for him! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 "The former headsman of Bethune," said his wife, completing the sentence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. When his prayer was done, he took off his night-gown and doublet, and called to the headsman to show him the axe. Raleigh "He leaves behind him seven orphans," sighed Valentine, "seven innocent orphans, who will be forever branded as the children of the man who died beneath the hand of the headsman!" Pretty Michal I see the European headsman, He stands mask'd, clothed in red, with huge legs and strong naked arms, And leans on a ponderous axe. The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman Suddenly the gong rang, indicating that someone had achieved a winning pattern, and it was like the fall of a headsman's axe to Alan. Starman's Quest "The headsman of Bethune!" repeated the young monk, recoiling with a look and gesture of marked repugnance. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. He was then seen to stretch out his hands, but the headsman was absolutely unnerved and could not stir. Raleigh So he learnt to sing filthy songs instead, and vied with the headsman's lads themselves in cursing and swearing. Pretty Michal The Spanish authorities scarcely could have been aware that he had learned a secret of such immense importance, or his silence would have been insured by the headsman. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China A stalwart native is then introduced as the official headsman, and this functionary promptly tries to sell the heavy-bladed sword with which he says he struck off five heads earlier in the week. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan It was night," resumed the headsman, in faltering accents: "a man came to my house to seek me, and showed me an order. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The headsman hastened to place his own cloak beneath him, so displaying the axe. Raleigh All this time the young wife was sitting in the upper story of the headsman's house, absolutely alone. Pretty Michal The tribunal condemns you, Fernand Wagner, to death by the hand of the common headsman; and it is now my duty to name the day and fix the hour for your execution. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Accursed headsman's axe, Why hast thou severed not this neck of mine? Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts And you, too," exclaimed the headsman—"you, too, use that word, assassinated. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The door slammed and the coach drove away to the prison, from which my Lord came forth only to meet the headsman and his block. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Besides, the young headsman will soon marry again. Pretty Michal On this scaffold was a huge block: and near the block stood the headsman, carelessly leaning on his ax, the steel of which was polished and bright as silver. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf High in the headsman's hands The head I love. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts "You are no priest!" cried the headsman; "but who and what are you, then?" Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Mastering his emotion with an effort, the headsman raised his axe; through a mist of tears, it fell. Terribly Intimate Portraits The headsman has bought them for his wife, and she has not worn them once yet. Pretty Michal I will give you that explanation relative to the diamonds which you might have had without bloodshed; but patience and aristocracy are as much at variance as a thief and the headsman. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf And the same headsman Who set it there to-morrow will be yours. Turandot, Princess of China A Chinoiserie in Three Acts The headsman uttered a shriek, the long and terrible one which Grimaud and the innkeeper had heard. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Why the deuce didn't the headsman give us warning of the beastly trap? Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Henry would quit the headsman's trade if his father died. Pretty Michal In truth, I am not sorry to have found a good excuse to quit a mode of life which the headsman yearns to cut short. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Thy cruel will shall find no more resistance; Why need the headsman end my sad existence? Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx The former headsman of Bethune, who has been set upon and sorely hurt by Spanish partisans. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The Marquis of Cinq-Mars, and the last Duke of Montmorency, son and grandson of two High Constables of France, felt the stroke of the headsman's axe. The Story of Paris The object of this subterraneous way was to enable the headsman to escape, in case robber bands besieged his house and drove him to extremities. Pretty Michal The headsman did his office; and a deep groan went up from the surrounding multitude. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 A German, all of six foot four, who swung a tremendously broad headsman's axe with a curved blade, tried several times to get at me. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland And, drawing a dagger from under his gown, he plunged it into the breast of the headsman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. In vain: him, too, the headsman's axe sent to his account at the Halles. The Story of Paris The King's grace releases the headsman after a thirty years' service, and a Royal decree ennobles him after a thirty years' obloquy. Pretty Michal He could only sit there dumbly—stupidly—listening for what he felt was sure as the death stroke of the headsman to his doomed victim. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath It was singular, that the last thing which he observed was that, which would have been the first to attract the notice of a stranger—the block, the axe, and the sullen headsman. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 Oh, my God! my God!" exclaimed the headsman—"I am dying! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. There being a delay, he chid the headsman, 'I prithee, let me see it!' Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Such a wound as that none but the headsman can heal. Pretty Michal Meanwhile it has been the work of a moment to order up a brazier, a pair of pincers, a poker, a headsman and an axe. Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 And how many others, prouder and more pressing yet, begrudging their judges and headsmen their death, perish by their own hand! The Gods are Athirst The headsman, who was convulsed with agony, both physical and moral, seemed scarcely able to speak. