| 单词 | public executioner |
| 例句 | And, he reminds the budding journalists, "you are not the judge, jury and public executioner." Bad form at the Olympics in Daily Beast's Grindr-baiting story 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Once La Barre's tongue had been cut out and his head chopped off, his mortal remains were burned by the public executioner, and dumped into the river Somme. The battle for free speech 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Sire," replied Crillon, "I beg your Majesty's pardon for reminding you, that there is a public executioner appointed by law, and I must not interfere with any other man's office. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z But death by the hands of the public executioner,—it is too horrible to think of! Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Often have I felt that I would rather grow cabbage, like Cincinnatus, than be the public executioner of usurpations, monopolies, and other abuses. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z In the hollow below were the fossors, with the public executioner and his attendants, ready to receive the doomed vestal and to lead her into her tomb. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Thus every soldier was made a public executioner of a cowardly and degrading punishment. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days Isidorus thought well to evade giving an account of his adventure in the Catacomb, and, to turn the conversation, asked how the Christians had obtained the body of Lucius from the public executioner. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Early in life, while in Italy, he wrote a grave essay on Money, which contrasted with another of rare humor suggested by the death of the public executioner. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 The body of Le Gris was delivered to the public executioner, who dragged it on a hurdle to the gibbet of Montfaucon, where it was hung in chains. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 The Apaches have saved the public executioner a morning’s work. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories “So does the public executioner,” replied Virginia, “but I am not aware that in its civil and military departments as well as in the navy, our government impresses men into her service against their will.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Now, in the chief city of this country there was a very wise man, well versed in the law and in concocting drugs, for he was the public executioner and the chemist of the place. Tales from the Lands of Nuts and Grapes Spanish and Portuguese Folklore It was no other than the public executioner Samson, who guillotined the king, and all who were guillotined in Paris; and who lived in the same section, and in the same street with me. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 But there was no public executioner; and there are many records of the flight of guilty persons, though an intention to make "the punishment fit the crime" is evident. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia In the year 1681, one Jean Rattier was condemned to death, but his sentence was commuted on condition of accepting the post of public executioner. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France Soon after, having shown the letter to Damodar, he delivered him and his son to the public executioner. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha The most detestable of all employments, that of the public executioner, is, in proportion to the quantity of work done, better paid than any common trade whatever.” Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy I am not a public executioner,” she answered scornfully. Nan of Music Mountain An order for his arrest was issued immediately, and an officer, accompanied by a 'spotted face,' or public executioner, and a dozen men proceeded to the Judsons' house. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines We have proof that he was conducting his business after the year in which it is stated that he suffered death at the hands of the public executioner. Bygone Punishments All Rome said, let the next cardinal be the public executioner. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge It would be unfortunate if the public executioner should make a similar mistake! My Sword's My Fortune A Story of Old France And if you’re not a public executioner, leave me––I’m dying fast enough.” Nan of Music Mountain Probably three hundred malefactors are annually put to death on this spot, and it is said that the public executioner has been known to sell twice that number of swords in a year. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan In bygone times it had the distinction of having its own public executioner. Bygone Punishments Hideous effigies of them were prepared and hung on gibbets in the market-place of Nismes by the public executioner, the magistrates and dragoons attending the sham proceeding with the usual ceremony. The Huguenots in France Boz, however, seems to have felt himself called upon to act thus as public executioner on two occasions only. Bardell v. Pickwick The dignity of a wise and righteous judge needs not the artificial safeguarding which is a heritage of the old days when if dissent found a tongue the public executioner cut it out. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 At its head was a meagre villain, whom one might have taken for the public executioner. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 He was transferred to London, lodged in the Tower, and Death of Monmouth. executed in a bungling manner by "Jack Ketch"—the name given for several centuries to the public executioner. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges The inmates, like the public executioners, were required to wear a distinctive dress. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals They dragged him to the block erected in the midst of the market-place, by which stood the public executioner. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time The office of public executioner or Jack Ketch of a canton in Switzerland, as well as in many parts of Germany, is very appropriately endowed. Olla Podrida It is very old, and it was long in use; it was the knife used by the public executioner in Bhotan. The Gypsies He was the people's hero—the public executioner. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette The murderer and the suicide are not responsible, but are merely public executioners. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. If it were not so, as Rounds pointed out, we would make a hero of the public executioner. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Whereon, Bright-Wits, casting on him a look of scorn, made answer, "On the occasion of your death the only one present to merit admiration will be the public executioner who will officiate." Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore So in order to incense the crowd, the public executioner was sent out in a cart guarded by gendarmes to excite some active expression of anger on the part of the mob. Rome in 1860 The Bolshevists in Petrograd are finding a difficulty in the appointment of a public executioner. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 His name was Marvel, and his avocation, which was as repulsive as his looks, was that of public executioner. Jack Sheppard A Romance Is there any sentiment of equity that would prompt us to suppress the fact, that he died by the public executioner of Athens? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 Endued with a fierce disposition, he must live in the outskirts of cities and towns and the duty assigned to him is that of the public executioner. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Froude examined the strange and startling allegation, cited by Macaulay in his introductory chapter, that during the reign of Henry VIII. seventy-two thousand persons perished by the hand of the public executioner. The Life of Froude I became acquainted with the man who, I have told you, is in the Hall, at present, and who then filled the unenviable post of public executioner. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Tradition has it that for three days the public executioner stood ankle-deep in the blood of the condemned. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) On their return to Ug they were so few that the public executioners charged with the duty of reducing the army to a peace footing were themselves made ill by inactivity. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 "No, my dear Mancher; the juries will not let the public executioners acquire sufficient familiarity with death to be altogether unmoved by it." The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians The dignity attached to the military profession, and the indignity of the office of public executioner, are capricious, arbitrary, and sentimental. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics This was just what I wanted; and, I believe, I waited with impatience for some poor wretch to be hurried to his last account by the hands of my friend, the public executioner. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Well, I think he should myself, but I'm not the public executioner, and one can't fight a duel with a priest—" "Señor! The Splendid Idle Forties Stories of Old California His excellency, having caused one example to be made, extended lenity to some others who were tried the following day; and one convict, James Freeman, was pardoned on condition of his becoming the public executioner. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. Several of them betrayed, by the marks of infamy branded on their faces, or by the loss of ears, that they had passed through the hands of the public executioner. The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance From that house she was taken to the work-house and scourged by the public executioner, backed by the whole force of the United States government. Half a Century "And yet his death by the public executioner," urged Rochester. Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire Did I not sentence you to stand in the market-place and have your head struck off by the public executioner at three o'clock? The Devil's Dictionary Then tax collectors followed with the public executioner, the noose and various ingenious instruments of torture to extract cash payments. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers William Marwood—unlike his celebrated victim, he has his place in the Dictionary of National Biography—is perhaps the most remarkable of these persons who have held at different times the office of public executioner. A Book of Remarkable Criminals "I have been the public executioner; and I am going to lecture on the horrors of the post I have resigned." A Chair on the Boulevard These were formerly the public executioners, and served under the police in various capacities. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints A beast that had taken human life, or practiced sorcery, was duly arrested, tried and, if condemned, put to death by the public executioner. The Devil's Dictionary Make all Hussars black, all Guards black, all troops of the line black; dress officers and men, alike, as you would public executioners; and the number of candidates for commissions will be greatly diminished. Val d'Arno In Denmark his book was burned by the public executioner. Books Fatal to Their Authors All the people laughed merrily when Quasimodo was seen in the pillory; and when he had been beaten by the public executioner, they added to the wretched sufferer's misery by insults, and, occasionally, stones. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction It must be noticed, that all punishments were to be executed by a civil officer, a sort of public executioner, that they might be considered as punishments by the state. Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. It chanced at one time that the office of public executioner was vacant. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 Then giving a concerted signal, his guards entered the apartment, followed by the public executioner bearing along with him the implements of death. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 Before he fully revealed his plans he surprised the Chinese garrison and massacred it to the last man; the valiant Panti, who had gained his victories for him, being executed by the public executioner. China I am rather like a public executioner in that respect. Sant' Ilario Approaching Orenbourg, we saw a crowd of convicts, with shaved heads and faces disfigured by the pincers of the public executioner. Marie; a story of Russian love It was Samson, the public executioner, who entered! Marie Antoinette and Her Son "That fellow," said Schneider, turning to me, "is our public executioner: a capital hand too if he would but keep decent time; but the brute is always drunk, and blubbering over 'The Sorrows of Werter!'" The Paris Sketch Book A court-martial condemned him to be cashiered, dragged through the streets of Vienna on a hurdle and finally put to death at the hands of the public executioner…! The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot Buonaparte is but the minister of the Divine vengeance, the public executioner now employed to execute the sentence of God upon criminal men. Life of William Carey But I do not like the public executioner being turned into the private executioner. What's Wrong with the World Though very many people believe in the necessity of capital punishment, there are few who do not feel a decided aversion to the public executioner. Russia During forty years he had exercised the functions of the public executioner. Herodias I will refrain from placing you in the hands of the public executioner, though you richly deserve it. Captain Fracasse |
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