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" Have you not seen how the human heart bowed to the supremacy *of his power, in the undissembled homage of deferential horror? how his glance, like the lightning of heaven, seemed to rive the body of the accused, and mark it for the grave, while his voice... "
History of Ireland and the Irish People: Under the Government of England - Page 420
by Samuel Smiles - 1844 - 484 pages
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The Beauties of the Press: With an Appendix, Containing the Speech of Arthur ...

Press, Dublin - Catholic emancipation - 1800 - 682 pages
...of Heaven, feemed to rive the bcxjy of the accufed, and mark it for the grave, while his voicevoicr warned the devoted wretch of woe and death ; a death which no innocence can efcape, no art elude, no force refift, no antidote prevent ; there ivas an antidote — a juror's oath...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 13

1809 - 530 pages
...horror ? How his glance, like the lightning of heaven, seemed to rive the body of the accused, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of wo and death, — u death which no innocence caii escape, no art eludt, . no force resist, no antidote...
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Forensic Eloquence: Sketches of Trials in Ireland for High Treason, Etc ...

John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1804 - 408 pages
...glance, like the lightning of Heaven, seemed to rive the body of the accused, and mark it for the Ijrave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of woe and...no antidote prevent. — There was an antidote— L a * Here is a fine pifture of that hateful thing, under a corrupt govern* merit, called, An Informer...
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Speeches of John Philpot Curran ... To which is added, Henry Grattan, Esq.'s ...

John Philpot CURRAN (Right Hon.) - Irish - 1805 - 448 pages
...deferential, horror? How his glance, like the lightning of heaven, feemed to rive the body of the accufed, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the...of woe and death ; a death which no innocence can efcape, no art elude, no force refift, no antidote prevent ; — there was an antidote — a juror's...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature

English literature - 1806 - 576 pages
...deferential horror ? How his glance, like the lightning ofbeaven, seemed to rive the body of thf accused, and mark it for the grave ; while his voice warned the...prevent: there was an antidote — a juror's oath — bur even that adamantine chain that bound tht; integrity of man to the throne of eternal justice,...
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 3

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 464 pages
...deferential horrour? How his glance, l&e the lightning of heaven, seemed to rive the body oftK accused, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of wo and death ; a death which no innocence can escape, no art elude, no force resist, no antidote prevent....
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Select Speeches, Forensick and Parliamentary: With Prefatory Remarks, Volume 3

Nathaniel Chapman - Great Britain - 1807 - 458 pages
...horrour? How his glance, like the lightning of heaven, seemed to rive the body of the accused, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of wo and death ; a death which no innocence can escape, no art elude, no force resist, no antidote prevent....
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The Irish magazine, and monthly asylum for neglected biography. Feb.-Nov ...

1809 - 720 pages
...horror ? How his glance, like the lightning of heaven, feemcd to rive the body of the accufed, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of woe *nd death ; a death which no innocence can efcape, no art elude, no force refift, no antidote prevent...
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The Edinburgh Review, Volume 13

English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...horror ? How his glance, like the lightning of heaven, seemed to rive the body of the accused, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of wo and death,—a death which no innocence can escape, no art elude, no force resist, no antidote prevent....
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Speeches of John Philpot Curran, Esq: With a Brief Sketch of the ..., Volume 1

John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 368 pages
...deferential horror? How his glance, like the lightning of Heaven, seemed to rive the body of the accused, and mark it for the grave, while his voice warned the devoted wretch of wo and death; a death which no innocence can escape, no art elude, no force resist, no antidote prevent.*...
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