 | Walter Thornbury - 1855 - 336 pagine
...taking water and washing his hands, he said, " Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man, and will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty whenever we come to fight at Arica." The other prisoner said that he was the superintendent of fifty slaves belonging to the governor of... | |
 | Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin - 1856 - 496 pagine
...prevail, he took water and washed his hands, saying, " Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece...fight at Arica." Which fell out accordingly, as you will see hereafter. The other old man being under examination, informed us, that the Island of Yqueque... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1889 - 212 pagine
...plunged his hands in water and, washing them, exclaimed, "Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man, and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty whenever we come to fight at Arica." The prophecy was fulfilled. On January 13th, 1680, the buccaneers were off that town, and ninety-two... | |
 | Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin - 1893 - 600 pagine
...prevail, he took water and washed his hands, saying, " Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man ; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty, whenever we come to fight at Arica." These words were found at the latter end of this expedition of Arica to contain a true and certain... | |
 | William Clark Russell - 1894 - 214 pagine
...plunged his hands in water and, washing them, exclaimed, "Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man, and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty whenever we come to fight at Arica." The prophecy was fulfilled. On January 13th, 1680, the buccaneers were off that town, and ninety-two... | |
 | Charles McClellan Stevens - 1899 - 272 pagine
...took a bowl of water and washing his hands, said : "Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty whenever we come to fight at Arica." "These words," said Exquemelin, "were found at the latter end of this expedition of Arica to contain... | |
 | John Masefield - 1906 - 424 pagine
...washed his hands, like a modern Pilate. " Gentlemen," he said, " I am clear of the blood of this old man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty, whenever we come to fight at Arica." This proved to be " a true and certain prophesy." Sharp was an astrologer, and a believer in portents... | |
 | Patrick Pringle - 1953 - 336 pagine
...his hands in front of the company. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I am clear of the blood of this old man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece...of cruelty, whenever we come to fight at Arica.” As Ringrose said, this was “a true and certain prophecy.” The raid on Arica was a disastrous failure,... | |
 | Stephen Snelders - 2005 - 226 pagine
...prevail, he took water and washed his hands, saying: Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty, whenever we come to fight at Arica. Those words were found at the latter end of this expedition to Arica to contain a true and certain... | |
 | Glyndwr Williams - 1997 - 324 pagine
...prevail, he took water and washed his hands, saying: Gentlemen, I am clear of the blood of this old man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this piece of cruelty, whenever zw come to fight at Arica. 52 The assault on Arica three days later, on 30 January i68 i, was a disaster.... | |
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man; and I will warrant you a hot day for this' piece of cruelty, whenever we come to fight at ' Arica'; which fell out accordingly, as you 