 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. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought for the places at the...  Easy passages for translation into Latin - Page 79by John Young Sargent - 1873 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1840 - 612 pages
...without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled...the guards to fire among them. The gaolers in the mean time held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter at the frantic struggles of their victims.... | |
 | 1840 - 662 pages
...without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled...raved, prayed, blasphemed — implored the guards lo fire among them. The gaolers in the mean time held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter... | |
 | England - 1849 - 792 pages
...without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled...cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies — raved,prayed, blasphemed, implored the guards to fire among them. The gaolers, in the mean time,... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1840 - 514 pages
...would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled e.ich other down, fought for the places at the windows,...which the cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies—raved, prayed, blasphemed—implored the guard to fire among them. The gaolers in the mean... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 424 pages
...without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled...which the cruel mercy of the murderers mocked their agonies—raved, prayed, blasphemed—implored the guards to fire among them. The gaolers in the mean... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. ishable thirst for tea, his trick of touching the...as he walked, his mysterious practice of treasuring Ihe guards to fire among them. The jailers in the mean time held lights to the bars, and shouted with... | |
 | Great Britain - 290 pages
...could be done without the orders of the nabob, and he was asleep, and might not be disturbed " — then the prisoners went mad with despair — they trampled each other down — they fought, in frenzy, for the places nearest to the window — they struggled, as if for life,... | |
 | England - 1849 - 822 pages
...without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob wae asleep, and that he would be augry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled...the guards to fire among them The gaolers, in the mean time, held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter at the frantic struggles of the victims.... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - 224 pages
...without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled...the guards to fire among them. The gaolers, in the mean time, held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter at the frantic struggles of the victims.... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 742 pages
...angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad * Critical and Historical Essays, in., 446, 447. with despair. They trampled each other down, fought...the guards to fire among them. The gaolers, in the mean time, held lights to the bars, and shouted with laughter at the frantic struggles of the victims.... | |
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