| 单词 | beast of burden |
| 例句 | So Bill was going as the beast of burden, yet he was the only member of the Company that did not seem depressed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Having no beasts of burden, the Cahokians themselves had to do all the carrying. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Negro sees him as a man with muscular emotions who wants to drive out all of his race except the beasts of burden. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was enslaved by carnival folk,” Addison said, “forced to pull fat, spoiled children like some common beast of burden— whipped, even, with riding crops!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Because of the Pleistocene extinctions, the Americas lacked animals suitable for domestication into beasts of burden; without animals to haul carts, individuals on rough terrain can use skids almost as effectively. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The sight had chilled me, touched me to pity for men who so resembled beasts of burden. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Karhides go afoot, mostly; they have no beasts of burden, no flying vehicles, the weather makes slow going for powered traffic most of the year, and they are not a people who hurry. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z As for the horses, they were from Europe; except for llamas in the Andes, the Western Hemisphere had no beasts of burden. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Having lost their beasts of burden, animal and human, the conquistadors painfully cobbled together a crude boat and floated their guns and heavy equipment down the Napo River, an upper tributary of the Amazon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Wild donkeys, descendants of the original beasts of burden, loitered along the dirt road. Despite the Caribbean country’s name, Turks and Caicos is not a duo like Batman and Robin 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The film's first image is of a man and his domestic beast of burden trundling across a desolate landscape in a howling windstorm. 'The Turin Horse': Facing the abyss in slow, black-and-white film 2012-04-19T20:22:06Z More important, it telegraphs that, for their captors, these enslaved men are nothing other than beasts of burden. ‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith in a Brutal Journey 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z "The primitive technology consisted of human labor and beasts of burden," said Franco Pierotti, director of extractions. Michelangelo's unrealized marble dream comes true in Italian quarry 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z "The primitive technology consisted of human labor and beasts of burden," said Franco Pierotti, director of extractions. Michelangelo's unrealized marble dream comes true in Italian quarry 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z But the bulk of the work they did, as what Mrs. Buckley used to call “the beasts of burden” on the charity circuit, was to shake money from the pockets of wealthy friends. The Gimlet Eye: A Socialite Who Helped AIDS Patients 2010-08-04T21:17:00Z But they also serve as beasts of burden; strapped to their backs are bulky space shuttles, slogan-incised pagodas and blocky delivery trucks — emblems of exploration, yes, but also expansion, appropriation and consumerism. Artists at Winston Wächter gallery construct enticing ‘Summer Dreams’ 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z But laboring figures, particularly the ones so weary they seem almost beasts of burden, are his legacy to later painters. Review | It’s easy to see Millet’s influence on other painters. It’s harder to see his genius. 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The film’s first image is an extended, deep-focus tracking shot of a man and his domestic beast of burden trundling across a desolate landscape in a howling windstorm. Movie Review: Bela Tarr?s Final Film, ?The Turin Horse? 2012-02-09T22:58:40Z Loved and spoiled by the females in his birth herd, he grows into a confident and hard-working companion and beast of burden, fearing only the “sound of a tiger.” Painting a vibrant and lush portrait of the 16th-century Ottoman empire 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Each step he took had a stiffness and wariness that evoked months of existence as a human beast of burden in shoes that never fit. No Matter the Role, Antony Sher Made Soaring Seem Possible 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Also, in this area of the Central Highlands, llamas are still used extensively as beasts of burden, an increasing rarity in Peru. Peru: take the high road to Inca glory 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Trav S.D., who wrote the excellent history “Chain of Fools,” once described Laurel on screen as “completely vacant, like a beast of burden, like a black hole.” Imagining the Unhappy Life of Stan Laurel 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z In fact, for much of the nineteenth century, as in ancient societies, American wives were essentially the property of their husbands, with only slightly greater rights than beasts of burden. “The rape-your-wife privilege”: The horrifying modern legal history of marital rape 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Whether it’s rescue rat-bots or bomb-sniffing beetle drones, electronics are helping us create new beasts of burden, allowing us to conscript creatures into the modern animal workforce. Science-fiction turns real: Genetically engineering animals for war 2013-03-23T19:00:00Z “A donkey is a very useful beast of burden.” Scientology Fascinates the Author Lawrence Wright 2013-01-02T22:27:36Z Mr. Brand, with his stringy hair, stretched-out body and nutty British demeanor, is more like the beast of burden, charged with hauling this grim load of mediocrity to the box office. | 'Arthur': A Lush Life Revisited, With Nanny on Board 2011-04-07T21:14:56Z The image of the burro as a miner’s faithful beast of burden contrasts starkly with ecological reality, experts say. 'Round them up and castrate the boys'; California conservationists take aim at wild burros 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z But hidden among those beasts of burden is the Volvo V60 and its unique blend of performance, high fuel efficiency and utility. Edmunds: 5 hidden automotive gems that no one buys 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z And donkeys star in a major new genetic study that reveals the ancient origins of the first beast of burden’s family tree. Your Thursday Briefing 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z It’s a beautifully photographed journey through the human condition and a sometimes harrowing portrait of life as a beast of burden. Now streaming: ‘The Consultant’ on Prime Video, ‘The Woman King’ on Netflix 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Through the centuries, donkeys have been a feature of the local landscape, used as beasts of burden. The UK charity helping Holy Land donkeys 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Both Balthazar and EO love and are loved by a human, and both are forced to become beasts of burden. Review: 'EO,' a gorgeous portrait of a donkey, is the movie you've been braying for 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z They built sumptuous settlements without the aid of the wheel, metal tools or beasts of burden. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z To better understand the origins of these humble beasts of burden, evolutionary biologist Ludovic Orlando from Paul Sabatier University—who has spent years working out the domestication history of horses—turned to donkeys. From a single domestication, donkeys helped build empires around the world 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z In theory the relationship consisted of reciprocal obligations, but in practice the Spaniards ruthlessly exploited it, seeing native people as little more than beasts of burden. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Mosley Animated fantasy about a beast of burden and his young son on a quest to find a legendary city. Virtually every movie coming to theaters and major streamers this holiday season 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z I call them donkeys, the beasts of burden that carry all this information on their back and take the reader into a world he might not be familiar with. ‘Imagine if we were in a war that had killed 400,000 Americans’: Author Lawrence Wright on COVID-19 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The high demand is good news for the donkeys themselves, whose comfortable lifestyle on the farm is a welcome respite from their traditional roles as beasts of burden. Coronavirus live news: Brazil investigates reinfection; Australia pins hopes on Oxford vaccine 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Upon arriving in Durban, he recalled, he was shocked by the inhumane treatment of “rickshaw boys . . . being treated like animals doing the work of beasts of burden.” George Bizos, anti-apartheid campaigner and lawyer for Mandela, dies at 92 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Donkeys are frequently used as beasts of burden in rural areas of Pakistan and betting on donkey-cart races is not uncommon. Donkey released after Pakistan gambling arrests 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z But humble beasts of burden aren’t usually buried alongside elite members of society, says study co-author Fiona Marshall, an anthropologist at Washington University in St. Louis. ‘Polo-obsessed’ Chinese noblewoman buried with her donkey steed 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Michelangelo, in a profound assertion of humility, draws a visual link between the Christ child and an everyday beast of burden. Review: The genius of Michelangelo in 53 drawings. That's 'Mind of the Master' at the Getty 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Spear might want to treat Fang as a particularly powerful mount and hunting animal, but the dinosaur is no one’s pet or beast of burden. The dinosaur epic Primal turns compassion into a survival tool 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Mosley Humpbacked beasts of burden escape their human oppressors and undertake a fantastical journey in this animated tale. Movies opening in L.A.: 'Joker' with Joaquin Phoenix and more 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Wasn’t it more likely that they were beasts of burden? Perspective | A history of anti-Hispanic bigotry in the United States 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z In the summer, a working blacksmith practices his trade near the oxen lift used to shoe the beasts of burden. You’re going where? Provo, Utah. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “It is the body’s beast of burden. It is the foot soldier for the body’s army. Two hundred rupees at Maghrib.” “Philosophy of the Foot” 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Many of the roads are more than twice as wide as modern two-lane thoroughfares, even though Ancient Puebloans had no wheeled transportation or beasts of burden. Drilling boom threatens web of ancient roads in Southwest 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z “Llamas were also very important because these people had no other beasts of burden; they were a fundamental part of the economy.” Largest known child sacrifice site discovered in Peru 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z As farmers embraced new methods of farming and breeding, and began to use steam-powered machines rather than beasts of burden to work their land, so agriculture was industrialised. ‘Cows carry flesh, but they carry personality too’: the hard lessons of farming 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z These Neolithic vessels are beautiful to behold, and when seen strewn around a yard look like sleeping beasts of burden. Georgian vinification doc 'Our Blood Is Wine' sloshes its alluring subject 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Sometimes the camels were carved alongside other beasts of burden, like donkeys. Ancient Artists Carved Camels in Saudi Desert’s Stone 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The ancient Maya never used the wheel or beasts of burden, yet “this was a civilization that was literally moving mountains,” said Marcello Canuto, a Tulane University archaeologist who participated in the project. This Ancient Civilization Was Twice As Big As Medieval England 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z “People were no better than beasts of burden,” a surviving herder told an ethnic Mongolian researcher who published their accounts in a small Chinese magazine in 2007. Where China Built Its Bomb, Dark Memories Haunt the Ruins 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z For instance, he grouped hedgehogs and bats together as “ferocious beasts”, and shrews and hippos together as “beasts of burden”. ‘A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z "They were beasts of burden, used to carry sugarcane on the plantations and they may have been used to power certain kinds of cane-crushing mills too." Antigua's donkey dynasty 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z “Either they are beasts of burden that became replaced by automobiles, or they were introduced for hunting for meat or sport,” Lundgren says. These Giant Invasive Beasts May Actually Be Good for the Planet 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z Once a fixture of Cypriot households, the creatures turned from beasts of burden to beasts of boredom as they were gradually replaced by tractors in the 1960s and 1970s. Orphaned by war, wild donkeys make a comeback in Cyprus 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z In the course of his summing up, Myers described Bennett as a “beast of burden”, “brutal monster”, “mountain man” and “caveman”. The business of securing death sentences: 40 years and 28 men 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Their history with humans, of course, is as the ultimate beasts of burden. Where’s the Love for Donkeys? 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z And donkeys may no longer enjoy the elevated status they did in ancient times, but a budding movement hopes to bring respect back to the beasts of burden. F.B.I., Mosul, Standing Rock: Your Wednesday Briefing 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The business thrived until World War II when, Dresman recalled, the Army needed beasts of burden. That little section of the L.A. River you inherited might actually be worth something 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Once a fixture of Cypriot households, the creatures turned from beasts of burden to beasts of boredom as they were gradually replaced by tractors in the 1960s and 1970s. Orphaned by war, wild donkeys make a comeback in Cyprus 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The Mayor is working as hard as a horse, a beast of burden to serve our purposes. Why Mayor de Blasio Is Facing So Many Investigations 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The bactrian camel itself is a beast of burden that normally carries everything that is required for a Mongolian to be able to build and live in a traditional Mongolian tent. Mongolia’s steppes host camel derby and beauty parade 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Sek Wannamethee, a foreign ministry spokesman, said Thailand had other specific regulations that promote the welfare of elephants, including a beasts of burden act and the tourism department’s guidelines for elephant camp management. Thai elephant attack puts spotlight on abuses in animal tourism trade 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z ‘We are NOT beasts of burden to be taxed and controlled and regulated,’ wrote D/P/R in April 2012 at the height of his, and the site’s, arrogance. EXCLUSIVE: Silk Road’s dazzling experiment: The drug bazaar’s “Doctor X” discusses our failed war on drugs and shameful addiction policies 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Armed gangs, crooked police and rival backpacker groups regularly rob cocaine's beasts of burden on their three- to five-day journeys over mountain paths carved by their pre-Incan ancestors. Drug trade's lowest rung: Peru's cocaine backpackers 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Like sheep, alpacas are raised primarily for their fleece while llamas are more often beasts of burden. Alpacas find home in eastern NC, away from native Peru 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Dogs are friends and beasts of burden that are highly valued. Sarah Palin Is Right: It's a Blurry Line Between Edible and Petable on the Frontier 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The citrus-like aroma of the sap wafted through the woods on sultry winds mixing with the smell of sweat and beasts of burden. Turpentine once flowed from north Florida 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z “We are not beasts of burden. We want dignity,” said Yossimar de Jesus, 23, a student from Mexico at Harrisonburg’s Eastern Mennonite University. As Hispanic population booms, immigration debate comes to key Republican’s Va. district 2014-03-03T00:56:05Z The appearance of camels as beasts of burden was as dramatic in its way as the first railways were in the industrial era. 'Camels Don't Belong In The Old Testament' 2014-02-12T19:46:00Z Earlier, people in the region relied on mules and donkeys as their beasts of burden. Camels Had No Business in Genesis 2014-02-10T21:23:33Z What is so often forgotten about the Maya is that they were operating in a jungle environment without beasts of burden and livestock. What happened in the rest of the world in 1066? 2013-11-12T02:47:20Z Most horses are used for pleasure and sport – they have names and are treated as pets, rather than as beasts of burden. They eat horses, don't they? 2013-09-06T18:15:07.913Z Of symbolic status, as a riding animal in peace and war, and beast of burden, it featured in tapestries and paintings as a noble beast, often clad in armour or adorned with fine cloths. No horsemeat please, we're British 2013-02-08T15:59:42Z Food historian Dr Annie Gray agrees the primary reasons for not eating horses were "their usefulness as beast of burden, and their association with poor or horrid conditions of living". Why do British people have such a revulsion over horsemeat? 2013-01-16T13:29:40Z He ate and drank sparingly, slept little, worked like a beast of burden, shunned high society and demanded the utmost of himself at all times,'' Mr. Sachs wrote. City Room: Toscanini and Me: The West 69th Street Connection 2012-11-25T16:00:14Z Consider, for instance, early pioneers who spent day after day clearing trees from fields using only hand tools and beasts of burden. Exercise: of Math and Myth 2012-11-08T21:33:00Z They dragged him along behind them, like a beast of burden, just for amusement. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z They become the beasts of burden of the whole city. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z And what of definite information this good husbandman possessed about the long-eared beast of burden would fill a volume of considerable size. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z They are "beasts of burden," more than any 128 beast of the field. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z In the square we see a medley of hand-carts laden with household goods, of packhorses and other beasts of burden, and of wagons. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z Any fourÐfooted animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Having left all their baggage and beasts of burden on the bank, they fled across the river into Arabia. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z Many of the rude, wandering tribes of the East employ them as beasts of burden. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z But such is not the habit of the people, who hunt them for ivory, but never attempt to subdue them, or use them as beasts of burden. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z She was dull, dull as an old worn-out beast of burden. Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z Are we not kept to work like beasts of burden, ten hours a day? A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z The mule, whether the pacing saddle-mule worth from £60 to £80, much affected by rich Persians in Tihran, or the humbler beast of burden, is not forgotten by the traders in the great saddlery bazar. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z They will find that the writers of that book, for the most part, speak of woman as a poor beast of burden, a serf, a drudge, a kind of necessary evil—as mere property. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z They are no longer treated as beasts of burden, but taught to consider themselves as men; they make it a constant boast, “Me free, me no b’longs to you!” Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z All transportation of merchandise by land is made upon the backs of Indians, for want of roads suitable for beasts of burden. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z Most wonderful of all, the camel, that ancient and serious beast of burden, a figure pertaining in all imaginations to the arid, sandy desert, keeps holiday in these huge swamps. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z “All the reward I ask is the first beast of burden with its load that shall enter the gate of thy paradise,” said Ibrahim; “a moderate request, surely.” Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z They were fed like beasts of burden, without the slightest remuneration for the heaviest work. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z While the negro was used as a beast of burden, a creature without feeling or soul, his mind became degraded, and he could not exercise his natural powers. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z Britain is rich in grain and trees, and is well adapted for feeding cattle and beasts of burden. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z At this point the walls rose on steep rocks above a cleft into which the besieged threw from the towers their dead along with the carcasses of beasts of burden and horses. The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) 2011-12-15T03:00:18.317Z But then these boys were merciful, and they generally jumped off, to walk up any steep hills, so as to relieve the beast of burden. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z For weeks he had to carry the fodder supply of the Maharaj's stables, like an ordinary beast of burden and a low-caste slave; a fool to boot had been put to attend on him. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z The horned cattle of Antigua, as well as beasts of burden, and domestic animals, are all of Lilliputian dimensions. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z In general, the camel is merely employed as a beast of burden, and from this he gets his name of the ‘ship of the desert.’ The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z The little woman wiped away her tears, and became again the brave, strong woman accustomed to the labour of a beast of burden to keep up her house. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z No God ever endeavored to make man a slave and woman a beast of burden. Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z They are not all turned by water-power, but some by the strength of men, and two of them even by the power of beasts of burden. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The horse or mule is a mere beast of burden and of draught, to be worked as hard as possible, half-fed, cursed, abused, and at all times beaten, goaded and kicked. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z Defeated enemies were robbed of all their possessions and slaughtered; later on they were degraded to serfs, a position little better than that of beasts of burden. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z The Bull is kept mainly for the purposes of breeding, being too uncertain for use as a beast of burden or for other employment. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z A few rise above their condition, but millions labour like beasts of burden, content with bread to put in their mouths, and never even thinking of freedom. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Carriers did not employ wagons, but drove gangs of pack-horses, each gang being preceded by a bell-horse, and the owners reckoned a young woman equivalent to half a pack in loading their beasts of burden. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z Moreover, the Aryan languages have borrowed the word camel, by which the chief beast of burden in Asia is called. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z As long as the wife does her duty well as a "beast of burden," little more is required from her. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z The former is used by the Peruvians as a beast of burden, as it will carry from a hundred-weight to a hundred weight and a half for fifteen or twenty miles a day. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z A wife is certainly not a beast of burden that is no sooner removed by death than it may be replaced by another. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Camel, kam′el, n. an animal of Asia and Africa with one or two humps on its back, used as a beast of burden and for riding.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z He was an older member of the battery than them all and a comrade rather than a beast of burden. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z That the hope was vain he knew, and that in all the island of Mombasa there is no single beast of burden, thanks to the tsetse fly, whose sting is death to them. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z It is used as a beast of burden and employed to draw waggons and to drag the plough in England, and in a variety of useful labours abroad. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z I'm not your beast of burden; I don't want to do any more business with you, and I don't want to marry your Akoulka. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z It was almost ten minutes later that he and Val reached the tepee camp, with their eight beasts of burden. Boy Scouts in Glacier Park The Adventures of Two Young Easterners in the Heart of the High Rockies 2011-09-22T02:00:22.487Z The Lord gave us oxen for beasts of burden.” The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Adriana, loaded like a beast of burden, brought my dressing-case to me immediately, but the others when they saw me turned and fled as if from the yellow peril. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z In a wild state it is savage and dangerous, but it is brought under cultivation by the Tartars, who use it as a beast of burden and make ropes and garments from its hair. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z Education was not an issue for the beasts of burden who worked the earliest treadmills, which were built to harness the power of animals to churn butter or grind grain. Gym machines offer the attraction of distraction 2011-08-15T16:18:30Z They little realized that, had they not brought them, they would have been provided with little more accommodation than a beast of burden. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z The llama is found nearly all over South America, and is often seen as a beast of burden at Callao, taking the place here which the donkey or burro fills in Mexico. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z A tradition exists, that up to the time of the tribe’s advent into the northern country, their only beast of burden was the dog, which then carried their packs and hauled their travois. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z Degrade not our children, our poor children, to become servants and beasts of burden to the German nobles! The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z That might mean the loss of many black men; but Amadu counted these as beasts of burden in comparison with his master. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The animals they liked best were dogs and seals; the former being their beast of burden and constant companion, the latter the provider of food, raiment, covering, and light. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z In Rome, the labourer found little respect beyond the beasts of burden whose burdens he shared, and the inventor found no provision of fostering care or protection in her mighty jurisprudence. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z There were no other domestic animals, no beasts of burden, and no way to travel except by foot or canoe. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The procession now poured upon the stage, a surging mass--passionately excited people waving palms, and in their midst, mounted on a miserable beast of burden--the Master of the World. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Horses, humans, donkeys and other beasts of burden are champion sweaters, which is one reason they are so good at exerting themselves for long periods of time. Because overheating can be fatal, humans and other animals find ways to cool off 2011-07-11T21:46:21Z There, sure enough, I found their ringleader, was overpowered, and, as you witnessed, made a beast of burden. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z They were granted in encomienda, employed as beasts of burden, or branded and sold as slaves in Panamá, Peru, or the West Indies. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z “If he were, he would doubtless hint that one beast of burden is sufficient for the party.” Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The same consequences with reference to sexual selection would to a certain extent follow when women are valued almost exclusively as slaves or beasts of burden, as is the case with most savages. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z The polyp's means of progression are limited, and the use of a beast of burden is most advantageous to it, for it can detach itself when it arrives at a favourable habitat. Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa 2011-06-25T02:00:17.833Z The haughty noble must be taught that he too had a master; he must be taught to treat his plebeian brother as another man, and not merely as a beast of burden. Problems in Greek history 2011-06-09T02:00:18.427Z He prohibited the use of the Indians as beasts of burden. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Then there’s yourself and the parson; and they want a third donkey—I mean beast of burden. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z As well as dealing with abused donkeys in the UK, the organisation began setting up clinics in developing countries where donkeys, despite being essential beasts of burden are often cruelly treated. Pan's Person, Watson and the Thatcher mimic 2011-06-01T09:48:02Z She told him to go away, that she never wished to see him again, and she called him a lazy beast of burden. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z The Maya persevered, without metal tools, beasts of burden, wheeled carts or roads. Scientist at Work: An Ancient Watery Underworld 2011-05-25T15:40:40Z She would not be such an article of traffic, such a beast of burden, such a tame, spiritless, long-suffering, sly little sycophant, as she too often is now. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z James MacGregor, helpless beast of burden to his tormentors that he was, was not beaten. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z He is the town beast of burden, to carry everybody's pack. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z As long ago as 460BC "the father of medicine", Hippocrates, proscribed the nectar of the beast of burden for anything from snake bites to nosebleeds. Donkey milk 2011-05-12T09:02:37Z At length two children came puffing along, one of whom was tackled as pulling beast of burden to a wheelbarrow, and the other harnessed on in front as pushing driver. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Whoever attempts to make Conservation the bone of a personal controversy or the beast of burden to carry any faction into power or popularity is its worst enemy. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z No strait-jacket ever held its victim more utterly helpless than the contrivance 280 which now held James MacGregor in toils as a beast of burden. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z You are striking for the right to live like human beings, not beasts of burden; but be careful, be sure you do not put yourselves in the wrong by rash violence. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z They chained his limbs and gave him over to the lash—sent him under the hot sun to work like a beast of burden. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Previously the only beast of burden in North America was the dog. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z The slaves were well fed, because they were considered useful beasts of burden. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z It is the only beast of burden in these latitudes, and with a team of such dogs attached to his sledge the Eskimo will cover 60 miles a day for several successive days. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z Each year numerous beasts of burden, and many travellers, perish upon this dangerous road. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z I would rather die than complete the voyage and be sold as a beast of burden. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z But in former days the dog was the only beast of burden which the Indians had. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z The women look too much, they say, like beasts of burden. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z A sumpter horse or mule; beast of burden. