| 单词 | inkstand |
| 例句 | Lockton pushed a sheet of paper, a quill, and the inkstand across the desk to the mayor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “There never was such a cross family!” cried Jo, losing her temper when she had upset an inkstand, broken both boot lacings, and sat down upon her hat. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d have nothing but horses, inkstands, and novels in yours,” answered Meg petulantly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the kitchen table there were books and an inkstand—on the other side a fork, spoon, and plate. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The New York Sun warns of all that will have to change: “Profanity will become a lost art in the lobby,” and there must be “no more . . . throwing of inkstands and fisticuffs.” A Century Before Hillary 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z He is depicted with books, papers, globe, pen and inkstand in a sumptuous domestic bureau. The lap of luxury 2011-07-29T22:55:02Z It is said he also prepared a catalogue of birds and plants, although the island's verminous blue foxes would sometimes carry off his papers or knock over his inkstand. Polar exploration: The forgotten journey 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z That thing is an antique inkstand, dating back between 1810-1820, with three crystal inkstands inside it. The History of the Silver Thing in Front of Boehner His Excellency dipped his pen in the ink held by a handsome silver inkstand, and affixed his signature to the charter of the University. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z On the floor by the fire lay a number of loose sheets of manuscript, a pen, and inkstand, so arranged that anyone suddenly entering the room must of necessity knock them down. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z She put her pen neatly in the inkstand tray: it was an old silver pen, and an old inkstand of S�vres porcelain. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z But it is certain that he thus converted enemies into friends, and stole the gall out of many an inkstand, and the poison from many a penman's feathered dart. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z According to the United States House of Representatives archives, the coin-silver inkstand is placed on the rostrum before the Speaker calls the House to order. The History of the Silver Thing in Front of Boehner The room in which he expired, April 25, 1595, contains his bust, crucifix, inkstand, autograph, a mask taken from his face after death, and other relics. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Martin Luther is said to have thrown his inkstand at the head of the devil. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z He seized a telegraph form, and dipped a pen into an inkstand, but he did not write a word. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z She turned over the books one by one, removed the inkstand and papers, but her search was fruitless. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z The inkstand is quite ornate, each foot of the tray has a snake wrapped around it with a swag on one side and eagle on the other. The History of the Silver Thing in Front of Boehner She dipped the ivory pen into the inkstand, and wrote at the top of the white sheet, "Villa Solitudine," and the date. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z I presume I had tried to write a letter to some one with my tooth-brush, as I found that article in my inkstand. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z He seldom laid his hand upon anything without breaking it: thus he several times emptied the contents of the inkstand into the neighbouring piano. Life of Beethoven 2012-03-12T03:00:21.693Z Mr. Jobling carried an inkstand, and Captain Dove a decanter of brandy. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z I'm going to get out the big register, and clean up that inkstand thing, and have the office all in working-order for them to register when they come to-morrow. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z She sat down and dipped the ivory pen into the gaping mouth of the inkstand. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z To conclude his dinner, he swallowed a pewter inkstand, with its pens, a pen-knife, and a sandbox. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z He regretted that the inkstand was so far off. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z And he"--appealing to the inkstand--"he has never said a word to her about it. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z On the glass top of an inkstand he carried three precious drops of Herbert's blood. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z She put her notes in order; she placed the large sheets of paper before her; and she dipped the broken ivory pen into the huge inkstand. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z Put the inkstand across the pillars and you have a gateway of unexampled splendour. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z On the table stood a square inkstand of the same wood, 40 and a little tray filled with such odds as rubber, a penknife, sealing-wax, and a pencil. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z In this inkstand, he declared, lurked "the little imp" which sometimes controlled his pen. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z His inkstand had been tipped over; his blotting-pad was torn; his pens were lying scattered about the room; and the books on the table were all in confusion. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Nancy dipped the pen into the inkstand again—and looked at the view. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The gate is of pierced brass—two finger-plates for a door, and the brazen pillars of the portico are two candlesticks, which support a brass inkstand, on which stand two yellowish wooden chessmen. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z It is the manual part I dislike,—arranging the paper, holding the pen in my fingers, and finding my arm exhausted with carrying it to and from the inkstand. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z And while the clerk was getting his change, he grabbed the pen out of the counter inkstand, and made out as if he was shading in a picture, or something, on the open register. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z On one occasion getting excited, he threw an inkstand at his majesty's head, and the ink stain is still to be seen on the wall where the stand was broken. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Before her on the table was the inkstand and the ivory pen and The Book. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z In the drawing-room you will find silver candlesticks and a silver inkstand. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z The brown inkstand and company were removed, and in their stead I saw a little tray, of an oval form, upon which tray stood the most exquisite porcelain service for two I have ever seen. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z He went away and returned with an inkstand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z Books and paper, with an inkstand and pens, were lying on the table. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The large inkstand stood alone on the large table. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z If there be a pair of candlesticks or an inkstand which match, you may make a magnificent archway by setting up the candlesticks as pillars and laying the inkstand on the top. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z She took a brush from a little bottle of gum which stood ready upon the table by the inkstand and, smearing the inner border of the envelope, stuck it down again. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Pamela had already seated herself at the table, and was drawing the inkstand towards her. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z A massive brass inkstand, bright as gold, is flanked on each side by a fierce-looking dragon. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Suddenly Nancy thought that it would be good to be safely locked in a large light room with nothing but books and an inkstand, and someone walking up and down outside with a gun. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z I have also taken from its casket a silver pen, and small portable inkstand attached, which also were his. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z In the silver inkstand the ink had dried. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z There he wrote his book of ‘Aphorisms,’ a broken phial placed in a saucer serving him as an inkstand. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The cut-glass inkstand has been in constant use for over fifty years. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z There was not enough ink in the inkstand, and he had to dip in his pen at every second word. The Devourers 2012-03-16T02:00:23.493Z The sergeant reached with his left hand for the inkstand, while his right clutched the ruler. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z He might have achieved greater things, but for having the misfortune to mistake his way in a triumphal procession to the Capitol, when he fell into a deep inkstand, and was dyed black, and drowned. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z You will find the stamp on the inkstand. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z In London, blank petitions were conveniently placed in coffee houses and taverns; pens and inkstands appeared in the Strand and at the Royal Exchange. Citt and Bumpkin (1680) 2011-12-21T03:00:27.683Z Harding took the big inkstand and placed it before Davies. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z And besides these, chimney-pieces, plaques, candlesticks, inkstands, anything and everything, for Wedgwood held that a common teapot or a jug might be still a thing of beauty. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z I bent the piece of pewter in such a manner that it afterwards served me as an inkstand. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z Shoes, slippers, alabaster work, shell work, tin gondolas concealing inkstands, nets, bracelets, necklaces,—all these things are offered to you in succession, together with allumettes, cigars, journals, and caramels, or candied fruits strung upon straws. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Two new chapters were needed, so I wrote them, and gladly corked my inkstand. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z It may be, therefore, that the missionary in his contest with heathenism has literally to fight with the devil, with principalities and powers in high places, and needs weapons more subtle than Martin Luther’s inkstand. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z In that enfeebled clutch the pen itself tends to waggle and drop; and hence, in short, my appearance of languor over the inkstand. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z He hesitated with the last letter in his hand, reread it slowly, and then lit a cigar and sat looking fixedly at his inkstand, blowing out thin coils of smoke. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z Even the small, old-fashioned, and somewhat inconvenient inkstand in which he dipped the pen as he labelled the letters he put aside, belonged to the writing-desk which had been his pride as a school-boy. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z So here's another source of income and Alcott brains seem in demand, whereat I sing "Hallyluyer" and fill up my inkstand. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z The horn inkstand is put away, the letter is left lying forgotten amidst the shreds of silk; and the scissors and the needles are once more in full activity. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z The dog became importunate, and was patted, and dismissed; he then became obstinate, and laid his clumsy paw upon the table, so that the inkstand was upset over the numerous half-finished papers. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z McTavish, the bearded trader at Fort Good Hope, listened patiently until the girl finished her recital, and then his thick fingers toyed with the heavy inkstand upon his desk. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Should any necessity arise they write in red ink, as all the inkstands in the household are washed out and placed before the goddess for annual consecration. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z M. and H. both appeared; but one fell asleep, and the other forgot to remember; so I still wait like Patience on a hard chair, smiling at an inkstand. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z On a table with inkstand and pens rests Paine's right elbow, the hand supporting his chin. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Annoyed at this unceremonious and impertinent intrusion, he threw at His Satanic Majesty an inkstand, which, passing through the dusky form and striking the wall beyond, left a stain which is visible to this day. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z In America it had been George III., duly hoofed and horned, at whom his inkstand was hurled; now it is Burke, who appeared with all the seductive brilliancy of a fallen Lucifer. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z "I would do as Luther did, I would throw the inkstand at the devil!" The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z All sorts of fun was going on; but I didn't care if the world returned to chaos if I and my inkstand only "lit" in the same place. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z In the meanwhile the captain put an inkstand on the small folding table. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z This is an ugly blot, mother dear, but Mr. Blackburn came in so suddenly that he startled me, and I almost upset my inkstand. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z On my bureau is a beautiful inkstand, the cover being a carved eagle with spread wings, perched over a nest with three eggs in it. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z This important personage, dressed in black velvet and a violet robe, is seated by a table covered with a Smyrna rug, on which are books, papers, documents, and a pewter inkstand. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The educated person has the implements of writing at hand and in order: his inkstand is filled and his pen does not scratch. Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z On this lay a square of blotting-paper, covered with ink-dabs and some stray papers, an ungainly inkstand, and one or two scattered pens and holders. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z To Jo I leave my breast-pin, the one mended with sealing wax, also my bronze inkstand—she lost the cover—and my most precious plaster rabbit, because I am sorry I burnt up her story. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z His writing table, with a globe, inkstand, and pens upon it, stands at one window, and his wife's tiny little piano with her guitar on top, is against the wall. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z Opposite to her is a gentleman dressed in black with white sleeves, accompanied by a dog; a little behind is a servant with an inkstand. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Quick as lightning Levin produced a promissory note, a pen, and a pocket inkstand. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z But there must be no gall in the inkstand of history. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z "There never was such a cross family!" cried Jo, losing her temper when she had upset an inkstand, broken both boot-lacings, and sat down upon her hat. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z I took another and another, but they were all the same; and then, glancing at the inkstand, I found that it was dry. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z On the table, with its red carpet, are an open book and an inkstand. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z He smoked two or three pipes and dragged the inkstand with his pen, as if he were fishing for the Midgard serpent, but he brought up nothing. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z I glanced about the desk to see that the heavy inkstand was in easy reach, for I had never seen a more desperate face. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z He examines his pen-point, the curtains, his inkstand, to see if perhaps ideas may not be had from these. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z On the table lies a rudely drawn map of the frontier, some folded letters, an inkstand and an eagle's quill pen. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Description of The Scholar.—The latter shows a table covered with an old gray carpet, on which is a copy-book and an inkstand. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Behind her stood the heyduke with the inkstand, so that the document might be duly signed by the authorities. The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z You seek the means to this end in your inkstand,--seek it in your dark lustrous eyes,--in your long silken hair. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Mr. Turtle hurled an inkstand and contents at Bates's head, which besmeared him from head to foot. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z I took out my pocket-book, tore out a blank leaf, and handing him a pen from my pocket inkstand, requested him to give me a specimen. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z Even the small, old-fashioned, and somewhat inconvenient inkstand in which he dipped the pen as he labeled the letters he put aside, belonged to the writing-desk which had been his pride as a schoolboy. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The drop-light itself stood on a long, broad table littered with a few books and a great many papers, inkstands, pens, blotters, ash-trays, pipes: all in agreeable disorder. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Near him lay two small sharp stones about as large as my inkstand. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z But just as Ike was sitting down, an inkstand was hurled at him by Sile, which struck him on his shoulder, and scattered its contents over the crowd. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z There was a plain deal writing table with writing pad and inkstand, and a dressing table on which stood two white china candlesticks. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Samuel Bignold, on the completion of his 80th year, was presented by the clerks at the Union Offices with a silver inkstand and an illuminated address. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z It is no worse for a chubby hand to upset the inkstand on his papers, than for it to upset the molasses-pitcher upon the table-cloth. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Could you not have overturned his inkstand or coffeepot, or the whole writing-table? The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z On the centre table, as he passed it, lay an official-looking parchment rolled up, an inkstand by its side. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z I think it was an inkstand, but I am not sure. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z Her Majesty the Queen, to mark her appreciation of his services, presented him with a massive silver inkstand and a portrait of the Duke. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z On its head was an inkstand, pens, and paper. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z On the oak table in the middle stood a small pot, that had once served as an inkstand, but the ink had long been dried up. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Then he stood the picture against the inkstand and looked at it with a strange, frightened expression. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z You see, as it was all glass, Grimalkin did not know that there was any inkstand there, because he saw the Mouse through it. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z I rose, my hand on the inkstand which I had kept all the time in readiness. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z "Say," he cried, thumping one heavily shod foot upon the well-worn blotter, and setting the inkstand rattling, "wot's hit old leather-belly?" The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z I can see a lot o' silver inkstands. Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 2011-04-02T02:00:12.230Z The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue S�vres upon a writing-table. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z And then Mousie crept out of the inkstand, and crawled up through Grimalkin’s throat, and went back to his hole again. