 | 1840 - 612 Seiten
...natives of England by lofty halls, and the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter...expostulated ; they entreated ; but in vain. The guards threcitened to cut down all who. hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of... | |
 | 1840 - 662 Seiten
...The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter the ceil, they imagined that the soldiers were joking ; and,...they entreated ; but in vain. The guards threatened (o cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and... | |
 | 1840 - 612 Seiten
...natives of England by lofty halls, and the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter...lives, they laughed and jested at the absurdity of the no don. They soon discovered their mistake. They expostulated ; they entreated ; but in vain. The guards... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 Seiten
...natives of England by lofty halls, and the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter...the promise of the nabob to spare their lives, they aughed and jested at the absurdity of the notion. They soon discovered their mistake. They expostuated... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 Seiten
...natives of England by lofty halls, and the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter...entreated; but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 Seiten
...natives of EnglanA by lolly halls and the constant waving of fana. The number of the prisoners was one esbury was not only sworn of the Council, but appointed...to do with the new administration ; and seriously down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and ihe door... | |
 | 1849 - 822 Seiten
...of England by lofty halls, and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was 140. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined...in vain. The guards threatened to cut all down who hcstitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly... | |
 | 1852 - 780 Seiten
...halls and the constant waving of fani. SE The number of the prisoners was one hundred •ad frrty-six. bed of Pascal ; in the tribune of Mirabeau ; in the cell of Galileo ; on the scaffold of Sidney. down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 Seiten
...of fan«. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and frrty-six. When they were ordered to eater the cell, they imagined that the soldiers were joking;...entreated; but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all \vho hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 770 Seiten
...halls and the constant waving of fan«. 2 Б The number of the prisoners was one hundred and frrty-six. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined...entreated; but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door... | |
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England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined that the soldiers were joking ; and being in high spirits on account of the promise... 
