 Then was committed that great crime, memorable for its singular atrocity, memorable for the tremendous retribution by which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 112de Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 506 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...the night in the prison of the garrison, a chamber _ known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for ar single European jnalejactoji that dungeon... | |
 | Hendrik Poutsma - 1928 - 556 pages
...that tenderness was mingled. In the soul of Lewis, a not ignoble vanity. MAC., Hist., Ill, Ch. X, 390. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...the tremendous retribution by which it was followed MAC., Cllve, (5136). c) Inversion is hardly avoidable when the subject is qualified by an adnominal... | |
 | Binaya Krishna Deb - 1905 - 314 pages
...Hole. It will be sufficient to quote here only a few lines from Macaulay's essay on Lord Clive: — "Then was committed that great crime — memorable...which it was followed ! The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night in the prison of... | |
 | Henri Veslot - 1905 - 400 pages
...which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives (7), and retired to rest. Then wascommitted that great crime, memorable for its singular atrocity,...which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night in the prison of... | |
 | Walter Kelly Firminger - 1906 - 388 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for its singular atrocity, memorable for the tremendousretribution by which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1907 - 224 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards 30 determined to secure them for the night in the prison... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1907 - 294 pages
...smallness of the treasure 5 which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for its singular atrocity, memorable for the terrible retribution by which it was followed. The English 10 captives were left at the mercy of the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1910 - 202 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found; but promised to 20 spare their lives, and retired to rest. \ Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards 25 determined to secure them for the night in the prison... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1910 - 300 pages
...memorable for the tremendous retribution by which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them 5 for the night in the prison of the garrison, a chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole.... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1911 - 346 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found; but promised to spare 15 their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...were left at the mercy of the guards, and the guards de- 20 termined to secure them for the night in the prison of the garrison, a chamber known by the... | |
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