| 单词 | seignior |
| 例句 | Sincere in art, he could play the grand seignior, the actor, the priest, and diplomat at will. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Ah, my girl, my girl, what sad fools we mortals be, as Shakespeare, whom also these grave and reverend seigniors condemn, hath said! A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z He would have liked to have played the grand seignior, if only thereby to get rid of some of his money, but the rôle did not suit him at all. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Besides the demesne manors of the lord seignior, six in number, there are some twelve mesne manors and fees belonging to the Penrice estate, and nearly twenty more belonging to various other owners. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z But, in standing up for steamboats, I must not fail in doing justice to the grand seignior. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Dr. Lavendar is, and you are, father—" "Thank you, grave and reverend seignior." "—and mother," continued the candid youth, "has always been old. Dr. Lavendar's People 2011-10-13T02:00:52.167Z "But if I am well-informed you have occasionally received your seignior, the Count of Matsch--or Amatia, as they prefer to call it, with all his following?" The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z The founding of the proposed colony was then entrusted to Iberville, a son of Charles Le Moyne, one of the great seigniors of Canada. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It was Ang�lique who informed us after his departure that the seignior had been receiving the seignioral rents with his own hand. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Of this silk-lace, wherewith the grand seignior divides his favorites from above downwards, but into fractions, we cannot and must not say any more in the First Act, because–it is over.... Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z But seignior, says he, what people is it you are speaking of? A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z The seigniors, indeed, were most of them chivalrous and willing enough, but the peasantry refused to lift hand in a quarrel which was not of their seeking. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Grave and reverend seigniors, are not ashamed to be seen carrying packages by the dozen. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life "No, the seignior has never spoken, but,"—he puffed vigorously at his pipe,—"he has no need to speak of it; he thinks it now." A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Dr Of Lower Canada, agitation for, by English residents, 55, 60; opposition to by seigniors, 55; indifference of habitants, 55; Carleton's views on, 56; not provided for in Quebec Act, 64; meeting of, 269. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History While we omit such things as these, seignior, says he, what signifies Spain making new acquisitions, or the people of Spain seeking new countries? A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z They almost to a man denied the right of their seigniors to exact military services from them. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Such were some of the blessed fruits of the alliance between the grand seignior and the head of the Catholic Church. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 It is our seignior, the Canadian, who cares for it. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z The seignior was usually a person of some consideration 31 by birth and education. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 And then, replied he, I assure you, seignior, there is not one Spaniard to a thousand acres of land, take one place with another, throughout New Spain. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z Such a satrap would have borne about the same relation to the great king as the modern pacha does to the grand seignior. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The queen was highly gratified with the good fortune of the jeweler, and yet thought it very strange how the grand seignior should have purchased his diamonds at Paris. Maria Antoinette Makers of History It was signed by the English seignior; he, too, was a Ewart. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Oh, that the grand seignior had a thousand such men as those soldiers in white, to put at the head of each of his armies! History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 My patron smiled, and said, No seignior, not yet; we shall meet with the other river again very quickly; and so we found it again the next morning. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z Yet from up and down the river the seigniors had brought their wives and daughters to witness the event. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West For, although their fate keeps them, in the present order of things, in an almost abject condition, many of them are seigniors of vassals. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55 1690-1691 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century "And the seignior did not trust mademoiselle with me?" A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z It was the grand seignior, he of the equipage with silver trimmings. The Strollers Perhaps, seignior, says he, you think, notwithstanding that opinion of yours, that we have many more people of our nation in New Spain than we have. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z In short, this edict was so severe, that wine seemed to be banished for ever the states of the grand seignior. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness Any man but the crowd of seigniors that he had about him would have foreseen what was coming. The Road to Frontenac He said he had permission from the English seignior, who was in England, to stay in the manor as long as he would. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z No European monarch or seignior has ever admittedly enjoyed power of this kind, but European governments have at various times and in various directions exercised or claimed powers no less arbitrary in principle. Liberalism Well, said I, seignior, but how do they go out of one valley into another? and whither do they go at last? A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z He was strangled by order of the grand seignior, who commanded his body to be cast into the street. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness He was one of the family—of that family of arrogant grand seigniors, and no more could be said. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan "And the present seignior never knew of this?" A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z The grand seignior alone is a Sultan in the full and voluptuous acceptation of the term. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Nay, seignior, says he, I have only sent them some victuals to maintain my two hostages, for you know they must not want. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z The first is that of the justice which your Majesty, as natural seignior, ought to furnish and administer to those vassals. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century For any man, whether voyageur, priest, or seignior, who did not know how to paddle a canoe, if occasion demanded, was at sore disadvantage in the New World. Heroes of the Middle West The French "The seignior has a look of that other—but he is not the same." A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z He was cruel beyond measure—if the grand seignior can ever be so called, who is taught that he may lop off a score of heads each day 'for divine inspiration.' The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy After supper my patron turned to me and said, Come, seignior, prepare yourself to take a walk. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z It has also been said that a cousin of the king,17 who is seignior of five kingdoms, is making war on him, and that many Japanese are following him. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The grave and reverend seigniors, resident merchants, who had checked any belligerent utterance among us with reproachful regret that an American should be willing to fight Americans, were converted or silenced. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life "You will tell me when the seignior sends word?" A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z Thus the vizier, or prime minister, who remained in the capital, became, by degrees, a more influential personage than 'the grand seignior' himself. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy You live in a golden country, seignior, says I; my men are stark mad to see so much gold, and nobody to take it. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z He bad been made seignior of a large tract outside of the town, which was destined one day to be a part of it. A Little Girl in Old Quebec When the councils of a country are assembled for work, it is but natural to look for a body of grave and reverend—if not most potent—seigniors. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Afterwards, the English seigniors had no love for the place. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z They formed a company with large powers as seigniors as soon as they had obtained from M. de Lauzon, one of the members of the Company of Hundred Associates, a title to the island. Canada They need not do that, seignior, says he, for here is enough for them, and for us too. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z However, I shall do all that in me lies to get the poor old seignior out of the hands of the rogues. The Armourer's Prentices The feudal seignior now has his coat of arms emblazoned on the church pew where he worships, on his coach door, and on the stone entrance to his mansion. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom "You flung me against the cannon because I wanted you made a seignior." The Lady of Fort St. John The seigniors had the right of dispensing justice in certain cases, though it was one he very rarely exercised. Canada Jean Lozier tramped at his young seignior's heels, glad of some duty which would excuse him to his conscience. Old Kaskaskia The farmer was taxed to death in tithes to the seignior. The Canadian Commonwealth Here the seigniors, wildwood knights of a wilderness age, held little courts that were imitations of the Governor's pomp at Quebec. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom "But now you may be a seignior with a holding of your own," repeated Marguerite. The Lady of Fort St. John In the early days of the colony, however, the seigniors were generally too poor to fulfil this condition, and the habitants had to grind corn between stones, or in rude hand mills. Canada Jean could not see his seignior's chimneys for the trees and the dismantled and deserted earthworks of Fort Gage. Old Kaskaskia The seignior received vast tracts of land from the King, became his vassal, and in turn made grants to the censitaires, those who held their land on the payment of an annual rental. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History In the hall or great room of the manor house was usually an enormous table used both as court of justice by the seignior and festive board. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom "He says," announced the Swiss, "that he is cousin and agent of the seignior they call the patroon, and his name is Van Corlaer." The Lady of Fort St. John The seignior was obliged to cultivate his estate at a risk of forfeiture, consequently it was absolutely necessary that he should exert himself to bring settlers upon his lands. Canada They promised their seignior that they would build him a residence, thirty feet long and sixteen feet wide. The Makers of Canada: Champlain If the seignior parted with his estate, he had to pay the King one fifth of the selling price. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History Disconcerted by the liveliness of the retort, the great seignior did not utter one word in reply. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Good-morrow, seignior; I like your spirits very well; pray let me have all your essence you can spare. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The seignior on his accession to his estate was required to pay homage to the King, or to his feudal superior in case the lands were granted by another than the King. Canada The natives wished from that moment to consider the Spaniards as their seigniors, and the latter’s king as their king. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Some of the prominent colonists, however, were granted patents of nobility and became seigniors. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History The king left a letter for the governor; and one of the seigniors of Europa could not apparently write more prudently or in more just manner. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Hold, pray stay a little, seignior; a thing is come into my head of the sudden. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Here the influential men were the cur�, the seignior, and the captain of the militia. Canada One of the feudal rulers had a violent hatred for some neighboring seignior, and finally secured his assassination. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees Under Seigniorial Tenure, the seller of land in a seigniory was compelled to pay the seignior an amount equal to one twelfth of the purchase money. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History Shut up on every side in the Persian Empire, their ancestors, the Carduchi, refused obedience to the great king and his satraps, just as the Curds refuse to obey the grand seignior and his pashas. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Here, seignior, take your trinkets, and be gone. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Old women, especially charwomen, adored him, and even municipal seigniors admitted that Harry was a smart-looking youth. Leonora "Patience, most illustrious seignior," said another of his sagacious Ahithophels, "and haply a pestilence may decimate the people." Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Each seignior was the master of his own domain. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History "And if the kings or seigniors of the land give any jewels or presents, they shall be ours, and the inspector-general or accountant shall place them in charge of the treasurer." The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Content.—Come hither, lady mine: Whose lodgings are these? who is lord, and grand seignior of them? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The Spaniards, therefore, at their arrival found them without ruler or seignior to whom they might render obedience. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 06 of 55 1583-1588 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Arrived at the Sign of the Skulls, we found the illustrious lord seigniors at rest from their flight, and once more, quaffing their claret, all thoughts of the specter departed. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II These seigniors, as they were called, had great powers within their domains. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History If Moros are found "who are of our demarcation," they must be well treated; and a treaty must be made, if possible, with their king or seignior. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century You oaf you, do you not perceive it is the Italian seignior, who is come to sell me essences? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 The intention of the system was to induce men of good social position—like the gentils-hommes or officers of the Carignan regiment—to settle in the country and become seigniors. Lord Elgin But, strange to relate, this was the very object which the lord seigniors had in view; the very object they sought to compass, by instituting their games. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II The seignior was compelled to clear his estate of forest within a certain time. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History One was made with the seignior of Poluan, a vassal of the king of Borneo. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55 1493-1529 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century But unless the seignior cleared a certain portion of his grant within a limited time, he would forfeit it all. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Titled seigniors were very rare at any time in French Canada. Lord Elgin But to tell how the lord seigniors Hello and Piko came to join hands in this matter. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II If the censitaire sold the land which was cleared, he had to pay his seignior one twelfth of the price. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History Its message was lightly treated by the grave and reverend seigniors of the State. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays The seigniors, from first to last, received about a million of dollars, and it also became necessary to revise those old French laws which affected the land tenure of Lower Canada. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 It was obligatory on all seigniors to register their grants at Quebec, to concede or sub-infeudate them under the rule of jeu de fief, and settle them with as little delay as practicable. Lord Elgin He had intimated to the seignior what land might be convenient for the location of a convent. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World In the year 1854 Seigniorial Tenure was abolished, the Government recompensing the seigniors for the surrender of their ancient rights and privileges, and freehold tenure, as in Ontario, was introduced. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: History He was handsomely dressed, and his manner that of a grave and reverend seignior. Half a Century All the evidence before us goes to show that only a few officials and seigniors ever availed themselves of this permission to leave the country. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The conditions on which the censitaire held his land from the seignior were exceedingly easy during the greater part of the French regime. Lord Elgin His seignior might lament him, but there was no woman to do so. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World We seemed turning from an impressive text as we left the tomb; left the old grand seignior in his little six feet of earth—six feet out of 175,000 acres! Virginia: the Old Dominion “But what must they do then, seignior?” said the Spaniard. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe The seigniors had also certain judicial or magisterial powers, but they never acted except in very trivial cases. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The most serious restriction on such sales was the droit de retraite, or right of the seignior to preempt the same property himself within forty days from the date of the sale. Lord Elgin On the other side of the blankets which muffled Gaspard's windows, however, firelight shone with its usual ruddiness, showing the seignior of Beauport prostrate on his old tenant's bed. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World Such was especially the case in the formation of the Italian republics, born, during the middle ages, of the impoverishment of the seigniors. What is Property? “Why, seignior,” says the Spaniard, “by the same rule, we must be your servants, too.” The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe But every body else was there, so we did not miss these grave and reverend seigniors. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 06, May 7, 1870 During the French régime the officials of the French government frequently repressed undue or questionable exactions imposed, or attempted to be imposed, on the censitaires by greedy or extravagant seigniors. Lord Elgin There is the young seignior; and there is the new English commandant, who must be now within the seigniory, for they expect him at the post to-morrow morning. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The patricians arrogated the exclusive enjoyment of the ager publicus; and, like the feudal seigniors, granted some portions of their lands to their dependants,—a wholly precarious concession, revocable at the will of the grantor. What is Property? This advice was good: but Will Atkins replied merrily, “That is true, seignior, and so shall I too; and that is the reason I would go on while I am warm.” The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe However, I shall do all that in me lies to get the poor old seignior out of the hands of the rogues. The Armourer's Prentices It does not, however, appear that military service was a condition on which the seigniors of Canada held their grants, as was the case in France under the old feudal tenure. Lord Elgin When they had looked at her in silence, respecting her because she could no longer be hurt by anything in the world, Louizon whispered aside to his seignior,— "What shall we do with her?" The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The seignior had attached the serf to the soil; religion granted the serf rights over the soil. What is Property? Ruth was summoned to appear before the grave and reverend seigniors; the civil pledges were made and the legal documents duly signed. The Woman's Bible "But, seignior,"—and the boy was shaken now,—"you demand of me an impossibility!" Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship The seignior had as little influence in the government of the country as he had in military affairs. Lord Elgin They demanded word of the young seignior, hushing their voices. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The seignior imposed duties upon the serf; religion fixed their limits. What is Property? It is well known that the grand seignior amuses himself by going at night, in disguise, through the streets of Constantinople; as the caliph, Haroun Alraschid, used formerly to do in Bagdad. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 I cry a price, seignior, for red lips and bright eyes and a fair woman's tender body without any blemish. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship Provision was also made by parliament for securing compensation to the seigniors for the giving up of all legal rights of which they were deprived by the decision of the commissioners. Lord Elgin It would go hard, but they would get the windigo and take the young seignior out of her spell. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The lands, like the men, were secured to a chief or seignior by a bond of mutual protection and fidelity. What is Property? "What is your opinion on this subject?" said the grand seignior to his vizier. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 There can be no question of love between us, seignior. Domnei A Comedy of Woman-Worship The seigniors themselves largely benefited by the capitalization in money of their old rights, and by the untrammelled possession of land held en franc aleu roturier. Lord Elgin He went to get it, ashamed to look the young seignior in the face. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The women spin the wool; the men grind the grain, make the bread, or practise, in the interest of the seignior, what little they know of the industrial arts. What is Property? We shall have a feast of tulips, in imitation of that which, as you know, is held in the grand seignior's gardens. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 All these gay crowds are my visitors, and I defy the grand seignior himself to display a greater variety of beauty. The Crayon Papers The whole success of the seigniorial system, as a means of settling the country, depended on the extent to which the seigniors were able to grant their lands en censive or en roture. Lord Elgin This young seignior Sainte-Hélène was one of the best leaders of his time. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World At that time, all were either seigniors or serfs, oppressors or oppressed. What is Property? During my father's lifetime, my mother had been supplied with rich dresses, by one of the merchants who was employed by the ladies of the grand seignior's seraglio. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 "As you will, my good seignior," replied the Bohemian. Quentin Durward These captains were frequently chosen from the seigniors, many of whom—in the Richelieu district entirely—were officers of royal regiments, notably of the Carignan-Salières. Lord Elgin The young seignior took that one, having Jean Boucher and Jean's son to paddle for him. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World What was the immediate result of the struggle of the communes and the king against the seigniors? What is Property? I joined them; and learning that they were going to embark with the rest of the grand seignior's army for Egypt, I resolved to accompany them. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Full many insolvents, not bats, to hide so, Nor bushes, nor divers, I happen to know, But even grand seigniors, quite free from all cares, By virtue of brass, and of private backstairs. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes Then, changing his own name, as is usual among the seigniors of Japon, he styled himself Daifusama for the sake of greater dignity. History of the Philippine Islands But the Repentignys had gone back to France after the fall of Quebec; and five years of European life had matured the young seignior as decades of border experience would never mature his half-breed tenant. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The seignior could kill the serf with impunity, could deprive him of his wife, violate his daughter, pillage his house, and rob him of his savings; religion checked his invasions: it excommunicated the seignior. What is Property? Look here, Wright," continued Marvel, still without vouchsafing any direct reply to Goodenough: "here's a description, in this last newspaper, of the fine present that the grand seignior has made to his majesty. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 But these logs, seignior, grew on the top of the mountain. It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration The seigniors, on the other hand, plead the decisions of the courts since the conquest in vindication of their claim to receive such rents as they can bargain for. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin The right of naming their own governor, which they claimed as seigniors of Montreal, had been violated by the action of Frontenac in placing La Nouguere in command without consulting them. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV As to some of his letters, they contained jests not gross, but not quite fit for grave seigniors not virginibus puerisque. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker On the grand seignior's birth-day he exhibited some extraordinarily fine fireworks; and I, with numbers of the inhabitants of Constantinople, crowded to see them. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 From this day forward they would call me nothing but Seignior Capitanio; but I told them I would not be called seignior. The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton Now there is only a chairman of directors who may, perhaps, scorn to be seen in a music-hall: a grave and potent seignior whose relations with the footlights may be purely financial. Without Prejudice Many incidents of this troubled time are preserved, but none of them are so well worth the record as the defence of the fort at Vercheres by the young daughter of the seignior. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV The sovereign is the seignior of the City, and therefore entitled in the first instance to all customs, duties, revenues, and imposts levied within its precincts. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges I sat down at a table to which I was marshaled by a grave and reverend seignior in an imposing uniform. Caesar's Column "Now, seigniors," said I, "let us give them a cheer." The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton "I should have known you, sir, anywhere," said Jock, amazed to find the Ogre of old times no venerable seignior, but a man scarce yet middle-aged. Magnum Bonum It was, therefore, necessary to show that prelates, abbots, monks, seigniors, gentlemen, burghers, and peasants, the whole people in short, now cried with one voice, and desired with one will. The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 23: 1576 "Well spoken, reverend seignior," she said, as she found herself alone with the Queen. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland The titles of "very powerful and very enlightened seigniors" are still obligatory. Life of Chopin The Senators were indeed grave and reverend seigniors, and the merchants, in their old-fashioned dress-coats, looked more like distinguished diplomats than buyers and sellers of produce. The Fortunes of Oliver Horn The territorial seignior and justiciary on his own domain, was through the partial survival of the old wholly secular feudal order equally sovereign. The Modern Regime, Volume 2 Before 1789, he paid, on 100 francs net income, 14 to the seignior, 14 to the clergy, 53 to the State, and kept only 18 or 19 for himself. