| David Hume - Great Britain - 1775 - 400 pages
...he bore their fcorn, as well as ihe tenure of ins punifhment, with fingular fortitude. He flreiched out his hand, and without betraying, either by his countenance or motions, the leaft fign of weaknefs pr even of feeling, he held it in the flames, till it was entirely confumed.... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 438 pages
...his hand . and •without betraying, either by his countenance or motions, the leaft.fign of weaknefs or even of feeling, he held it in the flames, till it was entirely confumed. His thoughts f-.emed wholly occupied with reflections on his former fault ; and he called... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1789 - 488 pages
...his hand, and, without betraying, either by his countenance or motions, the leaft fign of weaknefs, or even of feeling, he held it in the flames till it was CHAP. entirely confumed. His thoughts feemed wholly occupied with reflections on his former fault,... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 480 pages
...stake, amidst the insults of the catholics ; and having now summoned up all the force of his mind, he bore their scorn, as well as the torture of his punishment,...even of feeling, he held it in the flames till it was CHAP. entirely consumed. His thoughts seemed wholly ^^^ occupied with reflections on his former fault,... | |
| Thomas Branagan - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1810 - 346 pages
...as he came to the stake, to which he was instantly led, and without die-covering either by his looks or motions the least sign of weakness, or even of...held it in the flames till it was entirely consumed. His- thoughts, to use the words of an elegant and learned historian, appeared to be totally occupied... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...stake, amidst the insults of his enemies ; and having now summoned up all the force of his mind, he bore their scorn, as well as the torture of his punishment,...held it in the flames till it was entirely consumed. His thoughts seemed wholly occupied with reflections on his former fault, and he calledaloud several... | |
| John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...as he came to the stake, to which he was instantly led, and without discovering, either by his looks or motions, the least sign of weakness, or even of...held it in the flames till it was entirely consumed. His thoughts, to use the words of an elegant and learned historian, appeared to be totally occupied... | |
| David Hume - 1818 - 1818 - 488 pages
...stake, amidst the insults of the catholics; and having now summoned up all the force of his mind, he bore their scorn, as well as the torture of his punishment,...even of feeling, he held it in the flames till it was CHAP. entirely consumed. His thoughts seemed wholly xxxvn occupied with reflections on his former i'ault,... | |
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