"Smithy" Quotes from Famous Books
... disappears from the pheasant's nest he has chanced to discover in the woods, thinks little about the incident, and concludes that Ned the blacksmith's broody hen has probably been requisitioned as a foster-mother, and that some day he will know more of the true state of affairs when he visits the smithy at ... — Creatures of the Night - A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain • Alfred W. Rees
... this painful incident we made a discovery of extreme interest. It was nothing less than a big smithy! Edmund had foretold that we should ... — A Columbus of Space • Garrett P. Serviss
... of the sepulture of the Virgin, of her assumption and entrance into heaven. This porch is assuredly one of the most pure, light and perfect samples of gothic architecture. During the revolution, the church, of Saint-Ouen was converted into a smithy. Afterwards they here celebrated the decadary feasts, promulgated laws, pronounced marriages, and even gave a great breakfast to the conscripts of the year VII, the first who went under that denomination. At last it was restored ... — Rouen, It's History and Monuments - A Guide to Strangers • Theodore Licquet
... for the blacksmith shop," answered Bess gaily, for they were almost directly in front of the little smithy. ... — Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach - Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves • Annie Roe Carr
... the dark, sullen smithy, striketh quick on the anvil below, Thus Fate on the heart of the old man struck rapidly blow after blow: Wife, children, and hope passed away from the heart once so burning and bold, As the bright shining sparks ... — Poems • Denis Florence MacCarthy
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