| 单词 | pillion |
| 例句 | His bloodied legs dangled uselessly, and his pillion passenger, who had heavily bandaged arms, was working the foot pedals. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Thousands more died in mysterious circumstances, some shot dead by masked gunmen riding pillion on motorcycles. Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theater for healing, therapy 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z A pillion passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was arrested after being found with a machete. Motorcyclist killed in central London police-chase crash 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Motorbike pillion passenger Liam Scott, 21, suffered a fatal head injury. Driver jailed for A82 crash that killed motorbike passenger 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z She had a bike when she left school and had been pillion on her husband John's bike for 10 years, travelling to places including Ireland and Wales, but she never got her own full licence. 'Riding a motorbike is like therapy on two wheels' 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The trainee supermarket manager had been planning to get married when was stabbed by the pillion passenger of a green and white Kawasaki motorcycle in Market Place. Adam Ellison stabbing: Sister's pain at those protecting Prescot killer 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z At one point in the clashes, rioters pulled down a police officer riding pillion in a column of motorcycle police. Youths protesting police violence attack Athens precinct 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z On May 8, they set off, Jyoti at the handlebars, dad sitting pillion on back. ‘Lionhearted’ Girl Bikes Dad Across India, Inspiring a Nation 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The duo along with their plumber, Ravi Shaw, who rides pillion, make their way to the first huddle of people and get to work. Saving a city millions of gallons of water – one tap at a time 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z One particular issue is the practice of pillion riders, who are at more risk due to not being in control. 'We live for gravity biking': deadly sport is way of life in Medellín 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z After fatally stabbing Mr Ellison, the pillion passenger sped off on the motorbike. Adam Ellison stabbing: Sister's pain at those protecting Prescot killer 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z The pillion passenger on one of the bikes fired a gun into the car before riding off, Merseyside Police said. Two men injured in drive-by shooting 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Officers identified two suspects on a moped and arrested the pillion passenger, from Tottenham, but the driver got away. Boy charged over string of moped thefts 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z As the convoy left the hospital it was chased by two motorcycle film crews, with one cameraman standing on the pillion seat. Death of a Princess: Times Journalists Recall Covering Diana 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z But the main grievance of southerners is the government’s extraordinarily heavy-handed response to what began, at any rate, as sporadic assassinations by gunmen riding pillion on motorbikes. Repression is feeding the Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The pillion rider was said to have fired at the vehicle and Michael apparently tried to throw a grenade at the commandos who then shot and killed him in an act of self-defence. Counting the dead in Manipur's shoot-to-kill war - BBC News 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z She was a pillion passenger on a scooter being driven by her partner Danny Glass, from Margate, Kent. Thai crash death: Pregnant girlfriend was 'my twin flame' - BBC News 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z One of the arrested teenagers was riding pillion, it added. Tom Hardy apprehends 'fleeing motorbike thief' in London - BBC News 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Yet, inside the Republican party, those with libertarian leanings have only been able to make headway by riding pillion with social conservatives and, specifically, white evangelical Christians. The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z My pillion partner, though highly approving of the optional passenger back rest, reported similar distress. 2016 Indian Springfield is a flexible flyer 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Only half of their riders wear an obligatory helmet, and even fewer of the passengers riding pillion. Look both ways 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z At sunset in Varachha, men lounge on pillion seats and handcarts, passing around open packets of rocks worth several years’ salary. Hard faces 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z A motorcyclist and pillion passenger were filmed doing a wheelie as they passed a police car in Aberdeen. Biker 'wheelied past police car' in Aberdeen - BBC News 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A somewhat less comfortable pillion seat is hidden beneath the rear cowl, with slender fold-down passenger pegs available along with an integrated grab bar. 2015 Ducati Diavel Carbon Test Ride And Review: Hot Rod Cruising, Italian Style 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z In Monrovia, she switched to a motorcycle, riding pillion with a young man who agreed to take her to the plantation and whom health authorities were subsequently desperate to trace. Taxis, planes and viruses: How deadly Ebola can spread 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z There will be no learning curve for the passenger, and no pillion shame, either. 