United States or Costa Rica ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
The officers fled with the rest; they left Glaucus and Nydia to save themselves as they might. As the sense of the dangers around them flashed on the Athenian, his generous heart recurred to Olinthus. He, too, was reprieved from the tiger by the hand of the gods; should he be left to a no less fatal death in the neighboring cell?
Still we clung to hope, which can find a place even in the narrowest interval of danger; and our eyes and hearts were lifted up in supplication to Him who had already so miraculously reprieved us. Scarcely, however, had the prayer been formed and preferred, when the peril was past: in the course of an hour we were safely moored in East Cove, Kent Group.
The captains were obliged to give bond for the safe transportation of the criminals, and the latter were also to find security that they would not return to the British Isles without license, on pain of receiving the punishment from which they had been originally reprieved. MSS. Comm. Rept. There were really nine ships and 650 men.
"To-morrow," he went on, "Jacqueline will tell you how to dig up the gold without any risk. It is a ticklish job " Paccard and Prudence jumped out on to the King's highway, as happy as reprieved thieves. "What a good fellow the boss is!" said Paccard. "He would be the king of men if he were not so rough on women." "Oh, yes! He is a sweet creature," said Paccard. "Did you see how he kicked me?
After some days spent in useless discussion, the worthy priest was obliged to return home without accomplishing his mission. One good result, however, followed. Those captives who had been condemned to death, and for whom ransoms had been offered, were reprieved; nevertheless, they were treated with cruel severity.
One was dubbed by the Virgin Queen "Markham the Lion", another championed the cause of Arabella Stuart, and was condemned to death, but reprieved at the last moment after a ghastly little performance beside the execution block. A daughter of this house married Sir John Harrington, and enjoyed through her lifetime the friendship of Elizabeth.
When the Scaffold was hoisted to a due height the seven Malefactors went up. Mr. Mather pray'd for them standing upon the Boat. Ropes were all fastened to the Gallows save King who was Reprieved. When the Scaffold was let to sink there was such a Screech of the Women that my wife heard it sitting in our Entry next the Orchard and was much surprised at it, yet the wind was sou-west.
"You don't mean," stammered the General, "that the ruffian who murdered my brother has been reprieved?" "It is said, sir, that imprisonment for life is a worse punishment than death," said Hubert gently. The face of no man even of one condemned to life-long punishment could have expressed deeper gloom than his own as he said the words.
Philip Morgan, executed at Tyburne. Edmond Ensher, als. Arrow, indicted, condemned, reprieved by the parliament and banished. Thomas Budd, als. Peto, als. Gray, condemned, reprieved by the lord mayor of London, and others, justices, and since retaken by order of the councell of state, and is now in Newgate. George Baker, als. Macham, indicted, proved guiltie, and now in Newgate. Peter Beale, als.
Word Of The Day