 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1832 - 568 pages
...and became incurable. In the beginning of February the daily deaths were from four to five hundred ; the living were unable to bury the dead ; and thousands...and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the... | |
 | 1834 - 560 pages
...predisposition to disease, that the slightest wound gangrened and became incurable. In the beginning of February the deaths were from four to five hundred daily; the...living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands of carcasses, scattered about the streets and court yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches,... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1835 - 750 pages
...disposition to disease, that the slightest wound gangrened and became incurable. In the beginning of February the deaths were from four to five hundred daily ;...living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands of carcasses scattered about the streets and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches,... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1835 - 442 pages
...from four to five hundred daily ; the living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands of carcasses scattered about the streets and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 866 pages
...and became incurable. In the beginning of February the daily deaths were from four to five hundred ; the living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands...and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1842 - 542 pages
...were from four to five hundred ; the living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands of carcasses, scattered about the streets and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...persons, of every age and sex, bore dreadful testimony to the constancy of the besieged. At this time the deaths were from four to five hundred daily: the...and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the... | |
 | Charles Sumner - 1845 - 108 pages
...tumult rather subsided than was quelled ! The wounded were then looked to, the dead disposed of."* The same terrible war affords another instance of...living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands of carcasses, scattered about the streets and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of churches,... | |
 | 1846 - 860 pages
...tumult rather subsided than was quelled. The wounded were then looked to — the dead disposed of.' The same terrible war affords another instance of...living were unable to bury the dead, and thousands of carcasses, scattered about the streets and courtyards, or piled in heaps at the doors of churches,... | |
 | Arthur Thomas Malkin - 1846 - 792 pages
...disposition to disease, that the slightest wound gangrened and became incurable. In the beginning of February the deaths were from four to five hundred daily; the...and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the... | |
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... scattered about the streets and court-yards, or piled in heaps at the doors of the churches, were left to dissolve in their own corruption, or to be licked up by the flames of the burning houses as the defence became contracted. 