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z I ran towards the window, tripped intentionally, and half-falling flung the inkstand through the glass. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Upon this table was an inkstand with pens; while a broad parchment, exhibiting the creases of many folds, was spread out till it occupied nearly the whole surface. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z I barricaded the way with chairs, jumped on the table, splashing right and left from all the inkstands, but eventually I was caught and—kissed. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z As if his hunting-knife galled him, he took it from his belt and placed it on the table, with its point thrust under the inkstand. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z He was in a rage, I can tell you; and, without stopping to think, pounced upon Mousie, and swallowed him, inkstand and all. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z Now, George," Mr. Smith said, as he pushed away a very dirty inkstand, and wiped his pen upon the cuff of his coat,—"now, George, I can attend to the rights of hospitality. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Scarcely had the door closed behind him when Harry brought from the next room a long quill pen and a large inkstand, and went to work eagerly and mysteriously at the vase. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z As an emblem of the reserve he had imposed on himself, a little bronze Cupid, with his finger on his lip, in token of silence, ornamented his inkstand, which is still preserved at Ferrara. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z Mr. Gray had just stooped to pick up his books and inkstand; he dropped them again at this, and then emerged like a phantom above the counter once more. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Now cats can digest a good deal, but they can’t digest a glass inkstand. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z On the table stood an inkstand, some pens and paper, and there were some torn scraps of paper on the floor; on picking up one of which I perceived words in Mr. Harmer's well-known handwriting. A Search For A Secret (Vol 2 of 3) A Novel 2011-02-15T03:00:18.213Z Our friend of the white kid gloves presented us with a slip of paper apiece, and indicated an inkstand on the table. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z He hardly raised them, to look at Mr. Wise, as he said, in a low tone,— "It was I, sir, who upset the inkstand over your papers; and I am very sorry for it." Strive and Thrive or, Stories for the Example and Encouragement of the Young 2011-02-07T03:00:25.547Z All about them were scattered books and pieces of paper; there was a guitar—an open inkstand—upon a neighbouring chair. Vestigia Vol. I. 2011-02-04T03:00:23.340Z When certain pieces of ordnance were firing off full volleys, we felt a quivering all about us, and on the writing-table the penholder jingled against the crystal of the inkstand. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Then Delly brings still another hot brick to put under his inkstand, to prevent the ink from thickening. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The log cabin designs are connected with the notable Harrison "hard cider" campaign of 1840, as are the inkstands made in the form of log cabins, cider barrels, and beehives. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z He looked shrewdly at Grasp, and taking the pen from the inkstand marked on a piece of paper several figures. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The day before they were to start, the inkstand was missing, and could nowhere be found. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Under similar circumstances, a French schoolboy would probably seize an inkstand, or the first thing he could lay hands on, and menace his judge or his executioner with it. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z Do you think it's a matter of love for an entire stranger to throw a two-pound crystal inkstand loaded with ink at the very core of my waistcoat? Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile He did not skip one of the childish wishes, from the lead soldiers to the pocket inkstand and the sweets. The Undying Past After a while, the wool-comber shuts up his books, places his pen in the inkstand, and folding his arms, remains wrapt in deep meditation. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z ‘You have stolen my inkstand, you thief!’ he blurted out. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z His whiskers were pointed to the wind with the greatest nicety; and from behind his ear peeped the quill, his badge of office; while a little inkstand dangled at his button-hole. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 For perhaps ten minutes he sat deep in thought staring at the blotter, keeping time absently to a rag-time melody the little band had struck up by tapping his pen on the inkstand. The Princess Galva A Romance Not the soldiers and the cannons, and the pocket inkstand, and all the things that he had wanted so badly, and which mamma had promised him? The Undying Past Trousers also form part of the dress in the two former of these districts; and a voluminous sash, in which a dagger or an inkstand is stuck, is wrapped round the waist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" She had the box brought up to her own room; and taking out the inkstand alone, threw it into the river. Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z The depositor having pulled me by my cloak, I hurled a large inkstand which I happened to have in my hand at him. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster "Do you know how to write?" inquired Sarah of her; and, pushing from her the casket and gems, she opened a blotting-book, which was by an inkstand. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 Our inkstand is double and has one bottle for ink and the other for sand to dry the writing. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl Yes, indeed, and no less important one than to dip this pen into yonder inkstand and write: 'Honored Sir!' The Children of the World And from under the linen there emerged the missing inkstand, goose and all! Mashi and Other Stories 2010-12-28T03:00:16.890Z Miss Waddle stabbed her pen down in the inkstand, took a deep and vicious dip, and plunged wildly into literature once more. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir An inkstand has been called "mare nigrum," but hitherto no poetic trope-maker has been bold enough to speak of a river as an inkstand. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 Pouring the contents of her inkstand into the water, she laughingly pointed them to the dark mass. The Progressionists, and Angela. Otherwise I'll conjure up all the powers of heaven and hell, and induce the mistress of the castle to come in person to coax you away from your inkstand. The Children of the World He plunges the whole into the inkstand every second or two, and withdraws it dripping. John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced Now you lay down your pen—but carefully, mind you, carefully; then close the inkstand, and with very evident caution place it out of danger of a fall. Life on the Stage The day before they were to start, the inkstand was missing and could nowhere be found. Stories from Tagore A boulder coming through the window crushed the inkstand on the table, and rolled on over the floor. The Progressionists, and Angela. I turned away disappointed, and was coming back to you; but as I passed the table, there stood the inkstand, and I forgot you.” Lives of Celebrated Women Before him was a small table of black laque, upon which were an inkstand, some pens, some sheets of paper, and a silver vase filled with snuff. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 She came forward, and we made our way towards her as well as we could through a confusion of tables, chairs and work-baskets, china, writing-desks and inkstands, and bird-cages and a harp. Maria Edgeworth And from under the linen there emerged the missing inkstand, goose and all. Stories from Tagore Down the middle of the hall ran a baize-covered table, on which were numerous inkstands. The Progressionists, and Angela. That was disappointing; I kept looking at her desk, just opposite me, with the glass inkstand on the right, and the little bust of Mendelssohn I had given her, on the left. Fragments of an Autobiography High book-cases with glass shutters revealed rows of "Cornhill" and "Blackwood" volumes, a long rather low table covered with a green cloth held a silver inkstand, a blotting-pad, pens and a calendar. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary "Oh, yes," said Mrs. Bates with a quiet toleration, as she glanced towards the shining inkstand and the immaculate blotting-pad. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 "You have stolen my inkstand, you thief!" he blurted out. Stories from Tagore There was paper in the case before me, and there were pens in the inkstand, but I never thought of using those. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. On his arrival Browning had bought a plain glass inkstand and a few wooden penholders; they were still there, on a blue-patterned china plate, just as he had left them. Fragments of an Autobiography Imagine the struggle among them to locate their sons in comfortable cane-bottomed chairs, in front of a big pewter inkstand and stacks of paper! From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Don’t want anything heavier than a silver inkstand, say. Sir Hilton's Sin She had the box brought up to her own room; and taking out the inkstand alone, she threw it into the river. Stories from Tagore Why is the Delaware River like an inkstand? The Handbook of Conundrums Then, rising once more, “Pen and ink,” he said shortly, and the heavy-featured young fellow fetched him a blotting-case and inkstand. Blind Policy Then, abruptly, his inkstand became a Vesuvius of gold. Oscar Wilde An Idler's Impression Presentation inkstand’s my fav’rite, for one can button it up in front or behind, while you can leave the bottles in case the people wants to write. Sir Hilton's Sin This seemed too much for Mr. O'Shea's endurance, for he sprang out of bed and hurled a heavy old olive-wood inkstand at his follower. One Of Them "That is what you get, madam," said the pen to the inkstand when the two were alone again. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series The ink bottle is in a very bad place, although the inkstand looks as if it were a heavy one and would be hard to overturn, even if the cat does jump on it. Stories Pictures Tell Book Two As we walked home we saw numbers of people carried out, some dead, some horribly wounded and in a dying state, for they had fought with their heavy silver inkstands and daggers. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant I was still turning this problem over in my mind, when a letter, balanced against the inkstand on my writing table, attracted my attention. Long Live the King A pen lay on the table, and a small inkstand, in which the ink had evidently long since dried. Eleven Possible Cases Yes, certainly," said the inkstand to the pen and to the other articles that stood on the table; "that's what I always say. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Levi had with him an inkstand, a then new invention for the pocket, and pen and paper. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 And he hurled the iron gauntlet upon the table with a violence that upset the inkstands and sandboxes, and then rushed out. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians I saw her involuntarily place her hand upon the inkstand, a heavy, bronze one, lying on the table, and I thought the chance was that she would throw it in Jacques Haret’s face. Francezka I have an old bronze inkstand that is a model of it. Cecilia A Story of Modern Rome "Just as soon as we get to an inkstand," I answered. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The old pewter inkstands had been melted into bullets. Old and New London Volume I “But next year you better believe I’m hoping for a single room,” she confided to the little green lizard who sat on her inkstand and ogled her while she worked. Betty Wales Freshman Fancy inkstands stood cheek by jowl with wire flower-baskets that were stuffed with crewel roses of such outrageous hues as would make the Angel of Color blaspheme. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. He laid the paper down on the table in front of him, dipped a pen in an inkstand that stood near, and signed the oath in a firm, unfaltering hand. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror This dread o'er him, pen and inkstand Flew against the wall together. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. It has a history of its own, and we shall see during the Gordon Riots the old pewter inkstands melted down for bullets, and, prodigy of prodigies! Old and New London Volume I He visits even the best, even Luther in the Wartburg; but the good men open their Bibles, cry "Vade retro!" and throw their inkstands at him, showing themselves terrified and ruffled after the combat. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I For two weeks I wrote my sermons with a sword in the open drawer under my inkstand, and a pistol in the flap of the desk, loaded, ready, with a cap on the nipple. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence Everything was in keeping, down to the ponderous leaden inkstand on the round table. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers As for my part, all the inkstands In the Holy Roman Empire Might dry up without my caring. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Each had an inkstand and pen and paper and every one had a look of severe dignity that was positively appalling. Camilla: A Tale of a Violin Being the Artist Life of Camilla Urso One perches himself quaintly on the top of the inkstand, and holds colloquy with another who sits cross-legged on a paper weight, while a companion looks down on them from the top of the sandbox. Household Papers and Stories I’m almost at the bottom of the inkstand, and I haven’t told you yet what I started to write about. The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted The table is down, and the prescriptions of the learned doctors covered with the ink which flows from the ruined inkstand. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. From my trembling hands the pen fell, Overturned were sand and inkstand, And I caught hold of the trumpet: Usucaption and inheritance, And Novella hundred and eighteen, Wailing in adagio tempo. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. I seized on the inkstand, and putting paper and pen before her, I stood by in anxious expectation. Ellen Middleton—A Tale There are a few books, and a portfolio, and a small inkstand there,—and a neat little work-basket. Household Papers and Stories There was undoubtedly a devil, else how could good Doctor Luther have thrown his inkstand at him? Stories by American Authors, Volume 8 And again:— "I will try to write a more genial book, but the Devil himself always gets into my inkstand, and I can only get him out by penfuls." Home Life of Great Authors Balzac cared for them only if they would fit into his inkstand. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 She examined an inkstand that the dried ink of ages had encrusted, beyond redemption, in a sunken cavity of restraint in an inktray overstocked with extinct and senile pens. When Ghost Meets Ghost "Look here," he pointed to the inkstands and the pens. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds One was an inkstand, another a miniature canoe, a third an elaborate napkin ring, and the fourth a tray for holding pins and collar buttons. The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields I wrote my letters one morning in his study, at his own writing table, and using his own inkstand. Memoirs of Life and Literature He pushed scornfully on one side the elegantly shaped inkstand, with its burden of pens; the blotting-pad, with its silver edges; the piles of cream-laid foolscap. The Moving Finger He upset the inkstand, scattered the sandbox and pens, screaming all the while like mad. Happy Days for Boys and Girls On a small shelf over one of the desks rested two new inkstands and several boxes of pens. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds He tapped with his pen on the inkstand. The Bondboy There were shining inkstands whose drawers were still stocked with the wafers used for sealing letters in the days of Lydia Languish. Memoirs of Life and Literature She never spoke to the waiters, but rung a golden bell; her inkstands, flower jars—in short, every article on the table was of the same metal or of silver gilt. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) She came forward, and we made our way towards her as well as we could through a confusion of tables, chairs, and work-baskets, china, writing-desks and inkstands, and birdcages, and a harp. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen "And you think the inkstands and pens have something to do with the matter?" The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds There was a large bronze inkstand before her, and as she listened she arranged a half dozen pens evenly on the rest. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 I feel ashamed when I think of the tricks we played the old man—putting mice into his pockets, upsetting inkstands over his table, and placing crackers under his chairs. My Autobiography A Fragment Presently he overturned the inkstand, spilling its contents over some legal papers that he had drawn upon the day before. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs "Jes so!" answered the fisherman, seizing upon the largest steel pen to be found, and grinding it on the bottom of a bronze inkstand. A Noble Woman "How about this stuff?" questioned Saunders, pointing to the inkstands and the boxes of pens. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds My inkstand's on the table; you may use it. L'Aiglon Grady added, with a significant look at the inkstand, "As sober as a judge!" Law and Laughter Each cell is furnished with book-shelves, a table with paper, pen and inkstand, and a chair. Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso "Now, then," said Caleb, giving his chair another hitch, dipping his pen afresh into the inkstand, and holding it suspended over the paper, with a threatening drop slowly collecting on the nib. A Noble Woman Hal had the inkstands and the pens in his overcoat pocket, and he at once handed them over, much to Mr. Sumner's astonishment. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds He was surrounded by several officers and scribes, each of whom had before him his paper and inkstand, and at his side a dagger and huge sabre. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Litton cried, raising the only missile he could find, an inkstand. In a Little Town You should not have touched so thoughtlessly that “brass inkstand,” as you call it. A Walk from London to Fulham The inkstand, paper weight, and blotter were of silver; the pen of gold, with a costly pearl handle. The Masked Bridal "George," he said, dropping his cigar-ash thoughtfully into my inkstand, in order, I imagine, to save my carpet, "have you ever done pioneer work for Humanity?" Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences He sat down again and busied himself, nervously placing pens on the pen-rack, the stopper in the inkstand, and the like. Dr. Sevier In other words, vi the Author dips his antique pen in a modern inkstand, and when the ink runs thick, he mixes it with a slabbering of slang. The Book of Khalid Well, early in the morning I caused the woman to be called, and I said to her suddenly—'Put fresh ink in my inkstand.' The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 The next minute Miss Meek again entered, this time with an inkstand for the teacher's desk. Harper's Young People, August 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The ledge upon which the lid is hinged forms a firm place for the inkstand and other necessary fitments of a desk. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society "I have here some things that may interest you," he said; "here is Coleridge's inkstand; there is Tom Moore's waste-paper basket; and there," he added, in a reverent tone, "is a piece of Dante's coffin." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History On his table, among the glasses, there was a wooden inkstand, of a conical form, carved in a singular manner. Cuore (Heart) An Italian Schoolboy's Journal He had remained up to write a letter to a friend at boarding-school, and somehow had managed to upset his inkstand. Donald and Dorothy Ay, my lady, I think I have the grip of you at last,” muttered Fergus, as he drew the inkstand nearer to him. Wee Wifie The sill holds pens, pencils and inkstands, and a large blotter laid on the board, is a most desirable writing pad. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society A dagger, a brass inkstand and penholder stuck in the belt, and a mighty rosary, which on occasion might have been converted into a weapon of offense, completed my equipment. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Between them was a table laid with rolls of parchment, an inkstand, and a sheaf of quills. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Donald, carefully putting a little water into the inkstand, to make up for recent waste, went on with his letter, which, it happened, was all about affairs not immediately connected with this story. Donald and Dorothy He has seemed to have it, as the Spanish say, in his inkstand. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Ink taken from the top of an inkstand will be lighter than that from the bottom, where the dregs are; the deeper the pen is dipped into the ink, the darker the writing will be. Notes and Queries, Number 193, July 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc "Well, now we have got all the paper we want, I think," said Mrs. Montgomery; "the next thing is ink—or an inkstand, rather." The Wide, Wide World There were several pictures of great value, on a French writing table lay an open blotter, but the blotting paper was crumbling and dry and the ink in the carved brass inkstand was dry also. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker She took the blotting-pad from the desk, and placed it on her father’s knees, and brought an inkstand and a pen, which she put into his trembling fingers. The Scarlet Feather He examines his pen point, the curtains, his inkstand, to see if perhaps ideas may not be had from these. English: Composition and Literature He wraps everything in the newspaper, ties it with the cord and fastens this cut-glass inkstand to it, as a make-weight. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin "Now what is to go in this other square place opposite the inkstand?" said Mrs. Montgomery. The Wide, Wide World "Is it usual to draw the curtains?" enquired Malcolm Sage, regarding with satisfaction the paper-knife as it gently swayed up and down upon the inkstand. Malcolm Sage, Detective In her eagerness, hanging over the book to read it, Bab happened to lean on the end of a pen standing up in art inkstand. Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young The ink was made of a black coloring substance; it was kept in an inkstand made of metal, with a cover to it. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life But the philosophy which the prophetess of Mautineia taught Socrates settles the matter, and solves, satisfactorily what in my mind I always think of as the question of the majolica inkstand. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life Hers were in a nice little box just like the inkstand on the outside; and there was a place to light the matches, and a place to set them in while they are burning. The Wide, Wide World His whole attention was absorbed in an ivory paper-knife, which he was endeavouring to balance upon the handle of the silver inkstand. Malcolm Sage, Detective Unfortunately, the inkstand top was made to dip pens in, and not to dip paws. The Magic World The cut above, besides an inkstand, represents an open book. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The room had an inkstand already, but it was of glass, and modern. Laurus Nobilis Chapters on Art and Life On the table was a small inkstand, perfectly clean, a steel pen, equally clean, on the rest attached to it. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 "M. Dollon, will you kindly take me where I can have the use of a table and inkstand, and anything else I may need to get on with my preliminary enquiry?" Fantômas Sometimes I feel inclined to throw the inkstand at her, just to bring an expression into her watery eyes and a squeak from those colourless lips. Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) Ghost Stories The reed, cut to a point, which lies beside the inkstand, is the instrument used in writing with ink before the application of quills. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life There was on the table, between a vase full of visiting-cards and an inkstand, a chased silver chest. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man By three o'clock they were finished, and she counted them and laid them beside the inkstand. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk Didn't do any thing except to put a handful of gunpowder in a dry inkstand, and then touch it off under his chair. The Riflemen of the Miami Yes, certainly," said the inkstand to the pen, and to the other articles that stood on the table; "that's what I always say. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Double inkstands, frequently seen on monuments, were most likely destined for the keeping of black and red inks, the latter of which was frequently used. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life She made presents to him of a cigar-holder, an inkstand, a thousand little things for daily use, so that every act of his life should recall her to his memory. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man She darted silently like an insect from under Calista's hand, seized the inkstand, and threw it with all her might at the beautiful white gown. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk I sent him a wedding-present, an inkstand in the guise of a cricket ball, with a pen-rack that was built of little silver wickets. The Wonder "That is what you have got, madam," said the pen to the inkstand, when the two were alone again. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen On the table was a big, beautiful silver inkstand, and beautiful pens, also little ornaments—men, and animals, and flowers, and bones and stones, and a little knife! Jewish Children The inkstand attracted me strangely, and I was so fascinated with it that I could not take my eyes off it. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy She wiped the inkstand on a stained flounce before setting it on the table. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk The sheets looked as though a fish-worm had come out of the inkstand, and crawled over the virgin page. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter If fate has ordained my inkstand to be the bucket that shall draw her from her watery grave for your edification, I expect a premium 174 from your humane society for my pains. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Vol I, No. 2, February 1810 It was thus the inkstand addressed itself to the pen, and to everything else that could hear it on the table. The Sand-Hills of Jutland Models of the Bastille, dominoes, inkstands, boxes and toys of all kinds were made of the material and had a ready sale all over France. The Story of Paris The group of images here termed complete comprises first, objects repeatedly presented in daily experience—my wife's face, my inkstand, the sound of a church bell or of a neighboring clock, etc. Essay on the Creative Imagination On the desk near the inkstand lies the pointed stylus mentioned above. The Care of Books His voice quivered with intensity and his fist came down on his desk with a force that shook the inkstand. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated It is astonishing all that can come out of that inkstand! The Sand-Hills of Jutland I dipped the pen in the inkstand several times, and held it hovering over the sheet. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Then he rose, picked a pen from the inkstand, and dipped it in the ink. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time On the table, in addition to three books, is an inkstand and pen-case. The Care of Books Emu's eggs form also handsome goblets when sawn through and mounted in silver, or when mounted as vases for the chimney-piece, or formed into an inkstand group. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. "You have but little experience," said the inkstand. The Sand-Hills of Jutland There is a pause, during which Philip sits staring at his inkstand, and then the outer door slams. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts Every gentleman should, however, carry in his portmanteau a flat portfolio with writing materials and a traveling inkstand. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men Above the inkstand is a pen stuck in a hole, with vacant holes beside it. The Care of Books Lobster claws make up as Punchinellos, or as old men and women, or — as exhibited at the Fisheries — handles of fish-knives and forks, tops of inkstands, paper weights, etc.. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. When the inkstand and the pen were again alone, the latter said,— "Well, madam, you heard him read aloud what I had written." The Sand-Hills of Jutland I believe I may lay claim to the mysterious inkstand, also to a volume lettered on the back, "Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea, II.," which I left when I came down at Christmas. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 The inkstand is to be cleaned out to-night, and refilled, preparatory to execution. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete The Devil sat grinning on the inkstands of poets and learned men, dictating to the poor deluded mortals, as the price for their souls, charming love-songs or deep theological and philosophical essays. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Then I knew she must be the wife of the learned man, for what should the wife of a peasant know of inkstands?” A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay "Yes, what I gave you to write," said the inkstand. The Sand-Hills of Jutland The unsightly blot a little higher up was occasioned by a very fine one who fell into the inkstand, and came out, unexpectedly, on the nib of my pen. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 They possess his bones, they show his arm-chair, and his inkstand, and his autographs. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 The table appointments are among the collectable curios of the library, and prominent among these is the inkstand. Chats on Household Curios This morning, in my house, I ordered this woman to fill my inkstand; this she at once did most expertly, like one accustomed to the task. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay A thickset personage, sitting near him, officiated as secretary—to judge at least from the inkstand with which he was provided. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Always the eraser and the sandarac, the same inkstand, the same pens, and the same companions. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life As she said this, Madeleine opened a desk, and placed upon it a sheet of note-paper, a gold pen, and an inkstand. Fairy Fingers A Novel Very beautiful indeed are some of the old inkstands in their separate vase-like attachments. Chats on Household Curios In one part of the book-case I found a massive inkstand well supplied with pens, and also an abundant supply of stationery; I accordingly sat down and penned my report to Captain Vavassour. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy This case bears an elegantly varied pattern that has been recognized in an inkstand of Henry the Seventh's, yet extant. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Then seeing near by an inkstand, and a bottle of gum with a brush in it, Bessie thought she would amuse herself by painting Carlo's face with ink. The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People He moved his thin, strong hands gently back and forth on the table that held his papers, inkstand and pen, and said in a voice like audible sandpaper: "You wanted to see me." Wizard Not long ago the late King Edward presented to the Commonwealth of Australia the table on which the great Charter was signed, together with the inkstand and pen used on that occasion. Chats on Household Curios The paper was also covered with blots, for the boy had kept jabbing his pen to the very bottom of his inkstand, and often wiped the clots of ink across the paper. Historic Boyhoods A skillful writer will be recognized as much by what he leaves in the inkstand as by what he says. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The exasperated and hot-tempered Secretary clutched the inkstand with the evident intention of hurling it at Symonds. The Lost Despatch He lurched slightly as he spoke, and brought up at the table where he hit the inkstand with the cane he was carrying, sending inkpot and pens flying. The Man Who Lost Himself He was to have taught the young Lord to read and write, but every day he got hit in the head with the inkstand. Peter the Priest The sky is an inkstand, upside down, It splashes the world with gloom; The earth is full of skeleton bones, And the sea is a wobbling tomb! The Book of Humorous Verse "He is not married, Professor," said Kibosh, tapping the inkstand soothingly. How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee This took the shape of a silver inkstand in the form of Mr. Punch's person, and greatly resembled that which a similar subscription had already procured for Mark Lemon. The History of "Punch" Richard twisted the chair back into place again, leaned forward to note the hour of the clock set in the centre of the gold and enamel inkstand. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance He was sitting up in the bed, with his diary and a pen in his hands, while the inkstand stood on the little table with the medicine bottles. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock When Jingle affronted the great man by calling his friend “Tuppy,” Mr. Pickwick, we are told, “hurled the inkstand madly forward and followed it up himself.” Pickwickian Studies "Order, gentlemen, please," said the chairman, gently tapping an inkstand with a pencil. How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee Balzac agreed with him absolutely in politics, and as token of their friendship Monsieur Hanska presented Monsieur Balzac a gigantic inkstand. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers She laid the folio and her inkstand upon the table, and made certain methodical arrangements for her labor. Lodusky He rang a gilt bell that stood beside the gilt inkstand, and a grey-haired priest, still unshaven and shabbily dressed, came at the call. Stradella She could see nothing but a table directly in front of the door about a foot away on which were quills, paper, and a large horn inkstand filled with ink. Marcia Schuyler “Was it your companion who broke into this room this morning and stole my inkstand?” pursued the rector. Our Frank and other stories So saying, Mr. George took out his pocket book, and also a small pocket inkstand, and a pen, and put them all upon the table. Rollo in Paris “No, I did not think of that; but there was the little black inkstand, and plenty of ink in it.” The Nebuly Coat A brown wooden crucifix stood before him, and at the foot of it was placed his large leaden inkstand, well provided with pens, ink, and red sand for blotting. Stradella The inkstand itself was a light affair of horn and inflicted only a slight wound, but the ink came into his eyes in a deluge blinding him completely, as Miranda had meant it should do. Marcia Schuyler Unfortunately, whenever the old gentleman dipped his pen absently in the ink Barney’s quick eye was attracted to a small object which glittered brightly, and presently he made out that this was a silver inkstand. Our Frank and other stories He drew out his little inkstand and quill, and, seizing a scrap of paper, tried some marks on it. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette I thought that, at this answer of mine, the director would surely take up his inkstand and hurl it at my head. Debts of Honor This would be a fine world, if facts would only be as subservient to theory in real life as in the author's inkstand. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays At this moment Minnie started up in a fright, to find the dinner-bell ringing, the inkstand upset in her hurry, and no lessons done. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks If I find that what you have told me is true we will say no more about the inkstand, and I will believe that you had no knowledge of the theft. Our Frank and other stories He took up his pen, dipped it in the inkstand before him, and tracing a line or two of his correspondent's communication with it, turned to his own unfinished letter. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Rollo had a small inkstand in his pocket, and also a pocket book with note papers folded up and envelopes in it. Rollo on the Atlantic His mischief consisted, as usual, in such exploits as stopping up the keyhole, upsetting the teacher's inkstand, or fixing something to his desk to make a noise, and interrupt the school. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young The coalheavers turn over her inkstand upon it, and the black fluid comes streaming down. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks There was a great silver inkstand on the table, paper and pens, and we wrote, “Respect Property!” Memoirs The boy appeared in a suit of yellow calico spotted with black, looking very much like a canary bird who had fallen into an inkstand. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag He beheld his favorite thrown forward across a table, from which an overturned inkstand dripped its contents, unnoticed, to the floor. The Genius Bob sprang to his feet, seized an inkstand on the desk and dashed its contents all over the old broker's face and bosom. Halsey & Co. or, The Young Bankers and Speculators He once hurled an inkstand; he once struck a person; once challenged his friend to “come on.” Pickwickian Manners and Customs I wrote one or two myself, and touched the inkstand for luck, in case I should ever write about the event. Memoirs Lepardo changed his spectacles for a larger pair, reached for a pen, peering, and overturned a massive inkstand. The Sins of Séverac Bablon These were mixed with a number of Indian account-books and an inkstand, so that I concluded I had stumbled on the bedroom of my friend Mr Wilson, the postmaster. Hudson Bay The Sergeant reached with his left hand for the inkstand, while his right clutched the ruler. Children of the Tenements In the front windows, on one side, were all the varieties of tapers, sealing-wax, inkstands, and every kind of stationery, backed by children’s books, leather writing-cases, prints, caricatures, and Tonbridge ware. Percival Keene "I cannot admit that the best mode of correcting a talent which is in process of development is to begin by throwing an inkstand at its head." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 “Look here!” exclaimed Captain Marsham, as he sat, pen in hand, examining the inkstand. Steve Young His inkstand, beautifully painted, was also valuable, and contained a penknife, scissors, and pens. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan A massive silver inkstand bore witness to the gratitude of the Society of Merchants' Clerks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 “I hope you didn’t forget to order the inkstand, after all,” she said stiffly. Clayhanger She took up her candle, stole softly downstairs, found the silver inkstand and the box of perfumed letter-paper. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) Stone-paved roads, stone curbs, stone pathways—except here and there, where coal-dust and clay formed a hard and solid footway, occasionally hollowed out by exceptional wear into puddles which looked like gigantic inkstands. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He was roused from his meditations by the entrance of Derry Duck, with an inkstand in one hand and a sheet of paper in the other. The Boy Patriot He hurled an inkstand at the intruder, staining the wall of the chamber with a mark that remained there through centuries. Heroes of Modern Europe On the table were also large metal inkstands and wooden money-coffers. Clayhanger I could not write these lines unless I implicitly supposed that my inkstand, my paper, my pen, my room, and the surrounding world subsist when I do not see them. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps His money he kept all over the place; some in his desk, some in the cash-box, some in the drawer of his inkstand. The Cock-House at Fellsgarth On the table were tomes of tremendous bulk, pressed down by a large lead inkstand. A Hungarian Nabob The dame had a table covered with a gray woollen cloth, some books, an inkstand, a holder for pens and pencils, and the never-failing switch. A Little Girl in Old Salem Say, I was lookin' Old Hickory right in the eye, ready to dodge the inkstand or anything else, while I was puttin' that over, and for a minute I thought it was comin' sure. Torchy He had made three arches, one beyond another, of two pairs of silver candlesticks with silver inkstands on the top of them. The Magic City So when he comes on her track, she looks straight at her inkstand, and minds her own business. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends The fiscal was there also, cutting quills for every one present, and sticking them into the inkstands, which were placed all round the round table in front of the witnesses. A Hungarian Nabob "Little inks, Ma'am," was the laconic reply; and looking more narrowly at the tiny object, it proved to be one of the small portable inkstands used in writing-desks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 At the same moment Ryan caught up a heavy inkstand and threw it across the table at the Maire, striking that functionary in the stomach, and doubling him completely up. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Twirling the enamelled top from her inkstand, and fastening a gold pen to a pearl-wrought handle, she commenced her task. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Why, that heart's in the inkstand—that hand on the pen. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Scissors, pens, inkstand, and pencil were at the other end, leaving space in the middle for an editorial desk. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money The costly golden reed-case, the massive silver inkstand, the silver bowl for the petitions of suitors, all emblems of his office, were placed solemnly before him, and the pleadings began. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation "That was a good shot of yours with the inkstand," Terence said. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Presently he looked up, and asked in a tone of mingled anger and weariness, what had become of the inkstand he had brought. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys The "Roster" was a very handsome gilt-edged, blue levatine-bound book, which was carried about in the crowded room by a footman, another man carrying a gold inkstand and pen. One Woman's Life I laid down my pen, pushed my scattered sheets into the portfolio, covered the inkstand, and laid my hand in hers. Under the Trees and Elsewhere He handed Heyton a pen, and Heyton looked at the paper hazily and was about to sign, when Mr. Jacobs, in drawing the inkstand nearer, had the misfortune to upset it. The Woman's Way He informs us that, "in 1811 he saw the mark of Luther's inkstand on the walls of the Castle of Wartburg, and there first learned to throw inkstands at the devil." History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Louis quietly slipped an inkstand near him, an action of which Ferrers was quite aware, and though he pretended not to notice it, he availed himself presently of the convenience. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys So do not load up with portfolio and portable inkstand, your favorite stationery, the books that delighted your childhood or exerted a formative influence upon your character in youth. A Truthful Woman in Southern California He looked about for writing materials, and, finding only an ancient inkstand and pen, took a note from his pocket-book and tore a blank half-sheet off it. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Carey's hands nervously clutched a heavy bronze inkstand, which lay on the table in front of the President. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow "Oh! my God!" cried Mariette, as she saw his sleeve catch the inkstand, spilling the contents over the precious letter. A Cardinal Sin She walked quickly to the table, arranged her paper, opened her inkstand, and sat down. The House of Martha "Yes, I moved the inkstand, but very carefully, sir, very carefully." The Circular Study As every war has its origin in an inkstand, students are, naturally, the greatest Chauvinists, and I was to find that out with a vengeance. Dr. Dumany's Wife First of all he poured forth his wrath upon the poor inkstand, with the ink from which Monori had written out the receipt. The Poor Plutocrats "Now, what is to go in this other square place, opposite the inkstand?" said Mrs. Montgomery. The Wide, Wide World My inkstand is in that case which you picked up; please give it to me, and let us begin. The House of Martha Besides, you moved the inkstand, and—Well, I will never put faith in circumstantial evidence again. The Circular Study The reader says to himself that when a man turned thirty gives a place in his mind—and his inkstand—to such trifles as these, it is because nothing else of superior importance demands admission. Hawthorne (English Men of Letters Series) They go about the streets begging piteously, with a calabash inkstand and reed-pen in their hands. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government "Mamma, what shall I do when my ink is gone? that inkstand will hold but a little, you know." The Wide, Wide World In doing so I saw her inkstand, with its open case near by it, on the ground by the stone on which she had been sitting. The House of Martha Mr. Gryce, with a suddenly developed interest in the lid of his inkstand, recalled the lines which Mr. Adams had written immediately before his death, and found himself wholly at sea. The Circular Study The manufacture of plaquettes, small bronze plates which were widely used for decorating caskets, inkstands, candlesticks, &c., became a specialised art; and some of these dainty reliefs are possibly made from Donatello's own designs. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres Apparently he was satisfied at last, and then his eyes began to study the inkstand in front of the President. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Hers were in a nice little box, just like the inkstand on the outside; and there was a place to light the matches, and a place to set them in while they are burning. The Wide, Wide World I put the inkstand in its case, closed it, and stood for some minutes holding it and thinking; but I did not carry it away with me as a memento. The House of Martha Dropping the lid of the inkstand in a way to make the young man smile, he looked up. The Circular Study She hesitated a moment between two objects—one, a good silver-mounted leather purse, and the other an inkstand of brass and marble. Great Possessions He now saw the President quite close to him; that monstrous inkstand had diminished to its natural size. Leaves from a Field Note-Book "Well, now we have got all the paper we want, I think," said Mrs. Montgomery; "the next thing is ink or an inkstand, rather." The Wide, Wide World He had an inkstand and a great sheet of paper on the table, and he was writing a letter when the bolt shot and the jailer entered with Madelon Hautville. Madelon A Novel First of all he turned an inkstand into a large clear crystal bowl, and placed it on a little table which stood in front of him. The Mysterious Shin Shira She hurried in, sat down before the desk where a number of papers were loosely scattered, and took up a pen lying near a handsome bronze inkstand. Infelice Inside the room was a table covered with green baize, on which were methodically arranged in extended order a Bible, an inkstand, a sheaf of paper, and a copy of the Manual of Military Law. Leaves from a Field Note-Book He pulled out of his pocket a piece of paper, a pen, a travelling inkstand. Romance And she made a new handle for the little drawer under the inkstand with one. Certain Personal Matters Gold and notes lie upon the table, where are also an inkstand, sealing-wax, and a lighted candle in which a "thief" is conspicuous. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The inkstand had rolled almost to the hearth, scattering its contents en route, and as he glanced at his desk the minister turned pale. Infelice The President seemed an enormous distance away, but the inkstand very near and very large, and he found himself wondering why it was round, why it wasn't square, or hexagonal, or elliptic. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Satish Babu had in the meantime upset a vase of flowers, and was now aiming at the inkstand. The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal Frederick now washed and cleared away the utensils, loaded a revolver that Schmidt had lent him, and placed it beside the inkstand on his writing table. Atlantis He has played with all the various tones of the accessories, book and registers, inkstand, watch, and scales for weighing the gold. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers It only serves to upset valuable plants, inkstands, solar lamps, &c., with an appalling crash, and then leaves me standing aghast, in utter uncertainty as to the extent of the catastrophe. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse She released it from its envelope, smelt it, and laid it down comfortably in front of the Sevres china inkstand. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax When Sydney Smith said that someone’s writing was like a spider having escaped from the inkstand and wandered over the paper, it was an exaggerated criticism, but it was appropriate. Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses The first thing Madgin junior did after they got back to the hotel was to place before his father a sheet of note-paper, an inkstand and a pen. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 6, June, 1891 Take, as an illustration, the inkstand in the first scene, with its bell and sand-caster. Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers During the afternoon a large inkstand and two empty bottles were thrown at him. The Haunted House A True Ghost Story The Queen's desk was still littered with papers, the inkstand still open and the pen laid beside it. Queen Victoria "I would as lieve go into it to-morrow, and make over my inkstand to you, if I were only fit for that and you for this." Hills of the Shatemuc The chamberlain answered, "Wrong; it is an inkstand," and showing it proved that he spoke truth. Greenwich Village He paused frequently, with his pen poised over his inkstand, or paper, and fell into reveries, which ended with expressions which burst out like shots from a revolver. May Brooke All around him it was quite dark, and the darkness was so black and so profound that it seemed to him that he had fallen head downwards into an inkstand full of ink. Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet In the middle, on a piece of blotting-paper, was an overturned inkstand with a pen still in it. Dan Merrithew Not only have they his portrait and the very table at which he sat, but his pens, inkstand, and knife. A Wanderer in Venice It was written of him: "There is no man left in Virginia fit to lift the lid of his inkstand." Literary Hearthstones of Dixie You dipped him in the inkstand, and stuck him on a pin, and wrote with him. Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple Clive rested for a while in Sirajuddaula's tent, where he found on his inkstand a list of thirteen courtiers whom, even in that moment of dire extremity, he had condemned to death. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India The table is a baker's kneading-trough, and the academician who reads has half his body thrust out of a great bolting sack, with I know not what else for their inkstands and portfolios. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 His wife, getting up, lighted the candle, and brought him pen and inkstand. The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi One perches himself quaintly on the top of the inkstand, and holds colloquy with another who sits cross-legged on a paper-weight, while a companion looks down on them from the top of the sand-box. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 I had a doctor once who thought he had done everything because he had carried the inkstand out of the room—'Now,' he said, 'you will have such a pulse to-morrow.' The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 She gave one glance at the gold inkstand,—and put it aside!—She complained that no one would write her a genuine part, as she conceived it. A Reckless Character And Other Stories She pretended to put away the green, sharkskin penholder lying near the inkstand, but drew it imperceptibly nearer to Sulpice, who with a quick movement had already seated himself in front of the secrétaire. His Excellency the Minister With some difficulty Hannah sought and found an old inkstand, a stumpy pen, and a scrap of paper. Ishmael Or, In the Depths The long table was covered with corks, empty bottles, books, a medicine-case, and newspapers, besides a mighty inkstand and writing materials. 'Doc.' Gordon Men of letters put their blood into their inkstands, but the sacrifice is poorly recognised. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him The inkstand was supported on the other side of the Bible by an equally immaculate ivory paper-knife. Trumps The great trouble we all have with our ink is that it thickens so quickly if we are not very careful to cover the inkstand after using. The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22, April 8, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls But for her, the inkstand would almost certainly have been returned, instead of being promoted, as it eventually was, to a place of honor in her own and her father's drawing-room. John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works Twelve Sketches by Herbert Spencer, Henry Fawcett, Frederic Harrison, and Other Distinguished Authors Rebecca sat with her face hidden; Caroline dipped her pen in the inkstand. Famous Modern Ghost Stories The professor's broad desk was free of litter; his tobacco jar neighbored his inkstand on a clean, fresh blotter. A Hoosier Chronicle The paper was smooth and white, and the newly-mended pens lay carefully by the inkstand. Trumps An inkstand, a quill and some paper were placed before him, but he pushed them aside with his glass of toddy to lift one long fore-finger and emphasize his talk. Lazarre In addition to the minerals used for cabinet specimens, etc., there is a great demand for making clocks, inkstands, and other objects. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 We have seen some waistcoats so elaborately festooned, that we would stake our inkstand that the most unbelieving money-lender would have taken the personal security of the wearer without hesitation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 30, 1841 The first purchase that a new man makes in London is a gigantic note-book, a dozen steel pens on a card, and a screw inkstand. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 9, 1841 The woman sat at a table and they found that she was making bent iron-work into candle-holders, inkstands, hanging lamps, etc., and it was very interesting to watch her as she did so. Elsie at the World's Fair The inkstand from Italy was large in promise, but poor in fulfillment—the place for ink was infinitesimally small. A Few Short Sketches I'm not running your job, Lidgerwood, and you may fire the inkstand at me if the spirit moves you to, but I've got to butt in. The Taming of Red Butte Western One morning he had even gone so far as to pin about the walls little placards which he had painted with a twisted roll of the hotel letter-paper dipped into the inkstand. Vandover and the Brute His inkstand is a monkey, with the variations. Around The Tea-Table Graham found himself in the little inner vestry, with its green-cloth table and massive inkstand and registers, and began to unvest mechanically. Simon Called Peter It had been the custom of George Addison's grandfather, and father also, to always send this individual some useful gift on Christmas Day; therefore the inkstand from Italy was sent over the next morning. A Few Short Sketches The upper drawer was made to answer the purpose of a desk, and it had an inkstand in a small division in one corner. Mary Erskine I could also make out the straight backs of the wooden chairs pressed up against it, and could even distinguish my papers and inkstand lying on the white oilcloth covering. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories There are marks where the inkstand became unstable and made a handwriting on the wall that even Daniel could not have interpreted. Around The Tea-Table Upon my honor you are the slyest devil that ever crept out of an inkstand! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 His pens and papers were scattered on the floor, and ink from the overturned inkstand was running out on the Oriental rug. The Street Called Straight So she filled the inkstand with ink, and furnished the desk completely in other respects, by putting in six sheets of paper, a pen, and several wafers. Mary Erskine The effect of this picturesque costume was heightened by two large red circles around the doctor's eyes—whether obtained from the juice of the pokeberry or the inkstand on Edward's desk need not be determined. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 What would he do with a damask-covered table, or a gilded inkstand, or an upholstered window? Around The Tea-Table Use an inkstand with broad base as being less liable to upset. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 He was too indifferent to lift his hand and put the inkstand back into its place. The Street Called Straight Mrs. Bell had thought of taking this inkstand out, and putting in some spools, or something else which Mary Erskine would be able to use. Mary Erskine A enemy, a inkstand, a hour, an horse, an herald, an heart, an heathen, an union, a umbrella, an useful book, many an one. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures If Hobbes carries his study with him, and his pen and his inkstand in the top of his cane, so let him carry them. Around The Tea-Table "Take that and wipe your face with it," he said quietly, and taking from his desk his inkstand and some writing-paper, he seated himself on a bench near the door and began to write letters. Gordon Keith I scowl as I dip my pen into the inkstand. An English Grammar She said it was true that she could not write, but that was no reason why she should not have an inkstand. Mary Erskine The inks rich in gum, or those concentrated by evaporation from standing in an open inkstand, give a more lustrous and thicker stroke. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds On the recess of the window was an inkstand, which had been recently in use, for a quill lay beside it, and a sheet of parchment partly covered with writing. After London Or, Wild England Thorndyke examined it attentively, and then asked: "Did you break the inkstand yesterday?" John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman It revealed three small rolls of oatmeal toasted, a little roast chicken, a bit of ham, some mustard in a cleaned-out inkstand! Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 29, August, 1873 Mary Erskine immediately brought her work-table up to the bedside, opened the drawer, took out one of the sheets of paper and a pen, opened the inkstand, and thus made every thing ready for writing. Mary Erskine Against the wall stood a rough table with an inkstand and three or four mouldy books. Saracinesca The Devil at which they threw their inkstands and semi-breves was the Philistines, which is the general term amongst German students, artists, poets, etc., for prosaic, narrow, hard, ungenial, commonplace respectabilities. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 A table and a couple of chairs stood beneath the fresh and fragrant shade, and a book, inkstand, and embroidery-frame, gave token that the retreat had not long been abandoned by the lady herself. The Poor Gentleman The long desks ranged along the walls, With books and inkstands crowned; Here on this side the large girls sat, And there the tricky boys on that— See! how they peep around! Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" So she sat down to her desk, taking up her pen, she dipped it into the inkstand. Mary Erskine Gallo would willingly have thrown his bronze inkstand at the insolent ecclesiastic; his temper was naturally choleric, though years of sycophancy and State service had taught him to control it. The Waters of Edera At last, not without hesitation, he stretches out his hand towards the inkstand, and with an expression as though he were signing a death-warrant, writes the title. The Schoolmaster In the ring of light under the lamp was an open book, an inkstand and a pen. Tales of the Five Towns Her eyes seemed to start from her head, her lips drew back, while her fingers tightened convulsively on the metal inkstand. Out of the Ashes The inkstand had been placed into the chair which Mary Bell's end of the ironing-board rested upon. Mary Erskine It was laid between the paper and the bronze inkstand, and half hidden by the broad white feather of a goose-quill pen, that seemed to have been thrown carelessly across the flowers. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of Old Madrid |
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