| 单词 | prentice |
| 例句 | “Well boy, I guess—” “Aaron,” the smith’s prentice interjected, not looking up from his drink. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The smith’s prentice jumped backward and hit a table, knocking it over and almost falling to the ground himself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was still but a prentice in the art, but slowly and painfully I was learning. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t like spiders,” the smith’s prentice said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Come on, Vetch. Leave the prentices to their toys.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Ged had thought that as the prentice of a great mage he would enter at once into the mystery and mastery of power. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z To such a man, I would not be a runaway prentice but an uncollected debt. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z That spring Ged saw little of either Vetch or Jasper, for they being sorcerers studied now with the Master Patterner in the secrecy of the Immanent Grove, where no prentice might set foot. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z While they were still grousing, the door opened and the smith’s prentice came in, boyish and broad- shouldered with the smell of coalsmoke in his hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I busied myself cleaning up the broken beaker, content for once to be a lowly prentice with no hand in this business. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z So I sat about the courtyard and the stable, and like a good prentice, I waited. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Eventually only the smith’s prentice remained, looking down into the cup in his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When two paths were open to me—which is not often in the life of a prentice—I took the one easiest to travel, without regard to where it led. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z So it was that I was permitted to stay on as a prentice with the company, and I was very grateful for it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Vetch had been made sorcerer this fall and was a prentice no more, but that set no barrier between them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The prentice struck again and again, swinging the heavy iron rod lightly as a willow switch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "So you feel you're ready to move from prentice to hired man. Are you quite certain you've learned everything you need to know?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The smith’s prentice shifted his grip on the iron bar selfconsciously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cob peered closely at the newer, more attentive member of his small audience, the smith’s prentice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But to Falconer I was apparently no more than an unskilled and incompetent prentice, not fit to converse with or share a room with. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At the far end of the bar, the smith’s prentice finally retrieved his iron rod from under the table and stretched to his full height. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was clear to everyone that the smith’s prentice had done the right thing, a brave thing in fact. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was obvious that he no longer considered himself a prentice. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Though he was no friend, yet he was a fellow prentice, and I had no desire to see him run through. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z One thing I did know from hard experience: a master's promise to a prentice is likely to be redeemed only at the last Lammas, as they say—which is to say never. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I could never finish my mission for Simon Bass, but neither could I go on being a prentice, once they had learned the truth about me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But in the past weeks, I had learned something of what it meant to have friends, and to be a real prentice, not a mere slave. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "I'm a 'prentice smith, and one day might be I'll make a master armorer . . . if I don't run off and lose my feet or get myself killed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I did not even quarrel with Nick, for he no longer took lessons with us mere prentices. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z What had ever made me imagine that I could impersonate someone else, that I could be anything other than Widge, the orphan, the unwilling prentice of some unsympathetic master in some unbearable trade? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I would have to continue to seem a willing prentice until I could complete my real mission here. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "We'll be enlisting you prentices for battle scenes soon. Your weapons will be blunted, but there will be no protective tips. So, lest you die too convincingly, you'll wear a metal plate." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I had no time for a prentice's lessons, or a prentice's tasks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z After much discussion, the sharers concluded that it was better to let a girl play the part than to assign it to a prentice who would have to read the lines from a side. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Is this young gentleman one of the ’prentices or articled ones of your office?” asked the turnkey, with a grin at Mr. Wemmick’s humour. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z With enough coin, we could buy ’prentice glassblowers and glaziers in Myr, bring them north, offer them their freedom for teaching their art to some of our recruits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t go messing with it,” the smith’s prentice said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “What do sorcerers have that prentices lack?” he inquired. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "They rode down my 'prentice boy," said a squat man with a smith's muscles and a bandage around his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Still clinging to the mercenary, Bast’s eyes grew wide with sudden panic as he saw the smith’s prentice approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The other prentices looked at one another in surprise—or was it alarm? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The smith’s prentice grabbed the bar with both hands and brought it down across the mercenary’s back like a man splitting wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Everyone called the smith’s prentice “boy” despite the fact that he was a hand taller than anyone there. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The people were of all positions and persuasions, from court ladies with coiffures that rivaled their skirts in volume to rank-smelling tanners' prentices. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The smith’s prentice grabbed for his iron rod and ended up knocking it to the floor where it rolled in a wide arc and came to rest under a table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The smith’s prentice laid a sympathetic hand on Carter’s shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Half the 'prentices on Reeking Lane could rule better than this king of yours." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "You wouldn't be the first prentice who's run off. Sander said you'd found your first day not quite to your liking." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Bast made a show of offering up his stool to the injured man, then quietly took a seat as far from the smith’s prentice as possible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z An old weatherworker of the Vale, seeking to win the boy as prentice, had taught him several charms. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z As Mistress Bright was fond of reminding me, prentices were easily come by and easily replaced. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Such practices, however, she kept from her young prentice, and as far as she was able she taught him honest craft. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "What sort of master would refuse his prentice a penny to see a play?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z "If you don't know, you won't make much of a prentice, much less a player." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards he made me his prentice, and so a mariner I have been from that day to this. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Spare yourself many disappointments by putting your literary efforts before a competent critic, and let him point out the crudities, the digressions, and those weaknesses which betray the 'prentice hand. How to Write a Novel A Practical Guide to the Art of Fiction 2012-02-17T03:00:36.070Z The Bar chose its special facings, so did the 'prentices, so did the adherents of each opulent grandee. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Burns tells us that Nature tried her ’prentice hand on man ‘And then she made the lassies, oh!’ Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z He was returning, one summer evening—it was June 13—from the play at the Fortune Theatre, when he was recognised by a company of London prentices. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z "Midsummer Day, Midsummer Day, And the song festival so gay,—" sang the jolly 'prentice boys, as they appeared at their masters' house doors to close the shutters for the night. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z For some time the critics, whilst mostly praising it warmly and at once recognizing that it was written by no ''prentice hand,' were somewhat puzzled as to the authorship. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z To that period belongs what a pamphleteer called "Satan's Bank Note":— "Notes which a 'prentice boy could make At fifteen for a shilling." George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z Ned Williams, infected by the surrounding atmosphere of literature, had tried his ’prentice hand on a drama. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z This enfranchisement of semi-barbarians was from the ’prentice hand of a new republic, without any experience in free institutions. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z And a hush fell over the company, as the 'prentices marched solemnly forward and cleared the way. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z It was my own fault to a great extent, but I was only an irresponsible 'prentice in those days. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z And yet I have heard that they be well spoken of in London—if not by the wits, perchance, or by the court ladies, at least by the common people and the 'prentices. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Fresh vegetables we never saw until later on we tried our prentice hands at gardening—and a sorry mess we made of it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z If I live, however, I will do all I can for him, and see him put under a proper person, taking his 'prentice fee, etc., upon myself. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 2011-10-07T02:00:22.270Z With the help of the 'prentices Beckmesser again hobbled up on the mound. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z So he went first to the British Consul, and inquired about Mr. Smith, and described his look and dress just as he would a runaway 'prentice. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z I had no calabash, but I tried my prentice hand with the half of a cocoa-nut shell, and found it very serviceable. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z He kept close to his master's heel, and only gave an occasional growl, when some impudent 'prentice dared to come too nigh. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z The two other cellarmen, the three porters, the two ’prentices, and the odd men?” Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z The wish is simple, but quite without hope for a dweller in Tuscany, where, what with poverty and lawlessness, peasants' nets and city 'prentices' guns, there are no birds whose acquaintance you can make. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z She had enjoyed trying her 'prentice muse at tea verses, but, having finished them, she turned her thoughts to something else. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z It must not be imagined that these ’prentices of the City of London were of mean and humble origin. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The 'prentices were well to the fore as usual; like so many eel-like creatures, they had slipped into the front rank as soon as the great doors had been opened. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z It was followed in 1861 by "What d' ye lack, madam?" a picture of the saucy 'prentice in Scott's "Fortunes of Nigel." John Pettie, R.A., H.R.S.A. Sixteen examples in colour of the artist's work 2011-08-16T02:00:44.287Z Oh," he said, "my 'prentice lads stayed with me till six o'clock because I had put the fear of death on them if they tried to run. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Mildred took her treasure somewhat as a mother rescues her crying child from strangers, feeling as if she owed it an apology for having entrusted it to such a 'prentice hand. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z “Tut, tut,” protested Martin Byram, “I have heard Master Cole of Reading say that thy grandfather, his ’prentice boy, was a Swabian, Simon. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z You see, it’s my duty to treat you like a runaway ’prentice, and I’m uneasy in my mind about what to do. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z They were not to be like those teachers who keep back from their prentices some special secret of their art. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z At a time when the ordinary porter, prentice, and messenger could hardly read, each place of business must signify and locate itself by a sign. House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court 2011-07-15T02:00:24.257Z "The 'prentice! mark him, Canute!" whispered Sir Helmer to the squire as they both left the quay with hasty steps, and looked around them on all sides. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z After a while Cimarron, or Zamaroun as the other ’prentices called him, was promoted from porter to draw-boy, as the weaver’s assistant was termed. In the Days of the Guild 2011-08-03T02:00:12.687Z So great a quarrel as a brother's life Must not be made a street-brawl;'tis not fit That every prentice should, with his shop club, Betwixt us play the sticklers. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z A slater being employed by a gentleman to repair his house in the country, took along with him a prentice, when they set to work, and continued to work for some days. Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z Amongst other things it was declared by a man, of the rather suspicious name of "Dodge," that the prentice boy had seen "an old woman descend through the ceiling." Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts With a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers" 2011-06-26T02:00:08.797Z The pepper 'prentices cried and shouted desperately, but were unable to defend themselves with their long ell measures; at last they all took to flight, with Henrik Gullandsfar at their head. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z It amuses me to think how vain and elated I became over what now I see was only 'prentice work. The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z Many years have elapsed since we read thy life, but our laughter at thy adventures, and our tears at the death of thy poor 'prentice, seem as fresh as those of yesterday! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Keats’s fear that the springs of poetry would dry up in him was not fulfilled, and he kept trying his prentice hand in various modes of verse. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z Your retention of them, shows, however, that you agree with me in thinking that you have passed your 'prentice period and need no further criticism. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z The fellow looked confoundedly suspicious, and one pepper 'prentice, more or less, of what consequence was it, when the king's life was in question? so I jumped into the boat. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z Worthy of either song or story Are the shires round frith of Moray, Here lies the valley of Strathspey, Famed for its music, lively, gay, Elgin cathedral's 'prentice aisle Is glory of that ruined pile. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z But better than thee still, is thy 'prentice, Mungo Glen, with decline in his lungs, poetry in his heart, and on his lips one of the sweetest laments in the language! The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z I shall not wonder if I come to be cousin to a cordwainer's 'prentice yet! Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z Don't you remember how Madame Lenoir scolded us for it, and declared that it was not comme il faut, but a pastime befitting prentice boys only? 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z "Ha! the pepper 'prentice!" exclaimed Sir Helmer, suddenly springing like a madman into the boat. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z He’s a med’cine for Ireland, in portable papers; The infallible cure for political vapours; A neat label round it his ’prentices tie— ‘Put your trust in the Lord, and keep this powder dry!’ The Poems and Verses of Charles Dickens 2011-03-11T03:00:15.587Z Our 'prentice Tom may now refuse To wipe his scoundrel master's shoes, For now he's free to sing and play, Over the hills and far away. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z There were some industrious 'prentices at Lake Bennett, for down along the shore were numerous groups of men, building boats. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z I 'prentice myself to de blacksmith trade for clothes and board. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z Have you sent the pepper 'prentice down to his home, noble sir?" said Canute with restored cheerfulness, and somewhat proudly,--"then I have sent a bottle-nosed Hanse grocer to hell, from an ale tavern. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z I's a purty big gal when I goes up to de big house and 'prentice myself to work for de Fosters. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z The so-called "gentleman" begins as a prentice clerk, and after a few years becomes a clerk. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z One Friday evening—after Isaac had completed his 'prentice years—there was anxiety in the Maggid's household in lieu of the Sabbath peace. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z I would try my "'prentice han'" on the carcase of the porker. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z He hath crept into a German pepper-'prentice coat; he seeks after the king's life--he is easy to know, it is Kagg� with the scar. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z The player's loved haunt, and where the rollicking 'prentice and even occasionally, the nobles of the Court congregated. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Sir Donald A. Smith, the present governor of the company, made his way to the highest post from the place of a prentice clerk. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z We cannot with certainty identify any of these as being by the ’prentice hand of the young D�rer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The prentices Squeaking along like Bedlam, he breaks loose And prances me a hey,—I dancing counter! One-Act Plays By Modern Authors If you would catch hold of the pepper 'prentices," he added, shutting one eye, "you must seek them at the dice boards in the ale-house! King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z On the other side, and in the same precincts was also to be heard the ribald jest of the 'prentice of Chepe, and the ringing laugh of the city madam, as they entered the theatre. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Jack Jingle went 'prentice To make a horseshoe; He wasted the iron Till it would not do. Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse In any case, Katharine’s spontaneous and determined intercession for the ’prentice lads would take no denial, and she pleaded with effect. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History While taking all due account of Virginia and New England, we cannot but note that it was in the West Indies where the "prentice hand" was first tried. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Stay thou on the quay, and watch the pepper 'prentices, Canute! King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z ‘I’ve seen our Torrisany lay a ’prentice down with one buffet and raise him with another—to make a mason of him. Rewards and Fairies In the absence of other use for them they have been made to serve as places where governors try their 'prentice hand and learn their business before promotion to more important situations. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses He and his fortune are as far away as a king with his—from the 'prentices of London. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 The Swiss and the Italians, no mean masters of the art, are not in it with him; and as for the Germans, they are mere 'prentices compared with him. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections "There's desperate work in the house between the pepper 'prentices and the king's men," he said aloud, "the devil take me if I stand here gaping any longer." King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:24.890Z He might have been any sort of young 'prentice for all she heard about his work; and here it was beginning incidentally, like an idle task, with no reference to her. Rose MacLeod Lesbia came also, and the good-natured artist lent her a canvas, tubes, palette, and brushes, and let her try her 'prentice hand at portraiture in oils. Loyal to the School Aboard many of the boats to which they came the entire crew, skipper and all, were 'prentices not more than twenty years old. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North They could try their ’prentice hands on walls, tool-sheds, cart linhays, etc., for their own use, and some no doubt would develop into expert builders capable of constructing walls for dwelling-houses from approved plans.” Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) “Why don’t you try your ’prentice hand on that buckskin? Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure One Jemmy Stock, sir, who was a parish 'prentice to my daddy. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales We have no life class here, so she's just trying her 'prentice hand at a sketch of one of her schoolfellows. Loyal to the School Lords, citizens, concealed Papists, spies, prodigal 'prentices, precisians, aldermen, foreigners, officers, and country gentlemen, all are here. Old and New London Volume I His contributions so far had been mainly interjectory and blasphemous—a department of which he was obviously a more versatile exponent than the other, who was by no means a 'prentice hand. Mad Shepherds and Other Human Studies Would the stubborn lock not yield? or was this a 'prentice hand, and his tools unsuited to the job? Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. But we must not forget our other old acquaintance, Mr. Stock's fellow 'prentice. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales The master shall have patience and the prentice shall obey; And your word unto your women shall be nowise hard or wild: For the sake of me, your master, who have worshipped Wife and Child. Poems The 'prentice who had played round the cross as a newly-girdled lad sat again on its steps as a rich citizen, in robes and chain. Old and New London Volume I It is the trial of a very “’prentice hand” indeed. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) My old friend of my ’prentice days—dear old Tom, the foreman, and Jack Williams, the slinger, they get no colder welcome from us because they live in Hammersmith or Whitechapel. An Ocean Tramp He made it while he was yet a ’prentice. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV I closed The thick oak doors against the coloured storm Of prentices in red and green and ray, Saffron and Reading tawny. Collected Poems Volume Two It was the go-to-bed bell of those early days; and two old couplets still exist, supposed to be the complaint of the sleepy 'prentices of Chepe and the obsequious reply of the Bow Church clerk. Old and New London Volume I Sight never to see again, A prentice Deity plies the saw, While the Master ploughs with the plane. A Critic in Pall Mall Being Extracts from Reviews and Miscellanies It was surely, as he had said, the work of a prentice hand. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country His long literary career begins in 1783 with some years of prentice work in Grub Street. Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle What d'ye lack? they asked of him; but no man lacked a prentice: When he told them what he lacked, they frowned and turned away. Collected Poems Volume Two In the great riots at the Steel Yard, when the London 'prentices tried to sack the Flemish warehouses, the Drapers helped to guard the depôt, with weapons, cressets, and banners. Old and New London Volume I But fancy any one still reading my Philosophical Conversations—my 'prentice work. Dreamers of the Ghetto In the spring of 1891 a small majority of its members had put up a woman candidate for the East Denver school board and tried their "prentice hands" at voting. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The butterwort is but a 'prentice hand in the art of murder, and its intended victims often manage to get away from it. Little Masterpieces of Science: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer He was once a prentice, and carolled in the Strand! Collected Poems Volume Two Its origin was the jealousy of the Lombards and other foreign money-lenders and craftsmen entertained by the artisans and 'prentices of London. Old and New London Volume I He was to try his 'prentice hand on his Tour in Corsica before shewing his strength in his two greater works. James Boswell Famous Scots Series In one hand he carried the yard stick with which he had struck the luckless 'prentice, and in the other a tailor's goose, or flat iron. Funny Big Socks Being the Fifth Book of the Series “Perhaps,” she went on, “you don’t understand who the ’prentices were. John and Betty's History Visit Now, in those days, Marchaunt Adventurers Shared with their prentices the happy chance Of each new venture. Collected Poems Volume Two Then all the young 'prentices resisted the alderman, taking the young fellow from him, and crying ''Prentices and Clubs.' Old and New London Volume I And the cropt prentice that sweeps his master's shop in the morning, may, ten to one, dirty his sheets before night. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges During the campaign the local rhymesters and writers were very busy concocting electioneering “squibs;” and, young as I was, I tried my ’prentice hand along with the rest. Adventures and Recollections Another curious custom was the keeping of cudgels in every shop for the use of the ’prentices, in case of a fight—and I imagine that they were numerous. John and Betty's History Visit "Ben," he cried, Bustling into the room with Dekker and Brome, "The prentices are up!" Collected Poems Volume Two The old London conduits were pleasant gathering places for 'prentices, serving-men, and servant girls—open-air parliaments of chatter, scandal, love-making, and trade talk. Old and New London Volume I “O! just as you please,” cried Timoney; “where the master goes the ’prentice follows.” The Story of Tim The bells of the churches were continually sounding, their doors were ever open, and the market women, hucksters, artizans, 'prentices, merchants, and their families had continual resort to them for mass and prayer. Memorials of Old London Volume I His wile brought out and mixed the liquor, repeating to herself: 'And so for this fine castle in the air we are to lose the 'prentice fees.' Forgotten Tales of Long Ago Even so he kept His prentice vows of Duty, Industry, Obedience, words contemned of every fool Who shrinks from law; yet were those ancient vows The adamantine pillars of the State. Collected Poems Volume Two The witnesses on the side of the petition were a butcher woman, a barber's 'prentice, and two or three other inferior people. Old and New London Volume I It proves him to have had practical experience in the work, and I think we may safely say that he was no mere 'prentice hand in the use of the pruning knife. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare There was formerly attached to his office a little prison-cell, known as "Little Ease," which exercised a wholesome dread upon the turbulent 'prentices of days gone by. Memorials of Old London Volume I "Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears, Her noblest work she classes, O, Her 'prentice hand she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O." Nancy Stair A Novel “But it takes a long time for a ’prentice to work up,” said Sam, watching him eagerly. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker The 'prentice boy was not yet ground out of him, and his imagination hovered between his grand new country mansion and the workhouse. Old and New London Volume I The poet of Scotland intimates that even Creative Nature herself improved at a second trial; "Her 'prentice hand she tried on man; And then she made the lasses, o!" History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II If the ringer was late the prentice boys reminded him pretty plainly. The History of London Has not many a London 'prentice lad found that magic wand in honest hard work and strict integrity? Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young Dear Aymer:— Are you going to ’prentice that boy of yours to me or not? Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker If there had been any resistance, another thousand sturdy 'prentices would soon have carried on the war. Old and New London Volume I And he's always been brought up decent, having been a regular 'prentice to his uncle, and all that sort of thing. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm And everywhere the cheerful sounds of music and singing and the dancing of the prentice lads and girls in the open street. The History of London That errand-bound 'prentice was passing in haste— What matter! he's caught—and his time runs to waste; The newsman is stopped, though he stops on the fret; And the half-breathless lamplighter he's in the net! Sketch of Handel and Beethoven Two Lectures, Delivered in the Lecture Hall of the Wimbledon Village Club, on Monday Evening, Dec. 14, 1863; and Monday Evening, Jan. 11, 1864 Under the new conditions, the "masters" had succeeded in enriching themselves, but the "companions" and prentices had lost all the advantages of the old corporation system. Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day As a rule, they are unsigned and appear to be often mere pot-boilers—some no doubt intentionally disowned by the designer—others the work of 'prentice hands who afterwards became famous. Children's Books and Their Illustrators And yet I would wager my basinet to a prentice's flat cap that it is not, for a moment, to be compared to Acre.' The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. One need not have been bound 'prentice to a Hackney Caper-Merchant to play one of the Furies that hold back Eurydice, and vomit Flames through a Great Mask. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... Smile, if you like, but there is no better way to discover what you can do best than to try your 'prentice hand at a great variety of topics and mediums. If You Don't Write Fiction "I used to hear Ben Franklin say things like that when he was a 'prentice lad." True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin His was assuredly no 'prentice hand in the art. Vixen, Volume II. In the old prints, see how the London 'prentice runs with his great key in the dawn to take down his master's shutter! Chimney-Pot Papers On the 9th of May he notes in his diary: "A paper posted upon the Royal Exchange, animating 'prentices to sack my house on the Monday following." Stray Studies from England and Italy Try your 'prentice hand on contributions to the smaller publications. If You Don't Write Fiction No need to disturb the author of 'Wuthering Heights,' that crude work of a 'prentice hand, over whose reproduction no publishers quarrelled; such troublesome honours were not for her. Emily Brontë "Her 'prentice han' she tried on Brown," Dolly had said, months before, in a wretched attempt at parody; and certainly the tortures of Brown were prolonged and varied. Vagabondia 1884 Shops clustered under the wall, their gaudy signs swinging and creaking in the September breeze, and 'prentices cried their masters' wares and importuned passing folk to buy. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea I am a poor courtier, sir, quoth he, That am forth of service worn; And fain I would thy prentice be, Thy cunning for to learn. The Book of Brave Old Ballads Now listen to me, Walter Smith; Hie to yon plumber bold, An thou would'st ease my dying pang, His 'prentice be enrolled. Humour of the North You may stand there till the "crack of doom" the 'prentice is always talking about.' Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century It is the poem of a 'prentice hand not yet master of its craft, and neither in manner nor in conception has it any marked distinction from the work of his predecessors and contemporaries. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 Just give an eye to yonder band of 'prentice lads. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea Marry heaven forfend, the tanner replied, That thou my prentice were: Thou wouldst spend more good than I should win By forty shilling a year. The Book of Brave Old Ballads We may hear the shouts of the 'prentice lads echoing across the centuries. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates Indeed I doubt whether the major ever comprehended that first commandment of the prentice reporter's catechism. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights But this cutting away of superfluities to get at the root, is precisely what a ’prentice hand should not attempt; like an unskilled gardener, he will prune away the wrong branches.” Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow "We are already overstocked with 'prentice fools," he retorted, looking over the throng. Under the Rose On reaching the kitchen he wrapped himself in his mantle, and after inquiring whereabouts near the stables the 'prentice usually slept, took a lighted lamp in his hand and went forth into the courtyard. The Day of Wrath The work was done by small concerns, where the proprietors and their 'prentices would turn out three or four vehicles a year. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen “An’ they lack any ’prentices in that City, I would fain be bound yonder. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Again, few persons are unacquainted with Burns's lines— "Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, An' then she made," &c. Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Your father he left Redmarley when he was fourteen, and went 'prentice to the 'Golden Anchor,' an' he never cared for the village like me. The Ffolliots of Redmarley The horse splashed the 'prentice's eyes and mouth full of mud as the stranger galloped away. The Day of Wrath After most careful investigation he answers the question, "The neophytes try their prentice hands upon their fellow barbers." The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 “But there be no ’prentices, seeing there is no work, save the King’s work.” The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time In camp the discipline he had acquired and the drilling he had done in his prentice days on the force stood him in good stead. From Place to Place "This is my new 'prentice, Mrs. Bickford," said the blacksmith, by way of introduction, to a spare, red headed woman, who was bustling about the kitchen, where the table was spread. The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus "And have you no other 'prentice but this one, Dame Zudár?" The Day of Wrath As a contrast to the preceding plate, of the industrious young man performing the duties of a Christian, is this, representing the idle 'prentice at play in the church-yard during divine service. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency The only result was that prentices "to the number of one hundred persons on the said day riotously assembled at Clerkenwell, to the terror and disquiet of persons dwelling there." Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration That night the father and the 'prentice lad died, and next morning the other man also. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Sim Tappertit was a sort of answer to everything; and the young men were mocked as ’prentices long after they were masters. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens "Oh, he will talk presently," said the headsman's 'prentice, and folding his arms he stood right in front of the defenceless wretch. The Day of Wrath The joint operation of shaving and bleeding, performed by a drunken 'prentice on a greasy oilman, does not seen a very natural exhibition on a rejoicing night. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency I shore never did," answered Ben; "Circuit must 'a been 'prentice to some big Medicine Man back among his tribe and have a bagful o' hoodoos hid out somewhere. The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier Still and on, our affection and its working on my prentice mind is nothing to dwell on publicly. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn From Susanna—and would be prentice to me! Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain "I have only one 'prentice," said he at last, "and, sir, waste not any words of the Lord upon him—one must not cast bread before dogs." The Day of Wrath If he is a veteran, as well as a genial observer, he smiles as he compares these 'prentice hands with the master of political adroitness, Martin Van Buren. The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Though he was there 'prentice to a hard calling, Gilian's life was more the gentle's than the shepherd's. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The puritanical pamphleteer, however, owns that it would be welcome to 'every 'prentice boy,' because the return of the King would have meant the return of a free Christmas, which he sorely missed. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries He took the bundle, and went back with them, and let them in to our house; when he left them, and returned with their prentice to the fire, taking some buckets along. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Not long ago this 'prentice of mine brought a stranger to my house. The Day of Wrath It is the remains of one of Mother Nature's experiments with her 'prentice hand upon the mammalian food-tube. Preventable Diseases “And to my ’prentice, Tommy Bogey,” said Bax, with an arch smile which was peculiar to him when he felt humorously disposed. The Lifeboat The coastguardsmen haul on the whip, and off goes our ’prentice boy like a seagull. Battles with the Sea “We must get your ’prentice papers signed before we go afloat again,” said Bramble, “for they pick up boys as well as men for the King’s service, and you’re a stout boy for your age.” Poor Jack But the 'prentice growled furiously: "It was old Nick himself." The Day of Wrath He walked carelessly by the head clerk, saying to me as he passed by, “Why, I thought, Jacob, you were ’prentice to the river; but it seems that you’re bound to the counting-house. Jacob Faithful So down we went to the half-deck, where the carpenter, bo'sun, and three or four of the 'prentices, had their hammocks slung. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, August 1850 of Literature, Science and Art. So the captain orders a ’prentice boy to jump in and set them the example. Battles with the Sea “Yes; but the first was when we were ’prentices, the second was when we had served our time.” To Win or to Die A Tale of the Klondike Gold Craze "Hush! hush!" murmured the young 'prentice, "somebody might overhear us." The Day of Wrath My husband is a waterman, and I’ll make you free of the river; for he hasn’t no ’prentice, and you can come on shore and stay at the public-house when you ar’n’t wanted.’ Jacob Faithful “Ah, Sydney, lad,” said the captain, “we shall have to bind you ’prentice to a ’pothecary, after all.” Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea Just then it gives a heavy lurch shoreward, the rope slackens, and down goes our ’prentice boy into the raging sea, which seems to roar louder as if in triumph! Battles with the Sea Hence we had to give presents to many who perhaps were only amateur or 'prentice sultans, sultans whose domains were only a little village of half a dozen families. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country You, my pretty mistress, are Master Zudár's wife, and this young man is his 'prentice. The Day of Wrath I gratefully accepted the proposal, went with him to Watermen’s Hall, signed the papers, and thus was, at the age of fourteen, “Bound ’prentice to a Waterman.” Jacob Faithful “Come now, lads, be advised and go no farther than Winchester, where Master Ambrose may get all the book-learning he is ever craving for, and you, Master Stevie, may prentice yourself to some good trade.” The Armourer's Prentices Water-colour sketches by ’prentice hands, faded photographs, or pretty-pretty prints evidently torn from the pages of magazines. A College Girl Every aspirant for the immortal bays has tried his ’prentice hand on it, from Chaucer, in excelsis, down to the poet Close at the foot of the Parnassian ladder! She and I, Volume 1 For an instant his face turned deadly pale; behind the backs of the soldiers he perceived the grinning face of his evil angel, the headsman's 'prentice. The Day of Wrath “Marables,” continued my protector, addressing the man, “I have told you that this lad is bound ’prentice to the Polly; I expect you will look after him, and treat him kindly. Jacob Faithful We saw him t’other night perilling his life to stop the poor crazy prentices, and save the foreigners. The Armourer's Prentices But the sight of all that crowd was the ’prentices, who swarmed out into the road, and raised our shouts above the clanging of Saint Clement’s bells and the trumpets of the Royal servants. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Knees, hips, shoulders, ears, all were so ill-assorted, that it seemed as if Nature had been actually trying her 'prentice hand upon our peculiar self. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852 The headsman's 'prentice with twitching features gazed fixedly at the interrogated wretch. The Day of Wrath He has served his time, and has a right to take a ’prentice.” Jacob Faithful Stephen was still bound to the old prentice garb, though it could not conceal his good mien, the bright sparkling dark eyes, crisp black hair, healthy brown skin, and lithe active figure. The Armourer's Prentices But they took no advantage from hiring themselves against a poor ’prentice from without Temple Bar, for they got sore heads for their pains. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Sir Roger’s kindness extends to their children’s children, and this very morning he sent his coachman’s grandson to prentice. The De Coverley Papers From 'The Spectator' Last week three of his 'prentices bolted because they could not stand his sanctimoniousness any longer. The Day of Wrath And if you like a brawl, the 'prentices in the City will always find one for a gentleman of the King's Guards. Simon Dale “Thou art no more a prentice, Giles, and canst wear this in thy bonnet,” she said, holding out to him a short silver chain and medal of Saint George and the Dragon. The Armourer's Prentices Foremost among these who should come but honest Will Peake, my late enemy, who, when it was a matter between ’prentices and Court bullies, forgot all old sores, and laid about him like a man. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess A monstrous good young man; and as modest and affable, as if he had been bred up a 'prentice, instead of a gentleman. John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts It is a pity you have not more than one 'prentice now. The Day of Wrath I am, for I never expected to rise to this w'en I was a milliner's 'prentice in London.' Sarah's School Friend Nay, these London companies have rules against taking any prentice not of gentle blood. The Armourer's Prentices Through the open door of Master Straw’s, the horologer’s, I spied his two ’prentices, deaf to all the clamour, basely gorging a hasty pudding behind the bench. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess This they showed no disposition to do, and when force was threatened raised the cry for 'prentices and clubs. London and the Kingdom - Volume I She thought the pillar more beautiful than the "horrid master's" work, and almost cried to hear that the prentice had died from the mallet-stroke of the jealous avenger. The Heather-Moon Then there is a great crowd of roughs, prentice boys and pale, German tailors—the latter with their legs uncrossed for a relaxation. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City “The rich, the poor, the old, the young, Beyond the seas though born and bred, By prentices they suffered wrong, When armèd thus they gather’d head.” The Armourer's Prentices “Come on,” said I. “I tell you I’m no Jesuit, but a loyal London ’prentice, on a message for my master to Oxford. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess It was a homestead to associate with hands less than 'prentice. The Forfeit Prince Rupert defeated by that son of a brewer and his handful of sorry prentice lads? Hayslope Grange A Tale of the Civil War Other provincial publishers were not so favoured as those at Newcastle-on-Tyne, as to have a Bewick trying his prentice hand on similar series, as used by J. Bell and others. Banbury Chap Books And Nursery Toy Book Literature At first, it was enough for the prentices to spend most of their time in lying about on the grass under the trees. The Armourer's Prentices Now, moved as I was by the look of my companion, it offended me to hear a loyal London ’prentice talked to thus like a dog, or, worse, like the drawer of the inn. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Or a prentice that is bound to obey his master; yet, when he finds his service turned into a bondage, may use lawful means to obtain his freedom. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Mr. Colum would not be an Irishman if nationality and religion were not also motives in his plays and poems, but it is only in his 'prentice work that either appears as a leading motive. Irish Plays and Playwrights The series was illustrated with the early and prentice work of the Bewick School. Banbury Chap Books And Nursery Toy Book Literature So, you are come about your prentice’s fees and dues. The Armourer's Prentices Then our ’prentices made up for the silence of those of the Bridge; and this time the gamester offered not so much as a shoe lace. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The poetic fragments and wholes are less promising, I think, than the prose; they are evidently more experimental, and show the 'prentice hand more. The Last Harvest But some of the hinds and 'prentice lads begin to think it rather dull. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The silly 'prentice bound for many years, Doth hope that time his service will release; The town beseiged that lives in midst of fears, Doth hope in time the cruel wars will cease. Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia One would think every prentice lad had got at least three mothers, and four or five aunts and sisters! The Armourer's Prentices It was an old trick, and cost nothing to a ’prentice outside Temple Bar. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess That good old Masonic bard, Bobby Burns, says:— "And nature swears, the lovely dears, Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice hand she tried on man An' then she made the lasses, O." Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O The London 'prentices let loose from toil and routine were out for boisterous enjoyment and may be devilry. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The Privy Council ordered the lad to be whipped through the Canongate, but the 'prentices rose to the rescue of their comrade. Claverhouse There is no further danger of life to the prentice lads. The Armourer's Prentices You shall find it remains safe with me, for I am your ’prentice and bound to you. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess A fight!" and the 'prentices yelling at the top of their voices for "A watch! Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade The joyous, exuberant touch of Rubens is over all, even though the work was done by 'prentice hands. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters In his 'prentice days when, in workshops or in the presence of well-known builders, he would make confident statements, inveigh against errors, or demand modifications, people thought him flippant and saucy. Georges Guynemer Knight of the Air Two Journeymen, one prentice, two smiths, two waggoners.” The Armourer's Prentices What dreamed she—a queen—of an uncouth London ’prentice? Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Shopmen saw needy customers in us and sent their 'prentices running. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade The master always had contracts of his own on hand and by using 'prentice talent made both ends meet. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Rather thankful not to have to venture her 'prentice skill in the narrow winding street, Winona gave the wheel into her aunt's more experienced hands. The Luckiest Girl in the School Be that what you call fitting for your daughter and your prentice, a beggar lad from the heath? The Armourer's Prentices We have something better to do than hang ’prentices. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess He tried his 'prentice hand on you; and then he came to me. Phineas Finn The Irish Member He toiled alone, and allowed no 'prentice hand to use the chisel, and unlike the sculptors of our day, did not work from a clay model, but fell upon the block direct. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Here, as ’prentice, he may have helped to set up the stories of the “Holy Jesus” and the “New Gift,” and upon the cutting of their rude illustrations perhaps took his first lessons in engraving. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery A History of the Development of the American Story-Book And when the final rush took place, did not the prentices, with their gowns rolled up, dart off headlong in pursuit? The Armourer's Prentices Before to-day I had thought the ’prentice’s life the merriest life in the world. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess An' how can I rear my boys and put 'em 'prentice? Scenes of Clerical Life In Italy, Lastman had found that many painters employed 'prentice talent. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters An Englishman under the same circumstances would have merely said, "I am head cook to the Duke of —— and that young man is my 'prentice." How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information Seek all the world about And you shall hardly find A man in valour to exceed A prentice’ gallant mind.” The Armourer's Prentices “Did ever I see such blustering roarers as you city ’prentices? Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess For it is delightful, once your 'prentice days are past. Certain Personal Matters Van Dyck had worked so long with Rubens that he knew how to use 'prentice talent. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Thus Nature tried her 'prentice hand, Become, at last, an artist true; In inspiration's happiest mood, She tried again, and moulded you. The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters Of a worthy London prentice My purpose is to speak, And tell his brave adventures Done for his country’s sake. The Armourer's Prentices If the pity of a ’prentice can reach from you to Chester, lend it me, I pray you, as I sit here gazing into the empyrean for my next meal. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess I've had a lot of experience with that kind of 'prentices, and I don't want 'em bothering our work here. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat Consider the firstlings of Shakspere's art and of Molière's; and observe how they reveal these prentice playwrights at work, each seeking to display his cleverness and each satisfied when he had done this. Inquiries and Opinions He saw many a street fight waged between the Templars and 'prentices, and got a broken head himself from being swept along the tide of mimic battle. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot But—but—I’ve ever set my face against the prentice wedding the master’s daughter, save when he is of her own house, like Giles. The Armourer's Prentices And if I give you up I lose a good ’prentice. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess For the material of much of his work in after life was he indebted to the war stories and ancient traditions that she told her eager little grandson in those 'prentice days. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie The Marquis's daughter mingled in country-dances with the apothecary's prentice, while her truly noble parents looked on with generous pleasure, and encouraged the mirth of the moment. Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. I Why, I mind a poor lump of a 'prentice as I wunst had, a loon as never could raise a keek: poor soul, he bin underground this many year. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India But Bluebell was trying her 'prentice hand with a veteran in such warfare. Bluebell A Novel Did I tell you what befel him not long since in London town, at the place where the ’prentice boys’ sport? Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess You have it harder than any 'prentice boy I ever saw. Watch—Work—Wait Or, The Orphan's Victory It was evident that he was no 'prentice hand at the business, but a good master flogger. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned The young man thanked his informant, and was about to follow his instructions, when the other called after him—— "I say, master, did you ever hear tell of Mr. Wood's famous 'prentice?" Jack Sheppard A Romance I could lay out a poor covey, who hadn't any money, with as much despatch as any 'prentice in London, and when you come to the mourning part I was really terrible. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia What was I, a mean London ’prentice, to such as she? Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess As we were leaving the court, a tipstaff came up to Joe Punchard, and formally arrested him as a runaway 'prentice; at the instance, I doubt not, of Vetch himself. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow It would seem, indeed, as if Bürger's ballad was set as a school copy for every young romanticist in turn to try his 'prentice hand upon. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century For two years Claude had been in love with a 'prentice hat-trimmer, whom every evening he had followed at a distance, but to whom he had never dared to address a word. His Masterpiece "Oh, the 'prentices have only to run after beer; but when I'm a journeyman—but, Silla, the time—we must hurry!" he broke off suddenly. One of Life's Slaves I said I could sit a horse with any ’prentice in Finsbury Fields, even at the water leap. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess And Joe himself was not quite the 'prentice lad I had known. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow The wearer woman's boy and Jem Morris's 'prentice! Ishmael Or, In the Depths Over twenty years had passed since Jill Carden, the English girl, had first tried her 'prentice hand upon the obstreperous camel. The Hawk of Egypt At the beginning of the new year I tried my prentice hand on a budget; and that was the year that we emerged from debt and began to save. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers “You ’prentices are all stomach,” said he, sadly. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "I know that that 'prentice lad Punchard hath half-killed young Vetch, and richly deserves what he will no doubt get tomorrow." Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow I thought I had better just drop in and see after my 'prentice. Ishmael Or, In the Depths The common joys of life are spent So tired of tennis, shooting, shopping, She turns in her despair to Kent, And tries her 'prentice hand at hopping. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892 This little play is prentice work done in Professor George P. Baker's class, English 47 at Radcliffe College in the fall of 1908. Why the Chimes Rang: A Play in One Act I confessed I did not; for a London ’prentice hears little of the news outside. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess But in that predicament I heard Joe Punchard whistling, through the open door of the shop where he did 'prentice work for old Matthew Mark, the cooper. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow The phalanx moved with an even stroke, and each bare foot advanced just so many inches at every third sweep of the broom, while the yellow-haired Norse 'prentice played the hose in front of them. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Like most writers in an early literary period, Chaucer began with translations, which were extended into paraphrases or versions, and thus his "'prentice hand" gained the practice and skill with which to attempt original poems. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction The echoes of some straggler’s boots Alone are on the pavement ringing While ’prentice boys, who smoke cheroots, Stand critics to some broom-girl’s singing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 12, 1841 My way into the city led by Finsbury Fields, where were many ’prentices at their sports, and citizens taking their sweethearts to sniff the sweet spring air. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess This is just plain ordinary 'prentice work; but pocketin'"—he straightened up his back and spoke reverently—"but pocketin' is the deepest science and the finest art. A Daughter of the Snows Ruth had actually been trying her "prentice hand," as Mr. Hammond had called it, at the production of a moving picture scenario. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund These were the trial efforts of his "'prentice hand," which predicted a coming master. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction The Christ's Hospital children arrived safe, and became the precious seed of the 'prentice boys. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times No work did we ’prentices do that day. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Major-General Shirley, in the flush of his new martial honors, was to try his prentice hand at the work. Montcalm and Wolfe Although as a form of fiction the Short-story is not inferior to the Novel, and although it is not easier, all things considered, yet its brevity makes its composition simpler for the 'prentice hand. Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Very few of the characters of The English Rogue have so much as a name to their backs: they are "a prentice," "a master," "a mistress," "a servant," "a daughter," "a tapster," etc. The English Novel The 'prentice boys, like their betters, must yield to the spirit of the age, and submit with the best grace they can to the rule of religious equality. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times But mark me, Humphrey, a ’prentice who is not good enough to do an errand like this is not good enough to be my son-in-law.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess A good many were arrested, thirty of them London prentices. The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 Now Betty from her master's bed had flown, And softly stole to discompose her own; The slip-shod 'prentice from his master's door Had pared the dirt, and sprinkled round the floor. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 Sight never to see again, A prentice Deity plies the saw, While the Master ploughs with the plane. Reviews "We must get your 'prentice papers signed before we go afloat again," said Bramble, "for they pick up boys as well as men for the King's service, and you're a stout boy for your age." Poor Jack Your fellow ’prentice,”—here he gave me a knowing look—“hath been here this hour, and is in his berth.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The present Earl of Warwick, whose title was once associated with such names as Plantagenet, Neville, Newburgh, and Beauchamp, has in his veins a liberal strain of 'prentice blood. Love Romances of the Aristocracy Then come out the people themselves, and last of all the 'prentice boys come clattering down the aisle. As We Are and As We May Be In old days the craftsman was a designer; he had his ’prentice days of quiet study; and even the painter began by grinding colours. Miscellanies We fell back on our old theory, that the more protracted the Siege the greater the fame and honour for the men to whose 'prentice hands had been committed the destinies of a free community. The Siege of Kimberley Once again, are you willing to go? or must I lose a ’prentice and Jeannette a husband?” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess From Hugh, the London 'prentice sprang in the fourth generation, that other Hugh who won the hand of Lady Elizabeth Seymour, and with it the vast estates and historic name of Percy. Love Romances of the Aristocracy In the outside pews, close to the east end, sat the watermen's 'prentices. As We Are and As We May Be Among other interesting items of news, it is learned that a hopeful Meshedi blacksmith has been inspired to try his "prentice hand" at making a bicycle. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The slipshod 'prentice from his master's door, Had pared the street, and sprinkled round the floor. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 A month later we ’prentices had another holiday, this time to witness the end of that terrible business on Tyburn Hill. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess As it is, he had only tried his 'prentice hand. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 Our inferiors—the clerks and the shopkeepers, the servants and the 'prentices—we treat, it is true, with kindliness, but with condescension and with authority. As We Are and As We May Be My grandame had gallants by twenties, And bore my mother by a 'prentice. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 It is a pleasure to watch the innumerable groups of family folk, little, children, and prentice lands. Mistress and Maid Yet, for anything she said to me or I to her, we were still ’prentice and young mistress. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess I congratulated an invalid parishioner on the presence of the doctor, and he said dolefully, "Oh yes, sir; thank yer, sir—but it's nobbut th' 'prentice." The Bed-Book of Happiness To this church, therefore, came the 'prentices of the watermen every Sunday. As We Are and As We May Be I remember," said Girdlestone, stirring his tea thoughtfully, "when we lived in the City as 'prentice lads together, we shared a room above the shop. The Firm of Girdlestone We may see Humphrey Stonor, with sleepy eyes, making his way downstairs on a frosty morning, from those huge raftered attics, where perhaps the 'prentices used to sleep. Medieval People For as he turned his head, I saw beneath the cowl the well-known, cadaverous, hungry visage of my masquerading ’prentice, and knew that I was right after all. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Remember those were my 'prentice days when I lived obscurely and absolutely without acquaintance in the Marquesa's world. The Collectors I assure you, it was a sight to see them; And trains of ducks there were, clambering the ladders With their duck legs, like bricklayers' 'prentices, All dapper and handy, with their little trowels. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 My custom is to dictate to a 'prentice who can write in a feigned hand, and what is written we send to your house by a blackguard boy. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters They aim at the air and the mien of the drawing-room, but the holy-day smoothness of a 'prentice, heightened with some additional touches of the rake or coxcomb, betrays itself in everything they do. Cowper “I am told,” said he, “that an honest ’prentice, one Dexter, dwelleth here.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Burns must have had somewhat of the same idea as that which I have underlined, when he wrote— "Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses O!" The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 472, January 22, 1831 Professor Villari is not only an accomplished scholar of a wide range of culture, but his praise of any work on Italian—and perhaps especially on Tuscan—history comes from no "prentice han'." What I Remember, Volume 2 Auld Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O: Her 'prentice hand she tried on man, An' then she made the lasses, O. —Burns. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Because I have been unjustly treated, and may perchance find it difficult, if not impossible, to obtain redress, it does not follow that you and your fellow 'prentices are to violate the law. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Then we hid the dead carter’s clothes in the river; and, not long after, a skiff put out from shore with a big ’prentice lad in it, who rowed lazily Bridgewards. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The clashing of swords would have served to guide the 'prentices to the scene of conflict. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance His daughters shall go to service, or be sent 'prentice to the sempstress of the next town; and his sons are put to honest trades. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 Working-men of the trades, 'prentices, and market porters drew their swords and came forth with the bare blades in their hands, leaving the scabbards at home to take care of themselves, as was their custom. Red Axe The bold London 'prentices have taken your cause in hand, and will avenge you. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance There, too, was the great Cathedral with its crowd of loungers, and Fleet Street full of swaggering ’prentices, and the River sparkling in the sun. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "The prisoner!—gentlemen 'prentices—do not forget him!" cried Cyprien, who, with two other serving-men and the cook, had joined the assailing party. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance His ’prentices all he hath left in stall, But running right close by his side,In spite of his rags, guarding well his bags, His small Messan dog would abide. More Bywords The Schroffenstein Family, to be sure, is prentice work, but it can bear comparison with the first plays of the greatest dramatists. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The 'prentices allowed the litter to come on till they could surround it, when they set up a loud shout, making it evident that mischief was intended. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance And if you suspect me, let me tell you I am a plain London printer’s ’prentice, come to seek my Grace’s licence for a book, which I hope to receive to-morrow.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess The brewers will be all ruined," said a burly 'prentice, with a wooden shovel over his shoulder; "since every day a fresh ale-house is closed; and no new licences are granted. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Another time," continues the biographer, "we were so bold to attempt Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' where our 'prentice Tom had the part of the Ghost, father to young Hamlet. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Eliza was read by servants in the kitchen, by seamstresses, by basket-women, by 'prentices of all sorts, male and female, but mostly the latter. Gossip in a Library The 'prentices' clubs quickly shivered their weapons, and drove them back. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance I was but a plain ’prentice with no more than my share of brains. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "Hundreds of worthy men have been thrown out of employment by their practices," said a vintner's 'prentice. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Then the gates creaked, and there came a wild rush of feet and a great crying out as the 'prentices and burghers trooped into the inn-yard, pushing and crowding for places near the stage. Master Skylark Putting on his high hat, the merchant sallied out with Harry into the Cheap, and going to a clothier's was able to purchase ready-made garments suitable to his new position as a 'prentice boy. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War "I am with you, Sir Jocelyn," said Clement Lanyere, clearing a space around them with his long rapier, but avoiding, so far as possible, doing injury to the 'prentices. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Already I spied sport, for there before us swaggered the mercers’ ’prentices of London Bridge, ready to settle scores for the affront they had received at the New Exchange. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Hitherto Jocelyn had made no attempt at self-liberation; awaiting, probably, the result of the 'prentices' efforts in his behalf, or some more favourable opportunity than had hitherto presented itself. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance They tell me thy 'prentice, Job Hortop, is to marry in July--he'll take thine old house at a fair rental. Master Skylark The whole history of this woman Caterina, and of the revenge he took upon her and his prentice Paolo, is one of the most extraordinary passages in the life. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts "Why, we are fighting Sir Jocelyn's battles, and he turns round upon us!" cried a burly 'prentice, while loud murmurs arose from the others, and the cudgels were again brandished menacingly. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Ho, there!” added he, calling a servant to him; “bid them clear a space for a match ’twixt the gallant ’prentices of the Bridge and the gallant ’prentices without Temple Bar. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Notwithstanding the capture of their leader, the 'prentices fought manfully, and it still appeared doubtful whether Sir Giles would be able to effect a retreat after all, embarrassed as he now was with two prisoners. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance When we were fellow-'prentices, though I was your senior, you made me open the shop, clean my master's boots, cut last at dinner, and eat all the crusts. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook As a faithful portrait of the first Florentine prentice who came to hand, this statue might have merit but for the awkward cuirass and kilt that partly drape the figure. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts You might as well attempt to turn back a mill-dam that has burst its bounds, as the headstrong London 'prentices when they have taken up their cudgels. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance Mounted as he was, it was not likely he should notice a common ’prentice lad like me, yet I resolved notice me he should, even if I went to the pillory for it. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess And as the command was given, he and his troop made a sudden dash upon the 'prentices, who, unable to stand against the bills levelled against their breasts, gave way. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance He did not feel certain how he should succeed in fresco on a large scale, not having had any practice in that style of painting since he was a prentice under Ghirlandajo. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti It does not vex us to read how Ghirlandajo used to scold his prentices for neglecting trivial orders that would fill his purse with money. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts Here a numerous body of 'prentices were already collected, holding a consultation as to their plan of attack. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance “But,” said he, “I have a right as a ’prentice—” “’Prentice!” shouted I, “you a ’prentice! a mean, chicken-livered, gluttonous sneak like you, a ’prentice! ’fore heaven, you do the craft honour! Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess More than once the audacious 'prentice, now become desperately enamoured of his pretty partner, had ventured to steal a kiss from her lips. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance Those vulgarly handsome features, that beard, pomaded and curled by a barber's 'prentice, betray no signs of his inspiration. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti The charge against him, preferred by one of his own prentices, was this. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts The order for the 'prentice's release shall be made out at the same time as Sir Jocelyn's. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance I took it ill to be called Dutchman, and dragon’s tooth; nor, albeit I was a printer’s ’prentice, did I know what he meant by Parnassus. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess From that spring flows, that men of special chose Consum'd in learning and perfect in prose; For to make verse in vain does travel take, When as a prentice fairer words will make. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829 My own father, auld Mansie Wauch, was, at the age of thirteen, bound a 'prentice to the weaver trade, which he prosecuted till a mortal fever cut through the thread of his existence. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction He finds him hammering away at the metal, and suggests that he might leave that labour to his prentices. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts He was discovered, however, pursued, brought home, carried to London, and bound prentice to an apothecary in Hatton Garden. The Spectator, Volume 2. No one but the ’prentices were stirring; so I sat in the shop and waited. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess He should 'prentice himself at fourteen And practise from morning to e'en; And when he's of age, If he will, I'll engage, He may capture the heart of a queen! Songs of a Savoyard If an honest, civil, smiling gentleman like you—' 'Mr Tappertit—really—' 'No, no, I'm serious,' rejoined the 'prentice, 'I am, upon my soul. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty I fear that you are yet a 'prentice to that trade," quoth the soldier; "for there is no child over the water but could answer what you ask. The White Company SAMUEL: For today our pirate 'prentice Rises from indentures freed; Strong his arm, and keen his scent is He's a pirate now indeed! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan I’m a London ’prentice, but I know when I meet my match.” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess A prentice lad’s homely brawl set him shivering; a woman’s jest painted his cheeks ’til they rivalled a young maid’s at her first wooing. Gathering of Brother Hilarius Is that the—' 'Without the numbers, sir, that is my name,' replied the 'prentice. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty He made it while he was yet a 'prentice. Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson He should 'prentice himself at fourteen, And practise from morning to e'en; And when he's of age, If he will, I'll engage, He may capture the heart of a queen, the heart of a queen! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan It plainly cut him to the quick to receive hospitality from a ’prentice, and he would, I think, as soon have starved, but for his promise. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess It is the trial of a very ''prentice hand' indeed. Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 1 The 'prentice looked fierce and clenched his fists. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty There were no doubt within the walls a great many 'prentices in this condition, but I speak of only one, and his name was Hugh Graham. Master Humphrey's Clock I've seen our Torrisany lay a 'prentice down with one buffet and raise him with another—to make a mason of him. Rewards and Fairies Everything seemed to be going wrong with me, and I wished heartily I was back in London with my fellow ’prentices, and my kind mistress, and the sweet Jeannette. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess "He might ha' gone for your young fellow—the 'prentice, there—what's his name?" Silas Marner Having helped the wayward 'prentice in, she faintly articulated the words 'Simmun is safe!' and yielding to her woman's nature, immediately became insensible. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty I put more main strength into one blow of my sledge hammer than all that you have expended since you were a 'prentice. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories This stammer in my address, and this awkward prepossessing visage of mine, can never permit me to soar above the reach of a milliner's 'prentice, or one of the duchesses of Drury-lane. She Stoops to Conquer Whether she had believed the false tales of my fellow ’prentice or not, I know not. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess They that be born in a business always know more about it than any 'prentice. Tess of the d'Urbervilles At these dread words the 'prentice bowed once more, and so withdrew as he had come. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty But—but—I’ve ever set my face against the prentice wedding the master’s daughter, save when he is of her own house, like Giles. The Armourer's Prentices A prentice in his youth of this honourable city, God be with him. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 There were a crowd of idle town-boys—they wanted their fling against a ’prentice. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Among the prentice lads and among the peasants, the unrest, discontent, and appetite for change took forms if not more offensive at least more alarming. Albert Durer Then gliding out as before, she again beheld the retreating figure of the 'prentice; again he looked cautiously in at the parlour-door, but this time instead of retreating, he passed in and disappeared. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty Be that what you call fitting for your daughter and your prentice, a beggar lad from the heath? The Armourer's Prentices I can make thee free, if thou wilt be my prentice. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 “Indeed,” said I; “if she would not hear you, how would she be like to heed a plain London ’prentice like me?” Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess Probably they were the most talented prentices of the craft, since the great master chose them: besides, painting was an occupation which allowed of a certain intellectual development. Albert Durer The 'prentice made answer that a stranger was in attendance, who claimed admission into that secret society of 'Prentice Knights, and a free participation in their rights, privileges, and immunities. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty One would think every prentice lad had got at least three mothers, and four or five aunts and sisters! The Armourer's Prentices How would I like to try my prentice hand on picking and stealing for the pure fun of the thing? Mr. Justice Raffles On Jenkin, too, you cast a squinting eye: What! can your 'prentice raise your jealousy? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 Though his prentices were tried, Dürer appeared neither for nor against them; nor can we help ourselves to understand a fact so strange by any other mention of his attitude. Albert Durer Death to all masters, life to all 'prentices, and love to all fair damsels. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty Stephen was still bound to the old prentice garb, though it could not conceal his good mien, the bright sparkling dark eyes, crisp black hair, healthy brown skin, and lithe active figure. The Armourer's Prentices "Not 'again,' Mr. Levy; and my 'prentice' hand, if you don't mind." Mr. Justice Raffles If a 'prentice of mine cannot clean his platter, I know that I shall get little from him with carder and teazel. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 I had been among horses before I was bound 'prentice, and he hired me as his groom. Anna St. Ives Gabriel folded his arms, which were now at liberty, and eyed his old 'prentice in silence. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty “Thou art no more a prentice, Giles, and canst wear this in thy bonnet,” she said, holding out to him a short silver chain and medal of St. George and the Dragon. The Armourer's Prentices Is there a bard in durance? turn them free, With all their brandish'd reams they run to me: Is there a 'prentice, having seen two plays, Who would do something in his semptress' praise? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 He and his 'prentices were all at the broad-sword exercise in the hall as I came by. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 They are cured the way our pastry cooks cure their 'prentices of stealing sweet notions out of their shops. The Clockmaker Or, the Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick, of Slickville The indentures of the old members expiring by degrees, they changed their name, it seems, though they still have 'prentices among them, as well as workmen.' Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty Two journeymen, one prentice, two smiths, two waggoners.” The Armourer's Prentices Once, "so was Franklin" and the world may one day witness in our little "'prentice" as great a philosopher as they have already seen in his noble pattern! Sanders' Union Fourth Reader No doubt he had tried his 'prentice hand in cases of less importance. The Life of Cicero Volume One But that is no reason why I should not try my prentice hand. Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett It is, of course, part of his craft, and not, perhaps, much more than the 'prentice part, to give to the sheepskins on which the text is inscribed an appearance of immemorial antiquity. Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 And when the final rush took place, did not the prentices, with their gowns rolled up, dart off headlong in pursuit? The Armourer's Prentices "Oh, you're a 'prentice!" said a little boy, the other day, tauntingly, to his companion. Sanders' Union Fourth Reader But there is everywhere the uncertainty of a 'prentice hand. Among My Books Second Series The always hasty Dryden, as I think I have already said, was liable, like a careless apothecary's 'prentice, to make the same confusion of ingredients, especially in the more mischievous way. Among My Books First Series The Hermit some years since was lodged in Pall Mall; and in the lower floors was lodged a dealer in clothes, with prentices to fetch and carry. The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty At first, it was enough for the prentices to spend most of their time in lying about on the grass under the trees. The Armourer's Prentices Eh, laddie, laddie, I've been treating ye as the grocers do their new prentices. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography "You bet, he's no 'prentice," said the fireman. A Fool for Love |
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