| Francis Bacon - 1826 - 536 pages
...rushes, with a door on one side, and arched and co' vered on the top : by the side of the door stood a man with a ' lighted brand. From the time the woman appeared to the 4 taking up of the body to convey it into the pile, might occupy ' a space of half an hour, which was... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1793 - 608 pages
...\vhere we now flood. The pile was cornpofed of dried branches, leaves, and ruihes, with a door on one fide, and arched and covered on the top : by the fide of the door ftood a man with a lighted brand. From the time the woman appeared to the taking up of the body to... | |
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