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. Bah! as if the sight of the headsman would stop me now. The Forsaken Inn A Novel "Wait a bit!" said the headsman, with a harsh laugh; "I'll give you a sedative immediately;" and seizing a scourge with one hand, he gave a vicious twist at the screw with the other. Pretty Michal The headsman would have gone with him to help him to saddle his horse, but the stranger restrained him. The Day of Wrath They had contrived his escape, she would have it, by a subterranean passage, and had handed over to the headsman in his stead a man of the common people. The Gods are Athirst The headsman, who had partially raised himself, fell back upon the bed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. For a few steps from the busy gates and the crowded market is Southampton Green, and there, draped in mourning, stands the scaffold, and beside it the state headsman. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time All these took their places on the dais, with the sheriff in the center, while the headsman dismounted from his horse and ascended the scaffold. Pretty Michal "God's mercy is indeed over all!" stammered the headsman. The Day of Wrath The condemned, their toilet completed, hair cropped and shirt cut down at the neck, waited for the headsman, packed like cattle in the small room separated off from the Gaoler's office by a glazed partition. The Gods are Athirst "The headsman of Bethune," muttered Grimaud, apparently striving to recollect something. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. The block and the axe are wiped clean of Scrope’s blood, and the headsman stands waiting for the Sheriff to bring the second victim. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time The headsman had another reason, besides mere personal vengeance, for cutting off Valentine's head. Pretty Michal Ah! sir, there are those born outside the headsman's house who ought to end their lives on the headsman's threshold. The Day of Wrath While some represented the judges and prosecutor, others were the accused or the witnesses, others again the headsman and his men. The Gods are Athirst A poniard was buried to the hilt in the left breast of the headsman. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 361, November, 1845. But you will alter your tone when you are called upon to march in the middle of my guards to the headsman’s block, and suffer there for your crime.” The King's Esquires The Jewel of France The world is so bad that even the headsman has enemies. Pretty Michal After that last master-stroke of his, he never grasped the headsman's sword again. The Day of Wrath The boat pulling close up to it, the headsman thrust first one lance and then another into its body, near the fin, shouting as he did so, “Stern all.” The Voyage of the "Steadfast" The Young Missionaries in the Pacific The headsman has the command of the boat. Old Jack The executioner who is called a headsman then walks forward approaching the chair from the rear. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 The headsman planted himself in front of the sheriff and said: "'They have called me, and I have come!'" Pretty Michal "Do you hear?" whispered the headsman's apprentice hoarsely, at the same time giving him a vicious pinch. The Day of Wrath You have already put one God to death on the cross; I am the second, and you have given me into the hands of the headsman. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy A whale-boat, when going in chase, has a crew of six men: one is called the headsman, the other the boat-steerer. Old Jack By custom a prince was born a headsman and it was compulsory that he execute criminals. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 And the headsman was standing behind him all the time! Pretty Michal "That is certainly a woman," murmured the headsman's wife to Ivan, staring suspiciously at the stranger from beneath her thick contracted bushy eyebrows. The Day of Wrath The headsman returned, carrying a dish in which lay the ghastly trophy of the corrupt queen's vengeance. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Its rapid motion would have set fire to the wood, had not the headsman kept pouring water over it, as it passed through its groove. Old Jack He had been a headsman in his own country and a prince. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 "Let him go free!" cried some; "when the headsman misses his blow the delinquent should be reprieved." Pretty Michal The headsman slowly sank down upon his knees before the chair of the unknown, and rested his folded arms against it. The Day of Wrath A burglar shoots a policeman dead and the public headsman decapitates a criminal. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles The captain was once more hauling in the slack—the other boats were getting up—the headsmen standing, harpoon in hand, ready to give the whale fresh and still more deadly wounds. Old Jack The fatal spot was reached; he knelt beside the block; the headsman's axe gleamed in the sun and fell; and the head of the apostle of the world rolled down in the dust. The Life of St. Paul "The Church first, then the temporal power, last of all the headsman." Pretty Michal Meanwhile the headsman could be heard singing within his room the hymn: "Ere slumber fall upon mine eyes." The Day of Wrath All feelings seemingly subdued, In deep disdain were half renewed, When headsman's hands prepared to bind Those eyes which would not brook such blind, As if they dared not look on death. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 Six men formed the crew of each boat: four for pulling, and two being officers; one called the boat-steerer, and the other the headsman. The South Sea Whaler The captain went as headsman in one, and the first mate in the other. The Three Admirals What became of the degraded headsman, how and where he ended his days, on these points nothing has ever been recorded. Pretty Michal But down in his underground asylum the old headsman sang from the depths of a fervent heart: "To thee, O Lord! on Sion's Hill, All praise and glory be." The Day of Wrath For the headsman’s axe seemed to be glimmering in the black darkness ahead, and he shuddered as he recalled once more what he had seen on Temple Bar. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First You have done your task, the headsman shall soon do his.” Boycotted And Other Stories In less than a minute after the people had come on deck half dressed, the boats started away with six men in each, including the headsman and boat’s steerer. The Three Admirals Others, however, were for the headsman's apprentices taking up the sword and completing the sentence. Pretty Michal "They have already fired the house of the headsman." The Day of Wrath Sixth day.—Two headsmen are conducting Chārudatta to the place of execution. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The welfare of our party e'er should be Our slogan even in this wilderness; And he who doth as critic act a part Should quickly feel the headsman's shining blade. 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts Then, kneeling down again, and uttering a short prayer with the executioner, he arose, and undressed himself for execution, the headsman assisting him. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. This is the first case among the thousands of which I have had experience in which the condemned has presumed to wrestle with the headsman. Pretty Michal At the sound of the rapidly retreating hoofs the headsman thought to himself: "That was Heaven's own gracious messenger." The Day of Wrath Yet a headsman is neither so wanton nor so cruel as King Pālaka. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The Dutchman had struggled to his knees, where he leaned with neck outstretched as if he waited the stroke of the headsman's sword, unable to regain his feet. Trail's End Suddenly two stewards pressed through the crowd, crying out with indignation and horror; "It is the headsman from Bergen!" Legends of the Rhine At the time of the great Egyptian sickness the headsmen were the gravediggers. Pretty Michal The headsman's young wife, however, sighed: "Ah! that was a gay gentleman." The Day of Wrath Oh, headsmen, where are you leading my father? The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika "The headsman probably will perform the delicate operation of decapitating you some night when you are asleep." Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers Or, worse: The block, the headsman and the jeering rabble. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV Of course no one need take this literally, but it is certain that men with such blunted nerves as headsmen are not so liable to contagion as other people. Pretty Michal "I suppose, sir, you don't mind eating off the headsman's platter?" said she. The Day of Wrath So I will follow the sound of the headsmen's voices. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika Her fair neck would give slight trouble to the headsman's art. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity Ouk knew, having been so informed by the headsman of his village, that failure to respond to this opportunity meant a voluntary sojourn in the jungle. Civilization Tales of the Orient So his father is the vihodar of Zeb, the headsman, the man who works in blood, not the blood of sheep and oxen, but the blood of men! Pretty Michal Hétfalusy nodded his consent, and pressed the coarse palm of the headsman with his own gentlemanly hand. The Day of Wrath Oh, headsmen, kill me and let father go free. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika The heavy bullet tore its way through the headsman's body, and with a wild cry he pitched forward on the captive's prostrate form. Jack Haydon's Quest That is to say, the headsman or chief of a certain village, lying somewhere between the Equator and ten degrees North latitude, was requested by those in authority to furnish so many volunteers. Civilization Tales of the Orient Don't disturb yourself, countryman," cried Simplex consolingly, "at home the headsman is a great personage. Pretty Michal A schoolmaster, a headsman's apprentice, and a nice young bride! The Day of Wrath Noble Chārudatta, it is the king's commandment that bears the blame, not we headsmen. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika He knelt with bowed head, and the headsman brought the knife down across the back of his neck, but the knife was nicked and the neck was left unscathed. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Documents passed through my hands whose very possession at one period meant capital danger, bringing up even now visions of block, axe, and masked headsman. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont He was the headsman of Zeb, a man famed far and wide. Pretty Michal They perceived that the headsman's wife was not afraid, and this of itself gave them courage. The Day of Wrath Let those headsmen be appointed chiefs of all the headsmen. The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika A second knife, and a third of finer steel, were brought and tried by headsmen who were accustomed to sever heads clean off at one stroke. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know They brought her into a garden, where the headsmen waited; but these wavered and then refused to end her life. Memorials of the Faithful On such occasions, to each of the headsman's assistants is given a flask of brandy wherewith to strengthen his heart. Pretty Michal "Oh, he will talk presently," said the headsman's 'prentice, and folding his arms he stood right in front of the defenceless wretch. The Day of Wrath Justice had lately been here with her headsman and brought death to a gang of malefactors. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma But these Swedes torture people as the very headsman himself would be ashamed to do. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War On which the judge sturdily replies—"That is the headsman's business." Early Reviews of English Poets You said: 'Let water pursue; let fire seize me, let the axe of the headsman descend upon me and the dogs drink up my blood!' The Poor Plutocrats "He is a pastor, a priest," said the headsman to himself, "he has all the appearance of it." The Day of Wrath Then he had Dorothy back into her chair, gazing upon her the while in a stricken way, as though she were hangman or headsman, and he before her for execution. The President A novel Hold your peace, Master Walter; it shall be as I have said.—Call the headsman. Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality God of mercy, the captive's chain, the headsman's axe! The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Be it so, then—here is fire in front of you and water behind you and the headsman's sword above your head! The Poor Plutocrats There are amongst these headsmen cold impenetrable natures, hearts closed against the world, whom it is very difficult to get at. The Day of Wrath Doughty proved that if he could not live a true man he could die like a gentleman; the headsman did his work, and Drake pronounced the solemn sentence, "Lo! this is the death of traitors!" Days of the Discoverers "Pish! but I feel as if we were locked in a cell awaiting the headsman." Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France I have seen the axe fall, the axe which I put into the headsman's hands. The Black Douglas The king's seal had stamped the warrant for the execution, and the headsman had sharpened his ax and could almost count the golden fee for his butchery. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth The stranger thereupon tidied up his clothing, smoothed back his hair on both sides of his forehead, thereby giving to his features a gentle amiable expression, and softly tapped at the headsman's door. The Day of Wrath Put George in black for the headsman, bend over the tree and put a frock on it for Mary, let the hatchet stand, and work in the guinea-pig and the factory chimney as mourners. Successful Recitations Lachesis, twist! and, Atropos, sever! 35In the shadow, year out, year in, The silent headsman waits forever. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations It was but a step to the Chapel, and seeing that neither block nor headsman was in waiting he shrugged his shoulders and laughed sarcastically: "Not honored even by the usual participants," he remarked. Beatrix of Clare The name of the chief torturer of the good city of Rouen, Mauger, has a gruesome ring about it—it reminds one of the headsman in Harrison Ainsworth's novel of the Tower of London. Joan of Arc And a benignant missionary indeed it was who now stood face to face with the headsman. The Day of Wrath In his dignity of manner, there almost seemed to you a glimpse of the gallant age when forbears had gone whistling to the headsman. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. In the shadow, year out, year in, The silent headsman waits forever. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations Turning to the headsman, who had stood motionless the while, he ran his eyes over the stalwart figure. Beatrix of Clare Those who ventured to resist the monarch's decrees were summarily dealt with, the block and axe, with Knipperdolling as headsman, quickly disposing of all doubters and rebels. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Then with his delicate index-finger he pointed at the headsman's forehead. The Day of Wrath Here was a headsman's axe, ground and sharp. The King's Achievement In the shadow, year out, year in, 60The silent headsman waits forever. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations And to such it was scarce a comforting reflection that, in Exeter, the headsman had just done his grim work upon St. Leger; albeit he were husband of the King's own sister. Beatrix of Clare Those who refused were dismissed with frowns into the red tent, where they found awaiting them the headsman's fatal block and axe. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German The headsman's wife regarded the stranger with eyes full of doubt and astonishment. The Day of Wrath There was again a surge and a murmur as the headsman stepped forward with the huge-headed axe over his shoulder, and stood waiting. The King's Achievement In the shadow, year out, year in, The silent headsman waits forever. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations "I hope you forgive me," said the headsman, before he was down. Oddsfish! So 1649, the date of the execution of Charles I., may be remembered by the word sharp, which recalls the headsman's axe. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals At that moment the report of a gun was heard from the headsman's window. The Day of Wrath There was a sense of wrenching torture as the headsman lifted the axe, bringing it high round behind him; the motion seemed shockingly slow, and to wring the strained nerves to agony…. The King's Achievement In the shadow, year out, year in, The silent headsman waits forever. The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations Yet no one moved—and the headsman stood waiting in a corner, with his axe. Oddsfish! The latter summoned a barber and a headsman, and informed the captive that he might choose between forfeiting his head, and that which grew upon it. Idolatry A Romance The unknown smiled so sympathetically at the childish simile of the old headsman. The Day of Wrath Then he told the headsman that it was but a short one, and bade him be brave and strike straight, lest his good name should suffer. The King's Achievement It was as though a headsman with ready axe stood at his elbow, awaiting his commands. A Man's Woman Then, before he spoke again, I saw the headsman turn the edge of the axe towards my Lord Stafford; and a rustle of whispering ran through the Hall. Oddsfish! He had died, leaving her the legacy of the headsman's ax. The Grey Cloak After saying these words the headsman took out of a little cabinet a small bundle, carefully wrapped up in paper, and, unwinding it gradually from its manifold wrappings, set out its contents before the stranger. The Day of Wrath He said that to gaze upon the headsman's block in the Tower was in itself a liberal education. A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') There seems an echo of the words in Paul's noble confidence while the headsman's axe was so near, 'The Lord will deliver me from every evil work.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII It is a very curious custom this—but I think it is that the headsman may strike straight, and not make a botch of it. Oddsfish! But they were both as concise in action as an Elizabethan headsman. The Open Secret of Ireland "Who is at home here?" inquired a strong sonorous voice at the door of the headsman's dwelling, and immediately afterwards a shape huddled up in a grey mantle passed through the kitchen door. The Day of Wrath And send To tell the headsman to make ready. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader It was the nation's voice, the headsman's axe. Cromwell At last a thought came to him to send for his headsman, and inquire of him particularly, Did he behead his son, or was he alive? More English Fairy Tales "An agrarian!" said Media; "no doubt he would have made the headsman the minister of equality." Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II It was the headsman's wife and her lover. The Day of Wrath I ventured to suggest mustering out, but neither the King nor any Minister of State was able to form a conception of any method of reduction and retrenchment but that of the public headsman. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 "It is the crime and not the scaffold makes The headsman's death a shame." The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune Physicians and soldiers!