| 单词 | basilisk |
| 例句 | Fawkes was soaring around its head, and the basilisk was snapping furiously at him with fangs long and thin as sabers — Fawkes dived. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “We’ve got to get her out of here. There’s a basilisk... I don’t know where it is, but it could be along any moment. Please, help me —” Riddle didn’t move. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He could charge in and help, but even together he and Percy couldn’t possibly fight off ten basilisks at once. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The basilisk’s blade had scarce slipped from its leather sheath when the hammer’s spike slammed into his temple, crunching through the thin brass of his mask and the flesh and bone beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The beast men, aye. I only killed the one, the basilisk head. The sellswords did the others. Don’t matter, though, I know that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Percy thought Frank had lost his mind, but when Frank charged the basilisks, they absolutely freaked out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A basilisk didn’t look like much - just an arm-length serpent with yellow eyes and a white frill collar - but it moved fast and could kill anything it touched. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Harry urged Ginny forward; they stepped over the motionless coils of the dead basilisk, through the echoing gloom, and back into the tunnel. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The only good thing: underwater, basilisks wouldn’t be able to breathe fire, but that didn’t make them any less deadly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He picked up his father’s spear and marched out to face the basilisks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He hissed, revealing a crown of spikes around his neck like a basilisk’s. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “But how’s the basilisk been getting around the place?” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He emerged in a clearing of burned grass and found himself face-to-face with a basilisk. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Much harder to lay one’s hands on a wild bull, a basilisk or a wolf. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “What, stabbing it with a basilisk fang?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A dozen fresh basilisks fell out of his hair, turning the grass to poison yellow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The warrior marched forward and stomped the basilisk’s head under his boot. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Could the basilisk be lurking in a shadowy corner, behind a pillar? Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Somehow the real basilisk was even more terrible. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The giant himself kept shaking basilisks out of his hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z On each coffin, Lyra was interested to see, a brass plaque bore a picture of a different being: this one a basilisk, this a serpent, this a monkey. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the nearest snake, and though his gray flesh began to smoke on contact, he strangled the basilisk with one hand and flung down its limp body. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Harry’s eyes dropped to the objects clutched in Ron and Hermione’s arms: great curved fangs, torn, he now realized, from the skull of a dead basilisk. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The other two basilisks slithered into the clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Judging from their corroded shields and the smoking plumes on their helmets, they’d already learned about the basilisks’ poison and fire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She dismounted beside a gaming pit where a basilisk was tearing a big red dog to pieces amidst a shouting ring of sailors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He fumbled with his whiskers, wilting beneath the basilisk stare of Shadow’s dead black eyes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Besides, he had no idea where the basilisks were. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Frank wouldn’t say how he had managed to kill the basilisks, but Percy got the feeling it had something to do with the broken point of his spear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The basilisk’s head was falling, its body coiling around, hitting pillars as it twisted to face him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Frank turned toward the last basilisk, which was curled at the edge of the clearing studying them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The basilisk burned up all the film inside it, but Colin just got Petrified. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Iris told us you were out here battling the basilisks by yourself, and we were like, What? We came as fast as we could. What happened?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “If you had some weasels, for instance. Weasels are deadly to basilisks.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I tell Dad about these basilisk lizards I just found out about that can move so fast across the surface of water, they can go sixty-five feet without sinking. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “I sense death. Either my brother has been here or... the basilisks are dead?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The light hit Jason’s sword and sprayed outwards in ten separate tendrils, zapping the basilisks. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He wondered if gorgon blood could cure basilisk poison... The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He showed no sign of damage from his previous encounter with the basilisks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In a blur of motion, the skeleton pulled something from his shirt and flung it across the clearing, impaling the basilisk in the dirt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The basilisk was moving toward Harry; he could hear its heavy body slithering heavily across the dusty floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Grandmother lay in bed, looking gaunt and frail, her white hair spread around her face like a basilisk’s crown. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But as I did so the head turned, and the eyes fell full upon me, with all their blaze of basilisk horror. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His mask was wrought in the shape of a basilisk’s head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Whatever had happened, Frank sounded more scared of the spear than the basilisks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He had thought basilisks were huge dragonlike monsters that could petrify you with their eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Hazel spurred Arion and put herself between the basilisks and the campers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t have to be a basilisk fang,” said Hermione patiently. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He shook his head, and more basilisks flew from his hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Oh well, lucky we’ve got such a large supply of basilisk fangs, then,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z One long, poisonous fang was sinking deeper and deeper into his arm and it splintered as the basilisk keeled over sideways and fell, twitching, to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Their masks gleamed in the sun: boars and bulls, hawks and herons, lions and tigers and bears, fork-tongued serpents and hideous basilisks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If he was going to die anyway, maybe he could set off a masisive blaze—incinerate the basilisks, so at least his friends could get away. