英语词汇“relict”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

The role of the Widow Bogart, relict of a myth, was not the lifetime part she wanted, although the relative honour of his Hollywood meant more to her as decades passed. Lauren Bacall obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

In that ravine is a relict northern forest, the same one that was there 10,000 years ago. Anthill: how biologist EO Wilson turned science into best-selling fiction 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z

BY THE time he died, in 2000 at the age of 97, Sir Steven Runciman knew that he was a “‘relict of a past age’”, the “embodiment of a…nearly mythical era.” Shades of Byzantium 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Pasture fenced by sagging barbed wire, a collapsed barn, a cabin and two wells are the desolate relicts of past life and labor. Megaphone by Natalie Bakopoulos 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z

Often the last glimpse of extinct ice-age species in the fossil record comes from relict populations clinging on in southern refugia, just before their species light is extinguished. Humans may notice a chill in the air 2012-09-29T23:05:01Z

The two strong-willed old relicts loathe each other. When Alec Baldwin reads his memoir to us, it’s even better than the book 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Perseverance is the tip of the spear in humanity’s grand quest to find traces of a relict Martian biosphere. What We Learned from the Perseverance Rover’s First Year on Mars 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Either the tiny relict population had winked out, or the original sightings had been in error. Opinion | A woodpecker is officially declared extinct. Why should we care? 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

"Its living flora, with the highest concentration of primitive, archaic and relict taxa known, is the closest modern-day counterpart for Gondwanan forests," says the UN body. Daintree: World Heritage rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z

We reached a ridge where dead bristlecones were scattered about in large numbers—a “relict grove.” The Past and the Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

The Kern National Wildlife Refuge is 11,249 acres of “natural desert uplands, a relict riparian corridor and developed marsh,” according to its website. Strong winds fuel Refuge fire in Kern County, estimated at 1,500 acres 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

A 2014 survey found more than 70,000 vacant houses, many of them relicts of the mass exodus from the city that began in the 1950s. Home demolitions may create new problem: lead-tainted dust 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The new genetics research indicates that the isolated bears are a “relict population.” Scientists DNA tested nine ‘yeti’ samples. They didn’t find Bigfoot. 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

Many of these caves trap cold air and have become ideal habitats for animals requiring cooler habitats, such as hibernating bats and relict species of a former colder and wetter climate. Spanish Caves Reveal a Trove of Biological Treasures 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

And balsam firs occur only in tiny, relict patches scattered across northern Pennsylvania, left over from retreating glaciers. As climate change warms the Northeast, some snowshoe hares stay brown all year 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

Each grain is a fragment of rock and contains a story of relict mountains, ancient rivers, dinosaur-infested swamps and seas, of past climates and events which tell the amazing story of our planet. How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle--According to Science 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

“Ecologically they are just a relict on the island. Moose are skyrocketing and we are seeing changes to the plant community.” Wolf transplant could reset iconic island study 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

I'm rather glad to see the Old Dixie Hwy. of my day, my parents day and my grandparents day become a relict.. Turn Onto Old Dixie. After a Long, Rocky Stretch, It Becomes Obama Highway. 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

With their parents’ house already sold, they nostalgically sift through the relicts of their ‘80s-adorned bedroom and decide to invite their old high school classmates to an old-fashioned rager at “Ellis Island.” Review: Family ties of Fey, Poehler tested by ‘Sisters’ 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

But they are now only found in relict populations, separated by large spans of ocean. Five Species That Are Quietly Dying Off While Nobody Pays Attention 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

Are cycad seeds relicts that will ultimately doom their parents? Are Cycads Social Plants? 2013-10-17T02:45:06.783Z

"Our work supports the theory that central Pangea was climatically isolated, allowing a unique relict fauna to persist into the Late Permian," said Christian Sidor, another author of the paper. Knobbly reptile roamed vast desert 2013-06-24T19:02:35Z

These “relict” grains are not simply unmelted host chondrule material; they were derived from a preexisting earlier generation of chondrules. Readers Respond to "The Myth of Antioxidants" 2013-06-14T14:15:00.310Z

It isn’t lost on me that seems to represent the very opposite sort of situation: it is a conservative relict, not a Cretaceous novelty. Malawania from Iraq and the Cretaceous Ichthyosaur Revolution (part II) 2013-05-15T00:45:01.290Z

It’s generally thought that these C. suchus populations are, or were, relicts, hanging on in small habitat pockets while the previously green environment around them degraded and disappeared. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z

When the ground is frozen above a cave no seeps into it, making such formations "relicts from warmer periods before permafrost formed," the researchers wrote in a study published online in Science on 21 February. Siberian Caves Reveal Advancing Permafrost Thaw 2013-02-21T22:45:00.233Z

Other areas of concern include finding good models for governance of this global common and updating legal frameworks, with are relicts of the Cold War. Davos: The Future of Space 2013-01-28T23:45:03.253Z

An energy source capable of melting just the outer part of a chondrule and not an interior relict grain is required. Readers Respond to "The Myth of Antioxidants" 2013-06-14T14:15:00.310Z

Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? 2013-01-10T01:15:00.203Z

Given that this clade includes crocodiles from Mauritania and is stated several times in their study to include the relict populations of the Sahara, this clade is either synonymous with, or includes, C. suchus. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z

“To find this species in particular, one believed extinct over the past 80 years and this relict animal with 750 legs, was wonderful,” says Marek. Illacme plenipes, the leggiest animal on Earth, gets another look 2012-11-14T16:15:10.867Z

Or perhaps relicts from a time when Borneo was much cooler? Mystery of the Mountain 2012-09-10T20:45:45.097Z

Given its likely age and present distribution, surely it would be a relict? Monstersauria vs Goannasauria 2012-05-03T14:45:00.227Z

The presence of these sorts of crocodiles in the Kidepo Valley of Uganda means that thinking of them as Saharan relicts, or as western specialities, is perhaps erroneous. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z

It’s that such obscure, endangered peculiarities might be the sorry relicts of what were once far more abundant, far more widespread populations. Eld's deer: endangered, persisting in fragmented populations, and morphologically weird... but it wasn't always so 2012-04-19T15:45:14.640Z

Mrs. Crumley, who was the relict of a G. A. R. had eked out her pension during the schooldays of her daughter with fine sewing, finding most of her patrons among the newcomers. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z

Reverend E. C. McGuire and his relict, Judith Lewis, great niece of General Washington lie close to the loved old church beneath the weeping willow. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z

None was taken in the upland parts of the relict area where buffalo grass and blue grama dominated the association. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z

By his second wife, Lydia, relict of Samuel Martin, he had three sons and two daus. — viz., i. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z

You may have heard the appendix is vestigial, a relict of our past like the hind leg bones of a whale. Your Appendix Could Save Your Life 2012-01-02T14:15:01.987Z

There could not have been a doubt as to the novelty of the prescription; the respectable relict, it is safe to say, had never been washed so thoroughly from infancy to that hour. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z

The distributional records since the 1850's and the apparent relict populations now in existence indicate that the range of this species has since receded. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z

In a relict area, voles were trapped in a lowland association dominated by big bluestem. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z

Whereas an ungrateful country dowers a lieutenant's relict with �40 a year, a captain's with �70, a major's �100 and a colonel's �120. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z

Underneath a relict patch of illinois prairie, complete with a small herd of grazing buffalo, protons and antiprotons whiz along in opposite paths around a four-mile-long tunnel. Waiting for the Higgs (preview) 2011-09-29T12:15:00.497Z

As to old-maid sparrows, I have assuredly often known nests built by hens alone, but am willing to admit that these hens may be relicts, some accident may have happened to the husband. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z

Adaptive relicts of morphological nature have been many times documented, but characteristics associated with seasonality and timing schedules have not. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z

This lady was the relict or widow of a gentleman of a good estate, and of a very good family, whose name was Digby, and a handsome jointure she had out of the estate. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z

She’s not a ‘spouse,’ or a ‘beloved relict,’ or ‘wife of the above.’ Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z

