| 单词 | millstone |
| 例句 | Time was the great millstone, which ground us to dust like kerneled wheat. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The millet was reaped with stone knives, piled into haystacks, and threshed to obtain the seeds, which were then stored in skin bags or wooden dishes and finally ground with millstones. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You’d be free of this millstone around your neck and ahead four hundred bucks to boot.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She felt the weight of it like a millstone around her neck, dragging her down. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The villagers agreed, and so the miller who had listened to the Devil did not have his hands chopped off, but only stood one day in the rain with his millstone tied about his neck. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As I round the building I find an old millstone. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Paradoxically, a series of ‘improvements’, each of which was meant to make life easier, added up to a millstone around the necks of these farmers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Spassky’s defense of his title became, symbolically, a defense of the Soviet Union, and the Russian’s millstone was a heavy weight to bear. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In Mutiny on the Bounty, when people died at sea, they were wrapped in white sheets and thrown overboard with millstones around their necks so that the corpses wouldn’t float. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m tired of this town. Do you know what it’s like? To have his name? To wear that millstone around your neck? The stares and whispers? The weight of this blood?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Chariot wheels, water wheels, potter’s wheels, millstone wheels— one can’t imagine Europe or China without them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Estha wasn’t sure how they decided how many millstones to take with them before they set off on their voyage. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially in second-tier markets, he added, “stores might be a real millstone.” The Death Knell for the Bricks-and-Mortar Store? Not Yet 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The Oscars have become a millstone to host, and non-essential to watch. Parasite's best picture triumph could begin a new era for the Oscars 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z If a millstone can be said to teeter on the brink of anything. The Lady and the Revamp and Storyville: Kings of Pastry | TV Review 2010-03-19T06:45:00Z A 35-year-old radio producer in Toronto, who only recently came out as gay, describes pool parties as a “millstone” around his neck. Perspective | Pool parties are soul-crushing spectacles of half-naked strangers posing next to an artificial swamp 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Before Madchester became its millstone, Factory Records drank deep from this particular well. Jon Savage on song: Section 25 ? Looking from a Hilltop (Megamix) 2010-03-23T12:08:00Z Can it be a form of ballast rather than a millstone? Will I Ever Get Over This Grief? 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z He was sentenced to a life pushing the millstone. Love Calls, and So Does the Priesthood 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z “It was never a millstone,” Lewis, now 79, says of the tune he was forced to revisit at every gig for a half-century. In the year jazz went avant-garde, Ramsey Lewis went pop with a bang 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z "Is it a milestone or a millstone?" wondered Brock in the aftermath on Easter Monday. Hawkwind plus Easter equals ... Hawkeaster! 2013-04-02T15:20:32Z The most prominent were the wide undulating ruff or millstone lace collars that she helped popularize, but also wide butterfly collars spreading up behind her like a lizard’s frill. Lace, That Most Coveted Textile 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The agave is still ground by millstones operated by horses. Oaxaca, Mexico – vivid art, joyous festivals – and ant eggs fried in garlic 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z “Everyone was going to climb the cabbage stalk, scramble through the hole in the sky, and arrive in the land where millstones revolved all by themselves.” Books of The Times: ?Red Plenty,? by Francis Spufford, About Soviet Russia 2012-02-14T23:18:36Z An accompanying photograph shows Kästel in a white ballet tutu with the heavy millstone hanging from her neck. ‘Kingdom of Glass’ on view at Nordic Heritage Museum 2014-01-02T22:51:10Z Prisoners spent long, long hours walking on a stepped wheel which turned a millstone to grind flour. Rewind radio: London's Oldest Prison; Oblique Strategies – review 2013-06-15T17:00:03Z The circumstances of the two shows are different, of course, with Mr. Martin’s unfinished series of novels serving as both source and millstone for the “Game of Thrones” writers. In ‘Game of Thrones’ Finale, a Breakdown in Storytelling 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Hang cowardice as another millstone around his neck. Sparring with Mike Tyson 2012-08-09T04:48:00Z But those other songs were really a millstone around her neck. Amy and me 2012-06-25T19:00:04Z Benghazi became the millstone in Rice’s stellar career. Susan Rice has spent her career fighting off detractors: ‘I inadvertently intimidate some people, especially certain men’ 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z But the track has been neither a touchstone nor a millstone. Maren Morris, a Pop-Curious Hitmaker, Is Country, After All 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z A technology that was once a magical tool for communicating has somehow become a millstone round people's necks. Improve efficiency ? switch off your smartphone 2012-05-19T23:05:54Z The weight of these millstone flaws isn’t enough to drown “The Wanderer,” but it is enough to keep the production from streaming to the sky or piercing the heart. Jessica Lang’s ‘The Wanderer,’ a Premiere at BAM 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z He spent his days blindly turning the millstone. Love Calls, and So Does the Priesthood 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z “Views of Coercion” is a giant, translucent glass millstone with brass chains looped through it. ‘Kingdom of Glass’ on view at Nordic Heritage Museum 2014-01-02T22:51:10Z Yet property remains a millstone for growth and confidence and while the economy may have touched bottom, there are no signs of the sort of rapid rebound that would compel investment. Analysis: China's growth surprise is not tempting investors 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The play’s conceit feels like a millstone around its neck, a catchy hook that quickly begins to feel like an obligation. ‘Dream Hou$e’ asks: Would you cash in by selling your childhood home? 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z It should be remembered that the Republicans tried to turn public discontent with the Affordable Care Act into a millstone for Democrats by calling it “Obamacare.” Column: Bidenomics has been a boon for working class voters. Why don't they give him credit? 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z The millstone is inflation, which has tempered sharply from its peak last year but remains above the norm. Republicans’ Problem in Attacking Biden: They Helped Pass His Economic Bills 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Operating these mills required many long hours kneeling on the ground and bending over the millstones. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z And like Trump, Santos is a millstone around the GOP's collective neck. Fear, the GOP and Trump's Town Hall lies 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The developer’s Republican past and murky history on abortion rights became a millstone around his neck — especially after the Supreme Court moved forward with its decision just two weeks after the June primary. How Karen Bass prevailed against Rick Caruso's $100-million campaign 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z "That whole cohort of writers from a working class background get labelled with it and it becomes a bit of a millstone," said Prof Williams. Is Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner a film for our times? 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z As the anecdotes added up, I couldn’t help but think of another saying we have in Afghanistan: We are the flour between two millstones. ‘We Are the Flour Between Two Millstones’ 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Start-ups sputtered, and the stock options employees hoped would make them millionaires instead became millstones. Advice | My company stock options are worthless 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z This is one millstone McCarthy may yet remove from the body politic. Fear, the GOP and Trump's Town Hall lies 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z For President Biden, inflation has become a political millstone or “the bane of our existence,” as he described it on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show recently. Gas prices have plunged 10 percent since their June peak 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “Vladimir Lenin supposedly once said, ‘The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.’ Antietam National Battlefield seeks public input 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s a sad sign of the Republican Party’s distorted values that Pence’s best moment is a millstone around his neck. Opinion | Jan. 6 was Mike Pence’s proudest day. He should own it. 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z After a particular book challenge failed, one commenter included the phrase "pass the millstones," a biblical reference to execution by drowning. "Heartbreaking": Frightened librarians face “hostile” harassment trying to navigate new book bans 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Washington swing has been Hart’s touchstone, but never a millstone that kept him from mastering another approach. Billy Hart now has to acknowledge he really is a Jazz Master 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z The only outside purchases were salt, iron, and a few unusual objects such as millstones. