| 单词 | instrument of torture |
| 例句 | Then the instrument of torture was put once more upon the table and a box of matches was produced. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Just think of the rack, the medieval instrument of torture. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gertrude’s ladies took pride in their needlework, but to me the thin, sharp steel was an instrument of torture. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I saw again the instruments of torture before me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Thus, the equal hilarity and horror of Cheney’s grin at autographing what he believes to be an instrument of torture. The big Sacha Baron Cohen question: Can a harmless prankster become a weaponized troll? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z “Corsets are not instruments of torture,” he said. Cultured Traveler: In Paris, Where Artisanship Becomes Art 2012-10-12T20:04:36Z You couldn't clench your fists, still less fight the world, in that instrument of torture. TV review: The Perfect Suit and Extreme Parental Guidance 2011-07-06T19:00:21Z This perturbing mix of architecture and the body is typical of Hatoum, renowned for her eerie transformations of familiar household stuff into potential instruments of torture. This week's new exhibitions 2011-01-01T00:05:47Z The door reveals instruments of torture, accompanied by a bone-rattling xylophone. The Love Story Behind Bartok?s 7 Dark Doors 2011-03-11T15:34:03Z Trussing him up alongside Jessica, Adilyn and Wade, all in their underwear, Violet described what she was going to do to them with various medieval instruments of torture. 'True Blood' Recap: As the End Nears, It's All About Healing 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z The Russian faced a problem, however: France does not allow the export, or import for that matter, of instruments of torture. Who Buys a Guillotine? Someone Who Wants an ‘Amusing Acquisition’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Displayed alongside the shackles and instruments of torture are Harriet Tubman’s shawl, Nat Turner’s Bible and freedom papers carried by a former slave. Painful but crucial: Why you’ll see Emmett Till’s casket at the African American museum 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z On his blog, Queen guitarist Brian May described his basement-digging neighbours as "selfish and brutish" and the piling rig they were using as an instrument of torture. Deep concerns: the trouble with basement conversions 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z In “The Last Judgment” the instruments of torture are crafted out of funnels, barrels, jugs and bells. Painter of our greatest fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z To stand at Beethoven's desk, to see the ear trumpets, like instruments of torture, and the notebooks he used when conversation became impossible, proved indelibly moving. Cuarteto Casals; Beethovenfest Bonn 2012 – review 2012-10-13T23:06:30Z Seemingly innocuous elements of everyday life suddenly became instruments of torture. Final Destination at 20: the bleakest teen horror film ever made 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z One remarkably long number, set in Dr. T’s dungeon, has the prisoners rhythmically slugging one another and making music on what could be weapons or even stylized instruments of torture. In ‘The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,’ Practice Makes Pandemonium 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Every time the spoon zoomed towards his little mouth, a flare of panic went up inside him and the fear built up until food was a terrifying, gag-inducing instrument of torture. ‘For five years we dreaded every meal’: my infant son’s struggle with food 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z O.K., maybe not in stained glass windows or old master paintings, where they’re frozen in transcendent agony amid instruments of torture. Review: ‘Joan of Arc’ and the Monotony of Sainthood 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z You are shoved and pushed, and the loud bangs and distant sound of screams are unsettling, as are the pools of blood in a small room where instruments of torture are all around. 66 Minutes in Damascus – review 2012-06-21T17:00:03Z On a lone positive note, the white aerial silks nicely evoke, at various points, flames, instruments of torture and the boundary between the real and supernatural realms. Review | Fringe Festival’s early returns: Politics in the lead 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z In the following images, the instruments of torture do their quiet work, without the help of moral philosophy or situational ethics. Torture and silence: Photos by Andres Serrano confront what we don't talk about 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Judith attempts to bring the sun into Bluebeard's ominous castle, opening doors and discovering instruments of torture, jewels and flowers despoiled by blood. Cinematic techniques at the Met mingle light and dark operas 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Chairs, Le Corbusier wrote, are “instruments of torture that keep you admirably awake.” Collected Poems 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Down to the dungeon to visit gruesome instruments of torture, up to the library to meet the scholars and then a stroll in the garden to survey the surrounding scenery. Books of The Times: ?God?s Jury? by Cullen Murphy - Review 2012-01-18T22:38:44Z I inspected contraptions that made me wince, such as sleep aids that resembled instruments of torture, and others that I enthusiastically welcomed into my life — and my luggage. At the annual Travel Goods Show, plenty of pack-worthy products 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The series begins in the show’s opening gallery with a bare mahogany chair frame so stripped as to be both victim and instrument of torture. Danh Vo: An Artist at the Crossroads of History and Diary 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z One young Israeli participant said, “Even if I looked at the piano, I felt pain,” while casting a rueful glance at the instrument of torture during his private lesson. Critic’s Notebook: Golandsky Institute Helps Musicians Avoid Pain 2012-07-19T21:52:06Z He also noted the use of sexual and gender-based violence as an instrument of torture targeting women, girls, men and boys. Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top U.N. court, accuse Damascus of widespread torture 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z In other words, it’s a formulaic Evil Dead film: Combine said book with some dummy to read it aloud, a handful of Deadites armed with instruments of torture and almost comically copious buckets of blood. Review | ‘Evil Dead Rise’: Mommy issues and hyper-realistic gore 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Now, publicity is never going to be an instrument of torture for Trump. Sex, lies and … Trump 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z "It was really horrific... I saw for myself the plantations where slaves were punished, when I saw the instruments of torture that were used to restrain them." Wealthy UK family to apologise in Grenada over slave-owning past 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Referring to Corey’s number, he said “they’re counting every sheep, dog and cat — animals that are not involved in the more dangerous activities or being prodded by these instruments of torture.” California rodeo animals face violent and deadly casualties: Broken backs, legs and skulls 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The wooden rollers, cracked and worn from decades of use, appeared in at least one child’s nightmares as instruments of torture. Mangles and yeggs came out in the wash at Seattle’s Troy Laundry 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The title has a double meaning - referring to the chief whip who tries to push through abolition, as well as the instrument of torture. Breathing life into black British history 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z On the contrary, Armstrong shows Liam and Ffion both editing and shaping and reinterpreting their own memories, until even the happiest moments of their lives become instruments of torture. Succession’s creator wrote one of the best Black Mirror episodes 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Men like Hawkins, who had been born into the unremitting Task, forged by instruments of torture, were amazed at such a life. “Conduction” 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z He called it “a favorite instrument of torture” for his captors. ‘Hanoi Hilton’ exhibit offers skewed view of Vietnam War POW experience at Hoa Lo Prison 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Female stereotypes become social iron maidens, instruments of torture and restriction that ensure women can only be defined by one socially imposed aspect of their wholly sexualised identity. Drama queens: why it’s all about women and power on screen right now 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z She thought it was a relic, scrapped after it was depicted as an instrument of torture in the 1975 movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Michael, Kitty Dukakis emerge as evangelists for shock therapy 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z She thought it a relic, scrapped after it was depicted as an instrument of torture in the 1975 movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Kitty Dukakis, a Beneficiary of Electroshock Therapy, Emerges as Its Evangelist 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z “Everything in the room became an instrument of torture,” she recalled in an interview, demonstrating the shoving motion with her right arm. ‘They crushed me’: Tunisians