I have pictured to myself that in another eight or ten years I may be able to secure the affections of the relict of some respectable man who has left her with a snug jointure. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z

At last a widow, with a considerable family of children, Odelette de Bures, the relict of a Strasburg Anabaptist, whom he had converted, was discovered, suited to his notions, and he married her. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z

Present distribution, habitat preference, residency status, foraging adaptation, previous zoogeographic history, and relicts of ancestral adaptation, all bear on the character of the breeding schedule of any bird species. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z

I lament only for your sainted father and his relicts.–Who could have said ten years ago, good lady, that I should have raised a scamp that would shoot down my master and patron? Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z

There was no longer tranquillity for the relict of the retail storekeeper. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z

He had known both her husband and herself in India; and this knowledge, so far from inspiring him with respect for the relict of his late brother-officer, had impressed him with the very opposite opinion. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z

Ministers of the gospel were excluded from legislative bodies, a relict of British Conformist prejudice. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z

Withal the festivities in the house of the planter’s relict went on as usual—nearly every night something of dinner party, and during the day receptions. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z

The stately relict of a deceased Galla chieftain rode through the ranks with her tribute in horses and kine, and experienced a most gallant reception at the hands of the monarch. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

And, this point settled, the amiable nobleman continued to talk to the relict of the retail storekeeper with as much amiability as if she had been his equal in rank. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z

The relict of the late colonel, who had left his hones in the Punjaub and herself with only a slight maintenance, had nevertheless sufficient to maintain a “turn-out.” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z

He’s going to marry that woman—Grey’s wife—widow—relict—curse her!” Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z

This work attracted no attention until the year 1854, when a French savant, named Rigollot, made a personal examination and was successful in his search for these relicts in the neighborhood of Amiens. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z

All the odd phrasings of the epitaphs—the relicts and consorts and phyticians—were hidden now, translated by the shadows. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z

However, if the snake has its relatives to the south in lower Central America and South America, such a distribution seems unlikely, even for an apparent relict. Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Gunther 2011-01-16T03:00:23.960Z

"Chronologies of living and relict oaks may reflect distinct patterns of summer precipitation and drought." Fall of Rome 'recorded in trees' 2011-01-14T17:19:22Z

The few specimens obtained in 1957 possibly represent a relict population that remained in the mainstream after flow in tributaries was restored by increased rainfall. Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas 2011-01-01T03:00:23.470Z

However, several well-isolated populations of sirtalis have survived as relicts in the southern Great Plains, presumably from a time several thousand years ago when mesic conditions were more prevalent, perhaps in an early postglacial stage. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

There had been the relict of a fish-and-chips salesman, and quite a number of others, equally alluring and disappointing. The Gay Adventure A Romance

It is of interest that a relict population of Peromyscus leucopus also occurs in Deer Draw. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota

Another proof that Northern Russia and the lowlands of Sweden were covered by the sea comes to us from a study of the fauna of the relict lakes—the "Reliktenseen" of Leuckart. The History of the European Fauna

My specimen possibly strayed from a nearby tributary; or, it was a relict from a population living in the mainstream during drought. Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas 2011-01-01T03:00:23.470Z

This scattered and localized distribution of suitable habitat undoubtedly limits gene-flow between these relict populations. Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas

The thick-heads were by far the most common passerine bird in the relict forest on Siamil Island, being quite tame and easily approached. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966

Relic, not relict, when that which remains, a corpse, or anything preserved in remembrance, is meant. Every-Day Errors of Speech

Professor Credner's contention, that marine mollusca are always absent from these relict lakes, seems at first sight a stumbling-block to the theory. The History of the European Fauna

Now, the excellent relict of the late lamented Sprowl reflected, naturally, that, if anybody had a right there, it was he who paid her for his board in advance. Cudjo's Cave

Could the dear departed see his relict in the morning, with lavender eiderdown environment, he would appreciate his mercies as never before. Threads of Grey and Gold

As for the distinguished relict of the Czaaravitch, she is one of the most wonderful of the many wonderful people who figure in the sketch. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.

I judge S. milleri to be a relict population of S. cinereus, isolated in the mountains of northeastern Mexico, probably in the late Pleistocene. Taxonomy and Distribution of Some American Shrews

As for the fauna of the relict lakes, we are now only concerned with those of Northern Russia, Finland, and Sweden. The History of the European Fauna

These specimens from Dundy County represent a relict population that differs in several characteristics from S. c. gossii, and that differs also from all other subspecies of the species. A New Bog Lemming (Genus Synaptomys) From Nebraska

Here was the wearer, watching in the night beside a convict's relict, a worse convict's mother, a waif and stray picked up in a London Court off Tottenham Court Road! When Ghost Meets Ghost

When this philanthropist, after a little talk of other things, mentioned the relict of a mason, left with five young children, Estelle and Dr. Bewick took it as a hint to withdraw beyond earshot. Aurora the Magnificent

You shall see its orphaned face, The sad, sad relict of a man that loved His country—all that's left to me. Collected Poems Volume Two

This is a typical marine species, but it occurs also in the relict lakes of the countries mentioned above, as well as in the Baltic and the Caspian. The History of the European Fauna

Additional relict populations likely will be found in the eastern Great Plains. A New Bog Lemming (Genus Synaptomys) From Nebraska

He felt that he could not refuse the unexplained opportunity to pay at least his respects to the relict of his idol. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards

"Poppet ought to make you pay twice," Mrs. Austen heartlessly retorted at this woman, the relict of Nicholas Amsterdam, concerning whom a story had come out and who had died, his friends said, of exposure. The Paliser case

Death seemed entirely to have forgotten the relict of the original William. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845

The so-called "relict species"—marine animals left in freshwater lakes in districts formerly covered by this sea—lend some support to this view. The History of the European Fauna

Among these old and new friends the count met Madame Chiron de la Peyronie, relict of Admiral Chiron of the Grand Monarch's navy. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877

I was introduced the other day to poor Madame Riego, the relict of the unfortunate general. A Walk from London to Fulham

On his other hand sat Mrs. Samuels, the buxom and highly charitable relict of 'The People's Clothier,' whose ugly pictorial posters had overshadowed Barstein's youth. Ghetto Comedies

Act for the supply of Margaret Rind relict of Mr. Robert Lindsay Minister at Couper in Angus, murdered by the Rebels. The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland

The perfect and the broken lines of Fo-shee; the most ancient relict in China, and perhaps the first attempt at written language: now perfectly incomprehensible. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton

Save for the presence of the proprietress, Mrs. Bloomer, relict of the founder of the hostelry, the room was quite empty. Anderson Crow, Detective

Shall I tell her that she is "owned" by some living man, or is some dead man's "relict," as the old phrase was? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II

Mrs. Warren wiped away a tear, and Nancy wondered vaguely whether the tear was for her late and not too loudly lamented father or for the absence of her likeness to his relict. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905

Agnes Campbell, relict of Andrew Anderson, his Majesty's printer 100 July 10. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America

"If he bring but a relict away, He is happy, nor heard to complain." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864

Henry's sixth and last wife was Catharine Parr, relict of Lord Latimer, a woman of great sagacity, prudence, and good sense. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges

Proved 1 June 1626 by Rose Florio the relict, the executors named in the Will for certain reasons renouncing execution. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592

We cannot but rejoice that in the present day there exists not the slightest relict of serfdom in any part of the United Kingdom. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852

The relict of sir William Trumbull invited him, by Pope’s recommendation, to educate her son; whom he first instructed at home, and then attended to Cambridge. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II

But, unluckily for Beorminster, he was dead and his relict was a mourning widow, who constantly referred to her victim as a perfect husband. The Bishop's Secret

She was the relict of August, a naturalized American citizen born in Salzburg, and whose estate, a comfortable aggregate of more than two millions, came partly from hop-fields in his native locality. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story

The other appears to regard him as dead, and goes against his marital relict, at intervals calling out: “Chuck Will’s widow!” The Death Shot A Story Retold

Then began the partition of these disconsolate relicts among the royal family. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver

You couldn't possibly guess Mrs. Badger, relict of an undertaker and now in the old-clothes line, who has social ambitions. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07

That vindictive relict, Mrs. Barton, is holding back some material evidence which could save the condemned man, or so Standish thinks, and she is adamant. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 29, 1916

That by the generosity of Mr. Gough's worthy relict, he had a copy of the work with Mr. Gough's corrections in maturer age; and in a note at p. Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Private boarding-houses sprang up like mushrooms on every block; bereaved relicts and ambitious spinsterhood equally clutching the chance to turn an honest penny. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death

Sectarians have a lawful right to say that these schools are "a relict of paganism—that they are Godless," and that "the secular school system is a social cancer." The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes

Bid her not shed one tear of sorrow, To sully a heart so brilliant and light, But balmy drops of the red grape borrow To bathe the relict from morn till night. Mitch Miller

You don't seem to remember Jim Clay was your grandfather," I said, as his relict left the room, "and that he is very dear in your grandmother's memory. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn

His vast possessions and landed estate in Maine were confiscated, except for the widow's dower enjoyed by Lady Mary, relict of the hero of Louisburg, and her daughter, Mrs. Sparhawk. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees

There are, I believe, several fine paintings by Wilson in the new hall of Colomendy, now the residence of the relict of Col. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc

I chuckled immensely over the idea of the relict of the gin distiller settling down like a wet blanket on the connubial couch of the curate! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.

"To whose memory as an instance of her conjugal affection, Mary, his sorrowful relict, caused this monument to be erected." A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents

If a man marry a widow or the relict of another, he must not be admitted to the ranks of the clergy: and if he has succeeded in creeping in, he must be turned out. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition

I'm literally his relict, something he's left behind. Quisanté

I believe that she had not sinned in her dress against any of those canons which the semi-ecclesiastical authorities on widowhood have laid down as to the outward garments fitted for gentlemen's relicts. Can You Forgive Her?

He entertained also some intentions of marriage for himself, first with the queen dowager of Naples, relict of Ferdinand; afterwards with the duchess dowager of Savoy, daughter of Maximilian, and sister of Philip. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary

The relict of a leather-lunged Free Methodist preacher, she affected a garb of ostentatious simplicity. The Henchman

Its queen, the Queen of England, sends her sympathy, deeper than words, to the mourning, queenly relict of our noble President. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter

"Are you in favor of the prohibitive law, or the license law?" asked her opposite neighbor of the relict of P.P.; corporal of the "Bloody 'Leventh." The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)

The widow, we discovered, was the relict of a Greek doctor who had died of typhus in Plevlie, and she was returning to her native land. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia

This unfortunate lady, relict of his lordship's then recently deceased elder brother, has for many years been afflicted with total blindness. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2

Why, he married the moment he got there, tacked himself to the shrew relict of a Russian merchant, and continued a speculation with her in furs, flax, potashes, tallow, linen, and leather; what's the consequence? McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader

I reckoned that probably the relict would put a stone in the graveyard for me. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul

Sir,—I am a mournful relict of five husbands, and the happy mother of twenty-seven children, the tender pledges of our chaste embraces. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843

He was the moneyed man among the sergeants when the dashing relict of a brother non-commissioned officer set her widow's cap for him and won. The Deserter

The bereaved relicts of these two pairs have taken kindly to each other, and now walk soberly side by side in double harness. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm

I, your cousin, a lonely and widowed relict, had young ones in my care. More Translations from the Chinese

As for the manorial courts, feudal relicts transplanted to America, they sprang from Lord Baltimore's attempt to build up an aristocracy like that which attended upon the bishop in his palace in Durham. England in America, 1580-1652

I ought to have stayed just the quiet relict of Mr. Carter and gone out with Aunt Adeline and let myself be fat and respectable; but I haven't got the character. The Melting of Molly

What brought me to consciousness was his fumbling with the buttons at the waist of that blue muslin relict of a sentiment. The Melting of Molly

But why did Widow Cross take pains To call upon the "dear remains"— Remains that could not tell a jot Whether she ever wept or not, Or how his relict took her losses? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

The relics of the kingdom were saved by the relict of the king. McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book

Then there is the relict of the late Major Fusby, of the Fusiliers, going to or returning from England. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America

What brought me to consciousness was his fumbling with the lace on that blue muslin relict of a sentiment. The Melting of Molly

I ought to have stayed just the quiet relict of Mr. Carter and gone on to church meetings with Aunt Adeline and let myself be fat and respectable; but I haven't got the character. The Melting of Molly

My spouse, poor man, could not live out the play, But died commodiously on his wedding-day; While I, his relict, made, at one bold fling, Myself a princess, and young Sty a king. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character

Learned editors, noting this phase of the matter, discuss the mausoleums of Asia erected by loving relicts and score a point in journalism. David Lockwin—The People's Idol

Gone its chief, and changed his relict! unaccountably, incomprehensibly, indefinably changed! Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings

How he must have loved this dear relict of his military predecessor! A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others

Impossible to divine, watching her in her light clothes, and with her airy step, that she was the relict of a man who had so tragically died of blood-poisoning caused by bad table manners. The Lion's Share

For this Dr. Hutchison may be referred to, who quotes a letter from the relict of the humane gentleman. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

In the which there are several pieces of their superstitious relicts, and a Silver Pot. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape

"My mother, as relict of my father, has her dower, as well as her own goods and chattels, which came from her own father, and revert to her now on her husband's death." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance

The doctor was to ride in my sleigh, while his assistant in another vehicle kept company with the relicts. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life

An' the next day he sallies over an' weds them two relicts of Black Cloud an' succeeds to that dead necromancer's estate an' both at one fell swoop. Wolfville Nights

Toss on an armful of those dry oak chips, the last relicts of the Mermaid's knee-timbers—the bones of your namesake, Susan. Twice Told Tales

The relict desired to know, whether he meant by his holding up both hands, to represent that she had one husband before, and that she should have another? The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899

He was afraid to injure himself by giving countenance to his brother's relict, who was always seeking an audience of the Emperor. The Son of Clemenceau

Their saw we also a great number of old relicts of one St. Martin. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676

Our sweeper having lately buried his spouse, and accidentally hearing of the death and will of his deceased Cambridge brother, has conceived a violent passion for the relict. A Collection of College Words and Customs

We have already observed, that all the strata of the earth are composed either from the calcareous relicts of sea animals, or from the collection of such materials as we find upon our shores. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)

No rich relict of a defunct Ball was available for a Bishop in those days. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays

If dead, it was clear that his memory, however cherished by his relict, was associated with feelings too keen to admit of any other but solitary indulgence. Venetia

Heir also is that old building called by some Arthurs Oven, and relicts of the great Wall of Adrian. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676

First, Sir, her carriage in her concerns with me, for I never yet could meet with a sorrowful relict but was herself enough to make a hard bargain with me. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield

The primary and tertiary differ in the following respects: The one of these contains the relicts of organised bodies which are not observed in the other. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)

His relict, with a glance at his portrait, shook her head and wiped her eyes. Little Dorrit

The relict and sole executrix of this noble-minded man was an odd mixture of shrewdness and simplicity, liberality and meanness. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people

My father's sister was an ancient lady, resident in Philadelphia, the relict of a merchant, whose decease left her the enjoyment of a frugal competence. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist

Who could love such an unhappy relict as I am? The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield

Everybody said how laudable this was in Mrs Pipchin, relict of a man who had died of the Peruvian mines; and what a staunch, high, independent spirit the old lady had. Dombey and Son

This Eadbald renounced his baptism, and lived in a heathen manner; so that he took to wife the relict of his father. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Mrs. Tibbs looked at the relict of the departed Bloss, and thought he must have had very little peace in his time. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people

Do thou from mansions of eternal bliss Remember thy distressed relict. The Golden Road

Toward the stern of the Cypriani, near the wheel, a little runt of a boy hung over the rail, and made the air noxious with the relicts of a low-born cigar. Captivating Mary Carstairs