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z At the entrance is a millstone Chinese workers in the city used to grind wheat. How Tacoma’s small Chinese community reckoned with the city’s anti-Chinese history 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Radtke quoted the second passage: “But anyone who is an obstacle to bring down one of these little ones would be better thrown into the sea with a great millstone around his neck.” After nearly 58 years, Pennsylvania police solve killing of 9-year-old girl 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z By the 1920s, it had become a millstone around the necks of workers — especially less-skilled workers — because of the power it gave employers to treat them as interchangeable warm bodies. Column: When a medical team quit, this hospital sued to force them to keep working 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Radiohead's first hit single, Creep became a millstone around their neck, aligning them with the US grunge scene and, initially, marking them out as one-hit wonders. Elvis Costello asks radio stations not to play Oliver's Army 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z On Thursday, Davis announced his retirement after 13 major league seasons, two home run titles, two strikeout titles, late-career injuries and that millstone of a contract, yet another misstep on the perpetually misguided Oriole Way. Chris Davis retires after 13 MLB seasons, two home run titles and one massive contract 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z "For the Democrats, Trump has been a godsend — and he's been a millstone around the necks of Virginia Republicans." Money talks: GOP millionaire Glenn Youngkin hides abortion views but funds extreme anti-choice pols 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z And after the publication of the novel, Child says Forsyth put "a huge millstone" on the shoulders of other thriller writers. Lee Child: Why Forsyth's Day Of The Jackal was a game-changer for thrillers 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z "There’s a Bible verse that says it’s better to hang a millstone around your head and jump into the ocean than to hurt one of these precious little ones," she shared. Josh Duggar's cousin Amy King breaks silence on his child pornography charges: 'It's so evil' 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z “Unless this problem is addressed,” he said, “this will be a millstone that will hold back India’s sustained growth.” Covid-19 Pushes India’s Middle Class Toward Poverty 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Archaeologists said it was one of only four known examples of Romano-British millstones decorated this way. A14 upgrade: 'Rare' Roman phallus carving found in Cambridgeshire 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z But without the millstone of a grounded single-aisle jet to hold it down, Airbus weathered the bleak aerospace business storm much better. Boeing production plummeted in 2020 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z While the pandemic is often viewed as a millstone on the president’s popularity, Republicans here say it’s given Trump an extra push. ‘We need you’: GOP hunts for new voters in Trump territory 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z A milestone is not a million miles from a millstone. England v Pakistan: third Test, day two – live! 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z In an interview, Mike McCoy, executive director of the Kern County Museum, said of the highway marker: “It’s a millstone.” Commentary: A fitting end to the last Confederate monument in Southern California 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Decorated querns and millstones of any date are extremely rare, with only four such Roman millstones discovered from around a total of 20,000 nationwide, said Steve Sherlock, Highways England's archaeology lead for the A14. A14 upgrade: 'Rare' Roman phallus carving found in Cambridgeshire 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z But over a gruelling 38-game season, it has more often proved a millstone. Jürgen Klopp blocks out the noise and shouts down cynics with immaculate title 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z And while those of you in deep-red states whose reelection ordinarily would be seen as a mere formality may not see the giant millstones you’ve hung around your necks as a real risk, think again. Opinion | It’s almost as if Trump is determined to destroy the Republican Party 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z “If the fortress falls, there is no one to rescue the person who is ground between the millstones of arbitrary authority.” In marathon hearing, Israel’s top court debates Netanyahu’s fate, legalities of his coalition 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z She is allowed a big scene near the end, which only underscores the fact that she has been employed to that point largely as a millstone. 'Hollywood' rewrites Tinseltown's racist, sexist, homophobic past. It's not convincing 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The millstone is the latest in a list of finds on the route of the upgrade to be made public by Highways England. A14 upgrade: 'Rare' Roman phallus carving found in Cambridgeshire 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Long a millstone on the Lebanese economy, shoddy telecommunications now complicate any notion of working remotely or video conferencing. Lonely joggers and fretful bakers: The coronavirus is hitting the Middle East hard 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z The millstone turned to parade balloons; and Mr. Reagan all but danced into the presidency. Opinion | Donald Trump Is a Hostage to 1979 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z It is true Trump will have to fight the next election with a millstone around his neck. Trump’s impeachment may be just another battle in the US's civil war 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z In September 2018, the museum finally managed to rid itself of this millstone by announcing that the Frick Collection would take over the former Whitney building. Opinion | How the Superrich Took Over the Museum World 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Two millstones serve as doorsteps to the house. Three houses, 156 acres and memories of Jackie 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z The rise of contemporary and then streetwear brands reshaped consumer wardrobes and shopping patterns, as elitism was trounced by accessibility, and brick-and-mortar emporia went from being magnetic landmarks to millstones weighing down the bottom line. Barneys Bidding Starts, and It’s a Bet on the Future of Shopping 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The Dodgers’ success will depend on their ability to keep their legs beneath them and their wits about them for a nine-inning referendum on their ability to manage baseball’s biggest millstone. Column: Dodgers are better than the Nationals, should win Game 5 despite intense pressure 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z April through October , stop by Peirce Mill to see a corn-milling demonstration, in all its loud, dusty, 2,400-pound millstones glory. In the heart of the city, Rock Creek Park offers places to picnic, play or just get away from it all 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z The dual millstone of a sluggish offense grinding along with a wobbly rotation has continued into June. Paul Goldschmidt’s struggles mirror those of the Cardinals 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z We propose that a millstone design be incorporated in the brick pavement in front of the wall, to honor the Quaker miller who donated the land for the Friends Burying Ground in 1807. Opinion | D.C. has a chance to repair the destruction of Quaker and African American cemeteries 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Words adorn the edge of the millstone, some of which, according to interim city manager Dennis Taylor, will be scripted in foreign and Native languages. City accepts donation to replace Confederate fountain 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z A muddy teddy bear lay on the road, across from old millstones strewn across the rubble. A Big New Airport Shows China’s Strengths (and Weaknesses) 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Abrams says in response that most Americans are weighed down with what she calls the “millstone” of debt, and that her own troubles help her better understand the struggles of ordinary people. Stacey Abrams, a Daughter of the South, Asks Georgia to Change 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Long a millstone around Democrats’ necks, the politics of the health-care law have shifted. For the first time in decades, the race for Congress is close in Eastern Washington 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z “But anyone who is the downfall of one of these little ones who have faith in me would be better drowned in the depths of the sea with a great millstone round his neck.” Opinion | What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Yet Trump is also the millstone who may sink Republicans this fall. Ohio's tight race shows Democrats are ready to do battle everywhere 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z She rose to No 1 in the world but seemed to regard her status as a millstone round her neck rather than a milestone. Angelique Kerber v Serena Williams: Wimbledon 2018 women's final – live! 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z The director’s successor continued his policies, and staffers heard him deride veteran teachers as “millstones” and “dead wood.” He Called Older Employees ‘Dead Wood.’ Two Sued for Age Discrimination. 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z The remainder of the items, buried in a similar fashion between 2200 B.C.E. and 2000 B.C.E., included more millstones, grinding stones, and animal bones, along with a handful of disembodied human bones. Rituals performed at this German ‘Stonehenge’ may link mysterious monument to its U.K. counterpart 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Which is to say, they can choose to be a millstone around the neck of the faithful — or the rock on which the church can be rebuilt. Opinion | What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Michael Avenatti: the attorney who has become a hero of the left by transforming what seemed a tawdry blip for Trump into a millstone around his presidency. 'A legitimate threat': Michael Avenatti on his quest to take down a president 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z There's none of that, "Oh, Red Red Wine's a millstone around my neck". UB40's Ali Campbell: 'We're still cool' 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Congressional leaders have left little doubt in private that they see Mr. Trump as a political millstone for many of the party’s candidates. Trump’s Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z It is a museum, monument and, in some ways, millstone around the city’s neck. 'Memphis died with Dr King' – shadow of civil rights leader haunts city 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Benjamin Disraeli, the great Tory prime minister of the late 19th century, once described the “forlorn Antilles”, or Caribbean, as millstones around the neck of Britain. When will Britain face up to its crimes against humanity? 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Some headstones are made of concrete or recycled materials such as a millstone or a masonry roof cornice. Volunteers create comprehensive map of Waco-area cemeteries 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z A year ahead of presidential elections scheduled for February, the Dapchi kidnapping seemed as if it might be a similar millstone for Mr Buhari. Most of Nigeria’s kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls are freed 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Where some see an anchor, others see a millstone. Francophone Africa’s CFA franc is under fire 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z “That said, the biggest challenge is managing Neiman’s debt load, which is a millstone around the neck of the company,” he added. Neiman Marcus names Ralph Lauren executive as CEO 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The biggest millstone around the neck of public education is the stupidity of most parents. New York City Will Close or Merge 14 Schools From Renewal Program 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Shame is a millstone, or would be if Trump were capable of it. Opinion | The end of shame 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z In the meantime, the tariffs will apply to all U.S. sales, like millstones hanging from the wings of the CSeries. Commerce backs Boeing in trade dispute with Bombardier. Tariffs more than triple the price of CSeries jet. 