The Penscellwood papers: essays by the author of 'Dr. Hookwell'.1846 |
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Page 216
... prisoners of as many as they can manage . These prisoners are often doomed to a cruel and horrible death , under circumstances of torture unknown , per- haps , in practice among the animal race . One plucks out the nails of the prisoner ...
... prisoners of as many as they can manage . These prisoners are often doomed to a cruel and horrible death , under circumstances of torture unknown , per- haps , in practice among the animal race . One plucks out the nails of the prisoner ...
Page 224
... prisoners , who were lying wounded in the hospitals of Antwerp , were often seen mimicking the contortions of countenance which were produced in the agonies of death , in one of their own comrades in the next bed . There is no curse to ...
... prisoners , who were lying wounded in the hospitals of Antwerp , were often seen mimicking the contortions of countenance which were produced in the agonies of death , in one of their own comrades in the next bed . There is no curse to ...
Page 250
... prisoner at home , —and either of these necessities my soul abhors . No : -let the legislature cast its proper and humane protection over every man's dog , the humblest and poorest alike , and then the setter of every spike and trap ...
... prisoner at home , —and either of these necessities my soul abhors . No : -let the legislature cast its proper and humane protection over every man's dog , the humblest and poorest alike , and then the setter of every spike and trap ...
Page 261
... must be gratified , Sir , to find , by the Refuge and Employment for Prisoners . By Mr. Sheriff Laurie . See Literary Gazette for Feb. 21 , 1846 . eloquent and humane speeches of the Bishops of London and CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS . 261.
... must be gratified , Sir , to find , by the Refuge and Employment for Prisoners . By Mr. Sheriff Laurie . See Literary Gazette for Feb. 21 , 1846 . eloquent and humane speeches of the Bishops of London and CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS . 261.
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... prisoner at the bar ? Far from it . Commonly we may perceive that a feeling of compassion reigns , in their bosoms , diverse to the yells of the populace sometimes at first called forth , while the benefit of every advantage in his ...
... prisoner at the bar ? Far from it . Commonly we may perceive that a feeling of compassion reigns , in their bosoms , diverse to the yells of the populace sometimes at first called forth , while the benefit of every advantage in his ...
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Page 186 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 277 - Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses : but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
Page 184 - And harmless serpents lick the pilgrim's feet. The smiling infant in his hand shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake, Pleased the green lustre of the scales survey, And with their forky tongue shall innocently play.
Page 128 - That we shall sincerely, really, and constantly, through the grace of God, endeavour, in our several places and callings, the preservation of the reformed religion in the church of Scotland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, against our common enemies...
Page 166 - And behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven : and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 2 - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days : which are a shadow of things to come ; but the body is of Christ.
Page 87 - We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Page 166 - And the Lord said, I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth ; both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 48 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever : nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Page 68 - The learned, the judicious, the pious Boerhaave relates that he never saw a criminal dragged to execution without asking himself: 'Who knows whether this man is not less culpable than me?' On the days when the prisons of this city are emptied into the grave let every spectator of the dreadful procession put the same question to his own heart.