| 单词 | powder magazine |
| 例句 | The food was delicious and the wine cellar, which once was the powder magazine in the fortress, was impressive, but what I remember best is the surrounding gardens. In the June Light of Northern Italy, the Bliss of Bergamo 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Perhaps some of those attending who were acquainted with the collector cast their minds back to the powder magazine built by Vauban on a Breton island where Mr. Rullier displayed his objects. An Auction Brings to Light a French Collector With an Eye for Ignored Beauty 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z "The drills have turned the Korean peninsula into a huge powder magazine which can be detonated any moment," it added. North Korea says U.S.-South Korea drills push tension to 'brink of nuclear war' 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z General Gage knew that a powder magazine was stored in Concord, Massachusetts, and on April 19, 1775, he ordered troops to seize these munitions. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z On this date in 1884, a powder magazine on the outskirts of Phoenix exploded, shattering windows throughout the town. Arizona history May 3-9 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Walk southeast to the corner of East Opp Street and Eubank Avenue to see the second remaining Civil War structure: a powder magazine. Four Hours: A Civil War outpost in SoCal? Head to ‘Wilmas’ for that. And peacocks! 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z While there once as an inventory of 30 “black powder magazine storage” buildings, only two remain. Old Army depot now teems with wildlife in Iowa 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The second hit the middle of the ship, near the fuel tank and a powder magazine, Harrell said. ‘We knew the ship was doomed’: USS Indianapolis survivor recalls four days in shark-filled sea 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z No one would be venturing out with a powder magazine on New Year’s Day. When Jihad Came to the Australian Outback She was, as a result of the capture, blown up by the explosion of her own powder magazine. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z One of them is partly built into the Polveriera, or powder magazine. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Naught but the ruins of this mighty pile now exist; but they suffice to testify to the beauty of the edifice, which served, in turn, as temple, church, mosque, and finally as powder magazine. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Even now the English don't know that their country is a powder magazine. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z The knave has blowed up the powder magazine, and in five minutes by the clock the ship will tottle down by the stern. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z In 1536 it was almost totally destroyed by fire, and in 1654 largely ruined by the explosion of a powder magazine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Brothers against brothers, fathers against sons, daughters against mothers; yet all dancing and smirking together on the powder magazine which might be fired at any moment. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Between the fortifications and the town there is a great deal of open ground sprinkled with rifle pits, powder magazines, and artillery, cavalry, and infantry barracks, very solidly built and neatly kept up. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z For many years it was used as a lock-up, and later as a powder magazine. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Opposite, on the south side of the river, Cape Merry Battery, mounting six twenty-four pounders, with lodge-house and powder magazine. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z At Seville the Church of the Capuchins was turned into a powder magazine. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z To the north is the Royal Clarence victualling yard, with brewery, cooperage, powder magazines, biscuit-making establishment, and storehouses for various kinds of provisions for the royal navy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Now you shall see how we must look out for our powder magazine, now that thunderbolts and meteors are falling. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z A powder magazine was blown up by the soldiers in charge and 300 French and a few German soldiers were killed by the explosion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z I knew then that the enemy were blowing up their powder magazines. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Finally the powder magazine was blown up and demolished some of the advance works, and on the ninth of May, 1781, the British garrison surrendered with honors. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z "But was that 'im in the long whiskers at the end, when the powder magazine blew up?" A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z For the flooding of the powder magazine in the naval yard an entire battery volunteered. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z The Turks converted the Parthenon into a powder magazine; it was unfortunately struck by a bomb, and the entire edifice was reduced to its present ruinous condition. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The artist met with a tragic death; for he was killed in Delft by the explosion of a powder magazine. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z Guemez also built factories in the parish of El Jaguey on the other side of the bay and established the first powder magazine on the coast. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z “The powder magazines are blown up,” replied the man. An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z It was the powder magazine in the Navy-yard, and the flames were perilously near. Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster 2011-10-02T02:00:12.020Z But she was very pleasant and good-tempered, and made a great fuss over me, and told Mrs Blunt that she would sooner keep a powder magazine than have a troop of such man-killers to manage. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z The old powder magazine yonder held the spark that ignited the wrath of Virginians to rebel against the king. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z Every leader he had arrested without warrant and held without bail was now a firebrand in a powder magazine. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Two cannon balls passed entirely through the powder magazine. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Demagogic agitators again were busy in secret; private Verbindungs were formed; the catastrophe of the French Revolution of July occurred, and flung the firebrand into the powder magazine. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Half of the mantleted embrasures had been shattered, the expense powder magazines had been blown up, and a number of casemated traverses pierced. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The circumstance caused much sensation, and the practicability of establishing a public powder magazine was discussed by the magistrates. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The interior of the fort was divided into two courts, having about forty buildings, all of wood except the powder magazine, which was constructed of brick and stone. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon 2011-05-20T02:00:38.647Z He felt rather as a man may be supposed to feel who is about to put a light to a fuse which will in due course blow up a powder magazine. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Even the barrack privies, an outdoor bake oven alongside a mess hall, and earth-covered powder magazines can be easily identified. Hermann Stieffel, Soldier Artist of the West 2011-05-10T02:01:00.297Z There has been an explosion at the Rapp powder magazine, as I have already reported to you. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z And, finally, the powder magazines and the rows of hanging cartridge-cases, in which, during an action, the ship's boys were wont to carry up the gunpowder to the gunners. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z The old powder magazines were particularly dangerous adjuncts to batteries, and had to be very carefully bomb-proofed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Sold by the New York State to the United States, in 1808, it was for a long time used as a powder magazine, but in 1891 was made an immigrant station. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The powder magazine had been fired by the Cromwellians who were now in open revolt against the government. 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 The staved-in casemates opened a view upon the country, the powder magazines were laid bare, half of bastion 3 was in the moat, one could drive up to the breach in a carriage. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z It was like touching a match to a powder magazine. The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z The next morning—it was still before dawn—a sudden sharp clamor rose from a redoubt within which was a powder magazine near the main works, lying on the hither side of the river. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z There is no display of fortifications; but here and there you see some storm-tossed old hulk, which, having finished its active career, has been safely anchored in that repose which powder magazines always enjoy. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z A shell from the "Lizzie" blew up the powder magazine of one of the batteries. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z So dese 900 ran and blew up de powder magazine and it sounded just like thunder and looked like a black cloud. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z When Napoleon, during the preceding winter, was engaged in the fortification of the maritime frontier, he proposed repairing an old state prison at Marseilles, that it might serve as a powder magazine. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z They could only be shelled out of the redoubt by the jeopardy of the powder magazine itself, and its explosion would destroy the lives of the besiegers as well as the besieged. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Unfortunately, however, the extensive underground powder magazine one morning caught a spark of fire, and all of a sudden the towers and palaces blew up with a tremendous explosion. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z Along the faces of the powder magazine, to cover the wall and serve as casemates, he had built a large storehouse with the pieces secured at the top by a ridge. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z It was defended by the two large towers of Chaine and St. Nicholas, both built of brick, equipped with cannon, and also used for powder magazines. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In 1598, as Mr. Atkinson tells us in his preface to the lately published volume of the Calendar of Irish State Papers, the cellars of the Dublin Law Courts were used as a powder magazine. What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence 2011-01-03T03:01:06.770Z "Only in the swamp behind the powder magazine, father," replied he. The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z There was Black Mazzard and five-and-twenty more of ’em as had been over-persuaded by him, all shut up with plenty of firearms in the powder magazine. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z About 1645 a powder magazine in the Propylaea was ignited by lightning and the upper portion of the structure was destroyed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" This was like a match to a powder magazine. The Man Who Rose Again A catalyzer is the friction of the match which sets free the chemical energy of the powder magazine. The Mechanism of Life There arose a proverbial saying in the city that the powder magazine was always wet and the water reservoir was always dry; and it was sarcastically proposed that the functions of the two be exchanged. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Rainer had laid a train, and fired the powder magazine of his captured hold. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Richard Grenville’s desperate scheme was now realised beyond his fondest hopes, and he stood in the powder magazine of East Utah. Into the Unknown A Romance of South Africa But—I say though—what old powder magazine was it that you blew up just before we got here? In the Whirl of the Rising The Dervishes, however, determined to attack, and, marshalling their banners, they made for the powder magazine, which they found quite deserted; the soldiers had thrown into the wells all the powder they could not carry. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 On the north-east side of the town there is a rath or encampment 70 ft. high, in which a powder magazine is erected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Fort Augusta was gradually abandoned, and is now used only as a powder magazine. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses So he flooded the powder magazine, threw all the small arms overboard, and knocked holes in the bottom of the ship. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read It was like plowing in a powder magazine with a red-hot share, but she was only concerned with the end in view and, deliberately considering the risk, employed the only means at hand. The Song of the Wolf I now learnt that the soldiers had taken possession of the powder magazine, which consisted of a square yard, with small towers at the corners; it had been utilized as a magazine in Government days. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 At the storming of Szegedin we were all within an ace of being blown into the air by the explosion of a powder magazine. Eyes Like the Sea Greece was then under the rule of the Sultan, and the Parthenon was used by his army as a powder magazine. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise A powder magazine was set afloat, but it struck the schooner, which lay at anchor near the frigate. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read It is recorded that in moments of defeat pirates voluntarily have set fire to their powder magazines and thus were blown to destruction rather than plead for mercy. Pirates and Piracy General Gordon had some time previously hired this building, which was of stone and bomb-proof, and turned it into a powder magazine and ammunition store. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 In the meantime he was to plant seed, build his forts, and make ready platforms for heavy pieces and a well-protected powder magazine. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier There goes one, if not two, of his powder magazines. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror “Good gracious, do you mean to say we have been camping over a powder magazine?” gasped Gilbert, as soon as he could speak. The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon Oppression is a powder magazine exposed always to the danger of explosion from spontaneous combustion. Right on the Scaffold, or The Martyrs of 1822 The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 7 I continued on my way, and hurried along under the vault of the powder magazine behind the college, thinking of all these things, but when I reached the German gate I forgot everything. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 That was all: but it acted like a match in a powder magazine. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier The two latter exploded over one of the powder magazines, dissolved the steel roof to dust, and ignited the whole contents of the magazine, blowing that portion of the fortification bodily into the sea. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The place being rendered untenable by the explosion of a powder magazine, the garrison spiked their guns and evacuated it next day. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. He has been the boy that has been let loose and has lit the match to the powder magazine. German Problems and Personalities A third attempt was made with the hounds and they followed a trail to the powder magazine of a nearby mine. Violence and the Labor Movement The Turks had shut themselves up in the Acropolis, and made a powder magazine of the Parthenon. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History A powder magazine seemed a secure smoking-room alongside of the Superfluous Mansion. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Just at this moment one of the gunners committed suicide from sheer terror, and Captain Outlaw came from the powder magazine with the report that there was not another ball to fire. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) They know it is like carrying a torch into a powder magazine. The Passionate Friends In itself the capture of this prison-fortress by the people was not a wonderful achievement; it was ill-defended, and its governor might, had he chosen, have exploded the powder magazine and blown it sky-high. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) At the height of the excitement over the powder magazine affair, news came from the northward that colonials had engaged British regulars at Concord and Lexington. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Antwerp was fairly seething with half suppressed excitement at that time, and anything of this kind was like putting a match to the powder magazine. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields The only remaining white man, the wounded Lewis, had blown up the powder magazine. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters It was converted into a powder magazine during the war with this country. Aztec Land When I see a man walking around a powder magazine I hate to do anything that might set it off. The Mountain Divide On June 5 the house appointed a committee to examine the powder magazine, because, they said with tongue-in-cheek, they had heard it had been burglarized. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 On March 4, 1916, a serious explosion occurred in the powder magazine known as "Double Couronne," St. Denis, a fort used by the French as a munitions store. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Other bombs dropped on a powder magazine at Rothwell caused a second fire. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The inhabitants of Tavoy had revolted against the British Government, and had attempted to seize the powder magazine and armoury. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines So many were the elements of dissatisfaction, and even open revolt, in India that it was believed the Sheik-ul-Islam's call would be the match applied to the powder magazine. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources So children are ready to set a match to a powder magazine unconscious of the terrible results—unconscious of the awful responsibility for its destructive action. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 It is said he was the only man aware of the alarming fact that the powder magazine was not bombproof. Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper No. 47 [Smithsonian Institution] It was on Tuesday, July 28, of the previous year that Count Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, had pressed the button in "the powder magazine of Europe"—the Balkans—by declaring war on Serbia. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Individually we want to be friends mit England, but you, as a British officer, know quite well that one day the powder magazine will explode and there must be der war. The White Lie I remember there was canister shot in the powder magazine, but it didn't seem all that important this morning, and we didn't have time to move it over here. Shaman This bit of wall was part of the powder magazine, then in charge of nine men. Round the Wonderful World She had put the basket down on the table and looked at it from a distance, as if it had contained the four and twenty live blackbirds—or a small powder magazine. Say and Seal, Volume II Deacon little knew what risk he ran, nor how much nearer he was to a powder magazine than he ever had been in his life. Say and Seal, Volume I The two last of the garrison fell by the Mexican bullets as they were rushing, torch in hand, to fire the powder magazine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 Other chapters are devoted to the capitol, the governors' house, the State prison, the powder magazine, the theatre, the Raleigh Tavern, the printing office, the jail, the courthouses, the hospital for the insane, etc. Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion How much better it would be not to live in the midst of a powder magazine. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans It was completely destroyed by the explosion of its powder magazine. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 “Yes, sir,” said Murray, laughing; “but that’s where we have our powder magazine.