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z May’s claim to be “strong and stable” went from mantra to millstone. ‘We can provide a politics of hope, a politics for the people’ 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z “That said, the biggest challenge is managing Neiman’s debt load, which is a millstone around the neck of the company,” he added. Neiman Marcus names Ralph Lauren executive as CEO 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z He is charged with determining if the Dutchman, four league games into a three-year contract, is now a millstone. Chris Wood seals victory for Burnley to leave Crystal Palace pointless 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z That deal quickly became a millstone, as the city found itself without the funds to navigate a global economic downturn. DWP contract could spark costly demands from other city unions 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z May’s “strong and stable” mantra looks more and more like a millstone. How UK prime minister Theresa May fumbled her own election 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Becoming a great player began to feel not like a pursuit but rather a burden, a millstone growing heavier. Elena Delle Donne had to hate basketball before she could love it again 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z A hefty Indonesian millstone near the entry sets the scale. Meandering gardens and a flock of sheep are part of the charm at this Whidbey Island farm 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The rationale goes something like this: Rising property taxes have become the millstone around the necks of property owners - particularly seniors. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z People will always root for someone trying to shed a millstone. Same Old Sergio Writes a New Script 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The phrase “alternative facts” became a millstone around her neck. Kellyanne Conway’s White House gaffes: three strikes but not yet out 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z It is seen variously as both a talisman and a millstone, as national savior and greedy business behemoth. S. Koreans' ties with Samsung are lifelong, often conflicted 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Paths end in circles and more circles; sometimes millstones form the nodes of the various pathways. Meandering gardens and a flock of sheep are part of the charm at this Whidbey Island farm 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z She said the euro was “an obstacle, a millstone for people’s spending power and for employment”. Marine Le Pen criticises 'facade' of Cameron's EU referendum decision 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z For Taiwan, the “One China” policy is partly a millstone, precluding the island from a seat at the U.N. or from joining potentially lucrative free trade groupings. Trump Shouldn’t Play Games with China Over Taiwan 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Still, he thinks that if any team can prevent the merger from becoming “a millstone around the necks of shareholders,” it’s Alaska’s top-notch management. Alaska Air gets antitrust OK to complete $4B purchase of Virgin 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z Leverage, after all, can become a millstone if things start to go wrong. The Money Management Gospel of Yale’s Endowment Guru 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Lobbies, gerrymandering and divided government have become millstones around our neck. To Flip the House, How Big Would a Clinton Victory Margin Need to Be? 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The millstone always felt heaviest the moment before it was unloaded. Breaking Bad News to Patients 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Although some people will always want the status and other satisfactions of owning a car, what most people want is affordable mobility without having to purchase, tax, insure, park and fuel a four-wheeled millstone. How driverless cars could change our whole future | John Naughton 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z A house today for a young person would represent a millstone around one's neck if job loss were to occur. The Housing Market Is Finally Starting to Look Healthy 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The Republican surge also mirrors the evaporation of Clinton's double-digit lead over Trump in national polls, suggesting Democrats have struggled to tie the highly unpopular GOP presidential nominee to Republican Senate candidates like a millstone. Republicans Could Keep Control of Senate – in Spite of Donald Trump 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The scaling back of commercial activities may remove a second millstone around his reputation, although critics will say he has already made substantial sums from his businesses, including from some authoritarian regimes. Tony Blair to close commercial enterprises to focus on charity work 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Another political millstone could be a 2012 Defense Department inspector general's report that said Stavridis had failed to obtain prior authorization to use a government aircraft during an unofficial trip and submitted improper travel expenses. Clinton vetting retired U.S. Navy Admiral Stavridis for VP: source 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Slavery is the original sin of the Amercan national soul; will it be a millstone that drowns us as one people? Why ‘Transcending Race’ Is a Lie 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z This strategy was vindicated when the financial crisis struck, turning once lucrative investment-banking franchises into millstones. Diving into the mire 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z What could have been a millstone around the neck of her election campaign was converted into a badge of strength. 10 moments that have defined the US presidential election campaign 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z In Mr. Trump’s, immigrants are invaders, trade is theft and allies are millstones. Trump Is Obama Squared 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z You can bet Democrats will try to tie the Trump millstone around Portman’s neck. Ben Carson: Cuddle or dump? How down-ticket Republicans can handle a Trump nomination 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z “We’ve discussed that, and I’ve spoken with some people in the Springfield area who make flour using millstones, and there are a lot of little details to work out,” Russell said. Butte Creek Mill fire caused by electrical malfunction 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Lawrence also had the steel box dated 1879 that held the millstones. New historical marker tells Blue Mill history in Kearney 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Still, Iginla must simply want to get it done, no matter the opponent, before the milestone morphs into a millstone. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick is pursuing all-time record 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z With his knack for offending the very constituencies Republicans have struggled with in recent elections, women and minorities, Mr. Trump could be a millstone on his party if he won the nomination. Wary of Donald Trump, G.O.P. Leaders Are Caught in a Standoff 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z For Jeb Bush, however, it has become a millstone around the neck. Father's biography forces Jeb Bush campaign to grapple with family ghosts 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z I don’t know who invented the West Ham way phrase, but it’s a millstone around the club’s neck.” Sam Allardyce lays into West Ham’s ‘brainwashed’ supporters 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z To realise that our only truly free act in the wiggle-room afforded us between the millstones of determinism and chaos, is that with which we end it all. A Point of View: The joy of doing the same thing over and over again - BBC News 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z It feels a bit like a millstone because I’ve got other stuff to talk about. Salman Rushdie: ‘It might be the funniest of my novels’ 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Going in Joe was deemed an asset for Gore while Cheney was considered a millstone round the neck of the trailing Bush. Joe Lieberman’s new betrayal: The transparent cynicism in his Iran warmongering 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Entering through large glass front doors with George Tsutakawa’s first sculpture as the handle, every detail from the millstone floors to the paper covered bathroom walls bring a sensation of camaraderie and worldliness. Inside The Emerald City's Most Exclusive Restaurant: Canlis 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Mr Burnham says that a Labour government led by him would "lift the millstone of debt" from students and replace fees with a graduate tax. Labour's Andy Burnham pledges to scrap tuition fees - BBC News 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z You shall have a millstone cast around your neck, and you will be thrown into the sea.’ ” Louisiana’s Vengeful Justice System 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The vote by the all-Democratic council was a breakthrough for the county, whose mediocre schools are a millstone in its efforts to compete for employers and good jobs. A stutter step toward better schools 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z The milestone seemed to be a millstone for Rodriguez, who also struggled as he neared the 500th and 600th home runs of his long career. On a Stage for High Drama, Alex Rodriguez Belts No. 660 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z “Ron is a millstone around Rand’s neck, in the sense that he’s not helping him — or, at least, he’s not helping him be Rand,” Block said. Rand Paul’s daddy issues begin to emerge as the Kentucky senator preps for White House bid 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The deltas of the Yangzi and Pearl rivers made more fertile ground for entrepreneurs; the government-led heritage of the north-east became a millstone. Back in the cold 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z They added that even leniency “will not remove the millstone that Mr. Bonventre is doomed to carry around his neck to the grave.” Madoff workers in epic fraud face NY sentencing 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z His contract looked like a millstone rather than a totem of the Angels’ revival as they slogged through two disappointing seasons. Angels’ Albert Pujols Is Back in Form and Back in the Postseason 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It called the Kochs “an electoral millstone dragging down Republicans.” Democrats hope to make Koch money backfire on GOP 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z But because of a single sentence the paper turned out to be a millstone rather than an advertisement. Is CrossFit Dangerous? 