When I at length came up with him he held the journal before me, indicating lines in the article—"relict of an Alaskan capitalist, now for some years one of Red Gap's social favourites." Ruggles of Red Gap

This year died Elfgive, the lady, relict of King Ethelred and of King Canute, on the second before the nones of March. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Mary of Medicis, relict of Henry IV, having purchased of the Duke of Luxembourg his hotel and its dependencies, erected on their site this palace. Paris as It Was and as It Is

Mr. Doolittle juggled the leaves of the telephone directory with the dazzling swiftness of a Japanese ball thrower, and in a few seconds he was speaking to the relict of the late Michael. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors

My eldest brother died one year since, leaving an heritage of a relict and two female issues to bemoan and lament his premature and irreparable loss. Behind the Bungalow

And in the next year we discover,— "Died, on Wednesday last, at her jointure house, Putney, in her sixty- eighth year, the amiable and elegant Lady Copperas, relict of the late Sir Nicholas, Knt." The Disowned — Volume 08

It was something more than a paper-weight, he was intuitively prompted, for he said, handling it reverently as Yorick's relict: "By the way, whose is this?" The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form

Gazette, the Quebec, founded; prospectus printed by Franklin; first number described; centenary number; extinction of; successive editors; relict of first press used by. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present

The sweeper of New Haven College, in New England, lately becoming a widower, conceived a violent passion for the relict of his deceased Cambridge brother, which he expressed in the following strain:— Mistress A—y. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 283, November 17, 1827

Verily the sad benighted orbs of that noble relict—the Lady Rachel Russell—blinded through unserene drops for her dead Lord,—might atone for such oglings! The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842

Lets lodgings, as you, Mrs. Moore, do.—Once had better prospects as you, Mrs. Moore, may have had: the relict of Colonel Sinclair;—you, Mrs. Moore, might know Colonel Sinclair—he had lodgings at Hampstead.' Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5

The verdict was in favor of the relict. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form

It was as if someone had mentioned spaghetti to the relict of an Italian organ-grinder. Right Ho, Jeeves

As often did the relict fly across the way to express her wonder to the Widow Stone, at the frequency of the rich man's visits. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers

He is the single solitary man I ever knew whose widow was contented to be simply his relict for ever and ever, amen. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations

Another step towards the immediate solution of our problem is, to establish the fact that woman stands on a level with man, and is neither an appendage nor a "relict." A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household

There they were, the straggling mob of them,—deserted by husbands, semi-detached from husbands, relict of husbands fallen out with a stitch in the side in the race for husbands. This Freedom

Oh!" says she, "what appeals to the tendah feelin' heart of a single female woman more than to see a lonely man who has lost his relict? Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor

"I will," said Polly stoutly, though "relict" sounded very dreadful to begin with. Five Little Peppers Midway

Aunt Harriet seemed to welcome her then, like a veteran, formally into the august army of relicts. The Old Wives' Tale

Relict, it is true, only means that which is left; still we do not hear James Smith called the "relict" of Hannah Smith. A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household

"Savage, aunt," put in Rose, hoping to stop the good relict by her own interposition—"that is a strange word to apply to an anchorage!" Jack Tier

Its occupier was a worthy, and somewhat wizened, widow named Mason, who was supposed to be the relict of an army surgeon who had been killed at the Battle of the Marne. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo

When he was gone, his relict would find the patronage of the Duchess Olivia most necessary to her. Barry Lyndon

For she and his relict were the only women in the big boarding-house during the hot months, and they had become intimate. Martie, the Unconquered

The relict watched and waited and said not a word, but it was the ominous silence that comes before the hail. Sowing Seeds in Danny

Clear nights are desirable, and most of all at sea, Captain Spike," returned the relict, in her best, complacent manner, "whether it be to run off a coast, or to run on a coast. Jack Tier

And down in one room all full of other curiosities and relicts, wuz the skull of a traitor. Samantha at Saratoga

At this picture of the late Mr. Ashwood, who had really been an indistinctive social bon vivant, his amiable relict grew somewhat hysterical. A First Family of Tasajara

We are growing scarcer every day; and old—old—very old relicts of the times when George was still fighting the Dragon. Roundabout Papers

The Smalley residence, where Mrs. Luretta Smalley, relict of the late Zenas T., accommodated a few "paying guests," was nearly a mile from the windmill shop and on the Orham "lower road." Shavings

"Moderation—moderation, my good captain," said the simpering relict. Jack Tier

I had got relicts from Mount McGregor, from the Battlefield, from the various springs, minerals, stuns, and things, and Josiah couldn't lift it. Samantha at Saratoga

In retired nooks on the margins of these shady rivulets, a few families or small hordes of aborigines still linger in nearly their primitive state, the relicts of their once numerous tribes. The Naturalist on the River Amazons

"Why not, child?" said the relict of Mr. Saltonstall and the mourner of Dr. West, coldly. Maruja

Groups of men stood by the grave of the lamented relict of Daddy Downey, as open-mouthed and vacant as that sepulchre. Drift from Two Shores

"Grown with your growth, and strengthened with your strength," rejoined the relict, smiling kindly enough on the captain to have encouraged a much more modest man than he happened to be. Jack Tier

They were always aged ladies, sometimes spinsters, sometimes relicts of daring mariners, beached long before. An Old Town By the Sea

But a niceness that could feel sharply wounded by the simple rumour of his alliance with the young relict of an earl was mystifying. The Egoist

We are growing scarcer every day; and old — old — very old relicts of the times when George was still fighting the Dragon. Some Roundabout Papers

The relict of the company became merged in the rival association, and the whole business was conducted under the name of the Hudson's Bay Company. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains

The relict looked grave; and she wondered at any man's being so singular as to allude to a first husband, at the very moment he was thinking of offering himself for a second. Jack Tier

Its heroine was incidental, part of the spoil, a seven times relict.... The Research Magnificent

But these reflections on the intellects of her fellow-creatures were by no means uncommon with the worthy relict; and we cannot say that her remarks made any particular impression on her Irish maid. Jack Tier

Yes," returned the relict, "it is always so with your true maritime people. Jack Tier

On board the brig everybody was on deck; even the relict having forgotten her mortification in curiosity. Jack Tier

Spike continued to pace the quarter-deck for several minutes, scarce knowing what to think of the relict's manner, when his attention was suddenly drawn to other matters by the familiar cry of "sail-ho!" Jack Tier

The misunderstanding with the relict embarrassed him as much as it embarrassed her; and he was quite willing to let time mitigate her resentment. Jack Tier

Yes, sir," resumed the unconscious relict, "and to soften the understanding. Jack Tier

Captain Spike soon got over the effects of his effort, and the confusion of the relict did not last any material length of time. Jack Tier

About this time the relict appeared on deck, when Spike gallantly introduced the lieutenant anew to his passengers. Jack Tier

"Stephen Spike is a capital seaman, and that is something in any man," observed the relict of Captain Budd. Jack Tier

Spike now led the way below, Wallace following, leaving the midshipman on deck, who had fallen into conversation with the relict and her pretty niece. Jack Tier

Now the relict had not one spark of tenderness herself in behalf of Spike; while she did love Rose better than any human being, her own self excepted. Jack Tier

"I thought as much, sir, from your ground hamper and top-tackles," added the relict smiling. Jack Tier

This had been the aunt's own project, for, weak and silly as she was, the relict had a woman's sense of the proprieties. Jack Tier

Here was a flight in science and nautical language that poor Mulford could not have anticipated, even in the captain's relict! Jack Tier

We regret that the relict of the late Captain Budd did not behave exactly as became a shipmaster's widow, under fire. Jack Tier

"But there is no magnetic telegraph on the sea, aunty," interrupted Rose, looking up from the paper, with her clear, serene, blue eyes, expressing even her surprise, at this touch of the relict's ignorance. Jack Tier

