Peetka roused himself, pulled out of his shirt a concave stone and a little woody-looking knot.

Jack struck a match, and with this lighted a pine knot.

In the citadel of Gordium he cut the "Gordian knot," and prophecy marked him for the lord of Asia.

Jugatinus tied the nuptial knot; Domiducus ushered the bride home; Domitius took care to keep her there, and prevent her gadding abroad; Maturna preserved the conjugal union entire; Virginensis loosed the bridle zone or girdle; Viriplaca was a propitious goddess, ready to reconcile the married couple in case of any accidental difference.

The flower picker bunched her flowers into a tight round knot which she surveyed with pride.

The officer takes a piece of whipcord and makes a double running knot: he ties one noose round the wrist of the prisoner, whose hand is then placed in his trousers pocket, the cord is lashed round the body like a belt, and brought back and slipped through the noose again.

He immediately attempted to open his handkerchief, but all his efforts were unavailing to loosen the complicated knots.

How to tie a square knot.

They managed to be in the drawing-room when dinner was announced, after the hastiest of toilets; yet her lover thought Mary had never looked prettier than she looked that night, in her limp white cashmere gown, and with her brown hair brushed into a large loose knot on the top of her head.

no sentiment, no associations, as they stand, marshalled for show, "in beds and curious knots"; and I do not like the care of them.

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From 130 to 140 of its members were tied by indissoluble knots to the Government, and could only vote as by it directed.

But the barbarity did not close here; for the captain, on seeing the instrument now become useless, ordered another, with which he flogged him as before, beating him at times over the head with the double-walled knot, and changing his hands, and cursing his own left hand for not being able to strike so severe a blow as his right.

Each of the women servants wore a new, gay colored turban, which was tied differently from that of the ordinary servant, in some fancy knot.

not like your rustling, mamma; but all soft, like water,and it looks like lace upon her head, tied here," said Connie, putting her hands to her chin, "in such a pretty, large, soft knot."

To cut in sunder wedlockes sacred knot Tyed by heavens fingers!

'Tis my soules ayme to tye it Vpon a faster knot.

In peace Ile sit by thee and read or sing Stanzaes of chaste love, of love purifi'd From desires drossie blacknesse; nay when our clouds Of ignorance are quite vanisht, and that a holy Religious knot between us may be tyed, Bellina here vowes to be Hubert's bride: Else

Tiny knots on distant cliff-tops, when looked at through the glass, are found to be single trees of enormous height and breadth.

Who can express the wretchedness of that folly, which so entangleth us with inextricable knots, and enchaineth our souls so rashly with desperate obligations?

Genius of all swaggerers, professed enemy to physicians, sweet ointment for sour teeth, firm knot of good fellowship, adamant of company, swift wind to spread the wings of time, hated of none but those that know him not, and of so great deserts that, whoso is acquainted with him can hardly forsake him.

A knot of kidsthe reckless little creatureswere sporting along the edge of a precipice in a manner almost painful to witness.

It is situated in that part of the brain called the medulla oblongata, and is fancifully called the "vital knot" (sec. 270).

"It is most unfortunate that it should have happened just now," she said, as I wrestled with one of those remarkable feminine knots that, while they seem to defy the utmost efforts of human ingenuity to untie, yet have a singular habit of untying themselves at inopportune moments.

Nor is there any hope for her until the husband unties the awful knot by suicide.