| 单词 | bedstead |
| 例句 | There was a table, a chest, a bedstead with a faded quilt, a spinning wheel, and a small loom. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There were no seats; instead, half a dozen brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z This was a bedroom with a plain iron bedstead overlaid with a thin white quilt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sleegers has been hired as night watchman, and tonight a carpenter from the underground is coming to make a barricade out of our white Frankfurt bedsteads. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And just like that, Mutti packs up everything—the dishes, the pots and pans, the uneven chairs, the brown wooden table, the worn armchair, the scratched-up black oak table lamp, the two wooden bedsteads. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a small bare room with nothing in it except an old wardrobe, a wooden chair, and an iron bedstead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z O dark, musty platoon huts, with the iron bedsteads, the chequered bedding, the lockers and the stools! All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned back against the bedstead and smiled. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the same iron bedstead, and the quilt was multicolored, faded but still cheerful with reds and blues and greens and yellows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The room contained an iron bedstead covered with a faded quilt of a Double Wedding Ring pattern. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When she wasn’t feeding us, she sewed, if she had fabric, or polished the bedstead and Papi’s dresser, or mended whatever was worn, ripped, or needed patching. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She pulled on the rails of the bedstead, as if she were stretching, but her knees were folded up to her belly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That night in his own room he tied one end of the silk sash of his smoking jacket around his neck, then stretched out on the bed and tied the other end to the bedstead. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We see also white Loyalists of Norfolk upon their pleasure-boats now laden with clocks, bedsteads, and inlaid secretaries. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I crawled between the mattress and the padded bedstead and let the mattress fall across me like a tombstone. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z She perched on his rustic bedstead and warmed herself by the clay fireplace. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I peer in at the old bedstead and table: life was abominably hard here, and people were often forced to leave when their luck turned. A tale of ice and fire: touring East Iceland 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Writing about white mobs attacking their homes, a newspaper reporter described a sorry pile of “bedsteads and mahogany banisters, cut up into small particles, as for kindling wood.” Antiques: Mahogany’s History in Slavery in the Caribbean 2012-08-23T22:00:55Z The sense of domesticity and its discontent is often present, with a brass bedstead making recurring appearances. Elizabeth Murray: A Singular Style, Steeped in Many 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The museum exhibit contains, along with tables, chairs and bedsteads, a few architectural fragments and a reproduction of an 1850s parlor that he built for a tobacco farmer. Antiques: Search for de Soto in Southeast Georgia 2010-05-20T22:44:00Z “There’s such emotional attachment to the pieces,” Mr. Merrill said during a tour of his own gallery, surrounded by Evans cabinets, lamps, frames, tables and bedsteads. Antiques: The Furniture and Life of Paul Evans 2014-02-20T23:33:55Z He hired the young woodworker Thomas Molesworth, who turned gnarled branches into capital A’s to ornament the ranch’s dressers and bedsteads. Antiques: Vintage Thomas Molesworth Furniture Heads to Auction 2013-09-05T20:00:56Z Ettore Sottsass, the Italian designer known for stacking colorful geometric forms, helped fill the Mediterranean Revival building with creamy marble tables, zigzag pattern rugs and burl wood bedsteads. Antiques: A Sotheby?s Catalog With Some Juicy Details 2011-02-24T22:29:12Z Long swaths of the building remain ruined, with iron bedsteads and mattresses moldering behind bars. Antiques: Penitentiary Restores Prisoner?s Biblical Murals 2011-07-22T05:15:25Z Ms. Larson analyzes holes and gouges in antique bedsteads for her museum clients, who are scattered from Maine to Mississippi. Museums Are Trying New Things in the Bedroom 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z On cherrywood bedsteads with tapered posts eight feet tall they attached iron rods for drapes of mosquito netting, essential during Louisiana summers. Antiques: Exploring the Art of Louisiana Furniture 2010-12-10T00:01:00Z Working families could buy bedsteads, tables, and chairs that imitated in style those of the middle class. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Patients were given bedsteads and fresh bedding, in lieu of torn and filthy mats on the floor. This Psychiatric Hospital Used to Chain Patients. Now It Treats Them. 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z He sets a different standard for cubits, and for giant’s bedsteads. Poem of the week: Under the Light, yet under by Emily Dickinson 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Her metal bedstead is eerily similar to Mrs Lowry's, which is depicted in a painting LS Lowry completed a year after his mother's death. 'We live in LS Lowry's house' 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z In Herman and Lizzie’s bedroom, on either side of the bedstead, there are two panelled doors, which lead to three tiny rooms. Herman Melville at Home 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z One night, Jacquie broke into the villa where the woman was being held, handcuffed to an iron bedstead. The secret life of a female bodyguard 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z “I was not born in a hospital but on a creaking bedstead in my grandparents’ house,” he wrote in his 2004 autobiography, “Ojibwa Warrior.” American Indian Movement founder Dennis Banks dead at 80 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Each is filled with traditional furniture and fabrics handmade in Salento in south Puglia — there are crocheted cushions and salvaged-wood bedsteads — and decorated with antique farming tools. Where to Stay (and What to Eat) in Matera, Italy 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Experts at Mount Vernon have added reproduction French wallpaper, cream-painted woodwork and a bedstead draped in blue printed cotton. Men in stolen U-Haul truck ram an ATM at Nats Park 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z One of the most feared techniques was being tied to a grille, similar to a metal bedstead. Latin America’s Schindler: a forgotten hero of the 20th century | Ewen MacAskill 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z In the 1940s, for example, the shopping basket included gramophone records, iron bedsteads, and both men's and women's hats. E-cigs, Spotify, and craft beer added to key UK economic tracker 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “I was not born in a hospital but on a creaking bedstead in my grandparents’ house,” he wrote in his 2004 autobiography, “Ojibwa Warrior.” American Indian Movement founder Dennis Banks dead at 80 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z For instance, travelers were advised to stay in hotels with iron bedsteads as these are less likely to be infested with the “enemies of repose.” Couple Ending a 3-Decade Journey in Travel Book Sales 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Being a Democrat does not mean passing up five freshly painted bedrooms, mahogany bedsteads and a denticulated cornice in the library. New York’s new mayor: By FDR’s book 2014-01-02T16:00:50Z The basements of the better class of houses were half full of water, and through the windows, one could see chairs, tables, bedsteads, etc., afloat. California Megaflood: Lessons from A Forgotten Catastrophe 2013-01-19T17:15:00.200Z Most poignant are the mundane things: someone's trousers, a plastic chair, cushions, a rusting bedstead. Inside post-war Sri Lanka 2012-08-04T11:44:25Z Police were drafted in, and folk went up into their upper front rooms to see which bedstead or table-leg would best stand the strain of a rope across the street. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z A light framework of lath is run up, just large enough to hold a travelling bedstead and chair; this is covered with felt or water-proof sheeting and placed upon the raft. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Hepplewhite’s bedsteads with carved and fluted pillars were very handsome and attractive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Item: I give to my grandson, George Washington, my next best dressing glass, one bed, bedstead, bolster, one pillow, one pair of sheets, one blanket and counterpane. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z The furniture of their cabin was meager, a few chairs from a ship, a bedstead made of fir poles and a ship’s stove were the principle articles. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z His furniture consisted of a bedstead, a mattress, and a small stove. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z I could not have been sleeping long when I was awakened by a movement on the part of my camp bedstead. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Chairs and bedsteads and even stoves and old pipes were piled in hopeless confusion one upon the other. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z On the low bedstead in one corner lay a handsome cloak, a sword, and one of the clumsy pistols of the period. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z The furniture of the rooms consists of an iron bedstead with metallic springs. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Sleeping on the floor is very comfortable; in fact, I don’t quite see the need of bedsteads, unless the room is infested with rats or other creeping creatures! Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z We placed another chest on the first, and dragged the bedstead up, pushing it against the chests. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The furniture consisted of several chairs, a mirror, no carpet, a small stand, a large dining table, and in one corner of the room a bedstead, washstand, and bookcase, with writing desk on top. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z Though care may have been taken to disinfect the linen, towels, handkerchiefs, the bedstead and bedding, chairs and wall-papers, and carpets and curtains, even the clothing of the attendants will be infected. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Willing to sacrifice the meagre comforts of a convict for the sake of alleviating the condition of the sick and the dying, they not only gave up their bedsteads, but bedding also. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z Sometimes the entrance was stopped by two or three men coming out with a heavy chest or with the pieces of a bedstead. The Making of a Saint 2012-03-16T02:00:25.243Z A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The Furniture of Wards should be simple, clean and non-absorbent; the bedsteads of iron, mattresses hair, laid on spring bottoms without sacking. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Ornaments consisting of flowers, garlands of massive size and absolute relief, were applied indiscriminately to bedsteads, sideboards, bookcases, pier-glasses, &c., without any principle of selection or accommodation. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z There was a scarcity of bedsteads, and these females were asked for theirs. Noble Deeds of American Women With Biographical Sketches of Some of the More Prominent 2012-03-10T03:00:13.687Z In China, there is a State bedstead of great beauty, books of paintings upon rice-paper, and many beautiful bronzes, carvings, and other specimens of Chinese art. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Perhaps however he despises luxury, and prefers to harden himself, like Napoleon, or the Emperor Nicholas, who slept on a camp bedstead. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z At the farther end—if any thing could be far in that hole—was a jungle bedstead, formed by driving green stakes in the floor and walls, and stretching rope across them. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The timber is used for making bedsteads, &c., while from the roots a dark transparent gum may be procured, which, when dissolved with spirits of wine, forms an excellent varnish. 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 The bedsteads have no curtains, and the rooms are generally unprovided with any conveniences. The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 2012-02-04T03:00:17.917Z In final desperation the girls brought a big supply wagon and loaded the bedstead and the woman into it, leaving the village fifteen minutes before the first of the Uhlans arrived. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Beyond the first partition, in a darker room, there was an old bedstead with ugly looking comforters and pillows without cases. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z Lies dressed, across a large unseemly bed, upon a bedstead that has indeed given way under the weight upon it. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z I laid my lace veil, my bridal veil, upon the head of his bedstead.... Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z As she returned, the light glowed on her old, wrinkled face, and on the burnished knobs of the dark mahogany bedstead, while a stream of wax dripped down on to the floor. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z In one village they went three times to try to persuade an aged woman to leave, but she refused to move unless the ancestral bedstead on which she lay could be transported with her. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Seven feet square, with a broad, roped bedstead occupying the entire length, a bedside space of but two feet wide was left. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Perhaps they saw the poker; in any case, they must have felt the bedstead against the door. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z Sometimes there are straw ticks and cot bedsteads furnished, but not in sufficient quantity to supply all the hospitals. Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields 2012-01-07T03:00:15.907Z It was a lie,—that wooden bedstead, that deaf woman, they were fading phrases of the untruth. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z He went near, and noticed two little sticks, one of gold and the other of silver, lying in the bedstead. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z Taking hold of an iron bar from the bedstead, I began to move the bricks indicated. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z I could not go to bed; but I pulled the bedstead over against one of the doors—the locked one—and I laid the mattress down in front of the other. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z He had ridden into town on a borrowed horse," relates Speed, "and engaged from the only cabinet-maker in the village a single bedstead. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z It contained the great mahogany bedstead naked of hangings, a desk, and an oak chest, and two or three mahogany chairs. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z On going from apartment to apartment he found a young lady of more than earthly beauty sleeping on a bedstead of gold. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z In 1809 General d'Espagne roused his aides in the depth of night by fearful cries, and when they rushed in he was found lying in the centre of the room, under the bedstead. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z Through an arch with columns, only half-closed by a handsome tapestry curtain representing a youth in powder kneeling to a lady � la Pompadour, a handsome mahogany bedstead with a canopy was visible. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z He came into my store, set his saddle-bags on the counter, and enquired what the furniture for a single bedstead would cost. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z A bedstead at one corner, behind a narrow screen extending a few feet from the door, was intended for me; the sheets and coverlids, though coarse, were clean. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z What was his surprise when the prince saw a huge cobra going round and round the golden bedstead on which his father was sleeping. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The furniture of a house, some may say—the chairs, and tables, and bedsteads—is made nearly altogether by hand. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z His wife was the daughter of a dealer in iron bedsteads and spring mattresses, in the Calle Mayor. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Four were seated upon the frame of the bedstead, and another at the table, upon which lay an open Bible and Hymn-book. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z Besides the single bedrooms, there are suites of rooms for families or parties, finely appointed with ornamental woods, rich carpets, and with brass bedsteads instead of the old wooden bunks. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z The queen was lying down on a richly furnished bedstead of gold beside the king. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The room, on which the wallpaper hung in dank strips, contained a full-sized bed and a chair bedstead, a washstand, a samovar, a potpourri of a carpet, and certain mysteries of feminine toilet. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z On the upper floors boys in their sabots had perched themselves on the window-sills with legs hanging out, or were trying the mattresses still left on their wooden bedsteads. Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field 2011-12-11T03:00:11.417Z There was no bedstead, but an accumulation of rags in one corner covered two dirty little children. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z There are also great artists with the turning lathe, who make large bedsteads, and they make beads of great size, brown, yellow, blue and coloured, which they export to all parts. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century 2011-12-11T03:00:10.483Z I went straight into your bedroom, and saw a large cobra going round and round your golden bedstead. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z She leaned against the great family bedstead and looked at us. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z This I passed round a leg of the massive bedstead, throwing the two ends out of the casement on to the ground. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z As she heard him take the half-dozen steps which divided the two rooms, she stood by the bedstead, trembling from head to foot; it might have been her executioner, not her husband, who was coming. A Woman Perfected 2011-12-02T03:00:24.420Z The other boys were still asleep in the little iron bedsteads on either side of him, but he made no attempt to recompose himself to slumber. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z At last, in one of the side rooms, he found a young lady of heavenly beauty lying down on a splendid bedstead. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z The bedchamber, hung with pink and white brocade, with a canopied bedstead decorated with big bunches of white ostrich feathers, was especially charming. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z This consists of a low-built bedstead arranged to slide through an opening in the wall of the house between the porch and bedroom. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium 2011-11-25T03:00:11.053Z After sweeping and putting everything in neat order, she went upstairs and hid herself under one of the bedsteads. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z He at once built a small cabin, with the generous aid of his neighbors, and moved his family into it, without bedstead, table, knife, fork, or spoon. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z The image was laid on a bedstead, a straw thatch built over it, with walls of straw. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z His sister received a picture, which was upon his bedstead, representing the Saviour on the Cross. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z The bedstead was of pure ivory, and the pillows were covered with creamy-white silk, embroidered with white flowers. Dot and Tot of Merryland 2011-11-12T03:00:34.677Z He came to the outside wall against which he knew her bedstead stood. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z We then crept within the curtains of bamboo cloth which encircled a rude imitation of a fourpost bedstead, but I kept possession of my shoe. 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 bedstead of the antique mode, Compact of timber many a load, Such as our ancestors did use, Was metamorphosed into pews; Which still their ancient nature keep By lodging folks disposed to sleep." Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z All the next day I lay in the room alone on a low bedstead, looking up at the ceiling and counting the cracks in the wall. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z Within these walls, on that plain bedstead, beneath that window commanding an ocean prospect, Webster died. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z She did so, and both hunted, looking under the bedstead and elsewhere, but did not find the child. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z I was on a visit during the rainy season, a few years ago," says a recent writer, "when I slept upon an iron bedstead which had two lots of bedding on it. 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 The wooden bedstead was hidden by a silken coverlet, and a large arm-chair occupied a great portion of the room. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z The "continuous series of mats" are suspended around the wall, and the "bedsteads," as described, serve as seats for the guests. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z The room in which the monarch slept is still preserved with great care; he rested in a carved oak bedstead, which bears his initials and a crown. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z After what I have said of this establishment, the reader will be surprised to learn that, when I went to my room, I found there a bedstead, but no bed or bedclothes. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z The count rose, and, approaching the recess, he saw a curtain, which he drew aside, when a small bed on a pretty oaken bedstead in a corner became visible. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z That awful bedstead that always took an acre lot to hold it! Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z In the forks four light poles had been laid and fastened, making the head, foot and sides of the bedstead. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The bed, bedding and bedsteads in use by him and his family. 2d. How to Collect a Doctor Bill 2011-10-15T02:00:30.593Z The banisters of the stairs were broken; the bedsteads destroyed; the roof partially untiled. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Tall sombre houses across the narrow street, with dirty tattered blinds, bedsteads half across windows, dirty children leaning out and risking their necks, here and there a few sickly plants. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z When Mr. Gilroy took up his flashlight to go down to his “Royal Suite,” as the scouts called the walnut bedstead, Joan said: “Shall we escort you down the trail?” Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z So each of my sepoys had fitted himself out with a charpoy or native cot, a four-legged wooden bedstead with a string network bottom which makes a comfortable couch. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Charpoy, char′poi, n. the common Indian bedstead, sometimes handsomely wrought and painted. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Viviana continued to pace to and fro within her chamber for some time, and then, overcome with fatigue, flung herself upon the bedstead, on which a cloak had been thrown. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Speed relates that Lincoln came into his store, set his saddle bags on the counter, and inquired what a single bedstead would cost. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Our bedstead is mother earth, upon whose cool but maternal bosom we strew a thick coating of hemlock, cedar, and fir boughs. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z There was a wooden desk with a ledger upon it by the window which looked to the west, and a camp bedstead extended from the southern wall nearly up to the desk. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z With a poet's whim he climbed into the old wall bedstead in which he was brought into the world, which, of course, also furnished inspiration for a poem. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The bedstead now lay at their feet in pieces, which they quickly carried upstairs, and by-and-by were able to set up to their great satisfaction. Left to Ourselves or, John Headley's Promise. 2011-10-05T02:00:17.183Z The bedstead was a crude, wooden frame supported by perpendicular saplings fastened to floor and rafters. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Here Bertram learnt the twin delights of a native bedstead when used as a seat. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The convicts woke up one after another and rose trembling with cold from their plank bedsteads, by the dull light of a tallow candle. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z "Look there," he said, and pointed with a twisted finger, to a leathern purse, or sporran, which was hanging to one of the posts of a wooden bedstead in the corner. The Scottish Fairy Book 2011-09-27T02:00:17.480Z The man provides a bedstead, a table, a dresser and chairs. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z There was butter everywhere, he used to say; on the bedsteads, on the cupboards, on the chairs, on the tables, hanging up on nails in bladders. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z A “table” of posts and packing-case boards, surrounded by native bedsteads of wood and string—by way of seats—constituted this, the Officers’ Mess, Club, Common Room and Bar. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z "Enough, keep quiet," cried a retired soldier, whose business it was to keep order in the barrack, and who slept in a corner of the room on a bedstead of his own. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z A rosy light tinged the face of the child who was sleeping there in the old wooden bedstead, and woke her up. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z There lay Messua, gagged, and bound hand and foot, breathing hard, and groaning: her husband was tied to the gaily painted bedstead. The Second Jungle Book 2011-09-10T02:00:30.870Z Roswal slept as sweetly as ever he had done on his golden bedstead and his pillow of down at home. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z Her old mattress and pillow had been removed to Becky’s bedstead, and, consequently, with these additions Becky had been supplied with unheard-of comfort. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z My camp bedstead was made of three boards. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z My bedstead is raised by forkillas; at the head and feet are cross poles, upon which is placed a platform of split cane. Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z I feel so sorry for those poor tables and chairs and bedsteads and all the rest of 'em as I could cry my eyes out this very minute. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs 2011-09-03T02:00:18.353Z The furniture and bedstead, inlaid with arabesques in white metal, would seem more valuable now than they really were at that time, when the arts were beginning to produce so many masterpieces. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z A few chairs, a rough table, and some bedsteads were made from the trees that had been cut down. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z The officer on service took him to the civil prison, and pointed out the place where his plank bedstead was to be. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z It contained thirteen bedsteads and a vast number of tables, forms, benches, shelves, and cupboards. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The bedsteads were of iron, and the beds stuffed with straw. The Young Dragoon Every Day Life of a Soldier 2011-08-31T02:01:26.737Z The enormous bedstead, with four columnar posts and silk curtains, looked like a tomb. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z They were their guests, and they must sleep on the bedstead—that was the state bed—the bed of honor—Walter had never slept on the floor in his life. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z He walked about with a self-satisfied air, by the side of his camp bedstead, beneath which he had concealed his spirits, previously buried beneath the snow behind the barracks, in a secret place. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z In the low parlor one bedstead one table and benches two formes, one small frame of a form and shelves, one Closet with shelves. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z We are already in the third corner, where stands another—this time an iron bedstead. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z That church porch is like the baldacchino over certain Roman high altars, or, more humbly, like a very large fourpost bedstead. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z There is no bedstead, or place for one. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z One day when I was ill, and lying in the hospital, Sirotkin was also there, stretched out on a bedstead not far from me. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z A table with an untasted meal stood against one wall; by the other was a camp bedstead. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z The same carpet was spread upon the floor; the bureau, the bedstead, and washstand, were precisely similar. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z I could already see the luncheon served in my room, the bright wood fire lighting up the dimity curtains draping the high-post bedstead. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z There are two matrasses on the bedstead; we will lay one down here—the bolster will do for pillows—there are some nice clean sheets, and a spread. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z Each one contained about thirty prisoners, and we were very closely packed in our camp bedsteads. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z Two iron spikes erect on the Dean’s bedstead, by which he is in danger of a broken shin at rising and going to bed. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z Then I'm going out to buy a bedstead and bedding, and a table and washhand stand. A Life For a Love A Novel 2011-08-18T02:00:24.323Z Still there was an old wooden bedstead up there, on which he could hoist up a sail, and sail away to any port he chose, to Spain, or Rhodes, or where the lotus-eaters lived. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Late at night, when alone with Longin in their sleeping-room, the lieutenant, instead of going to rest, sat on the wooden bedstead and began: "You will go to Lubni tomorrow with another man." With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z When the key was heard grinding in the padlock which closed the gate, it was too late to put the lights out and lie down on the plank bedsteads. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z A broad wooden bedstead extended across one end, and at the other were two long cupboards extending from the ceiling to the floor. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z It was a bare, miserable room, its only furniture an old iron bedstead, a rickety table, and two chairs. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z The bedstead was made by placing five or six thick poles sawn off at four feet on the floor on the left side of the hut, like the sleepers of a railway. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A thin-railed iron bedstead, bent and staggering, stood against a wall, and on its murky coverings a half-dressed woman sat and neglected a baby that lay by her, grieving and wheezing. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z For the most part he remained silent, seated on his little bedstead, occupied in mending his own boots. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z There was an iron bedstead in the centre of the room, and four bunks in two stories ranged against the side. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z The room to which the Indian house-boy led him had a brass bedstead and a private bath, and the rugs, if not true Tabriz, were a handsome imitation. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z They put off preparing the bedstead till next day, when they approached on a spanking south east wind—half a breeze—against which they had to tack indeed, but spun along at a good speed. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z We’ll go to a place I know, and buy one o’ them little iron fold-up bedsteads and a mattress and pillow and blanket, and stand it there. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z When he had been well beaten they would wrap him up in his pelisse, and throw him upon his plank bedstead, leaving him to digest his drink. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z When I made sure that he was well in his bed, which I could tell by the creaking of the bedstead, I let myself out. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z There was no carpet on the spotless floor, and an iron bedstead, a large table, and a few chairs completed the furnishing of it. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z The bedstead took up much of the room, but then it would answer in the daytime instead of chairs to sit on. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A homely bedstead, brown with age, stood by the wall with a heavy wooden sort of roof, like a little house by itself, and curtains of faded Byzantine silk. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z He put down his bag, took his place at the plank bedstead, and sat down there with his legs crossed, without daring to raise his eyes. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z The introduction of iron bedsteads began a new era of midnight morality. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z There was the feather bed, and her mother had left her a bedstead to go with it, a quilt and a pair of blankets. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z She took the trouble to brace the bedstead against the washstand as before. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z There were two cot bedsteads at opposite sides of the cell, and one small iron stove against the wall, between the beds, and directly opposite the door by which she entered. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z The bedsteads are of carved oak with blue covers, curtains, and canopies; on the four corners there will be bunches of blue and white ostrich-feathers. The Journal of Countess Fran?oise Krasinska Great Grandmother of Victor Emmanuel 2011-07-10T02:00:25.767Z As a wandering speaker I dreaded the wooden bedstead of cottage, lodging-house or inn. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z The bedstead on which I slept was homemade, but neat and substantial. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z Well, many years ago, a young widow who was related to her hosts, went to pay a visit at this house, and was given a room containing a large, four-post bedstead. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z Dragging the bedstead away by main force he began to sound the corner. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Now his lordship had had a bedstead made for himself, sweetly fashioned of rods of silver gilt: upon it the legserpent found him asleep, and under it he crept. The Princess and Curdie 2011-07-06T02:00:49.480Z Besides, these nocturnal irritations were a fruitful source of tenemental sin, from which iron bedsteads have saved residents and wayfarers. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z The wonderful hair had been carefully combed; it flowed like a golden cataract over the headrail of the bedstead. A Vendetta of the Desert 2011-07-05T02:00:32.510Z I tell you an ole rooster that was perched on the foot of my bedstead fell down in a dead faint, so that I had to pour a teaspoonful of brandy down his throat.” Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z The cupboard was opened, the big chest ransacked, the bed and bedstead pulled to pieces, the chimney inspected, but no trace of the fugitive could be found. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z There was a camp bedstead instead of the Indian wicker basket, a table, two trunks, and even a few books. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Wooden bedsteads in the houses of the poor were the fortresses of the enemy, which then possessed the land. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z A few battered bits of iron, the remains of a bedstead, and some broken crockery lay strewn about; but everything combustible—chairs, tables, curtains, etcetera—had been given to the flames. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z He gives to his eldest son Richard the bedstead which was his grandfather Thomas Collins’s. Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures 2011-06-29T02:00:22.613Z The object beneath me was not my study chair, but a small iron bedstead on which there lay a boy, fast asleep. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z Two worm-eaten four-post bedsteads, a large deal-press, two rickety tables, three or four old wooden chairs, and a few rusty kitchen utensils, formed the whole of its domestic inventory. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Iron bedsteads have ended this, and given to the workman two hours more sleep at night than was possible before that merciful invention. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z As for the visiters, some slept on the billiard-table; others, like ourselves, scrambled for a few paltry stump bedsteads, whilst the most philosophical wore away the night in drinking and gambling. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The furniture consisted of an iron bedstead, an oak dresser, table, and chairs. The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics 2011-06-24T02:00:19.850Z It is usually slung in the tent of a wagon, but is occasionally fixed upon forked sticks driven into the ground, and used as a bedstead. Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert 2011-06-15T02:00:16.390Z In a curtained recess an immense mahogany bedstead displayed a yellow satin coverlet profusely embroidered with pink and purple silk flowers. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z The bedsteads were of carved ivory, exceedingly beautiful; the canopies, of blue silk fringed with gold; the coverlets, of fine linen and purple, curiously embroidered. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z Madame sent down a nice bedstead and some bedding. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Fourpost bedstead, chair, table, candlestick, set well down so as to allow good space for vision later on, light up a little, when Opium Sal lights candle shortly after Jasper’s entrance. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z Some farmers could afford to have a wooden four-posted bedstead, hens, geese, pigs, a couple of cows, a couple of sheep, or two-plough oxen. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z He sat down on his bedstead and, resting an elbow on the window-ledge, gazed out into the starlit, moonless night. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z It is hardly possible that Moses knew anything about this bedstead of King Og, afterwards so famous.' The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z Even the bedstead was of wood—a good, solid invitation to home-like rest and slumber. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z Frank declines the Squire's room, the great four-post bedstead, and the mahogany splendour, and chooses a more modest apartment on the stairs, with a pretty view of the valley. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z For there, close beside it, was a fresh grave, quite recently covered in, surrounded by a painted wooden-frame, not unlike a bedstead. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z "I shall need bedding too," said Mrs. Carpenter, with a look at the empty bedstead. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z Bare white walls—no pictures allowed—and no wall paper—a black fireplace, a plain table, an iron bedstead, a washstand, two chairs, and a window is about the entire inventory. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z An uncommonly small, old-fashioned, wooden bedstead, a bantam-size "dresser," a washstand its shorter brother, a small table or "stand," and two half-grown chairs, mature before their season, were the principal articles of furniture. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Procrustes, you will remember, was a robber of Attica with a quaint sense of humour and a bedstead. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z He was seated upon a sort of divan resembling a bedstead. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z There was no other furniture than a bedstead with a straw mattress upon it, a table, and a stool; but it was the occupants, rather than the apparent poverty, who claimed our attention. Notes on Old Edinburgh 2011-05-03T02:00:17.180Z The quarters at the different military posts were furnished by the quartermaster with stoves, tables, bedsteads and all kinds of furniture that would be cumbersome to move. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z The following day, fifteen thousand persons called to see the great statesman as he lay upon his single iron bedstead. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z For instance, if a master put a servant into a damp bed or a crazy bedstead or gave him bad meat to eat he might be liable in damages to his servant. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z A small room, a common iron bedstead, a sweet, almost transparent old face framed in a plain white cap, violets scattered here and there over the body. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z It was small, but cosy, with a curiously-shaped bedstead—the head having a resemblance to a Latin cross, with three pegs covered with white dimity. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z The lofty bedrooms, I remember, were deliciously clean and airy, and the brass bedsteads—a real luxury in the tropics—were surrounded by the whitest and most impenetrable of mosquito netting. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z They even bored a hole in the door of the prison, that they might catch a glimpse of their idol, as he lay on his iron bedstead, a gift from an English friend. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z In former times he had a little toy, a model of the old Eton Long Chamber bedsteads that stood on his table. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z The room, she found, was evidently a sleeping chamber, for there was a cheap iron bedstead in it, and articles of male attire were scattered about the floor. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He spits and turns his nose up, The bedstead groans with weight, And then a snuff-pinch goes up, 'Those men in Number Eight!' Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z There, the huge bedstead of pine-wood was not missing, on which roses and magic signs were painted; meant to drive away night-mares, goblins and other nightly sprites. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z She, balancing upon the bedstead, and looking out, thinks not of the bar now, nor takes note of the dimensions of the aperture. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z Then the groaning of the mahogany bedstead announced that he had retired for the night. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z We were ordered to clear everything out of our room, and then the Germans arrived with a blow-flame with which to run over the bedsteads and clear out the cracks in the walls. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z Then he stooped and drew from under the bed a very low bedstead, and showed me that it had a good spring and mattress, and clean, soft linen; and I was astonished and delighted. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The room occupied temporarily by the king is very small and simple,—has a plain oak bedstead and dressing-table. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z Despite her burning impatience, she does not open it till after restoring the bedstead to the horizontal, and replacing all as before. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z His emporium is very like a small four-post bedstead, and its chintz curtains are wreathed with lemons on boughs. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Upstairs the big bedstead and an old chest or two are heard bounding on the floor as if in a mad ballet. The Great Return 2011-03-20T02:00:35.837Z Among them was a high four-poster bedstead, that reminded me of the century-old bedsteads in English farmhouses. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z There are solid oaken benches and tables, carved cases and chests, oaken bedsteads as simply made as possible, and windows with tiny oval or diamond panes. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z The big bedstead on which Virginia lay was what used to be known as a "tester." The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z The other sleeping apartments are large and lofty; each with two small bedsteads, tastefully hung, like the windows, with red and white drapery. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The first chamber we entered was a good-sized one, neatly furnished, containing a bedstead with uncovered mattress and pillows. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z The servant left him muttering and tossing from side to side on the creaking camp bedstead. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Louise stood clinging to the ironwork of her bedstead, sick with horror, as a terrible struggle ensued. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z The sick child lay upon a tottering bedstead, which was covered with pieces of carpet, torn quilts, or anything which could be procured from the floor or elsewhere. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z "If your child be none other man's, But if it be very mine, The bedstead shall be gold two spans, The bedfoot silver fine." Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z Against the wall stood a wretched bedstead, upon which lay a straw mattress. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z De bedsteads make of pieces of split logs fasten with wooden pegs and rope criss-cross. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z Very buggy-looking bedsteads, equipped with a web of narrow thongs in lieu of cotton tape, assumed that air of discomfort which a broken or ill-adapted leg is so prone to impart. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z De white folks have house make bedsteads, too. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z General Manvers lay as dead upon his camp bedstead—his jaw dropped, his cheek sunken, his eyes glaring and fixed. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Curtained off from the main room, with its earthen or roughly-boarded floor, are the low bedsteads of the family, each covered with its patchwork quilt. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z By degrees they had scarcely any furniture left whole but their heavy old-fashioned bedsteads. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Slave boys, on their knees, supported huge jars of sour beer, and the females, perched upon adjoining bedsteads, were ready to dole out the more potent liquor. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z There is no bedstead; therefore, fleas have a picnic at your expense if the room is not well swept. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z A bar of iron from his bedstead would remove the shingle overhanging the loop. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z At the same instant a sort of truck bedstead, made of bamboos, was brought forth from the hut by another brace of the brigands, who placed it conspicuously in front of where I lay. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z I stood on the top of a bedstead, leaning on her shoulder, and thus we remained till the whole row of buildings had fallen in. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The Cabinet minister felt himself over-honoured in one of the huge state rooms, where the old carved bedstead had been left, and all the electric lights did not seem to dispel the shadows. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Before him on a narrow, iron bedstead lay his mysterious prot�g�e. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z In each domicile was a small camp bedstead, table, chair, and chest of drawers, all manufactured by their ingenious host. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z There was a catre, or leathern bedstead, in the tent—a common article of camp furniture among the officers of the Mexican army. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Despite her burning impatience she does not open it, till after restoring the bedstead to the horizontal, and replacing all as before. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z The Duchess occupied another vast chamber, made incongruously modern by a low bedstead representing a lily, and bought for a fabulous sum from France. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z One gazing in might see the silhouette of a young girl seated by the side of a low bedstead, on which lies stretched the form of a youth apparently asleep. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z He sat down upon the bedstead in a desponding attitude. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z Have both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z She balancing upon the bedstead, and looking out, thinks not of the bar now, nor takes note of the dimensions of the aperture. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z They entered their dwellings, threw off the feather-beds from the bedsteads, took all the woolen blankets and coverlets they could get hold of. Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot 2011-02-01T03:00:12.910Z They show a bedstead and other bits of furniture, together with certain homespun sheets of everlasting linen, that are kept as heirlooms in the garret of the Shottery cottage. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z His room is an expanse and his bed stands in a curtained alcove—the bedstead an antique, the bed billowy, clean, and comfortable, as all beds are in France. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z In this respect we are, indeed, improved, by the introduction of French bedsteads, which are among the most valuable of modern suggestions. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z His bed-room is furnished just as it was in India—a plain French bedstead without hangings, an India matting on the floor, a few cane chairs, and a small chest of drawers. A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel 2011-01-22T03:00:18.233Z Now I should sleep in my iron bedstead, after having slept for thirty-seven nights on a square of oilcloth. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z It was very scantily furnished: a spring mattress in an iron frame, a child's bedstead, two trusses of straw. Six Women and the Invasion 2011-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The same chairs, the same little table, the same bedsteads and wardrobes, the same tableware. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Now and then he fixedly gazes at the curious-looking, rusty old bedstead. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The bedsteads were iron, painted brown, and all the other furniture was of the simplest possible style. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z It had a great walnut bedstead, with chintz curtains, on which was printed in violet the magic story of Pyramis and Thisbé. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Our oldest beds belong to this period, unless we consider Presse bedsteads or Cupboard bedsteads, already spoken of, as real beds. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z Large gleaming brass basins were ranged on a shelf above the broad open chimney-place wherein the fire burned, and massive bedsteads carved after the Breton style stood on the stone floor. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z Presumably the bedding protected them and the breaking of the bedsteads broke the jar of the rocks on their bodies. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Furniture made of dark wood with inlaid work of copper filled the sleeping apartment, where, on a platform covered with swan's-down, stood the large canopied bedstead trimmed with ostrich-feathers. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z HE Sick-A-Bed Lady lived in a huge old-fashioned mahogany bedstead, with solid silk sheets, and three great squashy silk pillows edged with fluffy ruffles. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Among these early types are "Cupboard" or "Presse" bedsteads, frequently mentioned in the inventories from which we gather much of our information. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z She was lying back on a little iron bedstead, with her man's blouse open at the top and her chest uncovered. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z Mother's bedstead was a high, old-fashioned one with white curtains about it. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z In order to provide his friend with as comfortable lodgings as possible, he bought an iron bedstead and a second armchair, and stripped off some of his own bed-covering to garnish this one properly. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z In prison they had to put two bedsteads and beds together to make it long enough for him to lie down. The Life of Roger Langdon Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen. [With a preface by H. Clifton Lambert.] 2010-12-21T22:55:56.210Z If any bedsteads were made here, they were undoubtedly simple and unpretentious, along the lines of the settle and board tables. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z “Yes, uncle, dear,” and the girl, who had made a brave effort to grow calm, approached the side of a great four-post bedstead, where a large, thin, yellow hand lay upon the white coverlet. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Of course I expect it was a bedroom, and thinks as I should soon feel the bedstead, as would fill up a good bit o’ the place. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z At last it came, and away I went; but now separated from the bedstead, to which I had clung to the last. Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season 2010-12-20T17:11:47.497Z Following an attendant, Harry and the sergeant were ushered into a long, whitewashed ward, where, on either side, in their iron bedsteads, lay sufferers from the many accidents constantly occurring in the London streets. A Little World With so many periods and so many makers, it is not surprising that mistakes in these respects are sometimes made, especially as regards the bedstead. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z It was stretched out, I recollect, on a great ironing board, under the window, which in another part of the room made a bedstead at night. In Jail with Charles Dickens Brass and iron bedsteads have almost entirely superseded wooden ones, and they are generally made without fittings for curtains. Household Organization The term, however, sometimes includes the bedstead or frame for supporting the bed. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Build a box bedstead by driving four posts into the ground, then nail pieces across, up about twelve inches from the ground. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. In one room there is a Field bedstead of English make, dating about 1780, showing reeded posts and a curved canopy top. Remodeled Farmhouses They alone are allowed the privilege of sleeping on bedsteads: a small stump bedstead being placed in every ward for the purpose.” In Jail with Charles Dickens He had dropped down once more upon the ledge of the empty bedstead, had buried his face in his hands, and was absolutely motionless. The Wish A Novel He staid till he had sold even my bedstead and the cradle in which my youngest child lay. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 5 of 6 We next put in the window and made a bunk or bedstead from small poles and the hut was completed. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The landlord had taken the two bedsteads, the chairs, a trunk, and a table, for what was due to him, as the porter said, who had gone up-stairs with us. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 He sat down on a stone bench opposite the door, which served for a seat and bedstead; and casting his bloodshot eyes upon the ground, tried to collect his thoughts. In Jail with Charles Dickens All traces of death had been removed: the empty bedstead--whose supports stood out darkly against the grey wall--alone indicated that its occupant had sought another resting-place. The Wish A Novel He shuddered, too, at the bedstead with its pleated iron laths furred by dust and rust, and at the red mattress exuding flock like clustered maggots. Sinister Street, vol. 2 There was a big rosewood sofa against a wall, also a rocking-chair, a center-table, a wide walnut bedstead, and an ample alcove containing running water, and a basin and towels. The Cottage of Delight A Novel I fell on the bedstead with my head against the folding doors of it. The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels During the day his bedstead turns up against the wall and leaves more space for him to work in. In Jail with Charles Dickens There were five bedsteads in the house, and on the whole a great deal of furniture for those times; much more than I have seen in any other inventory. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 We have not been disturbed since we left the bedstead.’ The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters In sudden terror she moved unsteadily across the room, and stood leaning against the foot of the oak bedstead; then, all at once, she made a swift, passionate gesture, and dropped to her knees. The Gambler A Novel "Wat!" exclaimed the second voice, with a loud yawn, whilst at the same moment the creaking of the bedstead and a sullen sound upon the floor showed that the speaker had risen from his couch. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The bedsteads are of iron; and nothing can exceed the neatness and order of the apartments. To Cuba and Back The inner room was scarcely large enough to admit a middle-sized bedstead used by the parents. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them They commenced at his bedstead and deliberately razed it to the floor, leaving the headboard in one place, the footboard in another, the two sides at angles, and the bedclothes scattered about the room. The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters The cold March daylight was partly excluded by drawn blinds, but a glow from the fire played upon the walls and the high four-post bedstead. The Gambler A Novel I'll go and fetch in a pallet, 'tis as good a bed as the other; and if you will stay the removing, we'll set up a bedstead. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 The poor widow made leather balls to sell to a toy shop; her eldest girl, Jemima, always called Jemmie, made little toy bedsteads, for she had been lame from her birth. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves The two upper stories are filled with neat iron bedsteads, having two beds each, arranged like ships' bunks over each other; of these there are two hundred and sixty. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them “The rooms of Lord Byron remain just as he left them; his bedstead, with gilded coronets, his pictures, portraits of friends, writing-table, and all; but it is private property, and visitors are not allowed.” Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands He gave us a description of what might happen if the feet of all the four-post bedsteads in the city were endowed with life and, with their contents, were to come stalking along the garden-walks. On the Heights A Novel I wonder whether my drawing still exists, and, if so, whether it is going down as an heirloom from generation to generation with the bedstead, the looking-glass, and the middle-aged tomcat lady. Fragments of an Autobiography Little Susan, the youngest, helped as well as she could by making the little bolsters and mattresses for the dolls' bedsteads, which were to form the toys of luckier and younger children. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves He was keenly cognisant of the places where the wood floor showed through the dingy carpet, and the black spots on the iron bedstead from which the paint had chipped off. Thirty What the four-post bedstead but a reduplication of the original type, a table placed on a table, the upper one being laid open? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 The nearest approach to a bedstead in this benighted land is a bench-like bank of mud brick along the wall, in some of the houses. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois I felt it coming," he said; "the rail of the bedstead nearest at hand seemed to be going round like a wheel, and I had to wait till it was within reach to catch it. Fragments of an Autobiography Jemmie made pretty little dolls' bedsteads, the frames of which, made of white wire, she bent into shape, and strengthened with slender strips of tin. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves She fetched a miniature bedstead, undressed and put herself to bed in a manner calculated to bring down the house every time. Windyridge The knob was still missing from the bedstead, and for seventeen years Charlie had promised to get a new one. Carnival There stood two high bedsteads, but they held bed-clothing enough for six, for from this house neither feathers nor linen were ever sold. Landolin With a pang of anxiety, Leon drew the bedstead away from the wall, and went behind it to where Lossy had dragged himself. A Modern Wizard In the foreground put a brand-new dak-bungalow, furnished with a French bedstead, and nothing else; in the verandah place an embarrassed Englishman, smiling into the open mouth of an idiotic female elephant. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The backs of the seats were thrown down, bedsteads were pulled out, and berths improvised in a few moments. Round the World in Eighty Days That night I slept in a dreadful place, called the Reception ward, on an iron bedstead, in a room with a stone floor. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The horsemen had told Abu Girgeh that they had found him sitting in a tree writing, so he was at once put in chains, tied tightly to a bedstead, and then interrogated about Hicks's troops. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 Taking some matches from his pocket he deliberately set fire to the old hangings at the windows, and then lighted the half rotten mattress which rested upon a bedstead, doubly inflammable from age. A Modern Wizard Then it came upon him that he must go quickly out of this place of years and blood—must get back to the afternoon sunshine, and Gerowlia, and the dak-bungalow with the French bedstead. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel Oak tables, bedsteads and stools, chairs of oak or of yew tree, and never a bit of miserable deal board. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend I ain’t a-complainin’, an’ I ’low I’m as much looked up to here in Chicago without my bedstead as I was in the woods with it.” The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn This man, who hitherto had but a small straw mat, now lay on fine bedsteads originally brought from Jedda and captured in Khartum, while the floors were spread with Persian carpets. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 This work was beautifully executed in water-colors, and depicts the expiring woman on a great bedstead, surrounded by many persons, among whom are Pirkheimer and his sister Charitas, the Abbess, with the Augustinian Prior. Dürer Artist-Biographies The excavated earth served to make a mound round the tent; and, within, the packsaddles and furniture of the camels formed very comfortable bedsteads for us. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] In each was a bedstead of one kind or another, some of iron, some built of pine lumber. The Auto Boys' Mystery But, Abel, why not have brought the bedstead with you, if she loved it so? The Sun Maid A Story of Fort Dearborn Chinches are a sort of flat bug, which lurks in the bedsteads and bedding, and disturbs people's rest a nights. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts Newport arrived with a second supply, and brought out also presents for Powhatan, a basin and ewer, bedstead and suit of scarlet clothes. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia She said nothing, but went into the bedchamber and took off all the bedding, then laid a pea on the sacking of the bedstead. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series The latter was quite out of its proper position as if it had been placed on the bedstead hurriedly. The Auto Boys' Mystery Its fittings consisted of a small iron bedstead, a ditto washstand with a zinc basin and ewer, a rather dilapidated chair, a few pegs, and a cupboard. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley In the northeast corner was a bedstead, in the northwest a dressing-case, in the southeast a wash-stand with a pitcher and bowl. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Powhatan was found seated on his bedstead throne of mats, with his buckskin pillow or cushion, embroidered with beads. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia She dragged forward the nearest bedstead till its foot almost touched the sill, and, fastening her improvised rope round a post, pulled it hard, to make sure that the knot was safe. A Fourth Form Friendship A School Story But remember that the Mater said the next time we scrapped a bedstead to pieces, we must sleep in the pieces. Hildegarde's Harvest “Well, Harry, you can have the bedstead; I’ll take the floor,” said Gerard, as a couple of hours later they found themselves in possession of their room. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley There was nothing on the bedstead but a spring mattress and comforter, the carpet was cheap and the chairs, washstand and other articles were of the most common kind. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin About the middle of the 19th century iron cradles were introduced, along with iron bedsteads. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" A couple of battered dolls reposed upon a toy bedstead in one corner, and an array of china dishes, all more or less the worse for wear, adorned the shelves. The Girl from Arizona Lyddy had bought a new clothesline when she purchased her food supplies at the city department store, and the clever Lucas quickly roped the old bedstead. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks There was a fold of gauze netting at the head of the bedstead. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley When he was shown a cheap bedstead he said, 'That is all right; I will take that.' The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin The room was not spacious, and the canopied bedstead looked too massive for the room. The New Warden One would imagine from the fact of the Monument having an "Upholsterer," that there were chairs, tables, four-post bedsteads, curtains, and a regular houseful of furniture locked up inside it. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) “There isn’t a metal bed in the whole house―” “And I had just as lief sleep in a coffin as in some of these high-headed carved walnut bedsteads,” declared ’Phemie. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks It was a scantily furnished room with a bare brick floor, an old bedstead in one corner, a few rush-bottomed chairs, and a deal table; but everything was scrupulously clean. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections They carried down a bedstead, a mattress, a washstand, a trunk. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin And he threw himself upon the ground and kissed his master's bedstead; his feet he did not dare to kiss. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Then he cut off all the branches of the olive tree, and smoothed the trunk, and shaped it into the bed-post, and made the bedstead beautiful with inlaid work of gold and silver and ivory. Tales of Troy and Greece Some of the bedsteads are roped like the one we sleep on. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks And there's Jim chained by one leg, with a ten-foot chain, to the leg of his bed: why, all you got to do is to lift up the bedstead and slip off the chain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Thither bring ye forth the good bedstead, and cast bedding thereon, even fleeces and rugs and shining blankets.' Greek Women The bedstead now came to be much more ornamental than in previous times. Women of England In a moment another line followed with a quantity of iron bedsteads, each borne solemnly upon the shoulders of four men. An American Girl Abroad Bindle returned to the work of making room for the bedsteads. Adventures of Bindle A bedstead should be wiped frequently with a damp cloth; if it is of enameled iron it may be washed with soap and water. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Beginning from this headpost, I wrought at the bedstead till I had finished it, and made it fair with inlaid work of gold and of silver and of ivory. Greek Women Each boy is provided with a bedstead and a mat, and he brings his own bedding, books and utensils. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches So he and his companions, having roughly repaired the rail, took the bedstead to pieces, and, applauded by the visitors, carried it to the street. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder He could truthfully say that he had not given orders for the bedsteads and bedding to be brought into the house. Adventures of Bindle The floor, bedstead, and other furniture should be washed with hot water, soap, and washing soda. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick Presently Helen bids her handmaids show with torches the guests to their beds beneath the corridors, where bedsteads have been set with purple blankets and coverlets and thin mantles upon them. Greek Women The well-house was indeed a strait place, but my mother had gotten one of our retainers to put therein a little truckle bedstead and bedding, so that I was none so evilly bestowed. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway "Looks like Providence," observed the lieutenant, making a lunge with the dagger at a knot in the bedstead. Command At the further end of the room stood a bedstead, with cotton curtains, of a coarse texture, ornamented with figures of large flowers. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. The supports of the bedstead had also been removed, so that the whole fabric would fall as soon as any weight was placed upon it. Josephine Makers of History Twin bedsteads, perfect examples of Empire or Louis Seize, symbolize the romance to which the most extravagant luxury in the world is but a minister. Titanic In apparently uncontrollable passion, Sabina stamped violently and shook the rail of the iron bedstead with her hands. A Life Sentence A Novel The arrangement worked well, and we slept comfortably in this rustic bedstead until 5 A.M. Eleven days in the militia during the war of the rebellion A journal of the 'Emergency' campaign of 1862 He then spread an ample woollen covering on the bedstead, and the first word that Albert heard from him was a friendly invitation to make himself comfortable. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. M. Lebrun had had a crown of gilt stars put over the bedstead, the furniture was all convenient and in good taste, and I felt altogether comfortably installed. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun A carven, testered bedstead stands With rusty silks draped all about; And like a moon in murky lands A mirror glitters out. Blooms of the Berry My foot, however, caught the angle of the iron bedstead, and I fell headlong and senseless to the ground. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I The windows and dressing-table were covered with white muslin, and there was a canopy of the same above the little brass bedstead. Ancestors A Novel Instead of the blue homespun there was a beautifully quilted white coverlet which had been part of their mother's wedding furnishing, and this made the bedstead with its four low posts-look unfamiliar and awesome. Strangers and Wayfarers I had been sleeping near the foot of my mother's bedstead, in a dark corner where the light of day never penetrated. The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun An iron bedstead, littered with straw, stood in one corner: and beside it, a vessel with water, and a coarse dish filled with coarser food. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 And that was all Nelly saw in the little creature she tucked into the huge, square bedstead under the bobinet mosquito bar. The House of Fulfilment In their wanderings they chanced to come across an old-fashioned bedstead in an out house. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro The lads making up each étude sleep in one dormitory on little iron bedsteads, only separated from each other by the width of the bed. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. An iron bedstead, a small cooking-stove, four chairs, and a table, on which the breakfast crockery stood unwashed, was the amount of the furniture. The Witches of New York The high-posted bedstead was furnished with a plump feather bed, a bright patchwork quilt, and fat pillows in coarse but well-bleached slips. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge In our room there was nothing inflammable but the mosquito nettings and lace draperies over the iron bedsteads. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise The furniture was huge, and of the fashion of days gone by, and the bedstead was elaborately carved and surmounted by a coat of arms. A Monk of Cruta It supplies some of the most useful domestic apparatus for the kitchen, the parlour, and the bed-room, and now even the bedstead itself may be formed of iron. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel Her bedstead might have suited a veteran campaigner; it consisted simply of a few planks nailed together on low tressels. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century "Well, how are you getting on, sir?" he said, feeling Penn's pulse, and seating himself on one of the giant's stools near the bedstead. Cudjo's Cave The more common and necessary articles of furniture such as bedsteads, tables, benches, etc., were probably manufactured on the premises by means of the carpenter’s axe, adze, hammer and saw. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 At one end in an alcove was a broken bedstead, and near it a cradle. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 As bedsteads, it excludes vermin; and, as square frames for bridge-pieces, it presents the triumph of human art. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Edna was quite ready to share with Dorothy the pretty little brass bedstead, but she did not lie awake long, and in the morning was very loath to move when Dorothy called her. A Dear Little Girl The iron bedsteads, which stood in each cell, could be lifted up or let down at pleasure. History of Morgan's Cavalry Two small French iron bedsteads indicated, it is true, great advancement in civilization; and between these bedsteads a piece of carpet covered the rough red tiles with which the floor was paved. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The bedstead, when made, should be like the one in the accompanying picture. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes Evan Roberts was lying on a chaff bed on a wooden bedstead, to which both his legs were chained, by fetters fastened and riveted, just above his ankles.... Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles We saw parlors, dining-rooms, bedrooms, the plain, narrow bedstead the Emperor sleeps upon, the great workshop, in which are maps and all sorts of material for studying and planning how to hold and gain empires. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Here, too, I saw a table laid for the evening meal with a bedstead fallen from the upper floor astraddle across it. A Diary Without Dates She had come from some up-State country town, and her bureaus and bedsteads were barely enough to furnish the small, old-fashioned house which she took for a term of years. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself Then he lay down quietly in bed, taking pains not to make the bedstead creak. Jena or Sedan? In many places the men were sleeping on feather mattresses in old-fashioned wooden bedsteads that had been removed from jeopardy above ground to comparative safety below. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" It contains a great chest of drawers, a dressing-table and mirror which were part of the mother's wedding outfit over eighty years ago, a mahogany bedstead and a modern writing-desk and rocking-chairs. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Harry made no reply to this remark, and followed his master to the low attic of the house, where he was pointed to a rickety bedstead, which he was to occupy. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks In one of the corners of the apartment there was a splendid bedstead of carved oak, grown black with age, one of those beds of the fifteenth century that antiquaries go perfectly mad on. The Grandee But I liked it very much, and the two big bedrooms that we got into through it were really very nice—carpets in the middle, and in one a regular polished bedstead with curtains. The Girls and I A Veracious History He could just see the brass knobs of the bedstead as the dying firelight quivered and shone on them. Jimbo A Fantasy For further safety we have drawn the bedstead in front of the door. Peggy Owen and Liberty In one corner was a dilapidated bedstead, on which lay the sick woman. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks One common wooden bedstead and a few old chairs were the only furniture of the room. Maria Antoinette Makers of History He thinks I am still working for him, travelling about the country in search of bargains in high-boys, mahogany desks, antique tables, wardrobes, bedsteads—in short, valuable junk generally. Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman To be correct you can see the hole where the ink-stain used to be; for visitors have cut away every trace of the ink, and even portions of the old wooden bedstead. Fairy Tales from the German Forests To Peggy’s consternation the men moved the heavy bedstead out into the room, and Sheriff Will opened the door of the closet. Peggy Owen and Liberty He threw himself back, stretched himself out and struck the bedstead with his feet, so that it creaked in all the joints. The Son of His Mother The room, if we may call it one, was devoid of furniture, with the exception of a low iron bedstead, whose straw-stuffed mattress and ragged coverlid suggested anything but sleep. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It He had an old bedstead, which, in his trips to Boulogne, he used to take with him. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign At last, after an eternity of hauling, came up part of an iron bedstead, dropped from some steamer in the long ago. An Ocean Tramp At one side there was a huge mahogany four-post bedstead, and there, propped up by the pillows, lay the noblest-looking woman that Carmichael had ever seen. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales Dere was 'hogany furniture and rosewood bedsteads, and big, black walnut dressers with big mirrors and little ones down de side. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 In the evening I took one of Mother's balls of yarn to bed with me, bound two double strands about my wrists and tied the ends around the knobs of the bedstead. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study Upon close examination, it was found that the several pieces of the bedstead had been hollowed and stuffed with lace. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign She sat down after a while upon the bedstead, and began taking off the baby's things, pondering deeply all the time what course of action she ought to follow. Little Meg's Children In the King's bedchamber stood an elaborately carved bedstead canopied with perfumed velvet cunningly wrought in silk and gold. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Another bedstead is described, with the pillars painted red, and varnished. Needlework As Art The furniture of the cell consisted of a bamboo chair, a small table, and a low bedstead. John Whopper The Newsboy He went to Bertha's room after she was in bed, and with a strong piece of string he tied the fourth fair-haired doll to the back of the bedstead. The Bountiful Lady or, How Mary was changed from a very Miserable Little Girl to a very Happy One Oh, the echoing steps, the whitewashed corridors, the smelly dormitory, the belts to be polished, the slab of bread, the tins of polish, the iron bedsteads with grey covers, the gleaming rifles in the rack. Letters from my Windmill Under Martha's supervision they soon dismembered the bedstead, and brought down all necessary belongings. Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart Near the skins stood a huge tester-bed, surrounded by three small bedsteads, and a cradle, or rather trough, made out of a fragment of a hollow tree, with boards nailed across the ends. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 There was just room to pass between the camp bedstead and the small deal table standing against the opposite wall. The Benefactress Four wooden frames, upon which was stretched some wire-netting, served as bedsteads; in a corner stood a bucket-fire, the fumes and smoke going up an improvised chimney of petrol tins. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. In addition to this, eighteen beds and bedsteads as well were carried off. Liége on the Line of March An American Girl's Experiences When the Germans Came Through Belgium I had rather see bare walls than a bedstead likethe one he died on. Phemie Frost's Experiences No; it would let ’em burn up their old chairs or bedsteads first, or freeze.” Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife But, my dear, coals, and a stove, and table and chairs and bedstead and bedding, will make a hole in your little stock. Trading "Then a bedstead wants a bed on it, Pink; and blankets or coverlets or something, and sheets, and all that." Opportunities By ten o’clock the carts arrived with Sarah and the luggage, and then there was work for the afternoon, putting up the bedsteads, and getting everything into order. Out on the Pampas Or, The Young Settlers "No," says he, "but on a bedstead just like it." Phemie Frost's Experiences The events of an eventful Friday were at an end, as it seemed; and Walter prepared to climb into the narrow bedstead, which he shared with his brother Laurens. Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland A bedstead too, which was quite respectable; and Mr. Wharncliffe explained that some bed-tickings could be filled with straw, for beds and pillows. Trading I want to get a bedstead for her, and a decent bed; her bed isn't a bed, and it lies on the floor. Opportunities He had always believed he had done well for himself in possessing a second-hand mahogany bureau, and an ash bedstead, but, after all, these were mere necessities, and their glory faded before burr walnut. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country What business had a sham bedstead in that room? Phemie Frost's Experiences It was a bad shot, for the shoe whizzed by the lad’s side, and struck the scroll-work of the iron bedstead with a sharp rap, and fell on the pillow. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam "But a bedstead, and a comfortable bed, Mr. Wharncliffe; that they must have." Trading "There's a frame bedstead lyin' up in the loft," said the housekeeper. Opportunities We begged, borrowed, and very nearly stole the needful bedsteads. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly The bed was covered over with cloaks and shawls, but you could see that the bedstead was beautifully carved, and the pillow-cases were ruffled all round and edged with lace. Phemie Frost's Experiences Tom waited a few minutes, and then slipped out of bed, crossed to his cousin’s side, and gave the iron bedstead a slight shake, then a hard one. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam He began pacing the room, and Betty sat on the edge of the narrow jail bedstead and watched him with tearful eyes. The Eye of Dread Her little bedstead was of the same colour and likewise adorned; and so the chairs, and a small stand which held a glass of flowers. Opportunities A bewildering jumble of French gray bedsteads and mahogany tables and dining-room chairs swung around in their minds when they went to sleep at night, and smilingly met their waking thoughts. Cloudy Jewel There were red silk embroidered curtains hung round, like those on a bedstead, and an awning over all. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 I saw one woman with a chest of drawers easily poised upon her head, another woman bore a coffin, while another, who was old, carried a small bedstead. The Truth About Woman Big Brother Bill, after an evening of considerable worry, had retired to his little lean-to bedroom with its low, camp bedstead. The Law-Breakers I had in the bedstead, and put it up, and had a comfortable bed fetched and laid on it; and I made it up with the new sheets. Opportunities On his left hand stood his cozy bedstead, with its warm crimson curtains festooned back, revealing the luxurious swell of the full feather bed and pillows, with their snow-white linen and lamb's-wool blankets, inviting repose. Hidden Hand She sat down upon the bedstead, and reaching the candle out, examined the old chair, through its veil of cobwebs. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Why! only see here!" exclaimed Edith, "here is another bundle under the bedstead! The Little Nightcap Letters Those iron cross bars to the bedsteads cut the straw, hence the former warden made it a point to refill the beds once a quarter, but the latter filled them perhaps once in six months. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences The bedsteads are of iron and beautifully wrought; the curtains are of blue damask, and fastened to the four corners by bunches of ostrich plumes. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Between this bedstead and the corner of the fireplace stood Old Hurricane's ancient body servant Wool, engaged in warming a crimson cloth nightcap. Hidden Hand First, on Mr. Whittier, That old bedstead I confer, Whereupon, to vex his life, Adam dreamed himself a wife. Whittier-land A Handbook of North Essex, Containing Many Anecdotes of and Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier Never Before Collected. Why, he tilted up the bedstead, and out fell dolly flat on her nose! The Little Nightcap Letters Again, if, in bedstead making, turning one hundred posts, in the one case, is required for a day, so in the other, not one hundred and fifty or two hundred. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences The larger articles, such as bedsteads and chairs and washstands, we easily identified, and these we triumphantly ticked off first, and then gradually worried out the smaller ones. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 There are no mud cabins here, no pigs under the bed, no cows tethered in the living room, no hens roosting on the family bedstead. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The people of the gambling house kept their bedstead machinery a secret from us—even from the police! Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories Then the paper was taken off by the little girl's dimpled fingers, and there was displayed a most beautiful bedstead, with a lovely baby tucked up in it, fast asleep! The Little Nightcap Letters The result would probably have been very different had a patent been taken out for them, and had they been largely advertised as 'Dr. West's improved children's bedsteads'! The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases |
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