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" Then was committed that great crime, memorable for its singular atrocity, memorable for the tremendous retribution by which it was followed. The English captives were left at the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night... "
The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art - Page 343
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Chambers's Graduated Readers, Book 5

1894 - 264 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. the night in the prison of the garrison, a chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for a single European malefactor, that dungeon would, in such a climate, have been too close and...
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The Library of Historic Characters and Famous Events of All ..., Volume 8

Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1895 - 460 pages
...the smallness of the treasure he had found, but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...the night in the prison of the garrison, a chamber v1n— 21 known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for a single European malefactor that dungeon...
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Specimens of Narration

William Tenney Brewster - 1895 - 266 pages
...singular atrocity, memorable for the tremendous retribution by which it was followed. The English 15 captives were left at the mercy of the guards, and...chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for a single European malefactor, that dungeon would, in such a clismall and obstructed. It was...
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Essays and Lays of Ancient Rome

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 934 pages
...sinallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night in the prison of...
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History of the Armenians in India from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Mesrovb Jacob Seth - 1895 - 236 pages
...site (its size being illustrated by flagstones) of the Black Hole. AND ITS UNPARALLELED HORRORS. 67 " Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...which it was followed. The English captives were left to the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night in the prison of...
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Specimens of Narration

William Tenney Brewster - 1895 - 268 pages
...which the opening sentence distinctly states the objective point and forecasts the horror to ensue.] Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...retribution by which it was followed. The English 5 captives were left at the mercy of the guards, and the guards determined to secure them for the night...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay Complete: Critical and historical essays

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - 726 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for a single European malefactor, that dungeon would, in such a climate, have been too close and...
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The Works of Lord Macaulay, Volume 9

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 684 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. , Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for a single European malefactor, that dungeon would, in such a climate, have been too close and...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 17

Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 432 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime, memorable for...chamber known by the fearful name of the Black Hole. Even for a single European malefactor, that dungeon would, in such a climate, have been too close and...
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Historical Essays of Thomas Babington Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1901 - 376 pages
...smallness of the treasure which he had found ; but promised to spare their lives, and retired to rest. Then was committed that great crime memorable for its singular atrocity, memorable for the terrible retribution by which it was followed. The English captives were left at the mercy of the guards,...
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