| 单词 | martinet |
| 例句 | As a general, Lot seems to have been a martinet and something of a coward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Quiet One was replaced with a man who was a vicious martinet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t think this is too strictly enforced except when the place is run by an obsessive martinet like Amadeus von Linden. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z No martinet in the system could have put as much spit-and-polish into a surface as those robots had. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Though not dominated by martinets like my teacher, early mathematics education is generally poor. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A more delineated account of the martinet Richard before his tumble would make a more complete portrait. A solid, wrenching ‘Richard II’ at Seattle Shakespeare Co. 2014-01-16T21:34:58Z As are the old-fashioned words — like “martinet,” “popinjay” and “annealed” — that Galloway sprinkles through the text, the way Leigh strewed the beloved posies from her various country estates. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier’s Turbulent Relationship, Retold With Compassion 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z One of his musicians described him as a martinet, constantly correcting both orchestra members and his arrangers. Cyril Ornadel 2011-07-14T17:32:44Z To avenge himself on his martinet father, George burns down the Battle Creek Sanitarium. The Road to Wellville: a Kellogg's biopic with snap, crackle and crock 2010-07-29T16:49:00Z He has just the right mix of youth and obsession to stand up to Simmons’s musical martinet. Review: Whiplash Moves to the Beat of a Driven Drummer 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z His martinet father upbraids every family member present. Review: In ‘Rendezvous in July,’ Young Parisians Are on the Move 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z My husband is a sleep martinet, well up on the research regarding sleep and children’s health and also deeply protective of our evenings. Motherlode Blog: Do You Cheat Your Kids Out of Summer Sleep? 2013-06-26T14:24:10Z In her first autobiography, Davis described ruling her Girl Scout troupe like a martinet: “I had to be the best. Nothing ever satisfied me.” ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 5: Taking the Stage 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z This first chapter is like a western in which a charismatic martinet gains the reluctant admiration of his troops by restoring their self-respect and courageously leading them in battle against hostile natives. The Eagle ? review 2011-03-27T00:05:20Z But Laws isn’t just a martinet, or the avatar of a brutal institution. ‘The Inspection’ Review: Boot Camp, a Love Story 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The tantrum-throwing Japanese general who leads the final crackdown is a grotesque caricature of a military martinet. Movie Review: ?Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,? by Wei Te-Sheng 2012-04-26T23:32:16Z On the home front, Jaime is a macho martinet who subjects his son to a series of cruel and capricious humiliations, hoping to make a man out of him. ‘The Dance of Reality,’ Jodorowsky’s Comeback Film 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z He remembered his father, not altogether unfondly, as a martinet who taught him “how to be exacting and uncompromising,” as he put it, and how to work with his hands. The Ascension of Peter Zumthor 2011-03-13T05:00:20Z Among them was the cultural critic Camille Paglia, a pint-size martinet in a black military-style jacket who strode purposefully through the crowds with a scowl on her face and a reporter in tow. Camille Paglia Scowls at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-09-27T22:19:53Z Van Zweden, in turn, was a martinet specialist in the standards who seemed appealing as an about-face from Gilbert, less electric in the core repertory. Will Gustavo Dudamel Be New York’s New Bernstein? 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Earlier this year Pitt was brilliant as the martinet father in Terrence Malick's — a man who was as desperate to be a good parent as he was incapable of pulling it off. Moneyball at Toronto: Brad Pitt Hits a Solid Triple 2011-09-10T14:05:00Z His patriarch is a prickly martinet who so intimidates his family of overachievers that they all lie to him rather than upset his notion of family. Meet the ‘Peeples’ in formulaic, funny comedy 2013-05-09T22:25:13Z The guy's a martinet, a regular Captain Bligh on board the boat. 'Cold Light of Day' can't stand up to much scrutiny 2012-09-07T19:21:04Z One of the last great podium martinets, Szell wielded absolute authority and executed it with severity—an approach that vanished once unions began asserting themselves in matters of how musicians should be treated. ‘George Szell: The Complete Columbia Album Collection’ Review: A Maestro’s Time in Cleveland Still Shines 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z But must the God that is in a building’s details be a martinet? Frank Gehry’s Digital Defiance 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Brad Pitt’s performance as a martinet dad in The Tree of Life deserved a nomination — and, we mulishly assert, an Oscar. 2012 Oscar Nominations: Who Will Win? 2012-01-24T16:24:15Z This reflective, regretful Elizabeth is less a martinet, and less a marionette, than the unswerving woman we met in Season 1. 'The Americans' Recap: Paige the Interrogator 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Elina Löwensohn plays the senior nurse and tour group leader, something of a martinet who disapproves of any impious or egotistical behaviour. Film review: Lourdes 2010-03-25T22:25:00Z That the legendary anti-interventionist Taft supported a vain martinet whose tirades included lobbying for nuclear war suggests he might have been less than a rock-solid man of principle. Making excuses for dictators is nothing new: "Mr. Republican" and the Nazis 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Purge school boards of the sort of bluenose martinet who thinks you should teach the Holocaust — the Holocaust! — without painful words and images. Let teachers teach 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z In high school, Mr. Sahl joined the ROTC, and by his own account became an expert marksman and “something of a martinet.” Mort Sahl, whose political comedy set the bar for future humorists, dies at 94 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Francis was a remarkable martinet, acting as the club’s traveling secretary and business manager. Rod Gilbert, Known as Mr. Ranger, Warmed New York to Ice Hockey 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Bedecked in a three-piece suit and gripping a baseball bat in his hands, he struck the stance of a martinet for a portrait that ran on the cover of Time magazine in 1988. Joe Clark, New Jersey principal who inspired ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at 83 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Roberts, a flinty, fastidious martinet with a hardscrabble background and a knack for making himself indispensable to powerful men, befriended Jones and took up the cause. Inside the Cultish Dreamworld of Augusta National 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Some are martinets; some allow players as much leeway as possible. Hostile players, irate fans and decisions that haunt you: who’d be a football ref? 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z This young British opera director is known for being a martinet, demanding millisecond precision in co-ordination between sight and sound. Netia Jones leads with light 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Real power is not the martinet ability to hit a player with a draconian suspension; real power is the political capital to gets deals done on things the owners have publicly said they want. Why Roger Goodell, not Tom Brady, is Deflategate’s real loser 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The irony being that most of the young Sanders martinets who vilify Hillary now will be live long enough to personally witness American democracy become unrecognizable and the very antithesis of the society Sanders' envisions. Bernie Sanders Makes a Campaign Mark. Now, Can He Make a Legacy? 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The dance company’s director, Paul, is a hateful martinet. Talking to Moira Walley-Beckett about the 'punishing, challenging' world of Flesh and Bone 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Like Wooden, Higbee became a martinet for detail, even teaching his players how to put on their uniforms. Eight-Man Football, The Biggest - And Only - Game in Town Not as dangerous as entrusting children to schools run by mindless martinets. From cupcakes to the police, fed up with government A martinet, he is immensely unpopular among Thais. In for the long haul 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Even the martinet of a teacher had to admit it was a triumph. Letters From Dad: Famous Fathers Write Love Notes to Their Daughters 2013-06-14T11:50:26Z Once he set foot upon the main deck--even the very moment he grasped the gangway hand-rope--Crouch took upon himself the character of a martinet. