| 1831 - 446 páginas
...with the dismal days and nights he had passed there — be had one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of...light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the dour, then custit down — shook his head, and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains... | |
| Antoine Alexandre Boniface - 1842 - 224 páginas
...with the dismal days and nights he had passed there—he had one of these little sticks in his hand, and, with a rusty nail, he was etching another day...the little light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye toward the door, then cast it down—shook his head, and went on (2) with his work of affliction. I... | |
| Dugald Stewart - 1843 - 632 páginas
...and nights he had passed there : he had one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail was etching another day of misery to add to the heap....his head, and went on with his work of affliction." The foregoing observations may account, in part, for the effect which exhibitions of fictitious distress... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 páginas
...corner of his dungeon, which was alternately his chair and bed: a little calendar of small sticks was laid at the head, notched all over with the dismal...hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down, and shook his head, and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his legs as he... | |
| John Wilson - 1844 - 142 páginas
...but here my heart began to bleed, and I was forced to go on with another part of the portrait. . . As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up...head and went on with his work of affliction. — I recollect, with the tenderest emotion, the scenes of pleasure I have passed among them but we shall... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 páginas
...with the dismal days and nights he had passed there; he had one of these little sticks in his hand, hose old oaks which the late hurricane las scattered about me. I am stripped of all my lonours litilc light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down, shook his head,... | |
| General reciter - 1845 - 348 páginas
...with the dismal days and nights he had passed there — he had one of these little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of...to add to the heap. As I darkened the little light ho had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down — shook his head, and went... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 páginas
...dismal day's and ni'ghts/ he had pass'ed there — he had one of these little sticks in his h'and, and, with a rusty n'ail, he was etching another da'y of mi'sery/ to ad'd to the hVap. As I darkened the little li'ght/ he h'ad, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the doo'r, the'n,... | |
| Esq. J. B. (Barrister-at-Law.), John Bill - 1850 - 586 páginas
...corner of his dungeon, which was alternately his chair and bed. A little calendar of small sticks was laid at the head, notched all over with the dismal...down, shook his head, and went on with his work of affliction;—I heard his chains upon his legs as he turned his body to lay his little stick upon the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1851 - 360 páginas
...with the dismal days and nights he had passed there—he had one of those little sticks in his hand, and with a rusty nail he was etching another day of...lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door, then cast it down—shook his head, and went on with his work of affliction. I heard his chains upon his legs, as... | |
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