 | Mary Blandy - 1752 - 60 pages
...open, I nn out of the Houfe, and over the Bridge, and tad nothing on but an half Sack and Petticoat, without a Hoop, — my Petticoats hanging about me,...Mob gathered about me. —Was this a Condition, My Lords, to make my Efcape in ?, A good Woman beyond the Bridge feeing me in this Diflreis, de-fired... | |
 | William Jackson (of the Inner temple.) - 1795 - 456 pages
...abandoned creature. What could I do, my " lord ? I verily believe I muft have been out of •« my fenfes. When I heard my father was dead, " I ran out of the houfe, and over the bridge, " and had nothing on but an half fack and petti0 coats, without a hoop—... | |
 | Crime - 1804 - 508 pages
...abandoned creature. What could I do, my lord ? I verily believe I must have been out of my sentes. When 1 heard my father was dead, I ran out of the house, and over the bridge, and had nothing on but an half sack and petticoats, without a hoop — my petticoats hanging about me ; — the mob gathered... | |
 | William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1804 - 688 pages
...--father was dead, I ran put of the houfe, and over the bridge, and. had nothing on but an half fack and; petticoats, without a hoop — my petticoats hanging about me ;— the mob gathered about nje. Was this a condition,. my lord, to make my efcape in?.. A good woman, beyond. the. bridge, feeing... | |
 | Student of the Inner Temple, Thoamas Aldridge - Crime - 1811 - 506 pages
...do, my lord ? I verily helieve I must have heen out of my senses. When 1 heard my father wasd^-ad, I ran out of the house, and over the bridge, and had nothing on but an half sack and petticoats, without a hoop— my petticoats hanging about me; — the, mob gathered... | |
 | Andrew Knapp (Attorney at law), William Baldwin (Attorney at law) - Crime - 1825 - 512 pages
...from making awajr with myself, as though I was the most abandoned creature. What could I do, my lord ? I verily believe I must have been out of my senses....the bridge, and had nothing on but a half sack and pet. ticoats, without a hoop — my petticoats hanging about me. The mob gathered round me. Was this... | |
 | Art nouveau - 1897 - 346 pages
...solace. That night and again on Thursday morning the daughter made some distracted efforts to escape. " I ran out of the house and over the bridge and had nothing on but a half-sack and petticoat without a hoop — my petticoats hanging about me.'* But now all Henley was... | |
 | Horace Bleackley - Capital punishment - 1905 - 302 pages
...lords ? I verily believe I was out of my senses. When I heard my father was dead and the door open, I ran out of the house, and over the bridge, and had nothing on but a half sack and petticoat, without a hoop, my petticoats hanging about me. The mob gathered about me. Was this a condition,... | |
 | Cedric Ellsworth Smith - English literature - 1928 - 478 pages
...solace. That night and again on Thursday morning the daughter made some distracted efforts to escape. "I ran out of the house and over the bridge and had nothing on but a half-sack and petticoat without a hoop— my petticoats hanging about me." But now all Henley was crowded... | |
 | Law - 1912 - 314 pages
...solace. That night and again on Thursday morning the daughter made some distracted efforts to escape. " I ran out of the house and over the bridge, and had nothing on but a half-sack and petticoat without a hoop — my petticoats hanging about me." But now all Henley was... | |
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I begged to have the liberty to listen at the door where he died, I was not allowed it. My keys were taken from me; my shoe-buckles and garters too — to prevent me from making away with myself, as though I was the most abandoned creature. 