 ... it was more like parting for a country journey than taking their last farewell. I heard one man say (in taking a glass of wine) to his companion, who was to suffer next morning,  The Parliamentary Debates - Pagina 921door Great Britain. Parliament - 1822Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1820 - 598 pagina’s
...of persons about to be executed, with their friends, where there was nothing of solemnity in it, and it was more like parting for a country journey, than...The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no effect even on those who were next to be reported: they play at ball, and pass their jokes,... | |
 | 1820 - 592 pagina’s
...cf persons about to be executed, with their friends, where there was nothing of solemnity in it, and it was more like parting for a country journey, than...The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no eflfcct even on those who were next to be reported: they play at ball, and pass their jokes,... | |
 | 1820 - 848 pagina’s
...be executed with their friends, where there was nothing of solemnity in it; and it was more like a parting for a country journey than taking their last...The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no effect even on those who were next to be reported ; they play at ball and pass their jokes,... | |
 | 1826 - 372 pagina’s
...sympathy, and are desirous of being tried, rather on capital indictments than otherwise. It has freuently happened to myself, in my communications with them,...and pass their jokes, as if nothing was the matter." SINGULAR INDICTMENTS. A writer in Dr. Anderson's Bee, vol. 6, mentions the following singular indictments,... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 pagina’s
...that 'they should kick Jack Ketch in their l;i-( moments.' I have seen some of the last separation with their friends, of persons about to be executed...and pass their jokes, as if nothing was the matter." SINGULAR INDICTMENTS. A writer in Dr. Anderson's Bee, vol. 6, mentions the following singular indictments,... | |
 | Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier - 1865 - 308 pagina’s
...of persons about to be executed, with their friends where there was nothing of solemnity in it; and it was more like parting for a country journey than...The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no effect even on those who were next to be reported ; they play at ball, and pass their jokes,... | |
 | Carl Joseph Anton Mittermaier - 1865 - 310 pagina’s
...of persons about to be executed, with their friends where there was nothing of solemnity in it ; and it was more like parting for a country journey than...The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no effect even on those who were next to be reported ; they play at ball, and pass their jokes,... | |
 | Edmund Yates, E. M. (Abdy-Williams) Whgishaw, Walter Sichel, Ernest Belfort Bax - 1882 - 762 pagina’s
...last farewell; I heard one man, in taking a glass of wine, say to his companion who was to suffer the next morning, 'Well, here's luck.' The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, has no effect on those who are next to be reported. They play at ball and pass their jokes, as if nothing was the... | |
 | Edmund Yates, E. M. (Abdy-Williams) Whgishaw, Walter Sichel, Ernest Belfort Bax - 1882 - 758 pagina’s
...last farewell ; I heard one man, in taking a glass of wine, say to his companion who was to suffer the next morning, ' Well, here's luck.' The fate of one...set of culprits, in some instances, has no effect on those who are next to be reported. They play at ball and pass their jokes, as if nothing was the... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1820 - 894 pagina’s
...be executed with their friends, where there was nothing of solemnity in it ; and it was more like a parting for a country journey than taking their last...The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no effect even on those who were next to be reported ; they play at ball and pass their jokes,... | |
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