The town was greatly straitened for want of provisions ; a youth, whose father was in the garrison, was accustomed nightly to get into the deep dry moat, climb up the glacis, and put provisions through a hole, where the father stood ready to receive them.... Eugene Aram: A Tale - Page 98by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1832Full view - About this book
| Yorkshire (England) - 1858 - 344 pages
...perceived at length ; the soldiers fired on him. He was taken prisoner, and sentenced to be hanged in the sight of the besieged, in order to strike terror into...disgrace was spared the memory of Lilburne and the republinan arms. With great difficulty, a certain lady obtained his respite, and after the conquest... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Yorkshire (England) - 1867 - 644 pages
...soldiers fired on him. He was taken prisoner, and sentenced to be hanged in sight of the besieged . . . Fortunately, however, this disgrace was spared the...departure of the troops the adventurous son was released." — Lord Lytton. The Nidd is here crossed by two bridges. The tourist should take that furthest up... | |
| John Timbs - Historic buildings - 1872 - 602 pages
...render assistance to the garrison. Fortunately, however, the disgrace was spared the memory of Lilburn and the republican arms. With great difficulty, a certain lady obtained his respite; and 2O2 Knaresborough Castle, and Eugene Aram. after the conquest of the place, and departure of the troops,... | |
| Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1877 - 472 pages
...heard, by an instance of filial piety. The town was greatly straitened for want of provisions; a yputh, whose father was in the garrison, was accustomed nightly...of the troops, the adventurous son was released." " A fit subject for your local poets," said Walter, whom stories of this sort, from the nature of his... | |
| J. A. Erskine Stuart - English literature - 1892 - 236 pages
...Moor, waved the ) Cattle, j<pom i§e Ri By Permission, from Photograph by Messrs. Valent1ne, Dundee. banners of the loyalists against the soldiers of Lilburne....of the troops, the adventurous son was released.' 'A fit subject for your local poets,' said Walter, whom stories of this sort, from the nature of his... | |
| Laura Valentine - England - 1893 - 576 pages
...those who might be similarly disposed to render assistance to the garrison. Fortunately, however, the disgrace was spared the memory of Lilburne and the...respite ; and after the conquest of the place and departure of the troops, the advei.turous son was released. " The castle, then, once the residence... | |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1897 - 600 pages
...perceived at length ; the soldiers fired on him. He was taken prisoner and sentenced to be hanged in the sight of the besieged, in order to strike terror into...of the troops, the adventurous son was released." " A fit subject for your local poets," said Walter, whom stories of this sort, from the nature of his... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Yorkshire (England) - 1904 - 742 pages
...soldiers fired on him. He was taken prisoner, and sentenced to be hanged in sight of the besieged. . . . Fortunately, however, this disgrace was spared the...departure of the troops the adventurous son was released." — Lord Lyttim,. The Nidd is here crossed by two bridges. The tourist should take that highest up... | |
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