 | Origen Bacheler - 1833 - 388 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the Republican bombs to the spot...create the most frightful distress, and outrage in the most frightful degree the feelings of humanity. — The judges of the Revolutionary committee were... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 720 pages
...republican bombs to the spot where they could :reate the most frightful distress, and outrage in the lighest degree the feelings of humanity. The devastations of famine were soon added to those of 'laughter; and after two monihs of such horrors lad oeen sustained, it became obvious that urther resistance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 452 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the republican bombs to the spot...became obvious that farther resistance was impossible. resolved upon a sally, at the head of the active part of the garrison, hoping that, by cutting his... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 518 pages
...that the fire of the assailartfe should not bo directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the Republican bombs to the spot...such horrors had been sustained, it became obvious thut farther resistance was impossible. The military commandant of Lyons, Precy, resolved upon n sally,... | |
 | Origen Bacheler, Robert Dale Owen - 1840 - 386 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the republican bombs to the spot...create the most frightful distress, and outrage, in the most frightful degree, the feelings of humanity. The judges of the revolutionary committee were worn... | |
 | Amos Blanchard - 1844 - 552 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the republican bombs to the spot where they could create the most frightful distresses, and outrage in the highest degree the feelings of humanity. The devastations of famine... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1847 - 730 pages
...that the fire of the n?snilan;s should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the republican bombs to the spot...The devastations of famine were soon added to those ot slaughter; and after two months of such horrors had been sustained, it became obvious that farther... | |
 | 1854 - 482 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the Republican bombs to the spot...create the most frightful distress, and outrage in the higher degree the feelings of humanity. The devastations of famine were soon added to those of slaughter;... | |
 | Joseph Frederick Berg - 1854 - 274 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the republican bombs to the spot...create the most frightful distress, and outrage in the most frightful degree the feelings of humanity. " The judges of the revolutionary committee were worn... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1858 - 884 pages
...that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed only to draw the republican bombs to the spot...degree the feelings of humanity. The devastations of ibrnine were soon added to those of slaughter ; and after two months of such horrors had been sustained,... | |
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... bombardment, which was calculated at two hundred millions of livres. A black flag was hoisted by the besieged on the Great Hospital, as a sign that the fire of the assailants should not be directed on that asylum of hopeless misery. The signal seemed... 
