| David Hume - 1775 - 480 trang
...countries. At his firft entry into Bridgewater, he hanged nineteen prifoners without the leaft enquiry into the merits of their caufe. As if to make fport...drink the king's health, or the queen's, or that of chief-juftice Jefferies. Obferving their feet to quiver in the agonies of death, he cried that he would... | |
| 1783 - 458 trang
...manner at Bridgewater, by colonel Kirke; a brutal foldier, who had long ferved at Tangiers. As if f9 make fport with death, he ordered a certain number to be executed, while he and his company fliould drink the king's health. Obferving their feet to (hake in the agonies of death, .he faid they... | |
| David Hume - 1789 - 580 trang
...• j countries. At his nrit entry into bndgewater, he hanged nineteen prifoners, without the ler.ft inquiry , into the merits of their caufe. As if to...fport ' with death, he ordered a certain number to be exe' cuted, while he and his company fliould drink the king's health, or the queen's, or that of chief-juftice... | |
| William Russell - 1789 - 636 trang
...he not only hanged nineteen prifonerj without the lead inquiry into the nature of their guilt, but ordered a certain number to be executed while he and his company fhould drink the king's health j and observing their feet to quiver, in. the t »}• W ibid. See alfo Jamet II. 1685. 14. Touched... | |
| William Russell - 1802 - 502 trang
...he not only hanged nineteen prisoners without the least inquiry into the nature of their guilt, but ordered a certain number to be executed while he and his company should drink the king's health ; and observing their feet to quiver, in the agonies of death, the commanded... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 550 trang
...hanged nineteen prisoners, without the least inquiry into the merits of their cause. As if to make sport with death, he ordered a certain number to be executed, while he and his company should drink the king's health, or the queen's, or that of chief justice Jefferies. Observing their... | |
| David Hume - 1812 - 576 trang
...hanged nineteen prisoners, without the least inquiry into the merits of their cause. As if to make sport with death, he ordered a certain number to be executed, while he and his company should drink the King's health, or the Queen's, or that of Chief-justice Jefferies. Observing their... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1813 - 434 trang
...he not only hanged nineteen prisoners without the least inquiry into the nature of their guilt ; but ordered a certain number to be executed while he and his company should drink the king's health ; and observing their feet to quiver in the agonies of death, he commanded... | |
| Ezra Sampson - 1816 - 432 trang
...not only lianged nineteen prisoners without the least inquiry into the nature of their guilt : but ordered a certain number to be executed while he and his company should drink the king's health ; and observing their feet to quiver in the agonies of death, he commanded... | |
| Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) - 1818 - 436 trang
...hanged nineteen prisoners, without the least inquiry into the merits of their cause. As if to make sport with death, he ordered a certain number to be executed, while he and his company should drink the King's health, or the Queen's, or that of Chief Justice Jefferies. Observing their... | |
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