 ... of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of...  The Ladies' Companion - Page 1501861Full view - About this book
 | 1831 - 1008 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse; and, insignificant... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, George Ord - 1828 - 442 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse; and, insignificant... | |
 | 1842 - 622 pages
...with such an expression of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...that moment the sweet sensations that mercy leaves on the mind, when she triumphs over cruelty." — From Pedbody's " Life of Alexander Wilson," in Vol.... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse ; and insignificant... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1830 - 650 pages
...life and liberty. The agonies of a prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings...that poor mouse; and insignificant as the object was, 1 felt at that moment the sweet sensations that mercy leaves on the mind when she triumphs over cruelty.... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse ; and insignificant... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington - 1831 - 426 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse ; and, insignificant... | |
 | 1831 - 1040 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse ; and, insignificant... | |
 | Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, William Jardine - 1832 - 576 pages
...face with such an eye of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it, and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...prisoner at the stake, while the fire and instruments of torment are preparing, could not be more severe than the sufferings of that poor mouse ; and, insignificant... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1834 - 436 pages
...with such an expression of supplicating terror, as perfectly overcame me. I immediately untied it and restored it to life and liberty. The agonies of a...that moment the sweet sensations that mercy leaves on the mind, when she triumphs over cruelty." Doubtless there are readers who would laugh at such feelings... | |
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