| 单词 | quarryman |
| 例句 | Mr. Patterson explained how his father and three hundred other quarrymen went on strike days before the stock market crash in 1929, never to return to work in the pits again. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The quarryman's son wrenched off his helm and threw it across the yard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At the same time, the master quarryman was sent to supervise fifty apprentice stone cutters and two hundred and fifty laborers who would work in the Somme valley, an area known for its limestone. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z The venture brought new life to the economically depressed area, employing hundreds of quarrymen, squarers, sled men, stone cutters and cart drivers, who guided oxen trains. Michelangelo's unrealized marble dream comes true in Italian quarry 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The venture brought new life to the economically depressed area, employing hundreds of quarrymen, squarers, sled men, stone cutters and cart drivers, who guided oxen trains. Michelangelo's unrealized marble dream comes true in Italian quarry 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The nonprofit then changed the locks on the doors of the quarryman’s museum. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? Not at Opus 40. 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z Back in Roman times, quarrymen cut the marble by hand with hammers and chisels at a rate of about an inch a day. Overnighter: In Tuscany, Carrara Tempts Eyes and Mouth 2010-10-01T14:14:00Z "Ordinary people - from the quarrymen of north Wales to the coal miners in south Wales to the agricultural labourers and farmers in mid Wales," said Elgan Philip Davies, a historian and former student in Aberystwyth. Aberystwyth University at 150: Students praise small town feel 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z An old quarryman came to talk to us. When I Went Away From the World 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The Gold Cape takes its name from a Bronze Age artefact unearthed in the town more than 180 years ago by quarrymen. Covid: What do pub-goers think of Wales' alcohol ban? 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z But its owner had little time for the quarrymen, and even less for their unions. Great Strike trail marks 120 years since quarry dispute 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z A slump in global prices drove down quarrymen's wages, leading to a series of bitter strikes and lock-outs. Boris Johnson backs slate landscape Unesco bid 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z On site, quarrymen in rough linen tunics hew massive chunks of sandstone from rust-colored earth. A medieval castle in France could be the salvation of Notre Dame cathedral 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z As machines came, its capacity and ambition were increased, while the knowledge and instinct of the quarrymen were steadily lost. When I Went Away From the World 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Dynasties of quarrymen came and went, passing down skills from father to son, extending the maze. The Invisible City Beneath Paris 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Her severely battered body was found in a ditch by quarrymen the next day. Written in stone: The murder memorials 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z It was a race against time - and a race the quarrymen, shepherds, soldiers - and even the might of New Scotland Yard - lost. Missing twins remembered 75 years on 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z For one piece, he collaborated with Brier and sculptor Sharon Fullingim to create a memorial for the quarrymen of southern Indiana, with hopes of placing it somewhere in the Bloomington community. Limestone sculptors share their skills at Indiana symposium 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The quarryman offered to drive us in his old truck around some of the dirt roads that were the only points of access to this part of the island. When I Went Away From the World 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z “This is where we’ll sleep. It’s called the Salle des Huîtres—the Oyster Room. The quarrymen used to shuck oysters down here as their food while working.” The Invisible City Beneath Paris 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z All around me are quarrymen covered in cream - boots caked, trucks spattered - removing great slabs of precious marble from the surrounding cliff-face with diamond-edged cutters. Demolishing Michelangelo's mountain - BBC News 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z At about 17:30 GMT on 11 March, quarryman William Horsefield spotted a crack in the embankment "only about wide enough to admit a penknife" and alerted a number of local workmen. The forgotten flood that deluged a city 2014-03-11T01:43:19Z It includes a jukebox that plays the sounds of mill hooters, looms, engines and singing quarrymen. Jeremy Deller: Art and industry 2013-10-10T04:10:55Z The quarryman talked and talked, turning frequently around from the steering wheel to address us, while the precipitous bends of the potholed road loomed up ahead, showing the chasm on the other side. When I Went Away From the World 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Christopher Samkelo, a 23-year-old quarryman, is standing outside Billy’s Tavern, a smokey pub in the heart of South Africa’s platinum belt with a sign above the entrance that reads “no weapons or guns.” South Africa's Marikana Massacre: A Year Later 2013-08-17T05:05:23Z I see quarrymen holding their palms against the rock face as though taking its temperature, as though it were living - some enormous beast. Demolishing Michelangelo's mountain - BBC News 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z "As well as being part of the local culture and heritage you have the added excitement of actually going 350 feet underground to see the chambers that were worked by quarrymen." From industrial toil to tourism 2013-05-06T15:38:51Z Miners, sailors, builders, quarrymen suffered appalling injuries to support their families. From Greenland to Mount Everest, this is the season of reckless jaunts 2013-05-02T20:00:03Z His father and grandfather had both been quarrymen here. When I Went Away From the World 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Living among the quarrymen and sculptors of this picturesque region, he began to draw as soon as he could use his hands. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z You hear miners and quarrymen talk very truly of the live rock. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z The quarrymen of Purbeck consider themselves a race apart, and their guild is one of the closest and strictest character. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z The quarryman stuck his crowbar in a crack horizontally, to serve as a seat, and filled his pipe as we approached. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z For three months I worked hard at learning the trade of a quarryman, and succeeded far better than any of the other new hands who were set to learn at the same time with me. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z I ignored the conundrum, and hoped that the quarryman's yellow dog would remain where I had last seen him, in the ashpit, till Flurry had left the premises. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z If quarrymen could only have been persuaded to let it alone, it would have been a delightful climbing ground; as things are, we can only look and long. Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England 2011-11-14T03:00:21.670Z The body was found at the above-mentioned cave, and was brought down by four quarrymen at great personal risk. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The quarrymen point out fossils in the stone, which they call "Horses'-heads" and "Portland screws." Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z I must pay the quarryman for the stone; my workmen cannot live on air. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z When he wheeled his barrow the subterranean quarryman wheeled his, and shortly after he had shot the stones out there came a rumbling from below as if the other barrow had been emptied. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z There is, quarrymen say, a silent zone in which the explosion is not heard. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z The rocks at Llangynog would be remarkably good if they had not fallen a prey to the spoilers in the form of quarrymen. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z We're needing quarrymen and concrete handlers, and we could use a few more rough carpenters on the forms. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z Building stone will be wanted; the bombardments and the fires in Alsace will long furnish work for architects, quarrymen, and masons: it will be a great and important business. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z In any case, Dane left the court amid the plaudits of the assembled quarrymen, which the officials could not restrain. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Next, morning, when the quarrymen went to the pit, they found a shattered tax-cart at the bottom, and the 'orse and driver dead, the latter with his neck broken. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Some years ago a quarryman was lost in the snow, and an upright stone on the north ridge of the mountain marks the spot. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z One of Williams's quarrymen drifted in with the story just a little while ago. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z So he joined fellowship with some quarrymen, who were living at a hill farm, and who lay up there quarrying stone in those hills. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z Here and there jet-diggers and quarrymen are busy high above your head, and make the passage more difficult by their heaps of rubbish. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The superstitious prejudice of the quarrymen in North Wales regarding Holy Thursday has been cited. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Many will say an elitist from California can never connect with Iowa farmers or New Hampshire quarrymen. Organized Chaos 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z She was the daughter of a quarryman, who had come, only a few years before, to reside in the place, and work at the Laird of Closeburn's lime-works. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Casal Luca is mostly inhabited by stone masons and quarrymen; indeed, the whole district about the hamlet is one large quarry. The Story of Malta No traces of them are now left, for the remains which Time respected were destroyed some years ago by quarrymen, and with them the perfect point of the cone. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z In June, 1878, the South Wales Daily News recorded a superstition of the quarrymen at Penrhyn, where some thousands of men refused to work on Ascension Day. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z My papers?—here's the certificate of the master quarryman. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 When geologising in the neighbourhood of Chesterfield, a quarryman, whom he had invited to share a bottle of porter, informed him in confidence that Toads inclosed in stone were plentiful thereabout. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series "Yes, my dear gentleman; it leads to a cluster of quarrymen's cottages." Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" The quarrymen had camped below, and the little open space where once their lodge of boughs had stood was selected by Isabel for the dancing floor. Anne Centuries after, perhaps thousands of years, indeed, the quarrymen cut out the layers fit for building stones, flags for walks and slates for roofing. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place From a distance the sea breeze came up in gentle breaths, at intervals the horn of the quarrymen sounded abruptly, warning the passers-by to take shelter, as they shattered some mass with gunpowder. Toilers of the Sea "Do many persons besides the quarrymen take the train at this place?" asked he. Hand and Ring "Where does that quarryman live who picked her up and brought her home?" Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" But ever the preacher has been the leader of them all—the pioneer, the quarryman, the inspirer. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching In Henry III.'s reign it was captured and demolished; the latter fate is gradually befalling the hill on which it stood, under the operations of the quarrymen. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Even the little peninsula on which his house stood has vanished, levelled by the pickaxe of the quarryman, and carried away, cart-load by cart-load, by dealers in rock and granite. Toilers of the Sea I don't believe he would know a cultivated from an uncultivated voice, a gentleman's from a quarryman's. Hand and Ring Before she quite finished her speech Mr. Berners ran down stairs and out of the cottage, and bent his steps to the quarryman's hut. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Black Jim as broke thy head for thee is coming with t' quarrymen to poach t' covers. Thurston of Orchard Valley YES, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimney-piece; "they've hung there all my time, and most of my father's. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories On the side of the hill a group of quarrymen were breaking the rocks. Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man To chip off a few inches from the face of a concrete abutment that was too far out, required the work of 1 quarryman 5 days per cu. yd. of solid concrete chipped off. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs This was all the information that Mr. Berners could get from the honest quarryman, who would willingly have given him more had he possessed it. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Within the last few years the quarrymen have been using channeling machines and getting out the slate in great masses instead of small blocks. Diggers in the Earth The city walls were originally built by the Sicans, and restored by the Phœnicians when they came to the mountain; on many of the stones the quarrymen’s marks in Phœnician characters are still visible. Diversions in Sicily The names of thirteen quarrymen were attached thereto. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account Near it were a few huts of turf and stone for the accommodation of the quarrymen. Flamsted quarries "She was brought home by a quarryman yesterday morning." Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" The quarter-master and cook, succeeding first, gave the alarm, when a number of quarrymen, together with a Mr. Garland, hastened down to the beach to render assistance. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Yes, sir," said my host, the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimneypiece; "they've hung here all my time, and most of my father's. The Roll-Call Of The Reef Our quarrymen would not search this pool until the sunlight fell on it, because it was a place of dread with a legend hovering over it. George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore She glanced out of the window at some quarrymen who were passing. Flamsted quarries Thus, in building parlance, the grains are the rubble of the wall, the currents the quarrymen, masons and laborers, and the silicious infiltration the mortar. The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 Drivers of great expresses, miners, quarrymen, now and then wear that look. The Gold Trail They willingly parted with much of their supposed treasure for a few crumbs of cake from a boy's pocket, and with still more for a slice of poor cheese from a quarryman's wallet. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 447 Volume 18, New Series, July 24, 1852 Lloyd George was twenty-five when his fight for the burial of the old quarryman lifted him to the public notice of the country at large. Lloyd George The Man and His Story "She has been taking the quarrymen for meals the last six years, Champney—at times she has had their families to board with her, as many as the house could accommodate." Flamsted quarries The bar of deep-red stone beneath, and the bar of pale-red clay above, were noted by the young quarryman, who even in such unpromising subjects, found matter of observation and reflection. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success The simple axiom of republicanism, that a ploughman is as good as a president, or a quarryman as an emperor, is taken firm hold of in any other sense than the right one. Canada and the Canadians Volume I The islands are inhabited by about 100 Italian quarrymen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Yes, sir," said my host the quarryman, reaching down the relics from their hook in the wall over the chimney-piece; "they've hung there all my time, and most of my father's. Wandering Heath Two of the sisters of The Mystic Rose, who had been over to Quarry End Park nursing a sick quarryman's wife throughout the day, paused to listen as they passed the house. Flamsted quarries I know very well the quarryman's lot is an utterly miserable one, and there is no comfort for his wretchedness. The Well of Saint Clare Then, turning to me, he rasped out: "And that young lady was obliged to row all the way to Port-of-Waves and call to Lee's quarrymen to take her boat in." In Search of the Unknown The quarrymen were beset by students and collectors anxious to obtain inscriptions. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres They were all masons and quarrymen engaged in exporting steps and window sills to the rising city of Chicago. 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 His semi-monthly talks with the quarrymen and stone-cutters were assuming, after many years, the proportions of lectures on art and scientific themes. Flamsted quarries Then the quarryman rose to his feet and pointing, "Master Monk," said he, "what see you up yonder on the hill?" The Well of Saint Clare Ask any quarryman at Port-of-Waves what it is that comes purring around their boats at the wharf and unties painters and changes the mooring of every cat-boat in the cove at night! In Search of the Unknown His long, massive features were embrowned by habitual exposure to the weather, and he wore the mud-stained fustian dress of a quarryman. Th' Barrel Organ We may now inquire whether or not the foregoing considerations may serve to throw any light upon the tales of the quarryman. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky The ponderous crash of the derrick followed by the screams of the two boys, brought the quarrymen, the women and children, rushing in terrified haste from their evening meal. Flamsted quarries But I," cried the quarryman, "I see upon that Tower a hideous giant brandishing a club, and on the club is inscribed: OPPRESSION. The Well of Saint Clare And then, just when she began to feel it was a pretty big task to find her husband among that dollop of navvies and quarrymen, if she didn't run right on top of him! The Torch and Other Tales Another established military posts in the valley to protect the traffic and the Egyptian quarrymen. Ancient Egypt One of the quarrymen then spoke and motioned his hand in the direction the boy had gone. Jess of the Rebel Trail I know that where there is a sickbed and a quarryman on it, there you will find Champney Googe as watcher after his day's work—and tender in his ministrations as a woman. Flamsted quarries But the quarryman made no answer, and did not so much as turn his head. The Well of Saint Clare His father was a quarryman, and the future poet followed the same calling till his love for literature became too strong for him. Welsh Lyrics of the Nineteenth Century So he joined a gang of quarrymen who were living at a farm on top of the hill, and who were quarrying stones in the hills about there. Folk Tales Every Child Should Know This led quarrymen to look for a means by which the hole might be shaped in accordance with a prescribed direction of cleavage. Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 The usual tale of workmen in the fat years was five hundred quarrymen and three hundred stone-cutters. Flamsted quarries Asked where we could get some coffee and something to eat, the quarryman to whom my brother had been talking directed us to a temperance house near at hand, where we were well served. From John O'Groats to Land's End One of Moses' debtors, a stalwart quarryman, once took it on the moors and sent it home with a spray of prickly holly tied under its tail. Lancashire Idylls (1898) Amongst the Rugose group we find a vast number of simple "cup-corals," generally known by the quarrymen as "horns," from their shape. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science A house or two—dwellings used by old-time quarrymen—stood upon this grass-grown track; but the huge pit was long ago deserted. The Red Redmaynes You may judge of my surprise and pleasure, for I had received the appointment to this place and the work among the quarrymen only a month before. Flamsted quarries So that is the way "Drucken" Bourtree became a God-fearing quarryman. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 Sometimes quarrymen find a very hard kind of rock in the stone quarries. Quiet Talks with World Winners Some of the former attain gigantic dimensions, and the quarrymen in the Scotch Old Red give them the name of "seraphim" from their singular scale-like ornamentation. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science He had seen a mass of rock dashing along, killing some quarrymen and tearing down the path. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts His rap was answered by Ellen, a quarryman's daughter whom Mrs. Googe employed for general help; but she spoke behind the closed door: "Who is it?" Flamsted quarries The coasts of Portland were discovered by quarrymen and plasterers towards the middle of the seventeenth century. The Man Who Laughs Daisy was their little servant of the summer, the daughter of a quarryman near by. Fenwick's Career From their general form and striation, and their dark colour, these teeth are commonly called "fossil leeches" by the quarrymen. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science SE. of Dresden; has sandstone quarries in the neighbourhood which employ 8000 quarrymen. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Already the quarrymen were coming out in force to see what might be up. Flamsted quarries Some distance beyond this tomb there is a small mosque, built in honour of the saint by the quarrymen of Fatehpur, before he had attracted the notice of the great Emperor. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood Each quarryman and his partner, or partners, hold the little independent working allotted to them apart from the remainder of the quarry. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter The bar of deep-red stone beneath, and the bar of pale-red clay above, were noted by the young quarryman, who even in such unpromising subjects found matter for observation and reflection. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Corson of Norristown, Pa., has reported the case of a quarryman who was stabbed in the neck with a shoemaker's knife, severing the left carotid one inch below its division. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine "Did you hear, Aileen?" he said, after they had driven on a while and begun to meet the quarrymen returning from Flamsted, many of whom were talking excitedly and gesticulating freely. Flamsted quarries Nearly all were quarrymen, from fourteen to twenty-one years of age, and engaged at work from 7 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. Men of Invention and Industry Farther up High Street is a cottage, creeper-clad and picturesque, where Wesley stayed while preaching to the quarrymen. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter He said: The Lord asked him if he would confess Christ among the quarrymen with whom he worked, and he said he would. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature An occasional ray of the sun lit up the enormous rock pillars which the quarrymen had left to support the roof. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography "He come up on an errand to see some of the quarrymen," piped up both the girls at the same time. Flamsted quarries I could give many more instances of the resolute and self-denying spirit with which the young quarrymen of Bethesda sought to educate themselves. Men of Invention and Industry After the quarryman's death it was found that much of the money left to him had been squandered in speculation and in insecure investments made through the influence of friends. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life One of his first achievements, while working as a quarryman, was a spinning-wheel, of which he was very proud, for it was considered "a good job." Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers The lawyer on his right, the cheese-buyer to the left, seemed to recede into distance as he for the moment returned the gaze of the quarryman. The Damnation of Theron Ware The quarrymen in The Gore had asked permission the day before to quarry a single stone in which their priest should find his final resting place. Flamsted quarries Only one voice, the voice of Mr. Hitchin's biggest and brawniest quarryman, replied: "Come on, sir!" Mr. Waddington of Wyck Till a very few years ago there lived on the Cornish moors a quarryman—he may be living still for aught I have heard to the contrary—-in a solitary hut piled up of granite. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe Mariola crumpled with the ague like a dried leaf, and that long girl of his growing up so fast, and still running wild with goat-herds and marble quarrymen. Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett I will charter a ship at Rouen," Lord de Burg said, "and send over a master craftsman, skilful in designing and building castles, and a large number of quarrymen, masons, and carpenters. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Sadly they turn for aid to a quarryman, working in a neighbouring quarry. The Saint Strength and Direction build the Temple: Strength, or Manual Labour, represented by the hodmen and quarrymen, and the rest of the "hands:" Direction, or Mental Labour, represented by the overseers. Moral Philosophy You hear miners and quarrymen talk very truly of the live rock. Twenty-Five Village Sermons On one occasion a poor quarryman Saw danger pending, and away he ran; 'Twas all in vain! the lately-riven stone Came thundering down, and crushed his every bone! The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects So I ordered the camp to be pitched, after reconnoitering the locale of the water; and we all proceeded to work, with a detachment of soldiers and quarrymen. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 You are the thirsty pilgrims, I am the humble quarryman, and Catholic truth is the hidden, underground current. The Saint We then separate to our work, after telling off the quarrymen to their several tasks. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 On, past Llandegai and all its rose-clad cottages; past yellow quarrymen walking out to their work, who stare as they pass at his haggard face, drenched clothes, and streaming hair. Two Years Ago, Volume II. They represent the labor of countless thousands of quarrymen. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru Before evening new contract-boots, bought from the Mukhbir, were distributed to the soldiers and all the quarrymen, who limped painfully on their poor bare feet:—next day all wore their well-hidden old boots. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The lower part of the mass is the hardest and most compact, and is therefore preferred by the quarrymen; as it rises, the upper part becomes loose and sandy, and unfit for use. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 326, August 9, 1828 Betimes on January 26th, a caravan of four camels, for the two quarrymen and the guide, set off southwards, carrying sacks, tools, and other necessaries. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 How long since that flag had seen the light of the sun, when it saw it once again, restored to the upper air by the pick of the quarryman? Town Geology It was not difficult to distinguish the trained quarrymen from the rest. Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine The night had been cool and comfortable, dry and dewless; but the Shaykhs were torpid after the feast, and the escort and quarrymen had been demoralized by a week of sweet "do-nothing." The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The evidence of our most experienced quarrymen is that a block of gypsum of sufficient size to make this figure was never found in this region. The American Goliah I had sent Lieutenant Amir and sundry quarrymen ashore, to inspect what looked like a vein of sulphur. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 A little after nine a dispatch came, stating that the quarrymen near Central Park had quitted work, and were gathering in excited groups, swearing that the Orangemen should not parade. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 The hardy miners and quarrymen of the intervening moorlands loved nothing so much as knocking the gangsman on the head. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore If there was nothing else to do he would go to the stone quarry and keep the quarrymen company, sharing their dinner and hunting away the cows and donkeys that came too near. Afoot in England No, no; go home and bring a pair of hands fit for a quarryman, before I make you overlooker.' Beechcroft at Rockstone To the east of this water, black cineraceous earth shows where the smith had been at work: we applied the quarrymen to sift it, without other results but bits of glass, copper, and iron nails. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Why quarrymen in the northern states often keep their quarry floors flooded during winter. The Elements of Geology There happened to be in the neighbouring town "three merry maids," who heard of this tall talk and secretly determined to put the vaunted courage of the quarrymen to the test. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore Ned had been a quarryman, now he was out of work and did odd jobs. The Untilled Field Her sister is a shop-girl, and her brother is a quarryman.' Beechcroft at Rockstone Even our dawdling, feckless quarrymen easily broke and "spelled" for camel loading some six tons in one day. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Like a skillful quarryman it inserts wedges in all natural fissures, such as joints, and uses explosive forces. The Elements of Geology They are called by the Scotch quarrymen the "Seraphim," from the wing-like form and feather-like ornament of the thoracic appendage, the part most usually met with. The Student's Elements of Geology It is well known to all quarrymen that the stone should be placed in a building according to the position in which it lay when forming the original rock. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 "Is Miss Winter afraid of the quarrymen?" hallooed Harry. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations Early next morning I set the quarrymen to work, with pick and basket, at the north-western angle of the old fort. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 Nothing tells us that the present-day generations are not descended in the direct line from the generations contemporary with the quarryman who lost his as or his obol at this spot. Bramble-Bees and Others The diameter of these near the root is about one foot; but I measured one myself, in 1866, which was 3 1/2 feet in diameter, said by the quarrymen to be unusually large. The Student's Elements of Geology Then, having set the trap anew, his feeling burst out petulantly— 'A girl like you to throw yourself away upon such a commonplace fellow as that quarryman! The Well-Beloved "Miss Winter, 'tis all right—Mr. Ernescliffe says he is quite up to the walk, and will like it very much, and he will undertake to defend you from the quarrymen." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations The thirty quarrymen were all Egyptians, and it would be hard to find a poorer lot; they never worked, save under compulsion, and they stole whatever they could. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The mistake would be no greater if fingers accustomed to fancy-weaving were to lay aside velvet and silk and proceed to handle the quarryman's blocks or to break stones on the roadside. The Mason-Bees The most remarkable of all the varied succession of beds enumerated in the above list is that called by the quarrymen "the dirt," or "black dirt," which was evidently an ancient vegetable soil. The Student's Elements of Geology Ascending the steep incline to where the quarrymen were chipping just as they had formerly done, and within sound of the great stone saws, he looked southward towards the Beal. The Well-Beloved However, said Dr. Spencer, in eastern form, "Have I encountered Rajahs, and smoked pipes with three-tailed Pachas, that I should dread the face of the father of quarrymen." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations Of course, many details had been forgotten; e.g., a farrier and change of mule-irons, a tinsmith and tinning tools, a sulphur-still, boots for the soldiers and the quarrymen, small shot for specimens, and so forth. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The quarrymen again, unobserved, added torches to the fire; the wind ceased to sound in the pines; the flame rose evenly, with a slender point toward the stars, which were twinkling in a clear sky. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Reflecting that no doubt it was here that the quarrymen kept, or had kept tools and explosives, I gave it a push. Finished Divining the explanation he waited for footsteps, and in a few moments a quarryman passed him on his journey home. The Well-Beloved The quarryman, her deceased husband, and the builder of this dwelling, had put strong iron bars to all the windows; the front door was remarkably thick. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Those were the island's snores—the noises of the quarrymen and stone-sawyers. The Well-Beloved Meanwhile the quarryman pulled his toga again, and said,— "Dost remember, lord, that I conducted thee to the vineyard of Cornelius, when the Apostle discoursed in the shed?" Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero The quarryman proceeded on his way, and Pierston, deeply remorseful, knocked at the door of the minute freehold. The Well-Beloved The quarryman 'pitched his nitch,' and explained to the seeming stranger that there had been three families thereabouts in the stone trade, who had got much involved with each other in the last generation. The Well-Beloved Vinicius, too, in proportion as they repeated, "Christ have mercy on us!" was seized by such an ecstasy as formerly in the quarryman's hut. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero The quarryman in whose hut the Apostle baptized thee, lord. Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero |
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