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The brand itself became a bit of a millstone, and Zynga wasn’t able to win those players back with newer games. Peak Candy Crush? King's summer of 2014 could be Zynga's summer of 2012 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Cameron's pledge to set a threshold for turn-out in ballots before unions can strike is another of his knee-jerk commitments for his manifesto that may prove more of a millstone than an asset. David Cameron's war on strikers is a tactical blunder he may regret 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z But the benefit is turning into a financial millstone. Welfare cap 'could be breached' 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z What if all those nine-figure war chests are really millstones that will only weigh them down as newer, nimbler entrants swim circles around them? Why Uber And Airbnb Might Be In Big Trouble 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z The conventional wisdom is that Obamacare will be a millstone in the midterms, especially for red state Democrats, but conventional wisdom is often wrong. Blood on GOP’s hands: How many would be covered without its sabotage plan? 2014-04-02T15:31:00Z The millstone grinding grain into flour is a technological extension of our molar teeth. Opinion: Civilization’s Starter Kit 2014-03-29T19:44:29Z A child is decapitated by a wicked stepmother and eaten by his father, a brave soldier is buried alive with his dead sweetheart and a woman is crushed by a falling millstone. Grimm night of entertainment 2014-03-22T01:17:01Z Its anchor, however, proved a millstone around their necks... Secular stagnation: The solution that cannot be named 2013-11-17T22:06:58Z Now, they may be little more than millstones, hard-to-sell assets at a time of crushed margins and weak prices. Bunge may struggle to lure suitors for loss-making sugar mills 2013-10-25T04:25:14Z Murray, looking to shed the millstone of becoming the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the Wimbledon title, faces a similar threat. Djokovic and Murray face giant challenges 2013-07-05T03:30:49Z Now it was a millstone, mucking up a live campaign event. Trailside: For Thompson, the Perfect Spot Becomes a Problem 2013-06-25T02:49:18Z “Student debt has become the defining feature of their lives — the millstone around their necks that holds them back from a full financial future.” CFPB lays out options for easing repayment of private student loans 2013-05-09T01:03:00Z This millstone of debt that cannot be forgiven is having an enormous not-good impact on the lives of millions of people. How student loan servicers have a hold on your soul 2013-03-19T14:01:00Z But that idea got nowhere and sources said Bewkes and senior management had no emotional attachment to the titles and considered them a "millstone". Time Inc's historic brands hold out hope for rebirth as company crumbles 2013-03-09T15:25:07Z In the meantime the most innovative tag is a millstone, forcing its share price down despite its enviable economic success. Why Apple Is Not The World's Most Innovative Company 2013-03-01T15:30:58Z The promissory notes in Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide served as a millstone around the neck of the Irish taxpayer. Ireland secures deal to reduce Anglo Irish Bank debt repayments 2013-02-07T20:11:36Z Once $1 billion was a milestone, now it is also a millstone. Growing Numbers of Start-Ups Are Worth a Billion Dollars 2013-02-05T02:00:59Z He made modest progress on bringing more independence and rigour to the FA's main board and helped stabilise the organisation's finances, despite the millstone of Wembley. David Bernstein issue casts a shadow over FA's anniversary celebrations 2013-01-15T17:40:47Z But the one constant has been their determination to remember, without letting memory become a millstone. The Hard Road Back: A Soldier’s Family Mourning, but Moving Forward 2013-01-13T00:55:11Z As chief executive, from 1994, he began to see steel and mining as millstones, but he viewed tourism as a growing industry. Tourism: From satanic mills to sundecks 2012-12-13T16:07:43Z Like the wheel, social media is another invention that is starting to resemble more of a millstone than a breakthrough. The online highway code: three simple rules to solve the internet 2012-11-18T20:00:00Z Once a welcome source of energy that catapulted Republicans to control of the House in 2010, the Tea Party has become a millstone. Obama's Holding the Cards 2012-11-08T04:01:38Z While well received initially, it became a political millstone for Mr. Carter, who was accused of blaming the public for the country’s troubles. Romney Compares Obama Presidency to Carter’s 2012-09-29T03:03:47Z The spaghetti racket is his legacy and his millstone. The Chaotic Spectacle of the 1977 U.S. Open 2012-08-25T12:09:25Z The bailouts of banks and automakers are now widely regarded as crucial steps in arresting the , while the depressed housing market remains a millstone. Slow Response to Housing Crisis Now Weighs on Obama 2012-08-20T01:57:51Z Considering that Romney already scores badly in the typical poll question asking whether he can understand the problems of ordinary Americans, the tax issue has the potential to remain a political millstone around his neck. How Mitt Romney will pay heavily for his unreleased tax returns 2012-08-07T15:16:39Z Miraculously, he not only survived this ruthless ejection but somehow floated across the Celtic sea on a millstone, landing on the beach at Perranporth in either the 4th or 5th century. Free Cornwall! 2012-06-23T23:08:01Z Though I would gladly serve His Majesty in great and small matters, yet how can I when the lack of money hangeth like a millstone round my neck? A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Inequality remains another millstone. Calderón insists that the reason fewer Mexican migrant workers are heading over the U.S. border these days is that the Mexican middle class is expanding. Mexico Takes Deserved Bows (and Some Boos) at the World Economic Forum in Puerto Vallarta 2012-04-13T06:30:00Z Burnell had a burdock bush, la Vache a cow’s leg, and Lisle’s strange fancy was to perch a huge millstone on edge above his head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z He had heard him declare from the pulpit, with passionate vehemence, that good works were filthy rags, and that morality might be a millstone around the neck to sink the soul in deeper perdition. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z That is," with bitterness, "the splendid seat of Philip, fourteenth Lord Audley--and a millstone about his neck! The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z I can see as far into a millstone as the picker. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z A depression round the eye of a millstone. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z His father was the owner of a small quarry, and John Horrocks spent his early days in dressing and polishing millstones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Hard as flint, or the nether millstone--to his enemies! Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Cranly, the student, saw through the hole in his sceptical millstone. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z "I can't see through a millstone, but I can see through you." Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z Pompeii itself is built upon a lava ridge, which in the old days was quarried for millstones, thus giving rise to an important industry. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z But her huge national debt, and her immense annual expenditures, crush her laboring masses between the upper and nether millstones of remorseless taxation and hopeless poverty. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Miller Rose ground corn meal and flour with ancient millstones, and infinitely better were his grindings than "store meal." Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Trade is most active with France, whither are sent timber, millstones, cattle, leather, brandy and wine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z By signing with the Knicks, Earl Smith III is in position to recreate the narrative that has hung around his neck like a millstone since his days in New Orleans. Off the Dribble: J.R. Smith, an Unpredictable Talent, Still Has Upside 2012-02-19T01:29:53Z We’ve talked much about the millstone, but little about the wheat. At War Blog: Two Officers Counter Bleak Assessment of Afghan War 2012-02-13T18:12:27Z Along the channels among the shingle banks are rows of old millstones, and during much of the day a rinser stands in front of each up to his knees in water. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z Truly the Negro is between the upper and the nether millstones. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z The mineral resources include argentiferous lead, copper, iron and cobalt, with salt, lignite, limestone, millstone, gypsum, granite and slate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Both sets of millstones were at work, one making wheat-flour for the master's table, and the other grinding rye for a neighbour; and there was millet under the pounding-machine. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z Worse luck that that millstone still dangles gracefully from my neck!... The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The coloured spray rising from each millstone in the bright sunshine is very pretty. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The Spain at which he gibed and from which he would have cut himself away was yet a millstone about his neck. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z A sense of the violence done to her traditions hung like a millstone around her neck; and yet Patricia found herself peeping avidly through the hole to listen to the seductive voice of unconvention. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z The mill itself, with two pairs of millstones, was built beforehand on the lower bank. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z If mended at all, they are mended with a millstone or any chance slab of rock; but for the most part they are left unmended altogether. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z If only these wretched debts had not been hanging round his neck like a millstone—if he were a free man—he would go to him at once. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Fewer people are turfed out of their homes, but the millstone of debt weighs for longer. Free exchange: The hangover 2012-01-19T16:07:07Z The mind of man is a mill, and will grind chaff if nothing more substantial be supplied; and, peradventure, the upper will grind the nether millstone to destruction. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The boys advanced into the dusty place, which shook and trembled with the whirring vibrations of the two big millstones. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z On the millstone was inscribed the indictment: “Mr. Flexner is not the first man who has had the courage of his insensibilities.” The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z He was mistaken, and for years he still had the millstone round his neck. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z If you don't answer they write again, enclosing a stamped envelope, which hangs round your neck like a millstone for weeks. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Between the upper and nether millstones I was helpless; certain only of being crushed by them. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z "He who offends one of these little ones, who believe in me, better were it for him that an immense millstone were tied to his neck, and he were so sunk in the deep sea." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z I'd rather have you hate me lovingly, as you do now, than have you hate me loathingly, as you would if I became a millstone round your neck. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The people are between the upper and the nether millstone. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z What a millstone of a curse hath therefore fallen upon this bewitched and foolish folk, ah! The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z But I sometimes think that Lily's heart is like the nether millstone--so hard, you know. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z The millstone which turns incessantly, and accomplishes no course, betokens love of the world, which circulates in errors, and fixes no step in the way of God. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z Emery, salt, millstone and gypsum, which are found in considerable quantities, are worked by the government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z For years and years Mohammed lived with his neck in a noose of obstacles composed of human thorns and millstones. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z For the angel will take up that stone which is as great as a millstone. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Probably there was more than one there who would have liked to have ground Mr. Johns between the upper and the nether millstones. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z So the Bear and the Wolf poured some sand in their straw and their chaff and sure enough, when they turned their millstones again, they, too, got a rough rasping sound. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z For, what do you suppose the winds take for millstones in grinding down the mountains into dust? The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z To accept all this, as if it were his rightful due, was to hang a millstone round his neck which would drag him down to perdition. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z “I am the corn under the millstone: God and a robber devil strike me at the same time,” said Soetkin. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Then, standing on the flat millstone, she began to aim deadly poisoned darts at him through the hole. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z A workman, by grasping in his hand an upright iron bar placed in the upper millstone, moves it round. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z And with the help of the sun and Jack Frost it makes these fairy millstones for itself. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z Most of these mountains consist of limestone, capped in many cases by millstone grit, and of such summits some twenty-five or thirty rise to a height of 2,000 ft. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z In the mystery of my mountains they shall assail me; in the majesty of my forests, strike me down; with engine and derrick and millstone, bind me their slave. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Overwhelmed as we shall presently see him, a nature like hers would have been as a millstone about his neck, and he inevitably must have succumbed. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Then the crushed ore is thrown into the hopper of the upper millstone, and gradually falling through the opening, is ground to powder. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Well, anyhow, the rivers, besides running other people's mills, have mills of their own; and millstones. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z It is ascended far and away more frequently than any other Yorkshire hill, and consists mainly of limestone cliffs and slopes of shale, with a certain amount of millstone grit. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z Nay, it would be more like one with a wooden leg, and a millstone around his neck, offering to run against a trained racer. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The tombstone is unhewn millstone grit, covered with a limestone slab, whereon a heraldic shield was once traceable, supposed to indicate the ownership of the Whartons. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z The toothed drum which is at the upper end of the axle turns the drum which is made of rundles, and together with it the millstone. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z And—believe it or not—the earthworm actually makes his own millstones sometimes! The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z They are of millstone grit and well deserve a visit, for nowhere are the grotesque forms which that material delights to assume more remarkable. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z He gives the creaking sails a spin, The circling millstones faster flee, The shuddering timbers groan within, And down the shoot the meal runs free. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z It is often called a muller or millstone. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z The lower millstone is square, but has a round depression in which the round, upper millstone turns, and it has an outlet from which the powder falls into the first tub. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Another curious thing is how the river mills help themselves to new millstones when they need them. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The no-name project is a former parking lot at the eastern end of Queens Plaza in Long Island City that will soon become a sustainably designed, 1.5-acre oasis with wetlands, plantings, millstones and artist-designed benches. Green Blog: A Naming Contest for a Green Space in Queens 2011-10-13T20:12:07Z But I'll tell you something he said, Johnny: he said that his debt to you was a millstone round his neck. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z "Sing that song over again, my bonnie bird!" exclaimed both of them together when the Doo had finished, "and we will give thee this millstone." The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z To effect this, a large basin is first constructed of stone or timber and walled, into which is fitted a millstone made to turn like that of a mill. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Now, he suddenly felt old, all the buoyancy had gone out of his life, and he was left worn and weary, with a millstone of shattered illusions hung around his neck. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Excess federal spending is "generational theft" that "jeopardizes our children's futures," said Perry, calling for "sound fiscal policies that remove the millstone that will sink future generations." Perry slams Washington's spending "addiction" 2011-09-14T02:09:03Z But the thought of that life forfeited to his own egotism was a millstone about his neck, bowing him forever to the ground. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Close by the door, or rather the hole down which he had so unceremoniously tumbled, two little elderly women, in black aprons and white mutches, were busily engaged in grinding corn between two flat millstones. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z These mills, which crushed dry, were of the upper and lower millstone order, like the old-fashioned flour mills, and were turned by hand. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z On the other hand, ’tis a wise policy to refuse anything you may be offered for nothing, because a compliment bestowed is always like a millstone around a man’s neck. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z Yes, they of the truth will destroy churches, will tear down pictures, will make millstones of the statues to grind the bread of the people. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The Buffett investment does not remove that, let alone any of the bank’s other millstones. DealBook: Buffett Investment Could Erode Confidence in Wall St. 2011-08-31T19:53:16Z “If I lost I couldn’t pay, and I’m not taking on a debt to hang like a millstone round my neck for years.” The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z I can see as far through a millstone as the miller himself. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z In the long run over-confidence in running rough water is about as much of an asset as a millstone tied round the neck. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Their big jaws move like millstones, their long tufted tails switch monotonously like pendulums. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z With the advent of the dreadful Schleswig-Holstein question—the most complex in the whole diplomatic history of Europe—his position, crushed between the upper and the nether millstones, grew positively unbearable. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z She was quite light-colored, with large black eyes that looked as if a millstone would be no obstacle to her vision. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z Suppose you come to hate me, as some men do hate women that are tied for life to them, millstones around their necks!” The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z A young man makes of a position exactly what he chooses, either a millstone around his neck or a stepping-stone to larger success. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z Under the bowed apple-tree, clothed with moss, hard by, stood a millstone, grey and discoloured by the weather, thus rendered useless by the very corn it had so relentlessly annihilated. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z He is free, I am not his wife, he is not my husband; I am not his duty, a millstone around his neck; I am his avocation, his love? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Their DNA fathered tiki-taka back in the day with Arthur Rowe's push and run bringing their first league title and creating a millstone around numerous managers' necks. Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 2011-12 team guide 2011-08-07T23:05:50Z Tom Dowgate ended the argument by inquiring which of them had ever handled gold enough to judge its weight, and reminding them of the weight of a millstone when tugged up hill. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z In place of confidence and courage and high aspirations, you set out on your journey with the millstone of doubt and irresolution around your neck. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z Hard as his own nether millstone was the heart of Andrew Fisher. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z Yet he could see that our Colonies might become "millstones round the neck of the Empire" if we gave them too much of Downing Street, or maybe of Highbury. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Our national debt already hangs like a millstone round the poor man's neck, and our national church and general religious institutions cost us, upon accredited computation, about twenty millions annually. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z But you, Charles, if you did not harden your heart, even as the nether millstone, might even yet be saved among the remnant. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z In half an hour he came to a mill, with twelve millstones. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z Hard as his own nether millstone was the heart of Andrew Fisher: does time soften the gnarled stem of the oak? Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z It has been employed as a material for millstones. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z I was saying we had many heavy burdens to pay to capitalists and others, and that I thought it hung like a millstone round us. The History Of The Last Trial By Jury For Atheism In England A Fragment of Autobiography Submitted for the Perusal of Her Majesty's Attorney-General and the British Clergy 2011-07-22T02:00:15.747Z For such a discharge is a millstone round a young man's neck. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z The man who will go about disturbing people's religious peace, deserves to be drowned with a millstone about his neck! How the Bible was Invented A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society 2011-07-07T02:00:31.270Z What I have done will seem to you the worst of sins;—yet to me it was right—and yet it has hung like a millstone about my neck all these years.” A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z On the contrary, he feels that the Church which overlooks the poor babies should have a millstone hanged about its neck and be cast into the sea. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z The Hussites were thus to be crushed between the upper and the nether millstones. A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day 2011-06-22T02:00:21.157Z What a millstone about this woman's neck was her marriage vow! Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z If I do, I shall deserve to be tied to a millstone and drowned! How the Bible was Invented A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society 2011-07-07T02:00:31.270Z Meantime the lad had wedged up the upper millstone, and was feeling under it with his hands. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Think of the millstones some of us hang round our necks in the shape of debts, all on account of this temptation. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z A sullen, discontented wife is a millstone around any man's neck, and he may be thankful when the good Lord delivers him from her. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Nobody notices that things are as they should be; but if things are not as they should be, it were better for her that a millstone were hanged about her neck, &c.! A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z "It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones." Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Come here, come here,' he called out as soon as he saw the old hunks; 'and you shall feel what a wonderful millstone this is.' Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Erma looked at the letter fearfully, and turned her eyes, now full of tears, up to God, as if in reproach of the way he was allowing the millstones to grind her to powder. Overshadowed A Novel 2011-05-07T02:00:24.483Z Every time he tried to plan some new way to grow richer, his daily needs weighed like a millstone around his neck. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Then we looked at a very, very old millstone, which now stands on its edge at the corner of a cottage doing motionless duty as one end of a kennel. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Do not thrash with sculptured flails: nor put bas-reliefs on millstones. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z So the man went and felt the millstone with one hand. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z This system of accumulation in mortmain has hung for generations like a millstone around the necks of the Cuban people, and will, I am afraid, continue so to do. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z Here they sat back to back on a millstone and talked together. In the Year '13 A Tale of Mecklenburg Life 2011-04-14T02:00:53.733Z Believe me, my dear, you have tied a millstone about your neck that will take your utmost strength to bear. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Though millstones, and not rolls, were used, yet the wheat was not floured at one operation, as in typical low or flat grinding, but was reduced to flour in several successive operations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z An elevated island, too, rising above the “Old Red,” through successive strata of shales, mountain limestone, and millstone grit, to nearly a thousand feet higher than the general level of the surrounding terrain. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z "The mind was quickened, and the revolving thoughts ground against each other, as millstones grind when there is no corn between." Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The wild streams were tamed to the turning of millstones, as well as to plying the saws that were incessantly gnawing into the heart of the woods. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z The unfortunate man offered no resistance, but the agony depicted on his face might have melted the heart of a millstone. Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z In millstone milling the yield of flour probably averaged 75 to 80%, but a certain proportion of this was little more than offal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z A millstone that he has hung about his neck," Prince Helmy says, feelingly,--"a burden that will weigh him down to the earth. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z At the time, Mr. Bloomberg cast aside the warnings of consultants and executives who told him that the magazine was a financial millstone that would cost the company, at best, $25 million a year. After Business and Politics, Mayor Tests Opinion 2011-03-01T04:28:01Z I would put them between the millstones or under the water-wheel! Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Even more, Lind communicates the feeling that labor is something of a millstone around liberals' necks. Maybe it's a relic, but the union model is essential 2011-02-25T13:01:00Z The ancestor of the millstone was apparently a rounded stone about the size of a man’s fist, with which grain or nuts were pounded and crushed into a rude meal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The faith and integrity of the whole Church were about to pass through the fierce flames of affliction; between the upper and nether millstones of official tyranny and mob violence. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z When partly dried they are packed in salt and rice-bran and subjected to pressure in bamboo-hooped wooden tubs, commonly by laying old millstones on them. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z Flower's drive and diligence may be among his greatest assets but they could be his millstone as well. England must ensure Andy Flower does not wilt as commitments take toll 2011-01-27T07:00:04Z “Oh, yes; only yesterday father told about Ethan Allen’s throwing the Yorker’s millstones over the Great Falls at New Haven.” A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z The saddle-stone is the connecting link between the primitive pounder, or muller, and the quern, which was itself the direct ancestor of the millstones still used to some extent in the manufacture of flour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z You have hung a millstone about my neck for life! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z At length he came across a millstone, which he pushed through the hole in the wall to his confederates out side. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z Let us buy millstones and make him grind barley for us in this cellar. Khaled, A Tale of Arabia 2011-01-16T03:00:23.317Z There stood the nether millstone: the upper was rushing down, and the grist would be flesh of horses and men. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z The mola versatilis evidently referred to the revolving millstone or quern. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Health care for company pensioners, long a millstone, was transferred to union-run trusts. A crowded car industry: From Big Three to Magnificent Seven 2011-01-13T10:39:10Z And the baronial plantation which had been the mark of his grandeur before the war was now the millstone of his doom. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z They aligned themselves with one side, or got ground between millstones. Rethinking the ?third world?: Seeing the world differently 2010-06-10T10:39:00Z Experts who speak of Chinese-American military relations regularly use words like “albatross” and “millstone” to describe their impact on cooperation between Washington and Beijing. News Analysis: Behind Gusts of a Military Chill: A More Forceful China 2010-06-09T01:18:00Z The rotary motion of millstones became the essential principle of the trituration of grain, and exists to-day in the rolls of the roller mill. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z This is my opinion too, but in a sense his mischievous screen persona, used to such advantage in the films of others, became a millstone and sapped his time and energy. Dennis Hopper: a friend, a maverick and a truly great artist 2010-05-30T00:04:00Z Fortunately, we were able to recover our two old-world millstones. How I Did It: Bob Moore, Bob's Red Mill 2010-05-01T16:00:00Z What about the player wage bill with which Redknapp saddled the club, ask the critics, a millstone that accounted for such a high proportion of turnover? Redknapp conscience clear over Pompey 2010-04-09T23:05:00Z It is precisely the financial millstone that opponents warned about when Germany gave up its treasured mark, a move that a majority of people here, in contrast to their political leaders, opposed at the time. 2010-02-11T14:37:00Z Here, in what is believed to have been a public pistrinum or mill, were found four pairs of millstones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Other suggestions for its use are the making of millstones or grindstones or the wheels of barrows. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources The sacrifice to which he had consented with such weak humility would hang that sin round his neck like a millstone for evermore. The Undying Past Upon his belly he laid a flat stone, large as a millstone, and over that a strong, deep apron of iron, for he dreaded that Cuchulain would use the Gae Bolg that day. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race His wealth and his insignificance had been two millstones around his neck all his life; he had believed nobody. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches The Romans are credited by some authorities with having first applied power to the driving of millstones, which they connected with water-wheels by a horizontal spindle through the intervention of bevel gearing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z He was in despair and felt, as he encountered the slippery floor with Stella hanging nervously on his arm, that round his neck had been tied a millstone of responsibility. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "Women, women," cried one, "I propose that we go to the court of the Shool, climb into the round millstones, and all shout together, so that they may know what we have decided." Yiddish Tales Recently, as David Virtue, a mason in Scotland, was dressing a heavy barley millstone from a large block, after cutting away a part, he found a lizard of this species imbedded in the stone. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom But between the two, as between the upper and nether millstone, the rural population of England has been ground to powder. Stand Up, Ye Dead But long Use of power. after millstones had been harnessed to water power slave labour was largely employed as a motive force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z I could not speak, for I felt as if ten millstones had fallen on my heart. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales A hundred voices were continually interrupting the speaker, and more women were climbing onto the millstones, and shouting the same things. Yiddish Tales Some large stones, found at the north of the lake, could be easily transformed into millstones; and as to the sails, the inexhaustible case of the balloon furnished the necessary material. Abandoned Between the two millstones of winning and losing they will be ground into despair, or into shameless roguery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 He was followed by other clever engineers, and in the days immediately preceding the roller period many improvements were introduced as regards the balancing and driving of millstones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z In the lower part of this stratum is found carboniferous limestone, which is overlaid by a kind of stone called millstone grit, and on top of this lie the true carboniferous strata or coal-bearing measures. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. "That people shall not lend to them nor borrow of them, shall not come within their four ells!" continued the voice from the millstone. Yiddish Tales "Look, your Worship," said Sancho; "what we see there are not giants but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails that turned by the wind make the millstones go." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII The slurry, which is wet enough to flow, is ground between millstones so as to complete the process of comminution begun in the wash mill. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" It may be noted that in the days of millstone milling it was far more difficult to produce good keeping flour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z They were very low, many of them only three feet high, while the highest were not more than six feet, and consisted of several separate pieces, like millstones. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. The sandstones are used for building, and for millstones and grindstones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" I'd have been a poor sort o' mother to stand in the way of my own child's happiness, and it wouldn't suit me at all to be a millstone or a stumblin'-block. Clover and Blue Grass He likes to pretend he can see farther into a millstone than the rest of the world. Edelweiss A Story He has no name, and that thought hangs as a millstone about his neck, and often weighs him down with discouragment, as he feels that he is alone in the world. A Modern Wizard Between them, I was the corn between the upper and nether millstone. Confessions of an Opera Singer That disastrous marriage was like a millstone round his neck, and practically doomed him to failure. The Daughters of a Genius "Well, as I said before," remarked Mrs. Williams, "I'm not cut out to be a millstone or a stumblin'-block, and neither are you, and now somethin's got to be done." Clover and Blue Grass Were it otherwise, I might well conclude my heart had grown hard as a piece of the nether millstone. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative The large circular millstones of Roman age worked by horse-power are usually made from slices of granite columns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" He declared, truly enough, that the peasants, long ground between the upper and nether millstones of an oppressive nobility and a greedy merchant monopoly, had again and again revolted long before he was born. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) If he would not be as others are, it were better that a millstone were hung round his neck and that he were cast into the sea. About London "O God!" she whispered brokenly, "it's harder than I thought it would be; but for my child's sake I can stand it, and anyway, I'm glad I'm not a millstone or a stumblin'-block." Clover and Blue Grass There was always to be one of them that could see farther through a millstone than most,’ Dan answered promptly. Rewards and Fairies And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull. The Bible Story I would never risk a penny of my money to rid you of the millstone you have hung around your neck. Jacob's Ladder But for that which hung about my neck like a millstone, meaning our having been forced to make a prisoner of Horry Sims, I would have been radiantly happy on this morning. The Minute Boys of York Town He held it up in his hand, a great round stone as big as a millstone. The Three Mulla-mulgars The sequence of his foolishness, which had hung around his neck like a millstone, for years, had been removed, had suddenly fallen off like a load. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone. The Bible Story As Lee's steps resounded from the ancient millstones which formed the floor, Dr. Scriven wheeled around; he approached the man from Down-Under with outstretched hands. The Brain His teeth were grinding together like millstones, but he didn't stop. The Giants From Outer Space Two or more women will take hold of a handle attached to the upper stone and turn, while another pours the grain, from an earthen jar, through a hole in the upper millstone. Oriental Women He took the larger sieve, she the smaller; he the upper, and she the lower millstone of the corn mill. Women of England At once, instead of the bare rock, there were sacks of grain and a millstone that worked merrily away grinding out fine flour. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales But he might as well have spoken to the great millstones at rest in the river-water. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June The chestnut hops into the ash; the millstone mounts on to the roof; the crab hides in the washing-pan; the wasp settles in a corner; and 147 the lad waits outside. Japan A Record in Colour It was like the grinding of the millstones, upper and nether. The "Genius" Well, if it don't beat all how a woman walks through a millstone! Stories of the Foot-hills Though he dearly loved these carpet battles, he was chary of figuring in them, having been caught badly more than once between the upper and nether millstones of opposing facts. The Silent Barrier They had been the millstones round his neck. The Return of the Prodigal There were candelabra everywhere, liquids cooled with snow, cheeses big as millstones, chunks of fat in wooden bowls, and behind the tables, slaves with copper platters. Mary Magdalen Here revelation must come to the rescue of mortals, to remove this mental millstone that is dragging them downward, and refute erring reason with the spiritual cosmos and Science of Soul. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Suddenly he felt himself lifted in the air; then there was a crushing and grinding, as if he was being ground to atoms between two millstones, then another terrible crash and his senses forsook him. Through Apache Lands He had started the sails, and then, in trying to throw out the clutch, he had started the millstones as well. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club Roman law, when I recall it, On my heart it lies like nightmare, Like a millstone on my stomach, And my head feels dull and stupid. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. "Then the less proper to give it to her," said Mrs. Bluestone, whose heart was all softness towards Lady Anna, but as hard as a millstone towards the tailor. Lady Anna I did not know the millstone that was to be hung about my neck. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. The exports are timber, bark, iron, coal, cider and millstones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" It was less noisy, now that Dave had stopped the millstones; but the building continued to tremble, and the great wheel to creak. Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club He would be thought to look farther into a millstone than any body else. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature "Well, I can see through a millstone when there is a hole in it." Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Had he married her, she'd have been a millstone round his neck. I'll Leave It To You A Light Comedy In Three Acts Laforgue's Hamlet sees through the hole in the mundane millstone and his every phrase is like the flash of a scimitar. Ivory Apes and Peacocks A month or two may see thee and thine expelled from Old Yatton, and not merely having lost everything, but with a liability to thy successor which will hang round thy neck like a millstone. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. It has been a millstone round my neck. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The bar sinister was a veritable millstone around his neck which dragged him down to a level he abhorred. The Wilderness Trail He was to see the wheel go round, and the sacks go up into the granary above the millstones. When Ghost Meets Ghost A good man of business, sir, but hard as millstone grit. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) That was the millstone which seemed to drag them all to the bottom. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Red-deer pies, Castles of almond crust, a shield of brawn Big as the nether millstone, barrels of wine, Three roasted peacocks! Collected Poems Volume Two It was, in effect, a middle-class world ruled over by aristocrats; the millstones had as yet scarcely stirred. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism You may hand, reef, and steer like an angel, but if you have a hole in your trousers, it is like a millstone round your neck. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) It was their monstrously oppressive taxation, it was the infamous "Orders in Council"—the originators of which deserved impeachment and the scaffold, if ever public men did—that hung a millstone about England's neck. Shirley God truly knows it will be a millstone relieved from my heart. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Jack Darcy, being foreman of one department, stood, as it were, between the upper and nether millstone, at present just escaping both. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart The blood that hath been shed by Thee Is good and precious ever, My heart is wicked desp'rately, Hard as a millstone nether. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly ‘Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones, it were better that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the depths of the sea.’ Daddy's Girl It were better that a millstone were hanged about your neck and that you were cast into the depths of the sea than that you should have harmed this little one. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country By a continuation of faculties, causes and effects—shrewdness and forethought peculiar to a man capable of seeing considerably deep into millstones—Peabody couldn't be dodged. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes A vague presentiment of impending disaster pressed upon him like a millstone. Carmen Ariza The peninsula could hardly be defended successfully against superior forces by land and water, and they would be crushed between the upper and nether millstones. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 "You see that what runs from these millstones is only a fine powder, very different from bread, which is a solid and tolerably hard substance." The History of Sandford and Merton But the man who knows and who has developed his spiritual powers only for the purpose of commanding material gain, might better have a millstone tied about his neck. The Heart of the New Thought Sir Thomas Malory says: "Sir Ballin's sword was put into marble stone, standing it upright as a great millstone, and it swam down the stream to the city of Camelot, that is, in English, Wincheste." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer Between the upper and the nether millstone of Wolfe's proclamations and Montcalm's vengeance, the wretched peasantry were in a sore plight. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 To La V�rendrye the monopoly was simply a millstone added to the burdens he was already forced to bear. Pathfinders of the Great Plains A Chronicle of La Vérendrye and his Sons We are now prepared for another consequence, which hangs like a millstone around the neck of this theory, and is sufficient, of itself, to sink it to the depths. The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted There was a short consultation, and soon after the men began work, unbolting the woodwork of the sails, while others began to disconnect the millstones from the iron gearing. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam I hope I be; enough of one, anyhow, to see through a millstone, when there’s a hole in it. Jessica, the Heiress This saying about the millstone is one of the sternest words ever uttered. The Social Principles of Jesus These costs proved an unceasing millstone about the unfortunate doctor's neck. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 The horse under me felt like a millstone. Dwellers in the Hills But there, it’s all over, and you and I can go and make the dust fly and set the millstones spinning as much as we like. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Lady Sarah told her that her heart in that matter was as hard as a nether millstone. Is He Popenjoy? "I don't believe that it is good science or good morals to hang about our necks this horrid millstone of heredity." The Man Who Wins Thus, virtue did not become a burden, nor honor a millstone. The Strollers To relieve Their weary hands, she showed them how to tame The rushing stream, and make him drive the wheel That whirls the humming millstone and that wields The ponderous sledge. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition “But the millstones are on the floor above,” said Tom. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Then the wise brothers climbed to the very tip-top of the tree and there sat down, and then Ivan dragged himself up too, and the millstone after him. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Suddenly she appeared standing on the big grooved millstone which served as a horse-block. The Man Who Wins Think of the poor fellow that has to marry that human millstone, and be the clerk of her charge-it department.’ 'Charge It' Keeping Up With Harry She played upon Lady Butcher, Lady Butcher played upon Sir Henry, who, with Mr Gillies crying 'Give, give,' was between the upper and the nether millstone, and could only put up a sham fight.... Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists But the bureau did not stand capitally there, for the back feet were higher than the front, consequent upon the floor having sunk from the weight of millstones in the middle. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam This he immediately took to the nearest churchyard, placed it on the top of a tomb, and began to pound away at it with his millstone. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales "But, your worship," said Sancho, "those are not giants but windmills, and what seem to be their arms are the sails that make the millstones go." The Story of Don Quixote It was difficult to use the grain because of inability to grind it into flour, but millstones were finally dropped into the camp by aeroplanes. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Here they saw millstones, ovens, water-vessels, and some other articles of which they could not guess the use. Among the Brigands You don’t open out to me frankly, but I can see as far into a millstone as most people. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam Now the two wise brothers left all their goods at home, but Ivan the fool, who had only inherited a large millstone, took it along with him. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales The scene was pathetic in the extreme—enough to melt a heart of nether millstone. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland You have a heart harder than the millstone, more set than ice! The Wild Geese Have a care how you talk to me, mon colonel," Armand said in a voice that sounded like millstones grinding together, "I am your one friend. Shaman Some of them, it was said, threw stones over the wall as big as millstones. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series One shell fell like a millstone into the river. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field This inky mass is ground together between millstones for several weeks. Makers of Many Things Out-manœuvred and out-generalled, they were in the most imminent danger of being caught between the two Israelite armies, and of being ground, like wheat, between the upper and nether millstones. The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Perhaps Mr. Tom thought she would be a pleasant millstone in those circumstances; but he only remarked that he believed the lady in question would be a good wife for whoever could get her. Nobody Then hastening to his dwelling, some climbed on the roof, carrying a huge millstone, while the others, entering, told the giantess that her husband was dead. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The ten pounds still owing was like a millstone round his neck. The Combined Maze There is no heavier millstone that one can be compelled to carry than self-consciousness. Days of Heaven Upon Earth The weight which had been placed upon my breast two months before seemed like a millstone now. The Love Story of Abner Stone The voice of man, the light of a candle, the sound of a millstone, was not there. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge As she passed through the door, the wicked dwarfs rolled the millstone down upon her head, and killed her. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas In pity for man, we would no longer hang like a millstone round his neck. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I The hand that had pointed to the millstone about his neck had conjured it there. The Dop Doctor “And what did I tell you about the old man seeing as far into a millstone as is necessary for being on the safe side?” Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills No, I'm caught between the two millstones: Morton, Carrington, the trust, above; the men, labor, below. Making People Happy It is related that Frodi once received from Hengi-kiaptr a pair of magic millstones, called Grotti, which were so ponderous that none of his servants nor even his strongest warriors could turn them. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas The lower millstone is let into the ground. India and the Indians Don't you know that even granite millstones finally grind themselves into impalpable powder? Macaria At his feet lies the millstone with which he was drowned. Luca Signorelli Remember the upper and nether millstones, Jakey, and the Lord help you threw. Rosin the Beau Mysinger took the magic millstones Grotti and the two slaves and put them on board his vessel, bidding the women grind salt, which was a very valuable staple of commerce at that time. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas But just as Hiram was leading down a dozen more, the athlete’s axe swept past the sword, and fell like a millstone on the master’s skull. A Victor of Salamis And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature Every item in the cargo on the ship of sixty tons burden is listed from onions to millstones. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The grinding of the millstones and the drip of the rain induced idleness and sleep. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Such an immense quantity of salt was ground by the magic millstones that in the end its weight sunk the ship and all on board. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Steel picks used to repair and sharpen grooves in millstones. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 No greater millstone could be hung around the neck of any people than that of the multitudinous caste rules of Manu and later accretions which are the all in all of Hindu life. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Grindstones and two French millstones were brought along with 22,500 nails, an anvil and two sieves for making gunpowder. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The street to the right, running north, and now named North Street, was formerly called “The Mill-stones,” from two old abandoned millstones which lay near the northern end of it. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter “Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck.” Select Temperance Tracts They then poured the first bagful into the hopper over the millstones, and went to hoist the gate. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine “Ah!” thought Mr. Van Rasseulger, “can he see through the millstone?” Eric or, Under the Sea This wheel then made the millstones go around. Conservation Reader So the sheepman found himself between the upper and the nether millstones. Crooked Trails and Straight His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. Select Temperance Tracts Presently something went through the millstones that made an odd noise; and the young miller, George, accused Halstead of throwing a pebble into the hopper. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Rather be drowned by the Spaniards in the Elbe with a millstone about one's neck than offend a Christian, deny the truth, and surrender the Church to Satan. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Piran is said to have journeyed across the seas on a millstone, which is a mythical way of saying that he brought his altar-stone with him. The Cornwall Coast She was a good woman, and she had made up her mind that she would not be a millstone around the necks of her companions. The Associate Hermits Thus, that which seemed originally as wings to the toiling, sorrowing children of men, becomes at last a “millstone about the neck,” a “burden grievous to be borne.” The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology They had a dispute about it, and George complained that such a trick might spoil the millstones. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Do you know that wonderful cheese-house, where they stand in ranks like yellow millstones? The Old Helmet, Volume II Such a fellow would see just far enough into the millstone to be tickled at the idea of cheating those lottery fellows. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages She is totally to disappear, like the sinking of a millstone in the sea. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse The material cares of life hang about your neck like a millstone. Anna the Adventuress The water-wheel was turning swiftly and the millstone was whirling like a buzz saw. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Notwithstanding this and other miracles, some of these kings condemned him to be cast off a precipice into the sea, with a millstone round his neck. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Her eyes can even through a millstone pierce. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx "Their hearts are like the nether millstone," he said to himself, as he drove away, flogging his horse. The Vicar of Bullhampton Unless these Negroes are encouraged by just election laws to become tax-payers and intelligent producers, the white people of South Carolina will have an eternal millstone about their necks. The Future of the American Negro By this time the meal had run nearly all out of the millstones and they revolved more rapidly. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine The later Lives, however, though they say nothing as yet of the millstone, represent St. Kiran, when a very old man, as suddenly leaving his country in order that he might die in Cornwall. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities She might be good, but she had now a heart as hard as the nether millstone. A Sheaf of Corn "I will never be a millstone round anybody's neck," said Mary, walking out of the room. The Vicar of Bullhampton I entreat you not to pass a law that will prove an eternal millstone about the necks of your children. The Future of the American Negro I could not be a millstone, dragging you down, watching you as you killed yourself in working for me. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 Soil is said to be "rock ground to meal by Nature's millstones". Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study The "cross moline" is so named from resemblance to the moline, or crossed iron, in the center of the upper millstone. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness |
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