reveal abuses they endured before the Arab Spring 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z A staff member hands me one, joking, "This is the infamous instrument of torture." Here's Where Ringling Bros. Is Sending Its Circus Elephants to Retire 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Two millennia later, the Roman regime is long gone, but its instrument of torture remains. Good Friday and the Modern Version of Jesus's Cross 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The bans are major victories for animal welfare organizations, which are mounting a national campaign against the device they view as an instrument of torture. Oakland City Council bans elephant bullhooks 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z It was the instrument of torture used by the Romans to execute Jesus. Lent Is Not Just For Christians 2014-03-05T14:28:17Z People even trade virtual gifts, only instead of a clutch of daisies or an e-cupcake, people trade diamond-eyed skulls and miniature instruments of torture. Closing arguments begin in New York "cannibal cop" case 2013-03-07T15:11:01Z Federico Fellini showed the Vespa's darker side in 1959, when in La Dolce Vita it became an essential instrument of torture in the hands of a news photographer, named Paparazzo. From the archive, 29 October 1987: Vespa buzzes off as The Thing scoots in 2012-10-29T07:30:00Z I wondered what the fuss was about, then looked up and saw Huw's "instrument of torture" reaching to the heavens, a series of steep switchbacks in bare rock. Your own Tour de France: cycling the Marmotte 'sportive' in France 2012-06-29T21:45:08Z Other instruments of torture were placed round the walls in an orderly manner, showing by their brightness that they were still kept in use. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The spring is the season for slinging, and hundreds of boys may be seen outside the town on a fine day armed with these instruments of torture. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z In the Inquisitor’s chamber, the eye of God was ever on the boot and the thumbscrew, on the knife and the pincers, on the furnace and all the other instruments of torture. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Many of the arms and instruments of torture taken are still to be seen in the Tower. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Then the Telegraph and Galibier for the next 20 miles, the worst thing in your life, like an instrument of torture. Your own Tour de France: cycling the Marmotte 'sportive' in France 2012-06-29T21:45:08Z This gentleman had discovered in one of the Neapolitan prisons a number of instruments of torture—rusty, hideous old iron chairs, and racks, and screws, and "cages of silence," and such other contrivances. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z These naughty children had purposely provided themselves with a quantity of these instruments of torture, in hopes of finding some use for them during the dull state supper. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z I see the rack and the scourge, and the instruments of torture adapted to every limb and to every nerve; but I also see Death. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Bemis began to put the pressure on the vile instrument of torture. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z The Italian authorities, of course, could say nothing as to whether they had or had not been used as instruments of torture in any modern reign. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z In the name of Christ, men made instruments of torture, and the auto da fê took the place of the gladiatorial show. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z A little over one hundred years ago, Catholicism, the inventor of instruments of torture, red with the innocent blood of millions, felt in its heartless breast the dagger of Voltaire. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z In many of the penitentiaries there are instruments of torture, and now and then a convict is murdered. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z There is in the heart of this priest the safne hatred of real liberty that drew the sword of persecution, that built dungeons, that forged chains and made instruments of torture. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Is this God responsible for religious persecution, for the Inquisition, for the thumb-screw and rack, and for all the instruments of torture? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z All these victims were taught to regard the true God as a loving father, and this lesson was taught with every instrument of torture—with brandings and burnings, with flayings and flames. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The brave men of the past endured the instruments of torture. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z So, in the name of justice every possible crime has been perpetrated and in the name of mercy every instrument of torture has been used. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z When France was Christian, witnesses were cross-examined with instruments of torture. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z On one side is the devil, with the instruments of torture in his hands. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z With a zeal born of the hatred of man and the love of God, the church, with every instrument of torture, touched every nerve in the human body. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z These words invented all the instruments of torture. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z In the administration of theocracy, all the instruments of torture have been invented. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The instruments of torture—the pincers, the thumb-screws, the racks, were produced by the word of God. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Superstition invented and used the instruments of torture, flayed men and women alive, loaded millions, with chains and destroyed hundreds of thousands with fire. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Civilized men now insist that criminals cannot always be reformed even by the most ingenious instruments of torture. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z For the invention and use of instruments of torture? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z Were they spiritual people who invented and used instruments of torture—who denied the liberty of thought and expression—who waged wars for the propagation of the faith? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z This book founded the Inquisition, invented the instruments of torture, built the dungeons in which the good and loving languished, forged the chains that rusted in their flesh, erected the scaffolds whereon they died. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z Proceeding along this passage you reached the torture-room, where you saw hooks in the wall, thumb-screws, and every species of instruments of torture. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Thumb′kin, Thumb′screw, an old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by means of a screw.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z To the old prison where the instruments of torture are preserved. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z A Spanish instrument of torture, called the cravat. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z The geologists have invented no instrument of torture. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z Brown faces and yellow faces among the slaves told a shameful story of licentious masters, while the chains and whips and other instruments of torture found on every plantation proved that severe treatment was universal. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z In all, without an exception, he found instruments of torture; and in all, without an exception, were vaults, plainly dedicated to the reception of the bones of infants. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z But with reflection came the terrifying question, “Has Levi got hold of that instrument of torture and ruin—the forged signature?” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Q. Are there any other inconveniences connected with the instruments of torture called severe bits? New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z In those days witnesses were cross-examined with instruments of torture; the church was the arsenal of superstition; miracles, relics, angels and devils were as common as lies. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z He knew that brave men would languish in dungeons, in darkness, filled with pain; that the Church would use instruments of torture, that his followers would appeal to whip and chain. The Christian Religion An Enquiry 2011-11-24T03:00:49.853Z This book founded the inquisition, invented the instruments of torture, built the dungeons in which the good and loving languished, forged the chains that rusted in their flesh, erected the scaffolds whereon they died. About The Holy Bible A Lecture 2011-10-12T02:00:50.780Z Superstition is a snaky- haired demoness, with poison-cup in one hand and dagger in the other, surrounded by instruments of torture, and treading on a youth. 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 Wherever that Bible has been circulated, they have invented inquisitions and instruments of torture, and have commenced hating each other with all their hearts. Hell Warm Words on the Cheerful and Comforting Doctrine of Eternal Damnation 2011-10-12T02:00:41.107Z Dropping the musical instrument of torture like a live coal, the savage rushed from the building, his yells of terror being taken up by his companions. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Christ answered: “‘Take this crowned wormling and put him in a room wherein you have collected together all instruments of torture which were in use under his rule. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z "Gallows and instruments of torture were to be seen at all the crossways," says Henri Martin. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z It is a fearful instrument of torture, as my experience can testify. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z So the Red Starosta flung the Rabbi into a dungeon, and for a whole week he experimented upon him with the latest and most approved instruments of torture. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z This instrument of torture was six hundred and forty-one years old. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z “Be sure you have your instruments of torture with you,” she laughed. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Imagine what exquisite little jewelled instruments of torture, made to fasten on to a bracelet, or hide within a ring, would fill the shops in Bond Street and Piccadilly. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z Children are brought up to-day, in happy contrast with my compeers, to feel that the pencil is no instrument of torture, hardly indeed to distinguish it from the tongue. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z It then becomes an instrument of torture and a menace for the life of the youthful minds entrusted to the teachers’ care. The Reform of Education 2011-07-18T02:00:21.207Z To manuscript Number 13, dated the year: 1208, was attached a pair of iron pincers, an instrument of torture, the tongues of which were serrated so that the teeth fitted exactly into one another. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z "Why do you use such an instrument of torture?" On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Nevertheless, she endured it all without a protest, blindly trusting that these instruments of torture would help reinstall her in Jake's good graces. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z And to make his meaning quite plain, the soldiers spread out all the terrible instruments of torture, so that men might know exactly what lay before them if they refused to deny Christ. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z Another seat was found, and she began to play—but oh! what an instrument of torture it was—more to the performer than to the audience. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Gaoler re�nters with a decree and a soldier carrying some instruments of torture. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Thinking ourselves wise we became fools, and turned His good gifts into instruments of torture. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z “It’ll be something mighty serious, then, Bobbie, if it necessitates the bringing forth of that instrument of torture,” said his sister, bound to have the last word. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Not even the ugly instruments of torture could frighten her. In God's Garden Stories of the Saints for Little Children 2011-07-10T02:00:24.773Z Every kazoo, tin horn, rattle, and other instrument of torture sounded forth its discordant triumph. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z The drum was carried between two men, who beat with their knuckles upon this vile instrument of torture to the senses. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z We wish for no more awful instruments of torture than these energies of the Infinite with which His children clothe themselves. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z Within this building one may view 109 the identical instruments of torture so mercilessly used by the Spanish inquisitors in the name of religion. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z Prolific as had been the growth of his toilet articles since a week ago, that small instrument of torture was not yet a fruit thereof. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The Gonfalonière turned his eye slowly on the instruments of torture. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z We were wicked enough to enjoy ourselves particularly among the instruments of torture,—exhibited by the jolliest, fattest, most debonair Mrs. Jarley in the world. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z She woke in the morning to the sound of her alarm clock, an instrument of torture which, before the war, she had never heard. Home Fires in France 2011-03-22T02:00:24.093Z It was to be fire, then, the extreme instrument of torture. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Yes," said Mr. Mathias; "they are, as you suggest, instruments of torture,—of torture and death. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z It was a place of immense extent, and in it were ranged divers sorts of racks, and other instruments of torture. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z In his surprise the lad dropped his instrument of torture. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z I wonder if Ringlets has got through that appalling howl on that instrument of torture, the piano, she was commencing when we beat a retreat? The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z Alex's plate was an instrument of torture designed to push back two prominent front teeth. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z It is a cruel instrument of torture, and, I regret to say, not exclusively employed to punish animals, as the natives of South Africa too well know. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z “Yes, yes,” the child shrieked in haste, as the rigid figure and the instrument of torture approached—“for stealing the cake from the cupboard.” A Little World It is the feeling of a man to whom religion is one of the most elevating joys of life, when he sees it turned into an instrument of torture. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Heroic monuments—dark and deep dungeons—magnificent palaces—pictures—flowers—instruments of torture—delicious operas—all crowded together into a few short days! The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 But this only shows the precautions to be taken before applying the instruments of torture to merely suspected men. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster I do not p. 102mean the well-known fireworks but the instrument of torture on which the saint died. Springtime and Other Essays The Boot, Boots or Bootikin was an instrument of torture formerly in use to extort confessions from suspected persons, or obtain evidence from unwilling witnesses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Hammer and axe, file and saw, all that once seemed to me instruments of torture for poor enslaved humanity, I have found the instruments of deliverance. On the Heights A Novel In the mysteries of Demeter or Bacchus, in the mysteries of a civilised people, the red-hot poker, or any other instrument of torture, would have been out of place. Custom and Myth New Edition The magistrates went with the instruments of torture to the prisoner, who seemed the least resolved. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Numberless chapels were dedicated to her, and in nearly all churches her statue was set up, the saint being represented with a wheel, her instrument of torture, and sometimes with a crown and a book. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" "You deserve to have them well rapped with a ruler," I told her, "but, as no such instrument of torture is at hand, I shall punish you otherwise." A Top-Floor Idyl It's always connected with defendants and plaintiffs and—affidavits—and other horrible instruments of torture. John Marsh's Millions If the cat purred as the instruments of torture were fitted on to it the boy would feel that he had serious cause for complaint. The Book of This and That Tamburini, being unable to make his basso heard, sang his music in falsetto, an accomplishment which so delighted the audience that they laid aside their instruments of torture, and applauded enthusiastically. Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday An instrument of torture left behind by the executioner? The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades Every stroke of the instrument of torture tore up the flesh in long dark ridges. A Daughter of the Union At sight of this instrument of torture, the persons waiting outside the gate of the guard-house, and amongst whom was Genevieve, cried in a triumphant voice: 'Here's the cross at last! here's the cross!' The Silver Cross or The Carpenter of Nazareth It was men who believed in Hell who invented the thumb-screw and the rack, and many of the most fiendish instruments of torture the world has known. The Book of This and That Don't you go home, Madam, and hasten to get off that instrument of torture, and luxuriate in the freedom you obtain thereby? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 People amuse themselves with their future instrument of torture as if it were a toy. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty "He asked me whether the instruments of torture were in good order!" A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 The sun is to him an instrument of torture, which he therefore studies to avoid, for his brain aches and feels as it were a trembling jelly. The Dog Bedlam with trumpets and other instruments of torture. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things The P. T. machine, rumor said, was actually an instrument of torture and death. A Thought For Tomorrow In these dreadful prisons, which are punishments, you may perceive, moreover, instruments of torture, wheels, iron collars, whips. Priests, Women, and Families I think exams are a relic of the barbarous ages, and they ought to be banished, with thumb-screws, and the rack, and all other instruments of torture. Loyal to the School Every time he produced a fresh instrument of torture, he asked the robber how the entertainment pleased him. Pretty Michal This shrub was formerly used by the natives as an instrument of torture in their witchcraft. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast The Federal Judges perverted the law to make it an instrument of torture against all such as love mankind. 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 The common domestic piano is rightly regarded by many people as being little better than an instrument of torture. Twentieth Century Inventions A Forecast The "brank" or "scold's bridle" was very probably used in former days for lunatics—an instrument of torture which has received much elucidation from my friend Dr. Brushfield, the late medical superintendent of Brookwood Asylum. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles Behind him marched eight apprentices, who brought with them a whole arsenal of instruments of torture. Pretty Michal She used it as an instrument of torture and vengeance in the public prints upon the characters of political demagogues, liquor interests, and the state treasury. The Co-Citizens And yet our ladies wear instruments of torture called corsets, altering the shape of their bodies, and positively driving the lower ribs into the lungs! The Mechanism of the Human Voice When she still did not move, two of them took her between them on their shoulders and arms, and began to move forward, the instrument of torture preceding her. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century He did not snarl; he did not even uncover his fangs, for the fiery instrument of torture was not there. Finn The Wolfhound This instrument of torture Mrs. Meagher installed in the little parlor, and at frequent intervals she sat herself down before it and indulged in a jamboree of musical noise. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The inhabitants of the imperfect world had closed in once again and the sharp instruments of torture they used were being thrust into the invisible bodies of the two humans. Astounding Stories, April, 1931 For those who are interested in instruments of torture, we will say that the stocks is one of the most innocent. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' In the vestibule of the court, to confront the prisoner on her first entrance, were the usual instruments of torture. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century There are also specimens of instruments of torture and many other curiosities on exhibition. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Around this hideous instrument of torture was raised a scaffold hung with black cloth, and strewed with saw-dust, for the convenience of the executioners, about three feet lower than the wheel which surmounted it. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 He could not find that pain was punishment here, or see how it could follow the soul after the soul had left behind it the fleshly instrument of torture. In a Little Town He sent me "his mark" of appreciation, but I may say he was the last man to use the instrument of torture suggested by his name. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 The executioners are also delineated, naked to the waist, with instruments of torture in their hands. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century “After supper, he orders me a narghilah, and winds for my entertainment that horrible instrument of torture.” The Book of Khalid Under the school are vaults containing instruments of torture. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors He had a collection made of kourbashes and other instruments of torture, and had them all destroyed in a bonfire. General Gordon A Christian Hero Gas was administered with a bicycle pump, and a shoehorn and buttonhook were employed in place of the ordinary instruments of torture; but Excalibur did not mind. Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman Man, who tended to human suffering and healed the sick, with the same hand lit the stakes and prepared the instruments of torture. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story The instrument of torture is stopped, therefore, and he is shown into a room where a mattress is spread for him on the floor. The Book of Khalid It is not only the loss of all, and a horrible lake of ever-burning fire, but there are horrible objects, filling every sense and every faculty; and there are horrible engines and instruments of torture. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors I have looked upon many of the instruments of torture that can still be seen in European museums and they were even more terrible than anything used in the late war. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Christopher, hot, angry and uncomfortable, wondered if Vespasian had insisted on the wearing of those instruments of torture, or if Cæsar really preferred it. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker But they mistook the thing: it was not liberty transformed; it was tyranny unbound, the very scourge of hell, and Satan's chief instrument of torture to a guilty world. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Nor were there wanting thumb-screws and other instruments of torture, often unsparingly exercised upon those who hid their treasure or retained secrets they were desired to betray. The Buccaneer A Tale Upon the wall hung a broad hoop of iron opening in the centre with a hinge—a dreadful instrument of torture called the Scavenger’s daughter. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls All the sweet and tender affections which intertwine themselves so inseparably with the thought of home had been turned into instruments of torture. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I A shudder, like that of the condemned on seeing the last terrible instrument of torture, passed through Fabian’s frame. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora On the contrary, he was the instrument of torture. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West The time will come when the cannon will be exhibited as an old instrument of torture, and wonder expressed how such a thing could have been used. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes The vaults of the Spanish Inquisition never contained a more horrible instrument of torture. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston A noisy, gleeful group of children play with their dolls and their dogs—dogs that are made to serve as beasts of burden and instruments of torture. The Vanishing Race An iron collar was afterwards added to his instruments of torture. The True Story Book A Peking cart may have other and better uses, but as an instrument of torture it is unrivalled. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia In the mean time they were sent to prison, and loaded with irons, to be kept in that condition until the instruments of torture could be prepared. Nero Makers of History Series It sounded to me like saying that an instrument of torture was being prepared by my dentist, that would finally cure me of loving my dog. What I Saw in America The way he has turned a prosaic hat-rack into an instrument of torture would alone mark Mr. Sambourne as a comic draughtsman of the highest type. Children's Books and Their Illustrators The old-time stone roller was an instrument of torture, and almost wholly unsuited for lawn work as suggested. Making a Lawn These failing, new instruments of torture were invented for their "conversion." The Huguenots in France What man is there, they said, who could see a loved one, for example a father, die upon a cross, and not feel ever after a deep hatred of this instrument of torture? The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church So far as old, effete, erroneous opinions and faiths are concerned, with the old instruments of torture belonging to the shadows of the dark ages, we should say, disturb not the dead. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 The moustache also forms a mask of solid ice, and becomes an instrument of torture, so much so that on the third day out on the Lena ours were mercilessly clipped. From Paris to New York by Land In the days of Rome's supremacy, there were instruments of torture to compel assent to her doctrines. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The old armoury is very curious, full of ancient weapons, the armour of Henry IV. of France, and of several Doges, Turkish spoils, and instruments of torture. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I He ordered that the scourge and the pricking instruments of torture should be brought. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Every innocent word, every look, every sign, had been as thongs in the instrument of torture. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 And all laughed loudly at their ruler's grim humour, while twenty slaves of the executioner rushed away in obedience to their master's command to bring in the instruments of torture. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason “It is impossible to get an idea of it,” murmured Daniel; “the piano is like an instrument of torture.” The Goose Man Tom Hayes is her favorite instrument of torture. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Certes, this was a fair specimen of Indian treatment to the horse, more particularly should his master be in possession of the white man's instruments of torture and control. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 With steady hand and practised eye he would raise the instrument of torture, nerve himself for a blow, and with fearful force the rawhide descended upon the quivering flesh. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House I have an intense recollection of that disused instrument of torture, and the malignancy, in proportion to the apparent mildness, with which its strokes were applied. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 He had all the whips and instruments of torture that Egyptian rulers had used piled up outside the Palace and burned. The Story of General Gordon The farmer held him by the collar, and the terrible instrument of torture was raised over his head. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. She was brought here because there was no room in her former prison for the instruments of torture, and the executioners' gear with which her courage was finally to be tested. The Story of Rouen Grates, bars, chains, and broken instruments of torture. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The instruments of torture waste no time in getting red-hot; and we anticipate the worst. Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 The most marked product of invention was instruments of torture. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The bastinado of the magistrate and the schoolmaster's instrument of torture are both bamboos. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics One cruel master invented an instrument of torture which he called a flapper. Customs and Fashions in Old New England There is one without the walls, in the French Concession, where all the instruments of torture, the devilish devices of heathen cruelty, are to be seen, a horrid spectacle. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy One room, larger than the others, was the rack-chamber, which contained the instrument of torture; and in the wall several iron rings still remain. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany He tugs unwaveringly up to the very last moment, but in the end he is beaten because his master, having at command stout sticks and other instruments of torture, is stronger than he is. General John Regan And with this threat he again plied the instrument of torture, more sharply than ever. Ran Away to Sea Not only were children whipped, but many ingenious instruments of torture were invented. Customs and Fashions in Old New England These were the instruments of torture devised to make him speak. Men of Affairs Having had this instrument of torture applied to himself on two occasions, he was well prepared to put it on in a proper fashion, although the prisoner begged abjectly to be spared the indignity. Messenger No. 48 He had made a cunning instrument of torture, on purpose to obtain money from any one he wished. The Story of the Greeks If Custance cared much for her children, they might prove a most effective instrument of torture. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time The professor, having his victim on the ground before him, takes up his instrument of torture. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas Dark forests and brushwood, drinking scenes, eating scenes, and sleeping scenes—robbers and friars, purses of gold and instruments of torture, an incarnate devil of a Jesuit, a handsome hero, and a lovely heroine. Olla Podrida Various patterns are in use, many of which are mere instruments of torture upon the backs of the poor brutes, lacerating them cruelly, and causing continued pain. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The instrument of torture was special; double twisted and knotted cords: 100 lashes were given, and repeated at short intervals. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Not otherwise the Spaniards under Bloody Alva were "supermen" in terms of rack, thumbscrew and instruments of torture. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon Can our religion find no other emblem than the cross,—the instrument of torture? The Chief End of Man Surely, because you hold it up for your own personal convenience is no reason why you should make it an instrument of torture to every one else. Molly Bawn On the right of the Prefect, upon a raised platform, were set the various instruments of torture and death, each attended by its half naked minister. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century The instrument of torture was a sort of knout or cat-o'-nine-tails, with bits of iron or bone attached to the ends of the thongs. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion The chafing of that instrument of torture had not only worn the skin off his shoulders, but had cut into the quivering flesh, so that blood constantly dropped in small quantities from it. Black Ivory The instrument of torture was brought and affixed to the farmer’s right leg; the wedge was inserted, and a blow of the mallet given. Hunted and Harried As the pain increased the blood rushed again to his face, but an extra squeeze of the instrument of torture sent it rushing back with a deadly chill to his heart. Erling the Bold The black messengers of death hastened at the word from their dark recesses, loaded with those new instruments of torture, and stood around the miserable man. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century This instrument of torture is his nose, which is quite as long as his body, and sharper than the finest needle. Away in the Wilderness Surely it is not an evidence of laziness my endeavouring to render these instruments of torture less tormenting? The Young Fur Traders Jock Bruce’s little device had been successful, the instrument of torture was broken! Hunted and Harried At the sight of this new instrument of torture, "Luke's iron crown," the monk wrote and subscribed the abhorred confession. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 She took my hand, and, turning her head, pushed it gently away from her, as some blind instrument of torture. Vesty of the Basins The Dominican fathers have carefully laid aside the iron post, with its ring and chain, and perhaps, with them, the most valuable of the instruments of torture, which were removed from the Inquisition building. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited If an officer failed to give him information, he was executed or placed in the shoe, an instrument of torture not unlike the stocks. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Then Carlos stepped across the dungeon and, chuckling all the while, thrust several of the steel instruments of torture in among the glowing charcoal of the brazier. Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru "Sweep 'em out!" exclaimed Jack, whirling his instrument of torture around his head, and sending at least two of the intruders reeling. The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain This is the wall which the Czar with all his minions could not shake, the priests with their instruments of torture could not pierce, the mob with their firebrands could not destroy. The Promised Land The instruments of torture were all carefully removed from the place of torture, and the room bore no marks of the shocking scenes which had here so often transpired. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited To kiss the scavenger’s daughter, to suffer punishment by this instrument of torture, to be beheaded by a guillotine or some similar instrument. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Before him stood the washstand with its cold marble basin, the soap trays, washrags, toothbrushes, and other instruments of torture. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life The crowd looked breathlessly on as "these diabolical instruments of torture" were placed upon the table before the magistrates. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem I fear not your fire; nor shall I throw off your instruments of torture. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The cradle, with its three rockers and six sharp points and a big old fashioned rocking chair with four more pointed rockers, made the baby's room a storage place for ancient instruments of torture. Watch Yourself Go By Virgin saves a monk from drowning, and from two evil spirits, with instruments of torture, one who had lived an immoral life. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See His perplexed parents sent him to another school, the teacher of which used more vigorous measures to cure him of his propensity, applying to his back an instrument of torture called "the taws." Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money In the meantime the negroes prepared the instruments of torture and of death. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity At last, terrible fires were made, and iron hooks, racks, and other instruments of torture displayed before her, with threats of immediate execution. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The wife returned with the instrument of torture, a bow of bamboo wound with rattan to strengthen it. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) Uneasiness was felt on board the ship, in consequence of a report being spread among the prisoners that thumbkins and other instruments of torture were to be used to them as implements of punishment. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales The mate sat on the edge of the hatch and gazed lovingly at the new instrument of torture, as he beat time to the inspiring strains, with a belaying pin. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Trudging across some fine pastures, and jumping sundry ditches, we regain the main road and our car, and proceed on that instrument of torture back to Pallas. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The instruments of torture had been shown to him, and he had heard the cries of the condemned. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists One night, after we had entertained a party of visitors, whom I had made instruments of torture to my wife by their common-place eulogies of Frank's contributions, I ascended my perch in the conservatory. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The taws, likewise, is a far less cruel instrument of torture than the cane, which was then unknown in that region. Alec Forbes of Howglen The wicked Chow-sin was overthrown and put to death by means of those very instruments of torture he had used so often against his subjects. A Chinese Wonder Book Musical instruments of torture appear to be considered a necessary mark of competence in Western Ireland, just as a big watch-chain is in certain parts of England. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The Place du Musée is a quiet corner of the town, where a Gothic house with double gables contains a collection of old paintings, medals, instruments of torture, and some other curiosities. Bruges and West Flanders I could not sleep in peace in a room in which there was one of these instruments of torture, in the vicinity of which carelessness and reverie are impossible. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Even the Shorter Catechism was not the instrument of torture which it had been wont to be. Alec Forbes of Howglen It was a miserable post-station—'No water, no grass, nothing but dust and carts, and groans and howls, and small officials with their usual instruments of torture.' The Arian Controversy Miss King tells us that when, half a century later, the calaboose was demolished, secret dungeons containing instruments of torture were discovered. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' In wild delirium she called upon the name of Raymond; she exclaimed that I was keeping him from her, while the Turks with fearful instruments of torture were about to take his life. The Last Man The ignominious instrument of torture and death, the Cross, has now become the instrument of life and the source of salvation. The Excellence of the Rosary Conferences for Devotions in Honor of the Blessed Virgin He was sitting in a seat that looked like an old fashioned electric chair, or like one of those instruments of torture to which beauty-shop customers submit themselves. Little Fuzzy Her wretchedness had been a perpetually tightening instrument of torture, which had gradually absorbed all the other sensibilities of her nature into the sense of pain and the maddened craving for relief. Scenes of Clerical Life Sometimes two strings, leading to different beds, complete this instrument of torture. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital This privilege is in the hands of the Resident an instrument of torture, which it is his duty to apply every day to the Oude Durbar. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Ranged round the circular walls were placed the instruments of torture, and men skilled in their use were ready at hand. Joan of Arc But as the knout became more than ever active, we are left to infer that by a nice distinction in the Russian mind death under that instrument of torture was not considered "capital punishment." A Short History of Russia The lash is about fifteen feet in length, the handle eighteen inches; continual practice enables the Esquimaux to wield this instrument of torture with great dexterity. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. In an instant the spotted-faced man threw him on the floor, and drew forth that instrument of torture, the small cord. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Those were the days when the hickory switch in America, and the cane in England, were the chief instruments of torture. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell The strappado was an instrument of torture by which the victim's limbs were wrenched out of joint and broken. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Where were the whip and the cord, and other instruments of torture? Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is Ingenuity was called to the ignoble office of inventing new modes and new instruments of torture. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution Iron bars were used upon the prisoners so as to become instruments of torture. Elizabeth Fry Eskimo drivers are exceedingly expert in handling the long whip, and in the hands of a cruel driver it is an instrument of torture. The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell Many small fiddles, drums, and other instruments of torture. Charles Dickens and Music The cages, and the instruments of torture, are still preserved, probably as salutary examples to fanatics, or as interesting mementos of Münster's past history. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German It is a curious fact that the figure of the instrument of torture on which our Lord was put to death, occupied a prominent place among the symbols of the ancient heathen worship. The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution At the invasion of the Spanish Armada, Burleigh spread reports of the thumb-screws, and other instruments of torture, which the Spaniards had brought with them, and thus inflamed the hatred of the nation. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 If not rightly made, they are useless instruments of torture. Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria Long Fang crossed to Doctor Q. "The instrument of torture is here," he said. The Master Mystery My third holds humble office, a servant at your will, But an instrument of torture if 'tis not used with skill. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated Spears, battle-axes, pikes, helmets, targets, bows and arrows, and many instruments of torture, whose names I did not learn, grace the walls of this room. Three Years in Europe Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met The instruments of torture were ready; I was stripped, and the executioners put themselves to their work. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 They had been working for weeks to produce the instruments of torture which were then all ready. Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War But to Gwendolyn it was, by day, a white instrument of torture. The Poor Little Rich Girl As an instrument of torture the washcloth, in the hands of his sister Judy, was no ignoble rival of the cactus thorn. Judith of the Plains In her eyes it was only a new instrument of torture. Hetty Gray Nobody's Bairn They have found in the vaults some instruments of torture belonging to old Blackburn, the freebooter, the efficacy of which in an obstinate case I fear they might be inclined to try. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest If he's going to play that old instrument of torture, I shall howl, that's all! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 15, 1892 No sooner had she finished than Hell was suddenly transformed into a paradise of joy, and the instruments of torture into lotus-flowers. Myths and Legends of China In another number is the news of a plot for killing the queen, and a statement that instruments of torture were on board the vessels, to set up the Inquisition in London. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction "Fortify yourself with this," he said, handing it to her, "while I select the instruments of torture." The Keeper of the Door They had seen him watching for the boy with his instrument of torture in his hand, and their wrath had waxed hot. Grandmother Elsie The spectacle which was exhibited when the instruments of torture were withdrawn has been described, but I cannot write the description. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 The exceptions were my uncle, and three individuals—his creatures, and willing instruments of torture. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 Many of these instruments of torture still remain, silent witnesses of old-time ways. Vanishing England "I thought you would like to see the instruments of torture at work—the process of lamb-shearing in active operation," Williams explained as he shook hands and waved him into his private room. Unleavened Bread But the deadly stings in their tails were their most fatal instruments of torture, symbolizing the poison of their abominable and ruinous religion. Notes on the Apocalypse If I had been called upon at the time to name the medieval instruments of torture, the "fine comb" would have stood among those at the head of my list. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 THUMBIKINS, s. an instrument of torture applied as a screw to the thumbs to force the sufferer to confess or divulge a secret, etc. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. The benetier, large enough to immerse an infant, was fixed to a board, a fascinating, blackened old bracket, carved with the instruments of torture, the nails, the spear, the scourge, and thorns. White Shadows in the South Seas I suppose you know that a thumbscrew was an instrument of torture used in old times to force confessions from criminals. Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn The congregation coughed more persistently, and the lady with the fan began to ply her instrument of torture almost hysterically. The Dweller on the Threshold This vicious instrument of torture dates back to the time of Palioly, the notorious French robber and renegade, when it was very worthily called "the pear of anguish." With Links of Steel In the mysteries of Demeter or Bacchus, in the mysteries of a civilised people, the red-hot poker, or any other instrument of torture, would have been out of place. Custom and Myth Father would never allow a trumpet, drum, or any instrument of torture, except the piano, to be brought into the house. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 3, 1891 The less formidable instruments of torture nearer home were also being augmented. The Siege of Kimberley Such were the martyrs who defied death and all the instruments of torture. Sketches of the Covenanters The pale and ghastly people, toiling among vile exhalations, looked more like demons than human beings; the clanking wheels and engines, seen through the murky atmosphere, looked like instruments of torture in this pandemonium. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists This is the place to view the real instruments of torture used on the prisoners—-chains four yards long and balls of thirty-five pounds. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 85, January, 1875 But now it's terrible to look at them, as terrible as it is for a convict to look at instruments of torture. Savva and the Life of Man Two plays by Leonid Andreyev Jesus, in the meantime, had been cruelly scourged by the barbarous instruments of torture of the time. Mystic Christianity But the crutch is at best an instrument of torture. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 A sawing-trestle stood there like an instrument of torture, on which the saw with its grinding teeth divided the trees. Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty Fortunately the distance was short, the carromata being an instrument of torture happily overlooked by the Spanish Inquisition. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon Immediately, in accordance with the Greek usage, fire and the wheel were brought forth, together with all the other instruments of torture. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories The law stays the hand of the creditor, or rather withholds from him the instruments of torture which he formerly employed. In His Image I stand in great fear of this man, who is tall and bearded, for he brings with him instruments of torture and bottles containing, without doubt, poison. Us and the Bottleman It would jerk Mr. Potts high into the air and souse him down in an appalling manner, with one leg among Slugg's gouges and other instruments of torture, and with the other in the spittoon. Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot Wearing the instrument of torture at my side, and using the faculties God gave me to mutilate His image. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession From these reflections it is only too plain that the automobile —like that other inartistic instrument of torture, the grand piano —is not adapted to the drawing-room. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" These "sambenitos" were sacks of coarse yellow cloth with a large red cross on them, and figures of devils and instruments of torture among the flames of hell. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation They know that in the turning of a hand the whole cosmic engine to the remotest star may become an instrument of music or an instrument of torture. The Defendant Enormous capstans showed through the twilight their cogged and rusty wheels, their levers and ropes like forgotten instruments of torture. The Shadow of the Cathedral But for fifteen consecutive hours I remained in that instrument of torture; and not until the twelfth hour, about breakfast time the next morning, did an attendant so much as loosen a cord. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography Only fancy, signori, the number of imaginary fires, tongues, and other instruments of torture that would become necessary to carry on punishment under such a system! The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet He began to rap upon them with the holder of the public pen—rusty and with the points bent—an instrument of torture well fitted for a hand committed to despair! The Torrent Entre Naranjos This rusty iron contrivance is one of the few specimens of this mediaeval instrument of torture to be seen in this country, and it is certainly the nearest to London. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association The judge was distrusted as being too cultured and scrupulous, and a free hand was given to the petty officers of justice, ordering them to introduce afresh all the old instruments of torture. The Shadow of the Cathedral To me there is no instrument of torture like a pen. Balcony Stories The great Renaissance artists who mixed colours exquisitely mixed poisons equally exquisitely; the great Renaissance princes who designed instruments of music also designed instruments of torture. All Things Considered Sylvia soon came down, with needle, and thread, and cork; while I began to tremble and turn pale on perceiving the instruments of torture. A Grandmother's Recollections He dug out the instrument of torture and gave it to Templeton. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace We talk of instruments of torture; Englishmen take credit to themselves for having banished the use of them from their happy shore! Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are As an ancient mariner, he knows how to manipulate this instrument of torture, and here he is swinging out the andante from Norma with the most accordionesque expression. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent For Perris went to the hole behind the rock and presently returned carrying that flapping, creaking instrument of torture—a saddle. Alcatraz This made a dreadful instrument of torture, and, when in the hands of a cruel overseer, it was truly fearful. Twenty-Two Years a Slave, and Forty Years a Freeman Embracing a Correspondence of Several Years, While President of Wilberforce Colony, London, Canada West Some one else spoke of the frightful manner in which the knife had cut Merriwell, and then, despite his feeble struggles, Diamond was placed upon the instrument of torture. Frank Merriwell at Yale It was here, in the large room on the first floor, that the Inquisition held its awful court, and here were the instruments of torture with which it sought to enforce its will. A Surgeon in Belgium But why for their instrument of torture did they choose primroses? Angels & Ministers When they got near the church, they sat on the side of the road and, with many grimaces, tenderly packed their feet into those instruments of torture. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. The Devil's Dictionary When learning is only an excuse for imprisonment, it is an instrument of torture which becomes more painful the more progress is made. Treatise on Parents and Children My boots might be placed in any collection of instruments of torture. David Copperfield But the king said, "Cease this foolish babbling, and anon discover to me Barlaam: else shalt thou taste instruments of torture such as thou hast never tasted before." Barlaam and Ioasaph Then tax collectors followed with the public executioner, the noose and various ingenious instruments of torture to extract cash payments. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers One of these instruments of torture was bought, and a room fitted up as a parlor for the daughter’s use. Worldly Ways and Byways But in the blood-red glare, with their black faces and yellow figures, they looked like devils carrying instruments of torture. The Wisdom of Father Brown He wore a suit bought for the occasion—a ready made "Prince Albert" coat too short in the sleeves, striped "blue" trousers, and new patent leather shoes—veritable instruments of torture. McTeague He had put them into awkward and constrained attitudes, of course; and they all looked as if they had the instrument of torture which photographers call a head-rest under their occiputs. The Rise of Silas Lapham By this means he loses control of the lower end of his stick, which thereby becomes an automatic instrument of torture, menacing your face and eyes in quite a savage way. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 06, May 7, 1870 As luck would have it, too, the instrument of torture resumed its répertoire well within hearing, and when "Partant pour le Moulin" was reached again, he clasped his head. A Chair on the Boulevard She suffered on the throne, as if it were an instrument of torture. The Court of the Empress Josephine A yoke is not an instrument of torture; it is an instrument of mercy. Pax Vobiscum It is curious that this instrument of torture and the story of St. Catherine’s heroism should be recorded on a signboard. English Villages Sir Humphry explained, and expressed himself so strongly, that he awakened dormant Royal feeling, and this instrument of torture was abolished. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 At the pinch his judgment had flown—he was become an instrument of torture; with whip and spur he was throwing away the race. Thoroughbreds Thus the glorious bit of country we passed through from Champagnole to Morez was entirely lost on me, simply because the diligence is not a public conveyance, but an instrument of torture. Holidays in Eastern France She was too good a musician not to be able to make the instrument an instrument of torture if she chose, and now she did choose. The Heavenly Twins Words are instruments of torture, or the pattering confetti of a carnival, not by themselves but by the mind that sends them forth. The Woman with the Fan Indoors, in still and muggy weather, when one is jammed in a throng for an hour or two, a toga becomes an instrument of torture. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Enough that the work was done within the time, with the legions in perfect good humor, and giving jesting names to the new instruments of torture as Caesar invented them. Caesar: a Sketch I am willing to trade the instrument of torture with which they could pull the nails from my fingers for anything which the ingenuity of orthodoxy can invent. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest Let us look at these changes-constituting it, on the one hand, an instrument of torture; and, on the other, a foundation of all our gladness. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke In this instrument of torture were spent the hours from 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., memories of that ride being blurred by the physical discomfort endured. Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia The instruments of torture at Chillon, barbaric and fearsome as they were, made me think of the still worse murderous instruments being used in the war between France and Germany. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Wherever that Bible has been circulated, they have invented inquisitions and instruments of torture, and they commenced hating each other with all their hearts. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. In those days the witnesses were cross-examined with instruments of torture; the church was the arsenal of superstition; miracles, relics, angels, and devils were as common as lies. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest It is not difficult to see how that is an instrument of torture. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Every morning for three hours, and for three hours every evening, Jean-Christophe was set before the instrument of torture. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Thus worn, the corset becomes not only an instrument of torture but a source of danger both to the mother and to the child. The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy They still show you to-day the instruments of torture which they have carefully preserved—the caldron, the oven, the wooden horse, the chains, the dungeons, and even the rotten bones. The Companions of Jehu To recapture the bag and my clean linen I would have to take an instrument of torture known as a carromatta and drive across the Bridge of Spain. The Devil's Admiral Epaphroditus, it is said, once gratified his cruelty by twisting his slave's leg in some instrument of torture. Seekers after God It taught the healing power of pain: an instrument of torture is the symbol of Christianity. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, a Dialogue, Etc. The senior magistrate ordered the wheel and other instruments of torture to be brought forth. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction Then, taking Colin's shoe in his hand, he commenced to pound upon that instrument of torture, talking gaily the while. October Vagabonds Tom's selection of his first instrument of torture indicated subtlety. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch We entered most of the strong and gloomy cells, and saw the instrument of torture. Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel One of the worst instruments of torture I ever beheld was a pair of child's stays worn in 1760. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) Can you not understand the alarms of a person about to see the instrument of torture to which she is to be tied. The Miser His journeys were always on foot, although the old sore on his leg remained like an instrument of torture throughout his life, nothing being able to help him. Chimes of Mission Bells; an historical sketch of California and her missions The Sisters once accidentally saw this instrument of torture, and begged her to discontinue its use, but she smilingly told them, it caused her no more pain than a feather pillow should. Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois For the benefit of those who are not informed about these instruments of torture, we will say that the stocks are one of the most harmless. The Social Cancer From this awful world of horror the tunnel-shaped clouds were ascending, and I perceived that they were the principal instruments of torture in these gloomy abodes. Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe Straight-backed chairs are instruments of torture, and are more likely to make a girl crooked than to make her straight. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children She asked, before going to the office: "What sort of instrument of torture is the 'wringer,' please?" Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Surely it is not an evidence of laziness, my endeavouring to render these instruments of torture less tormenting? The Young Fur Traders An iron collar was afterward added to his instruments of torture. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism Wherever the Christian religion was successful the martyrs' fires burned, and the devilish instruments of torture were in use. God and my Neighbour When Congo finally was pushed upon the scales and weighed, he left the trembling instrument of torture with an air of disgust and disapproval that was quite as eloquent as words. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations In various parts of the room I saw machines, and instruments of torture, and on some of them persons were confined who seemed to be suffering the most excruciating agony. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Unfortunately for mankind, the female mosquito possesses a most elaborate instrument of torture. Four Months in a Sneak-Box But again they tightened their instruments of torture, and their victim began to struggle. The Ne'er-Do-Well The large collection of instruments of torture, which included a box studded with nails, filled Blandine with sympathetic horror. My Life — Volume 2 He may be hungry, weary, sleepy, run down by several successive nights disturbed by that instrument of torture, the night bell; but who ever thinks of this in the face of sudden sickness or accident? The Doctor's Dilemma: Preface on Doctors If he stands out, let them show him other instruments of torture, and threaten that he shall suffer them also. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal Many visions were before me that night, of the numerous little sufferers who are daily slung backwards and forwards in those pernicious instruments of torture called cradles. Four Months in a Sneak-Box That he has introduced into the prison an unlawful instrument of torture. It Is Never Too Late to Mend But there is a lamp ever burning in the heart: a guide to the source of Light, or an instrument of torture. Friends and Neighbors Another time he found me, I think, in an iron collar, which certainly was a dreadful instrument of torture in my opinion. Percy Bysshe Shelley Despairingly I plied that abominable instrument of torture, the national bucksaw of America. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales Even if she possessed instruments of torture for the soul more terrible than those invented in darker ages to rack the human body, was she not justified in using them all? The Witch of Prague So in the evening that instrument of torture was always mute. A Woman-Hater He exhibited this instrument of torture with every appearance of pride and pleasure. Jezebel's Daughter Little Mother: they have brought some instruments of torture. Great Catherine Her woman's ingenuity contrived new little tricks with the instrument of torture. Merton of the Movies And from me his eyes roamed on to the instrument of torture at the end of that long chamber. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro I sat down to my typewriter—a new instrument of torture to me—and coaxed its evil genius with conciliatory prayers. Now It Can Be Told Well, the beds want repaving; the vermin thinning; the instruments of torture want abolishing, instead of hiding for an hour or two when you happen to come: what do the patients gain by that? Hard Cash The megaphone man raised his instrument of torture; the inside of the great automobile began to thump and throb like the heart of a coffee drinker. The Four Million They were willing to use the Bill of Attainder as an instrument of torture for the purpose of wringing a full confession out of the prisoner. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 The pretty broidered shoe is no longer anything but an instrument of torture which eternally crushes the heart of the mother. Notre-Dame De Paris They looked like instruments of torture from the Middle Ages, and indeed were said to be indispensable against backsliding. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan A yoke is not an instrument of torture; it is An instrument of mercy. Addresses He stole the lands of the monks of Abingdon, but of what service were moats, and walls, and dungeons, and instruments of torture, against the powers that side with monks? Oxford We saw all the old instruments of torture; rusty iron cages where a man couldn't lie down or stand up, but had to sit bent over till he grew crooked. One of Ours We “crush its delicately fashioned feet into hideous leather instruments of torture.” The Angel and the Author, and others He regretted the good old days when every lordling had instruments of torture in his manor, and dungeons, and, best, of all cannon. Mauprat When Aline passed them carrying the instrument of torture wrapped in a napkin, she said:— "Madame's body is one great wound." The Village Rector These allusions to the usual instrument of torture in West-country schools made the old gentleman wince; especially when they were followed home by— "Who stole Admiral Grenville's brooms, because birch rods were dear?" Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth I, you see, have several,' and he pointed to various instruments of torture. Montezuma's Daughter I refuse to be a party to crushing their delicately fashioned feet into hideous leather instruments of torture. The Angel and the Author, and others A Tartar soldier bearing this terrible instrument of torture approached Marfa. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar If he revolted, she always had this instrument of torture at hand. The Mystery of Orcival Our grammar was not so philological, abstruse and arid as the instruments of torture employed at present. Essays in Little Sadly interesting was a collection of instruments of torture, which had the effect of making me better satisfied with our own times than I sometimes am. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 Here and there cargo cranes looking like instruments of torture for ships swing cruel hooks at the end of long chains. The Mirror of the Sea |
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