 | Moses Aaron Richardson - 1820 - 250 trang
...answer to this " purpose, — that they would upon no terms deliver up " the town, but would to the last moment defend it : " that the steeple of St. Nicholas...piece of architecture, and one of the • • great ornamenU of their town ; but yet should be •• blown into atoms before ransomed at such a rate :... | |
 | William Hylton Dyer Longstaffe - 1867 - 540 trang
...prisoners to be confined at the top of the tower, the place below the lantern. They then answered, " that the steeple of St. Nicholas was indeed a beautiful...architecture, and one of the great ornaments of their town ; but yet should be blown into atoms before ransomed at such a rate : that, however, if it was... | |
 | 1868 - 884 trang
...the general for answer, — that they would upon no terms deliver up the town, but would to the last moment defend it ; that the steeple of St. Nicholas was indeed a beautiful piece of architecture, and one of the great ornaments of their town ; but yet if it fell or be blown... | |
 | 1889 - 602 trang
...an Answer to this Purpose, That they would upon no Terms deliver up the Town, but would to the last Moment defend it ; that the Steeple of St. Nicholas...Architecture, and one of the great Ornaments of their Town ; but yet should be blown into Attorns before ransom 41 at such a Rate : That, however, if it... | |
 | John Roberts Boyle - 1890 - 490 trang
...an Answer to this Purpose, That they would upon no Terms deliver up the Town, but would to the last Moment defend it : that the Steeple of St. Nicholas...Architecture, and one of the great Ornaments of their Town ; but yet should be blown into Attorns before ransom'd Durham : — "Be it to remembre that I... | |
 | William Andrews - 1898 - 334 trang
...Leven's threats by declaring " that they would upon no terms deliver up the town, but would to the last moment defend it. That the steeple of St. Nicholas...architecture, and one of the great ornaments of their town, but yet should it be blown into atoms before ransomed at such a rate. That, however, if it was... | |
 | Helen Archibald Clarke - 1908 - 518 trang
...answer to this purpose, — that they would upon no terms deliver up the town, but would to the last moment defend it : that the steeple of St. Nicholas...of architecture, and one of the great ornaments of the town; but yet should be blown into atoms before ransomed at such a rate: that, however, if it was... | |
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After this, they returned the general an answer to this purpose, — that they would upon no terms deliver up the town, but would to the last moment defend it : that the steeple of St. Nicholas... 