 | Theology - 1855 - 630 pages
...a ghastly spectacle, broiled alive ! — his smoking flesh hanging in pieces from his body !— and composedly asked his tormentors, ' What do you wish me to do now?' They repeated their demand, but he resolutely asserted his innocence, and begged them to put him out of his misery; and... | |
 | James Maidment - Scotland - 1845 - 546 pages
...what a sight ! a human being broiled alive, his flesh hanging in large pieces from his body, liko the seared hide of an ox. He composedly asked his tormentors,...it, and put him out of his misery. The noose of the reim round his neck, which had been hitherto secured from slipping by a knot, was released ; and while... | |
 | James Maidment - Scotland - 1845 - 548 pages
...broiled alive, his flesh hanging in large pieces from his body, like the seared hide of an ox. Tie composedly asked his tormentors, ' what do you wish...it, and put him out of his misery. The noose of the reinj round his neck, which had been hitherto secured from slipping by a knot, was released ; and while... | |
 | James Maidment - Scotland - 1845 - 558 pages
...broiled ulive, his flesh hanging in large pieces from his body, like the seared hide of an ox. lie composedly asked his tormentors, ' what do you wish...to do now ?' They repeated their original demand. lie resolutely adhered to his declaration of innocence, and begged of them now that they appeared tired... | |
 | William Ross King - Kaffraria - 1853 - 376 pages
...stood up a ghastly spectacle, broiled alive ! his smoking flesh hanging in pieces from his body ! and composedly asked his tormentors, 'What do you wish me to do now ?' They repeated their demand, but he resolutely asserted his innocence, and begged them to put him out of his misery ; and... | |
 | John George Wood - Aboriginal Australians - 1868 - 798 pages
...stood up a ghastly spectacle, broiled alive ! his smoking flesh hanging in pieces from his body ! and composedly asked his tormentors, ' What do you wish me to do now ? ' They repeated their demand, but he resolutely asserted his innocence, and begged them to put him out of his misery ; and... | |
 | Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - Canada - 1871 - 524 pages
...stood up a ghastly spectacle, broiled alive ! his smoking flesh hanging in pieces from his body, and composedly asked his tormentors, 'What do you wish me to do now?' They repeated their demand, but he resolutely asserted his innocence, and begged them to put him out of his misery ; and... | |
 | John George Wood - Anthropology - 1880 - 1058 pages
...stood up a ghastly speelarie, broiled alive! his smoking flesli hanging in piedcs from his body I and composedly asked his tormentors, ' What do you wish me to do now? ' They repeated their demand, but he resolutely asserted his innocence, and begged them to put him out of his misery; and... | |
 | Military art and science - 1854 - 658 pages
...stood up a gliastly spectacle, broiled alive ! his smoking flesh hanging in pieces from his body ! and composedly asked his tormentors, ' What do you wish me to do now?' They repeated their demand, but he resolutely asserted his innocence, and begged them to put him out of his misery ; and... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - Bills, Legislative - 1851 - 560 pages
...what a sight! a human being broiled alive ; his flesh hanging in iarge pieces from his body like the seared hide of an ox ! He composedly asked his tormentors, " What do yo wish. me to do now"? They repeated their original demand ; he resolutely adhered to his declaration... | |
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They did so, fully expecting they had vanquished his resolution, when, to the astonishment of all, he stood up a ghastly spectacle, broiled alive ! his smoking flesh hanging in pieces from his body, and composedly asked his tormentors, 'What do you wish... 