单词	relict
例句	relict The role of the Widow Bogart, relict of a myth, was not the lifetime part she wanted, although the relative honour of his Hollywood meant more to her as decades passed. Lauren Bacall obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z In that ravine is a relict northern forest, the same one that was there 10,000 years ago. Anthill: how biologist EO Wilson turned science into best-selling fiction 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z BY THE time he died, in 2000 at the age of 97, Sir Steven Runciman knew that he was a “‘relict of a past age’”, the “embodiment of a…nearly mythical era.” Shades of Byzantium 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Pasture fenced by sagging barbed wire, a collapsed barn, a cabin and two wells are the desolate relicts of past life and labor. Megaphone by Natalie Bakopoulos 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z Often the last glimpse of extinct ice-age species in the fossil record comes from relict populations clinging on in southern refugia, just before their species light is extinguished. Humans may notice a chill in the air 2012-09-29T23:05:01Z The two strong-willed old relicts loathe each other. When Alec Baldwin reads his memoir to us, it’s even better than the book 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Perseverance is the tip of the spear in humanity’s grand quest to find traces of a relict Martian biosphere. What We Learned from the Perseverance Rover’s First Year on Mars 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Either the tiny relict population had winked out, or the original sightings had been in error. Opinion \| A woodpecker is officially declared extinct. Why should we care? 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z "Its living flora, with the highest concentration of primitive, archaic and relict taxa known, is the closest modern-day counterpart for Gondwanan forests," says the UN body. Daintree: World Heritage rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z We reached a ridge where dead bristlecones were scattered about in large numbers—a “relict grove.” The Past and the Future of the Earth’s Oldest Trees 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z The Kern National Wildlife Refuge is 11,249 acres of “natural desert uplands, a relict riparian corridor and developed marsh,” according to its website. Strong winds fuel Refuge fire in Kern County, estimated at 1,500 acres 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z A 2014 survey found more than 70,000 vacant houses, many of them relicts of the mass exodus from the city that began in the 1950s. Home demolitions may create new problem: lead-tainted dust 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z The new genetics research indicates that the isolated bears are a “relict population.” Scientists DNA tested nine ‘yeti’ samples. They didn’t find Bigfoot. 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Many of these caves trap cold air and have become ideal habitats for animals requiring cooler habitats, such as hibernating bats and relict species of a former colder and wetter climate. Spanish Caves Reveal a Trove of Biological Treasures 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z And balsam firs occur only in tiny, relict patches scattered across northern Pennsylvania, left over from retreating glaciers. As climate change warms the Northeast, some snowshoe hares stay brown all year 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Each grain is a fragment of rock and contains a story of relict mountains, ancient rivers, dinosaur-infested swamps and seas, of past climates and events which tell the amazing story of our planet. How to Build the Perfect Sandcastle--According to Science 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z “Ecologically they are just a relict on the island. Moose are skyrocketing and we are seeing changes to the plant community.” Wolf transplant could reset iconic island study 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z I'm rather glad to see the Old Dixie Hwy. of my day, my parents day and my grandparents day become a relict.. Turn Onto Old Dixie. After a Long, Rocky Stretch, It Becomes Obama Highway. 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z With their parents’ house already sold, they nostalgically sift through the relicts of their ‘80s-adorned bedroom and decide to invite their old high school classmates to an old-fashioned rager at “Ellis Island.” Review: Family ties of Fey, Poehler tested by ‘Sisters’ 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z But they are now only found in relict populations, separated by large spans of ocean. Five Species That Are Quietly Dying Off While Nobody Pays Attention 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Are cycad seeds relicts that will ultimately doom their parents? Are Cycads Social Plants? 2013-10-17T02:45:06.783Z "Our work supports the theory that central Pangea was climatically isolated, allowing a unique relict fauna to persist into the Late Permian," said Christian Sidor, another author of the paper. Knobbly reptile roamed vast desert 2013-06-24T19:02:35Z These “relict” grains are not simply unmelted host chondrule material; they were derived from a preexisting earlier generation of chondrules. Readers Respond to "The Myth of Antioxidants" 2013-06-14T14:15:00.310Z It isn’t lost on me that seems to represent the very opposite sort of situation: it is a conservative relict, not a Cretaceous novelty. Malawania from Iraq and the Cretaceous Ichthyosaur Revolution (part II) 2013-05-15T00:45:01.290Z It’s generally thought that these C. suchus populations are, or were, relicts, hanging on in small habitat pockets while the previously green environment around them degraded and disappeared. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z When the ground is frozen above a cave no seeps into it, making such formations "relicts from warmer periods before permafrost formed," the researchers wrote in a study published online in Science on 21 February. Siberian Caves Reveal Advancing Permafrost Thaw 2013-02-21T22:45:00.233Z Other areas of concern include finding good models for governance of this global common and updating legal frameworks, with are relicts of the Cold War. Davos: The Future of Space 2013-01-28T23:45:03.253Z An energy source capable of melting just the outer part of a chondrule and not an interior relict grain is required. Readers Respond to "The Myth of Antioxidants" 2013-06-14T14:15:00.310Z Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? 2013-01-10T01:15:00.203Z Given that this clade includes crocodiles from Mauritania and is stated several times in their study to include the relict populations of the Sahara, this clade is either synonymous with, or includes, C. suchus. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z “To find this species in particular, one believed extinct over the past 80 years and this relict animal with 750 legs, was wonderful,” says Marek. Illacme plenipes, the leggiest animal on Earth, gets another look 2012-11-14T16:15:10.867Z Or perhaps relicts from a time when Borneo was much cooler? Mystery of the Mountain 2012-09-10T20:45:45.097Z Given its likely age and present distribution, surely it would be a relict? Monstersauria vs Goannasauria 2012-05-03T14:45:00.227Z Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? Plesiosaurs and the repeated invasion of freshwater habitats: late-surviving relicts or evolutionary novelties? 2013-01-10T01:15:00.203Z The presence of these sorts of crocodiles in the Kidepo Valley of Uganda means that thinking of them as Saharan relicts, or as western specialities, is perhaps erroneous. Crocodiles of Africa, crocodiles of the Mediterranean, crocodiles of the Atlantic (crocodiles part VI) 2013-03-13T03:15:00.547Z It’s that such obscure, endangered peculiarities might be the sorry relicts of what were once far more abundant, far more widespread populations. Eld's deer: endangered, persisting in fragmented populations, and morphologically weird... but it wasn't always so 2012-04-19T15:45:14.640Z Mrs. Crumley, who was the relict of a G. A. R. had eked out her pension during the schooldays of her daughter with fine sewing, finding most of her patrons among the newcomers. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Reverend E. C. McGuire and his relict, Judith Lewis, great niece of General Washington lie close to the loved old church beneath the weeping willow. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z None was taken in the upland parts of the relict area where buffalo grass and blue grama dominated the association. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z By his second wife, Lydia, relict of Samuel Martin, he had three sons and two daus. — viz., i. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z You may have heard the appendix is vestigial, a relict of our past like the hind leg bones of a whale. Your Appendix Could Save Your Life 2012-01-02T14:15:01.987Z There could not have been a doubt as to the novelty of the prescription; the respectable relict, it is safe to say, had never been washed so thoroughly from infancy to that hour. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z The distributional records since the 1850's and the apparent relict populations now in existence indicate that the range of this species has since receded. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z In a relict area, voles were trapped in a lowland association dominated by big bluestem. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z Whereas an ungrateful country dowers a lieutenant's relict with �40 a year, a captain's with �70, a major's �100 and a colonel's �120. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Underneath a relict patch of illinois prairie, complete with a small herd of grazing buffalo, protons and antiprotons whiz along in opposite paths around a four-mile-long tunnel. Waiting for the Higgs (preview) 2011-09-29T12:15:00.497Z As to old-maid sparrows, I have assuredly often known nests built by hens alone, but am willing to admit that these hens may be relicts, some accident may have happened to the husband. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Adaptive relicts of morphological nature have been many times documented, but characteristics associated with seasonality and timing schedules have not. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z This lady was the relict or widow of a gentleman of a good estate, and of a very good family, whose name was Digby, and a handsome jointure she had out of the estate. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z She’s not a ‘spouse,’ or a ‘beloved relict,’ or ‘wife of the above.’ Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z I have pictured to myself that in another eight or ten years I may be able to secure the affections of the relict of some respectable man who has left her with a snug jointure. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z At last a widow, with a considerable family of children, Odelette de Bures, the relict of a Strasburg Anabaptist, whom he had converted, was discovered, suited to his notions, and he married her. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Present distribution, habitat preference, residency status, foraging adaptation, previous zoogeographic history, and relicts of ancestral adaptation, all bear on the character of the breeding schedule of any bird species. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z I lament only for your sainted father and his relicts.–Who could have said ten years ago, good lady, that I should have raised a scamp that would shoot down my master and patron? Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z There was no longer tranquillity for the relict of the retail storekeeper. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z He had known both her husband and herself in India; and this knowledge, so far from inspiring him with respect for the relict of his late brother-officer, had impressed him with the very opposite opinion. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Ministers of the gospel were excluded from legislative bodies, a relict of British Conformist prejudice. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Withal the festivities in the house of the planter’s relict went on as usual—nearly every night something of dinner party, and during the day receptions. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The stately relict of a deceased Galla chieftain rode through the ranks with her tribute in horses and kine, and experienced a most gallant reception at the hands of the monarch. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z And, this point settled, the amiable nobleman continued to talk to the relict of the retail storekeeper with as much amiability as if she had been his equal in rank. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The relict of the late colonel, who had left his hones in the Punjaub and herself with only a slight maintenance, had nevertheless sufficient to maintain a “turn-out.” The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He’s going to marry that woman—Grey’s wife—widow—relict—curse her!” Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes 2011-02-25T03:01:05.303Z This work attracted no attention until the year 1854, when a French savant, named Rigollot, made a personal examination and was successful in his search for these relicts in the neighborhood of Amiens. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z All the odd phrasings of the epitaphs—the relicts and consorts and phyticians—were hidden now, translated by the shadows. Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook 2011-02-02T03:00:24.703Z However, if the snake has its relatives to the south in lower Central America and South America, such a distribution seems unlikely, even for an apparent relict. Systematic Status of the Colubrid Snake, Leptodeira discolor Gunther 2011-01-16T03:00:23.960Z "Chronologies of living and relict oaks may reflect distinct patterns of summer precipitation and drought." Fall of Rome 'recorded in trees' 2011-01-14T17:19:22Z The few specimens obtained in 1957 possibly represent a relict population that remained in the mainstream after flow in tributaries was restored by increased rainfall. Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas 2011-01-01T03:00:23.470Z However, several well-isolated populations of sirtalis have survived as relicts in the southern Great Plains, presumably from a time several thousand years ago when mesic conditions were more prevalent, perhaps in an early postglacial stage. Occurrence of the Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis, in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains There had been the relict of a fish-and-chips salesman, and quite a number of others, equally alluring and disappointing. The Gay Adventure A Romance It is of interest that a relict population of Peromyscus leucopus also occurs in Deer Draw. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota Another proof that Northern Russia and the lowlands of Sweden were covered by the sea comes to us from a study of the fauna of the relict lakes—the "Reliktenseen" of Leuckart. The History of the European Fauna My specimen possibly strayed from a nearby tributary; or, it was a relict from a population living in the mainstream during drought. Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas 2011-01-01T03:00:23.470Z This scattered and localized distribution of suitable habitat undoubtedly limits gene-flow between these relict populations. Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas The thick-heads were by far the most common passerine bird in the relict forest on Siamil Island, being quite tame and easily approached. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Relic, not relict, when that which remains, a corpse, or anything preserved in remembrance, is meant. Every-Day Errors of Speech Professor Credner's contention, that marine mollusca are always absent from these relict lakes, seems at first sight a stumbling-block to the theory. The History of the European Fauna Now, the excellent relict of the late lamented Sprowl reflected, naturally, that, if anybody had a right there, it was he who paid her for his board in advance. Cudjo's Cave Could the dear departed see his relict in the morning, with lavender eiderdown environment, he would appreciate his mercies as never before. Threads of Grey and Gold As for the distinguished relict of the Czaaravitch, she is one of the most wonderful of the many wonderful people who figure in the sketch. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. I judge S. milleri to be a relict population of S. cinereus, isolated in the mountains of northeastern Mexico, probably in the late Pleistocene. Taxonomy and Distribution of Some American Shrews As for the fauna of the relict lakes, we are now only concerned with those of Northern Russia, Finland, and Sweden. The History of the European Fauna These specimens from Dundy County represent a relict population that differs in several characteristics from S. c. gossii, and that differs also from all other subspecies of the species. A New Bog Lemming (Genus Synaptomys) From Nebraska Here was the wearer, watching in the night beside a convict's relict, a worse convict's mother, a waif and stray picked up in a London Court off Tottenham Court Road! When Ghost Meets Ghost When this philanthropist, after a little talk of other things, mentioned the relict of a mason, left with five young children, Estelle and Dr. Bewick took it as a hint to withdraw beyond earshot. Aurora the Magnificent You shall see its orphaned face, The sad, sad relict of a man that loved His country—all that's left to me. Collected Poems Volume Two This is a typical marine species, but it occurs also in the relict lakes of the countries mentioned above, as well as in the Baltic and the Caspian. The History of the European Fauna Additional relict populations likely will be found in the eastern Great Plains. A New Bog Lemming (Genus Synaptomys) From Nebraska He felt that he could not refuse the unexplained opportunity to pay at least his respects to the relict of his idol. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards "Poppet ought to make you pay twice," Mrs. Austen heartlessly retorted at this woman, the relict of Nicholas Amsterdam, concerning whom a story had come out and who had died, his friends said, of exposure. The Paliser case Death seemed entirely to have forgotten the relict of the original William. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 The so-called "relict species"—marine animals left in freshwater lakes in districts formerly covered by this sea—lend some support to this view. The History of the European Fauna Among these old and new friends the count met Madame Chiron de la Peyronie, relict of Admiral Chiron of the Grand Monarch's navy. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877 I was introduced the other day to poor Madame Riego, the relict of the unfortunate general. A Walk from London to Fulham On his other hand sat Mrs. Samuels, the buxom and highly charitable relict of 'The People's Clothier,' whose ugly pictorial posters had overshadowed Barstein's youth. Ghetto Comedies Act for the supply of Margaret Rind relict of Mr. Robert Lindsay Minister at Couper in Angus, murdered by the Rebels. The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland The perfect and the broken lines of Fo-shee; the most ancient relict in China, and perhaps the first attempt at written language: now perfectly incomprehensible. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Save for the presence of the proprietress, Mrs. Bloomer, relict of the founder of the hostelry, the room was quite empty. Anderson Crow, Detective Shall I tell her that she is "owned" by some living man, or is some dead man's "relict," as the old phrase was? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Mrs. Warren wiped away a tear, and Nancy wondered vaguely whether the tear was for her late and not too loudly lamented father or for the absence of her likeness to his relict. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Agnes Campbell, relict of Andrew Anderson, his Majesty's printer 100 July 10. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America "If he bring but a relict away, He is happy, nor heard to complain." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 Henry's sixth and last wife was Catharine Parr, relict of Lord Latimer, a woman of great sagacity, prudence, and good sense. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Proved 1 June 1626 by Rose Florio the relict, the executors named in the Will for certain reasons renouncing execution. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 We cannot but rejoice that in the present day there exists not the slightest relict of serfdom in any part of the United Kingdom. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 Volume 18, New Series, October 30, 1852 The relict of sir William Trumbull invited him, by Pope’s recommendation, to educate her son; whom he first instructed at home, and then attended to Cambridge. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II But, unluckily for Beorminster, he was dead and his relict was a mourning widow, who constantly referred to her victim as a perfect husband. The Bishop's Secret She was the relict of August, a naturalized American citizen born in Salzburg, and whose estate, a comfortable aggregate of more than two millions, came partly from hop-fields in his native locality. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story The other appears to regard him as dead, and goes against his marital relict, at intervals calling out: “Chuck Will’s widow!” The Death Shot A Story Retold Then began the partition of these disconsolate relicts among the royal family. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver You couldn't possibly guess Mrs. Badger, relict of an undertaker and now in the old-clothes line, who has social ambitions. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-04-07 That vindictive relict, Mrs. Barton, is holding back some material evidence which could save the condemned man, or so Standish thinks, and she is adamant. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 29, 1916 That by the generosity of Mr. Gough's worthy relict, he had a copy of the work with Mr. Gough's corrections in maturer age; and in a note at p. Notes and Queries, Number 67, February 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Private boarding-houses sprang up like mushrooms on every block; bereaved relicts and ambitious spinsterhood equally clutching the chance to turn an honest penny. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Sectarians have a lawful right to say that these schools are "a relict of paganism—that they are Godless," and that "the secular school system is a social cancer." The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes Bid her not shed one tear of sorrow, To sully a heart so brilliant and light, But balmy drops of the red grape borrow To bathe the relict from morn till night. Mitch Miller You don't seem to remember Jim Clay was your grandfather," I said, as his relict left the room, "and that he is very dear in your grandmother's memory. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn His vast possessions and landed estate in Maine were confiscated, except for the widow's dower enjoyed by Lady Mary, relict of the hero of Louisburg, and her daughter, Mrs. Sparhawk. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees There are, I believe, several fine paintings by Wilson in the new hall of Colomendy, now the residence of the relict of Col. Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc I chuckled immensely over the idea of the relict of the gin distiller settling down like a wet blanket on the connubial couch of the curate! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. "To whose memory as an instance of her conjugal affection, Mary, his sorrowful relict, caused this monument to be erected." A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents If a man marry a widow or the relict of another, he must not be admitted to the ranks of the clergy: and if he has succeeded in creeping in, he must be turned out. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition I'm literally his relict, something he's left behind. Quisanté I believe that she had not sinned in her dress against any of those canons which the semi-ecclesiastical authorities on widowhood have laid down as to the outward garments fitted for gentlemen's relicts. Can You Forgive Her? He entertained also some intentions of marriage for himself, first with the queen dowager of Naples, relict of Ferdinand; afterwards with the duchess dowager of Savoy, daughter of Maximilian, and sister of Philip. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The relict of a leather-lunged Free Methodist preacher, she affected a garb of ostentatious simplicity. The Henchman Its queen, the Queen of England, sends her sympathy, deeper than words, to the mourning, queenly relict of our noble President. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter "Are you in favor of the prohibitive law, or the license law?" asked her opposite neighbor of the relict of P.P.; corporal of the "Bloody 'Leventh." The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) The widow, we discovered, was the relict of a Greek doctor who had died of typhus in Plevlie, and she was returning to her native land. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia This unfortunate lady, relict of his lordship's then recently deceased elder brother, has for many years been afflicted with total blindness. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 Why, he married the moment he got there, tacked himself to the shrew relict of a Russian merchant, and continued a speculation with her in furs, flax, potashes, tallow, linen, and leather; what's the consequence? McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader I reckoned that probably the relict would put a stone in the graveyard for me. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul Sir,—I am a mournful relict of five husbands, and the happy mother of twenty-seven children, the tender pledges of our chaste embraces. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 He was the moneyed man among the sergeants when the dashing relict of a brother non-commissioned officer set her widow's cap for him and won. The Deserter The bereaved relicts of these two pairs have taken kindly to each other, and now walk soberly side by side in double harness. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm I, your cousin, a lonely and widowed relict, had young ones in my care. More Translations from the Chinese As for the manorial courts, feudal relicts transplanted to America, they sprang from Lord Baltimore's attempt to build up an aristocracy like that which attended upon the bishop in his palace in Durham. England in America, 1580-1652 I ought to have stayed just the quiet relict of Mr. Carter and gone out with Aunt Adeline and let myself be fat and respectable; but I haven't got the character. The Melting of Molly What brought me to consciousness was his fumbling with the buttons at the waist of that blue muslin relict of a sentiment. The Melting of Molly But why did Widow Cross take pains To call upon the "dear remains"— Remains that could not tell a jot Whether she ever wept or not, Or how his relict took her losses? The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood The relics of the kingdom were saved by the relict of the king. McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book Then there is the relict of the late Major Fusby, of the Fusiliers, going to or returning from England. The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America What brought me to consciousness was his fumbling with the lace on that blue muslin relict of a sentiment. The Melting of Molly I ought to have stayed just the quiet relict of Mr. Carter and gone on to church meetings with Aunt Adeline and let myself be fat and respectable; but I haven't got the character. The Melting of Molly My spouse, poor man, could not live out the play, But died commodiously on his wedding-day; While I, his relict, made, at one bold fling, Myself a princess, and young Sty a king. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character Learned editors, noting this phase of the matter, discuss the mausoleums of Asia erected by loving relicts and score a point in journalism. David Lockwin—The People's Idol Gone its chief, and changed his relict! unaccountably, incomprehensibly, indefinably changed! Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings How he must have loved this dear relict of his military predecessor! A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others Impossible to divine, watching her in her light clothes, and with her airy step, that she was the relict of a man who had so tragically died of blood-poisoning caused by bad table manners. The Lion's Share For this Dr. Hutchison may be referred to, who quotes a letter from the relict of the humane gentleman. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft In the which there are several pieces of their superstitious relicts, and a Silver Pot. An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon in the East Indies Together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity the Author and Divers other Englishmen Now Living There, and of the Author's Miraculous Escape "My mother, as relict of my father, has her dower, as well as her own goods and chattels, which came from her own father, and revert to her now on her husband's death." The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance The doctor was to ride in my sleigh, while his assistant in another vehicle kept company with the relicts. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life An' the next day he sallies over an' weds them two relicts of Black Cloud an' succeeds to that dead necromancer's estate an' both at one fell swoop. Wolfville Nights Toss on an armful of those dry oak chips, the last relicts of the Mermaid's knee-timbers—the bones of your namesake, Susan. Twice Told Tales The relict desired to know, whether he meant by his holding up both hands, to represent that she had one husband before, and that she should have another? The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 He was afraid to injure himself by giving countenance to his brother's relict, who was always seeking an audience of the Emperor. The Son of Clemenceau Their saw we also a great number of old relicts of one St. Martin. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 Our sweeper having lately buried his spouse, and accidentally hearing of the death and will of his deceased Cambridge brother, has conceived a violent passion for the relict. A Collection of College Words and Customs We have already observed, that all the strata of the earth are composed either from the calcareous relicts of sea animals, or from the collection of such materials as we find upon our shores. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) No rich relict of a defunct Ball was available for a Bishop in those days. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays If dead, it was clear that his memory, however cherished by his relict, was associated with feelings too keen to admit of any other but solitary indulgence. Venetia Heir also is that old building called by some Arthurs Oven, and relicts of the great Wall of Adrian. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 First, Sir, her carriage in her concerns with me, for I never yet could meet with a sorrowful relict but was herself enough to make a hard bargain with me. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield The primary and tertiary differ in the following respects: The one of these contains the relicts of organised bodies which are not observed in the other. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) His relict, with a glance at his portrait, shook her head and wiped her eyes. Little Dorrit The relict and sole executrix of this noble-minded man was an odd mixture of shrewdness and simplicity, liberality and meanness. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people My father's sister was an ancient lady, resident in Philadelphia, the relict of a merchant, whose decease left her the enjoyment of a frugal competence. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist Who could love such an unhappy relict as I am? The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Everybody said how laudable this was in Mrs Pipchin, relict of a man who had died of the Peruvian mines; and what a staunch, high, independent spirit the old lady had. Dombey and Son This Eadbald renounced his baptism, and lived in a heathen manner; so that he took to wife the relict of his father. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Mrs. Tibbs looked at the relict of the departed Bloss, and thought he must have had very little peace in his time. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Do thou from mansions of eternal bliss Remember thy distressed relict. The Golden Road Toward the stern of the Cypriani, near the wheel, a little runt of a boy hung over the rail, and made the air noxious with the relicts of a low-born cigar. Captivating Mary Carstairs When I at length came up with him he held the journal before me, indicating lines in the article—"relict of an Alaskan capitalist, now for some years one of Red Gap's social favourites." Ruggles of Red Gap This year died Elfgive, the lady, relict of King Ethelred and of King Canute, on the second before the nones of March. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Mary of Medicis, relict of Henry IV, having purchased of the Duke of Luxembourg his hotel and its dependencies, erected on their site this palace. Paris as It Was and as It Is Mr. Doolittle juggled the leaves of the telephone directory with the dazzling swiftness of a Japanese ball thrower, and in a few seconds he was speaking to the relict of the late Michael. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors My eldest brother died one year since, leaving an heritage of a relict and two female issues to bemoan and lament his premature and irreparable loss. Behind the Bungalow And in the next year we discover,— "Died, on Wednesday last, at her jointure house, Putney, in her sixty- eighth year, the amiable and elegant Lady Copperas, relict of the late Sir Nicholas, Knt." The Disowned — Volume 08 It was something more than a paper-weight, he was intuitively prompted, for he said, handling it reverently as Yorick's relict: "By the way, whose is this?" The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Gazette, the Quebec, founded; prospectus printed by Franklin; first number described; centenary number; extinction of; successive editors; relict of first press used by. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present The sweeper of New Haven College, in New England, lately becoming a widower, conceived a violent passion for the relict of his deceased Cambridge brother, which he expressed in the following strain:— Mistress A—y. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 283, November 17, 1827 Verily the sad benighted orbs of that noble relict—the Lady Rachel Russell—blinded through unserene drops for her dead Lord,—might atone for such oglings! The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 Lets lodgings, as you, Mrs. Moore, do.—Once had better prospects as you, Mrs. Moore, may have had: the relict of Colonel Sinclair;—you, Mrs. Moore, might know Colonel Sinclair—he had lodgings at Hampstead.' Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 The verdict was in favor of the relict. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form It was as if someone had mentioned spaghetti to the relict of an Italian organ-grinder. Right Ho, Jeeves As often did the relict fly across the way to express her wonder to the Widow Stone, at the frequency of the rich man's visits. The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers He is the single solitary man I ever knew whose widow was contented to be simply his relict for ever and ever, amen. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations Another step towards the immediate solution of our problem is, to establish the fact that woman stands on a level with man, and is neither an appendage nor a "relict." A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household There they were, the straggling mob of them,—deserted by husbands, semi-detached from husbands, relict of husbands fallen out with a stitch in the side in the race for husbands. This Freedom Oh!" says she, "what appeals to the tendah feelin' heart of a single female woman more than to see a lonely man who has lost his relict? Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor "I will," said Polly stoutly, though "relict" sounded very dreadful to begin with. Five Little Peppers Midway Aunt Harriet seemed to welcome her then, like a veteran, formally into the august army of relicts. The Old Wives' Tale Relict, it is true, only means that which is left; still we do not hear James Smith called the "relict" of Hannah Smith. A Domestic Problem : Work and Culture in the Household "Savage, aunt," put in Rose, hoping to stop the good relict by her own interposition—"that is a strange word to apply to an anchorage!" Jack Tier Its occupier was a worthy, and somewhat wizened, widow named Mason, who was supposed to be the relict of an army surgeon who had been killed at the Battle of the Marne. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo When he was gone, his relict would find the patronage of the Duchess Olivia most necessary to her. Barry Lyndon For she and his relict were the only women in the big boarding-house during the hot months, and they had become intimate. Martie, the Unconquered The relict watched and waited and said not a word, but it was the ominous silence that comes before the hail. Sowing Seeds in Danny Clear nights are desirable, and most of all at sea, Captain Spike," returned the relict, in her best, complacent manner, "whether it be to run off a coast, or to run on a coast. Jack Tier And down in one room all full of other curiosities and relicts, wuz the skull of a traitor. Samantha at Saratoga At this picture of the late Mr. Ashwood, who had really been an indistinctive social bon vivant, his amiable relict grew somewhat hysterical. A First Family of Tasajara We are growing scarcer every day; and old—old—very old relicts of the times when George was still fighting the Dragon. Roundabout Papers The Smalley residence, where Mrs. Luretta Smalley, relict of the late Zenas T., accommodated a few "paying guests," was nearly a mile from the windmill shop and on the Orham "lower road." Shavings "Moderation—moderation, my good captain," said the simpering relict. Jack Tier I had got relicts from Mount McGregor, from the Battlefield, from the various springs, minerals, stuns, and things, and Josiah couldn't lift it. Samantha at Saratoga In retired nooks on the margins of these shady rivulets, a few families or small hordes of aborigines still linger in nearly their primitive state, the relicts of their once numerous tribes. The Naturalist on the River Amazons "Why not, child?" said the relict of Mr. Saltonstall and the mourner of Dr. West, coldly. Maruja Groups of men stood by the grave of the lamented relict of Daddy Downey, as open-mouthed and vacant as that sepulchre. Drift from Two Shores "Grown with your growth, and strengthened with your strength," rejoined the relict, smiling kindly enough on the captain to have encouraged a much more modest man than he happened to be. Jack Tier They were always aged ladies, sometimes spinsters, sometimes relicts of daring mariners, beached long before. An Old Town By the Sea But a niceness that could feel sharply wounded by the simple rumour of his alliance with the young relict of an earl was mystifying. The Egoist We are growing scarcer every day; and old — old — very old relicts of the times when George was still fighting the Dragon. Some Roundabout Papers The relict of the company became merged in the rival association, and the whole business was conducted under the name of the Hudson's Bay Company. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains The relict looked grave; and she wondered at any man's being so singular as to allude to a first husband, at the very moment he was thinking of offering himself for a second. Jack Tier Its heroine was incidental, part of the spoil, a seven times relict.... The Research Magnificent But these reflections on the intellects of her fellow-creatures were by no means uncommon with the worthy relict; and we cannot say that her remarks made any particular impression on her Irish maid. Jack Tier Yes," returned the relict, "it is always so with your true maritime people. Jack Tier On board the brig everybody was on deck; even the relict having forgotten her mortification in curiosity. Jack Tier Spike continued to pace the quarter-deck for several minutes, scarce knowing what to think of the relict's manner, when his attention was suddenly drawn to other matters by the familiar cry of "sail-ho!" Jack Tier The misunderstanding with the relict embarrassed him as much as it embarrassed her; and he was quite willing to let time mitigate her resentment. Jack Tier Yes, sir," resumed the unconscious relict, "and to soften the understanding. Jack Tier Captain Spike soon got over the effects of his effort, and the confusion of the relict did not last any material length of time. Jack Tier About this time the relict appeared on deck, when Spike gallantly introduced the lieutenant anew to his passengers. Jack Tier "Stephen Spike is a capital seaman, and that is something in any man," observed the relict of Captain Budd. Jack Tier Spike now led the way below, Wallace following, leaving the midshipman on deck, who had fallen into conversation with the relict and her pretty niece. Jack Tier Now the relict had not one spark of tenderness herself in behalf of Spike; while she did love Rose better than any human being, her own self excepted. Jack Tier "I thought as much, sir, from your ground hamper and top-tackles," added the relict smiling. Jack Tier This had been the aunt's own project, for, weak and silly as she was, the relict had a woman's sense of the proprieties. Jack Tier Here was a flight in science and nautical language that poor Mulford could not have anticipated, even in the captain's relict! Jack Tier We regret that the relict of the late Captain Budd did not behave exactly as became a shipmaster's widow, under fire. Jack Tier "But there is no magnetic telegraph on the sea, aunty," interrupted Rose, looking up from the paper, with her clear, serene, blue eyes, expressing even her surprise, at this touch of the relict's ignorance. Jack Tier
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