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Armstrong was doubtless too much of a martinet, and could carry through a campaign on paper much better than practically; still, the one he had proposed was feasible, and ought to have succeeded. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z He was an accomplished officer, but like his predecessors, too much of a martinet to effect any thing with irregular troops. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z He had borne up with difficulty under the public gaze; he gave way, martinet as he was, the moment he was alone. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z So many officers are martinets," the soldiers will say, "and at best it is a dog's life in the barracks. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z His father was a gentlemanly martinet; dull, sour, well-informed, and of great ambition as to externals. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z Various receptacles were labeled "For cinders," "Clean your nails here," and the general layout was a palpable satire on the strained relations with an expected visitor who was considered a martinet. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z The flags, who brandished their swords proudly, were martinets down to their very heels, keeping themselves as clean under the water as above, and harboring not a speck of mud on their bright green uniforms. Solomon 2012-02-29T03:00:26.127Z Truly, they wheeled and halted and marched and counter-marched most adroitly, carefully preserving distances and alignment; and I thought the major a martinet that he found nothing but fault with the officers and men. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z He gave his orders therefore--softly, but with martinet decision--and the party marched away, leaving Robert sitting on the platform. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z The Italian martinet, fawned over in some quarters for bringing the promise of order and discipline to a directionless rabble, failed to make his authority count. Harry Redknapp the logical choice as England seesaw tilts once again 2012-02-09T20:30:04Z A trophy-laden martinet used to putting millionaire players in their place. An England manager's essential quality: be different from the last one 2012-02-09T13:36:20Z Their father was a great martinet, and never permitted any encroachment on the regular lesson hours with their governess. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z I doubt, if martinets are more tenacious of their rank, in the army, than mourners, at a funeral. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He was a stickler for discipline, but not in the slightest degree a martinet. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z Cobham, then, founded the family, and, so long as he133 lived, directed their operations, with too much perhaps of the spirit of a martinet. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z "I did, for one of the most cold-blooded martinets that ever trod a quarter-deck." Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Cruladoff told me and said he could scarcely believe his own eyes and ears when you and that old martinet were chumming together like a couple of young subs. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z A martinet at the head of the Army Engineering corps can stifle and render useless to the country the most brilliant engineering genius if it blossoms forth with any new theory or original suggestion. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z When afterwards Wilde was taken before the martinet, he very naturally told him that he himself was the principal offender. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z It was the lot of this flute-playing, women-loathing martinet to soldier through life at a time when two queens who hated him occupied important thrones. Catherine the Great Rides to Glory in Bio: Manuela Hoelterhoff 2011-12-01T02:19:01Z Mackay is away, and the other man's a cast-iron martinet, while I have just got my stripes and a hint of something better. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z But Erasmus was not on the side of the martinets. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z He was not so much a bigot as a martinet. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z In the true spirit of a martinet, he wished to see Admiral Byng executed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z It was marked by that scrupulous observance of the prerogative of rank and age which characterised the costume of the olden time,—smacking no little of the flavour of the official martinet. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Different stages of culture and a hundred other circumstances will modify these, and nobody but a pedant or religious martinet will care about uniformity. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z He had no longer the mesmeric martinet who had tamed an unruly audience at sight; the last of Mr. Jingle's snap had long been in abeyance. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z It was by playing the martinet in ecclesiastical affairs that he was brought into mortal collision with the nation. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z I hardly knew whether to feel hurt or flattered at being perpetually 'Mr.' to this natural martinet, my junior it is true by decades, but a leader I was already proud to follow and obey. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z His artist's eye finds motives readily at hand; sometimes in the room of the embroiderer, absorbed in her needlework; sometimes in the juvenile schoolroom, where the martinet overawes his frolicsome pupils. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z There are plenty of pedants and martinets in religion as well as on the parade ground. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z But while a martinet in matters of drill and discipline, he was a father to his soldiers so long as they fought well and maintained order. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z There is nowhere to hide with this Dutch martinet. Daniel Levy's game of transfer brinkmanship risks Spurs going south 2011-08-27T21:55:03Z Ganguly focused his ire on the opposition while Hussain in martinet mode could rarely resist kicking the turf when something went wrong. How Sourav Ganguly and Nasser Hussain revitalised India and England 2011-07-19T22:01:00Z He was a creature of routine, a martinet; and since his retirement to Swanton had been a passionate golf-player and nothing else. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Hunt was a martinet in his office, and difficult of access at all times. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z By nature buoyant, he found himself growing morose; by reputation the best-tempered of directors, he heard himself snapping at his subordinates like the veriest martinet of them all. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z He believed in the protocol to the letter; he was a martinet of a Dean. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z He was an overbearing, hot-tempered martinet, and was hated accordingly. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z His old military habits, however, still adhered to him, and though gentle in his manner of enforcing it, he was something of a martinet in maintaining the discipline of his household and the convent. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z The gouty martinets of the regular army saw here nothing but barbarism. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The Major was said to be something of a martinet, while the Captain was an excellent judge of human nature, and had plenty of what the Philosopher Locke called "round-about common-sense." Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z The martinet MacArthur was not alone in imagining the U.S. subsumed in a red tide. The fight that just won't die 2011-04-10T15:01:00Z He was a born martinet, nor could he forget their wanton destruction of his beloved farm. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z My mother had nothing of the martinet about her. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z He was a strict disciplinarian and, indeed, he is represented as having been a martinet. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z He was a martinet, a technical expert in the science of gunnery, a stern and martial leader of men. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z He was a martinet in mathematics; whereas Nan found him a most lovable and delightful instructor in architectural drawing. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z I had no idea you were such a martinet. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z In truth, a provoking, unreasonable martinet narrowly escaped personal discomfiture. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Rather than in mastery of facts learned by rote and great numbers of accomplished martinets, its strength lies in the diversity and innovation that arise in an open, creative society. U.S. Schools Are Still Ahead—Way Ahead 2011-01-13T07:09:06Z He spoke shortly and sharply now, like a military martinet, she decided. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z There was an ominous silence and the martinet started down the aisle. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Dig deeper, though, and Strauss possesses the coveted knack of being a tough leader without being a martinet. In praise of? Andrew Strauss 2010-12-30T00:05:10Z Bobby Hargrew was very much down in the mouth, for she had gone up against Miss Carrington at several points and the martinet had been very severe with the irrepressible. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z Among other things, she knew now that her father had been a martinet. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z A martinet, but the idol of his men, Bigeard whipped them into shape by running them as much as 15 miles at a time. Gen. Marcel Bigeard, French Hero of 3 Wars, Dies at 94 2010-06-19T04:14:00Z You may have been born a fancy-spectacled Italian martinet, but in the end you will make a series of amusingly poor, luckless decisions that give your supporters a powerful sense of deja vu. World Cup 2010: Saturday was the night Fabio Capello became an England manager 2010-06-13T16:24:00Z This England team take their orders from the martinet with the folded arms, not a Bobby Moore or David Beckham or Terry. England captaincy at World Cup caps Steven Gerrard's week 2010-06-04T19:17:00Z For more than Lawyer MacCullough noted the change that was gradually coming over the martinet teacher of Central High. The Girls of Central High on Track and Field The Champions of the School League 2010-12-27T03:00:15.633Z On Saturday, in Madrid, club football's most glittering prize is up for grabs when a martinet capable of accruing enemies even faster than silverware aims to mastermind a Champions League triumph at Internazionale's expense. No-nonsense Louis van Gaal aims to complete Bayern Munich revival 2010-05-15T23:06:00Z Older Cheltenham patrons remember when National Hunt trainers were martinets who would sooner vote for the Revolutionary Communist Party than open their yards up for media days. Kauto Star and Denman have more than bragging rights at stake | Paul Hayward 2010-03-19T07:45:00Z Quixada was austere in his manners, and a martinet in enforcing discipline. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies Mildred, it is a little embarrassing to have to speak of it, but please remember my husband is something of a martinet in matters of Red Cross discipline. The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory Behind the hard, outer shell of the martinet they had known beamed now a very warm and friendly personality. Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines Mrs. Franklin was a martinet where work was concerned. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life But he was a severe martinet, and rarely in full accord with the senior officers under his orders, the consequent friction often acting unfavourably on the conduct of the operations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It would seem that Sir Joseph’s mother was somewhat of a martinet. Springtime and Other Essays Arrogant, short-tempered, and a veritable martinet, he nevertheless possessed an unbending dignity and a certain crabbed courtliness of manner very suggestive of the snuff-box and ruffle period of a hundred years before. Life on the Stage But, personally, he was unpopular, overbearing in his manners, a martinet, and without any personal magnetism. The Greater Republic A History of the United States Captain Blake, strictest of martinets, would not be likely to overlook so grave an offence. The Head Girl at the Gables He was not a martinet, but a capable disciplinarian, and, what was better still, endowed with a feeling of great tolerance for the foibles of modern society. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The commanding officers would ordinarily have become raging martinets at such lax discipline and slovenliness, but the taint and contempt of treasonous gain was upon them also. For Every Man A Reason He was no martinet, but fostered the manhood of the generation entrusted to his government. Memoir of Jared Sparks, LL.D. Austrian troops enjoy so much of freedom on a march, that it is difficult often for the most exacting martinet to seize opportunities for the small tyrannies of discipline. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life But he united a high, imperious temper and a saturnine disposition with a martinet’s passion for the letter of military regulation and etiquette. Stone's River The Turning-Point of the Civil War "I know he is rather a martinet at home, but——" "But what?" Leonore Stubbs At this the frosty face of the old martinet thawed somewhat. Eyes Like the Sea The General’s only military asset was a martinet voice, and he made the most of it. The Silent Barrier Treats him ill! what! he that was such a martinet, such a disciplinarian on board! Olla Podrida But it will be a terrible day for me when that martinet of a conscience sits in judgment on my sins. Banked Fires "The poor old governor was a bit of a martinet," said Jim, after a pause. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons But it is not only Fat William, but all the Kings of Prussia who have been martinet Kings and recruiting sergeants. German Problems and Personalities But in the circle of the younger officers he let fall dark insinuations that he would be revenged for the "insult" which the hateful martinet G�ntz had inflicted on him. Jena or Sedan? My grandfather, as will appear from the following extracts, was much a martinet, and had a habit of expressing 51 himself on paper with an almost startling emphasis. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Thus the General, and Gwen told him he was a military martinet, and lacking in insight. When Ghost Meets Ghost I dare say you think your old father a terrible martinet, but it's all for your good, you know. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons This spirit received its name from an officer who commanded a battalion of fishermen conscripts, and who from his intense severity and general reputation as a martinet obtained a bad reputation among the seafaring population. Legends & Romances of Brittany “Come,” said the Prince, “you are no such martinet in duty.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Smallness of stature, disappointment in his ambition for preferment, and a natural narrowness of soul, had turned Colonel Landcraft into a military martinet of the most pronounced character. The Rustler of Wind River Married," Max responded, "married to a regular martinet who, whilst treating her in the same austere manner he treated his soldiers—he was colonel of a line regiment—was jealous to the verge of insanity. Byways of Ghost-Land Its comradeship brought classes together so closely that the easy relationship between officers and men in the 1st line Territorial unit of 1914-1915 was the despair of the more crusted Regular martinet. With Manchesters in the East Bragg was noted as a martinet and a great stickler for military forms. Raiding with Morgan If he had been a martinet, it would have been worse for us all. The Dominant Strain In discipline he was something of a martinet. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War The greatest military martinet of all time, Von Roon, had the men up at three and four in the morning drilling them as human beings were never drilled before. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck The classroom was rather quieter than the one he had left, Mr. Rowlands being somewhat of a martinet. Soldiers of the Queen He was a Mexican veteran, a thorough soldier as well as a martinet, and he had never learned to recognize any organizations outside of the regular service. Rodney The Partisan Perhaps—as the satraps and martinets assert—thereby the organisation of the army is thrown on a false track. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Commander Jamison always had the reputation of being something of a martinet. Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 "Mr. Asgill," he said—and there was something of the martinet in his tone—"I will trouble you to give me a word apart." The Wild Geese She glanced up half apologetically as the village martinet entered. Treasure Valley The cat was a martinet in her way, and she demanded all the privileges of her sex. A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs One of his generals—a martinet of the first class—told me that McClellan waits for the organization of the regulars, to have them for the defence of the guns. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 I flatter myself I’m pretty good at reading faces, and I can see at a glance he’s a martinet. The Madcap of the School But it must be admitted that since the war there has been a great improvement in this respect, and there will probably be more as the martinets of the old school die off. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid ‘We must treat brutes like brutes,’ says the prime martinet of the story: ‘keep ’em down, sir; make ’em feel what they are. Australian Writers He had the air of a martinet and the expression of a schoolmaster who set his pupil a task. Hurricane Island These narrow-minded West Point martinets will become the ruin of McClellan. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 No martinet of an architect has been here, to drill the old stone houses into regimental regularity. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot As such Alfieri, who was essentially a routinist, respected and approved of marriage; and anything different would have struck his martinet, rule and compass, mind, as ridiculous and contemptible. The Countess of Albany "I know you think me an editorial martinet." The Dop Doctor If he had ideas on democracy, as reports of him had declared, he had also beyond question the temper of the martinet. Hurricane Island His fall will be the triumph of the pro-slavery party, headed by the New York Herald, and supported by military old fogies, by martinets, and by double and triple political and intellectual know-nothings. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 I felt somewhat surprised, for a stricter martinet than Mr. Huntingdon did not breathe; but I glanced down at the small innocent face at my side, and cordially approved of his departure from ordinary rules. Mugby Junction "Suppose, now, he had turned out to be some cross-grained martinet… the type is not unknown in the regular forces." Merry-Garden and Other Stories A grand old warrior, and something of a martinet. The Dop Doctor “The Colonel is a bit of a martinet and imagines that the army lost one of its brightest officers when he was retired.” The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life So Fremont, and other bungling martinets, assert that nobody has the right to criticise the actions of his commander. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 But then the same perfection was observable in his uniform and accoutrements, and the most exacting martinet would have sought in vain to find a fault in aught that pertained to his military duties. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France To finish this apparent reformation, a commission was obtained for him in an infantry regiment under a martinet colonel, and a moderate allowance provided for his support. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. This officer on the "Trent" was somewhat of a martinet, and his protests at this violation of the rights of a neutral vessel were very vigorous. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 He is getting to be more of a martinet than ever and would keep us drilling from morning till night if he had his way. The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life Strategians, martinets, lost the battles, or rather the campaigns, of Austerlitz, of Jena, etc. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Lem Hunt must be as great a martinet as he is talker. Dorothy on a Ranch The former was under the strictest rule of a martinet of the regular army. History of Company E of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Infantry The tyranny of military martinets was child’s play to this. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan "I can see that you're going to be one of these here martinets you read about," said Tim with a sigh. Left Guard Gilbert Such is the case with the true, confiding people in the country; but here, contractors, martinets, and intriguers are the blowers of that worship. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 The Mercury," Sylvia Jackson asked: "What do you think of the martinet now? Grey Town An Australian Story In her bosom, what remained of the softness of womanhood was struggling with the hardness of the religious martinet, and with the wilfulness of the domestic tyrant. Linda Tressel The ball had its political significance which the military martinet who commanded the post understood. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan I know exactly what you mean about your father: he is no martinet in society, even with his son. The Bertrams The fighting in the West and some small successes here are obtained by rough levies; and those imbecile, regular martinets surrounding McClellan still nurse his distrust in the volunteers. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Small lines through the bolt-ropes of the courses, above a foot in length, and spliced at either end into themselves, making a small eye into which the martinets are hitched. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Evidently General von Berthold was considerable of a bully and tyrant when in his cups, even as he may have been a severe martinet when on duty. Air Service Boys Flying for Victory or, Bombing the Last German Stronghold And the decision showed them to be dog men, not martinets—men who can overlook a grievous fault in the face of a magnificent accomplishment and a future full of promise. Frank of Freedom Hill He had the reputation of being somewhat of a martinet, and was not altogether popular with his men. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls Another time, the bullying martinet was forced to jump into the muskeg, where he sank to the waist, in order to avoid a mass of ballast sent down before its descent was looked for. Prescott of Saskatchewan The martinet drill-sergeant whose severities the docile German may bear, would never be tolerated among us. At Plattsburg "I don't want to sound like a martinet," Purcell told them. A World Called Crimson His men were drilled and disciplined until they were automatons, for Braddock was a martinet. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. At such times he was a martinet of a soldier. Blackbeard: Buccaneer This may have been due partly to early training, but still more, I think, in his case, was an outcome and evidence of personal character; for, though kindly and just, he was essentially a martinet. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life But he was less of a martinet than his predecessor. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography “What an old martinet he must have been!” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Jervis may have been a martinet, but it was he, more than any other officer, who instilled into the British navy the spirit of war. A History of Sea Power He even now was strongly inclined to urge the old martinet to desist, as he saw shot after shot strike the hull of his vessel. The Three Commanders In my earlier days there was no public sentiment of the somewhat martinet kind; such as would compel all alike to wear an overcoat because the captain felt cold. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life So, brethren, here is the sufficient guide, not because it cumbers us with a mass of wretched little prescriptions such as a martinet might give, about all sorts of details of conduct. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John There was old Dr. Sturdy of St. Michael's, a great martinet in his time. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert Her husband had been a bluff and straightforward man of action, full of hard commonsense, and the sterling virtues that so often belong to the martinet. The Green Carnation Neither a martinet himself nor in any way tolerant of routine, ignorant in fact of many hateful details, among others of obedience, he yet rose far above tradition or practice in his conception of strategy. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) They always say he's more of a martinet at home than ever he was in the Army. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life Moreover this application of the name is unknown in French, which has, however, a word martinet meaning a kind of cat-o'-nine-tails. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) On the contrary, his spare, wiry figure was full of vigour, his glance was as keen and his speech as imperative as that of the veriest martinet. A Venetian June By these, he was said to256 be arrogant, blunt in manners, opinionated, and also a military martinet with terribly unvolunteer ideas relating to the rigid discipline required for success in war. Ahead of the Army There was never any thing of the martinet about the Duke. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Punishment has too often been connected with prejudice against Volunteers in the Army of the Potomac, controlled as it has been too much by martinets. Red-Tape and Pigeon-Hole Generals As Seen From the Ranks During a Campaign in the Army of the Potomac In English martinet means the leech-line of a sail, hence, possibly, rope's end, and Wycherley applies the term to a brutal sea-captain. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) "I make a condition," the Colonel exclaimed abruptly, in his voice of martinet. A Venetian June It was, therefore, less to be wondered at that they on their part entertained an almost absurd respect for their martinet commander. Ahead of the Army And since he’s the toughest old martinet this side of the Pleiades, the ‘Black’ part just comes naturally. Unwise Child Vizcarra, though a dandy himself, was no martinet with his men. The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico "There was another city of you bug-eyed beasts there," said the small martinet. Sodom and Gomorrah, Texas “I don’t like it a bit,” continued Wheatley; “the less so since it is rumoured that old ‘Rough and Ready’ is to be recalled, and we’re to be commanded by that book martinet Scott. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Captain * * *, who had been described as a Tartar and martinet, received me with much affability, and seemed charmed when I told him that I conversed fluently not only in French but in English. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver You may depend upon it the old gentleman is a strict martinet, and rules his household with a rod of iron. Doctor Luttrell's First Patient In praising that officer's administrative talent, he observed that he belonged to the martinet school, and that his estimate of human nature depressed it below its worth. The History of Tasmania , Volume II They regarded him as a bloodthirsty martinet, and listened too credulously to all silly stories of his weakness and severity that were current, in the army and out. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death The skipper was a Cornishman, Trevize by name, and a martinet on discipline—an entirely new experience to a crew of North Sea fishermen. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell He was a perfect martinet; a prim, precise, black-stock’d, military, Miss Nancy. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver No officer in the service understood better than he the difference between the discipline of a martinet and the discipline of a prudent and sagacious commander. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 I breakfasted at the usual time, for Hinge in household matters was a perfect martinet, and all my home affairs were as punctual as a clock. In Direst Peril The colonel was something of a martinet, but he was justice incarnate. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography He was a good deal of a martinet, but he was justice incarnate. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile Borax is the pink of politeness, though a bit of a martinet after an ancient and punctilious model. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators Mr. Dawson, therefore, had served many years as a soldier, and was a bit of a martinet, not only in military but all other affairs. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes How could he have done such a thing—he the martinet of business caution? The Tyranny of Weakness He is lying on the rug, on his fat stomach, and is becoming quite a martinet. April's Lady A Novel Well, I dare say you will be a martinet, or rather that you are one now, as you command a schooner. Percival Keene “Enough of this, sir,” said the martinet: “now stand up, and let us see what you can do with a ship.” Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer Major Kearsley, a veteran of the War of 1812, was something of a martinet and prided himself upon his learning; so he usually gave the students a very hard time. The University of Michigan Our fore-fathers had more consideration for the legs and feet of soldiers than the martinets of our times. The Three Lieutenants Mr Ross, although the best of masters, was almost a martinet in his affairs, both in the home circle and among those in his employ. Three Boys in the Wild North Land With her nicely pointed long pencil, Sissy, a martinet for technic, assumed all the airs of her own professor and prepared to explain the obvious. The Madigans The martinet, Frederick William I, laid down strict rules for his son's training, for he longed to be followed by a lad of military tastes. Heroes of Modern Europe “The old port-admiral may be a martinet, as they say, in the dockyard,” I said; “but he’s a kinder chap than you are, father.” Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy “What think you, gentlemen,” exclaimed the old martinet, “does this young man’s story strike you as being truthful?” Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Men like a touch of insurgency in a commander who has come up among the martinets. The Masques of Ottawa The author is an adorer of the selfish old martinet. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 I stood by stiff as any martinet while she made soft speeches to the captain in her adorable baby-English, and the captain responded in his most gallant fashion. The Rose of Old St. Louis A martinet in his diocese, a serf in his home. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 When he turned and strode before Ruth again he was the typical haughty martinet who demanded of the rank and file the goose-step and "right face salute" of the German army. Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier "It's all the fault of that cocky little martinet," declared a third. Lords of the North The new Viceroy was a soldier and a martinet, and his authority had been defied. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The troops and the citizens had frequent disputes, for the colonists were unused to military arrogance, and refused to be ordered about by martinets in uniform. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country But in spite of its association with such a martinet, and in spite of her ghostly experiences in it, Letty loved the house, and was never tired of singing its praises. Scottish Ghost Stories Donaldson, who is the least bit of a martinet in his own family, gave some very intelligible hints to us the next morning, at breakfast, on the value of early hours. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest She knew that the fine ladies among whom, from the first, she had determined to place herself, were moral martinets with respect to any one not born among themselves. Tancred Or, The New Crusade He was a martinet as to discipline, and Charles, who had become accustomed to doing a good deal of thinking for himself, came into frequent clashes with him. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers They should devote themselves to training the rhinoceros, these martinets; the human spirit is not for their mauling. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles Because he was not of noble birth, though he had received title of nobility, he was subject to insults at the hands of any petty martinet who came out as officer on the Russian vessels. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward Each man walked as if on parade, and the eye of the strictest martinet could not have detected a speck of dust on their equipment, or an ill-adjusted strap or buckle. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War I wish," said he, "you could accompany me to see actual service; you would then feel a just contempt for military martinets and parade exercise. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Their commanding officer at this moment was not only an aristocrat but a martinet, and he completely failed to keep his regiment in hand. The French Revolution A Short History Although one of the most industrious workers at the observatory, there was nothing of the martinet about him. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Apart from all political considerations, the supremacy of this nation in Europe will be a social calamity, unless France, like vanquished Greece, introduces the amenities of society among these pedants, squires, and martinets. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris But Boyton knows where each belongs, and insists on its being kept there, his early sailor training making him a martinet of order. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The Germanic idea is deeply interwoven with the traditional Empire and with the martinet methods of the Prussian monarchy. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought Schelling made a feeble attempt at a joke at which the officers laughed loudly, for the general was a martinet and had to be humoured. The Man Who Rocked the Earth In a case like this an excuse of “urgent private affairs” that would suffice for the most rigid martinet that ever tyrannized over a district or a division sounds absurdly trivial and insincere. Sword and Gown A Novel Those who were in the power of some form martinet had a terrible time this term. The Loom of Youth He was a firm disciplinarian; was somewhat of a clerical martinet; but his people liked him, and were cheerfully obedient; and he descended to the grave full of abundant honour. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men How fallaciously it may be construed could often be seen in the tendency among powerful martinets to "drive a coach and four" through the law and procedure which regulate trials by Court Martial. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 He is a great martinet in the field, and works at it as though it were for his bread. Phineas Redux He looked more like a petty officer of dragoons than a minister of the Christian religion,—one of those exacting small military martinets accustomed to brow-beating and bullying every subordinate without reason or justice. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Both kinds of organized religious life have their difficulties: the one, the martinet superior and the routine subject; the other, the capricious subject and the lax superior. Life of Father Hecker He was a General, a strict old martinet, and she was his favourite daughter. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma The Commandant was a martinet of the worst type. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Though not a martinet, which was foreign to every fibre of his nature, he was a stickler for rigid discipline. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 And Miss Blink the mild is changed for Lady Baldock the martinet. Phineas Finn The Irish Member He was a martinet on one question, and that was cleanliness, and its kindred virtue, orderliness. Life of Father Hecker They were seemingly one and all martinets who had passed the age of usefulness. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie I asked him to-night if he would loosen his martinet rein upon you, and permit you to make your début in society as my bridesmaid? Infelice The elaborateness of Nina's clothes filled the contessa with satisfaction, for she thought them barbarously inappropriate, and she knew that Giovanni was a martinet so far as "fitness" went. The Title Market In his hunting expeditions Mr. Hume had learnt his lesson from experience, and he accordingly was a martinet on the rules of health. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa The barrack rooms are spotlessly clean, and the order and neatness unsurpassed, which, together with the smart drilling and superb physique of the soldiers, would delight the heart of the severest martinet. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro The martinets command, often totally blind to the changing nature of the subjects as they pass from the submissive to the rebellious. Religious Education in the Family The first of them was Captain Bulger, an unfortunate martinet, though a man of good conscience and high ideals. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba He, the most punctilious of martinets, had been sadly neglecting his duties, and had used the invalid's plea until it was worn threadbare long ago. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters With a martinet like Frederick, the visit was sure to end in a quarrel, despite the admiration of the prince for the poet. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German Major Hamilton was a very religious man, of the self-sufficient, puritanical, and evangelical type, that issues from discipline; a martinet in his regiment, a domestic tyrant, without intending to be. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College He browbeat his officers, cuffed and kicked his men, in his best days a martinet, in his worst a madman. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India A fourth was put through a severe and valuable training by a martinet teacher, — and so on. The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste Pleasure, however, was not the only occupation of that then brilliant capital, at whose head was one so much devoted to duty, that in its fulfilment he acquired the reputation of a martinet. Young Lion of the Woods A Story of Early Colonial Days A ship’s captain isn’t a domestic martinet, as you are setting out to be. The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. I spent five months at sea, and seven on shore, and Captain Vincent being a martinet. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow Among these borderers there was discipline, but it was discipline of their own kind, not that of the military martinet. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad In long intervals of peace, the only prominent military characters are commonly such martinets; and hence the failures so generally experienced in the beginning of a war after such an interval. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official For the first month after she came to New York to work for him she had found Galbraith a martinet. The Real Adventure This code was published on his return to England, in 1838; but it was so kind and considerate to the natives, that the martinets in India defeated its adoption. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Sir Owen Lanyon, his successor, was an arrogant martinet of the stamp familiar in Canada before 1840, and painfully familiar in Ireland. The Framework of Home Rule The floorwalker who controlled Mantles was one of the smartest men in any department, somewhat of a martinet, but inclined to be reasonable with those who had any "gumption." Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Under the martinet the soldiers will never do more than what a due regard for their own reputation demands from them before the enemy, and will sometimes do less. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Yet he was a most strict disciplinarian, and enforced the rules like a martinet. From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield The assumption that the passenger-train would be held aroused all the railroad martinet's fury in the new superintendent. The Taming of Red Butte Western He was a gruff old fellow, just and honest; and once you entered his employ he was as much a martinet as any captain at sea. The Goose Girl She cannot be a martinet nor, in her presence, can the children become sycophants. The Reconstructed School The girls had heard the boys who attended Salsette Academy mention that martinet, Major Pater. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp There is, of course, not very much plot, in the martinet sense of that word: there never was in Richardson, despite his immense apparatus and elaboration. The English Novel He's not a bad old sort, old Ban isn't, though he's a bit of a martinet. The Street Called Straight They mistook him for Von Arnheim and evidently that German officer was a martinet who exacted a measure of discipline from the slovenly rebel soldiers. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border Forty years ago, however, she was great on the Church Catechism and a martinet as to the Sunday sermon. As We Are and As We May Be He was in citizen's dress, as was the major; but Tommy was sure the martinet knew him. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp "Better reduce him to the ranks at once," said Admiral FIELD, who is a terrible martinet. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 The picture which is presented of the Irish priest as a money-grabbing martinet, whom his flock regard with mingled sentiments of detestation and fear, is a caricature as libellous as it is grotesque. Ireland and the Home Rule Movement But, sir, you must perceive that in these discretionary situations there is no such dangerous man as the innocent executant, the martinet, the person of routine, the soldier stifled in his uniform. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 It was hard to believe that these armed martinets could play with their responsibilities in such a crisis. The Siege of Kimberley A taciturn martinet of a major hugged a telegrapher to whom he had never spoken a single unofficial word. The Last Shot She wound the old martinet round her finger, subdued her rampant Americanism in his society, and amused herself sowing the seeds of rebellion in the minds of "those poor Niebuhr girls." The White Morning Ivan the Terrible was a really thorough-paced martinet who preserved discipline by marvellously powerful methods. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour And whatever our martinets may say, there is nothing that gives such spirits to the soldier, as dressing according to the style of his own country. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 He was a large man, with the military bearing of the born and finished martinet, a long hard nose, and an irritated eye. The Conqueror "Very well, sir!" he said with a certain dignity which Fracasse, who was a good deal of a martinet, found very irritating. The Last Shot It was her policy to keep the martinet in a good humor, and after all—she had condemned herself not to think—what better destiny than to be a German woman of the higher aristocracy? The White Morning The men had been in service so long, understood their duties so well, that it was not considered a necessity to have a martinet for a commander. History of Kershaw's Brigade "Enough of this, Sir," said the martinet: "now stand up, and let us see what you can do with a ship." Frank Mildmay Or, The Naval Officer On the other hand, to treat it from the stand-point of the martinet and military pedant would have been almost equally fatal. The Rough Riders This officer, a rigid martinet, knew nothing of the sea, and not much more of geography. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland "Hello!" exclaimed that worthy, who was nothing if not a martinet, "who told you to be puttering about here?" The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps He was dilatory in keeping his army well supplied and in an effective condition, while in other respects he was a severe martinet, so that disturbances arose which ended in great loss. The Secret History of the Court of Justinian She, perceived too clearly the martinet in him and the rebel in Cicely. Missing He determined to be a martinet with the men in ranks under him. Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life "I hear you're turning martinet," said Cartwright, with a disagreeable smile. Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche The aunt, who was usually such a martinet, asked about her niece's weight gain as if it could be anything other than pregnancy. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America "I'm going to be a martinet for training, hereafter," Purcell declared earnestly. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron Edward Braddock was a veteran soldier, a skilled disciplinarian, and a rigid martinet. George Washington, Volume I The "martinet" is a person who is all his life violently busied in endeavouring to be a perfect gentleman, and who almost succeeds. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 541, April 7, 1832 Indeed, William seems never to be able to forget that he was for several years under the old martinet's direct command. The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe: William II, Germany; Francis Joseph, Austria-Hungary, Volume I. (of 2) Another martinet gravely informed the colonial authorities that, as a protection against Indian attacks "all the seigneuries should be palisaded." Crusaders of New France A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the Wilderness Chronicles of America, Volume 4 The city editor of a great New York daily was known in the newspaper world as a martinet and severe disciplinarian. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Mrs. Gillespie, the great-grandchild of Benjamin Franklin, was one of my earliest Philadelphia friends—a splendid type of the independent woman, a bit of the martinet, but immensely full of kindness and humor. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections But intuition told me that our home life would be a dreary thing with this martinet in the kitchen. Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon But the finely drawn characters of this play are by no means rigid martinets. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Some military martinets say that the soldiers of France think too much. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form There is abundant evidence that when he came to manhood he was reasonably considerate of his slaves, and yet he was a Master and ruled them in martinet fashion. George Washington: Farmer Goodenough came in then, rather a different man from the stern little martinet who had stood in the throat of the arcade. Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Alexander's successor, Nicholas I., had been known before his accession as a mere martinet, a good colonel for parade-days, wonderful in detecting soiled uniforms, terrible in administering petty punishments. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 Added to the punctilio of the martinet was the rigor of the moralist. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 Except for her Castilian fairness, she looked very like the martinet sitting on the other side of the table. Rezanov ‘Come,’ said the Prince, ‘you are no such martinet in duty.’ Prince Otto, a Romance Mr. Perkins, martinet though he was, would hardly, I think, have inflicted such a punishment on Cecily, who was a favourite of his, had he known the real nature of that luckless missive. The Golden Road "Rrricharrd!" it shrilled, stern and hard as the command of some paternal martinet. The Indian Lily and Other Stories "Now God bless him for a tender-hearted old martinet, eh, Bo'sun?" The Amateur Gentleman The Grand Duke was accompanied by three or four stiff and stately-looking personages, in whom the severity of the martinet seemed sunk in the servility of the aide-de-camp. Vivian Grey His discipline was severe but indiscriminating; it displayed the rigour of the erudite martinet, not the insight of the born commander. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate Like its adjacent rooms, the cabin was untenanted; the watch was the mate's, and Stryker a martinet. The Black Bag She was a martinet herself, and inclined to pay all due attention to the observances of religion; but they must be her own observances, or at least approved by her. The Coryston Family A Novel A martinet colonel would stand aghast—for save a regimental button here and there, he would find it hard to recognise the gaunt, hairy, sun-scorched squad for British soldiers. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places One suspected that the flowers had been drilled by a martinet of a gardener. Roden's Corner A moral martinet, a scribe, or a Pharisee, might have said "The nine were right, the tenth was wrong: he ought to have kept to the letter of the command." Miracles of Our Lord Our neighbours have, and honestly own to, two grand faults—an excessive bureaucracy and a military, or rather a martinet, discipline, which interferes with civil life and which governs too much. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I She had been most tenderly treated by them all, even by that pious martinet, Lord William. The Coryston Family A Novel Somewhat of a martinet, yet kindly withal and leading the hubbub in the kitchen with all the gusto of twenty years ago. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches I dare say she could use such words as "martinets," "mowhairs," "brigadiers," and other terms familiar to her class. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale He was impartial, frank, and perfectly sincere; knew how to keep discipline without being a martinet. Sketches from Concord and Appledore He had martinet written on every square foot of his figure. The Uninhabited House Gibson, the head steward, a fatherly sort of man, was a martinet in the matter of punctuality at meals. The Wheel O' Fortune It might be a military prejudice;—it might be too professional, martinet perhaps,—but still he owned he did love punctuality. Tales and Novels — Volume 10 Marble was a good deal of a ship's martinet in such matters, and he did not more than half like the familiarity and impudence of the procedure. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale As it is, failing in an effort to realize the dream of Napoleon I., he has at present writing subsided into a martinet. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 So there must have been tendencies to disorder, and much at which some of our modern ecclesiastical martinets would have been very much scandalised as 'unbecoming.' Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts In the mean time, Captain Borroughcliffe raised himself to an extremely erect posture, which he maintained with the inflexibility of a rigid martinet. The Pilot But her mind was active and, stern, self-opinionated martinet that she was, she could not altogether crush the regrets that swarmed up in this last reckoning up of her life's activity. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People It occurred to her sense of discretion that it might be well to avoid Captain Sweetsir in his new exaltation as a military martinet. All-Wool Morrison How the French Revolution men swept the Austrian martinets before them! Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes The previous day the weather had been cloudy and rather cool, and Maria, the martinet, had sternly vetoed Ann's modest suggestion that she was now sufficiently recovered to go outdoors again. The Vision of Desire He was incensed at the petty annoyances to which he was subjected by his jailer, a fat old German martinet. L.P.M. : the end of the Great War The student was something of a martinet; he now inquired formally if I had an "engagement." Autobiography of a Yogi You know Angela is much more under Philip's thumb than she is yours or mine or Viola's, and he's a martinet where she's concerned. The Wishing-Ring Man Ecclesiastical martinets, and men whose religion is mostly ceremony, are, of course, more 'moved with indignation' at any breach of ceremonial regulations than at holes made in graver laws. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII She was no more of a religion-monger than her distinguished father had been; but she was, like him, jealous of her authority, and a martinet for order and obedience at all costs. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 But it was not disproportioned to the offence, and it was not the cruelty of a martinet who avenged ceremonial lapses with penalties which should have been kept for moral offences. Expositions of Holy Scripture Awful martinet about duty, but he treats every one under him jolly well. Back to Billabong Washington, who was still weak and unwell, mounted his horse, and joined the staff of the general, who was scrutinizing every thing with the eye of a martinet. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Although a strict martinet in his official duties, and subject to a choleric temper, he was strenuous in his devotion to the advancement of Australia, among whose makers he must always occupy a proud position. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work But though a martinet as an abbot, personally he was humble and mild. A Wanderer in Florence Some say that he was a mere martinet, but he was exceedingly useful in drilling the American troops, working from morning till night, both patient and laborious. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders He issued orders like a martinet, and, almost before I could realise it, there were streaming buckets on the scene and a line of men and women formed between the building and the stable pump. Three John Silence Stories At Fort Cumberland, Washington had an opportunity of seeing a force encamped according to the plan approved of by the council of war; and military tactics, enforced with all the precision of a martinet. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 A handsome, stately, well-bred man, with a temper that made him a martinet to his own children, he received her with a politeness, and even a deference, that delighted and surprised her. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction On the subject of religion, captain Willoughby was a little of a martinet; understanding by liberty of conscience, the right of improving by the instruction of those ministers who belonged to the church of England. Wyandotte "It's well past that now, and my guardian's a very martinet in the matter of punctuality." The Middle Temple Murder He was a hard man, and the men of Spain, unlike the French, understand a martinet. The Velvet Glove Alexander's successor, Nicholas I, had been known before his accession as a mere martinet, a good colonel for parade days, wonderful in detecting soiled uniforms, terrible in administering petty punishments. