 | 1840 - 662 pagine
...into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which...They cried for mercy. They strove to burst the door. Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | 1849 - 792 pagine
...the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. " Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, oifered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pagine
...to span their lives,'and retired to rest. Nothing in history or fiction—not even the story ,vhich Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of lis murderer—approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pagine
...found; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Nothing in history or fiction—not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting...after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderer—approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They cried... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pagine
...into the cell at the point of the sword, and ihe door was instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing again had recourse Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the jailers.... | |
 | 1849 - 822 pagine
...the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. " Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pagine
...into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pagine
...point of the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in the history of fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told...after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderers-approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They cried... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pagine
...the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. "Nothing in history or fiction—not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting...after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderer—approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They cried... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 pagine
...into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which...They cried for mercy. They strove to burst the door. Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the jailers.... | |
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Nothing in history or fiction, — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderer, — approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. 
