 | William Cowper - 1854 - 524 pages
...provoked the constable to still harder ; and this double flogging continued, till a lass of Silver-end, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...capillary club, and pulling him backwards by the same, slapt his face with a most Amazonian fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1858 - 740 pages
...provoked the constable to strike harder ; and this double flogging continued, till a lass of Silver-end, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...herself immediately behind the latter, seized him bj his capillary club, and pulling him backwards by the same, slapped his face with a most Amazonian... | |
 | 1860 - 784 pages
...provoked the constable to strike harder; and this double Hogging continued, till a lass of Silver-end, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...same, slapped his face with a most Amazonian fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper than I intended it should, but I could not... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1849 - 588 pages
...be induced to strike hard, which provoked the constable to strike harder, till a lass of Silver End, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...same, slapped his face with a most Amazonian fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper than I intended it should, but I could not... | |
 | Bible Christians - 1869 - 608 pages
...till a lass of Silver-end,* pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under * A low street in Olney. the hands of the pitiless constable, joined the procession,...capillary club, and pulling him backwards by the same, slapt his face with a most Amazonian fury. Thus the beadle thrashed the thief, the constable the beadle... | |
 | 1870 - 548 pages
...the pitiless constable, joined the procession, and placing herself immediately behind the constable, seized him by his capillary club, and pulling him...same, slapped his face with a most Amazonian fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper than I intended ; but I could not forbear... | |
 | Goldwin Smith - 1880 - 158 pages
...provoked the constable to strike harder; and this double flogging continued, till a lass of Silver- End, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...backwards by the same, slapped his face with a most Amazon fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper than I intended it should,... | |
 | Goldwin Smith - 1880 - 156 pages
...provoked the constable to strike harder; and this double flogging continued, till a lass of Silver-End, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...backwards by the same, slapped his face with a most Amazon fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper than I intended it should,... | |
 | 1880 - 566 pages
...provoked the constable to strike harder ; and this double flogging continued, till a lass of Silver-End, pitying the pitiful beadle thus suffering under the...backwards by the same, slapped his face with a most Amazon fury. This concatenation of events has taken up more of my paper than I intended it should,... | |
 | Robert Gibbs (of Aylesbury, Eng.) - 1885 - 716 pages
...the constable to strike harder ; and so this double flogging continued, until a lass of Silver End, pitying the pitiful beadle, thus suffering under the...procession, and, placing herself immediately behind the constable, seized him by his capillary club, and, pulling him backwards by the same, slapped his face... | |
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... management or precaution, to the shoulders of the too merciful executioner. The scene immediately became more interesting. The beadle could by no means be prevailed upon to strike hard, which provoked the constable to strike harder ; and this double... 