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mr. Musk laughed, agreeing, “Rococo basilisk is no joke!” Elon Musk, Blasting Off in Domestic Bliss 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Charles, with his basilisk stoicism, will ultimately have to fight Solitary Love in an amphitheater, with a nearly naked Arabella rooting against him. The Wheels Come Off an American Journey in Jonathan Lethem’s ‘The Feral Detective’ 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Reading, gloriously, is a low-tech pleasure, and after a day staring at the basilisk glow of a computer, I like the lightless ease of a printed page, a salve for strained eyes. There’s not much to this app for book readers 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The first question was about why the Horcrux inside of Harry was not destroyed when he was bit by a basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. J.K. Rowling Just Answered Four Revealing 'Harry Potter' Questions 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Her voice is passionate, her view sweeping and her gaze basilisk. Elena Ferrante’s ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’ 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z The perpetually metamorphosing Baldanders, the silkworm unspoiled by human use, the unicorn and basilisk and gryphon — each of these spell out human desire. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z Whether glowering in resentment at her husband and mother-in-law, or staring smolderingly at Laurent, Thérèse is the master of the basilisk stare. Review: In ‘Thérèse Raquin,’ Keira Knightley as a Baleful Adulteress 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z She folds in on herself and begins a process of naming, depersonalizing herself as "the Widow" and imagining a primal, id- driven monster, "the basilisk." 'A Widow's Story': Joyce Carol Oates' memoir of life after her husband's sudden death 2011-04-14T21:50:05Z He peers out of the screen with his Punch-like face and basilisk stare. Promises Written in Water 2010-09-07T16:12:00Z Gardiner came on the platform and gave a fascinating illustrated class on Bach's compositional technique before turning that famous basilisk stare on us and insisting we keep with his beat. Nabucco; Bach Marathon; Tine Thing Helseth, Kathryn Stott – review 2013-04-06T23:06:25Z “I think our exhibition is quite interesting in that it locates and identifies historical precedents for some of the stories,” Harrison said. or instance, Ancient Greeks believed in basilisks and unicorns, which is incredible. The magic that inspired Harry Potter on display at the British Library 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z And was that a basilisk reference that zipped by? 'Sleepy Hollow' Recap: Shouldn't Ichabod Be a Loser in Love? 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z He describes Sir Thomas Browne’s compendium of real and imaginary creatures: the chameleon, the salamander, the ostrich, the gryphon and the phoenix, the basilisk, the unicorn, and the amphisbaena, the serpent with two heads. Baudelaire makes a comeback 2013-02-04T19:15:00Z The catoblepas and, more famously, the basilisk, both described by Pliny the Elder, could kill with the single glance. When Our Gaze Is a Physical Force 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z He made me read a forum post about something called “Roko’s basilisk” and started apologizing to his computer. The rise and fall of a super-intelligent, self-aware Facebook game 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z They weren’t fully upright, like the basilisk lizards, but they definitely weren’t swimming. Geckos Can Run on Water 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z And with a basilisk’s stare, informs, “We’re the FBI. All your secrets are safe with us.” ‘Mark Felt’ review: Liam Neeson stands tall as Deep Throat 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In some stories, the crowing of a rooster is fatal to the mythological snake known as a basilisk. See How This Rooster Fought Off a Cobra 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Thanks to superspeed and specially designed feet, the basilisk lizard can run on water—an ability that has led people to call it the Jesus Christ lizard. Nice Caboose: Animals With the Longest Tails She displayed the mental discipline of a Jedi, the physical stamina of a boxer and the patience of a basilisk, a fair imitation of which she maintained through spells of bickering among committee members. The Benghazi hearing: Advantage Clinton 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z I’ll concede that Penn’s delivery had all the warmth of a basilisk’s gaze. Is Twitter really America’s conscience? 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Half a century before the events of the books, Muggle-born witch Myrtle was hiding from a bully in the girls’ loos when the Chamber of Secrets opened, and the basilisk emerged and killed her. The 10 best ghosts 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z It’s either the Eye of Medusa or nothing if you want to stop a basilisk. 5 Things Deadlier Than a Sharknado—And How to Survive Them 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “To awake in the morning, and find a large, healthy-looking tarantula squatting on your pillow, within ten inches of your nose, with his basilisk eyes fixed on yours, and apparently saying: ‘You’re awake, are you? The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The Egyptians held basilisks in such veneration that they made images of them in gold and consecrated and placed them in the temples of their gods. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z Do not take me for that uncomfortable thing, a basilisk. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z She had felt his scathing breath upon her cheek; she was under the gaze of a basilisk, whose scorching fascination reduced her will to coma. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z "You will promise that he shall not be injured," stammered he, as, wincing under the basilisk eye, and seeking support in vain, the poor boy grew sick and giddy. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Fear paralyzes; it fascinates its victim like the fabled basilisk. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z The upper part is Fezzan, below is shown the basilisk, and still lower some Troglodytes or dwellers in caves. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z His legend relates that he caused the death of a basilisk which made the water of a well or fountain dangerous. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z So exasperated was the old man by the importunity of his creditors, that at last, we are told, the sound of one of their voices was in his ears as "the hissing of a basilisk." Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z "Down below: the man you were looking at," I explained, still fixing him with a basilisk eye. Lord John in New York 2012-01-04T03:00:30.077Z In his stead, regarding you with a cold, basilisk, snaky stare that pierced you through and through, there was revealed—Shaughnessy. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z After the sight of all those asps and crocodiles, stuffed basilisks, tarantulas, and Indian armadilloes, there is not one of them would venture out into the country lanes without a prophylactic. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Neither spoke, but with eyes that glowed in the gray light of the morning like those of a couple of healthy basilisks, they marked all that the young man did. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The rabble who had fallen back before his attack, seeing him in custody, recovered from their alarm, and crowded back again like basilisks, foaming at the mouth with rage. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z It was a symbol of kingly royalty and immortality, and being worn by the king Βασιλευς, the sacred asp was also called basilisk. Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics 2011-10-19T02:00:21.933Z Susan cast one look, which would have thrown a basilisk into everlasting darkness, after him; and then, turning, marched back to her own gate. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z He leaned his arms on the marble, with his forehead bowed upon them, and Lady Marabout gazed at him still, as a bird at a basilisk. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z She fixed him with the eye of a basilisk. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z An endless term of waiting in motionless patience ensued, and the agonised watcher felt the dull silence around like the influence of a petrifying basilisk, slowly tormenting its victim to death. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z The old man disappeared in a blaze of sunshine; and the queen, as she stood there, dumb with terror, was changed into a basilisk. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z His eyes continued fixed upon mine as if I had been a basilisk. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z "Yes, sir, and the naturalists tell us that the beauties of the basilisk are inimitable too." The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z A gleam of wicked envy broke from his basilisk eyes; he shook his clenched hand frantically at the stately pile, and the howl of a hungry tiger burst hoarsely from his throat. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z But he sat doubled up in a heap, glowering at me with basilisk eye. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z The basilisk ran off in fright; trying to hide herself underground. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z I nearly stepped on a snake and was confronted by a toad that froze me with a glance of its basilisk eye. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Why, I mean, sir, that as the basilisk is the more to be dreaded for the beautiful skin that covers his poison, so Homer for the bright colourings he throws over bad characters and passions. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z The fog's net, and the quaking of the earth, drove me into the temple, past gleaming, glittering basilisks, brooding in poison-nests beside the door. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z Dragons and basilisks are both amphibia in the strict sense, only the two dwelling-places of the former are air and land, and of the latter water and land. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z The basilisk saw herself reflected in this mirror, and her own glance slew her immediately. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z "You ought not to talk so about such a serious matter, for out of a smooth egg many times crawls a basilisk." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z The two nurses did not seem on very friendly terms, for the Mexican girl glared fiercely at her rival and Mildred returned a basilisk stare that would have confounded anyone less defiant. Aunt Jane?s Nieces on the Ranch 2011-04-14T02:00:48.280Z She has long known him morally capable of anything, and now fancies he may have the power of the famed basilisk, to strike her dead with a glance of his eyes! Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The basilisk has a membranous bag on the back of his head which can be filled with air at pleasure, and also a spinal fin along his back, which adapt him to swimming. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z They gathered up the remains of the basilisk, and burnt them in a great fire in the courtyard, afterwards scattering the ashes to the four winds. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z The basilisk eyes passed out of his focus as Hendrie's head bent over the paper before him. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z The evil eye, the evil eye!" exclaimed the poor girl with passionate emotion; "would that Alcala had never, never met their basilisk glance! The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z Then he fixed his eyes upon them like a basilisk and cried, 'Venite.' Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z He paid now his farewell and professional visits regularly at court, and cared nothing for any word full of human caustic, or any eye full of basilisk's poison. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z He can only be conquered by the All-Cutting Sword, which sword is jealously guarded by his own brother, the Giant-Head, with basilisk eye. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z Ogul's first physician observing how dangerous this man might prove to the medical art, formed a design, in conjunction with the apothecary, to send Zadig to search for a basilisk in the other world. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z With all his might Tom Sedley gazed at the Welsh headlands, without even winking, while he felt the basilisk eye of the old spinster in gray Tweed upon him. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z The adder and the basilisk glided harmless under foot, and rivers stayed their roaring torrent, that the sandal of the holy man should remain unstained by the flood. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z "Yes: for her eyes are very like the basilisk's." A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z This moving mountain, which you see before you, is the giant's head with the basilisk eyes; and the bones strewn so thickly hereabouts prove how deadly his looks are—so be careful. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z He has persuaded him that a basilisk stewed in rose-water will effect a complete cure. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z She has long known him morally capable of anything, and now fancies he may have the power of the famed basilisk to strike her dead with a glance of his eyes! Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The fear of the heavy fetters of Góncho was before their eyes; and the half inebriated state gaoler scowled at them like a basilisk from the ladder of the balcony. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Hence arose the superstition—now probably quite extinct—of basilisks in the mines, which destroyed with their terrible gaze. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z He then mounted his horse, flew like an arrow, and in a few minutes stood before the Giant-Head, with the basilisk eyes. Polish Fairy Tales 2011-07-10T02:00:20.137Z At the first report of thy indisposition I flew to thy castle, and have now brought thee a basilisk stewed in rose-water. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z This is what we always wanted: the top-shelf monsters, hydras and griffins, basilisks, giant worms. Sam Lipsyte: “The Dungeon Master.” 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z Forward they came, carrying their broad spears erect, whilst their black ferocious eyes gleamed at the thoughts of blood, like the fiery orbs of the basilisk. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He trembled still more violently, heavy dew-drops started from his brow, and he gazed upon the weeping girl as upon a basilisk. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico To this organ they owe their name, which recalls the basilisk of fable, though in reality they are exceedingly harmless and lively creatures. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The ford Ogul hath promised his hand to the female slave that brings him a basilisk. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z She's my maid now, you see——" My aunt's glance was that of a basilisk, her tone like the cut of a whip, as she retorted coldly: "My niece has nothing more to do with you. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune His eyes would be like the eyes of a basilisk piercing her very soul. The Man Who Rose Again I once myself was nearly overcome by the fatal basilisk, only that in my case it was strong waters without coffee more often than with it. Glories of Spain At that time Barbarossa seemed to be everywhere and nowhere, terrible as a basilisk, and slippery as an eel, and far and wide mothers quieted their screaming children by saying: Zitto, Barbarossa is coming! Barbarossa and Other Tales While they are searching for their basilisk," said the fair Astarte, "I will inform thee of all I have suffered, for which heaven has sufficiently recompensed me, by restoring thee to my sight. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z And that pie-bald hypocrite would scrunch it with such a piteously ravenous air that the girl quite forgot the basilisk glare and satirical words the landlady directed against her recently-acquired sweet-tooth. Life on the Stage "But when that old basilisk hates, she will find a way to sting." Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs He parted hence just now, but with such A fury revelling in his looks, there had been Less danger in a basilisk. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 A servant went down-stairs to open the door, and shortly afterward Maria Remedios, who was not now a woman but a basilisk enveloped in a mantle, entered Doña Perfecta's room. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 This, with its baleful, basilisk stare, was turning his heart to water. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising Yes; and there was the “Eye” itself—gleaming out of the darkness, seeming to transfix him with the cold stare of a basilisk. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt "We must be wary as the weasel, sleepless as the basilisk, deadly as the aspic," said Naso, sententiously. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs At these words Captain Cowen recoiled, though he was already out of sight, and his eye glittered like a basilisk's. International Short Stories English She crouched, watching her captor with eyes baleful as those of a basilisk. Red Nails I have seen the man who is at the head of that army—the most extraordinary being whom Europe has seen for a thousand years—the crowned basilisk of France. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 No one can endure the sight of a basilisk. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series It is a little monster, a little basilisk, that sits in yonder room, in the shape of a lovely woman. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Pliny asserts that the basilisk had a voice so terrible that it struck terror into all other species. Folk-lore of Shakespeare "If the basilisk is the child of the bird in whose nest it was hatched." A Christian But a Roman What charm to show her beauty hides a snake, Whose basilisk eyes burn dark behind a skull. Undertones Its basilisk stare looks out from its furtive, drooping head, and its commands ring out in a roar of magnificent displeasure. In the Brooding Wild They killed by the sight like basilisks; a chance view of one of those boatwomen was a crime to be wiped out with blood. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) This imaginary creature, also called a basilisk, has been the subject of extraordinary prejudice. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Sure fighting Will like basilisk did ride Among the troops, and all that saw Will died; Else how could Will, for fighting, be a Knight, And none alive that ever saw Will fight? Calamities and Quarrels of Authors There was also a basilisk, a pterodactyl, a vampire bat with a five-foot wingspread, an old-fashioned red spade-tailed demon and other assorted horrors. Subjectivity "And the sucking child playeth on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child putteth his hand into the den of the basilisk." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 They were waiting on the platform in the great hall where Sykes and McGuire had stood, and their basilisk eyes glared unwinkingly down at the three who were thrown at their feet. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 The fabled effects of the basilisk, the serpent, and the evil eye, have probably all some facts for their foundation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 There was no answer for the demons there, not anywhere, perhaps, except among werewolves, basilisks and Mrs. Austens. The Paliser case Resemble not the panther's treacherous seeming, That looks so lovely to beguile its prey; Seek not to match the basilisk's false gleaming, That charms the fancy only to betray. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 The Count of Anjou's eyes glowed green in the candlelight, and Simon felt paralyzed by his gaze, as if Charles were a basilisk. The Saracen: The Holy War David looked back at de Verceuil with a rigid face full of raw hatred that reminded Simon of what he had read about basilisks. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel "No wonder," replied they; "under the walls of the city is a basilisk, whose look infects your soldiers, and they die of the pestilence it creates." Mediaeval Tales His face thin and sinister was of a pale sickly color while his eyes, black and glittering, held the gaze with a basilisk glare. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Her eyes are not directed that way: they are gazing with a basilisk glance into the eyes of the hunter. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The former may have thought her eye as good as that of the basilisk, but found the eye of Miss Haskell much harder. The Art of Disappearing Beria looks up, and basilisks die of terror; Be not amazed; 'tis a sight that would Satan affright. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The next shift of the kaleidoscope is to semi-philosophical fantasies—the Sphinx, the Chimaera, basilisks, unicorns, microscopic mysteries. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century In her present state of nerves she felt she might be guilty of a hundred contradictions and indiscretions, if faced with the basilisk eyes and over-powering personality of the man she feared. Juggernaut The astrologer, Ormes, had predicted that he would meet his death neither from natural sickness nor from poison, nor yet by the sword or cord, but from the eye of a basilisk. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) His slaves searched in vain for a basilisk; at last they met with Zadig, who was introduced to this mighty lord, and spoke to him in the following terms. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease The Lord For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature It’s a sort of cross between a mud-turtle and a basilisk, and she’s forever telling my age and telling it wrong. A Woman's Will Fernand stood with fascinated gaze fixed upon the being whose eyes seemed to glare with subdued lightnings, like those of the basilisk. Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf She was looking for me," he chattered insanely, "she was looking for me through the eyes of the basilisk; but I am not so dull as you think. Romance of Roman Villas (The Renaissance) I am a physician: at the report of thy indisposition, I flew to thy castle, and have now brought thee a basilisk, stewed in rose water. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease No one can stand the sight of a basilisk. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Look not for reward, Or favour from me; I will shun thy sight, As I would do a basilisk's. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 Shall meet him like a basilisk, and strike him. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical He took her indoors and bathed her hot forehead, and dried with his hard old hand the tears that fell from eyes that a moment before had flashed like a basilisk's. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time But, my lord, the basilisk is not to be eaten; all its virtue must enter through thy pores. Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease All at once Lucien pointed out to me a basilisk sitting on a stone, the rays of the sun setting off its bright shades—yellow, green, and red. Adventures of a Young Naturalist An old name for a long 48-pounder, the gun next in size to the carthoun: called basilisk from the snakes or dragons sculptured in the place of dolphins. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He stared at the open letter as if it possessed the eyes of a basilisk. The Diamond Coterie There is also a gold called Spanish gold, which is composed from red copper, powder of basilisk, and human blood, and acid. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Zadig then said unto him, "there is no such thing in nature as a basilisk; but thou hast taken exercise, and been temperate, and hast recovered thy health." Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease A flash of light showed him the utter depth of his degradation; and the two basilisks that sat staring and motionless before him were the instruments that had accomplished his undoing. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea It has been vaguely called by some writers basilisk, and by the Dutch donderbass. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Her eye caught his own; it was as if a basilisk had smitten him. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The Gentiles, whose skillfulness in this art is commendable, make basilisks in this manner. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Her eye was like that of the fabled serpent, called the basilisk, and in her anger she ever struck terror. Roger Trewinion She made no answer, but stood, a basilisk in mien. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive And the suckling child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den. The Common Sense of Socialism A Series of Letters Addressed to Jonathan Edwards, of Pittsburg "That Bella is a downright basilisk," he thought dismally, as he led the way. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance Then his clean limbs his weeping squires bedight In all the mail Hephaistos served his might Withal, of breastplate shining like the sun Upon flood-water, three-topped helm whereon Gleamed the gold basilisk, and goodly greaves. Helen Redeemed and Other Poems That he did not turn to stone as he uttered these words was not my fault; at least I fixed upon him such basilisk eyes as I was capable of. Debts of Honor Hideous basilisk!" he spat at her; "dare you rebel against me? Chivalry The glance of the Servian Vy is supposed to be as deadly as that of a basilisk, but the patriarch of the Russian story does not injure his captive. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore It is true, our nature is so crafty that it worms itself through everything; a selfish sight is like the basilisk's, it destroys. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon For in abstracto everything is finally conceivable which does not contradict the logical laws of reasoning—even the basilisk and the mountain of diamonds in stories and fairy tales. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Roach changed the basilisk gaze with which he had regarded him to a vacant stare. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia Meanwhile Mr. Copping had been sending furtive glances at his learned friend, which, if they had only possessed the fabled power of the basilisk, would assuredly have made things uncomfortable for Professor Flick. The Dictator Loud laughter greeted this sally; only the man who had been in California sat moody, his basilisk eye fixed upon me. Vesty of the Basins A poor little glove lay on the table; and both women eyed it like basilisks a moment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 At any rate, she rose from her ambush a very basilisk; her eyes, usually so languid, flashed fire, and her forehead was red with indignation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 A little brown-skinned damsel, scarce five feet in height, with raven hair hanging in double plait down her back, and black eyes that sparkle like those of a basilisk. The Lone Ranche But even so, anything seemed better than his basilisk eye in the corner of the carriage. Boycotted And Other Stories Almost before I was aware that I was liberated, the shifty spectre, whose basilisk eye had not released me, stood at my side. Vesty of the Basins Not a man refused to sign, for even those who might have hesitated would not have done so long under the basilisk stare of the ex-champion of boxing. A Soldier of the Legion The lombard, which apparently originated in Lombardy, and the basilisk had the same disadvantages. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America As she raised her voice, the stranger turned his head, and again I met them,—those strange, basilisk eyes. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author The griffin, the phœnix, and the dragon were not yet extinct; the salamander still sported in flames; and the basilisk slew men at a distance with his deadly glance. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) That cold blue eye which is the basilisk of the British Army. On the Heels of De Wet Like the basilisk of fable it held my gaze charmed, fixed it, bound it fast. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV The fabled basilisk was a serpent whose very look was fatal. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Turning suddenly, I met the basilisk gaze of Pearl and Ruby. The Statesmen Snowbound The sight of them made me furious, and I glared like a basilisk at any German prisoners we saw working along the good, newly made white road. Everyman's Land "A lizard!" he thought; and a memory of the basilisk eyes of Antony Ferrara came to him. Brood of the Witch-Queen He has, sire, thanks to his fear of death, and to the five thousand francs which I offered him, and which had the same effect upon him as a basilisk's eye on the bird. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia The salient basilisk, or royal ensign of the Pharaohs, often occurs on the monuments—a serpent in folds, with his head raised erect above the folds. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry She wanted to live in all the mediæval castles of the picture-backgrounds, and was of opinion that the basilisk's real intentions had been misunderstood by the general public of his day. My Friend the Chauffeur Good heavens, girl, you needn't basilisk me so, to see if I do! Everyman's Land It is slow to attack, but venomous in the extreme, and possesses the power of the basilisk to attract within reach of its spring small birds and squirrels. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America We sometimes hear people use the expression a "basilisk glare," which other people would describe as a "look that kills," meaning a look of great severity or displeasure. Stories That Words Tell Us A mortal pallor had spread over Mr Arbuthnot's before animated features, and he was glaring at the letter in his hand as if a basilisk had suddenly confronted him. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 438 Volume 17, New Series, May 22, 1852 And of course we have basilisks mounted on posts around the grounds. The Sky Is Falling But the woman waiting outside there seemed to possess for Eliza Hamlyn somewhat of the fascination of the basilisk; for she never stirred from the window until the curtains were drawn. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 El Rubio, cross-legged, was observing him with the eyes of a basilisk, but Castro swore a great oath that, as to himself, he showed no signs of fear. Romance There is a little American lizard which zoologists call the "basilisk," but this is not the basilisk from which this expression comes. Stories That Words Tell Us But here it seemed as if eyes, strange, were glancing up to me—flower eyes, basilisk eyes, peacock's eyes, maiden's eyes; in many places it looked yet brighter. Great Violinists And Pianists She is a Siren, stop thine ears to her melody; she is a basilisk, shut thy eyes and gaze not at her lest thou perish. Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy I did not dare glance away and the Indian would not, so we stared like basilisks. Montlivet The steps of the raised temple in which the saint and the basilisk perform have a beautiful intarsia of foliage similar to that on the Giants' Staircase at the Doges' Palace. A Wanderer in Venice There was only the basilisk Mr. Reeves on the woodpile. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul The Martolooti.—A basilisk, or serpent, possessing wondrous fascinating power over its prey. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah I shall turn basilisk, and with my sight Do my hands' work on Diomede this day. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 I never remember seeing or feeling anything to be compared with the darkness of that pine wood, but our guide seemed to have the eyes of a basilisk. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha And finally there is the delightful and vivid representation of S. Tryphonius and the basilisk. A Wanderer in Venice Just as he was about to drain it, he encountered the basilisk glance of Jonathan Wild, and paused. Jack Sheppard A Romance Cannon in France were at first called bombards and couleuverines, but were afterwards named from certain figures marked on them, such as serpentines, basilisks, scorpions,&c. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. You must be raised, and Phorbas shall appear, Though his dread eyes were basilisks. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 And the suckling shall play upon the hole of the asp; and upon the den of the basilisk shall the new weaned child lay his hand. The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old The basilisk is surely in the highest rank of the comic beasts of art. A Wanderer in Venice Mollie Dane, scarcely breathing herself, listening absorbed, here became conscious, by some sort of prescience, of the basilisk gaze her guardian's wife had fixed upon her. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Thy news does all my faculties surprise; He bears two basilisks in those fierce eyes; And that tame dæmon, which should guard my throne, Shrinks at a genius greater than his own. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 While this operation was in progress, basilisk looks denoted the strength of feeling that pervaded the breasts of either party, but not a word was exchanged between us. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. Her dull, basilisk eyes, seeking in mine the answers to her questions, gave me an eerie sensation that makes my blood run cold whenever I think of her. The Man with the Clubfoot Then the basilisk, regarded as the king of serpents; it is four feet long, and has a tail as thick as a tree, and spotted with white. The Cathedral "Good-bye," replied Win hastily, frightened at her own appalling success as a basilisk. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl They had formed lists in the Loire meads: a red pavilion with leopards upon it for the Count of Poictou, a blue pavilion streaked with basilisks in silver for the Count of Saint-Pol. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay I turned with a basilisk glare intended for the coachman, but instead met the astonished gaze of the very last eyes I could possibly have expected. The Princess Passes He gazed after him with his basilisk eyes, drank another glass of whisky and relapsed into reveries. The Redemption of David Corson He looked small, thin, and frozen, grey and drawn of face, as though the basilisk had confronted him. Lewis Rand As it was, she wore the expression of a budding basilisk. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl Behind him, esquire of honour, rode the young Amadeus of Savoy, carrying his banner, a white basilisk on a blue field. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay And the serpent or asp, a sign of kingly dominion,—hence called basilisk,—is sacred to Kneph. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology A basilisk in thee we see, Which fascinates our gaze and kills. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes When the last cube is reached, there remains nothing to finish save the details of the head-dress and the basilisk on the brow. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt He had expected to confront the owner of that basilisk eye. Truxton King A Story of Graustark In the centre of the garden was a pond, in which seemed to float a crowd of monstrous animals, such as dragons, basilisks, lizards, and salamanders. The Amulet Besides these there were two culverins which threw balls of sixty pounds, and a huge basilisk, the projectile from which weighed no less than one hundred and sixty pounds. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean For surely there are subtler venerations, such as will invisibly destroy, and like the basilisks of heaven. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 They were something like what I have heard ascribed to the eyes of the basilisk; or like that mysterious influence in reptiles termed fascination. Tales of a Traveller Vipers, basilisks, accursed Herods, may you suffer the same in the world to come! The Schoolmaster The merchants oft Would mark his eye, then start and look again, As at the eye of basilisk or snake. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 494, June 18, 1831 Keeping his basilisk gaze fixed on her, he withdrew backwards into the deep shade till he had entirely disappeared. The Vale of Cedars And why doth a basilisk kill a man with his sight? The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy He opened his mouth to speak—Becky becoming suddenly aware of his proximity fixed him with a basilisk glare—the words were frozen on his lips. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People "You have said that it is false that the basilisk is the king of serpents, under the name of cockatrice." The Man Who Laughs But it was not to this grim, hard-visaged Amazon that Valkendorf's eyes were drawn, compelling as were her stature and her basilisk stare. Love affairs of the Courts of Europe Don Sebastian, turned into a basilisk, interrupted them, 'The Chapter cannot think anything; the Chapter has not common sense,' and he turned his back, leaving them petrified. The Shadow of the Cathedral And old Tutt was fixing him with the eye of a basilisk and slowly turning him to stone. By Advice of Counsel Oh! that I had the eye the basilisk is reported to have, thought I, and that his life were within the power of it!—directly would I kill him. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 "Very reverend sir," said Ursus, "so little did I desire to insult the basilisk that I have given out as certain that it has a man's head." The Man Who Laughs He meets with no basilisks that destroy with their eyes; his crocodiles devour their prey without tears; and his cataracts fall from the rock without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces She stared, as though at a basilisk, at Lapo's new vest, in which she seemed to find the answer so long denied her. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 "Leave me, leave me!" exclaimed Gertrude, veiling her eyes, in terror, from the insidious smile with which he approached her, as she would have avoided the attractive glance of a basilisk. The Red Rover They will fly from your glance as they would from the gaze of a basilisk. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are "So are basilisks and beanpoles—in their proper places," retorted Miss Major; "but they don't belong in the June Holiday Home." Polly and the Princess I hate those cold, shallow eyes, and clothes drenched in scent, and basilisk pink faces whitened with powder which such women have or develop. Potterism A Tragi-Farcical Tract All was now ruin and devastation on the site of forsaken gardens, into the shaded recesses of which a basilisk had once entered. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Without softening very much the basilisk nature of his stare, he said impassively: “We are coming to that part of my investigation, sir.” The Secret Agent a Simple Tale The basilisk had a bad eye, and its glance was fatal. The Devil's Dictionary "I saw a stuffed basilisk in a London museum when I was abroad, but I can't seem to recollect its expression." Polly and the Princess He looked on at these dinners when the bosom was not there, as he looked on at other dinners when the bosom was there; and his eye was a basilisk to Mr Merdle. Little Dorrit But to be quiet with such a basilisk before him was impossible. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty There is the country of the Amazons, and the country of the dwarfs, and the country of the fair but evil women who slay with beholding, like the basilisk. The White Company We shall lay our hands upon the basilisk, and see the jewel in the toad’s head. Intentions And they be of that kind, that if they behold any man with wrath, they slay him anon with the beholding, as doth the basilisk. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville At other times he assumed the shapes of all manner of beasts, roaring and making a terrible din and bellowing; or again he became a dragon, adder, or basilisk. Barlaam and Ioasaph Let us imagine him to be gifted with the powers of the fabled basilisk, "to monarchise, be feared, and kill with looks." Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author Then comes the dragon breathing out flames and smoke, the most awesome dragon that ever was seen; and there too is the picture of St. Tryphonius taming the terrible basilisk. Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters As to natural history, he describes and discusses with great theological acuteness the basilisk. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom There was scarcely an obscure village to be found wherein this bewitching basilisk did not exercise its powers of fascination and destruction. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) I shall go upon the adder and basilisk, the which thou dost resemble; thee, the lion and dragon I shall tread under my feet; for I am strengthened with the might of Christ. Barlaam and Ioasaph But as I did so the head turned, and the eyes fell upon me, with all their blaze of basilisk horror. Dracula The little boy-saint has folded his hands together, and looks upward in prayer, paying little heed to the evil glare of the basilisk, who prances at his feet. Knights of Art; stories of the Italian painters Hence even such strong men as St. Isidore of Seville treasured up accounts of the unicorn and dragons mentioned in the Scriptures and of the phoenix and basilisk in profane writings. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Doctor Sitgreaves looked out of the window in admiration of the brilliant morning, striving all he could to avoid the basilisk's eyes of his comrade. The Spy "Sign—at once!" said Mr. Manley, gazing at him with the glare of the basilisk. The Loudwater Mystery If my eyes would carry with them the execution which the eyes of the basilisk are said to do, I would make it my first business to see this creature. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2 Fascinated as by a basilisk with three heads, I could not leave this clique; the ground near them seemed to hold my feet. Villette The ex-policeman was looking at him with the gaze of a baffled but malignant basilisk. The Gem Collector If a glance could destroy, if Lady Auriol had been a Gorgon or a basilisk or a cockatrice, then had I been a slain Anthony Hylton. The Mountebank Dear and welcome as those features and that voice once were, now would I rather have encountered the eyes of a basilisk and the notes of the ill-boding raven. Jane Talbot The meeting seemed interminable; and there I fidgeted, with my face scarlet—always seeing those basilisk eyes upon me—in fancy—for I dared not look again towards the corner where I knew they were. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography These had with them eleven thousand and two hundred cannons, double cannons, long pieces of artillery called basilisks, and smaller sized ones known by the name of spirols, besides the mortar-pieces and grenadoes. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 She stood above him, with her arms folded grandly; her cheek, so swarthy and ruddy, was now pale, and her black eyes glittered like basilisks at him and his bride. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day And then comes in, with startling abruptness, the end of all this fascination,—a serpent's bite and a basilisk's sting. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes The manager, still keeping his basilisk eyes on him, nodded sharply, as if to say, "Go and have your head taken off." Fan : the story of a young girl's life Her head lay upon his breast; he bent over her with an intense gaze, as of a basilisk, I thought; how do I know that it was not the fierceness of his love? Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography But the keen face, and the basilisk glance were burned into my mind in that moment as deeply as though I had known then what evil was behind them. Blindfolded His custom is to lean forward, resting with both hands on the sort of desk before him, and then to fix his small brown basilisk eye on the victim in the box before him. The Three Clerks All will hate and flee from me, as from a basilisk or cockatrice, or the Loathly Worm of Spindlesheugh,” sobbed Grisell. Grisly Grisell Has any one sent you a young basilisk?’ Chantry House He meets with no basilisks, that destroy with their eyes; his crocodiles devour their prey, without tears; and his cataracts fall from the rock, without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes I suspect the weight of the basilisk, marked 400 pounds in this list, may be a typographical error for 4000.--E. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 02 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The basilisk unites the mysterious malice of the evil eye, unintentional on the part of the unhappy agent, with the intentional venom of some other malignant natures. Miscellaneous Essays "This is one of thy fellows?" he asked of a fisherman, whose dark eye glittered in that light, like the organ of a basilisk. The Bravo O, would I were a basilisk, to kill These glear-ey'd villains. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 "Well, there it is," I said, and nodded toward the Boule cabinet, standing in the full glare of the light, every inlay and incrustation glittering like the eyes of a basilisk. The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story I therefore felt justified in plying the fan he had offered me, in such a way as to shut off his somewhat basilisk gaze. The Mill Mystery I have borne And nourished at my breast a basilisk That stung my best-beloved child. The Bride of Messina, and On the Use of the Chorus in Tragedy And thou, who to the angered basilisk Impart'st the murderous glance, oh, arm my tongue With poisoned darts! Mary Stuart In spite of all these Roman basilisks, That seek to quell us with their currish looks, We will to Pontus: we'll have gold, my hearts; Those oriental pearls shall deck our brows. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 He eyed Psmith for a moment like an elderly basilisk, then looked back at the ceiling again. Psmith in the City "It is a basilisk!" muttered the Doctor, whose altered visage betrayed the utter confusion which beset his faculties. The Prairie She whisked her chair back with extraordinary rapidity, the contrast between her swift, nervous movements and those still, basilisk eyes being almost uncanny. Bat Wing With downcast eyes he approached the beautiful basilisk, and stammered out some commonplace; and she, full of smiles, turned to him at once. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face O that it were the basilisk's fell eye, To poison thee! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 Nowadays, the poet would call a basilisk bonny rather than miss his alliteration. Without Prejudice Albert After what I have done, basilisk, to please you! The Follies of Love There is a noisy party in the next arbor, but a pair of dark Italian eyes peer like basilisks through the leaves of the tawdry shade. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Nothing will escape her," he said; "those basilisk eyes will see everything—will ferret out my love for that fair young girl. Rosamond — or, the Youthful Error You glance at your own faults; your eyes are blear: You eye your neighbour's; straightway you see clear, Like hawk or basilisk: your neighbours pry Into your frailties with as keen an eye. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry Are there no players here? no poet apes, That come with basilisk' s eyes, whose forked tongues Are steeped in venom, as their hearts in gall? The Poetaster The appearance of the basilisk seemed to heighten the tension. The War Terror When he had finished he rose, turned, and stared questioningly at the circle of hostile faces; his eyes still glittered with that basilisk glare of hatred and defiance. The Winds of Chance The masonry, therefore, was ill fitted to resist the huge balls hurled against it by the basilisks. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes In spite of an effort to control himself under Britt's basilisk stare, Vaniman showed how much the query had jumped him. When Egypt Went Broke David tried to soothe her—to coax her—in vain; her cheek was on fire, and her eyes like basilisks'. Love Me Little, Love Me Long He never took his eye off Hawes; on him his eye fastened like a basilisk. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The Church's enemies, the basilisks and dragons of unbelief and license, are stirring in their old lairs, the dark places of the human spirit. The Valley of Decision A fragment of one of the stone balls from a basilisk struck off D'Aubusson's helmet. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes VII For see, my friend goes shaking and white; He eyes me as the basilisk: I have turned, it appears, his day to night, Eclipsing his sun's disk. Dramatic Romances Eve was so stern, and her eyes like basilisks'. Love Me Little, Love Me Long The basilisk look of venom and vengeance he instantly shot back amounted to a stab. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Even when a juryman asked two searching questions of a witness, she showed no sign of perturbation, and avoided meeting the eyes in the jury-box, as though they belonged to basilisks. At the Mercy of Tiberius The ex-policeman was looking at him with the gaze of a baffled, but malignant basilisk. The Intrusion of Jimmy Louvois had not the power to look away; he was as spellbound as a bird under the glance of the basilisk. Prince Eugene and His Times A basilisk might have gone to him with advantage for a course of lessons. Indiscretions of Archie Her eye was bright, but cool; and had she chosen to match her gaze against the optic of the famed basilisk, that fabulous monster's gaze would have wavered and softened first. The Trimmed Lamp, and other Stories of the Four Million The basilisk eyes saw the soft collision; but the owner of those eyes did not hear the words that earned him that torture. Foul Play She stood erect like a statue, her cheek pale as ashes, her eyes glittering like basilisks, she looked at neither of them. Christie Johnstone Her eyes, too, glittered like basilisks; but she said nothing, which was remarkable in her, whose tongue was the sword of a maitre d'armes. Peg Woffington A basilisk glare shot across the table and turned the long boy to stone—all except his mouth, which opened feebly. Indiscretions of Archie She started and looked at him like a basilisk. A Woman-Hater "I believe you are the one who would be shoved in front, if we were obliged to face a basilisk." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations One sustained look into his big, motionless face and the lecturer would be lost; inspiration would die upon one's lips—the basilisk isn't in it with him. My Discovery of England He sat there resembling a brooding snake with basilisk eyes upon the fire. The Man of the Forest No, I answer—no; the aunts of the king, the old princesses, look with the basilisk eye of envy from a false point. Marie Antoinette and Her Son Miss Maitland gave this faithful messenger the look of a basilisk, and flounced to her own room. A Woman-Hater In Shakespeare's play of Richard the Third, Lady Anne, in answer to Richard's compliment on her eyes, says, "Would they were basilisk's, to strike thee dead!" Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable He is a perilous man with women, for the Devil hath given him such a tongue and such an eye that he charms them even as the basilisk. Sir Nigel De Pean watched his countenance with the eye of a basilisk. The Golden Dog And notwithstanding the profound obscurity, Aramis seemed to feel a basilisk glance, like a white-hot iron, escape from his friend's eyes, and plunge into his heart. Louise de la Valliere With a glance I disarm their malice, and fascinate the basilisks. Zanoni Accordingly we find it recorded that a certain holy man going to a fountain in the desert suddenly beheld a basilisk. Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable For see, my friend goes shaking and white; He eyes me as the basilisk: I have turned, it appears, his day to night, Eclipsing his sun's disk. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 "Ah!" replied La Corriveau, returning her scrutiny with the eyes of a basilisk; a green light flashed out of their dark depths. The Golden Dog I myself should not mind what liberty I took with the cuckoo, the bee, or even the basilisk. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches A servant went down stairs to open the door, and shortly afterward Maria Remedios, who was not now a woman but a basilisk enveloped in a mantle, entered Dona Perfecta's room. Dona Perfecta Be thou like the imperial basilisk, Killing thy foe with unapparent wounds! Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable She dropped a short courtesy, shot the glance of a basilisk at Ucatella, and said stiffly, "You are welcome home, ma'am." A Simpleton Yes, if I could change Eyes with a basilisk. The Duchess of Malfi Esther was the first to recognize the basilisk eyes of the Spanish priest; and the poor creature, stricken as if she had been shot, gave a cry of horror. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life Worse, sir, worse," replied Wayland; "I have seen a basilisk. Kenilworth It was indeed the gaze of the bird upon the basilisk—so silent was it and so prolonged. Last Days of Pompeii What basilisk was hatched in this place, Where every thing consumed is to nought? Locrine/Mucedorus This fellow doth breed basilisks in 's eyes, He 's nothing else but murder; yet he seems Not to have notice of the duchess' death. The Duchess of Malfi Make me not sighted like the basilisk: I have look'd on thousands who have sped the better By my regard, but kill'd none so. The Winter's Tale And thou hast talk'd Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents, Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets, Of basilisks, of cannon, culverin, Of prisoners ransomed, and of soldiers slain, And all the 'currents of a heady fight. King Henry IV, Part 1 Yet do not go away; come, basilisk, And kill the innocent gazer with thy sight, For in the shade of death I shall find joy, In life but double death, now Gloster's dead. King Henry VI, Part 2 Heart she has none, so there you're safe, my lord,' said the other officer; 'but if Lady Isabel sets her eye upon you, no basilisk's is surer.' The Absentee Then Jim Hazard had a new verse, and one of the girls, and the Iron Man with the basilisk eyes of greenish-gray, whom Saxon recognized from Hall's description. The Valley of the Moon Lisa rose to reply, and the eyes of Hunt and his companions were eagerly turned upon him, those of M'Lellan glaring like a basilisk's. Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Mention must also be made of the purely fabulous animals of the Bestiaries, such as the basilisk, centaur, dragon, griffin, hydra, mantichora, unicorn, phoenix, etc. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought He gnashed his teeth, and devoured it with the glare of a basilisk. Taras Bulba and Other Tales It was as if I felt myself under the spell of some invisible influence that like the eye of a basilisk, held me enchained. A Strange Disappearance Fortunately, the poet was put to no inconvenience, for Bideaux, the Iron Man with the basilisk eyes, had abandoned his dreams of priesthood and decided to become an actor. The Valley of the Moon Martinelli shrugged his shoulders meekly and patiently, but his eyes, gleaming like a basilisk’s, gave his shoulders the lie. The Jacket (Star-Rover) Again that basilisk glance seemed to pierce her through. Secret Adversary Angry basilisks watch at the gates of Law and Church just now; and strike a sad damp into the nobler of the young aspirants. Latter-Day Pamphlets But at all the dismal dinners, leaden lunches, basilisk balls, and other melancholy pageants, her mere appearance is a relief. Bleak House It's one of them horrid basilisks You read about. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed Since, owing to preliminary basilisks, want of cash, or superiority to cash, he cannot mount aloft by eloquent talking, let him try it by dexterous eloquent writing. Latter-Day Pamphlets |
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