| 单词 | packman |
| 例句 | And the pack-horses they purveyed to carry off the plunder--why, the packmen avoid Stratford ever since as though we had the Black Death! The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The packman let me have the cloth for the stockings I have knitted, look you.' The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z The Somali undid his bundle precisely like a packman of olden times, showing off the wares he had for sale. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The men of Surrey and the men of Kent, The men of Sussex and Northumberland, The shepherds of the downs, the Wealden forges, Fishermen, packmen, bargemen, masons, all The traffickers of England, made our bridge. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z By trade he was a packman, or a cheap Jack. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z This hostelry, now extinct, was long a favourite resort of these packmen, or pack-carriers, as they were more generally or more properly called. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 Ales herself had a pretty fair collection of useful articles in the shape of pots, bowls, and mugs, stowed away in the barn, having added to her store whenever the packman came his rounds. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Wilson," said I, "do you think I could be converted into a packman? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 I'm witty at the expense of this poor packman; but, seriously, Katherine Kennedy must carry off her lover. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Just as Jonathan, the packman, was stepping into his boat, the cook looked through one of the port-holes and asked him if he had any need for the Buccaneer's lion. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z To beguile the weary hours of convalescence, she sings to the lute, tells stories, recounts legends, or reads aloud a romance lately bought from some wayfaring packman. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens Davy plucked at his mother's skirts and reminded her that he was to be finally breeched when the packman came round, and he was not disappointed. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z You have commenced at the hardest part of a packman's life—his journey in England. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 It is pleasant to hear Wordsworth speak of his own "personal knowledge" of packmen or pedlars. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The messenger was not Simon Smith, the packman who periodically visited the neighborhood to sell his wares to the housewives thereabout, but a stranger. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge The packman turned saint too and left his bones on Girur. Indian Fairy Tales The packman’s ghost too is no unusual spectre in many of our shires. Old Roads and New Roads I was astonished at the rapidity of my own sales—for all had heard of my misfortunes, and pitied me; and, if I was expected, no other packman had any chance. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 A packman is a character which none esteems, and almost every one despises. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Lucindy an' me bought 'em of the packman with our own money. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge I'm a little packman, with my funny pack. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young One may imagine the delight of a lonely town-end, when Willie the packman and the piper made his appearance, with his stories, and jokes, and ballads, his songs, and reels, and “wanton wiles.” Spare Hours I have often heard that an old packman makes a good merchant—I am willing to try if an old merchant can make a good packman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Wilson knew that to a man like himself there was degradation in such a calling; and he latterly vented his contemptuous sense of it, exaggerating the baseness of the name and nature of packman. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) But, arrogant and with his head set high, he borrowed a whip from a packman that shouldered his way through the street, and lashed at their legs and ragged heads. Privy Seal His Last Venture "And you're not a packman, only a little boy," she said, angrily; "how can you tell such stories?" Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young When he remembered he had been a packman in England it was exceedingly fine. The House with the Green Shutters I was induced to this by the success of several who had left our neighbourhood, done well after a few years' travel as packmen, and were then settled in various towns, and prosperous. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 Most small packmen were then, in some measure, what Wilson says they were generally esteemed to be—peddling pilferers, and insignificant swindlers. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The travelling stationers and packmen carried them in their thousands, in chapbook form, into even the most remote parts of the country, where they were bartered for and explored with avidity. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk “Prithee, keep watch of yon little jeweller packman,” said she, uneasily. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century But the half-crown weekly payments have a habit of lengthening themselves out till the packman has made fifty per cent. by the business. The House with the Green Shutters "Unhand me, rascal!" was the packman's reply; and making, at the same time, a lateral jerk, he twisted himself fairly out of the assailant's grasp. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 He never now went to his own parish of Stonykirk where his father had been a well-doing packman—which is to say, a travelling merchant of silks and laces. Patsy The packmen are so styled because of their visits being paid fortnightly. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines “You leave me count it,” suggested the little packman. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century He is a travelling packman, who infests communities of working-men, and disposes of his goods on the credit system, receiving payment in instalments. The House with the Green Shutters Some, of small means, had commenced modestly with a shoulder-bundle and went through the new land, as peddlers and packmen in older lands had done before them. The Settler and the Savage I will now turn in, father, to be ready to send off the fish as soon as the packman comes.” Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow Sandy McNab, the packman, was found on the point of starting, with his two half-starved shelties, scarcely the size of ordinary donkeys, but with wonderful strength of limb and power of endurance. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The tale went seaward on the gabbards, and landward, even to Lorn itself, upon carriers' carts and as the richest part of the packman's budget. Doom Castle A packman whom I thawed yesterday at my kitchen fire tells me, that last Sabbath only the Auld Lichts held service. Auld Licht Idylls His early career was varied, and he was in succession a packman, a soldier in the Edinburgh garrison in 1745, and a school-master. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" L Beneath love's heavy weight my falt'ring soul Plods, like the packman, o'er life's dusty road. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan The surgical skill of Dr. Bill was frequently needed for the drivers and packmen. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon He learned much from the packman and voyageur that was destined to be of great value to him in his career on the western frontier, among the outposts of civilization. The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 "I'm the man," shouted Coristine to them, "the packman wi' a little pack." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life It was from packmen and hawkers that fine ladies bought their laces and ribbons and gloves; their precious toilet and hair pins, their paints and powders, and India scarfs and fans, and even jewellery. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York He was making a journey across country, and with him were a few natives, guides and packmen. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Even the Indian packmen were stirred out of their usual indifference to things beyond their labors. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon Here's Andrew the packman in the lane, with such shawls, Martha! Fern's Hollow Tam Granger and his wife had recently come into the district from a neighboring village, where Leebie's name had been coupled with a local draper's or packman's in some scandal. The Underworld The Story of Robert Sinclair, Miner "Was the packman staying in the village?" asked Sir George, lifting up his head after a long pause, during which he had kept his glance upon his foot, as if seeking inspiration there. Heiress of Haddon Out of the gig came the sack, and out of the sack speedily came the packman's erstwhile acquaintance, Jock. Stories of the Border Marches They employed Mr Vaughan as a packman, to transport their goods. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer They hardly heeded the coming and the going of the pack-train and their gossips the packmen! The Frontiersmen A labouring friend of mine was telling me the other day of the wonderful disappearance of a packman and a "jewelrer," as he called him. A Cotswold Village The blow had struck home, and the Derby packman was no more. Heiress of Haddon Dandy Jim, the packman, was a young fellow who wanted more than evil weather and a dreich, black night to depress him. Stories of the Border Marches Timely warning was thus often given by a returning packman to a feeble and unsuspecting settlement, of the perfidy and cruelty meditated against it. Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer Do you think that a cavalier's arm is to be bought like a packman's ware. The White Company Besides packmen, who would often be the medium by which letters were transmitted, there was in some Jewish communities a special class that devoted themselves to a particular branch of the profession. The Book of Delight and Other Papers De la Zouch turned sharply round and fiercely confronted the well-known figure of the Derby packman. Heiress of Haddon He thinks Beaufort's loyalty is to be bought like a packman's ware, or bullied out of him by ruffling words. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 A packman whom I thawed yesterday at my kitchen fire tells me that last Sabbath only the Auld Lichts held service. Auld Licht Idyls I met an old packman on the road, and he tells me there are some persons in this village of my name. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea The effect of all this was soothing and the boys left the camp, to order some of their packmen to bring home the provisions, with light hearts. The Boy Aviators in Africa "Murdered,–yes,–it isn't many 'sizes ago since a packman murdered a young woman in a lone place, and stole her thimble, and threw her body into a ditch." The Mill on the Floss A few shepherds and farmers, a long-legged clergyman, a packman with his mule, and a horseman with a great bag, whom I took to be a buyer of hair, are all that I can recall. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 The packmen who walk round the villages for tradesmen are a different class altogether: the pedlar does not confine himself to one district, and he sells for his own profit. The Life of the Fields In these posts the old fur-trade life of the past went on, with French half-breed packmen and boatmen, commanded by the bourgeois. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 I'm a truthful man, but I'll lie like a packman if I'm asked questions. Huntingtower And pray, what has this packman got to do wi' what goes on in our family? The Mill on the Floss Why, you must ha' dealt wi' no end o' packmen when you war a young lass–before the master here had the luck to set eyes on you. 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