 But the answer was that nothing could be done without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought for the places at the...  Littell's Living Age - Pàgina 2471849Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1840 - 612 pàgines
...the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...shouted with laughter at the frantic struggles of their victims. At length the tumult died away in low gasps and moanings. The day broke. The Nabob had... | |
 | 1840 - 662 pàgines
...the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...raved, prayed, blasphemed — implored the guards lo fire among them. The gaolers in the mean time held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter... | |
 | 1849 - 792 pàgines
...that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies — raved,prayed, blasphemed, implored the guards to fire among them. The gaolers, in the mean time,... | |
 | 1840 - 612 pàgines
...the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...the mean time held lights to the bars, and shouted \yith laughter at the frantic struggles of their victims. At length the tumult died away in low gasps... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pàgines
...would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled e.ich other down, fought for the places at the windows,...which the cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies—raved, prayed, blasphemed—implored the guard to fire among them. The gaolers in the mean... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pàgines
...the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...which the cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies—raved, prayed, blasphemed—implored the guards to fire among them. The gaolers in the mean... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pàgines
...the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad trick of touching the posts as he walked, his mysterious practice of treasuring Ihe guards to fire among them. The jailers in the mean time held lights to the bars, and shouted with... | |
 | 290 pàgines
...petitioned their guards to place their muskets to their windows and fire among them. Their dungeon keepers, in the mean time, held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter at the frantic and impotent struggles of their victims. At length the tumult died away in low gasps and hollow moanings... | |
 | 1849 - 864 pàgines
...that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...At length the tumult died away in low gaspings and moanings. The day broke. The nabob had slept off his debauch, and permitted the door to be opened ;... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pàgines
...that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...which the cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies—raved, prayed, blasphemed, implored the guards to fire among them. The gaolers, in the mean... | |
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