—why don't you add hangmen and headsmen? The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians And society is, at all times, suffering for want of judges and headsmen, who will mark and lop these malefactors. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I At the extreme end of the house, right opposite the windows of the headsman's bedroom, was a large mulberry tree, whose wide-spreading branches bent down over the roof of the house. The Day of Wrath I shall laugh, I vow, In the grim headsman's face, when I remember That I am dying for my lady's love. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini The headsman leaned upon his axe, but no procession yet approached. The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune A series of wars occurring at this time were especially remarkable for the wholesale slaughter of the feudal nobility, whether on the field or under the headsman's axe. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty That oft hast heard the death-axe sound, As on the noblest of the land, Fell the stern headsman's bloody hand. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 581, December 15, 1832 The house of the headsman is surrounded by a stone wall, its door is studded with huge nails, acacia trees rustle in front of it. The Day of Wrath His father had cowed the stubborn nobles with the headsman's axe. Hero Tales of the Far North The headsman stood behind, leaning upon his sword. In the Days of My Youth At the foot of the scaffold he embraced her, and exhorted her to pray, before stepping aside to give place to the headsman. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe The Tower has become a disused place, and its historic hill no more reverberates to the merry chopping of the headsman's axe. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, July 26, 1890 There they stood, then, in the courtyard of the headsman's house. The Day of Wrath Beauty to me brought guilt—its bloom destroyeth: Lo, in the judgment court I curse the boon: Tears in the headsman's gaze—what tears?—tis spoken! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Then, when I had mounted the few steps which led to the platform on which stood the black headsman's block, I gazed about me in wonder, holding the Red Axe in my hand. Red Axe "Hasten, headsman!" said she, out of a novel, "or they'll wonder where I am." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 And I shall welcome death and embrace the headsman ere making last speech and dying confession. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life The descriptions of the plague-stricken land and the conflagration of the headsman's house must be numbered among the finest passages that have ever flowed from Jókai's pen. The Day of Wrath She made a reluctant little gesture of assent; some such signal of acquiescence as Marie Antoinette may have given the waiting headsman. The Grafters But the rest of her noble golden gear, the belt and the clasps, were upon the maid when the headsman of Thorn delivered her to one that stood near by. Red Axe Not a word did either of them say, but the soldier took two quick steps forward and struck at the headsman while he was still poising himself for a blow at the victim. The Refugees Whatever he thought best, I should do, if it were to be married by the headsman, supposing there were such a person. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 And yet this is the dwelling of the headsman. The Day of Wrath The headsman, on the other hand, had scarcely anything to do to earn his hundred guilders. The Black Tulip Still that white neckWill ’scape the headsman: I have seen to that:He will get hence from Padua to-night,And that is well. The Duchess of Padua In the centre stood a headsman's block, all haggled at the top, and smeared with rust-coloured stains. The Refugees There are many walls, and inside the insidest one IT is, but no one knows what IT is except the headsmen.' The Story of the Amulet The man in leather now shoved his melancholy comrade on in front of him, and the headsman's door closed behind them. The Day of Wrath Fetters and headsmen were the coarse instruments which tyranny formerly employed; but the civilization of our age has refined the arts of despotism which seemed, however, to have been sufficiently perfected before. Democracy in America — Volume 1 A very hang- dog face— a felon face— a face to fright the headsman himself, and make him strike awry. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan For all of which, though he had had ten merry heads instead of one, he richly deserved to lose them by the headsman’s axe. A Child's History of England Ordering therefore, forthwith, one of those condemned to die to be brought to the feast, together with the headsman and axe, he asked the youth if he wished to see him executed. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans When, at such times of exaltation, she stepped forth into the street, all the dogs in the village would fall a howling as they are wont to do when the headsman goes his rounds. The Day of Wrath The ladies especially were loud in their regret that nothing could be done to save a hero so good-looking, and of adventures so romantic, from the knife of the headsman. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 And now the halbardiers formed escort about her, the headsman in front, with the edge of his axe turned towards her in token of her conviction, and she was led away. She Stands Accused The war prisoner, being a prisoner, has earned death by natural law, and prefers to get his last stroke in hot blood than to be knocked down by the headsman's axe. The Lost Continent His shoulders abruptly altered their shape, and he heaved the whole huge thing high over his head, like a headsman's axe about to fall. The Wisdom of Father Brown "If these people should rise they will not leave one stone upon another," the headsman's apprentice was saying. The Day of Wrath It was let down to the ground, and there came the "headsman," whose task it was to sever the head, with two or three swift strokes. The Jungle Preceded by the headsman carrying his axe with its edge turned away from her, she was conducted to the bar by the Lieutenant of the Tower. She Stands Accused The speed with which he cleared the service of Democrats earned him the title "headsman" and is indicated by the estimate that he removed one every three minutes for the first year. The United States Since the Civil War Two more blows were struck by the frightened, cursing headsman. The Brown Mask A penitential hymn in the house of the headsman! The Day of Wrath These vermin are more to be feared than hangman's cord or headsman's axe.' Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Sanson, most celebrated of headsmen, had his domicile ii the same section. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 26, December, 1859 When the end comes there is nothing to do but let her renounce all earthly passion and face the headsman as a purified saint. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller It is fit only for the headsmen and hangmen of literature, fellows who live by the agonies and death of others. Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" An angel proclaiming remission of sins in the house of the headsman! The Day of Wrath "Haul in the slack!" observes the headsman, while the boat-steerer coils it again carefully into the tubs as it is drawn up. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader And that same rabble, splitting for a hedge, Had joined their rows to cheer the active headsman; Perchance, in mockery, they'd gird the skull With a hop-leaf crown! Poems The logic of enlightenment is merciless; and we duly summon the headsman to disguise the deficiencies of the hatter. Birth Control A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians Fetters and headsmen were the coarse instruments which tyranny formerly employed; but the civilisation of our age has refined the arts of despotism, which seemed however to have been sufficiently perfected before. American Institutions and Their Influence The voice of the headsman's wife frequently arose in anger. The Day of Wrath So they rose at once and putting off the rich clothes they wore, donned merchants' habits and sallied forth, the Khalif and Jaafer and Mesrour the headsman. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III So he called the headsman and bade him strike off Kanmakan's head, when behold, up came Rumzan's nurse and said to him, "O august King, what wilt thou do?" The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II The Khalif looked at me and said to the headsman, 'What ails thee thou thou struck off but nine heads?' The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I Breakfast finished, the leader divided among his headsmen the goods stolen from his victims and called his men to Sunday prayers. The Man in Gray Not a bad idea for him to fly to the headsman's house, eh? The Day of Wrath At this, Hisham rose, in great wrath, and said, 'O headsman, bring me his head; for indeed he multiplies talk, such as passes conception, and fears not reproach.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III So the King said to the headsman, 'Strike off his head; for he is a traitor.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II This was the more distressing, as comfort, pleasure, and everything is at the mercy of these headsmen's wills, and we were destined for a long sojourn here. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile It was as if the headsman were making preliminary flourishes with his sword, ere delivering his blow. The Subterranean Brotherhood Before you kneels the foster-daughter of the headsman's wife. The Day of Wrath That was what he wished and hoped for, and what he got was years of service, and a taste of persecution, and finally the swish of the headsman's sword. Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts So he sprang to his feet and taking the sword from the headsman's hands, bade bring the captives up to him. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II I see the European headsman; He stands masked, clothed in red, with huge legs and strong naked arms, And leans on a ponderous axe. Poems By Walt Whitman Her forts dismantled, and her shrines o'erthrown, The headsman's block her last dread altar-stone, No sanction left to Reason's vulgar hope, Far from the wrecks expands her prophet's scope. The Pilgrims of the Rhine Nobody could be singing there now, except it were the soul of the headsman. The Day of Wrath He stood erect in the face of priests and tetrarchs, and furious women, and the headsman with his sword, but he lay prostrate before his King. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Now the prince was still under the headsman's hands, but he was changed by the fright he had undergone. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II So an Apostle who was coming within measurable distance of his own martyrdom, even whilst the headsman's block was all but in his sight, said: 'He hath abolished death,' the physical fact remaining still. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah You have done me service: Condemned, the headsman is no enemy, Bat closes suffering. Count Alarcos; a Tragedy For an instant his face turned deadly pale; behind the backs of the soldiers he perceived the grinning face of his evil angel, the headsman's 'prentice. The Day of Wrath It's almost as bad as when he made the dean drink with the headsman, or when he sent those two prelates riding through the city with crowns of birch bark on their heads. Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts Suddenly a gleam of light from the opened door enters his cell, and falls on the blade of the headsman's sword. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII One of them, of a particularly ferocious aspect, and not unlike the headsman in certain Renaissance pictures which represent executions, tortures, and the like, advanced upon him with an implacable air to take his 'things.' Swann's Way Their heads were cut off by the headsman of Osiris, who was called Shesmu, , and their bodies dismembered and destroyed in pits of fire. The Book of the Dead The headsman's 'prentice with twitching features gazed fixedly at the interrogated wretch. The Day of Wrath "Thou canst then believe that a headsman's child is like the offspring of another and is not to be hunted of men like the young of a wolf." The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons You make me mad, headsman; dispatch I say, They are doom'd to die, and this the latest day. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 Expostulation was vain, and his asseverations of innocence and promises of submission to the Grand Duke's will were rudely interrupted by the appearance of the headsman! The Tragedies of the Medici Your Sister frets this morning, and does turn her eyes upon me, as people on their headsman; she does chafe, and kiss, and chafe again, and clap my cheeks; she's in another world. The Maids Tragedy My lad," said he, "you know, don't you, that I have been the headsman's assistant these six years? The Day of Wrath The bailiff and his immediate friends, the prisoners, and the family of the headsman, with a sufficient number of the guards, were among those who remained. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Give way, my lads, give way!" shouted P----, our headsman; "we gain on them; give way! Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea This was Boxtel, who had bribed the headsman to let him have Van Baerle's clothes, believing that he would thus obtain the priceless bulbs. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction The same goes of a Dutch headsman, that he would do his office with so much ease and dexterity, that the head after execution should stand upon the shoulders. Character Writings of the 17th Century One of those who had brought him thither was the headsman's apprentice. The Day of Wrath Were the boy anything but a headsman's child! The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons "Never give up, my lads," said the headsman, in a cheering voice. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea The guards seized him, and at a sign from the queen the headsman came forward. International Short Stories: French I hope this word shoeing-horn doth not offend any of you, my worshipful brethren; for you, being the worshipful headsmen of the town, know well what the horn meaneth. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 9 At night the headsman's apprentices sleep on the floor of the loft. The Day of Wrath Although it remained to be discovered who were the real parents of Sigismund, few now believed that he owed his existence to the headsman. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Minturnians, why delays your headsman thus To finish up this ruthful tragedy? A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 In racks, and leaning in disorder against the walls, were a number of headsmen's swords, great double-handed weapons with broad blade and keen edge. Dracula's Guest It would appear that Jack Ketch the headsman got them when they were rubbed and shining for the feast. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come He had hurt himself somewhat severely when he leaped over the fence of the headsman's house. The Day of Wrath Herr Doge," returned the earnest headsman, "let us not be too hasty. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Beauty to me brought guilt—its bloom destroyeth Lo, in the judgment court I curse the boon Tears in the headsman's gaze—what tears?—'tis spoken! The Poems of Schiller — First period Let her live on; but let her live beneath The headsman's axe, and, from the very hour One arm is lifted for her, let it fall. Mary Stuart Her eyes were wide, her lips parted, but no words came; she seemed to shrink from him as if he were the headsman and she his victim. The Purple Parasol The barrel of a gun flashed between the shutters, and the headsman's wife could see that it was pointed straight at her heart. The Day of Wrath It is scarcely necessary to add how much this honorable sentiment was strengthened by the unexpected declaration of the headsman concerning the birth of Sigismund. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons His eyes were bent on the slowly opening door, as if he had expected the headsman and his assistants; but the jailer ushered in a stout man in a pilgrim's habit. The Betrothed Thy moving form alone remains, the high, The godlike influence of thy heavenly beauty; This bids me venture all, this arms my hand With might, and drives me tow'rd the headsman's axe. Mary Stuart It was a cold, gray morning, and Sir Walter was kept standing on the scaffold while the headsman ground his ax, the delay being for the amusement and edification of the Christian friends assembled. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers This child, the squire's grandchild, whom Zudár brought up in secret, and the headsman's wife betrayed. The Day of Wrath "And a headsman's daughter," continued the examining judge; "why art thou here?" The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons I, who less pity feel Than any headsman who e'er held death's steel, May by thy death procure My life, since with it I will go secure. The Purgatory of St. Patrick La Barre's head fell, amid the applause of a cruel crowd which admired the skillful stroke of the headsman. The Eve of the French Revolution Adelaide had proven a most dutiful daughter-in-law, and with the baby long kept the headsman's ax from descending. Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness Who was that child's mother? who gave her to the headsman's wife? The Day of Wrath "And thou art the headsman of the canton of Berne?" The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons The cup of vengeance was dashed away from her lips for, behind the arras, the waiting headsman of Fate had struck in the night and laid low the man who would have compassed her death! A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story His love has come under the headsman's axe! A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music These be Executors -- a word to be strongly accented on the penultimate; for, indeed, they are the common headsmen of collections, and most of all do whet their bloody edge for harmless books. Pagan Papers This was a peculiar case in which the headsman himself must investigate, condemn, and execute the sentence—and was not the sword of Justice already in his hands? The Day of Wrath Thou art a native and a resident of Berne; the headsman of the canton--a creditable office in itself, though the ignorance and prejudices of man are not apt so to consider it. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Then said the headsman, "It is a pardon coming," and "Pardon! pardon!" was called from the carriage also. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The apparition of Marguerite appears to Faust, a red line encircling her neck, like the mark of a headsman's axe. A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music When the officers came with Alaeddin to the palace, they entered and told the Sultan, who immediately bade the headsman go and cut off his head. Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp Worry the great gentry, root out your landlords, and after that fall yourselves into the hands of the headsman! The Day of Wrath "Now let us to this knotty affair of the headsman." The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Mock trials were acted there; Tinville was mimicked; then the Place de la Révolution; Samson the headsman, with a couple of inverted chairs to represent the guillotine. I Will Repay Mind you, worldly matters look as different to a poor woman who knoweth the headsman is in the house, as to one who hath her head on her dying pillow. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Now the headsman had spread the carpet of blood and seating Alaeddin thereon, had bound his eyes and gone round him three times, 576 awaiting the King's final commandment. Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp He was talking very wittily and charmingly about murder, about proscriptions, the good informers do, the utility of the headsman, the majesty of the law. Imperial Purple It is impossible that Melchior de Willading should consent to give an only child to a son of the headsman of his canton. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Citizen Samson heard the bet made, and when De Mirepoix’s head fell into the basket, the headsman lifted it up for M. de Miranges to see. I Will Repay The two following strokes were as ineffectual as the first, and the headsman, in a fit of horror, declared he could not finish his work. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second Stranger.—The headsman thought so, when he made a ghost of me almost three hundred years ago. Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society On the morrow informers and headsmen were at work. Imperial Purple My mother was the only child of the headsman of the first. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons I had hoped to experience a sensation by having a distant glimpse of the headsman's axe, and lo! Prince Eugene and His Times Had fortune my last hope betrayed, This packet, to the King conveyed, Had given him to the headsman's stroke, Although my heart that instant broke. Marmion Upon the judgment seat, A thunder cloud, thy brother Helge sat,— A pallid headsman with a dusky look. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance You sent men of such families as these to the headsman, without a trial? Love-at-Arms The headsman of the canton is my father; were the fact publicly known, the heartless and obdurate laws would compel me to be his successor. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Neither her rank, her charms, nor the strenuous efforts of her powerful friends, had been adequate to save her from the headsman's axe. Prince Eugene and His Times Henry Howard had incurred the penalty of the headsman's axe, and it was she that had betrayed him. Henry VIII and His Court Then he summoned the headsman, and when he presented himself, he said to him, "Strike off the head of this accursed slavegirl." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] You have me dragged here by force, and sitting there, you say to me: 'Prove that you have not conspired against me, or the headsman shall have you!' Love-at-Arms Something was now said of the curse that had alighted on the vessel, in consequence of its patron's intention to embark the headsman. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Excellenza, it was in January, 1683, that you appeared to me in the dress of a priest, and saved me from the headsman. Prince Eugene and His Times She beheld the axe in the headsman's hand; she saw him raise it for the fatal stroke. Henry VIII and His Court Hereat the king waxed wroth and cried, "Fetch him hither;" and bade the headsman strike off his head. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] Accordingly they slaughtered them all forthwith, one after another, till there was none left but Nur al-Din, whom the headsman had left to the last, in pity of his tender age and slender shape. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 Is not the daughter of a headsman and a headsman's wife their offspring, as much as the fair maiden who sits near thee is the child of the noble at her side? The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons He answered, "I am of Alexandria," and the King said, "O headsman, strike off his head." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 Near her, exhausted also, sank down the headsman, bathed in sweat. Henry VIII and His Court So the headsman raised his hand till the hair of his armpit showed' and was about to smite his neck,—And Shahrazad perceived the dawn of day and ceased to say her permitted say. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 He knelt with bowed head and the headsman brought the knife down across the back of his neck, but the knife was nicked and the neck was left unharmed. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 I am the son of a headsman; that bitter fact is never absent from my thoughts when they turn to home and those scenes in which I could so gladly take pleasure. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons He answered, "From Alexandria;" whereupon the King said, "O headsman, put him to death." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 It was the involuntary, instinctive touch of the headsman, who examines the neck of his victim, and searches on it for the place where he will make the stroke. Henry VIII and His Court Now the Prince was still under the headsman's hands, but he was changed by the fright he had undergone. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 A second knife and a third of finer steel were brought and tried by headsmen who were accustomed to sever heads clean off at one stroke. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 How could she be sure that her lover did not, in fact, now lie dead at the headsman's hands? Red Eve As on the noblest of the land Fell the stern headsmen's bloody hand,— The dungeon, block, and nameless tomb Prepare—for Douglas seeks his doom! The Lady of the Lake "But he will perchance stumble on the headsman's block!" muttered the king, with a cruel laugh. Henry VIII and His Court So the King cried to the headsman, "Strike off his head; for he is a traitor." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 Good-by for a little while, my dear young sir, and while the headsmen is sharpening his axe, I'll leave you to think about your little friend. The Midnight Queen Oh, yes, he volunteered the way people do to the headsman. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 "It is—The headsman of Calais, and may he do his work featly tomorrow!" Windsor Castle It is true, indeed, there were a few who were ashamed to bow their heads so unreservedly beneath the king's sceptre, which dripped with blood like a headsman's axe. Henry VIII and His Court If half of what I hear is true, rogue," answered Ithobal savagely, "the tormentor and the headsman alone could satisfy all my debt to you. Elissa You may play the headsman, if you choose. To Have and to Hold |
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