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Somerville went to Florence to attend a scientific meeting, and wrote to us that the lightning there had stripped the gold leaf off the conductors on the powder magazine; a proof of their utility. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Of the Bastille nothing remains, except a very small part of the foundations; and near it is a newly-erected powder magazine, and much of the remainder of the space is a depôt for firewood. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 One shot would have been the match in the powder magazine. The Red True Story Book Four guns were mounted on the parapet, and there was a house inside for the Malay commandant, and a powder magazine. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak It soon reached the spirit-room hatches, which were underneath, and the powder magazine bulkhead. A Sailor of King George On my being shewn to him, he immediately asked me if the powder magazine at Grenelle bad been evacuated? Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. On these occasions H. accompanied him, carried his hawking-bag, powder magazine, shot, &c. and helped to mark the birds when they sprung. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 The distant sound of an explosion which was heard about midday on the 1st, proved to be the blowing up of the powder magazine, the last act of the Highlanders before withdrawing from Stirling. The Red True Story Book A shot from one of the boats blew up the powder magazine. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) He recognized Rolls on the other ship and, seizing a lighted slow-match, rushed to the powder magazine, but met Henry Glasby standing with a drawn sword at the door. The Corsair King On each side commodious pathways were made, and along the inner side powder magazines were constructed. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests He then passed down the channel, and near Tricheri fell in with a Turkish brig-of-war, which, after some skilful fighting, he destroyed by shells that exploded her powder magazine. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II Door-posts in general; but in particular thick broad pieces of oak, fixed up endways, between which the lights of the powder magazine are fitted. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The powder magazine blew up and the lifeboats went up in flames. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) When the pirates perceived that they could not fly, they boldly attacked one of the frigates and, at the first fire, sent a red hot ball into the enemy's powder magazine. The Corsair King They apparently look upon Christianity as a huge powder magazine, which is likely to explode if a spark of candid inquiry comes near it. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 This conversion was a spark thrown into a powder magazine, and was followed by a fearful explosion. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Smolensk fell after a siege of eighteen months, but at the last moment a powder magazine exploded and set fire to the city, and Sigismund became master only of a heap of ruins. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality We had got the bridge nearly completed, when there was a hissing sound in the air, a streak of smoke, and a powder magazine seemed to explode right over us. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 In the city of Williamsburg, the old capital of Virginia, there still stands a curious old powder magazine, built nearly two centuries ago by Governor Spotswood, the hero of the "Golden Horseshoe" adventure. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The powder magazine at Grenelle by exploding killed two thousand persons. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life From the constant reports, and the explosion of what seemed to be several powder magazines, we imagined it to be either the Garrison or a gunboat. A Confederate Girl's Diary Mrs. Stowe inevitably idealized everything she touched; and to idealize the leader of a servile insurrection might well be regarded as carrying fire into a powder magazine. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement Commodore Anson, while his ship, the Centurion, was engaged in close combat with a Spanish man-of-war, was told by a sailor that the Centurion was on fire near the powder magazine. Chatterbox, 1906 Many took refuge in the powder magazines of the city and waited until the Turks drew up in great numbers; then they set fire to the powder and blew up friends and foes alike. Life Immovable First Part When the fire reached the powder magazine the whole fortress was blown to fragments, and a post which had long annoyed and endangered the Camisards was no more. Strange Stories from History for Young People This was a most perilous service, gallantly performed amid the danger of exploding rebel powder magazines. The Flag Replaced on Sumter A Personal Narrative Halloway was in the midst of a powder magazine, absolutely alone, a single spark would have blown him to atoms and might have caused a catastrophe which would have brought untold evil. The Spectre In The Cart 1908 They were as men living over a powder magazine which the least spark would explode with thunderous noise and damaging effect. The Bishop's Secret Though she rarely talked back, the attempt to assassinate Laramie had intensified everyone's feelings, and for days only a spark on that subject was needed to fire more than one Sleepy Cat powder magazine. Laramie Holds the Range He persuaded his friends that six out of ten British vessels kept firearms and powder magazines aboard, and that foreigners, such as Swedes, Norwegians, Danes and Germans gave in much sooner than his own countrymen. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century "One night I got free an' rushed into the powder magazine with a lit pipe in my mouth, an' them arter me." Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys On July 4th, the actual bombardment of the city began; the Fort de l’Empereur was taken, after the Algerines had blown up the powder magazine; and the Dey asked for terms of surrender. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs At two o'clock in the morning the fire reached her powder magazine. The Long Roll At ten o'clock that night, the great powder magazines at Point Pinole exploded in rapid succession. The Scarlet Plague Well, the days of basking in the sunshine on top of the powder magazine were over. We Three The introduction, in Paradise Lost, of a real human child, such as Shakespeare brings into Coriolanus or Macbeth, would be like the bringing of a spark of fire into a powder magazine. Milton In the lake is a small island, with a picturesque building on it, now used as a powder magazine. My First Voyage to Southern Seas How much of this latter product goes to the pharmacies and how much to the powder magazines of the world it is not easy to say. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 The explosions of the powder magazines had broken all the windows of the Chemistry Building, so that we were exposed to the germs from the corpses. The Scarlet Plague “There is a powder magazine in the enclosure.” To The West They were close, also, to the powder magazine. Hurricane Hurry The building was intended for a powder magazine; but being found damp, it was not long used for that purpose. Recollections of Old Liverpool “But is the powder magazine close by where he’s lying?” King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale There must be a powder magazine, for he has cannon on deck. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days Two accidents occurred to the powder magazines, the causes of which were never absolutely determined. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 Then they entered the main saloon, and examined it and the sleeping cabins, finishing up with the steward’s storeroom, the sail-room, and the powder magazine. The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection Whereupon we in the schooner at once went to quarters, cast loose the guns, opened the powder magazine, and got a good supply of ammunition up on deck, at the same time hoisting our colours. A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron “And you don’t know where the powder magazine is?” King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale Upon my word," suggested the Vicar, who had heard nothing, but felt the concussion, "if it weren't positively known to be empty one would say the powder magazine at the Garrison——" "Oh, Richard! Major Vigoureux "What!" cried Tur-il-i-ra, in a voice like the explosion of a powder magazine. Ting-a-ling A powder magazine was once blown up by lightning in a town where Erasmus was staying, and a house of infamous character was destroyed. Short Studies on Great Subjects It was fired from cannon at such inflammable targets as wooden ships or powder magazines. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America What do we want with a powder magazine?” King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale And you have hold of the rails round the old powder magazine. Major Vigoureux This question, as to powder magazines, has lately excited much controversy. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Our greatest loss was the total destruction of the Seamew, blown up by a red-hot shot, which fell in her powder magazine. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV Wise in experience, he recognized this pervading influence—knew that it only needed an impulse, like a spark in a powder magazine, to bring about its expression. Pearl and Periwinkle And before he knew how to answer her, Colonel Mayhew was upon them, overflowing with cheerful raillery, and radiantly unaware that he had stepped into a powder magazine. The Great Amulet The past had bequeathed some questions which, awkwardly handled, might cause explosions elsewhere, and it was well to know the character of those who had the key to the powder magazine. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies Just west of Government House, and close to the water, was a blockhouse or tower used as powder magazine, mounted with cannon to command the landing from the lake. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom A boy with a match box in a powder magazine would be in no greater danger than in the company of most of the lads who attend our public schools and play upon the streets. Plain Facts for Old and Young The explosion at Issy arose from a torpedo, not a powder magazine. The Insurrection in Paris Meanwhile wads of burning birch bark and moss had been tossed into the fort on the powder magazines. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward We had marched in comparative silence up to now, but the mimicked order was like a match applied to a powder magazine. The Red Horizon On one side are the Canadian forts, on the other the American, slab-walled all of them, with scarcely a stone foundation except in bastions used as powder magazines. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom But it was no wiser than the purpose of the man who invited a smoking party to his powder magazine, and told them his object was to prevent explosion. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City My thoughts had passed on, by a perfectly natural transition, from volcanoes to powder magazines, which are things that sparks do set off. The Simpkins Plot The Spanish frigates were already abreast in a life-and-death grapple, soldiers boarding the English decks, sabring the crews, hurling hand grenades down the hatches to blow up the powder magazines. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward This fire at last reached the powder magazine, and a great explosion occurred. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers The chief of the fight was at the powder magazine, not very far from the Boardmans’ abode. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field This was the place for which he intended to abandon the powder magazine, where he could have held the enemy at bay for months. The Red Book of Heroes On the dock was located the main powder magazine, a small concrete structure. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158 On the shore was a little palisaded fort of some fifty huts, a barrack, a chapel, a powder magazine. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward If all the powder magazines in the world were to explode together, it would be impossible for us to hear worse noise. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth She had never seen a powder magazine, she said; would he show the one at Monteverde to her and two or three friends, next Wednesday? The White Sister The recourse to metaphysics is like throwing a match into the powder magazine. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919 The first bloodshed would be the match in the powder magazine. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis "A powder magazine, communicating with a great one of your own somewhere else; so, if you are a good subject, Sir, you will not carry a lighted candle into it." Queechy, Volume II She had just given back to a guard the key of the powder magazine. The Lady of Fort St. John The great powder magazine at Monteverde had been blown up, but by what hands no one has ever surely known. The White Sister Wendell Phillips had already been aroused to sympathy with Garrison and hatred of slavery, and news of the murder of Lovejoy fell upon his heart like a spark on a powder magazine. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Again, a slight rise of temperature may be a sufficient inciting power to occasion extensive chemical changes in a collocation of elements otherwise stable; a spark is enough to explode a powder magazine. Logic Deductive and Inductive It was a little volcano, or better, a little powder magazine hidden away somewhere in the heart. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Marie had ground opened near the powder magazine to make a temporary grave for her three dead. The Lady of Fort St. John The whole regiment poured in; but, just as they did so, the Irish fired the powder magazine that supplied the battery, and the whole battalion was destroyed. Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick Slavery was the sulphur match that exploded the powder magazine, though the powder magazine could have been set off by a spark from the flint and steel, or a hundred other methods. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Some wretch or other flung a torch into the powder magazine and jumped overboard. English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 There was a battery to the west of the harbor that fired more accurately than the others, and so the Texas got the range and dropped a shell into the powder magazine one day. Young Peoples' History of the War with Spain She found the Swiss girl beside the powder magazine, for Marguerite had brought out a stool, and seemed trying to cure her sick spirit in the sun. The Lady of Fort St. John On the bare hillside beneath the powder magazine I made no doubt I was in plainest view from the great fire, and the proof of this conclusion came shortly in a bellowing hail from Falconnet. 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 To quote Wordsworth then would have been like putting a match to a powder magazine. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life On nearing Mostar I looked with curiosity for any signs of progress in the new powder magazine or barracks, which are situated in the plain outside the town. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels During the voyage the vessel was captured by three English frigates, and while pillaging the ship a soldier set fire to the powder magazine, and as a result Father Dollebeau and the whole crew perished. The Makers of Canada: Champlain He at once took the forefront of danger, nearest to the powder magazine, and, mounted on a ladder, threw upon the raging flames the buckets of water which the soldiers brought him from the river. "Old Put" The Patriot Coming to the stream without mishap, I stopped and made a feint of drinking; after which I crossed and climbed slowly toward the makeshift powder magazine. 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 We soon ascertained that a party of about 250 men had in the first instance attacked the powder magazine and gun-shed, which were very near our house, but a guard of sepoys had repelled them. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Within the harbor are several islands occupied by barracks, ordnance and convict depots, and powder magazines. The Harris-Ingram Experiment What is the cause of the explosion of a powder magazine? The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe As early as 1785 a powder magazine stood within the present domains of the Square. Fifth Avenue I fancy that we get on better than some of our neighbors; but we do not brag, and I usually feel that I am smoking my pipe in a powder magazine. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm The town was captured, but the fleeing British exploded a powder magazine, and General Pike was crushed and killed beneath the flying fragments. American Men of Action Presently the Ariadne disappeared under the waves after the stern powder magazine had exploded. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 Russian lust of conquest, French greed of revenge, and English envy were the forces at work in the European powder magazine. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe The second is a small, but thick-walled, rectangular structure of brick which may have been a food storehouse or even a powder magazine. New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America The principal injury received by the work was from the explosion of the powder magazine. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. Ammunition was given out from the powder magazine; each man was handed 150 rounds of ball cartridge—a goodly weight to carry on a long day's march! The Amateur Army A powder magazine with the train laid could not have needed a smaller spark to cause its explosion. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Never was it even hinted that Germany and Austria were about to apply in a time of profound peace a match to the powder magazine of Europe. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe Fancy or no, it was like a lighted match dropped in a powder magazine.... Far to Seek A Romance of England and India The actual announcement of the hanging was a match to a powder magazine. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics The ship furthest up appeared to be the Queen Elizabeth, and I think it was she that fired the shot which exploded the powder magazine at Chanak. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 At length a bold speaker arose who was courageous enough to stick a match to the powder magazine which Bernard had left uncovered in all their bosoms. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel He will fight anything from a crowbar to a powder magazine, and permit no man to handle him while he can move a muscle. Bears I Have Met—and Others A powder magazine took fire, and with a terrible explosion its towers were thrown into the air, taking with them a large section of the walls. The Empire of Russia A: He had been engaged at different times in carrying powder in his boat from a powder magazine, and from this circumstance, was familiarly called the "Powder Boy." The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. There was no heroic effort to get at the powder magazine, so that they might blow themselves and everybody else up. Looking Seaward Again You might as well appoint a red-hot poker to guard a powder magazine. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 It is all the difference between smoking a cigar after dinner, and smoking one in a powder magazine. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him The fire, communicating with a powder magazine, produced an explosion which uphove the buildings like an earthquake, and prostrated more than a third of a mile of the city walls. The Empire of Russia At breakfast, a ranchman brought in the news of the attack upon the sheep camp, and by means of it set fire to a powder magazine. Mavericks They talked boldly of powder magazines, and of blowing themselves and any one else up who put them into a tight corner; and there are instances on record that this was actually done. Looking Seaward Again She cannot understand; he insists upon going with an uncovered light into the powder magazine. Invisible Links A man would as soon as think of applying a match to a powder magazine to prove it combustible. Hints for Lovers It would be going too near the powder magazine. Mr. Britling Sees It Through That afternoon the powder magazine at the Luxembourg had exploded with a frightful detonation, which gave rise to a report that the Pantheon had collapsed and sunk into the catacombs. The Downfall When Lord Elgin visited Athens, the vestibule of the temple was a Turkish powder magazine. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The interior and central parts suffered the principal injury from the explosion of the Turkish powder magazine in 1687. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 But we must always remember the obvious truth, that it makes a considerable difference whether you threw your lighted match into a powder magazine or into the sea. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism On September 25 a Venetian bomb blew up a powder magazine in the Propylæa, and the following evening another fell in the Parthenon. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History And those infernal Socialists, always at it, night and day, never letting up, flinging firebrands into the powder magazine! The Air Trust Or he might have expressed it that he had been smoking in criminal nonchalance for nearly half a century on the top of a powder magazine. Mr. Prohack The powder magazine having been found upon examination to be in a very insecure and dangerous state, the powder was taken out and sent on board the Supply. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 These lamps are used by watchmen of powder magazines. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do During this action his powder magazine blew up, owing to some mismanagement of the gunners, by which many of his people were wounded. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Close to these magazines is the powder magazine, with its master, officials, and convicts, in which, on ordinary occasions, thirty mortars grind powder, and that which is damaged is refined. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient At one period the Parthenon was converted into a powder magazine by the Turks, and in consequence suffered severely from an explosion in 1656, which carried away the roof of the right wing. The Illustrated London Reading Book Among other public and necessary works which were in hand at this time, must be noticed the construction of a new powder magazine. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 They've fired the powder magazine and blown it to the sky.' Ethel Morton's Enterprise A match may produce convulsion, explosion, disaster, when applied to a powder magazine. The Purchase Price For, just as the boat was leaving the dock, a spark fell into the powder magazine on board the man-of-war. The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young I felt as though I were the captain of a ship on fire, and the only person aware that the flames were creeping towards a powder magazine. Sacred and Profane Love Prepared the foundation of a new powder magazine. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 Nothing could be truer, and this van with its imperial treasure was a powder magazine that might blow up our train. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent You Frenchmen are living on a powder magazine, and the match has been struck that will fire it.' The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard If she were the flame, she had removed herself from the powder magazine. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest The next instant the bulwarks fall down flat on the deck and the mast goes straight up into the sky and disappears, then the water reaches the powder magazine and there is a terrific explosion. Stage-Land The true man or woman can no more love moderately than a powder magazine can explode on the installment plan. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 “It is never comfortable to be dragging a powder magazine after one!” The Adventures of a Special Correspondent In the powder magazine they found an old salt smoking his pipe. Fables The word was as a spark to a powder magazine. Uncle Tom's Cabin A bomb-proof powder magazine was accordingly constructed, capable of containing sixty thousand pounds of powder, and the fort was otherwise improved. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 He would start with the hand of iron, and the first act of violence which he committed would be the touch of fire which would set off this powder magazine. Harrigan Next morning they set about building the storehouses and powder magazine. The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras He went in despair towards the powder magazine, with a lighted match. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 The rays of the afternoon sun are stirring into colour the dusky gray of the Secunderbagh and of the Nuddun Rusool, or "Grave of the Prophet," used as a powder magazine by the rebels. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places The powder magazine exploded, the ship was burned, and the captain, and his son perished. The Elson Readers, Book 5 It was here Ayrton told them they must search for the powder magazine. The Mysterious Island At length the granite foundations appeared, and the storehouses and powder magazines were once more accessible. The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras Barracks for the accommodation of the men were to be built opposite this kennel on the left, while the store and powder magazines were to occupy the front of the enclosure. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude "A powder magazine, communicating with a great one of your own somewhere else; so if you are a good subject, sir, you will not carry a lighted candle into it." Queechy We see lines of vast powder magazines, enormous barracks of recent construction, preparations for defence, on a scale altogether inconceivable and indescribable. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne We are like persons on a ship devoured by a fire which they cannot control, who know that sooner or later the flames will reach the powder magazine. The Mysterious Island The answer was: "The man that would go to India upon that errand is as mad as a man who would put a torch to a powder magazine." Five Sermons Finally it occurred to him that hot water would be better than cold, and he went out and fired up under that forgotten powder magazine and set on a kettle of water. Roughing It, Part 4. Begad, you might as well enter a powder magazine with a branch of candles in your hand, as go into society in the island with a leaning towards the fair sex. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 The smallest match, the scratch of a boot-heel on stone, can set off a powder magazine. The World Decision In fact, Harvey and his crew must have been exceedingly puzzled by the adventure of the night, and especially by Ayrton’s attempt upon the powder magazine. The Mysterious Island It has been twice struck with lightning, and is the wreck of the elements, not of man; during the great siege it sustained, the lightning is supposed to have struck the powder magazine by accident. The Pilgrims of the Rhine "You are like a man who should be surprised that a tiny spark could blow a whole powder magazine into the air." The Possessed (The Devils) When it fell it was as if a powder magazine blew up. Tremendous Trifles In 1687 A.D. the Venetians bombarded Athens and sent a shell into the center of the building which the Turks had used as a powder magazine. Early European History The part of the hull in which the powder magazine was situated was precisely the part which had suffered the least. The Mysterious Island A huge shell hit the powder magazine and tore my ship asunder. Autobiography of a Yogi The vaulted room used as a kitchen for the Laval Normal School, was an old powder magazine; it is the most ancient portion of the building. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present An excellent powder magazine was built in the same way, and, being situated in the interior of the fort, was quite safe from any accident. Three Frenchmen in Bengal The Commercial Ruin of the French Settlements in 1757 When we crossed the threshold we realized the good intention behind this advice, seeing that the room we entered, which had been a shop of sorts, was now an improvised powder magazine. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front It was easy to reach the powder magazine, which is always in the after part of the ship. The Mysterious Island Some years ago a fire broke out near the powder magazine in an American national ship, one of the squadron at anchor in the Bay of Naples. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War The South will be then an immense powder magazine, to which the first spark will set fire. The Uprising of a Great People The United States in 1861. to Which is Added a Word of Peace on the Difference Between England the United States. Southward, following the line of the Ouse, you look down upon the ruins of Clifford's Tower, built by King William the Conqueror in 1068, and destroyed by the explosion of its powder magazine in 1684. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 It was like a bomb falling into a powder magazine. Topsy-Turvy These palm groves go up like a powder magazine if you set them alight. The Green Flag At the time when we wished to visit San Sebastien we learnt that the "Citadol" was closed to visitors, owing to some foreigner having foolishly lighted his cigar near a powder magazine. Twixt France and Spain The skipper of the schooner containing the powder magazine wanted to surrender on the spot, especially when he heard that the Americans were getting some hot shot ready for him. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton He felt vaguely uneasy, as a man might who walks in a powder magazine. The Coming of Bill When the last man had retired, with his own hand he fired the train which caused the explosion of the powder magazine. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 The after-sailroom next the cabin was transformed into a powder magazine, and she carried as many round shot as a well-found privateer. The Green Flag It was an hospital, built by the side of a powder magazine. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 So is a powder magazine till a spark ignites it. An Original Belle Conditions being favourable, it only needs a spark to explode a powder magazine; and there are moments when a word can turn an outwardly calm and patient man into a raging maniac. The Coming of Bill I can't help my love, and you must not punish me for it, nor make yourself miserable about it, as if it were a powder magazine which a kind word or look might touch off. Without a Home I cannot help feeling," said Mr. Alford, "that you are playing with fire over a powder magazine. Taken Alive Her mistress little dreamed, as the girl waited stolidly and sullenly on the table, that she was so swelling with her secret as to be like a powder magazine. Miss Lou The castle was in a furore; its halls soon thronged with diplomatists and there was an ugly sense of trouble in the air, suggestive of the explosion which follows the igniting of a powder magazine. Graustark We're living over a powder magazine here, and you want to light matches to show what a hero you are. The Unspeakable Perk Once when we were in India we lived close to the powder magazine, and we were always expecting to be blown up. The Belton Estate The Massachusetts tore a gaping hole in the emplacement with a 1,000- pound projectile, and the Texas dropped a shell into the powder magazine. Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom Here it comes, there it glides, now it is up the ragged stump of the mast, thence it lightly leaps on the provision bag, descends with a light bound, and just skims the powder magazine. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth The officers appeared to have quite lost their heads; and the natives had carried off all the guns and ammunition from the dead men, and had sacked and plundered the powder magazine. Ismailia A man who has lighted the fuse of the powder magazine beneath him does not sleep much. The Rise of Roscoe Paine "But why should you say that there is a powder magazine, or a sword hanging over your head?" The Belton Estate In the existing state of American feeling, with the Chesapeake outrage still unredressed, the behavior of the British commanders was as perilous as walking through a powder magazine with a live coal. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty If all the powder magazines in the world were to explode at once, we should hear no more than we do now. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth This position was backed by a high rock, upon which I had already commenced to build a powder magazine of solid masonry. Ismailia To throw fire into a powder magazine were wisdom compared with my folly, Am�lie: I was angry at the message I got at such a time. The Golden Dog But no sooner had the French appeared before it, on the 26th August, than a powder magazine traitorously fired exploded and breached the wall, rendering the place untenable. The Snare At Bastia, Colonel de Rully falls under a shower of bullets, and the National Guard takes possession of the citadel and the powder magazine. The French Revolution - Volume 1 We seemed to be seated over a powder magazine which threatened to explode at any moment. The Silent Bullet A mischievous boy can throw a lighted match into a powder magazine, and then it becomes every patriot’s business to see that it isn’t put out. All Roads Lead to Calvary A lucky shot from the buccaneers had found the powder magazine. Captain Blood It lies," answered I, "in the powder magazine. Adventures of Major Gahagan Now, however, this remedy was tried, and with greater despatch, because the fire threatened the Tower and the powder magazine it contained. Royalty Restored For nobody cared to venture conversation which might prove a match to a powder magazine. Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West With a loud explosion, the powder magazine rose into the air, and flames presently spread above the crenellated parapets. Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan All hands now set to work cutting down trees, clearing away thickets, and marking out the place for the residence, storehouse, and powder magazine, which were to be built of logs and covered with bark. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains And, now I recall it, I saw him yesterday near your powder magazine. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record "What is it, Koku?" yelled Tom, springing to the speaking tube connecting with the powder magazine, at the same time keeping an eye on the wireless operator. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record |
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