 | Agnes M. Stewart - 1874 - 310 páginas
...him : " Thou wilt do me this day the greatest benefit. Pluck up -thy spirit, man, and be not afraid. My neck is very short ; take heed, therefore, that thou strike not awry, to save thy credit." The executioner would have covered his eyes ; but he stopped him, saying, " I... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1874 - 454 páginas
...greatest benefit that I can receive," he said. " Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed, therefore, that thou strike not awry for saving of thine honesty." The executioner offered to tie his eyes. " I will cover them myself," ' .-•>..... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1877 - 454 páginas
...greatest benefit that I can receive," he said. " Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short. Take heed, therefore, that thou strike not awry for saving of thine honesty." The executioner offered to tie his eyes. " I will cover them myself," he said ;... | |
 | S. Hubert Burke - 1879 - 572 páginas
...pleasantry, handed him an angel in gold, and said, " Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thy office ; my neck is very short ; take heed,...thou strike not awry for saving thy honesty." When he had laid his head on the block, he desired the executioner " to wait till he had removed his beard,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 páginas
...greatest benefit that I can receive,' he said. ' Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine scribe instruments of torture or execution, This engine, you would say, is to extend th of thine honesty.' The executioner offered to tie his eyes. ' I will cover them myself,' he said ;... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 páginas
...greatest benefit that I can receive," he said. ' Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine < V MU/ of thine honesty.' The executioner offered to tic his eyot. ' I will cover them myself,' he said ;... | |
 | James Moir - 1880 - 204 páginas
...greatest benefit that I can receive," he said, " pluck up thy spirit man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short, take heed therefore, that thou strike not awry for saving of thine honesty." The executioner offered to tie his eyes. " I will cover them myself," he said, and... | |
 | George Shaw (author of Rambles about Filey.) - 1880 - 264 páginas
...the hentenant, " I pray you see me safely up ; and for my coming down let me shift for myself ;" and when he laid his head on the block, he desired the executioner to wait until he had removed his beard, for that " had never offended against His Highness." Except in his... | |
 | George Walter Baynham - 1881 - 152 páginas
...benefit that I can receive, "he said ; ' ' pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short ; take heed, therefore, that thou strike not awry, for saving of thine honesty." The executioner offered to tie his eyes : " I will cover them myself," he said ;... | |
 | Louise Creighton - 1883 - 382 páginas
...benefit than ever any mortal man can be able to give me ; pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thy office ; my neck is very short ; take heed...that thou strike not awry for saving thy honesty." The executioner offered to cover his eyes, but he said, "I will cover them myself," and bound them... | |
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Pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid to do thine office. My neck is very short ; take heed, therefore, that thou strike not awry for saving of thine honesty. 
