Time after time we scared them away by throwing fire-brands among them, but always they returned, and to our dismay, long before morning we realized that our stock of firewood would not nearly last till daylight.
A middle sort of irons, called creepers, was smaller, and usually placed within the dogs, to keep the ends of the wood and brands from the hearth, that the fire might burn more freely.
The country must be fenced, stock-routes and outspans must be established and guarded, and a stringent Brands Act must be passed to give security to the stock-owner in a country where stock is notoriously prone to vanish.
A Fencing Act, a Stock-Route Act, and a Brands Act on the most progressive lines have been prepared for the Transvaal.
An excellent Fencing Act, badly administered, has always existed in the Orange River Colony, and a Brands Act, inferior to the Transvaal measure, has been passed in that colony.
Buy good brands even if they are somewhat more expensive.
To carry burning fire-brands from the hearth is the ancient Koryak fashion of greeting an honoured guest.
It was Ted Harris in the only auto in town--one of the earliest brands of sneeze vehicles.
In my opinion, pyro stands at the head of all developers of dry plates, and I am much mistaken if Merck's pyro, when known, does not lead all brands of pyro.
Merck's Pyrogallic Acid will be found, upon comparison, to be superior in every respect to all other brands on the market.
C" on seals and brands having to do with Marlborough apparently refers to Catherine, honoring her as Mercer's wife and mistress of the home plantation.
Many of thebrands are recorded explicitly in the ledger.
If it had not been for the decayed brands of the fire, now sunk into grey ashes, and the remnants of the festival, consisting of bones half burnt and half gnawed, and an empty keg or two, there remained no traces of Donald and his band.
In this relation parents and perceptors must constantly keep stretching out their hands and plucking the young brands from the burning.
Nothing but the choicest brands of imported wines and liquors, with the best of cigars, were sold.
One of his genuine brands is a circle with a small cross in the center.
Everywhere in this life, the sinner says, 'Leave me alone,' yet it is my calling to go forth and snatch brands from the burning.
The last of the great religious persecutions was to begin, when eminent divines were to stand and point with pride to the swaying bodies of their victims, hanging from the gibbet, and call them "fire-brands of hell.
Note that Christ brands enmity to Him as the high-water mark of sin, the crucial instance of man's darkness, the worst thing ever done.
Then, still further, notice how our Lord here brands this forbidden fluctuation of feeling as being at bottom pure heathenism.
In the first place, he made a fire of some old oak and maple stumps and chips, in a hollow of the ledge, that he might have some brands at hand whenever he might want them.
The brilliant green of some brands of peas, beans, or Brussels sprouts is produced by the addition of the salts of copper.
Practically all of the well-known brands of baking powder are of the first-mentioned class and wholesome, and are rarely adulterated.
And when she had thus said, anon was the fire quenched and out, and the brands that were burning became red roseries, and the brands that were not kindled became white roseries, full of roses.
He looked ower his right shoulder, A light laugh then gie he; Said, Hear na ye my new-come bride, Sae sair as she brands me?
I hae twa brands in ae scabbard, That cost me mony pound; Take ye the best, gie me the warst, And I'll fight where I stand.
At this moment a child is seen riding from the east, who, when he comes to the fire, orders the brands to be withdrawn and Aldingar to be produced.
Said, Draw away these brands of fire Lie burning before our queene, And feitch me hither Sir Aldingar, That is a knight soe keene.
Lord Ingram bought to Lady Maisry The brands garnishd wi steel; She wishd the same might pierce his heart, Gin Childe Vyet were weell.
It woud na touch my heart, Munsgrove, Nae mair than 't woud my tae, To see as much o his heart's blood As twa brands coud let gae.
I hae bought to your daughter The brands garnishd wi steel; She wishd the same might pierce my heart, Gin Childe Vyet were weell.
One of the missile stones, it seems, had crashed into the great fire, scattering the brandsin all directions.
With yells of savage fury the Indians carriedbrands to make a slow fire at his feet; and, lest that should not be enough, a brace of them climbed to the roof, tore off the splits for kindling, and set the cabin wall alight behind him.
She went and gathered the smouldering coals and brands together, so that the fire might not go entirely out, and then she returned and sat down beside her husband.
This is the last night that we shall spend in this place, dear Sybil," said Lyon Berners, as he put the smouldering brands together to keep the fire up till morning.
He who brands ambition as intrinsically evil must be prepared to herd with swine, and share contentedly their fare of husks.
If she does not like thebrands of goods supplied she will be able to insist upon others.
Woodyatt, this Christmas I devote Some portion of my time to tell In humble verse what God hath wrought For us who're snatched as brands from hell.
In the former case a kind of melee sometimes takes place at night, when fire-brands are thrown about, spears launched, and bwirris [Note 62 at end of para.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "brands" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
