The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 43
... Force , a renegade from the principles of the reformed faith , which his ancestors had nobly upheld and suffered for , obtained a commission from the King to go down to Perigord , in which province he had large estates , to convert the ...
... Force , a renegade from the principles of the reformed faith , which his ancestors had nobly upheld and suffered for , obtained a commission from the King to go down to Perigord , in which province he had large estates , to convert the ...
Page 47
... force of oarsmen gave them much advantage of speed and facility of manoeuvring . In a time of dead calm , when a frigate would be powerless to move , the galley had it all her own way , and with her numerous armed force on board was a ...
... force of oarsmen gave them much advantage of speed and facility of manoeuvring . In a time of dead calm , when a frigate would be powerless to move , the galley had it all her own way , and with her numerous armed force on board was a ...
Page 48
... force the bare back of the prostrate victim , the Comite , thong in hand , standing by and stimulating the Turk in his turn , if he detected any relaxation in the energy of the other . Rarely , it is said , after ten or twelve such ...
... force the bare back of the prostrate victim , the Comite , thong in hand , standing by and stimulating the Turk in his turn , if he detected any relaxation in the energy of the other . Rarely , it is said , after ten or twelve such ...
Page 49
... force . It is observed by the writer of this narrative that by stress of torture men may be got to do that which would be otherwise impossible . He illustrates this by his personal experience . ' No one , ' he says , ' looking for the ...
... force . It is observed by the writer of this narrative that by stress of torture men may be got to do that which would be otherwise impossible . He illustrates this by his personal experience . ' No one , ' he says , ' looking for the ...
Page 52
... force of her oars to crush the stern of the English vessel , the marines being pre- pared to rush on board and complete the capture . But this manœuvre was frustrated by the skill and presence of mind of of the English captain . By a ...
... force of her oars to crush the stern of the English vessel , the marines being pre- pared to rush on board and complete the capture . But this manœuvre was frustrated by the skill and presence of mind of of the English captain . By a ...
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