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" England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined that the soldiers were joking ; and, being in high spirits on account of the... "
Critical and historical essays - Page 511
by Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883
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Macaulay's Essay on Lord Clive

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1921 - 298 pages
...the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined the soldiers were joking ; and, being in high spirits...Nabob to spare their lives, they laughed and jested 26 at the absurdity of the notion. They soon discovered their mistake; They expostulated; they entreated;...
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A History of English Literature; a Practical Text-book

Edward Albert - 1923 - 648 pages
...can scarcely be rendered tolerable to natives of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly...
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The Art of Narration

Mary Ellen Chase, Frances Kelley Del Plaine - 1926 - 520 pages
...rendered tolerable to natives of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly...
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Violations of Free Speech and Assembly and Interference with Rights of Labor

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor - 1936 - 380 pages
...of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was 146. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the well at the point of the sword, and the door instantly...
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Violations of Free Speech and Assembly and Interference with Rights of Labor ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Education and Labor Committee - 1936 - 388 pages
...of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was 146. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the well at the point of the sword, and the door instantly...
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Violations of Free Speech and Assembly and Interference with Rights of Labor

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor - 1936 - 372 pages
...of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was 146. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined...entreated ; but in vain. The guards threatened to cut do\vn all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the well at the point of the sword, and the...
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Colonisation and Conflict 1750-1990

Martin Collier, Bill Marriott - 2002 - 290 pages
...only twenty feet square. The air holes were small and obstructed. The number of the prisoners was 146. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined...high spirits on account of the promise of the Nabob [Nawab] to spare their lives, they laughed and jested [joked] at the absurdity of the notion. They...
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Relfe brothers' model reading-books, in prose and verse, ed., with ..., Volume 6

Richard Fletcher Charles - 1882 - 488 pages
...can scarcely be rendered tolerable to natives of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly...
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature ..., Volume 17

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...can scarcely be rendered tolerable to natives of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly...
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Report of the Examinations Conducted by the Council of Higher Education ...

Newfoundland Council of Higher Education - 1919 - 180 pages
...rendered tolerable to natives of England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they...but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were driven into the cell at the point of the sword, and the door was instantly...
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