 Nothing in history or fiction, not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderer, approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night.  Miscellaneous Works of Lord Macaulay - Page 38by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880Full view - About this book
 | 1840 - 662 pages
...instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped...They cried for mercy. They strove to burst the door. Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | 1849 - 792 pages
...instantly shut and locked upon them. " Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, oifered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...their lives,'and retired to rest. Nothing in history or fiction—not even the story ,vhich Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of lis murderer—approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...their lives, and retired to rest. Nothing in history or fiction—not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderer—approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They cried... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
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 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | 1849 - 822 pages
...instantly shut and locked upon them. " Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pages
...instantly shut and locked upon them. Nothing in the history of fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on the scalp of his murderers-approaches the horrors which were recounted by the few survivors of that night. They cried... | |
 | 1849 - 864 pages
...by the few survivors of that night. They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1850 - 746 pages
...instantly shut and locked upon them. " Nothing in history or fiction — not even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped...They cried for mercy ; they strove to burst the door. Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers.... | |
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