| English literature - 1758 - 550 pages
...officer. Eight and ' thirty perfons iuffered in this manner, the greater part of whom ' Hvere furprifed in their beds, and hurried into eternity before '...mercy. The defign was to * butcher all the males under leven ty that lived in the valley. 7 the number of whom 'amounted to two hundred: but fome of * fhe... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1759 - 492 pages
...officer. Eight and thirty perfons fuffered in this manner, the greater part of whom werefurv prifed in their beds, and hurried into eternity before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The deiign was to butcher all the males under feventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
| English literature - 1758 - 748 pages
...thirty perlons fufFered in this manner; the greater part of whom were furprifed in their beds, :nd hurried into eternity before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The ddign was, to butche'r all the males under feventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1804 - 544 pages
...officer. Eight-and-thirty perfons fuffered in this manner, the greater part of whom were furprifed in their beds, and hurried into eternity before they...under feventy that lived in the valley, the number f whom amounted to two hundred ; but fome of the detachments did not arrive ibon enough to fecurc the... | |
| Robert Forsyth - Agriculture - 1808 - 598 pages
...dependants were surrounded, and every man butchered who was found. Thirty-eight persons were thus surprised in their beds, and hurried into eternity, before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The design was to murder all the males under seventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 522 pages
...officer. Eight-and-thirty persons suffered in this manner, the greater part of whom were surprised in their beds, and hurried into eternity before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The design was to butcher all the males under seventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 516 pages
...officer. Eight-and-thirty persons suffered in this manner, the greater part of whom were surprised in their beds, and hurried into eternity before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The design was to butcher all tht males under seventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 522 pages
...before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The design was to butcher all the males under seventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted to two hundred ; but some of the detachments did not arrive soon enough ta secure the passes, so that one hundred and sixty... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...subaltern officer. Thirtyeight persons suffered in this manner, the greater part of whom were surprised in their beds, and hurried into eternity before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The design was to batcher all the males under seventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1819 - 448 pages
...officer. Eight-and-thirty persons suffered in this manner, the greater part of whom were surprised in their beds, and hurried into eternity before they had time to implore the divine mercy. The design was to butcher all the males under seventy that lived in the valley, the number of whom amounted... | |
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