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 "Naught that will hinder you, worshipful seignior," returned the man with a sneer. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland V�laux "the country house of the late seignior is sacked, and everything is carried away, even to the tiles and window-glass." The French Revolution - Volume 2 Set aside in public matters, freed from taxation, the seignior remains isolated and a stranger among his vassals; his extinct authority with his unimpaired privileges form for him an existence apart. The Ancient Regime He may kill a wife gradually, and be no more questioned than the Grand seignior who drowns a slave at midnight. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne Because the exchequer, as formerly the proprietary seigniors, would appropriate to itself 60 days of labor out of the 300. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 It is the only land I have ever stirred with these hands, and half its wretched rent has gone to pay the tithe of labour I owe the seignior. Mauprat It is well known that the grand seignior amuses himself by going at night, in disguise, through streets of Constantinople; as the caliph Haroun Alraschid used formerly to do in Bagdad. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales The king's banishment of a seignior to his estates is the highest disgrace; to the humiliation of this fall is added the insupportable weight of boredom. The Ancient Regime In a chateau that belongs to the great seignior who has so much money, and who wanted to carry you off at Poitiers. Captain Fracasse Let any one travel through the provinces," says a contemporary advocate, "over the estates occupied by the seigniors. The Ancient Regime Separated from his equals, the seignior, again, is further away from his inferiors. The Ancient Regime During my father’s lifetime, my mother had been supplied with rich dresses by one of the merchants who was employed by the ladies of the grand seignior’s seraglio. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales For a pecuniary compensation the seigniors allowed the economical and tenacious peasant to pick off it a good many stones. The Ancient Regime It is evident, that, with such revenues, coupled with the feudal rights, police, justiciary and administrative, which accompany them, an ecclesiastic or lay grand seignior is, in fact, a sort of prince in his district. The Ancient Regime Such is the r�gime in countries where the feudal seigniors, instead of allowing the sovereign to ally himself with the people against them, allied themselves with the people against the sovereign. The Ancient Regime Under that circular portico, all the seigniors enjoying the privilege of entering it witness together the play of a new jet d'eau. The Ancient Regime We shall have a feast of tulips, in imitation of that which, as you know, is held in the grand seignior’s gardens. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales The seignior often visits them on their small farms,1305 talks with them about their affairs, about taking care of their cattle, sharing in the accidents and mishaps which likewise seriously affect him. The Ancient Regime The peasantry, without their seignior's permission, cannot alienate a field, mortgage it, cultivate it differently, change their occupation or marry. The Ancient Regime The lay grand seigniors have their hotels in the capital, their entresol at Versailles, and their pleasure-house within a circuit of twenty leagues; if they visit their estates at long intervals, it is to hunt. The Ancient Regime Hence it is that the grand seignior who withdraws from the former cannot enter into the latter, and he remains an absentee, at least in feeling. The Ancient Regime A terrible fire broke out near the walls of the grand seignior’s seraglio. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales The custom, and it may be said, the obsession of making presents to the seigniors, is well known. The Ancient Regime The seignior deducts a portion of all their crops in provisions or in cattle, and, at their deaths, a portion of their inheritances. The Ancient Regime A parliamentarian, like a seignior, must do credit to his fortune. The Ancient Regime To receive, to give dinners, to entertain guests agreeably is the sole occupation of a grand seignior; hence it is that religion and government only serve him as subjects of conversation. The Ancient Regime I joined them, and learning that they were going to embark with the rest of the grand seignior’s army for Egypt, I resolved to accompany them. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales A good many still remain to the profit of the seignior,—on bridges, on highways, on fords, on boats ascending or descending, several being very lucrative, one of them producing 90,000 livres1225. The Ancient Regime The peasant is assisted," says a seignior of the same province,5142 "protected, and rarely maltreated, but he is looked upon with disdain. The Ancient Regime Before undergoing this total dispossession, however, the seignior, involved in debt, is evidently resigned to partial alienation of his property. The Ancient Regime "Would to God," says a Normandy village,5274 "the monarch might take into his own hands the defense of the miserable citizen pelted and oppressed by clerks, seigniors, justiciary and clergy!" The Ancient Regime “What is your opinion on this subject?” said the grand seignior to his vizier. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales Louis XVI. suppressed serfdom on the royal domains in 1778; and many of the seigniors, especially in Franche-Comt�, followed his example. The Ancient Regime His consultation is diffused to such an extent around the country that many of the communities are satisfied that they owe nothing more to the king nor to the seigniors. The Ancient Regime At present it is at the charge of the seignior of Blet. The Ancient Regime The spectacle becomes still gloomier, on passing from the estates on which the seigniors reside to those on which they are non-residents. The Ancient Regime On the grand seignior’s birthday he exhibited some extraordinarily fine fireworks; and I, with numbers of the inhabitants of Constantinople, crowded to see them. Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales It is confounded with the seignior and his family; in this relation people are proud of him. The Ancient Regime A bishop thus, in the eyes of his contemporaries, according to the statement of spectators cognizant of the actual truth, was "a grand seignior, with an income of 100,000 livres." The Ancient Regime Suppose that, seeing this abuse of his name, the seignior is desirous of withdrawing the administration of his domains from these mercenary hands. The Ancient Regime What kind of a seignior is he who studies the price of things? The Ancient Regime Hair-powder is no longer put on little boys' heads; many of the seigniors abandon laces, embroideries, red heels and the sword, except when in full dress. The Ancient Regime Thus it is whenever you stumble on a grand seignior, even one that was worth millions, you are sure to find his property desert. The Ancient Regime Grand seigniors in retirement, and unoccupied fine ladies, enjoy the examination of the subtleties of words for the purpose of composing maxims, definitions and characters. The Ancient Regime A little later, in Auvergne, the peasants who burn castles are to display "much repugnance" in thus maltreating "such kind seigniors," but they allege "imperative orders, having been advised that the king wished it." The Ancient Regime "The king is robbed by all the seigniors around him, especially on his journeys to his different ch�teaux, which are frequent." The Ancient Regime The seigniors are no longer of any consequence to them; is quite natural that they should be forgotten by them as they forget. The Ancient Regime "Sire," replied the prelate, with the irony of a grand seignior, "I will ask my intendant and inform Your Majesty." The Ancient Regime The fourteen apartments, at the receptions of ambassadors are full to overflowing with seigniors and richly dressed women. The Ancient Regime Such likewise is the attitude and occupation of the principal lay seigniors, at home, in summer, when a love of the charms of fine weather brings them back to their estates. The Ancient Regime Out of twenty seigniors at the court there are fifteen not living with their wives, and keeping mistresses. The Ancient Regime And observe that we are at the residence of a grand seignior, in a circle of enlightened men. The Ancient Regime The seignior, sovereign and proprietor, maintains for himself under this double title, the moors, the river, the forest, all the game. The Ancient Regime We were dining with one of our fellow members of the Academy, a grand seignior and a man of intelligence. The Ancient Regime The seignior's warden decides in all cases concerning waters, and woods, and customs, and crimes relating to fishing and hunting. The Ancient Regime The seignior pays six sous for food, each corv�e, on men, and twelve sous on each corvee of four oxen. The Ancient Regime "Among those subject to this corv�e the larger number are reduced almost to beggary and have large families, which often induces the seignior not to exact this right rigorously." The Ancient Regime They are almost delegated kings, and for life; for they not only receive all that the king would receive as seignior, but again a portion of that which he would receive as monarch. The Ancient Regime The seignior has obtained all tithe rights, save a few belonging to the canons of Don-le-Rol and to the prior of Chaumont. The Ancient Regime The seignior of Blet collects terrage only on a certain number of the farms of his seigniory; "in relation to Brosses, it appears that all domains possessed by copyholders are subject to the right." The Ancient Regime "Almost the whole of the land, on which they exercise this right of pasturage, belongs to the seigniors, save this right with which they are burdened; it is granted only to a few individuals." The Ancient Regime Formerly the seignior of Blet enforced, in this case, the right of redemption which has been allowed to fall into desuetude. The Ancient Regime He himself just makes shift to live in a miserable way, with five domestics, a hound and two old mares "in a chateau capable of accommodating a hundred seigniors with their suites." The Ancient Regime According to arrangement in 1692, the curate, desirous of assuring himself of this fixed salary, yielded to the seignior all the dimes, novales, etc. The Ancient Regime I omit many other traits equally forcible; we see that the ecclesiastical and lay seigniors are not simple egoists when they live at home. The Ancient Regime Lacking other employment, the nobles exchange visits, and the chief function of a prominent seignior is to do the honors of his house creditably. The Ancient Regime Hence, they build, hunt and have their clients and guests, a lever, an antechamber, ushers, officers, a free table, a complete household, equipages, and, oftener still, debts, the finishing touch of a grand seignior. The Ancient Regime The seignior, formerly master and proprietor of all their goods and chattels and of all their labor, can still exact of them from ten to twelve corv�es per annum and a fixed annual tax. The Ancient Regime Prelates, seigniors and minor provincial nobles.—The feudal aristocracy transformed into a drawing room group. The Ancient Regime |
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