2015 Polaris Slingshot: Three Wheels And A Prayer 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The female aid workers were travelling in a local taxi when their attacker pulled up beside them, riding pillion on a motorbike, and shot them at short range through the windows. Finnish aid workers shot dead in Afghanistan; 6 civilians killed by bomb 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Police did not say whether the three-year-old child, who was travelling as a pillion passenger at the time of the collision, was wearing a helmet. Boy and toddler on motorbike crash 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Police Scotland said the motorcyclist and his pillion passenger died at the scene. Man and woman die in motorbike crash 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z His pillion passenger was able to flee on foot into Lower Grosvenor Place, where he hailed a black cab outside the Robin Hotel and left the scene. Jewellery raider wrestled to ground 2014-03-12T07:14:30Z The motorcyclist's pillion passenger, a woman in her forties, was taken to hospital with arm injuries. Man dies and three hurt in M6 crash 2013-07-13T13:12:46Z Mr Byrne was riding and his wife was a pillion passenger, police said. Couple die in motorcycle crash 2013-04-22T16:59:52Z His pillion passenger, who died, was a 38-year-old woman, police said. Woman killed during speed trials 2012-09-09T11:27:37Z Old and young, many with families, many are ageing bikers with wives who are fed up with falling asleep on the pillion. Watsonian Squire sidecar – review 2012-08-04T23:05:11Z Flower globose, nodding on a scape a foot high; it is difficult to fancy any resemblance between its shape and a side-saddle, but it is not very unlike a pillion. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee 2012-04-12T02:00:30.140Z When I was young your mother and I rode miles across a dim forest, she on her pillion, I guiding a mettlesome beauty. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z She carried it carefully in her hands as she rode behind her father on a pillion after a visit to her grandmother. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The Princess made her public entry into Edinburgh riding on a pillion behind the King. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z If you’re taking a regular pillion, forget the Monster and the Triumph. Triumph Out-Monsters Ducati, BMW in ‘Naked Bike’ Commuter Trial 2011-11-14T22:11:14Z Less than sixty years ago the pillion was in constant use in the two counties, and only the well-to-do yeomen thought of taking their wives and daughters frequently to market in the “shandry cart.” Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Perhaps they both rode pillion—that is, one behind the other; for Jack had saved up his earnings and bought a horse, of which he was very fond. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z "I come with pony and pillion," said the visiter as she was assisted to the ground, and bustled into the parlour. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z Older women rode behind men on pillions, which were padded cushions which had a sort of platform stirrup. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The pillion seat on the Triumph might as well not be there. Triumph Out-Monsters Ducati, BMW in ‘Naked Bike’ Commuter Trial 2011-11-14T22:11:14Z The motorbike rider, a 45-year-old man, and the pillion passenger, a woman also aged 45, sustained fatal injuries. Two killed in motorbike collision 2011-07-31T09:23:14Z It would be well, as thou mayst not see thy mother for some time; and where is thy new pillion and cloth that thy father gavest thee?' The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z A covered car from Newry stood near the house, on the road, to take Alice to the chapel, but she was to ride away from the chapel mounted on the pillion, behind her husband. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z She may have been seated on a pillion behind her new husband, holding on tight to his waist. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Many a long ride did that good mother take to the city, miles away, with a great roll of cloth on the pillion behind her to sell, that she might pay her son's college bills. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z It is thought he was a pillion passenger on one of two scrambler bikes being ridden in the area at the time. Boy, 12, killed on scrambler bike 2011-05-16T05:36:02Z The pillion is in the other part of the house, but we must have it. The Strange Story Book 2011-09-15T02:00:13.747Z They travelled on horseback, the wife being seated on a pillion behind her husband, according to the fashion of the period. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z Others came in carts and on horseback, with the women and girls riding pillion behind their husbands, fathers or brothers. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Last year, when the event was held for the first time, 16,000 bikers took part, with pillion riders taking the total to 23,000. Bikers show respect for soldiers 2011-04-03T15:05:30Z In the latter case the men sat in front and the women on a pillion behind. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Guests in the main come from considerable distances, in their private barges or in carriages, or on horseback, with their wives and daughters riding behind on pillions. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z "Come, see if you can assist Virginia to the pillion," said Bacon, as he sprang into the saddle. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z She rode to church on a pillion behind her brother that he might not feel how her heart was beating. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z At length the clatter of horses' hoofs was heard, and peeping through the window, poor Rump beheld the angel ride up with a female cherub on the pillion behind her. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z Mr Slater, 40, and Mrs Slater, 37, who was the pillion passenger, were thrown from their bike and died instantly. Bikers charged after fatal crash 2011-03-14T08:03:39Z In Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, a gunman riding pillion on a motorcycle shot and killed a prominent local journalist, Jean Richard Louis Charles of Radio Kiskeya, witnesses said, and was later shot dead by police. Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote says U.S. 2011-02-09T22:41:20Z "That she is; even a pillion would be hardly grand enough for her, allowing her own brother to use the saddle." The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z Good God! there are preparations for a journey making in the court-yard—horse, saddle, and pillion. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 Grandmother says she came all the way from Connecticut with him on horseback on a pillion behind him. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl The ladies were brought to Bacon's camp at "Greenspring," whether afoot, on pillions, or in carriages, but assuredly "sorely against their wills." Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) He had a little round picture of the identical grey horse, caparisoned with the identical pillion, before which he used to do a sort of fetish worship, and abuse turnpike-roads and carriages. Tom Brown's School Day's In Chili the pillion is used—a soft material of rugs, smooth and thick, thrown over the saddle frame; but it distends the thighs too greatly. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia You are too good to suffer harm,” said he to the mare, while taking off the saddle and pillion, “but every one is nearest to himself.” Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 The story of the escape of Charles II. from Bentley towards the continent, disguised as a groom and riding in front of Jane Lane’s pillion, is too well known to need re-telling here. The Annals of Willenhall Some of the men owned saddles, of which there was much borrowing, and there were a few pillions for the ladies. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 The family then set off from their home in a large two-horse sleigh, or on saddles and pillions. Noah Webster American Men of Letters In the country districts the pillion is occasionally employed, while among the lower classes many women ride astride without exciting comment. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... “Both on one horse?” says Curtis, apparently unacquainted with the fashion of pillions. Old Roads and New Roads “Fetch out my pillion, fetch out my cloak, You’ll heal my heart if my bowl you broke.” Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 The deacon, however, had a saddle for himself and a pillion for his wife and daughters. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Were you to attend meeting in the country on the Sabbath, you would see many ladies riding up to the horse-block, wives on pillions behind their husbands. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance "Not at all—our ancestors, you know, used to ride pillion." The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware As the gentlemen rode on horseback, and the ladies upon pillions, on all but the great epochs of their lives, this wheeled mammoth was rarely drawn out of its cavern, the coach-house. Old Roads and New Roads They set her on a pillion behind the principal mask. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 What should we think of a person who insisted on riding pillion, because her mother rode pillion? Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition When I saw her on a pillion riding behind the dean her father, she looked and was such a baby, that a sixpenny doll might have pleased her. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Sorry we didn’t bring all of you, pillion, old-style, so you could have seen it, too.” Dorothy's House Party The women emulated the men; they either guided their own dromedaries, or sitting in pillion, they clung2897 to their husbands; veils they disdained, and their countenances certainly belonged not to a "soft sex." Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 She could ride finely now on horseback or with a pillion, and the cunning little beauty persuaded one or the other to take her out on numerous excursions. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia It was not a horse like Mr Sidney's, and I should not care to ride on a pillion—I like to sit square, like Mr Sidney does. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney The two older children walked part of the way; whoever rode had to carry the baby and the next smallest child rode on a pillion that was tied to the saddle. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China As if we didn’t all think ‘pillion’ and long to suggest it, only our diffidence prevailed. Dorothy's House Party He brought the bride home behind him on a pillion, a wedding journey of fifteen miles. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History We shall have walks and thou shalt ride on a pillion. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia In another moment Humphrey had grasped his brother's hand, and, turning, lifted his wife from the pillion on which she had ridden with her son. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney And, on a blanket strapped behind the saddle to serve as pillion, rode a woman, with her arms clasped around the man’s waist. Heart of the Blue Ridge Next morning the old couple, dame Bevan being mounted on a pillion behind him, proceeded on their melancholy journey. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Thought, written and spoken, acts upon the mass of mind in this day of railroads and telegraphs, with a thousandfold more celerity than in the days of pillions and slow coaches. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I In front of the meeting-house were a couple of horse-blocks, on which the women dismounted as they rode to meeting on their pillions, behind their husbands or brothers. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 A sharp altercation was going on between two of the servants, each wishing to have the honour of taking Lady Mary Sidney's youngest son on his pillion. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney Two farm horses, borrowed from a neighbouring farmer, were each provided with a saddle and pillion, and George having mounted one, his wife seated herself behind him, holding on by his waist. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Mechanically she put one foot into his palm and sprang lightly upon the pillion behind the groom's saddle. The Panchronicon Well, madame, I took them on to the next village, where the gentleman got a good horse, and presently rode away with his young wife on a pillion behind him. The King's Warrant A Story of Old and New France Then, preparing to descend from the pillion, she proposed that they should get down and walk so as to ease the mare up the fell. Border Ghost Stories But bring hither another cushion for the pillion,' he called to an attendant, 'and put a package below, for Mistress Forrester's feet to rest upon.' Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney The chaise and the gig, large or small, were the conveyances in common use, the days not being yet past when the farmer’s wife rode to market on a pillion behind her husband. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter A few moments later they were on a sturdy mare, she riding pillion, he riding anyhow. Terribly Intimate Portraits Why," said the first, "when the Princess lands and the King meets her they will bring out to him a bay horse richly caparisoned, with a pillion for the Princess. Europa's Fairy Book Tassino lived in rooms next to her own, and rode out with the duchess on pillion behind him. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 Lucy looked after her departing visitor, seated on a pillion with the serving-man, with a scornful smile. Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney This would be an odd sight now to you or me, but Patty was so used to seeing ladies riding on pillions that she thought nothing about it. Little Grandmother Seconds, I presume, were omitted; they might have attracted unnecessary attention, and on the yard would have been in the way of shot, unless they sat behind their several principals, like damsels on a pillion. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life From the earliest days when horses were imported, women rode on pillions behind the men. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Did she give thee a ride o’ her velvet pillion, bestudded with gold?” For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary One horse carried a man attired in white linen, and the other bore a saddle and pillion, the latter being then the usual means of conveyance for a woman. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century His wife was propped up behind him on a pillion. Little Grandmother He rode only one horse though, when he came to Burslem, and behind him, seated on a pillion, was his only and motherless daughter Sarah, aged fourteen, going on fifteen, with dresses to her shoe-tops. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers That broad back carried, however, most comfortably a side-saddle or a pillion. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Lady Markham, the two servants will have to ride pillion behind a couple of our men.” Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story Amphillis sat on the pillion, and meditated on her information as they journeyed on. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century The Princess suffered her husband to lift her from the pillion on which she rode behind Bertram Lyngern, who had been transferred to her service by her father’s wish. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Come in quickly, I pray you, and leave the handmaidens to help Mistress Margery from her pillion.” Mistress Margery A pillion was a cushion strapped on behind a man's saddle, and from it sometimes hung a small platform or double stirrup on which a woman rider could rest her feet. Customs and Fashions in Old New England “Shall I saddle Dodder, mistress, or will you ride pillion behind the captain?” said a gruff voice at the door. Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story When the brief, but all-sufficient ceremony was over, the bridegroom resumed his rifle, helped the bride into the saddle—or more frequently to the pillion behind him—and they calmly rode away together. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States She would certainly have released her hold of Bertram, and have sat on her pillion in indignant solitude, if she had not felt almost sure that the result would be a fall in the mud. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Sir Geoffrey himself superintended the purchase of a new pillion, and ordered it to be covered with green velvet. Mistress Margery There were two persons seated on horseback: the one a youth of some twenty years, in a page’s dress; the other a woman, who sat behind him on the pillion. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel One was laden with luggage; the second was mounted by a manservant; and the third, provided with saddle and pillion, was for Clarice and her father. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him At nine the lady was on her pillion, but now comfortably clad in a country dress—homely, but warm. The Billow and the Rock For it was little short of absolute necessity that the gentleman should be seated on his saddle before the lady mounted the pillion. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Margery travelled part of the way in a litter, and part on a pillion behind her bridegroom, who rode on horseback the whole way. Mistress Margery The woman on the pillion was closely veiled, and much muffled in her wrappings, considering the season of the year and the warmth of the weather; nor did she lift her veil when she spoke. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel Some carried side saddles, some men's saddles and pillions. Home Life in Colonial Days She had a white horse, and she was dressed in green, and she beckoned to Randal to mount on her horse, with her before him on the pillion. The Gold Of Fairnilee So his future Majesty, with Bertram’s assistance, mounted the bay charger, and his sister Alianora was placed on the pillion behind him. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time After them—almost a decade after—we see a man on horseback, with his wife on a pillion behind him. The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth The lady on the pillion, lifting the child underneath her veil, strained it to her bosom, and bowed her head low upon its light soft hair. The Well in the Desert An Old Legend of the House of Arundel A pillion was a padded cushion with straps which sometimes had on one side a sort of platform-stirrup. Home Life in Colonial Days You might go on a pillion behind old Abraham. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Pedestrians were hurrying on in detachments of five or six—the equestrians in companies less numerous; sometimes the cavalier who could boast a saddle carrying a woman on a pillion behind him. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes It’s bad enough to have little victuals and no wages; but as for being burnt to death—Benjamin, put a pillion behind your saddle, and I’ll go to Lymington with you. The Children of the New Forest “If she wishes it, I will place a pillion on my horse, and she can ride behind me,” said Oliver. The Settlers A Tale of Virginia Two of the four persons who were travelling started on their road on foot; two mounted on the saddle and pillion, rode about a mile, dismounted, tied the horse, and walked on. Home Life in Colonial Days He sprang on the brown horse, and Jenny, helped by her father, mounted the pillion behind him. The Gold that Glitters The Mistakes of Jenny Lavender Two fine horses stood before the gate, each laden with saddle and pillion, the former holding a serving-man, and the latter a lady. All's Well Alice's Victory As they went out of the gates, they were passed by Benjamin, who was trotting away with Martha behind him on a pillion, holding a bundle as large as herself. The Children of the New Forest It had a pillion on its back; and seemed like the beast on which a farmer and his wife might ride together to market. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess I cannot think she would be pleased at the advent of little Bellaroba riding pillion to me. Little Novels of Italy In a moment more, around the corner of the house again came a black, leading a small Indian horse gaily caparisoned, and fitted with a lady's pillion, and immediately behind, Yorke, leading my own Fatima. The Rose of Old St. Louis Before that time ladies chiefly rode on horseback, either single on their palfreys, or double, behind some person on a pillion. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 A moment later a horseman mounted, and I saw a slender figure on the pillion behind him. The Tory Maid Dulcibel occupied a pillion behind jailer Foster; Master English and his wife rode together; while Master Herrick and the constable each had a horse to himself. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem At the same time it is only fair to say that when he had spoken so hopefully of his affair to the lady on the pillion he had believed every word of his own story. Little Novels of Italy It was the work of a minute or two to reduce Fatima to order and make her understand that petticoats and a pillion were entirely proper. The Rose of Old St. Louis Around the door, horses gather with the antique side-saddle and pillion, Led thence to the full barn, while their riders find heartfelt welcome. Man of Uz, and Other Poems What is't he bears—a gracious thing— Behind him on the pillion? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 24, 1892 "Oh, if you choose, I will put a pillion on Sweetbriar, and see how that works?" replied Master Joseph with a meek and patient expression of countenance, as of one upbraided without cause. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem Ere long this man emerged from the Church with the Devil seated behind him on the pillion. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Madame will, I suppose, ride behind you upon a pillion; and her maid behind one of the troopers. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS Next, the straps of my wife’s pillion broke down, and they were obliged to stop to repair them before they could proceed. The Literary World Seventh Reader When she had sold everything but her old white mare she set out for Medway upon the mare's back, taking me with her on a pillion behind. Confessions of Boyhood There was necessarily a great waste of time in getting the pillion on Sweetbriar. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem And charming Lady Betty departed also with early hours, pillions, and cosmetics—that blending of nature and art, knowledge of the corrupt world and abiding true-heartedness, which then existed—a sort of marvel. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes One of the pillions is to be placed on my own horse. Saint Bartholomew's Eve A Tale of the Huguenot WarS Goodwife Hopkins rode the gray horse, and the girls rode by turns, two at a time, clinging to the pillion at her back. The Green Door He helped my mother to dismount, and then lifted me in his arms from the pillion. Confessions of Boyhood She was riding, unmasked, down the high road, not on a pillion as most women rode in that day, but upon her own mount with a black groom two lengths in the rear. 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 And later on lots of the great Americans rode about these parts, some of the younger ones carrying their beautiful ladies on pillions behind them. The Tree of Appomattox After the women had dismounted from their pillions at the meeting-house door, the men-folks patiently rode the horses to some place of shelter, and then trudged back through the snow-drifts, wrestling with the icy wind. The Adventures of Ann Stories of Colonial Times It was early in the afternoon when Monsieur Perrot, with his daughter behind him on a pillion, and his servant riding a short distance in the rear, rode under the gateway of Parthenay. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars Elvira took up several children on her horse, and pointed out to Susannah a sickly woman to whom she could give a turn upon the pillion that she herself had ridden during the night. The Mormon Prophet Had Hetty known, her father was the horseman, with Patty riding pillion behind him. Hetty Wesley "I, too, marked how he stared," answered the Goodman, as he seized the cowering Zeb and swung him again to his seat on the pillion. The Puritan Twins Not a tear sparkled in her black eyes, watching the pair start off down the bridle-path, riding Red Robin, Ann on a pillion behind her husband. The Adventures of Ann Stories of Colonial Times "An officer and eight men," he whispered to Rupert as he leapt into the saddle, while Rupert lifted Adele on to the pillion. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars At dusk he perceived two horsemen approaching—the one having a woman behind him on a pillion, while the other bore a well-filled portmanteau. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton They were all to ride, Mary on a pillion behind Mr. Ives. Tales from Many Sources Vol. V Zeb, meantime, sat clutching the pillion and looking from one grave face to the other as if he knew they were talking of him, and the Goodman patted his shoulder reassuringly as he mounted again. The Puritan Twins Ladies would no longer ride on pillions behind their footmen, nor would take the air, where the air was purest, on the river. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions They took a pillion for Margaret, and a shovel to dig through the drifts when they couldn't go round. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 After this she came out again, and climbed up behind the little man in green, and so settled herself upon the pillion saddle for her ride. Pepper & Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk Oh Louis, wouldn't they look funny, riding out to battle with babies on a pillion behind them? Captivity Zeb was placed on the pillion behind him with both arms clutching his waist, and the Goodman strode ahead, his keen eyes watching in every direction for any sign of danger. The Puritan Twins The problem, one might say, was in the form of a maid on a pillion. The Ramrodders A Novel The writer is old enough to have seen farmers' wives riding behind their husbands, on pillions. The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century After they had entered the hill, Dame Margery climbed down from the pillion and stood looking about her. Pepper & Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk The first seen in England was made for Anne of Bohemia, wife of Richard the Second, and was probably more like a pillion than the side-saddle of the present day. The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses These nine thousand people, depending absolutely upon tillage and pasture, owned among them all one cart and one plough, eight saddles, two pillions, eleven bridles, and thirty-two rakes! Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) She rode pillion to church behind a young brother who afterwards said that the hand which lay on his as she held her arm round his waist was "cold and damp as marble." Stories of the Border Marches Miss Coke must have been long in forgetting that enforced ride of at least a dozen long miles, on a pillion behind a brother, and as a prisoner surrounded by an armed force. The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century You can always make a poem on Young Lochinvar, when it's less easy to approve of the damsel who springs to the pillion behind him. The Inner Shrine By fits and starts, as he thought on his son's great danger, he contrived a gloomy countenance: but Monsieur had ridden all his life with Hope on the pillion; she did not desert him now. Helmet of Navarre He waited till the last of the party appeared, a man in fringed buckskin breeches and hickory shirt riding pillion behind a young woman. A Man Four-Square Your palfrey is yet in the stable, fair Mistress," said William, "and there be likewise the strong sorrel from the farm, whereupon Bridget can ride pillion behind me. In the Days of Chivalry There was in town a saddle with a pillion back of it, and this was loaned for Remember Williams, the neighbor's boy, to ride and carry Ann Mary behind him. Hillsboro People Now and then the more remote dwellers came on horseback, each Jack with his Gill on a pillion behind, and holding him with a proper and dignified embrace. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 Suzanne was to ride on a pillion behind the Swiss valet of Mr. Fellowes, whom Naomi had taken into her confidence, and the two young ladies each mounted a stout pony. A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago It was no longer necessary for the fair and young to be carried through the mud upon costly pillions, on the backs of high-stepping Flanders mares. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 There were some new blankets strapped on the backs of these Indian horses, and Gabriel took one of the blankets and secured it as a pillion behind his own saddle for Celeste to ride upon. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World They would come from up and down the river; some in pirogues and pinnaces and sloops, and some on horseback with the fair dames on pillions behind. Virginia: the Old Dominion The ladies were immediately taken off, placed on pillions behind two troopers, and carried away to Storton. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War A memorial stone by the wayside records the escape of the King, who was in his groom's dress with Mrs. Coningsby riding pillion behind. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter "Mount your horse, and I will assist Nizza into the pillion." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Ladies rode on pillions, holding on by the gentleman or the serving-man mounted before. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain But, finding he was dropping astern very fast, he slyly cut the straps of his mail pillion, and so let his keg, brandy and all go by the run, over his horse's rump. The Life of General Francis Marion One of the horses was left here, and a pillion obtained for the other. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Hunting she had been, and had lost her horse, and he brought her on her way on a pillion. The Brother of Daphne She was received in safety by Leonard, who carried her in his arms, and placed her on the pillion. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Hence the horse with panniers maintains its ground in the Chagford district; and the double-horse, furnished with a pillion for the lady riding behind, is still to be met with in the country roads. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain "This is no way to put a woman on a horse; besides, I can't ride without a pillion." The Spy Putting on these disguises, Harry mounted his horse, with Jacob seated behind him on a pillion, while Mike rode by his side. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War Daisy, I remember, sat on a pillion behind Mr. Stewart, holding him by the shoulder, and jogging pleasantly along with the motion of the old horse. In the Valley The party was followed by a man leading a couple of horses, equipped with pillions, and furnished with saddle-bags, partly filled with the scanty luggage which the apprentice and the piper's daughter took with them. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire And shall I ride pillion with you, sir? The Highwayman But I don't like to be going into the fair on foot, when I been always used to go in upon my pillion behind my husband when living, and my son Randal, after his death. Tales and Novels — Volume 08 The plan was arranged that the king should act as groom; so Charles mounted his horse, and Mistress Lane sat behind him on a pillion, and together they rode through Warwickshire to Bristol. English Villages I moved forward to lift her to the pillion as I had done hundreds of times before, but she did not see me. In the Valley Her hands convulsively clasped the back of the pillion; her lips were slightly apart, and her eyes fixed upon the prostrate form of the Earl of Rochester. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire The moment the mare had finished her oats she bridled her, led her out, and sprang on her back; where sitting as on a pillion, she rode quietly out of the farm-close. Heather and Snow Roy, his page, had begged as hard as he dared for pillion or a donkey. The Forest Lovers There I sat sideways on a cloth, like a lady of old time on a pillion. The Flight of the Shadow They mounted the fine steed whose bridle was marked with a coronet, the girl riding pillion, and they turned westward, since the girl said this was best. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Leonard, likewise, who had dismounted to support Amabel, replaced her in the pillion, and in a few seconds the party were in motion. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Farmer Fairthorn—a hale, ruddy, honest figure, in broad-brimmed hat, brown coat and knee-breeches—already sat upon the old mare, and the pillion behind his saddle awaited the coming burden. The Story of Kennett I should propose that you should ride as a well-to-do trader to Malaga, with your wife behind you on a pillion, and your friend here as your servant. By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 They were also phenomenally broad-backed,--shaped by nature for saddle and pillion. Sabbath in Puritan New England By nine o'clock she was safe on the pillion behind Long Snapps, folded in Aunt Poll's red joseph, and provided with saddle-bags full of comforts and necessaries. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics Anon appeared Mr. Laws, the judge of the court, with Madam Laws on a pillion behind him, and their negro man carrying a box containing her ladyship's cap, and bestriding a mule. The Virginians The minstrels went first, harping and piping; then King Hannibal, carrying his bride behind him on a pillion; and after them a string of servants and men-at-arms, leading country ponies laden with the bride's dower. Hereward, the Last of the English He dragged rather than led his daughter to the door, and lifted her passively to the pillion seat behind Cuthbert Ridley. Grisly Grisell A man and his wife would mount saddle and pillion, ride a couple of miles, dismount, tie the steed, and walk on. Sabbath in Puritan New England I must go to Lexington to-night, on the pillion, and you must go with me. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics He had thus been unable to procure horses for us, but at Eccleshall he had managed to obtain a pillion for Margaret's use behind him. The Yeoman Adventurer The country roads of her day had been so nearly impassable that her only means of transit had been to use a pillion behind her Lord Steward. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2 “Sir! sir!” she cried, as her father turned to bid her mount the pillion behind Ridley. Grisly Grisell It had been a long ride for her, and she was tired with sitting so long on the pillion behind me. A March on London Guy rode by her side, with Agnes on a pillion behind him. At Agincourt She clambered to the broad back of the Moor and settled herself there, sitting pillion fashion and holding herself in position with both hands round Marcos. The Velvet Glove I suppose Madam Symonds wore her mask when she mounted on a pillion behind some strong young lad, and rode out to Argilla Farm. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) She travelled in a whirlicote, and there were others provided for her elder ladies, the rest riding singly or on pillions according to age or taste. Grisly Grisell I should propose that you should ride as a well to do trader to Malaga, with your wife behind you on a pillion, and your friend here as your servant. By England's Aid or the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604) They must, of course, be mounted, and must each have pillions for the carriage of the prisoners behind them. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic When the animal came up, she found that it was bearing two women, the one placed on a side-saddle, the other on a pillion behind her, as may still occasionally be seen in England. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 Men went from one colony to another by sailing vessel; overland they traveled on horseback; and if a wife went with her husband, she rode behind him on a pillion. A Brief History of the United States He was to ride upon the same horse with Mrs. Lane, the lady being seated on a pillion behind him. History of King Charles the Second of England The servant returned in a very short time with the pillion, and Molly, having collected her rags as well as she could, was placed behind him. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Ned assisted the females to the pillions, and when they were seated mounted his own horse and led the way down the street. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic De Lacy, who was engaged in removing the pillion from behind the saddle, stopped short in his task, and said, "Ha, dame! what would you with him?" The Betrothed It was not thought proper then for a young woman to go on pillion behind a young man, and this Miss Sally well knew. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Its bad enough to have little victuals and no wages, but as for being burned to death—Benjamin, put a pillion behind your saddle, and I'll go to Lymington with you. The Children of the New Forest A pillion was the grandest equipage, and a plain blue and white gown, with primly starched apron, was the common attire of the New England dames. A Brief History of the United States He will bring a horse with him with a pillion. By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic Macgregor's wife was set on a pillion behind him; and Soulis giving the word, they all marched on at a rapid pace. The Scottish Chiefs Beside him, held by a farmer, was a horse with a pillion and saddle, all muddy enough from a fall. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker As they went out of the gates they were passed by Benjamin, who was trotting away with Martha behind him on a pillion, holding a bundle as large as herself. The Children of the New Forest And it had a saddle with a pillion on which they had been riding double, after the usual fashion of travelling for young and healthy gentlewomen in those days of bad roads. Under the Storm He liked the intelligent face before him, and a timid question or two set him off on his favorite hobby at a pleasant amble, with Jenny on the pillion behind, as it were. A Garland for Girls The corporal offered to take her pillion behind him. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca She told me quietly, that, riding pillion to stay with my aunt, the horse had fallen and hurt Caesar, not badly, she thought. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The roads, at that time of year, were at their best, and Aurelia and Mrs. Dove were mounted on steady old nags, accustomed to pillions. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Hale had not forgotten a pillion and there the transfer was made. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine In half an hour a squadron of horse shall be drawn up in the courtyard here, and a horse and pillion in readiness for yourself and the maiden. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus "Had I known it, I would have taken horse and gone for you and brought you here riding pillion behind me." The Hidden Children After some discussion, and the black being better, we settled to leave him, and I proposed that Jack, the lighter weight, should ride my Aunt Gainor's horse, with Miss Peniston on the pillion behind him. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The main body of it was to be sent in the carrier's waggon, for she was to ride on a pillion behind Mr. Dove, and could only take a valise upon a groom's horse. Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume Her father appeared with the sorrel horse, caught up his saddle from the porch, threw it on and stretched the blanket behind it as a pillion for June to ride on. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Wallenstein's orders had been rapidly carried out; a squadron of cavalry were formed up in the courtyard, and in front of them an attendant held a horse with a pillion behind the saddle. The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus We both ride," she said; "but I should prefer, on a journey like this, that my daughter should ride behind me on a pillion. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War Dame Forbes received her as she alighted from the pillion on which she had ridden behind Archie, and embraced her tenderly. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce "No, I go on a pillion behind Palmer, and my grandfather's diamond ring shall pay expenses." Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume I will fix Sunshine's pillion upon Major, and Dora can ride behind me. Outpost The women emulated the men; they either guided their own dromedaries, or, sitting in pillion, they clung to their husbands; veils they disdained, and their countenances certainly belonged not to a “soft sex.” Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 "Why not send for Mr Boyce, and carry her off at once on a pillion behind you?" said Lily. The Small House at Allington When they reached Perth he bought a strong horse, with saddle and pillion; and with Marjory behind him, and his band accompanying him on foot, he rode for Stirling. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce "I shall take my daughter myself on a pillion, sir," said Richard, shortly. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland To this sympathetic remark from the pillion, the saddle made no reply. Barry Lyndon He arranged a pillion for his saddle and mounted me behind him, facing the horse's tail. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales So the mules were brought out, and he lifted his uncomplaining wife on to the blankets which formed her pillion. Returning Home So saying, she sprang lightly from the pillion on which she had been riding behind Archie. In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce The horse carried double, the girl being on a pillion behind her lover. A Group of Noble Dames The pillion had by this got her arm round the saddle's waist, and perhaps gave it the gentlest squeeze in the world. Barry Lyndon Here she found three horses, one equipped with the pillion on which she was to ride behind a burly stableboy. The Tavern Knight I rode in front, with Mistress Percy upon a pillion behind me, and Diccon on the brown mare brought up the rear. To Have and to Hold Next the straps of my wife's pillion broke down, and they were obliged to stop to repair them before they could proceed. The Vicar of Wakefield I bought the pillion the other day of a poet who loves his comfort; it has been newly stuffed for your special accommodation. Zanoni The king had the queen on a pillion, and after their highnesses came all the ladies mounted behind all the lords. Notre-Dame De Paris When the landlord came, bearing lights, and bending his aged back obsequiously: "Have you a pillion?" she asked abruptly. The Tavern Knight Take your hand from that pillion and hold it up; then say after me these words: 'This lady is my mistress, my master's wife, to be by me reverenced as such. To Have and to Hold But two had riding furniture for the use of females—the one being accoutred with a side-saddle, the other with a pillion attached to the saddle. Redgauntlet When I saw her on a pillion, riding behind the Dean her father, she looked and was such a baby, that a sixpenny doll might have pleased her. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne I want just such a skin to cover the pillion that I am making for Cousin Bess.” The Pioneers In its sleepy content, the brute did not admit of disturbance from the bustle and clamor about; no more was it mindful of the woman sitting upon its back in a cushioned pillion. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ I nodded, and he dismounted, and throwing the mare's bridle over his arm strode on beside us, with his hand upon the frame of the pillion. To Have and to Hold When at length they set out, Darsie was accommodated with a horse and side-saddle, instead of being obliged to resume his place on the pillion behind the detestable Nixon. Redgauntlet Had she held her tongue, we are justified in presuming that she would have been returned on a pillion behind a servant. North America — Volume 2 He had a little round picture of the identical gray horse, caparisoned with the identical pillion, before which he used to do a sort of fetish worship, and abuse turnpike-roads and carriages. Tom Brown's School Days While the wooden bolt of the lock was being pushed back, the women were assisted from their pillions. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ The river, up and down, was white with sailboats, and across the neck of the peninsula went a line of horsemen, each with his purchase upon a pillion behind him. To Have and to Hold "Coal black charger; put a golden circlet on your lily white finger, draw you up behind me on my pillion"— "And Emma Jane, too," Rebecca interrupted. New Chronicles of Rebecca Come; you shall ride behind me on the pillion. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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