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 Ringan, who had fought in many places up and down the world, was our general in these matters, and a rigid martinet we found him. Salute to Adventurers But, despite all this French-Canadian animus, he was not such an absolute martinet as some writers would have us think. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton However, in about ten minutes more, another carriage drove up, and out came the guard again and ranged themselves smartly, to please the eye of their martinet commander, when lo! they had again been deceived. Hawthorne and His Circle He was perhaps too much wedded to the routine of the service, and was looked upon by his subordinates as a martinet who had not patience enough with the inexperience of volunteer soldiers. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 But he answered her with quite a martinet air. Temporal Power "Advance and give the countersign," exclaimed the enraged soldier, who in martinet obedience to discipline, would challenge a drowning man before trying to save him. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 On the birthday of his sacred Majesty, Charles took Matilda to see his ship, the 48-gun frigate Immaculate, commanded by a well-known martinet. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Beverly thought him extremely silly and sentimental, much preferring him in the character of the harsh, implacable martinet. Beverly of Graustark Keats is again met, and Shelley calls on Mr. Baxter, who is not allowed by his son-in-law to say farewell to Mary Shelley: such a martinet may a Scotch schoolmaster be. Mrs. Shelley Warburton held for him a deep affection, martinet though he was, for he was singularly just and merciful. Man on the Box Our friend, Aylesbury," he added to me, as we walked away, "would appear to be a martinet as well as a walrus. Bat Wing Unpopular as William II. has made himself by his martinet methods—ridiculous, if you will—yet there is only one step from the ridiculous to the sublime. Without Prejudice "And you'll find out, too, what a martinet I am," she added. His Sombre Rivals But conscience whispered, "Now is your opportunity to speak the 'unvarnished truth,' whatever be the consequences"; and conscience with Hemstead was an imperative martinet. From Jest to Earnest He was, at best, but a martinet, who had learned something of military routine in the camps, but was as devoid of real ability as he was vain and rash. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time In cold gray dawn it would have needed a martinet to make a firing squad do execution on Muhammad Anim, even with his hands tied and his back against a wall. King of the Khyber Rifles He was a little astounded—rose, and then recovering himself, proceeded to reply with the air of a veteran martinet. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story To-day he is in India, still in the service, a martinet with a record for bravery on the field of battle that cannot be taken from him, no matter what else may befall. The Hollow of Her Hand Davis allows an old martinet to ruin the Confederate cause in the Pacific. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance His official speech is abrupt and final, the manner of a martinet covering a heart full of kindness and generous impulses. The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales Umph!" repeated Master George—who, as we have already noticed, was something of a martinet in domestic discipline—"what does umph mean? The Fortunes of Nigel No, no, he would stand forth in his true angelic shape, and show these martinets what form they had ignorantly taken for mere Michael Trevennack of the Victualing Department! Michael's Crag "You seem rather a martinet as regards my domestic affairs," Dominey observed. The Great Impersonation For over a year, there had been an officer stationed at the Academy who had been a source of discord among his fellow-officers, and a martinet with the midshipmen. Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home Jimmie could not help grinning as he realized how his record must sound to a military martinet. Jimmie Higgins Saluting with martinet precision before removing his helmet, he did not get a clear view of the Rajputni. Guns of the Gods When you learn what a martinet I can be you may repent, like many another who has obtained his wish. An Original Belle Though an officer of the regular army, he brings home to one the fact that the days of the military martinet have gone for ever. A Traveller in War-Time Merton, meanwhile, with something of the spirit of a martinet, was spurring him to his task. Driven Back to Eden If only it had not been necessary for him to go to a training-camp and submit himself to a military martinet! Jimmie Higgins Some martinets might find fault with you, but I should blame you had you not stopped for those few moments. The Guns of Shiloh A Story of the Great Western Campaign Considering my long friendship with you, and my great attachment to your father and mother, I do not think that the strictest martinet would tell you that you need hesitate in the matter. He Knew He Was Right The requisite discipline is kept up, but not in the martinet style. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 "It might have been in Jessie, if her General was not such a horrid old martinet as to hinder the development; but Essie is much nicer as she is." Magnum Bonum Naturally abhorring anything that would do violence to the structural part of his compositions, Chopin was a very martinet with his pupils if too much license of tempo was taken. Chopin : the Man and His Music The girl is a martinet in these things," thought he; "she can't forgive the least bit of impoliteness. Love Me Little, Love Me Long He was a martinet; he knew it; he gloried on the distinction. South Wind "Sorry to shorten your interview, Judge, but you know we have a martinet in yonder, a regular Turk, and he splits seconds into fractions." At the Mercy of Tiberius She was rather a martinet on the subject of dress, and had funny little old-fashioned notions of her own; but Elizabeth, who was ten years younger, was more up-to-date. Herb of Grace Von Bulow was too much of a martinet to reveal the poetic quality, though he appreciated Chopin on the intellectual side; his touch was not beautiful enough. Chopin : the Man and His Music To have gone down into the stalls and hit that oily martinet in the mouth would have been to lay himself open to a charge of cruelty to animals. Who Cares? a story of adolescence His feeling, obviously, was that the Superintendent of Police was a martinet, unfit to take large views of life. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography A ship's captain isn't a domestic martinet, as you are setting out to be. The Pursuit of the House-Boat Such judgment of range would have delighted the most martinet of inspectors at Okehampton. The Great Boer War To be sure, Stephens was an extreme instance of the martinet of constitutionalism. The Day of the Confederacy; a chronicle of the embattled South The high ball, the billiard ball, and the race track, and now the reputation of being a difficult old martinet. Jewel "I don't want to hurry any one," he said, "but my father is rather a martinet about luncheon." The Devil's Paw My dear girl, that stiff-necked martinet knows nothing of forgiveness for a military offence. The Snare In his form, oddly enough, he became a martinet. The Longest Journey If this be true, it is training selfish, snobbish martinets—not knightly soldiers, not Havelocks, Hardinges, and Kearneys—but the lowest type of disciplined and educated force and brutality—the Bluchers and Marlboroughs. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy The people about here call them martinets, because they begin to hatch about Martinmass. Travels through France and Italy To be sure, it involved his own fasting till the next meal-time came round—for the lady was quite a household martinet; but that was his own concern. David Elginbrod She had been a great martinet in the days of their mutual nursery. A Damsel in Distress But her martinet father immediately begins to question her, insisting on his "paternal rights." Anarchism and Other Essays It is enough to say, that, under so strict a martinet as the Baron, all things were conducted in due form. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since Then scold me as you like, you martinet! The Coming Conquest of England One had guessed him a martinet until his amiable opinions and easy-going personality were manifested. The Grey Room In his youth he had served for some time in the army, and was celebrated, even in an age when martinets had always a good chance of promotion, for his brutality to his subordinates. Russia At such moments there seemed nothing surprising in her having been the daughter of a martinet. Queen Victoria But his spotlessly neat attire would have survived inspection by the most lynx-eyed martinet in the Brigade of Guards. Dope "Indeed," smiled Harley, who perceived that the old lady was something of a martinet. Fire-Tongue But suddenly there appeared upon the scene a new Director—a military man, and a martinet as regarded his hostility to bribe-takers and anything which might be called irregular. Dead Souls They were also very keen on military organisation, and with a curious little martinet twist in their minds that boded ill for that side of public liberty. The New Machiavelli |
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