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... prisoner , which were exhibited to him , as having been those he had mended . It then came out that Richardson had been acquainted with the deceased , who was considered in the county as of weak intellect , and had on one occasion been ...
... prisoner , which were exhibited to him , as having been those he had mended . It then came out that Richardson had been acquainted with the deceased , who was considered in the county as of weak intellect , and had on one occasion been ...
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... prisoners . The garrison of Calcutta at that time did not muster above 514 men , of whom only 174 were Euro- peans , totally undisciplined ; and attempts were there- fore at first made to come to reasonable terms with the nabob , but ...
... prisoners . The garrison of Calcutta at that time did not muster above 514 men , of whom only 174 were Euro- peans , totally undisciplined ; and attempts were there- fore at first made to come to reasonable terms with the nabob , but ...
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... prisoners imagined their enemies had caused this conflagration in order to suffo- cate them between the two fires . On each side of the eastern gate of the fort extended a range of chambers adjoining to the curtain , and before the ...
... prisoners imagined their enemies had caused this conflagration in order to suffo- cate them between the two fires . On each side of the eastern gate of the fort extended a range of chambers adjoining to the curtain , and before the ...
Page 145
... prisoners to go into one of the rooms which stood behind them along the veranda . It was the dungeon of the garrison , who used to call it The Black Hole . Many of the prisoners , knowing the place , began to expostulate , upon which ...
... prisoners to go into one of the rooms which stood behind them along the veranda . It was the dungeon of the garrison , who used to call it The Black Hole . Many of the prisoners , knowing the place , began to expostulate , upon which ...
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... prisoner , accused only of being an aristocrat , was doomed to be guillotined ; and in pronouncing sentence , the judge added , partly in jest and partly in earnest , that his dog might go with him ! The condemned man with his humble ...
... prisoner , accused only of being an aristocrat , was doomed to be guillotined ; and in pronouncing sentence , the judge added , partly in jest and partly in earnest , that his dog might go with him ! The condemned man with his humble ...
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Page 138 - This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands ; And having nothing, yet hath all.
Page 137 - HOW happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill ! Whose passions not his masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath; Who envies none that chance doth raise...
Page 137 - Or vice ; who never understood How deepest wounds are given by praise ; Nor rules of state, but rules of good: Who hath his life from rumours freed, Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend...
Page 90 - ... a single vegetable made its appearance. When these roosts are first discovered, the inhabitants from considerable distances visit them in the night, with guns, clubs, long poles, pots of sulphur, and various other engines of destruction. In a few hours they fill many sacks, and load their horses with them. By the Indians, a Pigeon roost, or breeding place, is considered an important source of national profit and dependence for that season; and all their active ingenuity is exercised on the occasion.
Page 184 - Far in the bosom of the deep, O'er these wild shelves my watch I keep; A ruddy gem of changeful light, Bound on the dusky brow of night, The seaman bids my lustre hail, And scorns to strike his timorous. sail.
Page 90 - I was astonished at their appearance. They were flying with great steadiness and rapidity at a height beyond gunshot, in several strata deep; and so close together that could shot have reached them, one discharge could not have failed of bringing down several individuals. From right to left, as far as the eye could reach, the breadth of this vast procession extended, seeming everywhere equally crowded.
Page 91 - I sat for more than an hour, but instead of a diminution of this prodigious procession, it seemed rather to increase both in numbers and rapidity; and anxious to reach Frankfort before night, I rose and went on. About four o'clock in the afternoon I crossed the Kentucky River, at the town of Frankfort, at which time the living torrent above my head seemed as numerous and as extensive as ever. Long after this I observed them in large bodies, that continued to pass for six or eight minutes, and these...
Page 12 - Proud poverty, that tinsel bravery wears ! And, like a rainbow, painted tears ! Be prudent, and the shore in prospect keep ; In a weak boat trust not the deep ; Plac'd beneath envy, above envying rise | Pity great men, great things despise.
Page 25 - He helped in the building of the new structure of Lincoln's Inn, when, having a trowel in his hand, he had a book in his pocket.
Page 94 - My first view of it was about a fortnight subsequent to the period when they had made choice of it, and I arrived there nearly two hours before sunset. Few Pigeons were then to be seen, but a great number of persons, with horses and wagons, guns and ammunition, had already established encampments on the borders. Two farmers from the vicinity of...