 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1843 - 492 trang
...who has won or lost ? and even the portentous sums they lose, cease to make impression. One of them has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it....for their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin. Christina, Duchess of Kingston, is arrived, in a great fright, I believe, for the Duke's nephews are... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1844 - 434 trang
...who has won or lost? and even the portentous sums they lose, cease to make impression. One of them has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it....for their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin. Christina, Duchess of Kingston, is arrived, in a great fright, I believe, for the Duke's nephews are... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1844 - 432 trang
...to make impression. One of them has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it. He betted 1500J. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired...for their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin. Christina, Duchess of Kingston, is arrived, in a great fright, I believe, for the Duke's nephews are... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1848 - 496 trang
...these gamblers, he informs us, "has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it. He betted 15001. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired...their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin." 1770.] THE NEST OF FOXES. cross-readings from newspapers, one of which is, " Speakers on the side of... | |
 | Thomas Wright - 1848 - 494 trang
...these gamblers, he informs us, "has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it. He betted 15001. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired...their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin." 1770.] THE NEST OF FOXES. cross-readings from newspapers, one of which is, " Speakers on the side of... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1857 - 566 trang
...who has won or lost ? and even the portentous sums they lose, cease to make impression. One of them has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it....for their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin. Christina, Duchess of Kingston, is arrived, in a great fright, I believe, for the Duke's nephews arc... | |
 | 1857 - 496 trang
...last trump were to sound, they would bet puppet-show against Judgment." One Mr. Blake betted 15001. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired a desperate fellow, and sunk him in a ship by way of experiment. Neither ship nor man reappeared. " Another man and ship... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1857 - 492 trang
...last trump were to sound, they would bet puppet-show against Judgment." One Mr. Blake betted 1500Z. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired a desperate fellow, and sunk him in a ship by way of experiment. Neither ship nor man reappeared. " Another man and ship... | |
 | John Timbs - 1859 - 204 trang
...last trump were to sound, they would bet puppet-show against judgment." One Mr. Blake betted 1500Z. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired a desperate fellow, and sunk him in a ship by way of experiment. Neither ship nor man reappeared. " Another man and ship... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1861 - 552 trang
...who has won or lost ? and even the portentous sums they lose, cease to make impression. One of them has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it....for their lives, instead of Mr. Blake, the assassin. Christina, Duchess of Kingston, is arrived, in a great fright, I believe, for the Duke's nephews arc... | |
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One of them has committed a murder, and intends to repeat it. He betted 1500/. that a man could live twelve hours under water ; hired a desperate fellow, sunk him in a ship, by way of experiment, and both ship and man have not appeared since. Another... 
