| Alexander Bicknell - 1776 - 380 pàgines
...near a fortnight under the excruciating pangs of 'hunger, before Death came to his relief. He died in the thirty-fourth year of his age, and the twenty-third of his reign, leaving no poflerity. The character of King Richard the Second 'was nearly a contraft to that of his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1777 - 374 pàgines
...number dead at his feet. But he was at length overpowered, and ftruck dead by the blow of a pole-ax ; although fome aflert, that he was ftarved in prifon....unfortunate Richard, in the thirty-fourth year of his agr, and the twenty-third of his reign. Though his conduct was blameable, yet the punifhment he fuffeied... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1789 - 344 pàgines
...number dead at his feet. But he was at length overpowered, and (truck dead by the blow of a pole-axe; although fome aflert that he was ftarved in prifon.....was greater than his offences, and in the end his fufferings made more converts to. his family and caufe, than ever his moft meritorious actions could... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1797 - 414 pàgines
...dead at his feet. But he was at length overpowered, and ftruck dead with the blow of a •viole-axe> although fome aflert,' that he was ftarved in prifon....twenty-third of his reign. Though his conduct was blameablc, yet the punifhment he fuffered was greater than his offences ; and in the end, his fufferings... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 468 pàgines
...overpowered, and struck dead by the blow of a pole-axe ; although some assert, that he was starved in prison. Thus died the unfortunate Richard, in the thirty-fourth...his reign. Though his conduct was blameable, yet the punishment he suffered was greater than his offences; and, in the end, his sufferings made more converts... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 396 pàgines
...number dead at his feet. But he was at length overpowered, and ftruck dead by the blow of a pole-ax ; although fome aflert, that he was ftarved in prifon. Thus died the unfortunate Richard, in the thirty-lourthyear of his age, and the twenty-third of his reign. Though his conduct was blameable,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 346 pàgines
...and struck dead with the blow of a pole-axe ; although some assert, that he was starved in prison. Thus died the unfortunate Richard in the thirty-fourth...his reign. Though his conduct was blameable, yet the punishment he suffered was greater than his offences ; and, in the end, his sufferings made more converts... | |
| David Hume - 1807 - 482 pàgines
...that . his body was exposed in public, and that no marks of violence were observed upon it. He died in the thirty-fourth year of his age, and the twenty-third of his reign. He left no posterity, either legitimate or illegitimate. ALL the writers who have transmitted to us... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1808 - 342 pàgines
...overpowered, and struck dead by the blow of a pole-ax ; although some assert that he was starved in prison. Thus died the unfortunate Richard, in the thirty-fourth...reign.. Though his conduct was blameable, yet the punishment he suffered was greater than his offences j and in the end his sufferings made more converts... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 386 pàgines
...blow of a pole-axe ; although soine assert that he was starved in prison. Thus died the unlortunate Richard, in the thirty-fourth year of his age, and...his reign. Though his conduct was blameable, yet the punishment he suffered was greater than his offences ; and in the end his sufferings made more converts... | |
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