 Nabob was , asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went mad with despair. They trampled each other down, fought for the places at the windows, fought for the pittance of water with which the cruel mercy of the murderers...  Ten Great Events in History - الصفحة 2341887 - عدد الصفحات: 264عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
 | 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 662
...Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 792
...Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, oifered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 514
...Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if any body awoke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the Nabob's orders, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - عدد الصفحات: 782
...They strove to burst the door. Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mind, his rolling walk, his blinking eye, the outward signs...too clearly marked his approbation of his dinner, that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 864
...Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 742
...Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | Henry Wright Phillott - 1849 - عدد الصفحات: 224
...Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the nabob's orders ; that the nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - عدد الصفحات: 740
...Holwell, who even in that extremity retained some presence of mind, offered large bribes to the gaolers. But the answer was, that nothing could be done without the Nabob's orders ; that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody woke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
 | 1852 - عدد الصفحات: 780
...They strove to burst the door. Holwell, who, even in that extremity, retained some presence of mint!, oR <IX ( (& p M \ hc{ $ 'Ƞ"c' b (Z -F_ \7hG<m B =e1e A j 3 ;` fբՍcK that the Nabob was asleep, and that he would be angry if anybody awoke him. Then the prisoners went... | |
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