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Those horses are distinctly employed as beasts of burden, and to chase the buffalo. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z Do not thy members reach inward to the spirit of the mountain, which like a great beast of burden has lain asleep for a million years, yet has a heart of life? Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z The giant has a big body and a big heart," said the Professor; "but he shall not be treated like a beast of burden. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z The Christmas holiday week is over, and humanity's innumerable beasts of burden have returned to their yokes. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z When not a beast of burden, he is too often a beast of pleasure. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z Notwithstanding the cold, beasts of burden were standing in all directions, tied to posts and rails, while the dogs seemed without number. The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike 2011-03-06T03:00:22.017Z What was I more than a biped beast of burden, an animal designed to eat, sleep, labor, and reproduce itself? Neighbours 2011-03-05T03:00:27.277Z A much more important beast of burden in eastern and southern Europe is the ox: the long lines of slow-moving wains in Rumania, for example, are not unlike what one would expect in Cape Colony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z This is the generic name for a beast of burden, horse, mule, or donkey. fe all, although. get to say, managed to say. fe me, my. feel the hand of marry, a biblical expression. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z Horses, cows and buffaloes are the beasts of burden, and a Sooloo may usually be seen riding either one or the other, armed cap-a-pie, with kris, spear, and target, or shield. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 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, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Her chief function, however, was to see that the beasts of burden were duly fed, and to protect them against accidents and malicious influence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z There were no beasts of burden, neither horse, camel, donkey, nor cattle. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z By yielding to the peasants' wishes, and discontinuing to look upon his peasants as beasts of burden, that man would have shown himself not only just, but also intelligent in his own interest. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z The Continental practice of making the dog a beast of burden shocked Bret Harte, as it must shock any lover of the animal. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Like beasts of burden, they were harnessed to a cart the whole of the long summer days, or else they helped to unload the ships that came in port. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z In order to impress the Spaniards with the high state of that country's civilization, Tumaco described as well as he could the beasts of burden used by the inhabitants of the distant empire. Vasco Nu?ez de Balboa 2011-01-02T03:00:18.200Z From time immemorial the camel has been known as the beast of burden in India, Arabia, and Africa. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Still more forcibly were my grandam's words impressed on my mind when, the fifth day of our journey, I became a veritable beast of burden. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z The pathway is traceable only by the marks of the hoofs of beasts of burden and the ruts of wheels, and the fleecy banks at each side rise gradually higher. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z For three years he would have to live in a prison, wear filthy, hideous clothes, work like a beast of burden. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Gone are the days when beasts of burden enjoyed more legal protection than children. Case Shined First Light on Abuse of Children 2009-12-15T23:43:00Z Villages would then be burned, homes laid waste, and the strongest, ablest natives spared only to serve as beasts of burden to transport the tons of ivory to the coast. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Instead of giving me weapons to carry, I was compelled to continue in the role of beast of burden; a heavy bag of treasure was strapped on my back. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Sheep abound in the more temperate regions, and goats are universally met with; both of these animals are used as beasts of burden in the mountains of Tibet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" When I go out on a lion hunt I don't bother my head about or waste my ammunition upon beasts of burden. Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile So, unreasoning as a beast of burden, she performed her duties, and expected no return except her food! Regina or the Sins of the Fathers I begin as a beast of burden, and end like a fish's tail. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 The details hitherto known scarcely amount to a probable valuation of the loss which Germany suffered in men, beasts of burden, and productive power. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. If he found it to his advantage to treat his beast of burden, the peasant, with moderation, he was so much the more eager to make use of his landed rights in other directions. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. He was breathing now like a beast of burden hard driven by pain. The Cottage of Delight A Novel In the Orient and the Far East woman is almost without exception a plaything or a beast of burden; and to a degree that would incense us Europeans. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey The buffaloes are used not only in agriculture, but also as beasts of burden, as draught-animals and for the saddle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Father, bless our cattle and our beasts of burden that this illness that has stricken them may be healed. The Year When Stardust Fell Marguerite's porters were trusty men, deaf and dumb, more to be depended on than if they had been beasts of burden. Marguerite de Valois "You forget, doctor, you are not a beast of burden yourself." Tony Butler For we cannot estimate the noble work and uplifting power that the world loses in those countries where women are merely playthings and beasts of burden. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey The horse, the camel and the ox are the chief domestic animals; all are used as beasts of burden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" After a moment the girl came and stood before him; it was Nelly, big and raw-boned as ever, handsome still like the fine beast of burden she was. A Bed of Roses It hitched up an inland sea as its beast of burden and made a vast lake its pleasure pond. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 We 're all beasts of burden, ma'am,—all of us,—even the best, if there be any best! heavy laden wi' our sins, and bent down wi' our transgressions. Tony Butler She acts as beast of burden, carries heavy burdens on her shoulders, carries water, tills the fields, and splits wood. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey Plainly because those humble journeyers had no other beast of burden. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Mary was the beast of burden which she had captured by piracy. A Bed of Roses In these countries there is practically no difference between a woman and a slave, and even a beast of burden. Rambles in Womanland The beasts of burden were donkeys, or "burros," as the Mexicans call them. Campmates A Story of the Plains But because they are subject to the absolute authority of their husbands, their life is in most cases that of a beast of burden. The Modern Woman's Rights Movement A Historical Survey Each day we had to abandon beasts of burden that could drag themselves on no further. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 In her moments of cold horror in the past she had realised herself as a commodity, as a beast of burden; now she realised herself as a beast of pleasure. A Bed of Roses He is more in the position of the horse which drags the plough, a mere beast of burden. Political economy My offer to assume the charge was at once rejected, Frieda complaining that even she was considered somewhat unreliable as a beast of burden. A Top-Floor Idyl The man of the stone age tore flesh from the skeletons of wild animals he slew, and made of his wife a beast of burden. By Right of Conquest A Novel Two sturdy goats act as beasts of burden in the family, both equipped with saddle and bridle. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation Should the caravanserai be a small one, the merchants and their goods alone find place within, the beasts of burden being left outside. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" It makes men out of beasts of burden. The Treaty With China, its Provisions Explained New York Tribune, Tuesday, August 28, 1868 The load under which the beasts of burden tottered was gold. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter In its fourth year its training as a beast of burden begins, when it is taught to kneel and to rise at a given signal, and is gradually accustomed to bear increasing loads. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" There is something very appealing about the donkey, a patient little beast of burden, meekly bearing his saddle. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation It is better policy to conserve the strength of the beast of burden whether horse or daughter. The American Country Girl In this retrogression the status of the Indian woman participated, until in almost every tribe within the boundaries of our country she was reduced to the state of the merest beast of burden. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) They had even imported camels for their life here on the Sirian desert, deciding the Earth camel was a better beast of burden than anything the Sirius II wastelands had to offer. Home is Where You Left It Horses are comparatively few, and are seldom seen outside the large towns, the camel and donkey being the principal beasts of burden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In time of peace, too often, she was considered little better than a beast of burden. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Mounted on his little mule, as we have described, it was he who led the caravan, preceding the beasts of burden. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] First came the beasts of burden laden with spoils. The Golden Age in Transylvania Humanity became divided into beasts of burden and beasts of prey. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The steers he used as beasts of burden. The Planters of Colonial Virginia They found a beautiful town, with streets perfectly clean—for they had no beasts of burden—lined with spacious stone houses, and shaded with ornamental trees. Hernando Cortez Makers of History The Moslem faith has made of her a toy and a reward; the Jewish, a submissive beast of burden; the Christian, a danger, a vessel of impurity. The Intelligence of Woman The measure of our miseries is already full; our condition begins to be insupportable, and the life we lead is worse than that of beasts of burden. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. She is weaver, potter, basketmaker, cook, agriculturist, water bearer, beast of burden, everything. Oriental Women It is the common beast of burden of the villager, and is capable of carrying a load of from 160 to 224 lb. Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products Peasants, laden like beasts of burden, passed as we paused to rest, with trunks, provisions, and even the red tiles for the new hotel above, strapped upon their backs, or resting there on wooden frames. An American Girl Abroad There were parties of Chinese, sometimes on foot and sometimes with trains of mules or yaks, the oxlike Tibetan beasts of burden. The Caves of Fear The beasts of burden used by the Indians are ponies, elks and dogs. The Indian Captive A narrative of the adventures and sufferings of Matthew Brayton in his thirty-four years of captivity among the Indians of north-western America For she not only becomes the childbearer, but the beast of burden, the farmer, too, it may be, and the mechanic and the "general utility man." Oriental Women The beasts of burden linger on their way Like slaves, who will not speak when they obey; Their eyes, whene'er their looks to us they raise, With something of reproachful patience gaze. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June Too often, those in authority rule as tyrants, using power like some Juggernaut crushing under the beasts of burden. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder Still the brave little beasts of burden strained and tugged forward, encouraged by the shouts of the men. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Making beasts of burden of women is not alone practiced in Ceylon. The Pearl of India What a people this, which converted its debtors into slaves and turned its poets into beasts of burden! Sónnica The impurities from the houses, and the accumulation of litter from the beasts of burden, are unpleasant sights to the passing stranger. Wanderings in South America Or if the Navajo still raided the Moki, you could understand them toiling like beasts of burden carrying water up to these hilltops; but the day of raid and foray is forever past. Through Our Unknown Southwest Americans are beginning to realize the wealth of green food abounding in their gardens and fields, which they have too long abandoned to their beasts of burden. The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-Day Cookery Having entered the service of the old bookseller Raspopov, the young man does his duty with the faithfulness of a beast of burden. Contemporary Russian Novelists In the poor wards they killed the horses and beasts of burden, roasting the meat over flames kindled in the streets for the roofless refugees. Sónnica It became like a beast of burden in the fairy tale, and no-one there to defend it. Ditte: Girl Alive! Throughout her Indian travel she felt much vexed at being conveyed in a palanquin; it seemed a dishonouring of men to treat them as beasts of burden. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century As the use of beasts of burden was almost unknown, the roads did not ascend a steep inclination by zigzags but by steps cut in the rock. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Silent South," thus gives it: "He was brought to our shores a naked, brutish, unclean, captive, pagan savage, to be and remain a kind of connecting link between man and the beasts of burden. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War But, alas! the good time passes; Nought but grief is then my portion; I devote myself to drinking, Pray at C�ln in the Cathedral, And become a beast of burden. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. Parts of human bodies, remnants of clothing, and the remains of beasts of burden, were found scattered in every direction. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The men would always be mounted on the camels’ or horses’ backs, while the women would be perched on the oxen and bullocks, trained for the saddle and as beasts of burden. Across Asia on a Bicycle This illustrious scientist, that renowned novelist, despite their education are still beasts of burden to the capitalist. The Place of Anarchism in Socialistic Evolution An Address Delivered in Paris Was he not living the life of a beast of burden? Jena or Sedan? The inhabitants are the most cruel in their handling of beasts of burden and, in fact, of all living creatures below the grade of mankind that could be imagined. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... For it was only gaunt old Moses, the beast of burden, broken loose, and hunting the fountain head of what he considered his too meagre meals. Jack Winters' Campmates It had four legs, and was evidently a beast of burden. The Dueling Machine Judea had seen her God laid in the manger of the beasts of burden; it was for Christendom to stable the beasts of burden by the altar of her God. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) In countries, therefore, which are adapted to its habits, the camel is far superior to any other beast of burden, whether for draught or carriage. Happy Days for Boys and Girls One set represented the full-stomached virtue and solvent morality of bourgeois society; the other set, the working bees and beasts of burden, on the product of whose labor the gentlemen made so fine an appearance. Woman under socialism The camel is the only beast of burden which can be employed upon the deserts. Alexander the Great Makers of History To them I was nothing but money and youth; no longer a beast of burden—a beast of pleasure. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Oh, poor man! you complain of your lot, and with justice; for your labor is not that of a man, but is as heavy as that of a beast of burden. Told in the Coffee House Turkish Tales Sometimes, however, the Bactrian camel is employed as a beast of burden, the bales being slung at each side, and the water-skins suspended below the belly. Happy Days for Boys and Girls And he would 141crawl back to his cave like an outworn beast of burden, to sleep while she sang to him from below. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp The same principle should be regarded in driving horses and other beasts of burden. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) The first year of his probation he passed as a servant of the cattle and the beasts of burden, cleansing their stables and conversing only with them. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales He has also given this day of rest to the beasts of burden, and makes man accountable for causing them to violate his day. A Vindication of the Seventh-Day Sabbath and the Commandments of God With a Further History of God's Peculiar People from 1847-1848 Unyoke the prisoners: tell them they are men Once more, not beasts of burden. Collected Poems Volume One Certainly woman is here the chief beast of burden. A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science A party of troops or a Spaniard passes by and asks for some beast of burden, or an aid in food. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 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. They raided one of the coronel's camps where I was in charge, killed all my gang except myself and one other, and used us two as slaves and beasts of burden. The Pathless Trail I therefore made preparations for my journey, and hired a guide, who was to furnish me with beasts of burden, and accompany me across those dreary deserts. The History of Sandford and Merton Shall I go into a lengthened description of the habitations of the poor which will show that they are often worse housed than beasts of burden? The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed He made children to be the beasts of burden, the human sacrifices, the defenceless property of criminals and fiends. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures If a Jewish traveller arrived at a place just as the Sabbath commenced, he could only remove from his beasts of burden such objects as it was lawful to handle on the Lord's Day. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Mohammedan law, custom, and the example of their founder place woman on a level with beasts of burden and no nation rises above the level of its women. Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It As to the king and queen, I have changed them into beasts of burden and given them to wicked and cruel masters who will make them suffer for all their brutality to Rosette. Old French Fairy Tales As a patient domestic beast of burden suddenly resumes his savage state and rushes blindly, pell-mell, he knows not where, so Mlle. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life They will find that the writers of that book, for the most part, speak of woman as a poor beast of burden—a serf, a drudge, a kind of necessary evil—as mere property. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures Without it the laborer wears out too rapidly—like the horse, the ox, or any other beast of burden. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) When the learned ones ascribe such characteristics to women, is it any wonder that they have come to regard themselves as mere beasts of burden? Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It The king and queen, changed into beasts of burden, found their only consolation in biting and kicking everything that came within their reach. Old French Fairy Tales A patient little beast of burden, she was none the less useful to a young man floundering around in the mire of politics, love, and other dire uncertainties. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life It is as absurd to bring them up as spoilt children as it is cruel to brutalize them as beasts of burden. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Put us back if you can; veil us in harems; make us beasts of burden; take from us all knowledge; teach us we are only material; and humanity will go back to the dark ages. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV They are regarded as slaves by the Malays, and treated and disposed of like beasts of burden. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 It is said that six thousand years have passed, and they are still beasts of burden. Old French Fairy Tales At length, in the month of February, Morgan took his departure from Panama, having one hundred and seventy-five beasts of burden laden with silver and gold, jewelry, and other precious things. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Before the coming of the Spaniards there were no beasts of burden in Mexico; everything that required transportation was moved by human muscles. Aztec Land His willingness to become a cowherd, and now a beast of burden for the foreign lady he had seen, and her friend whom he had not seen, was indubitably genuine. The Princess Virginia I said––Wait, dear––I said that the man who should marry you would be nothing but a beast of burden, a slave. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Any other mode of ingress was impossible for any beast of burden. The Hound From The North In that case there would be little difference between their lot and that of the animals which we raise that we may have good meat or beasts of burden. Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook Woman has been for ages man's mere beast of burden.... In a Little Town With these teams must have been nearly ten thousand beasts of burden and thirty thousand head of loose stock. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail I have seen photographs of Russians in Germany harnessed and employed as beasts of burden. England and Germany And I shall require also the girths, which you use for the beasts of burden. Notes and Queries, Number 81, May 17, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The streets are full of people and carriages and beasts of burden. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit To them is attributed the invention, or at least the perfection, of the cart, and the first use of domestic animals as beasts of burden. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses The pace, instead of a scramble, became in places a wild glissade, and no beast of burden but a mountain pack-horse could have kept its footing ten minutes. Thurston of Orchard Valley Kirman is rich in palm-trees, corn, cattle, and beasts of burden; it offers an analogy to the province of Basrah by the number of its rivers and the fertility of its territory. Les Parsis "They rarely or never make use of a handsome animal as a beast of burden." The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) The old wrinkled squaws, who are good for nothing but to be beasts of burden, shall teach her.” The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. You will see plenty of elephants here, for elephants are to Burma what camels are to Egypt, the regular beasts of burden. Round the Wonderful World They were of little use as beasts of burden as there were few burdens to carry. Agriculture in Virginia, 1607-1699 They are literally skin and bones, these poor beasts of burden. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China Four days were employed in this work, during which the beasts of burden were dying with hunger; there being no food for them on these mountains buried under eternal snows. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The disabilities and degradation that women suffer to-day grow out of the spirit of laws that date from a time when women were viewed in the light of beasts of burden. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III His huge pack loomed over his shoulders, and as he walked, using two paddles as canes, he seemed some anomalous four-footed beast of burden. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He showed them how to work metals, sail the seas, tame horses, yoke beasts of burden, build houses, spin, weave, and sew—in short, all the industries of civilised life, which had hitherto been unknown. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas They act as if ye were beasts of burden and they your real masters. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Many of them, we read, were so given over to idleness and sloth, that they actually made the islanders beasts of burden, to carry them on their backs. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History They refuse to be household beasts of burden a day longer. Home Life in Germany The cruel queen of six years old, borne on the back of the little boy who served her as beast of burden, hunted thus on horseback with her hair streaming in the wind. The Sexual Life of the Child The great beast of burden in Bolivia is the llama, which looks something like a cross between a camel and a sheep. Birdseye Views of Far Lands The value of the camel as a beast of burden is abundantly confirmed.—N.Y. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Their women were beasts of burden; and, when young, they were regarded as a great delicacy by the palate of their pampered masters. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Stevenson, thinking of the 65 beast of burden best suited to carry his great sleeping sack, discarded the horse, for, as he says, “she is a fine lady among animals.” English: Composition and Literature Steps would do for pedestrians, but horses, chariots, and beasts of burden generally would require the last-named contrivance. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 Where a beast of burden is at work a boy or girl is near with a long handled dipper ready to catch the urine and droppings as they fall. Birdseye Views of Far Lands In Montenegro, women form the beasts of burden in war, and are counted among the "animals" belonging to the prince. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I They lie at the ends of the pole, the women of Morocco: the countrywomen, beasts of burden; the wives of the rich, sumptuously fed and caparisoned lap-dogs. In the Tail of the Peacock Even dogs, goats, and sheep, are trained as beasts of burden! The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains They are never employed in agriculture, but are extremely useful as beasts of burden; for they are strong, sure-footed, and carry a great weight. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. These orders came thick and fast when at last she was old enough to work; and she was old enough when she was very young, and did work like a little beast of burden. The Dop Doctor Men had worked with their own hands and with the labor of their beasts of burden, as men had ever worked. The New Nation Why should they strike out a line of their own, these "cattle" and "beasts of burden," as they call themselves? In the Tail of the Peacock Like a beast of burden laden down, I crawl through life, self-love unfortunately whispering into301 my ear that nature had perhaps mapped out a poet's career for me. Jewish Literature and Other Essays Elephants are used much less as beasts of burden than was the case in days gone by. India and the Indians They are never, like the Chinese, mere beasts of burden, or great merchants, nor do they descend to petty trade, like the Indians or Bengalese. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The vast multitude advanced slowly, covering the land with its flocks, its beasts of burden laden with the riches borrowed from the Egyptians, dragging the enormous baggage of a nation which is suddenly migrating. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt She would obey her father; but her father should be made to understand that hers was not the nature of a beast of burden or of a dog. Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite Germinie was not a mere beast of burden with nothing but her work in her head. Germinie Lacerteux The Martians do not use any of their animals as beasts of burden, and it would be contrary to all their ideas to do so. To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story A noisy, gleeful group of children play with their dolls and their dogs—dogs that are made to serve as beasts of burden and instruments of torture. The Vanishing Race On either side of the line trot three or four swift-footed lads, armed with wands; for in the East beasts of burden never lack hostlers and whippers-in. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt Men dealt in sheep and cattle, in order to live, in horses and other beasts of burden, why not in these, who were even lower than the higher animals? The Sign of the Spider Imagine a street two and a half miles long, but only ten to fifteen feet wide, thronged with water-carriers and beasts of burden compelled to give way to our great procession! A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Probably the average white man still believes that the Indian woman of the old days was little more than a beast of burden to her husband. The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American I doubt if ever a more extraordinary collection of vehicles and beasts of burden was ever got together anywhere in the world. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Bodies of oxen or beasts of burden lying on either side, with spirals of vultures sweeping around above them, marked the passage of the Hebrews, and prevented the angry King from losing their track. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt These go to India as beasts of burden and pleasure, and the government collects two hundred rupees for every elephant sent from the island. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan One of the beasts of burden reached up and thrust an end of the spear into the hugely distended abdomen filled with the unknown red liquid. The Raid on the Termites While we have a large variety of artillery, our expedition corps must be equipped with mountain guns which can be carried by beasts of burden. Operations Upon the Sea A Study In some cases camels supply the place of bullocks as beasts of burden, especially in the dry country north of Delhi. The Critic in the Orient If their god is so powerful," said the Pharaoh, answering the fear expressed by Tahoser, "would he leave them thus captives, humiliated and bowing like beasts of burden under the harvest labour? The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt And then do you not think that the beast of burden, which suffers blows and hunger, and works itself to death, suffers just as much from its miserable fate? Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The beasts of burden perished in the snow, while the soldiers were frost-bitten and famished. Ancient States and Empires The powerful animals from Diamond X ranch, acting for the time being as beasts of burden, leaned forward in the improvised yokes. The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X And then, do you not think that the beast of burden, which suffers blows and hunger, and works itself to death, suffers from its heavy fate? What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Suddenly three mule trains came to view, one of fifty long-eared beasts of burden; two of seventy each, with every animal carrying three hundred pounds weight of silver, amounting to nearly thirty tons. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Poor human creatures transformed into beasts of burden! Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 The Nez Percés of that and neighboring villages kept a large number of dogs, which were used as beasts of burden and otherwise, but were not eaten. Lewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark These bats are very mischievous in the plantations of the forests, where beasts of burden and horned cattle are exposed to their attacks. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests I knew that a slave became a beast of burden. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death Noble and burgess, freeman and serf, harnessed themselves like beasts of burden to the ropes and drew the stone from the quarry. The Story of Paris The beasts of burden fell over precipices, or stuck fast and were frozen to death. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Self-conscious and reflective nature in the man is of a higher order than the selfless and non-reflective nature in his beast of burden. Miracles and Supernatural Religion Numbers of beasts of burden sink every year under the difficulties of such a journey; and their bones serve to mark the direction of the road. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests What! you, so fresh and beautiful, are forced by your mistress to carry water like a beast of burden! Laboulaye's Fairy Book At this reply one of the officers ran to their beasts of burden, and taking some venison and bread, brought it to him. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The beasts of burden perished in vast numbers amid the morasses; the Gauls, disheartened by the perils of the journey, had to be driven forward by Mago's horsemen, and the general lost an eye. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History In all the States, we believe, laws now exist to prevent and punish unnecessary exposure, neglect, or cruel treatment of beasts of burden and other animals. Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4 You were made into a beast of burden by the Jivro insects! Valley of the Croen Centuries have passed since then, but there has been no change; they are still our masters, we their beasts of burden. With Cochrane the Dauntless The "Scotch cuddy" is so called because he is a beast of burden, and not from the nature of his wits. The House with the Green Shutters Horses, beasts of burden, baggage, even arms, were thrown overboard to lighten the holds of the vessels, which took in water at their sides and from the waves running over them. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Among these are a few free men; but the greater part are slaves degraded to beasts of burden. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 You will never see your friends again, and if you do, you will be sorry that you saw them, for they will have become beasts of burden. Valley of the Croen Chained down in a filthy den, liable to be whipped like a beast of burden, fed upon stuff that was but one remove from offal—how horrible! Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea First of all came the baggage, borne on thousands of camels and other beasts of burden. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality He remains the unfailing beast of burden despite all scientific progress. An African Adventure Egyptian Sheep In treating the wool-bearing animals along with beasts of burden, we make a somewhat fanciful classification which yet is not quite without reason. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Lying in wait by night for the beasts of burden of his General, he drives away the mules laden with garments and gold, and a vast weight of silver. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes They were used as beasts of burden, and they seemed to have made up their minds to be a burden to every one there. The Peril Finders First came the long trains of baggage, on mules, and camels, and horses, and other beasts of burden, attended by the drivers, and the men who had the baggage in charge. Xerxes Makers of History The blacks make the women of the tribes into their beasts of burden when shifting camp; they do not habitually use horses. Queensland Cousins Thus in North America, where there was no domesticable beast of burden, the Indians, though an able folk, remain savages. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization The device was suggestive of that of the rustic who tempts his beast of burden onwards by dangling a choice vegetable before his nose. William Pitt and the Great War No one felt fit to stir, and the beasts of burden seemed to be in worse plight than their masters. The Peril Finders The beasts of burden and the baggage were preceded and followed by immense bodies of troops of all nations. Xerxes Makers of History Of a truth the King of France shall lose nothing by my means, neither charger, nor mule, nor pack-horse, nor beast of burden.” Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls I have been round the camp this morning and seen the many beasts of burden being loaded ready for leading to the city. In the Mahdi's Grasp Yes, he was Pedro Valdez; in no condition to appear in such company, but nevertheless her slave and her beast of burden. Rita Horses and oxen were used later on; but the voyageur himself was the chief beast of burden here, as everywhere else. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Their houses are built like tents of rods and stakes, so that they can be easily taken down and packed on the beasts of burden. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World And you, who still live by tilling the soil, will find a marked change economically in dispensing with your beasts of burden. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch Arrived at the khan where he was accustomed to hire beasts of burden, he was preparing to dismount, when a man ran out and, stooping, kissed his stirrup. The Valley of the Kings They made slaves of many Indians, treating them with more severity than they treated their beasts of burden. Stories Of Georgia Twenty men loaded like beasts of burden formed the line, and finally M'Gillivray with his wife and family brought up the rear.' All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In consequence of the introduction of the mule and horse into the country, which have superseded them in many places as beasts of burden, their price seldom exceeds three or four dollars. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America Apparently it gratified Spira to be thus compared to a beast of burden; for she crept up to Basil’s side and kissed his sleeve. The Grateful Indian And other Stories "You mean," said Carlton, "that parties do our dirty work; they are our beasts of burden; we could not get on without them, but we need not identify ourselves with them; we may keep aloof." Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert The domesticated yák is invaluable as a beast of burden in the Trans-Himalayan tract. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir As for the women that ground the corn, and others that came with the army, and the horses and beasts of burden, and dogs, their number can not be told.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 The llama has indeed been rightly called the camel of the mountains, and was employed by the ancient Peruvians—as it is at present—as a beast of burden. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America They were beasts of burden, dressed in wretched skins, without any ornaments. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago The old nobility had grown too overbearing; the men and women who tilled the soil were considered hardly better than mere beasts of burden. Historic Boyhoods The yak is also used as a beast of burden. Chatterbox, 1906 It is, said he, like a beast of burden, which must daily tread its appointed round. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour With all the animals that were subject to us, none of them were beasts of burden or draught—that is, except Pompo. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness “That’s a fact, sir,” replied Martin; “not much more, I reckon, than you would a beast of burden.” The Settlers in Canada He becomes, therefore, a mere beast of burden, and his home is only a hut to feed and lodge him in. Rollo in London They had no cavalry; the only beast of burden known to them—the flame-beasts—were too small to carry more than a hundred pounds, in spite of their endurance. Despoilers of the Golden Empire He must be content to do the work that was most like that of a beast of burden: in this mercantile city many porters must be wanted, and he could at least carry weights. Romola "Fill this in!" he said, in those tones of his that would have roused rebellion in a beast of burden. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories They had no beasts of burden, no cows, no flocks nor herds of any kind. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky Beyond them, at a respectful distance, stood many beasts of burden, heavily laden, the great packs promising stores of rare and costly gifts. Under the Rose The Llama and Paca are both held in a state of domestication; the former as a beast of burden, and the latter for its hair or wool. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Some are valuable as beasts of burden, others are shorn for their coating, still others are kept for their milk and flesh. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The alpaca is never used as a beast of burden. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire In this first journey Godfrey and his companion, transformed into beasts of burden, carried away to Will Tree the arms, the ammunition, and a part of the wearing apparel. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery While the war with France was still in its gloomy dawn the unwisdom of treating British sailors worse than beasts of burden came near to wrecking the kingdom. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III But all such uses are mere trifles when compared with the value of these animals as beasts of burden—“ships of the desert,” as they have been poetically named. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys Of domestic animals the yak is one of the most useful, since it not only serves as a beast of burden but furnishes rich milk, butter, and meat. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The same Christians had themselves carried by Indians in hamacas, which are like nets; for they always used them as beasts of burden. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings In short, he had to resign himself to his vocation of beast of burden. Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery They will till the land—not, however, like the country beast of burden: a Paris jeweller would object to that. The Conquest of Bread The tribes of the Tungusians and Tchutski, who inhabit the northern parts of Asia, have also trained it to various uses—as a beast of burden, and also to ride upon. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys When the New World was discovered the llama was the77 only animal used there as a beast of burden. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania They also dragged it to the capital, for oxen were never employed as beasts of burden or trained to the yoke. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar The guanaco, which is common throughout South America, was used by the ancient Peruvians, in great numbers, as a beast of burden. A Voyage round the World A book for boys She no longer wants to be the beast of burden of the house. The Conquest of Bread When he starts upon a war expedition, he folds his tent, drives far away his beasts of burden, which transport his effects, and only carries with him his horse and arms. The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions The most common beast of burden, however, is the carabao, or water-buffalo. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Officers also were sent in all directions to purchase mules and other beasts of burden for the transport service. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign As we walked on we passed numbers of negroes grunting under heavy loads, some working for their owners, others let out to hire like beasts of burden, but none labouring for themselves. Peter Biddulph The Story of an Australian Settler Only these market-gardeners are reduced nowadays to a state of beasts of burden, in order to pay an average rent of £32 per acre. The Conquest of Bread The Res Mancipi of old Roman law were land—in historical times, land on Italian soil,—slaves and beasts of burden, such as horses and oxen. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society He was ignorant, stupid, a mere beast of burden. The Blot on the Kaiser's 'Scutcheon The rich Chinese were robbed and the labouring class were pressed into service fit for beasts of burden. The Philippine Islands Once enlightened they rebelled against the nobles who treated them as beasts of burden and trod them under foot with the mud; and they boldly demanded their rights as human beings and as citizens. Mary Wollstonecraft The freezing mists wet the three men to the skin; the snow and sleet beat in their faces; they did the work of beasts of burden, and had not even sufficient food. The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras The reindeer is our horse, our beast of burden. The Land of the Long Night "That's a fact, sir," replied Martin; "not much more, I reckon, than you would a beast of burden." The Settlers in Canada But when he met a fat and perfumed man, riding upon a milk-white mule, with servants before and behind him, and beasts of burden bearing hampers,—then Nicanor could not understand. Nicanor - Teller of Tales A Story of Roman Britain We had ample proof that these wretched women are often treated as little better than beasts of burden. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 Thus she continued a beast of burden down to the period of those maternal anxieties which, in ordinary civilized life, give repose, quiet, and care to expectant mothers. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time The horses and beasts of burden were often restive in mid-current, and provoked a good deal of merriment. Byeways in Palestine There were bent-over old women and men carrying packs on their backs like beasts of burden, and in truth the Russian peasant has been nothing more for many centuries. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army They were degraded, despised, treated as slaves, and beasts of burden, as they are in heathen lands to this day. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles The river was our beast of burden now, a tireless, gentle beast. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance The way your soldiers march out, laden like beasts of burden, is absurd. The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War Pantheism is the religion of the poet; and nature had made her a poet, though man as yet had but made of her an outcast, a slave, and a beast of burden. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida That this had been the case, became apparent on the following day; for there was no longer a single beast of burden to be seen, nor any camp, nor smoke anywhere near. The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis The galling harness of slavery had been cut off of their weary bodies, and like a worn-out beast of burden they stood in their tracks scarcely able to go anywhere. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Men, frantic with rage, beat savagely at their beasts of burden to make up the precious time lost. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance Camels and other beasts of burden were bringing in supplies for the vast army, and to this spot had been brought the poor fellows who had been wounded in recent battles. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan The reason of this was, that they were treated by the men more as beasts of burden than companions. Away in the Wilderness I'll act beast of burden provided it's hens I'm to carry—not rats! The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story It remained to choose a beast of burden. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) As the Romans moved forward, Simon--son of Gioras--with a band, pressed them closely in rear; and slew many, and carried off numbers of their beasts of burden. For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem The rest of the men were more accustomed to the river, or to conduct the sleighs or beasts of burden between the different posts. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory It made me think of a number of birds of prey pouncing down on some poor beast of burden which has dropped through fatigue on the road. Hurricane Hurry As the Aztecs had no beasts of burden, this must have been a task of no little magnitude. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Three days had passed, we had shared some misadventures, and my heart was still as cold as a potato towards my beast of burden. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) They had been brought from Upper Peru, where they are used as beasts of burden, and were here occasionally so employed. In New Granada Heroes and Patriots On this foundation were spread roots of the Agave tree, branches of trees, straw, and earth, so that even beasts of burden could walk across. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas It consisted of upwards of a thousand men and women, and as many beasts of burden. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley It is an animal resembling the llama, the well-known beast of burden of the ancient Peruvians. On the Banks of the Amazon He ate it slowly and mechanically, like some beast of burden, and when it was finished my father signed to him to get up, saying the words at the same time. Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah Personally unwilling to hold even a beast of burden in oppressive bondage, nothing could induce him to condemn slave-holding in those whose conscience permitted them to practice it. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 We rode ahead, our peons or muleteers following the beasts of burden. Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas Indeed, native Mexico, before the introduction of the equine race from Europe, had no beast of burden whatever, such as the llama afforded to the South American aboriginal peoples. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Llamas were the only beasts of burden employed by the ancient Peruvians. On the Banks of the Amazon The peasant gradually descended into a beast of burden, who was not even a human being, but merely a productive force for the benefit of the State and of the lord. The Story of Russia Forsaken by man, these horses returned to the wild, free state in which they lived before they were haltered, harnessed and trained by human beings to become their beasts of burden. Madge Morton's Secret The thermometer never fell below sixty-five degrees in the coolest part of the night, and in the daytime men and women and beasts of burden fell down dead in the streets. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre There was no room for bucking it off, and there was no trouble so far as the beast of burden was concerned, for he realised fully his own danger. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 “That men were not made for beasts of burden.” The Measurement of Intelligence An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for the Use of the Stanford Revision and Extension of the Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale The Holy Alliance with its unholy aims might ordain what it pleased, the people obstinately refused to resume the place of beasts of burden for the benefit of the State. The Story of Russia Our party all obtained these patient beasts of burden, and I assure you that we made a funny cavalcade. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland Luther himself quotes, in a sermon on "Genesis," the instances of Abraham and Abimelech and other Old Testament worthies, as justifying slavery and the treatment of a slave as a beast of burden. German Culture Past and Present Perhaps keep them to amuse the ladies of the harem, as you see now; perhaps make them beasts of burden; perhaps make more wives of them. Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series To toil without215 play, places man on a level with the beasts of burden. The Mind and Its Education But to the bold fearless rider the Poocah submitted willingly, and became his obedient beast of burden. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales They enslaved them, and worked them as beasts of burden. Tancred Or, The New Crusade They are beasts of burden, carrying the children and the family property on the journeys, and doing all the work at the halting-place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" She could hear him behind her panting like a tired beast of burden. Dixie Hart It puts a man on a level with the beast of burden, which constantly shirks its work. The Mind and Its Education Beyond this, man was the beast of burden—the thing that with scissors-like precision cut off, pace by pace, the distance between him and the trenches. The Red Horizon Time had revealed her, the sunken soul of patience and of pathos, the beast of burden, the sad-eyed, slow, and gray. The Judgment of Eve Under these grants, the natives were converted into beasts of burden, and forced to do the hardest work without the least compensation. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III In ancient times all animals could talk, and many were used as beasts of burden. The North American Indian Then, indeed, suffering and toil were the two forms of man, and the people were but beasts of burden. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry In their language the noun for woman also meant donkey; that is, the same name applied to both and a man’s wealth was accounted by the number of these beasts of burden he possessed. A Compilaton on Women They are the serfs that do the drudgery of the republic; they are the tillers of the soil, and beasts of burden. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America And now and then it is the kindly beast of burden who brings back some old playmate, done with weariness and striving, and coming home to rest in our cemetery beyond the south hill. Homeburg Memories Christ would make you, not a free man, a hero, and a warrior, but a hireling, a submissive beast of burden, a helot, a nobody. The Red Conspiracy In this age and in all others, all men except a few, in most countries, are born to be mere beasts of burden, co-laborers with the horse and the ox. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry We may suppose both journeys to have been made by donkeys, the common beasts of burden in Eastern countries. Correggio A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation The llama is still used as a beast of burden; but it seldom carries a quintal more than twelve miles a day. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America He began to talk about the meharis and the Negroes who would go with them and the beasts of burden. The Golden Silence We may well ask what shall we do with the negro, if we continue to multiply the race in slavery as beasts of burden and articles of merchandise. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The phenomenal growth of this industry is the more remarkable when we consider the lack of roads and beasts of burden. Cocoa and Chocolate Their History from Plantation to Consumer It is dogged, slow, conservative, hard to move; it advances step by step, a patient, sure-footed beast of burden; and when once it has done a thing, it never goes back upon it. Post-Prandial Philosophy On the slippery tracks which traverse this western slope, bulls are often used as beasts of burden, the cloven hoofs enabling them to descend with great security. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The scarcity of four-footed beasts of burden is noticeable after the crowded Moorish thoroughfares. 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