 | 1840 - 662 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1840 - 612 pages
...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...They cried for mercy. They strove to burst the door. Hoi well, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the... | |
 | 1849 - 792 pages
...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...in that extremity retained some presence of mind, oifered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - 514 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 424 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1849 - 864 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pages
...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...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... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...even the story which Ugolino told in the sea of everlasting ice, after he had wiped his bloody lips on sculptor can imitate only form ; the painter only...poetry alone. The painter, the sculptor, and the ju: mint!, offered large bribes to the jailers. But the answer was that nothing could be done without the... | |
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But the answer was that nothing could be done without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. 
