 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1758 - 724 pages
...whole « family was inclofed in a barn, and confumed to afhes. Thofe ' minifters of vengeance were fo alert in the execution of their ' office, that in a few days there was neither houfe, cottage, « man, nor beaft, to be feen in the compafs of fifty miles; all « was ruin, filence,... | |
 | English literature - 1758 - 748 pages
...whole family was inclofed in a barn, and confumed to afhes. Thofe min ¡tiers of vengeance were fo alert in the execution of their office, that in a few days there was neither houfe, cottage, man nor bead, to be feen in the compalV of fifty miles ; all was ruin, filence, and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1794 - 480 pages
...the barren heaths. One whole family was inclosed in a barn, and consumed to ashes. Those ministers of vengeance were so alert in the execution of their...office, that in a few .days there was neither house nor cottage, man nor beast, to be seen in the compass of fifty miles — All was RUIN, SILENCE and... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1793 - 376 pages
...One whole family was enclofed in a barn, and confumcd to afhes. Thofe miniflers of vengeance were fo alert in the execution of' their office, that in a few days there was neither houfe, cottage , man, nor bcaft, to be feen in the compafs of fifty miles: all was ruin, filence, and... | |
 | Joseph Gerrald - Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 - 1794 - 140 pages
...out naked, with their children, to iiarve u ;on the barren heath. The minifters of vengeance were fo alert in the execution of their office, that, in a few> days, there was neither houfe, cottage, man nor beaft to be feen within the compafs of fifty miles. All was ruin, filence,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1800 - 570 pages
...One whole family was entlofed in a barn, and confumed to afhes. Thofe tninifters of vengeance were fo alert in the execution of their, office, that in a few days there waa neither XL . BOO K neither honfe, cottage, man, nor beaft, to be feen in the compais of fifty miles... | |
 | English literature - 1802 - 560 pages
...whole family was incloied in a barn. • and coni'umed to a;l;es! Tho'e minillers of vengeance weru fo alert in the execution of their office, that, in a few days, there was neither houle, cottage, man, nor beaft to be leen, within the compafs of fifty miles : ЛИ was ruin, fiicnce,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1804 - 564 pages
...One whole family was enclofed in a barn, and confumed to alhes. Thofe minifters of vengeance were fo alert in the execution of their office, that in a few days there was BOOK neither houfe, cottage, man, nor heaft, to be fee n v U- in the compafs of fifty miles : all was... | |
 | David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 572 pages
...the barren heaths. One whole family was enclosed in a barn, and consumed to ashes. Those ministers of vengeance were so alert in the execution of their...fifty miles : all was ruin, silence, and desolation. § III. The humane reader cannot reflect upon such a scene without grief and horror: what then must... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1810 - 576 pages
...the barron heaths. One whole family was enclosed in a barn, and consumed to ashes. Those ministers of vengeance were so alert in the execution of their...fifty miles : all was ruin, silence, and desolation. § III. The humane reader cannot reflect upon such a scene without grief and horror : what then must... | |
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... cold blood, without form of trial : the women, after having seen their husbands and fathers murdered, were subjected to brutal violation, and then turned out naked, with their children, to starve on the barren heaths. One whole family was enclosed... 
