 When they arrived at the foot of the scaffold, she had the generosity to renounce, in favour of her companion, the privilege of being first executed. " Ascend first," said she ; " let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow.  History of Europe (from 1789 to 1815). - Page 52by sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Periodicals - 1833 - 460 pages
...first executed. ' Ascend first,' said she, ' let meat least spare, you the pain of seeing my blooil flow.' Turning to the executioner, she asked if he...that arrangement ? He replied, ' that his orders were peremptory that she should die first.' ' You cannot,' said she, with a smile, ' refuse a woman her... | |
 | 1833 - 742 pages
...executed. " Ascend first," said she, " let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood tíow." Turning to the executioner, she asked if he would...that arrangement? He replied, " that his orders were peremptory that she should die first," " You cannot," said she, with a smile, " refuse a woman her... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1833 - 832 pages
...of her companion, the privilege of being first executed. 'Ascend first,' said she, ' let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow. Turning to the exccutioni'i, she asked if he would consent to that arrangement ; lie replied, ' That his orders were,... | |
 | Marie Joseph L. Adolphe Thiers - 1838 - 516 pages
...her companion, the privilege of being first executed. ' Ascend first,' said she, ' let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow.' Turning...the first. • You cannot,' said she with a smile, ' you cannot I am sure, refuse a woman her last request.' Undismayed by the spectacle which immediately... | |
 | Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl - France - 1840 - 492 pages
...that she should die the first. ' You cannot,' said she with a smile, ' you cannot, I am sure, relu« a woman her last request.' Undismayed by the spectacle...immediately ensued, she calmly bent her head under the guillotine, and perished with the serenity she had evinced ever sin« her imprisonment." — .llison.... | |
 | 1843 - 826 pages
...her companion, the privilege of being first executed. ' Ascend first,' said she ; ' let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow.' Turning...replied, ' That his orders were that she should die first.' 'Yon cannot,' said she, with a smile, ' I am sure, refuse a woman her last request V Undismayed... | |
 | 1843 - 778 pages
...were dragging from the adjoining celle to the scaffold. "On the day of her trial she was dressed with Turning to the executioner, she asked if he would consent to that arrangement. He replied, his orders were that she should die first.' That You cannot,' said she, with a smile, ' I am sure,... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1844 - 1156 pages
...her companion, the privilege of being first executed. " Ascend first," said she, " let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow." Turning...arrangement ; he replied, " That his orders were that she Trib.Rgy. should die the first." — You cannot," said she with a N°- 7^-.P- smile, " I am sure, refuse... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1853 - 374 pages
...her companion, the privilege of being first executed. " Ascend first," said she : " let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow/' Turning...were that she should die the first." — "You cannot, I am sure," said she with a smile, " refuse a woman her last request ?" Undismayed by the spectacle... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1853 - 376 pages
...her companion, the privilege of being first executed. " Ascend first," said she : " let me at least spare you the pain of seeing my blood flow." Turning...were that she should die the first."-— "You cannot, I am sure," said she with a smile, " refuse a woman her last request ?" Undismayed by the spectacle... | |
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