| 单词 | myrmidon |
| 例句 | He left, pacing the deck, and Bono inquired, “What is a myrmidon?” to which Trefusis rapidly replied, “Good God, sir! Continue!” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z They're like a horde of identical and characterless myrmidons or clones. Paglia on Taylor: "A luscious, opulent, ripe fruit!" 2011-03-24T02:58:00Z Sure, masthead myrmidons will have enough copy in the hopper to keep that homepage humming for a little while, and it's not as though the app on your phone will suddenly go blank. "Management barely budged": New York Times union workers walk out over pay 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Adams charged Attucks with being a hero of the "myrmidons" — literal ant-men of Greek mythology, who followed orders without question — whose very presence in the street was "an unlawful assembly." Tear down the statues of racist traitors — and raise monuments to heroes of Black resistance 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z They were the quiet myrmidons of what Harvard professor Joseph Nye called “soft power”, persuasion through cultural influence rather than brute force. The end of Atlanticism: has Trump killed the ideology that won the cold war? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z In the pending merger of Sprint and T-Mobile, our myrmidons have a chance to do better. Why the AT&T Case Suddenly Matters 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z To this day, I feel like breaking out in a rash whenever I hear khanoumi or khanoumam, so closely associated are they with the special vocabulary of Iran’s morality myrmidons. Why so many Iranians have come to hate the hijab 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Clearly, this was a deal done with him, or his myrmidons. Prisoner Trade Yields Rare View Into the Taliban 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z For one thing you can keep cool," he added; "another, that will appeal to a good many people, is the fact that an airship is beyond reach of Father Neptune and his merry myrmidons. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z On another occasion, Clodius, at the head of his myrmidons, besieged the Senate in the temple of Concord. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Out rush the myrmidons of Government, or privileged Europeans, and seize cattle, camels, sheep, carts, corn, fruits, and whatever is needed, and wherever found. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z He did not assault the quiet unpretentious lad who held him and his scowling myrmidons at bay, but he looked as if he would like to have done so. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z But, alas, for poor Carlo, he was recognized by the myrmidons of the powers that be, thrown into a dungeon, and report tells a story of his death. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z Lined with mother-of-pearl and scarlet mussels, resting on beds of soft sponge or purple moss-tufts, these fairy grottoes are the favorite retreat of King Crab and his myrmidons, of the star-fish and sea-urchin. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Major Sirr and his myrmidons glided hither and thither on their devilish errand of cajoling men to their destruction. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z His lawless myrmidons took from him their cue, satisfied that they would not be punished. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Thou said'st, a mighty river is my sire— But my descent from mightier Jove I boast; My father, whom the myrmidons obey, Is son of �acus, and he, of Jove. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z On the 19th of October, the grand inquisitor proceeded with his myrmidons to the Temple at Paris, and a hundred and forty Templars were one after another put to the torture. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z The gipsies came frequently in contact with the myrmidons of the law. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z He bade Morgan pay his myrmidons and follow; then rode down hill baffled, but not wholly defeated. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Vengeance is mine, old man; see where it falls, Behold yon hearths laid waste, and ruined walls, Yon gibbets, where the struggling patriot hangs, Whilst my brave myrmidons enjoy his pangs. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z Zacatecas fought bravely for her rights, and saw her people basely slain by the myrmidons of Santa Anna. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z Bishop Hughs and his myrmidons, talk of defending the rights of Texas! Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z I feel like what Updike calls a "myrmidon of unhesitating amplitude." Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z Had she not have shielded her myrmidons from exposure, they would, long ago, have appeared to the public eye as a class of beings of the basest and most odious description. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Then there was the gendarmerie d'�lite, then the ordinary police, the myrmidons of Fouch� of Nantes—in fact, if we take Lord Rosebery literally, Napoleon had "half-a-dozen police agencies of his own." Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z The sergeant rose slowly to his feet and gazed upon the young man, now breathless and held on either side by the myrmidons of the law. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z But whatever form of argument it might require to cry back his warlike self and myrmidons from the Albanian cohorts, it proved no less difficult a task to check us in this our onslaught. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z It was plain that Silvestre, or at least one of his myrmidons, were not very far behind us. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z The myrmidons of Oliver hunted down their game from press to press, and at length pounced on their prey, and, with a Pyrrhic triumph, bore it to Whitehall. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z It was thought advisable to transfer the Amber Witch to Drury Lane, leaving the myrmidons of the law in possession of the theatre and its belongings. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Byron alludes to the circumstance in English Bards and Scotch Reviewers:— “When Little’s leadless pistol met his eye, And Bow Street myrmidons stood laughing by.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z I shall take it from thee, and restore it to its slandered owner—even here, in spite of your myrmidons! The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Violet, of course, might come and go as she pleased; not so Van Hupfeldt or any of his myrmidons. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z He seems to be half a head taller than he was a moment ago, and his foot comes down with a determination that indicates no benevolent intentions towards Santa Anna and his myrmidons. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Since then I have matched myself day by day and hour by hour against the ingenuity of Lipsius and his myrmidons. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z His Giulia had deceived him, she was a criminal, his marriage invalid--the myrmidons of the law were already knocking at the door of his Castle! Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z But the myrmidons of tyranny had outstripped his heavy footstep. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He proceeded on his way with his myrmidons, step by step subjecting to his sway the rugged and hitherto unquelled nature of the Alpine fastnesses. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z After that he remains virtual dictator, with none but obsequious, terrified myrmidons around him: these are too weak to oppose him in any way. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Scotland Yard would send one of its myrmidons with her. The Golden Web 2011-01-15T03:00:38.007Z The old soldier was, indeed, resolved to delay that communication till the last moment, lest Susi's excitement and joy should attract the attention and awaken the suspicions of the justice and his myrmidons. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z "Shall I call the other men, and make the capture, Master Grasp?" inquired one of his myrmidons in a whisper. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Within two weeks, the Queen’s chemical signals had dropped to a hardly detectable level in the outermost reaches of the nest, and the Trailhead myrmidons understood instinctively that they were in trouble. 2010-01-18T05:00:00Z By the devil and all his myrmidons, citizen!" he said, as soon as he had recovered his breath, "meseems you have tumbled to my meaning as a pig into a heap of garbage. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Certainly they had nothing to hope for from the myrmidons of Trabue. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Since then Pip and Pipette had been washed, dressed, fed, and bedded by a syndicate composed of Cook and her myrmidons, who brought them up according to their own notions of respectability. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Best, however, clap-to the outer door, and make all fast," he said, rising and drawing the bolt across the fore-door, "lest this Cavaliero Justice hath already let loose his myrmidons against me. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z The militia turn out in great numbers and in high spirits, in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, so that we hope to resist Howe and his myrmidons. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams "He has appointments with his tailor and other myrmidons who have undertaken to adorn his person." The Hillman Although surrounded and threatened by the myrmidons of the crown he fearlessly and publicly opposed the unrighteous pretensions of the British ministry. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution But, to the utter mortification of Inspector Byrnes and his myriads, of Pinkerton and his myrmidons, they were bound to confess their utter failure. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories His demand that all arms and ammunition should be surrendered before he would agree to send them under escort to the village of Aspen was met by a blank refusal from Bates and his myrmidons. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 They had been terribly persecuted by the Scotch myrmidons of England. Battle of Fort George A paper read on March 14th, 1896 The Count was assassinated, not by robbers, but by the Prince's myrmidons, by the Prince himself. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise You mean that I was watched—that he had his myrmidons, pledged to wire him if they should see what I was 'up to'? The Spoils of Poynton Maomo and his myrmidons were not long in accomplishing their errand. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Of all his myrmidons' devilries done in the land The last to hear! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 Following the address which had been given him, he found himself in one of the least inviting parts of Paris, far better known to his own myrmidons of police than to himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 The myrmidons of the court have been long, and are still, pursuing him in vain. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Fleda had had no one in particular in mind; she had never believed in the myrmidons; but the tone in which Mrs. Gereth spoke added to her suspense. The Spoils of Poynton The “myrmidons of the apostolic chamber” had committed their church to revolutionary measures. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Because I became troublesome to you, your myrmidons attempted my murder during the ride to Tornea, and, had it not been for the major's interference, would have succeeded. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna The gallant old colonel shook his friend's offered hand, as he suffered him to pay the debt, and dismiss the myrmidons of the law. Graham's Magazine, Vol XXXIII, No. 6, December 1848 She was captured by Henry's myrmidons and thrown into prison, there to remain sixteen years until liberated by her renowned son, Richard Cœur de Lion. Women of England What the ablest and most ingenious efforts of Desgrais and his myrmidons failed to find out, chance has played into your hands. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Above the clatter made by dogs, chickens and geese in the yard below, could be heard the stentorian tones of Mason Rogers evoking his black myrmidons. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge Ho! ho!" said Olivier, smiling bitterly, "Desgrais is waking up his myrmidons, as though I could make my escape here. Weird Tales, Vol. II. The blue-bloused porters who formerly met one with volubility and the expectation of a fabulous tip have given place to khakied orderlies, the polite customs officials to old-soldier myrmidons of the worried embarkation officer. Cavalry of the Clouds But would he of necessity recognise the wife of twenty-three years ago in the very middle-aged person Aunt M'riar saw in the half of a looking-glass that Mr. Bartlett's careful myrmidons had not broken? When Ghost Meets Ghost I remember being shown a bush in which the conventicle preacher used to hide himself when the enemy, in the shape of the myrmidons of Bishop Wren, of Norwich, were at his heels. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations So he passed on, and with his myrmidon reached Galway, without incurring any impediment from Mr. Lax. The Landleaguers Chance has played into your hands the knowledge of a secret which has baffled the most inventive cunning of Desgrais and all his myrmidons. Weird Tales, Vol. II. A very pretty little altercation between the two combatants—who were separated with difficulty—and the landlord and his myrmidons then followed. Name and Fame A Novel His myrmidons, relieved from the tension, exploded in a malicious guffaw. Dreamers of the Ghetto As for the white-jacketed proprietor and his myrmidons, including Rubio, the mixer of liquors, behind the counter, they all wear smiles or holiday faces, while they carefully conceal their natural sleepiness. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba It is always best to disperse Maleger and his myrmidons before exploring the beauties of the House of Alma: so we may take the objections to the Humourists first. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Mademoiselle's eyes filled with tears, and she was greatly agitated, as she looked upon the innocent angel; Desgrais and his myrmidons made her shudder. Weird Tales, Vol. II. They and their myrmidons vociferated for war with Austria. Pius IX. And His Time Then addressing his own scoundrelly myrmidons, he exclaimed, “Look out sharp for that old chap, my lads, while I goes to sarch for the woman passenger!” Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life How he overtops in the Cabinet those myrmidons with their many petty notions! Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Every day he feared to be seized by Master Monceux's myrmidons. Robin Hood Followed by his uniformed myrmidons, the police official pushed his way to the corner where sat Howard, dazed and trembling, and still guarded by the valet and elevator boys. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life Whilst diplomacy was thus playing its role, Garibaldi and his myrmidons were penetrating on all sides at once the Pontifical territory. Pius IX. And His Time Your sensitive spirit would revolt against taking service under anyone of Mr. Mammon's myrmidons, and even if it didn't, I am sure he would not employ you. The Belovéd Vagabond Look out, beloved, for the little stumbling blocks, and do not let Satan laugh at you, and tell his myrmidons how he tripped you over an orange peel. Days of Heaven Upon Earth He was bruised, begrimed, and cut about his face by the thorns and rocks; yet was so furious against Master Simeon and his myrmidons that these things were not even felt by him. Robin Hood By another accident, equally fortunate, two labouring men at work in the neighbourhood, were led by curiosity secretly to follow the Lieutenant and his myrmidons up to the Stone. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The girl threw the garment over her arm, started to follow him, and then paused in sheerest confusion at finding the eyes of the myrmidons of the inn upon her. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls And who are those secret conspirators and their myrmidon partisans who have sworn to unify Italy or lay it in ruins? Public School Education For these reasons we had no doubt about our being pursued; and with all the zeal and energy of which our apostolic enemy and his myrmidons were capable of putting forth. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The other myrmidon, however, having dispatched his subordinate to headquarters with particulars of his destination, took up the chase. The New Tenant In order to attain happiness in the army, the first step is to avoid differences of opinion with the civil and military police and non-commissioned officers, and such-like sycophantic myrmidons of authority. The Rough Road She started up and gazed wildly around her, expecting every moment to see the myrmidons of the law approaching, to drag her away to prison. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Now, she has actually put one of Dovey's spies on to that excellent husband of hers; and the myrmidon has been shadowing him about for a fortnight with a pocket camera. The Canterbury Puzzles And Other Curious Problems Immediately behind him rode Stebbins; while those following in file were the executive myrmidons of the Mormon faith—the Destroying Angels! The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness But their terrible adversary gave the master no time to gather his myrmidons. A Victor of Salamis Peggy ran in, having delivered the two-seater to the care of myrmidons. The Rough Road One stately walk round the furnished table was enough for him to detect the minutest error or omission of his myrmidons. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France The myrmidons of the duke were continually engaged in night-brawls with the police. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series And while Swing and his myrmidons were abroad in the counties, and could scarcely be kept down by yeomanry and poor law guardians, the great towns were in almost worse case. Tom Brown at Oxford The innumerable myrmidons of his empire, fretted masses, chained by weeds, oppress the old Equator. The Masque of the Elements Mr. Puddleham had his eye keenly set on the scene of his future ministration, and was aware of Grimes's default almost as soon as that man with his myrmidons had left the ground. The Vicar of Bullhampton It was not his first descent upon that Colony, nor likely to be his last, unless Sub-Inspector Kilbride and his mounted myrmidons did much better than they had done before. Stingaree He had no wish to annoy Fenley, or quarrel with the man's myrmidons. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Judas Maccabeus had displayed his accustomed judgment in choosing to be himself the assailant, instead of awaiting the assault of the myrmidons of Syria. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History No, Arthur, no, it is not so; I am now one of the myrmidons of that most special of special pleaders, Mr. Neversaye Die. The Bertrams My sister and Mr. Quickenham are coming here for Easter week, and I have still some hopes of getting my brother-in-law to put us up to some way of fighting the Marquis and his myrmidons. The Vicar of Bullhampton Was he a hated Yankee like himself, pursued and hunted down by the myrmidons of Jeff Davis? The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer Those who were marked out for destruction were seized in the Vatican, conducted into different prisons, and privately executed; whilst the myrmidons of the Pope plundered their palaces. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom "And who art thou?" inquired another of these myrmidons of justice, eyeing Grimes and the cut of his habiliments from head to foot. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Knock down that toll-house—fire its contents—murder its tenant," seems the voice of such sleepy justice to pronounce, "and neither I, nor my myrmidons will even ask you again for toll! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 The bludgeon of a ministerial myrmidon paralyzed his brilliant intellect, and he was not allowed to participate in the scenes of the Revolution which ensued. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 "I am not a man of war or blood, and I have submitted with what resignation I could command to the outrages of these myrmidons of sin," continued the ex-clergyman. A Lieutenant at Eighteen Tristan and his myrmidons were advancing to seize him, and he would doubtlessly have paid for laughing with his life, had not the Devil rescued him from their claws, and flown away with him. Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom The jailer next stepped in; three other myrmidons of justice followed. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 It would have satisfied the great sensible mass of the Italian people, but unfortunately was rejected by Baron Sonnino and his myrmidons. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 The numberless carvings on the cathedrals, representing the Devil and his myrmidons struggling for mastery with a living soul, provided an easy and instant suggestion. The Story of Rouen The United States deputy marshal with his myrmidons drove out from Boston in a hack. Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman The tyrant is no more; his myrmidons are broken. The Gods are Athirst Was it Mr Slow, or a myrmidon from Mr Slow's legal abode? Miss Mackenzie She, to turn back her eyes afraid, Accelerates her hasty pace, But cannot anyhow evade Her shaggy myrmidon in chase. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse The king was waddling by his side, and just behind them were six large negroes, chained two and two, and driven forward by as many armed myrmidons of their own colour. Ran Away to Sea Surely will he further prosecute them, either by hastening himself to the estancia, or sending thither his myrmidons. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Man can think and do but one thing at a time, but oh, the myrmidons of God's legions of Cause and Effect! The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills We must hunt up the scoundrels who attacked him, but as yet the myrmidons of justice have made no progress I fear.” Won from the Waves With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. Rookwood Then was I relieved from all uneasiness on the score of Dingo Bingo, and the moment after had ceased to think of him and his brutal myrmidons. Ran Away to Sea All the patriots were arrested, save Monte-Cristo's confederate, who by a lucky chance succeeded in deceiving the myrmidons of the law. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Are the people of France again, and again, and again to strike for freedom, only to be stricken into the dust and trampled beneath the armed heel of a despot's myrmidons? Edmond Dantès "Well," he said, looking up and seeing that his myrmidon still stood there. Orley Farm Here she was alone, penniless, at the mercy of a determined young man and his devoted myrmidons—whatever myrmidons were. I've Married Marjorie Then would he descend the river with his “crop,” gathered from all parts—the produce of many a sanguinary conflict—many a bloodstained man-chase, in which he and his myrmidons had been engaged. Ran Away to Sea Letter offered to provide for two sons of any Ulster volunteer who fell in battle with the myrmidons of an iniquitous Ministry. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 18, 1914 Besides the Thistlewood gang, justice was about to dispose of Mr. Orator Hunt and his myrmidons, then awaiting their trial. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents Encouraged by this sacrilegious act, His myrmidons now laid hands on Jesus, grasping His sacred person as they might have done Barabbas, or some other member of his gang. Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI. It was rarely that there arose a serious quarrel, for Keller and his myrmidons had a swift way of dealing with malcontents. The Grell Mystery During the sitting of the Legislature, myrmidons of the Executive dogged his footsteps wherever he went, in order to obtain some grounds for a hostile accusation against him. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The farm itself was cleaned up from roof to cellar by Moulton-Barrett and his myrmidons, but it was not perfect at first. The Doings of the Fifteenth Infantry Brigade August 1914 to March 1915 Varus and Fronto, followed by their myrmidons, vanished through secret doors in the walls behind them, and among the first to greet me and strike the chains from my limbs were Isaac and Demetrius. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century And now see, he is louder still in carrying out the evil designs of this Charles Stuart and his myrmidons.” A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn “Can the myrmidons of the law have got hold of him?” he muttered. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea These proceedings, as may readily be believed, rendered him inexpressibly obnoxious to the Executive, and to the horde of myrmidons who held office at their sufferance. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The arrival of Alva and his myrmidons had, however, put a stop to all public preaching; all meetings for prayer, whether public or private, were prohibited on pain of death. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Mr Doy, the leading butcher of Bursley, and now chief executioner, regarded with anxiety the operation which had been entrusted to him, and occasionally gave instructions to a myrmidon. Clayhanger They had scarce cleared the premises when the myrmidons of the new commandant, led by the man himself, rode up and took possession of the place. The Lone Ranche And so saying I turned and left the cabin, being escorted to the deck by Pierre and his three myrmidons. The Log of a Privateersman Public meetings were held, at which the Lieutenant-Governor and his myrmidons were subjected to the most vehement denunciations. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It seemed as if the Bishop and his vile myrmidons took pleasure in prolonging the torment of their victims. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Every eye turned, not on the man or his myrmidons, but on the paper that he held in his hand. Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 "Her ladyship suggests a hawking scene, in the midst of which she is surprised by King Stephen and his, er, myrmidons—if that be the correct term—" "It is at least as old as Achilles." Brother Copas After leaving Lawley pretty comfortable, I walked about the town and witnessed the pressing operations of Moses and his myrmidons. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 That same night an attack was made upon him by certain myrmidons of the official party, who kicked and beat him severely. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Jane continued an outcast for three days, when her husband came to her succor, but he was seized by Gloucester’s myrmidons, and Jane Shore died. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Surely the Maid is too lovely to leave to the murderous crew Of the Monster Monopoly's myrmidons! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893 When the usual hour of prayer arrived the myrmidons of the law sallied forth, and with leathern whips drove all slothful Moslems to their devotions. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Myrmidons, myrmidons, first to feed; Afterwards think of the people's need. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 And let thy coward myrmidons approach me if they dare!” The Bon Gaultier Ballads Luther himself had a vivid belief, tinging all his views and actions, in the ubiquity of the devil and his myrmidons. German Culture Past and Present In the morning we breakfasted in the drawing room, in which the murderous myrmidons of Robespierre had been regaled. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Rice fell upon his myrmidons, beat up a number of drivers, who beat up eighteen camels. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Madam," he said, "the Marquis and his myrmidons must be hoodwinked. Ambrotox and Limping Dick The bishop and his myrmidons busied themselves in calculating how much cash they could squeeze from the people. Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. His action was noted by the ever present myrmidons of Shūzen. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 “Because Salisbury and his myrmidons were coming to carry it off by a coup de main—he-he-he—” giggled Frank. Louis' School Days A Story for Boys At the "double turn" in the cañon, where dwelt Echo and her myrmidons, Louise rode more slowly. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Nothing is too small for the gripe of the Provost Marshal's myrmidons. Border and Bastille Mr. Malcolm promptly stirred his myrmidons with a command to fall in by boats' crews, and Gomez won his chief's approval by quietly translating the captain's orders. The Captain of the Kansas Isabel paused for a moment, extremely agitated; then turning round, answered, "The holy angels hover round me; I will trust to their protection, and defy Morgan and the republican myrmidons." The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel The reign of such a caste, with its mysteries, its myrmidons, and its corrupting influence, may be as fatal as that of the despots. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Then came that hush of rest, that pause of preparation, as though night hesitated to awaken her countless myrmidons. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Put it that I've burnt—no, put it that Farrell's myrmidons have burnt, at a stroke, every boat for me. Foe-Farrell In language which recalls the Titanomachy, the poet tells of Satan and his myrmidons hurled from heaven. Nature Mysticism He durst not disoblige the supporters of his greatness; and the services of his myrmidons were purchased by a sort of tacit agreement, that they might enrich themselves with the plunder of an oppressed people. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel He promulgated the order but it had to be enforced by his myrmidons. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben And with that he turned his back upon us and strode away, forgetting to tell his redskinned myrmidons to strip me of that king's uniform he was so loath to have me burned in. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady A parallel instance is that of afternoon receptions, where the hostess and her myrmidons appear in ball costume, while the visitors are naturally in the toilette of the street. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin We will leave him to the myrmidons of the law. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood It sits on the top of its blade of grass, and when a myrmidon passes below, it throws a little skein of cobweb at its head. Atlantis That we should select one of the myrmidons of the All-Highest as a target for our banter was the offence of offences in his estimable conceit. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Malone is calling in all the proxies he can control; he and his myrmidons. Destiny As he heard our approach, he called all his myrmidons about him--and bade us heartily welcome. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two For bethink thee, if thou holdest thy peace I give thee up on the morrow to the myrmidons of the law, and the golden secret will perish with thee, none profiting thereby. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot There is a cheering satisfaction in the belief that this plateau of civil liberty and freedom, even unassisted, could not have been permanently held in subjection by the myrmidons of rebellion. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 A long and secret conference then took place between the thief-taker and his myrmidons, after which they were severally dismissed. Jack Sheppard A Romance Cautiously peeping through some spaces between the rocks, the agent and his myrmidons gazed upon a scene Salvator would have loved to paint. Edward Barnett; a Neglected Child of South Carolina, Who Rose to Be a Peer of Great Britain,—and the Stormy Life of His Grandfather, Captain Williams or, The Earle's Victims: with an Account of the Terrible End of the Proud Earl De Montford, the Lamentable Fate of the Victim of His Passion, and the Shadow's Punishment Pardon me, Mrs. Cavanagh;—if Achilles at the head of his myrmidons was to inform me to that effect, I'd tell him he had mistaken his customer. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The search, however, was unsuccessful; not a man of them was caught that day, and gallant Sir Robert and his myrmidons were obliged to return wearied and disappointed men. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One You aided me to escape the myrmidons of Sulla. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Do you think I'm afeard of a beggarly thief-taker and his myrmidons? Jack Sheppard A Romance Many a fine tree, dear to the affections of families and village communities, has been cut down in spite, or redeemed from the axe by a handsome present to this officer or his myrmidons. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official If thou thinkest, O king, that this world is nothing and that the next world is the shadow of a shadow, the myrmidons of Yama in the infernal regions will convince thee, dispelling thy unbelief.'"'" The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 As even this failed, Sir Robert, as we said, came with a numerous party of his myrmidons, bringing along with them a large number of horses, carts, and cars. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One And now Alfidius and his myrmidon bound their captive to a furca, a wooden yoke passing down the back of the neck and down each arm. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Away with him," vociferated Jonathan to his myrmidons, who, having surrounded Trenchard, hurried him off to the coach before he could utter another word,—"first to Mr. Walpole, and then to Newgate. Jack Sheppard A Romance The myrmidons of the minister, when they found that one had escaped, were afraid to murder the others, but took their treasure. Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official Up to this time no intimation had reached the Lower Fort of pursuit by the myrmidons of M. Riel. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America There was no knowing when that dead man lying on the floor might procure me another visit from Madame and her myrmidons. The Man with the Clubfoot There is a wide difference between the Napoleonic wars and that which was waged against the civilized world by the German Kaiser and his military myrmidons, who have acted throughout like wild beasts. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon Jonathan made no reply, but ordered his myrmidons to drag the prisoner along. Jack Sheppard A Romance I have already said that Louis XVIII. was put on the throne, not by the French people, but by their conquerors and their myrmidons. The Tragedy of St. Helena The trees around, myrmidons of inferior growth, were large, massy, and vigorous, but possessed none of the patriarchal antiquity with which that magnificent 'monarch of the woods' was invested. Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) While the women of the nation were thus absolutely forbidden the right of public protest, lavish preparations were made for the reception and entertainment of foreign potentates and the myrmidons of monarchial institutions. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years This hostile meeting was turned to ridicule by Byron in the lines: When Little's leadless pistols met his eye, And Bow-street myrmidons stood laughing by. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction While he turned to look for his myrmidons, the ground opened beneath my feet, and I disappeared before he had time to see by what means I escaped. Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 42, January, 1851 The hysterical delight of manufacturing annoyances was notorious on the island, and Sir Hudson and his myrmidons shrieked with resentment when dignified defiance was the only response. The Tragedy of St. Helena At Bourges the myrmidons of the deep work and hit with a will. The Cathedral I turned by instinct, and was arrested at the suit of a scoundrel whose fortune I had made, and who in gratitude had thus pointed me out to the myrmidon of the Middlesex sheriff. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 18, 1841 In my brain I still have a house of ill fame, which sometimes catches fire, but the hired myrmidons will stamp out the blaze in a hurry. Là-bas The Eyyubites were strangers in Egypt, and welcomed the support of foreign myrmidons. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) The Rider on the white horse of the Apocalypse going out against the black horse cavalry of death, and the battalions of the demoniac, and the myrmidons of darkness. New Tabernacle Sermons Theä drops the curtain, and Gorgias with his friends, heated with Cyprus wine, enters, accompanied by the 'myrmidons of the law.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I was immediately surrounded by myrmidons, who I doubt not were on the watch for me. Tales of a Traveller Was I, too, becoming one of his myrmidons? The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora Even without such provocation the turmoil of the re-election day, the 16th of July, was great; angry crowds assembled in the streets, and menacing words against the Government and its myrmidons were loudly uttered. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I But straight the crowns I had set upon their heads Were marks for myrmidons that in the clouds Kept watch to crush them. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. The myrmidons of Inspector Bucket, foot and horse, supplement those natatory representatives. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 Scarce had the myrmidons of Michael Paw attained the front of battle, when the Swedes, instructed by the cunning Risingh, levelled a shower of blows full at their tobacco-pipes. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete The hall-porter stood by my side, superintending the efforts of his myrmidons. The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora And he loathed the notion of his proud, strong daughter being affianced to a man who, however excellent intrinsically, was the myrmidon of that sublime showman, Mr. Asprey Chown. Mr. Prohack How great is this myrmidon! he is on my back. The Man Who Laughs This man, who was one of the sworn at Rutli, and noted for his high and daring spirit, exposed himself to arrest by Gessler's myrmidons, for passing the hut without making obeisance. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 554, June 30, 1832 Having pulverised the will-power of his guest, the merchant of antiquities hands him over to his myrmidons who conduct him round the shop—for it is only a shop after all. Kimono If the friends of freedom in the Government do not understand this, it is plain enough that the myrmidons of slavery throughout the land understand it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 63, January, 1863 A whistle was sounded by Sir Giles; and at the call the cottage door was burst open by some half dozen of the myrmidons, headed by Captain Bludder. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Sir Giles paused; looked irresolute for a minute; and then checked his myrmidons with a wave of the hand. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance He accordingly bought it, fitted it up as a jail, and appointed a jailer and three myrmidons to take charge of it. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales I thought it, therefore, probable that they were a loving couple, about to be torn asunder by the myrmidons of the law. Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay So he got his gun and cartridges, and in due course arrived at the Castle, to find George and several myrmidons, in the shape of beaters and boys, already standing in the yard. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life The doors were constantly guarded by one or other of the myrmidons; and any communication with the external world was impossible, because the windows were partially grated, and looked into a court-yard. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Cyprien, and the rest of the drawers and tradesmen ranged themselves behind their mistress, prepared to resist any attempt on the part of the myrmidons to seize her. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance He ordered his myrmidons to give the prisoners a meal of bread and water through the holes in their cell-doors, and then he sat down to make out his report to the Potentate. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales It is now chiefly found in the north-west districts, and it is carefully cherished by the "Jungly Sahib" and his myrmidons. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil He turned to his myrmidon: "Get a move on you, Herbert; it's a bit parky standing about here." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 21, 1917 Thither, also, was old Anthony Rocke taken, closely guarded on the way by two of the myrmidons. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance "In spite of your disguise, I recognise you as one of Sir Giles Mompesson's myrmidons; and you may conclude from our former encounter, whether my resistance will be determined or not." The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance The jailer and his myrmidons looked at each other in dismay. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales The shikari and his myrmidons departed to "look" another bit of country, while I, nothing loth, remained to await events in the neighbourhood of the refreshment department. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil Of nouns in on, derived from Greek, the greater part always form the plural regularly; as, etymons, gnomons, ichneumons, myrmidons, phlegmons, trigons, tetragons, pentagons, hexagons, heptagons, octagons, enneagons, decagons, hendecagons, dodecagons, polygons. The Grammar of English Grammars Though his myrmidons are fully aware of its existence, and can give a shrewd guess at its contents, only two of them have set foot within it. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Willing to have the credit of disarming him unaided, and confident in his own superior strength and skill, Sir Giles signed to his myrmidons to stand back, while he alone advanced towards the young man. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance We are myself, my three myrmidons, and our wives and children. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales His myrmidon on this occasion was a little, red-nosed butler, who waddled about the house after his master, while the latter bounced from room to room like a cracker. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction It had been—But how had it come here, into the possession of this base myrmidon of the French police? The Rome Express "The extortioner's lawless band of attendants—generally known as his myrmidons, your Highness," replied Hatton. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Shaking off the myrmidons who pinioned him, and seizing a bill from one of them, he instantly stretched the fellow at his feet, and drove off his comrade. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance A minister of Virginia, still living, and whose name must not be mentioned for fear of Nero Preston and his confederate-hanging myrmidons, informed me of this fact in 1815, in his own house. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 To vanquish the myrmidons of despotism, we must have science. The Aspirations of Jean Servien They were, therefore, marked birds for the myrmidons of oppression, led on by Claverhouse, and "Red Rob," the scarlet-cloaked leader of his band. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII Strict search had been made by the officers of the Star-Chamber for concealed treasure, but little was found, the bulk having been carried off, as before related, by the myrmidons. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance At the same time the young man's arms were grasped from behind by two of the myrmidons, and he lay at his enemy's disposal. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance The best hotel and all its culinary myrmidons, were set to work to prepare the feast. Little Dorrit The first of those promontories was occupied by Achilles with his invincible myrmidons, and the dauntless Ajax pitched his tents on the other. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 A Police Inspector, supernaturally endowed with patience, who has long been looking on from the Guildhall-steps, says, to a myrmidon, ‘Lock ’em up! Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices Here, it was at once evident, was concealed the treasure that had escaped the clutches of the myrmidons and the officers of the Star-Chamber. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance The Alsatians and the myrmidons are routed, and the brave lads have captured Sir Francis Mitchell. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Mentally, I have now committed a burglary under the meanest circumstances, and the myrmidons of justice are at my heels.' Our Mutual Friend The amiable major and his myrmidons, would surround the noble building in a trice; and after gutting it of all its rich furniture, would reduce it to ashes. The Life of General Francis Marion The object of this new liking was not among his myrmidons. Oliver Twist I am surrounded by priests and friars, who know and hate me, and who, if I commit the slightest act of indiscretion, will halloo their myrmidons against me. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society He made, however, a great display of attendants, inasmuch as he had a whole retinue of myrmidons at his beck and call; and these, as before observed, were well paid. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance From the time that Fitzhugh Lee reached Washington the myrmidons of William McKinley sought to detract from his services to the country and to belittle his rugged patriotism and love of truth. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Stumm's myrmidons no doubt beset every road and troubled the lives of innocent wayfarers. Greenmantle Frenchmen give vent to their disgust and annoyance by abusing the game and its myrmidons. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) That the solitary boat which was pulling towards them in the dusk of the evening contained some one who might aid the attorney and his myrmidon, all believed, though in what manner none could tell. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Though I must confess I could not see them at the time, there were excellent reasons for not stating there and then the delicious plight in which we had really left Levy's myrmidons. Mr. Justice Raffles We busied ourselves in painting her, and in overhauling her rigging, while the ship's husband, and his myrmidons, amused themselves in searching for me up in town. Ned Myers or, a Life Before the Mast After our myrmidons had been three days in vain upon the watch, on Friday last Anna and Henley sallied forth, about two in the afternoon, to take one of their amorous rambles. Anna St. Ives He shocks us by the picture of Achilles and his myrmidons murdering Hector when they come upon him unarmed. The Man Shakespeare Pacini assumed an amusing importance, and his very myrmidons gave out their brass tickets with an air. A Love Story So I drank like a man to his destruction, and subsequently stole forth to spy upon his foolish myrmidons, who flattered themselves that they were spying on Raffles. Mr. Justice Raffles He will be insulted by the proprietor or one of his myrmidons; and if he resents the insult, his life hangs by a very slender thread. The Secrets of the Great City But before the myrmidon could go and come, concluding to dispense with forms, he anticipated the result of that mandate with another,—to chain and imprison her. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok For this act he was "put upon the list," and became a marked man on the mental tablets of the myrmidons of the Executive. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada Ye myrmidons of Hell; Ye serve your master well, With hellish arts! War Poetry of the South In the meantime, however, his zealous myrmidons applied ladders to the walls, as if about to carry the place by assault, and to experience a desperate defence. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) I believe almost every man who voted for me voted also for Sir Samuel Romilly; but his partizans evinced full as great an hostility to me as the myrmidons of the White Lion Club did. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 I had all along felt myself more than a match for the forty attorneys and all their myrmidons; but with such a man as Mr. Davenport by my side, I held them cheap indeed. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 It was about this time that Cicero had a misunderstanding with Mark's myrmidons and went home packed in ice. Remarks What if he should wake some morning and find himself in the grip of some Newgate myrmidon? The Three Clerks But from the disposition of the man, there could be no question that he was busily at work moulding his particular myrmidons, the iron-workers, into good insurrectionary material. The Duke of Stockbridge The gang composing the Rump also attended every evening, with their hired myrmidons. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 Of what use to her would be a necklace always locked up in an iron box, which box, for aught she knew, myrmidons from Mr. Camperdown might carry off during her absence from the house? The Eustace Diamonds The firm succeeded in making republicanism extremely odious, and for years a republican hardly dared to go out after dark to feed the horse, lest he be jumped on by a myrmidon and assassinated. Remarks The accursed myrmidons of despotism, with gnashing teeth and blood-stained eyes, would rush at large over the planet. The American Union Speaker Some rumor of the doings of the previous night had reached there, and he had hastily rallied his myrmidons and come down, not knowing but there might be some fighting to be done. The Duke of Stockbridge Jack was heard below, swearing like a trooper, and, in a minute or two, back he rushed "up-stairs" and began cursing his myrmidons most awfully, and foaming at the mouth with rage. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life By this means he was hauled from the ground and swung suspended, a butt of sarcasm and abuse for Ramani Babu’s myrmidons. Tales of Bengal Blackwood replied in a long letter, saying that the journal was prospering, and that it was only Constable and his myrmidons who were opposed to it, chiefly because of its success. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 The myrmidons of the court have been long, and are still pursuing him in vain. The American Union Speaker "Israel thought it wuz kingdom come already," said Paul Hubbard, who had hurried down from the iron-works with a gang of his myrmidons, on receipt of the news. The Duke of Stockbridge While the foregoing scene of sadness took place in the lone churchyard, unholy watch was kept over the second coffin by the myrmidons of the law. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life The national poet became at once a public enemy, and all the myrmidons of the press attacked him with heroic invective. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War If a theft is reported, the inspector of the nearest police-station, or thanna as it is called, sends one of his myrmidons, or, if the chance of bribes be good, he may attend himself. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Anyhow, he could imagine that Bully Harberth was the Snake or Its emissary and, since he was indirectly brought upon him by the Snake, regard him as a myrmidon—and deal with him accordingly…. Snake and Sword A Novel The master of the gladiators, a man of distinguished appearance, whose yellow locks gave him the aspect of a barbarian prince, stood in the arena surrounded by his myrmidons. The Twilight of the Gods, and Other Tales The clash of swords was next heard, and Duncan and his myrmidons, hastening to the spot, found Butler and Sir George Staunton's servant in the hands of four ruffians. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 Before I heard from you, I had expended a great amount of indignation upon "General Taylor" and his myrmidons, and politics and parties, and the whole host of public blessings which produce private misfortunes. Memories of Hawthorne She is resolved to allow the azymite Emperor to exhaust his vanity that in the last hour he and his Latin myrmidons may not deny her the merit of the salvation. The Prince of India — Volume 02 "Send your myrmidons," was a form of summons familiar to every gang officer. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore —At which last words the door flew open, and in came Squire Western, with his parson and a set of myrmidons at his heels. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Bigot and his myrmidons plundered everybody, and the starving Acadians did not escape. The Acadian Exiles : a Chronicle of the Land of Evangeline But the myrmidons of Dr. Lundin showed in this case no alacrity to do his bidding. The Abbot The moment the myrmidon dropped from the portico with news that the Princess was out in her chair unattended, he decided she was proceeding to the wall. The Prince of India — Volume 02 Athol looked round on his myrmidons: 'Here,' cried he, 'see that you speed this fellow on his journey. The Scottish Chiefs But who could ever suspect this colossal pile, in the British churchwarden style of human architecture, of aiding and abetting the escape of the young man Waring from the pervasive myrmidons of English justice? What's Bred in the Bone And with a faint smile the Major politely rose and set all his myrmidons in motion. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Then I owed my escape from the stenographic myrmidons of the Canadian Press to the polite care and attention of my father's murderer! Recalled to Life Your myrmidons scramble on to the top of my walls and try to bribe my servants to disclose the mysteries of my household. The Evil Shepherd "Seize them!" cried Athol; "my life is threatened by his myrmidons." The Scottish Chiefs She herself sat behind it, the very image of the Shenstone school-mistress, with wide white cap, black poke-bonnet, crossed kerchief, red cloak, and formidable rod; and her myrmidons were in costume to match. The Long Vacation Any man but myself would have never let her out of his sight until he had married her, until he had tracked Hamdi and his myrmidons back to Alexandretta. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel No; the people are mad because O'Connell and his myrmidons are to be locked up; and, mingled with their fury on this head are their insane rejoicings at the escape of this priest. The Kellys and the O'Kellys To continue, then," he went on, after the glasses had been filled, "I have during the last few weeks experienced the ceaseless and lynx-eyed watch of Mr. Ledsam and presumably his myrmidons. The Evil Shepherd But Hilda was not a murderer; she was not dogged by remorse, despair, or the myrmidons of the law; it was murder she was avoiding, not the punishment of murder. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose "I employ three myrmidons to hunt it; it will be useful by and by." Love Me Little, Love Me Long When this man had been six hours in the vise the governor and his myrmidons came into the yard and unstrapped him. It Is Never Too Late to Mend And, like other Irish gentlemen, I will do so rather than fall into the hands of these myrmidons. The Kellys and the O'Kellys The latter quality is as a rule singularly absent amongst the myrmidons of Scotland Yard. The Evil Shepherd That Rashid Pasha and his crawling myrmidons were rascals of the first water and that the Shazlis were infamously treated is very evident. The Life of Sir Richard Burton "I must find the girl out and get her back;" said he, and directly after breakfast he collected his myrmidons and set them to discover her retreat. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Whenever he was feverish the myrmidon packed him, and in half an hour the fever was gone. It Is Never Too Late to Mend But when she acquainted him with her poverty, he swore he never gave credit, and ordered one of his myrmidons to call a coach, to carry her to the Marshalsea at once. The Adventures of Roderick Random Surprised at this occurrence, the meaning of which he could not comprehend, Peregrine ordered his myrmidons to halt and reconnoitre; and immediately his ears were saluted with an exclamation of "You shan't 'scape me, rascal." The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle But I thought I was a poor afflicted captive here, In darkness lingering out my lonely days, Beset with terror of these myrmidons That suck my blood like vampires! The Dynasts What if the myrmidons of Louvois had come with a lettre de cachet! Prince Eugene and His Times As he recovered, his anxiety to be back among his prisoners increased daily, but neither Susan nor the myrmidon would hear of it. It Is Never Too Late to Mend As a matter of fact, the house of the Rue des Batailles was for a time a supplementary dwelling rented by the novelist, so Werdet says, as a hiding-place from the myrmidons of the law. Balzac We breakfasted with great harmony, and I invited him to dinner, after having prevailed upon him to send away his myrmidons, whom, nevertheless, he ordered to return at eleven o'clock at night. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle And, though none of them understood a word that the other said, each understood that things were now rose-coloured, and so with scrapings, bows, and grinning smiles, the landlord and all his myrmidons withdrew. The Man Who Kept His Money in a Box Well had the myrmidons of the two old ladies done their work. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million His myrmidon remained behind and carried out his chief's orders with inflexible severity, unsoftened by blandishments, unshaken by threats. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The myrmidons stood silent, but with panting bosoms; for the mysterious knocking now concluded, and a brick in the chimney began to move. Foul Play Now the Camp officials and their myrmidons were in their glory. The Eureka Stockade I am surrounded by priests and friars, who know and hate me, and who, if I commit the slightest act of indiscretion, will halloo their myrmidons against me. The Life of George Borrow Perhaps this was because he never saw Paula at the windows, or heard her footfall in that half of the building given over to himself and his myrmidons. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day Robinson settled himself, demanded a pipe, and smoked calm and terrible, while his myrmidons kept their countenances as well as they could. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The myrmidons of the Turk are close on our borders, and it may be that some of them have passed our guards and are amidst us unknown. The Lady of the Shroud But Green and a myrmidon broke in upon their conversation. Hard Cash His wife followed him, and did not hear the blandishments with which Thompson instructed his myrmidon to follow through the mud on foot. The Last Chronicle of Barset Still," he returned, "he will have discovered your flight, and I dare swear we shall have his myrmidons upon our heels. The Tavern Knight The next day fresh applications of wet cloths to the stomach, and in the evening one of the doctor's myrmidons arrived from Malvern. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Inspector Date speedily arrived with his myrmidons on the scene and made the cottage his headquarters. The Green Mummy They put their heads together, and Green dashed down to the asylum with a myrmidon, while Mrs. Dodd went into the City to obtain leave of absence from Cross and Co. Hard Cash Not a night can I sleep for some horrid apparition or other; one while these myrmidons are measuring silks by their quarterstaves, another stuffing their greasy pouches with my lord high treasurer's jacobuses. The Commonwealth of Oceana With this dagger, then, thou wouldst have slain me, O my royal Rival, whose myrmidons even now are gathered at my palace gate? Cleopatra A great appetite soon came; he ate twice as much as he had before the new treatment, and would have eaten twice as much as he did, but the myrmidon would not let him. It Is Never Too Late to Mend From the Chancellor or one of his myrmidons? The Devil's Paw And a wave of the hand towards the advancing myrmidons indicated the searchers. The Lion's Skin Viola was already in the grasp of two of the myrmidons. Zanoni Laqueze, the porter of Le Bouffay, with whose food and wine those myrmidons of the committee had made so disgracefully free, came to assure him that he had all who were in the prison. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series He held it with the other and shook it, and moaned dismally, like a great girl; but suddenly looking up he saw a half grin upon the faces of his myrmidons. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Howbeit, when this unexpected Hector arose from the ditch, York's myrmidons trembled. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories He undertook to get into the house, and open the door to Cole and his myrmidons: he stipulated, however, that Cole should make a short iron ladder with four sharp prongs. Put Yourself in His Place The myrmidons of G—— were able at once to comprehend how and why such an atrocity might have been committed. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 Upon leaving the atrium, Ben-Hur gave a last look at the myrmidon as he lay in the Jewish vestments, and was satisfied. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ In this posture he was found by Hawes and his myrmidons. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Was it possible that, in their agitation, they had left the front door open, and that someone, some merciless myrmidon of the law, had crept in behind them? The Lodger P.S.—A youthful myrmidon of Coavins's will wait for a reply. Old Friends, Epistolary Parody Philippa, even for some moments after the departure of Captain Griffiths and his myrmidons, remained in a sort of nerveless trance. The Zeppelin's Passenger A sure instinct warned him that the opportunity for murder was too perfect to have come by chance; and here now were the myrmidons, and their business was with him. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ He can place his own myrmidons at the head of the army and navy, or can himself take the command immediately on his own shoulders. North America — Volume 2 He strode without hesitation to the table where Mr. Sabin and his guest were sitting, and without even a glance at the former turned upon his myrmidon. The Yellow Crayon In the zenith of his strength and of insurmountable good luck you and all your myrmidons and all the assembled guard of Paris would have had no power over him. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel The only words that remained clear to me must, I thought, have come from the spirit of Chaka, or rather from Zikali or one of his myrmidons assuming that character. Finished The myrmidon fell heavily, and without a cry, and lay still. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ Without the knowledge which should indicate these points, a Chancellor of the Exchequer, with his myrmidons, would be groping in the dark. North America — Volume 2 Then again Henry's myrmidons—to use the classic word—would be unlikely to carry their vandalism too far. Old English Libraries Having the nose of a pointer and the eye of a hawk for the land-shark, he had observed his myrmidons running the lines upon his ground. Whirligigs What time he was getting into his clothes with a tything-man outside his door and another on guard under his window, the constable and his third myrmidon made an exhaustive search of the house. Mistress Wilding But the myrmidons of the grand provost were accustomed to such proceedings. Maitre Cornelius The myrmidons of the great man scoffed at Diard's pretensions to a prefecture, whereupon he lowered his demand to a sub-prefecture. Juana But methinks this dull life of plodding labour was better for him, than the brief excitement of being hewn in pieces by the Princess Claelia's myrmidons. The Cloister and the Hearth It is in the interests of justice, doubtless, that thou be hunted down, and expiate by death-doom the crimes which thou and thy myrmidons have committed against society in the sight of God and man. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields "Make 'em step back there!" he commanded his myrmidons savagely. Penrod and Sam I would beg of you to contemplate him as he sits among his myrmidons. Dead Souls He sends his myrmidons to come over the fence and pass and repass. Bleak House |
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